- Wikipedia: Deep State.
A deep state is a type of governance made up of potentially secret and unauthorized networks of power operating independently of a state's political leadership in pursuit of their own agenda and goals. In popular usage, the term carries overwhelmingly negative connotations.[2] The range of possible uses of the term is similar to that for the shadow government conspiracy theory. The expression state within a state is an older and similar concept. Historically, it designated a well-defined organization that seeks to function independently, whereas the deep state refers more to a hidden organization seeking to manipulate the public state.
Potential sources for deep state organization include rogue elements among organs of state, such as the armed forces, or public authorities such as intelligence agencies, police, secret police, administrative agencies, and government bureaucracy.
Plans for an emergency government that takes over in the event of a disaster,
- see continuity of government
- An unelected bureaucracy or branch of the security services –
- A state within a state or deep state – Deep state in the United States.
- A 'shadow government', a conspiracy theory of a secret government.
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- Deconstructing the Deep State.
- The “Deep State” Myth and the Real Executive Branch Bureaucracy.
- Bureaucratic Resistance and the Deep State Myth.
- The Real Deep State.
