Paramilitary groups mobilize openly
Window: Multi-year scaling phase; regime-persistence multi-decade or discharge via conflict
LevelElevated
What this is
Armed non-state groups (militias, private military companies, religiously-aligned paramilitary, nationalist armed-wings) scale, arm, and mobilize visibly — rallies with firearms, armed-patrol deployments, open recruitment. F-CT-8 at the state-monopoly-on-violence grain boundary. The state loses visible monopoly on legitimate violence; what fills the vacuum shapes regime trajectory.
What to watch
- named-militia-group membership + recruitment estimatessteady
- armed-rally event count + sizesteady
- paramilitary firearm + weapons-training-course enrollmentsteady
Cycles that can trigger it
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Predictions that turn on it
No predictions mapped yet
Live predictions attach to this moment as the model identifies dependencies.
Historical precedents
- named-militia-group membership + recruitment estimates
- armed-rally event count + size
- paramilitary firearm + weapons-training-course enrollment
- state-permissive-posture vs state-crackdown events
- private-security-contractor industry scale
Model notes (framework)
The internal taxonomy for pressure moments and their triggering mechanics is documented at the method.