Comments on: Iran and China Rise; Shall Russia and the U.S. Fade Away? http://registan.net/index.php/2007/08/15/iran-and-china-rise-shall-russia-and-the-us-fade-away/ Central Asia News -- All Central Asia, All The Time Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:41:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Joshua Foust http://registan.net/index.php/2007/08/15/iran-and-china-rise-shall-russia-and-the-us-fade-away/comment-page-1/#comment-375388 Joshua Foust Fri, 17 Aug 2007 11:22:34 +0000 http://www.registan.net/index.php/2007/08/15/iran-and-china-rise-shall-russia-and-the-us-fade-away/#comment-375388 Hi. I certainly see Turkey trying (they've made a few weak stabs at it), but I don't see how they can overcome the heft of Iran, Russia, China, the U.S., or the EU. The Turkic connection exists, but it's also fairly weak, as you rightly said. There remains more cultural affinity for, depending on the country, China, Russia, or Iran—no one seems to want to announce Turkey as their best friend. Which, I think, is too bad. I would prefer Turkey to Russia or Iran or China any day. Hi. I certainly see Turkey trying (they’ve made a few weak stabs at it), but I don’t see how they can overcome the heft of Iran, Russia, China, the U.S., or the EU. The Turkic connection exists, but it’s also fairly weak, as you rightly said. There remains more cultural affinity for, depending on the country, China, Russia, or Iran—no one seems to want to announce Turkey as their best friend.

Which, I think, is too bad. I would prefer Turkey to Russia or Iran or China any day.

]]> By: benjamin http://registan.net/index.php/2007/08/15/iran-and-china-rise-shall-russia-and-the-us-fade-away/comment-page-1/#comment-375387 benjamin Fri, 17 Aug 2007 11:11:23 +0000 http://www.registan.net/index.php/2007/08/15/iran-and-china-rise-shall-russia-and-the-us-fade-away/#comment-375387 Hi, I noticed that you didn't make any mention of Turkey's role in the current Great Game activities in Central Asia. Clearly, Turkey had a great interest in establishing its sphere influence in Central Asia following the fall of the Soviet Union. This sentiment eventually faded as Ankara realized that their Turkic connections in Central Asia were not as strong as they might have thought. My question to you: Is there no evidence of Turkey becoming a player in the Central Asian sweepstakes? While I realize they don't possess the same resources as China / Iran or Russia / U.S., do you envision any significant role for Turkey in the future? Hi,

I noticed that you didn’t make any mention of Turkey’s role in the current Great Game activities in Central Asia. Clearly, Turkey had a great interest in establishing its sphere influence in Central Asia following the fall of the Soviet Union. This sentiment eventually faded as Ankara realized that their Turkic connections in Central Asia were not as strong as they might have thought.

My question to you: Is there no evidence of Turkey becoming a player in the Central Asian sweepstakes? While I realize they don’t possess the same resources as China / Iran or Russia / U.S., do you envision any significant role for Turkey in the future?

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