The risks of defection are enormous.
The officer sheepishly postponed the announcement of his defection temporarily.
treason, which includes defection or handing over state secrets;
Do they gamble on cooperation (high payoff) or defection (low, but sure payoff)?
As Colonel Karuna's defection suggests, the Tigers' grip on the east was always loose.
Enterprises have to realize that 1% defection of a product equals 100% loss for the customer.
Calling a press conference 10 days after her defection, she explained why she could no longer stay in Cuba.
Western officials have hailed the defection of Libya's foreign minister as a sign that Moammar Gadhafi's government is falling apart.
He recorded a video on board his ship, announcing his defection and calling on other military officers to join his mutiny.
Koussa surfaced in Britain, which, analysts say, make it likely the defection was engineered by the British intelligence service, MI-6.
Ms Gillard promised that her government would last for a full three-year term—though a single defection could bring it down.
In announcing Koussa's arrival, British Foreign Secretary William Hague pointed to the defection as a sign that Gadhafi is fast losing support.
However, it was not for his footballing talent that Figo stole the headlines last summer, but for his then world record ,690 million defection from Barcelona to arch-rivals Real Madrid.
