Mostly like every country, the Ottomans don't like their rubber imports being heavily overpriced.
Osman Reborn; The Survival of Ottoman Democracy [An Ottoman TL set in the 1900s]
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The US Gangsters were heavy in the middle east otl for good business reason. Even with the fall of the ottoman empire's economic apparatus, the economic profit was great. With the empire surviving, the economic temptations are a little too high, leading to gangsters of the us being caught on ottoman soil for smuggling leading to cold relations
Especially since US gangsters know politicans on the local and state level, who can cause some pressure for Washington.
And if they're not charged or anything by US courts, then it looks like legit businessmen being persecuted....
I wonder if there's a group of Congressmen at this point which regularly directs venomous diatribes towards the Ottoman Empire specifically, pointing to their close relations with Britain, substantial oil reserves and "anti-Christian" faith?
France is caught in an interesting position- the alliance with Russia was key to their victory in the Great War, but they also can't afford to alienate Britain. Especially after the carnage of the Great War, the French know there is no longer any prospect of defending their overseas empire from Britain. That empire is far more important strategically, economically and culturally to the French than the German empire was to the Germans. However, while Germany is a great deal weaker than it was before the war, France still can't afford the risk of war on its eastern border either.
Paris has to find a way to disentangle itself from the risk of getting caught up in a Anglo-Russian war, while signalling to the Russians that it would still support them in a conflict with a continental power.
In the worst case, Russia ends up fighting both the British and the Germans- in which case the only course open to France is heavily armed neutrality.
Paris has to find a way to disentangle itself from the risk of getting caught up in a Anglo-Russian war, while signalling to the Russians that it would still support them in a conflict with a continental power.
In the worst case, Russia ends up fighting both the British and the Germans- in which case the only course open to France is heavily armed neutrality.
Hopefully reformist tendencies in Iran will herald an age of prosperity and growth for the last remaining Zoroastrians in Iran as well.
Why would the rest of the word accept that, the auto industry would beg London and Washington to do something (IE send in the marines)
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indeed, which is the largest problem in ottoman-american relations at the moment
common in the era, but more than that he is cunning and ruthless. A dangerous combination to have in a fanatic radical of any type.
there will be more than a few orientalist congressmen that will go into diatribes against the ottomans that's for sure
Indeed, France is in a very bad diplomatic conundrum at the moment. They do not wish to antagonize either St. Petersburg or London
Nah. The Auto industry only really boomed in the late 20s, and the Brazilians got away for overpricing their rubber by decreasing their coffee prices.
Got a question why doesn't salonika forts not go around the entire city?
Also in in anatolia are there any defensive lines facing persia? Surely russia would just flank?
I assume that the Empire will come to regret not dealing with him the easy way when they had a chance in the coming years?