Turkey s fiercely contested presidential election appears likely to go to a second round after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan failed to secure 50% of votes cast to decisively extend his 20-year rule.
For decades, Turkey and the United States cooperated in the Mediterranean, the Persian Gulf, Central Asia, and even Korea. However, Turkish and U.S. interests in the Balkans, Central Asia, the Caucasus, the Middle East, and the Persian Gulf have recently diverged. On its current trajectory, Turkey’s traditional strategic relationship with the West could devolve into a looser affiliation while Turkey enters into a closer alliance with Iran and other Middle Eastern powers hostile to U.S. leadership. The U.S., in concert with its European allies, needs to address the serious differences that are emerging.
The countries in Central Asia seem to have transformed from being Iran-weary to Iran-friendly. Tehran’s relative success can be attributed to its shrewd diplomacy, its rivals’ apathy and regional geopolitical factors. With the fall of the Soviet Union, Iran faced a quagmire in Central Asia and the Caucasus. Approximately 110 million Muslims, predominantly Sunni, were no longer
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