Provisional Governments and the Democratic Transition Process

The scandal undoubtedly lies in the now openly displayed tendency to trivialize the diplomatic function by appointing—left and right—men and women with neither prestige nor any experience to embassies and consulates. The relationship between the nation and politics, between domestic policy and diplomacy, is now blurred, while the nation’s higher interests are increasingly trampled and diverted—something our politicians shamelessly take advantage of as they reinforce the status quo. But how can this drift be curbed&mda