At the United Nations General Assembly, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan returned to a familiar diplomatic posture, calling for a dialogue-based resolution to the Kashmir dispute grounded in the UN Charter and existing international resolutions. His remarks, notable partly for their absence in 2024, reflect the enduring tendency of nations to use the world's foremost multilateral stage to signal where they stand — or choose to stand — on disputes that are not their own. In invoking international legal frameworks rather than taking sides, Erdogan positions Turkey as a voice for process ov