The power of the state is only derived by the people who support it.

Here's to see how governments use power

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/campaigns/2022/02/israels-system-of-apartheid/

https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/energy-government-and-defense-magazines/mozambique-independence-and-dirty-war

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2017/may/24/world-is-plundering-africa-wealth-billions-of-dollars-a-year

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2021/10/how-the-us-pursuit-of-julian-assange-is-a-distraction-from-impunity-for-war-crimes/

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/press-release/2019/10/syria-damning-evidence-of-war-crimes-and-other-violations-by-turkish-forces-and-their-allies/