Forgiveness as Post‑Regime Strategy

Political transitions after entrenched revolutionary regimes are unlikely to be theatrical ruptures; instead they hinge on whether societies practice mutual forgiveness and reconciliation or fall back into cycles of revenge and totalizing politics. Cultural work (films, truth‑telling), local bargains, and domestic capacity for justice determine whether a post‑regime order can stabilize without external occupation. — Recognizing reconciliation (not spectacle) as the central variable reframes international responses, justice policy and local institution building in any post‑authoritarian transition.