▁to ▁govern ▁their ▁security ▁in ▁meaning ful ▁ways . ▁O ften ▁failing ▁to ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁claim ▁the ▁mon opol y ▁of ▁force ▁in ▁their ▁territ ories . ▁The ▁hy brid ity ▁of ▁security ▁‘ g overn ance ’ ▁or ▁‘ pro viders ’ ▁thus ▁exists . ▁States ▁that ▁have ▁not ▁been ▁able ▁to ▁capture ▁this ▁reality ▁in ▁official ▁National ▁Security ▁strateg ies ▁and ▁policies ▁often ▁find ▁their ▁claim ▁over ▁having ▁the ▁mon opol y ▁of ▁force ▁and ▁thus ▁being ▁the ▁S over eign ▁challeng ed . ▁This ▁often ▁leads ▁to ▁the ▁weak ening ▁of ▁the ▁state . ▁Ex amples ▁of ▁such ▁states ▁are ▁South ▁Sud an ▁and ▁Som alia . ▁ ▁Brazil ▁ ▁National ▁Security ▁ide ology ▁as ▁taught ▁by ▁the ▁US ▁Army ▁School ▁of ▁the ▁Amer icas ▁to ▁military ▁personnel ▁were ▁vital ▁in ▁causing ▁the ▁military ▁coup ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁The ▁military ▁dict ator ship ▁was ▁installed ▁on ▁the ▁claim ▁by ▁military ▁that ▁Left ists ▁were ▁an ▁exist ential ▁threat ▁to ▁the ▁national ▁interests . ▁ ▁China ▁▁ ▁China ' s ▁Ar med ▁Forces ▁are ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Liber ation ▁Army ▁( P LA ). ▁The ▁military ▁is ▁the ▁largest ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁with ▁ 2 . 3 ▁million ▁active ▁troops ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁Ministry ▁of ▁State ▁Security ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁to ▁ensure ▁“ the ▁security ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁through ▁effective ▁measures ▁against ▁enemy ▁agents , ▁sp ies , ▁and ▁counter re volution