French author Emmanuel Todd in his book "After the Empire" quoted "If democracy triumphs everywhere, we arrive at a paradoxical endpoint where the Unites States would be of no further use to help the rest of the world as a military power and would have to accept being no more than one democracy among others." It is this notion of "uselessness" that is the fundamental anxiety of Washington. Universalisation of liberal democracy and peace is indeed a threat to the West, and the United States in particular. Economically dependent, America requires a minimum level of global disorder in order to justify its politico-military presence in the Old World. It needs to have an Old World embroiled in a state of permanent war."

To ensure Turkish nation could never join EU, Greek Cypriots voted against the UN re-unification plan. Not only that, EU has also maintained that in future it may accept Georgia and Armenia but Azerbaijan and Albania may never become full members. It won't allow Kosovo to become independent, whereas there are numerous independent city-states in Europe (Luxembourg, Andorra etc). It never runs out of excuses when it comes to Turkey becoming full member of EU. All these once provoked the frustrated former Prime Minister of Turkey Dr. Naemtin Ebrakan to remark "EU is an elite Christian club". He even threatened and said "Turkey might not join this infidels club, if EU continues to create roadblocks."

Cyprus referendum should be an eye opener for Turkey. It should realise that "dignified" future lies not with EU but with OIC. Turkey could take a leading role in forming an OIC common market similar to EU. In this role it can actually lead this organisation rather than maintaining a subservient role in EU. It can also work to set up an OIC parliament similar to EU where issues of the Muslim world could be discussed and addressed without outside interference.

I also believe this is high time to set up an OIC military alliance similar to NATO to protect the sovereignty of OIC countries. Turkey with its experience in NATO and Central Asian republics with their experience with Warsaw Pact could play a pivotal role in this regard. This military alliance will give OIC nations a sense of security and remove the sense of helplessness and will also show the world that Muslim world is indeed capable of taking care of their own affairs rather than depending on the West. This in turn will reduce Extremism. This alliance can also guarantee that no other OIC nation in future will become another Iraq or Afghanistan.

This alliance will also fit well into Huntington's theory, because an alliance spread in three continents from Albania to Indonesia and Morocco to Kazakhstan will work as a balancing force in Eurasia. Strategically, Russia will not oppose since this alliance will shift NATO's focus from it and give Russia a "breathing space". NATO will also love it because now this alliance can act as a counterweight to both Russia and China and most of all, West won't have to do the dirty job (removing dictators) for the Muslim world any more. This in turn will boost their economy, goodwill etc. This will be a win-win situation for all the parties concerned.