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Currently Playing: What WOULD Cause a Russian Civil War?

Russia has a ton of potential breakaway regions. Previously, we explored why we should not expect that to naturally result in an outbreak of civil war once the Ukraine excursion comes to an end. But what might nonetheless lead to a civil war occurring? Today's video uses that question as a framing device to explore the differences between interstate and intrastate conflict in the crisis bargaining model. 0:00 The Question 1:56 War Exhaustion 3:46 Coordination and Protests 4:37 Post-War Credibility 7:58 Multiple Breakaway Regions 10:37 Militancy for Profit 12:18 Takeaway LINES The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), EU, and NATO visual information does not imply or constitute an endorsement. Media licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/): By Government.ru: http://archive.government.ru/eng/docs/12281 By Kremlin.ru: http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/50326 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/58879 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/60495 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/62277 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/70159 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/70368 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/71496 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/73200 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/73240 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/73995 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/74920 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/76073 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/76446 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/76450 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/78004 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/78301 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/78515 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/78622 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/78802 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/78870 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/78998 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/79630 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/79708 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/79789 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/79802 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/79956 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/80017