"Turkey's diplomatic rise
As the global leadership of the US recedes, Turkey is positioning itself as a key regional player.
Richard Falk Last Modified: 28 May 2011 14:29
It is against the background of a retreat in global leadership by the US and the ambivalence of other global powers, such as emerging economies from the BRICS group, that Turkey has emerged from its accustomed shadow-land of subordination to the United States."
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