US analytics: “Turkish parliament elections to impact US policy in the region”

The recently held parliamentary elections in Turkey will change not only the country’s local politics and foreign diplomacy, but the US-Turkish relations and the US politics in the region, say the Center for American Progress experts.

“This all plays out will have important implications for US foreign policy in the region because US-Turkish relations as they relate to the many conflicts in the region may well be key to addressing these conflicts effectively to the benefit of both countries”, states the Center.

According to the Washington analysts, the June parliament elections carry international implications just as much as they do for the local issues.

“Turkey’s success on the global stage over the past decade has brought added responsibilities for its leadership. As a regional power Turkey has to wrestle not only with a rapidly changing environment in the Eastern Mediterranean but also with accusations of double standards because of its strong criticism of Israel and its initial silence when it came to atrocities committed in Libya and Syria”, says the Center.

According to the Center, policymakers in both countries often say that in 90 percent of the cases US and Turkish strategic interests overlap, but in reality the two governments look at the world from quite different angles.

The report implicates that the US should be particularly careful with Turkey after election because the country is important to the US not only as an ally in Afghanistan and Middle East, but as a partner in dealing with Iran and the regional frozen conflicts.


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