Counterbalancing / Coup-Proofing Data

This data set comprises the most recent version of the counterbalancing / coup-proofing data introduced in Pilster and Böhmelt (2011; 2012). When using these data, please cite: Pilster, Ulrich, and Tobias Böhmelt. \"Coup-proofing and military effectiveness in interstate wars, 1967–99.\" Conflict Management and Peace Science 28.4 (2011): 331-350. Pilster, Ulrich, and Tobias Böhmelt. \"Do Democracies Engage Less in Coup‐Proofing? On the Relationship between Regime Type and Civil–Military Relations.\" Foreign Policy Analysis 8.4 (2012): 355-372.