electoral autocracy

A well functioning multi-party democracy with a popularly elected government where Nuland hasn't managed a successful color revolution, yet. A key component is a big enough military to make overt military intervention too costly and embarrassing.

State department hack 1: We have been trying and trying but none of the fake protests we organize in country X have managed to bring about a regime change yet.

State department hack 2: Tell Soros to get one of his Scandinavian proxies to declare country X an electoral autocracy. That will show them.

DoD Austin: Fine, but can we stay friends with them though? We sorta need them to counter country Y now that we ourselves are thoroughly deindustrialized, deeply in debt, out of ammo, out of planes, and short of military recruits.

Sleepy Brandon: Mitterand! What now? Corn Pop! Whoop, diaper change. Ooh, you shmell nice.