International Cooperation During the Covid-19 Pandemic Crisis: A Realist Analysis

Year 2023, Volume: 22 Issue: 1, 283 - 294, 27.01.2023

Ahmet Onur Çataklı , Emirhan Kaya

https://doi.org/10.21547/jss.1126218

Abstract

COVID-19, ulusal sınırları tanımayan ve güçlü bir uluslararası işbirliği gerektiren küresel bir sağlık krizini beraberinde getirse de dünya aktörleri beklenilenin aksine uluslararası işbirliğini gerçekleştirememiştir. Devletler, diğer ülkelerin ihtiyaç ve endişelerini göz ardı ederek bencilce hareket etmiş ve uluslararası sistemdeki rollerini ve güçlerini artırmaya çalışmışlardır. Sonuç olarak bu durum, bu çalışmayı realist Uluslararası İlişkiler kuramının anarşi, kişisel çıkar, güç dağılımı vb. ile ilgili varsayımlarını kullanmaya yöneltmiştir. Bu makalede, söz konusu kavramlarla ifade edilen koşullar ve güdülerin, devletleri sağlık krizi sırasında iş birliğine odaklanmak yerine kendilerini korumaya ve güçlerini artırmaya yönelttiği sonucuna varılmıştır. Ayrıca, ABD ile Çin arasındaki iki kutupluluğu ifade eden güç dağılımındaki mevcut durum geçerliliğini korumuştur.

Keywords

COVID-19, uluslararası işbirliği, realizm, Çin, ABD

International Cooperation During the Covid-19 Pandemic Crisis: A Realist Analysis

Abstract

Although COVID-19 has brought about a global health crisis that does not recognize national borders and requires a strong international cooperation, contrary to expectations, the world actors could not achieve international cooperation. States have acted in a selfish way by ignoring the needs and concerns of other countries and tried to foster their role and power in the international system. Consequently, this situation has made this study to use the assumptions of realist theory of International Relations regarding anarchy, self-interest, distribution of powers and so on. In this article, it is concluded that the conditions and motives expressed by these concepts have made the states tend to protect themselves and increase their power instead of focusing on cooperation during the health crisis. Additionally, the current situation in distribution of power, which refers to the bipolarity between the US and China has remained in effect.

Keywords

COVID-19, international cooperation, realism, China, the USA

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