The Sundiata Post Intelligence Unit (SPIU) has announced the publication of a theoretical framework developed by its lead researcher Max Amuchie on two academic repositories.
According to a statement issued on Thursday, Mr Amuchie’s work, titled “The Trinity of State Decay (Part 1): Sovereign Decoupling and Rival Sovereignty – A Theoretical Statement,” has been published by Harvard Dataverse and Zenodo.
The publication places the framework within the global academic record and makes it available to researchers and scholars worldwide.
SPIU said the theory examines state decay as a sovereignty-related issue in which formal state structures become separated from effective authority, leading to the emergence of competing centres of power.
The framework introduces concepts such as Sovereign Decoupling, Rival Sovereignty, Institutional Mirage, Shadow Order, Architecture of Resurrection, Constitutional Erasure and Psychology of the Table.
The publication marks the second analytical framework developed by Amuchie under SPIU to be published on global scholarly platforms.
The first was The Insecurity Triad, a framework that examines insecurity through the interaction of state weakness, criminal activity and social fragmentation.
Speaking on the development, Max Amuchie said the publication should encourage further discussion and examination of the theory.
“The publication of The Trinity of State Decay is not an end point but an invitation to debate, test, refine and challenge the theory. The ultimate measure of any theory is not publication but its ability to illuminate reality and contribute to understanding,” he said.
SPIU said the framework is part of a broader body of work that also includes the Decoupling Sovereignty Index, a proposed measurement tool designed to assess sovereignty conditions at sub-national and territorial levels.
The organisation added that the article is also available on ResearchGate, Academia.edu and Substack, making it accessible to researchers, policymakers, journalists and other interested readers.
According to SPIU, the publication contributes to ongoing discussions on governance, statehood and sovereign authority, particularly in the Global South.
