In this respect, KK's rhetorical alignment should also be read as a message to political and economic actors who see their interests embedded in the continuation of such a policy.
In this respect, KK's rhetorical alignment should also be read as a message to political and economic actors who see their interests embedded in the continuation of such a policy.
Sinem Adar
Sinem Adar
The problem with an expansionist foreign policy is more than a moral one. It risks becoming a hostage to structures and interests (at home and abroad) that were created, and being unable to shift course when necessary or simply having to pay an expansive bill to do so.
The problem with an expansionist foreign policy is more than a moral one. It risks becoming a hostage to structures and interests (at home and abroad) that were created, and being unable to shift course when necessary or simply having to pay an expansive bill to do so.
The irony here is that the more KK loses its legitimacy in the public eye, the more dependent he becomes on Ankara for political survival. The emerging elite pact is one of unequal interdependency.
For the elite pact argument, see here: www.ipg-journal.de/regionen/eur...
