How do coup d'etats and coup attempts happen?

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Question: How do coup d'etats and coup attempts happen?
Position1 of 3›: Coup d'etats are both causes and consequences of Civil Wars

Proponents argue that coups and civil wars belong to a single cycle: a war enlarges and politicises an army until it turns on the state, and a coup in turn leaves a government whose claim to rule armed opponents are willing to contest.

Supporting arguments · 2

A civil war reshapes an army into something more likely to turn on the state
A government installed by a coup gives armed opponents a reason to fight