Believe me, for a moment I forgot this isn't about Pakistan but Türkiye. So many parallels here, and this point really hits home: "Sometimes foreign policy performance helps compensate for domestic wear and tear by delivering narratives of competence and necessity".
This newsletter (and the last one) provided such an expert explanation concerning Turkey's role in the diplomatic sphere! I think you should have a regular column in Foreign Policy if they are interested in portraying the power dynamics at work in Turkey and the Middle East. Thanks a lot for sharing your insights with us!
Believe me, for a moment I forgot this isn't about Pakistan but Türkiye. So many parallels here, and this point really hits home: "Sometimes foreign policy performance helps compensate for domestic wear and tear by delivering narratives of competence and necessity".
I believe you and it is important to see this as a broader political trend. Some of the schticks of authoritarianism have long been diffused.
This newsletter (and the last one) provided such an expert explanation concerning Turkey's role in the diplomatic sphere! I think you should have a regular column in Foreign Policy if they are interested in portraying the power dynamics at work in Turkey and the Middle East. Thanks a lot for sharing your insights with us!
Thanks. You are so kind.