When it comes to democratic global governance, voicing your opinion and voting in contradiction to US interests is a red line (article). In the recent UN Security Council vote by Brazil and Turkey against UN sanctions being imposed on Iran meant that they were, according to the US, "outside of the body of the international community", even though their vote had no impact on the result. Anything less than 100% acquiescence to US demands would not be tolerated. This is the world of the single superpower.
The US has interpreted Turkey’s vote against sanctions as a sign that Turkey was being alienated from the west by Europe. It was somehow unimaginable that Turkey would have its own independent policies in regards to its own neighbor Iran. Instead, those policies must be dictated by the US thousands of miles away.
I am glad to see this playing out. Maybe US hegemony is beginning to unravel and with it the impression that US policy knows best, while we in the rest of the world, including in Europe, are somehow unable to make decisions on our own best interest. Is Papa US on the way out?
