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: Target political rivals and civil society groups by cutting their funding or imposing legal restrictions. Allow Intimidation

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Over years of observation, Scheppele has distilled a recurring pattern of institutional capture, a "script" that autocratic legalists follow, often borrowing tactics from one another. This playbook typically unfolds in several stages: : Target political rivals and civil society groups