US state dept report documents Turkey's growing international influence

Emerging powers such as Turkey are playing a larger and more important role worldwide, according to a new US State Department report released this week. The report, "Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review: Leading Through Civilian Power," presents a blueprint for coordinating diplomacy and development so as to better protect US interests and global security. According to the report, "Emerging powers and 21st-century centers of global and regional influence, including Brazil , China , India , Indonesia , Mexico , Nigeria , Russia , South Africa , and Turkey , define today's geopolitical landscape. As these states grow economically they are playing more important roles in their own regions and, in turn, their regions are exerting new global influence." The report says that in the years to come, this trend is expected to continue. "While we increase our engagement with emerging powers and centers of influence, we will also deepen our longstanding US alliances and partnerships – Europe, Asia, and the Middle East – which will remain vital to helping secure and advance US interests," it says.