Dijital Dünyada Kuvvet Dağılımı ve Anonimlik: Uluslararası Sistemde Yeni Bir Güç Dengesi

Abstract

Information technology has evolved to the extent that there is now a digital world where all participants in the physical world are also present and interact with each other, including the states and international relations. Many theories provide explanations for the behaviour of states and their relations. One of the prominent approaches is the systemic approach of Neorealism which focuses on the distribution of the capabilities among states. We argue that states' physical and digital capabilities must be analyzed separately to provide better explanations from the Neorealist perspective. The interactions between these two worlds are limited due to the reduced cost of gaining more power and higher anonymity provided by the digital world. There is a considerable difference in the distribution of capabilities that cause significant changes in the polarity of the international system in the digital world, and the great powers of the physical world no longer enjoy the same level of security in the digital world.