WASHINGTON PREFERRED FARCE Igor Muradyan

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WASHINGTON PREFERRED FARCE

Igor Muradyan

 

Story from Lragir.am News:

http://www.lragir.am/index.php/eng/0/politics/view/28754

14:22 30/01/2013

 

The mass media informed that when asked to comment on the Turkish

prime minister's statement on his country's possible membership to

Shanghai Cooperation Organization the spokeswoman for the U.S. State

Department Victoria Nuland stated, "I didn't see that comment by Prime

Minister Erdogan. Obviously, it would be interesting, given the fact

that Turkey's also a NATO member. We'll have to see how that goes."

 

This was the reaction to Erdogan's suggestion during his meeting with

the Russian president Putin. "Turkey does not intend to interrupt

negotiations on its membership to the EU but they are not producing

any results. I have told Putin that if Turkey is accepted to Shanghai

Cooperation Organization, we will say goodbye to the EU," Erdogan

had stated

 

It should be noted that over the past ten years possible rapprochement

of Turkey with Russia, China and Iran has featured discussions among

analysts in Washington on the perspectives of relations between Turkey

and the European-Atlantic community. American experts assume that

too much distance between Turkey and the United States and Europe

may foster Turkey's rapprochement with Asian powers.

 

It is understood to be the traditional Turkish blackmail policy which

has always been effective. Ankara continues to promote this scenario

in foreign policy. However, Ankara does not notice that this is a

rather outdated scheme and concept, and the Western politicians and

experts already have other views on future relations with Turkey.

 

There is a geopolitical concept suggesting the following - push

Turkey into a conflict with its neighbors in the Middle East and

Eurasia and the Balkans, thereby block it; push Turkey into a new

stage of expansion in Central Asia and thereby distract it from its

intentions in the Near East; convey to Turkey the meaningless and even

harmful nature of efforts for rapprochement with the great powers of

Asia. In addition, Turkey must be kept in a state of embarrassment

and uncertainty for a long time (or forever).

 

The SCO is an unwanted alliance for the United States but the United

States has never focused on it in global geopolitics. This calm

position of the Americans is based on the understanding that the

relations between China and Russia have always been "sinusoidal"

and will not lead to the establishment of a serious alliance.

 

Nevertheless, earlier the United States had tried to push Pakistan

to join the SCO as a "friend among foes". This effort failed because

neither China nor Russia are interested in the penetration of an

agent of Atlantism among those known.

 

There is a similar attitude to Iran but due to other reasons.

 

Considering its political preferences and ambitions, Turkey is

increasingly aligning with Pakistan but unlike Pakistan which cannot

rid of its isolated status, Turkey is zealously trying to rid of

the status of a regional power and acquire a more favorable role and

importance in the world.

 

The statement by Victoria Nuland (one of the most intelligent ladies

of the U.S. Department of State) has the meaning and stylistics of a

farce. The U.S. Department of State understands that neither China,

nor Russia is delighted about Erdogan's declarative statement. Not

only the SCO does not need Turkey but also Turkey is an unwanted

partner. It is possible that in their "second" thoughts the Americans

assume that Turkey could have a bigger influence on the processes

in this region. Most probably, however, it is meant that Turkey's

intentions will end up as they ended up in the Near East, leading to

its isolation.

 

The U.S. position is understood but the style is surprising - it

is expressed in the form of a farce. It is interesting to know what

style Russia will choose in regard to Turkey's goals.