@Doranimated @HeerJeet Cf. my last tweet about the twilight of Arab authoritarians.
@Doranimated Or is it your belief that the opinions of people in the developing world don't or shouldn't count?
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@Doranimated I know that's what IR people assume, but seems dubious assumption in an increasingly democratic age.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Doranimated USA foreign policy success often come from aligning policy with interests of ordinary people (East Europeans during Cold War)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Doranimated Conversely US runs into trouble when its policies at odds with aspirations of ordinary people (Middle East).Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Doranimated Not "center of gravity" but a grave concern to many Arabs. Talk to them! You'll get an earful.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Doranimated Public opinion always partially fictional (c.f. Walter Lippman) but ordinary Arabs exist.You can visit region, talk to them.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Doranimated In 1970s & 1980s, people in Africa & elsewhere had other main concerns in lives but still incensed by US support for apartheid.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Doranimated I'm not talking about Arab unity or nationalism. I'm talking about the visceral anger among ordinary Arabs about Palestine.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Doranimated That visceral anger is real and it's a problem for US policy in region. Why have public diplomacy at all if only states count?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Doranimated How stable are those states? If they become more democratic will they remain indifferent to Palestine?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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