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Will Internal Doubt by Regime Supporters Shift the Balance in Iran?
(Ynet News) Dr. Raz Zimmt - Authoritarian systems often fall not when opposition peaks, but when those tasked with defending the system lose the will to act. Israeli historian Uriya Shavit has noted that regimes collapse when their supporters and guardians conclude that the cost of enforcing obedience exceeds the cost of disobedience. The willingness of young, ideologically motivated supporters to serve and fight underpins the effectiveness of Iran's security forces. If identification with the system weakens, motivation to defend it could erode, as occurred in Syria when parts of the army ceased fighting for Assad. The writer, a veteran Iran watcher in the IDF, is Director of the Iran and the Shiite Axis program at the Institute for National Security Studies at Tel Aviv University.