So, the author argues, is the beginning of the process whereby progress is instituted. He likens governance to riding a bicycle. They can even help the rider maintain balance. But successful governance will require the rider to pedal independently. Only then is governance stable.
Many factors can interfere with that stability.
Furthermore, if these forces are reconstituted as the police or similar entity, then moderate voices are likely not to be heard. After all, the former combatants are probably the most ideologically dedicated and organized among the local groups. Only the military can prevent this from happening. Residents of the territory or country must be convinced to establish new lives at the local level before being allowed to establish or re-establish national institutions. Here is where much of the author s originality will be found.