• TimewornTraveler@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    What exactly does “European sphere of influence” mean? How is it distinct from “partial control/influence”? Why is Turkiye one and not the other?

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      1 year ago

      For Nepal and Bhutan at least, I think they were essentially a tributary state for the British empire and if they stepped out of line they’d be colonised.

      Same with Mongolia for the Soviet Union