THE AMERICAN HEGEMONY BETWEEN THE RISE OF NEO-PROTECTIONISM AND LIBERAL ECONOMIC ORDER

Year 2022, Volume: 21 Issue: 81, 258 - 274, 14.01.2022

Şerif Dilek , İrem Ayar-dilek

https://doi.org/10.17755/esosder.974697

Abstract

Ekonomik liberal düzene karşı korumacılığın yükselişi, liberal düzenin geleceğine ilişkin tartışmalarla çokça ilişkilendirilen bir konudur. Bu makale, Trump'ın ekonomik korumacılığının geçici olduğunu ve liberal ekonomik düzeni yok etmek yerine ABD'nin ekonomik kapasitesini güçlendirmeyi amaçladığını savunmaktadır. ABD hegemonyasının geleceğini güvence altına aldığı ve düzenden en çok faydalanan ülke olmaya devam ettiği sürece, ekonomik düzenin işleyişine daha az müdahale edecektir. Bunu yaparken de bir hegemon maddi imkânlar, kurumlar ve söylemleri birer güç aracı olarak kullanır. Trump, ABD'nin konumunu maddi olarak güçlendirmeyi hedeflerken, liberal düzen içinde yeniden düzenlenen kurumlar ve söylemlerle bu amacını desteklemektedir. Kurumların kurallarının yeniden düzenlenmesi ve potansiyel rakiplere karşı yeni bir dil yaratılmasının ABD'nin küresel konumunu korumanın en maliyet etkin yolu olduğu düşünülmektedir.

Keywords

Liberal düzen, Korumacılık, Hegemonya

THE AMERICAN HEGEMONY BETWEEN THE RISE OF NEO-PROTECTIONISM AND LIBERAL ECONOMIC ORDER

Abstract

The rise of protectionism against the economic liberal order is a much-debated issue which is also associated with the debates on the future of the liberal order. This paper argues that Trump’s economic protectionism is temporary and aims to strengthen the economic capacity of the United States rather than destroying the liberal economic order. As the USA ensures about the future of its hegemony and make himself the most beneficiary state, there can be less intervention to the functioning of the economic order. In doing this, he uses all power instruments of a hegemon which are material capability, institutions, and discourses. Trump aims to materially strengthen US position, and he supports this position with reorganized institutions and discourses within the liberal order. It is considered that reorganizing rules of institutions and creating a new language against the potential rivals is the most cost-effective way to preserve the global position of the United States.

Keywords

Liberal order, Protectionism, Hegemony

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