TEK KUTUPLU SİSTEMDE BÖLGESEL GÜÇLERİN GÜVENLİK YAKLAŞIMLARI BOYUTLARI

Abstract

The power capacities of the states and the distribution of these capacities are important in determining both the polarity of the system and the characteristics of the countries in terms of being a superpower, great power, and regional power within the anarchic structure of the international system. Within the framework of the regional policies of the superpower, the security threats of the countries in the region are defined, and in order to combat these threats, it is emphasized that the internal threats are more important for the security of the regime within the framework of the characteristics of the regional powers. The features of a state such as competing allegiencies, monarchical state structure, being a rentier state cause the security of the regime in that state to be more important and prioritized than the security of the state. In this category, it is necessary to evaluate the state with a different approach than the alignment and bandwagoning strategies used by the classical approaches for the security strategies of the superpowers and great powers. This article examines a range of local conditions and motivations regarding the security behavior of states, especially regional powers, that have not been adequately discussed in the literature. In addition, it is aimed to strengthen the argument by explaining what is effective in determining the alliance relations of regional powers, unlike the great powers.