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* ''[[Nineteen Eighty-Four]]'': Global power blocs Eastasia, Eurasia, and Oceania are locked in constant war. The alliances between the three change so that one state can never become too powerful and dominate the others. This is an understanding between the three powers that's been ongoing for decades. The real objective is to provide a focus for their own citizens' hate and [[Patriotic Fervor]]—to unify them, and control them.
* In [[Ben Counter]]'s ''[[Warhammer 40000]]'' [[Grey Knights]] novel ''The Hammer of Daemons'', Alaric sets up a [[False-Flag Operation]] to convince people that their overlord had set up the [[Gladiator Revolt]] as part of this and unite them for the crusade. Alaric's operation works.
* A variation of this is done in [[Honor Harrington|War of Honor]]. A peculiarity in the Manticoran constitution allows elections to be delayed in wartime. So the government hems and haws about signing a peace treaty with Haven because it assumes the war is over and Haven will never resume hostilities but a nominal state of war will allow them to get advantage for themselves.
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