This CG episode got the complete audio upgrade and revision to achieve the cleanest sound ever for the podcast series effective 22 June 2025 using the new technology at Chris Williams' Podsworth . We discuss coups, color revolutions and the changing face of political manipulation in the world. The world is not what it seems even in non-military political manipulation. The hybrid and grey zone conflict is real. Color revolution have hijacked Western democracy and precipitated he slow decline of modern civilization. References Global Instances of Coups from 1950 to 2010: A New Dataset Colpus Dataset KGB defector Yuri Bezmenov's warning to America A Retrospective on RMA, 2000-2020. Edward Luttwak Coup d'État: A Practical Handbook, Revised Edition Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and Alastair Smith T he Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior is Almost Always Good Politics Oleg Karpovich Color Revolutions: Techniques in Breaking Down Modern Political Regimes Ervand Abrahamian The Coup: 1953, The CIA, and The Roots of Modern U.S.-Iranian Relations David Talbot The Devil's Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America's Secret Government Georgii Samoilovich Isserson G.S. Isserson and the War of the Future: Key Writings of a Soviet Military Theorist My Substack. Email at
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