Color revolutions and state capture is conducted in five phases (not a very creative lot). Strategic planners in the government love five-phase operations. Generally, this occurs through pay-offs, blackmail, and subtle threats that usurp the ordinary functions of government for the benefit of private interests.Ĭombine the historical templates of state capture with demonstrated methodologies of color revolutions and add in the significant advances in interactive internet activities (IIA) then the argument that what is occurring right now is not just coincidence or an accident takes on much more weight. State capture is "a type of systemic political corruption in which private interests significantly influence a state's decision-making processes to their own advantage". State capture can and has occurred, via private interests and through private and nation-state partnership (much like color revolutions). There is a significant amount of academic work on the issue (search state capture on JSTOR). Likewise, state capture is a real phenomenon, these operations have occurred in developing nations. He recommended to the sponsors that rather than confusing or boring the participants with too much political theory, they should motivate their budding revolutionaries with pop culture, using catchy, content-free slogans, logos, and team colors.įunding and support for color revolution activities in foreign nations always involve non-attribution, much of the funding and support is distributed through third-party non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and is often coordinated through USAID (a component of the State Department that works closely with both the DoD and the CIA). The term may have its origins in the works of Gene Sharp, who wrote some guidebooks on how to organize popular revolts using Madison Avenue-style marketing techniques. (he attempts to name the nature of it and give 'they' a name, I believe it is more complex than such a simple explanation - but I suspect the parties he identifies are certainly part of the effort) Marisol Nostromo ( link here) provides a fair treatment of much of what a color revolution is and why he believes the same methods we have used in foreign countries have been utilized in the US. The United States has played a significant role, overtly and covertly, in every color revolution since the early 2000s ( a practice that was not out of step with many of our clandestine operations since WWII.) In every case, these revolutions occurred only because of support by organizations and entities external to the 'organic' movements on the ground. Color revolutions are much more than a catchy title applied to popular movements that share certain aspects of their nature.
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