BY OMER TASPINAR
SABAH- After last week's Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, leaders from Brazil, Russia, India and China met for their own summit, which is proof that the US is not the only superpower in a unipolar world. (Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu also visited Brazil late last week, where he discussed proposed new sanctions on Iran, which both countries oppose.)
There were two issues in the background of the Washington summit. First was the security and protection of existing nuclear arms in countries which have nuclear power. Measures to prevent terrorist groups from getting their hands on those arms was probably the summit's most important aim. For Washington, this is a matter of life and death. In this respect, the summit's most important issue wasn't Iran, but Pakistan. The nightmare scenario for terrorism analysts is the possibility that the Taliban or Al-Qaeda may get a hold of Pakistan's nuclear technology. For this reason, Pakistan is the biggest danger for the US.
This danger of this will rise if the Taliban wins the war in Afghanistan, so the reason for the US war in Afghanistan is clear: to protect Pakistan. But there's a large conflict here: Many in Pakistan support these radical Islamist groups. Why? Because they have been using those groups against India. This means the Kashmir issue between India and Pakistan is an important reason for the presence of radical groups in Pakistan.
Of course, there is way out, and that is to discuss the Kashmir issue on an international platform. But India is strongly opposed to US mediation.
The second issue in the summit's background was sanctions on Iran, a matter of interest to Turkey. The US government has been focusing on Russia and especially China rather than on Brazil and Turkey. Time will tell what will happen."