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I'm thinking about a thing that I might call The Patriot Dilemma. It's important to note it's not The Patriot's Dilemma, because it can concerns citizens of a country, regardless of their patriotic feelings, they might not have any, or they can be nationalists, which is different than simple patriotism. I wouldn't call this a Citizen's Dilemma either because it sounds too generic, and the problem do related to patriotism. Right now, I'll give a tl;dr, but the situation is more complex, with many moving parts, and probably the topic has quite a few sidetracks, which might worth to check out or might not. I'll try not to get lost in the details, and give just enough to make it clear what I want to convey (most likely still will write more than I should). So. Let's say a given country has a political system, most of the citizens are just fine with it, they work, live in the system, they make it work, they maintain it. Some of the citizens however think the system doesn't work for the people, or they think certain elements are needed to be changed, or the people in charge has to be switched with others. There could be legal ways to do it, those who want the change might see them as viable options, might not for whatever reasons. The changes they want to enact however, would be aligned with the interests of foreign powers (at least one stronger power), maybe even it would be a goal of theirs too to change that. Knowing that the changes would benefit an outside force, should those citizens act on their beliefs? Should they seek foreign support for their cause? Should they accept foreign support without asking it? Would they know if their comrades in arms act on foreign influence? Should the preservation of current system and sovereignty matters more than their belief that they have the right opinion about the country's system and future? Should they continue to participate in a system they deem bad/corrupt/broken/etc? What if the present regime also serves a foreign interest (to a varying level)? What if a foreign power was active participants in the formation of the current system? I hope Bernd sees what I'm driving at, and could come up with real life examples the situation can occur. I might refine the description, might not. I think it's adequate to start out. I'm also curious if any professionals, politologists, historians thought about this. I need better illustrations.