Donnacha O'Beachain
O'Beachain, Donnacha, Roses and Tulips: Dynamics of regime change in Georgia and Kyrgyzstan
25 2/3, The Colour Revolutions in the former Soviet Republics: Successes and Failures
ed. O'Beachain, Donnacha; Polese, Abel,See also Donnacha O'Beachain, Roses and Tulips: Dynamics of regime change in Georgia and Kyrgyzstan, 2009 , pp. 199-206 . Argues against the thesis that opposition unity is a prerequisite for success in overthrowing presidents, and also rejects claims that Western agents promoted protests to secure western interests.