ALLIANCE POLITICS UNDER UNIPOLARITY: A THEROTICAL APPROACH TO ALLAIANCE SECURITY DILEMMA

Year 2023, , 1 - 12, 26.09.2023

Zekeriya Akçam

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8376796

Abstract

This article aims at developing a theoretical approach on the impacts of unipolarity on alliance behavior by using the concepts introduced by Neorealist Kenneth N. Waltz. Alliance security dilemma as a key concept introduced by Glenn Snyder is used fort he analysis. It is accepted that international political system did not evolve into multi-polarity, but to uni-polarity after the Cold War. Thus, it has become important how unipolarity has impacts on alliance behavior. In this framework, a) why the unipolar power still keeps its traditional alliances albeit constant crises and conflicts with them? b) why traditional alliances still maintains their close relationship with the unipolar power despite the fact that unipolarity as comparing to other two systems (multipolarity and bipolarity) provides them much flexibility for freedom of action. Alliance security dilemma plays a key role for the analysis.

Keywords

Unipolarity, Military Alliances, Alliance Security Dilemma, Ad Hoc Coalision

TEK-KUTUPLULUK ALTINDA MÜTTEFİKLİK POLİTİKASI: MÜTTEFİKLİK GÜVENLİK İKİLEMİ ÜZERİNE TEORİK BİR YAKLAŞIM

Abstract

Bu makalede, uluslararası ilişkiler disiplini alanında sistemler teorisini geliştiren Neorealist Kenneth N. Waltz’ın kavramlarından yola çıkarak, tek-kutupluluğun müttefik davranışları üzerine etkisi üzerine teorik bir yaklaşım geliştirilmesi hedeflenmiştir. Glenn Snyder’in literatüre kazandırmış olduğu müttefiklik güvenlik ikilemi anahtar bir kavram olarak kullanılmıştır. Soğuk Savaş’ın sona ermesiyle birlikte uluslararası politik sistem çok-kutupluluğa değil, tek-kutupluluğa doğru hızla evrilmiştir. Bu yüzden tek-kutupluluğun müttefik davranışları üzerindeki etkisini incelemek önemli hale gelmiştir. Bu çerçevede, a) hakim güç geleneksel müttefikleriyle arasında daha fazla kriz ve anlaşmazlık çıkmasına rağmen, varlığını niçin devam ettirmektedir? b) tek-kutuplu sistem, diğer iki sisteme göre, (çok-kutuplu ve iki-kutuplu) daha esnek bir müttefiklik ilişkisi kurmasına rağmen müttefikler hakim-devletle ilişkisini niçin sürdürmeye gayret etmektedir. Bu soruları cevaplandırmada müttefiklik güvenlik ikilemi anahtar bir rol oynamaktadır.

Keywords

Tek Kutupluluk, Askeri İttifaklar, Müttefiklik Güvenlik İkilemi, Geçici Koalisyonlar

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