THE WARSAW TREATY ORGANISATION: ITS HISTORY, STRUCTURE AND LEGAL STATUS

Abstract

The Warsaw Treaty Organization, or simply the Warsaw Pact, was established during the most intense period of the Cold War as a formation symbolizing the friction between East and West. At that time, the USSR was trying to protect its own interests because it felt surrounded by Western powers. One of the most important reasons that worried the USSR was the admission of the Federal Republic of Germany to NATO. In essence, the treaty establishing the Warsaw Pact constitutes the first multilateral treaty uniting Eastern European states. However, the Warsaw Pact was entirely a product of the USSR's aim to manipulate and control the Eastern European states. With the collapse of the USSR, the organization disappeared without any successor. In this article, the founding process of the Warsaw Pact is explained and then its structure and legal status are analyzed.

Keywords

• Warsaw Treaty Organization
• Warsaw Pact
• North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)
• Central Treaty Organisation (CENTO)
• Eastern Europe.

VARŞOVA ANTLAŞMASI ÖRGÜTÜ: TÂRİHİ, YAPISI VE HUKUKÎ STATÜSÜ

Abstract

Varşova Antlaşması Örgütü veya kısaca Varşova Paktı, Soğuk Savaş'ın en yoğun döneminde, Doğu ve Batı arasındaki sürtüşmeyi simgeleyen bir oluşum olarak kurulmuştur. O dönemde kendisini Batı güçleri tarafından kuşatılmış hissetmesinden dolayı SSCB, kendi çıkar alanlarını korumak için çabalamaktaydı. SSCB’yi kaygılandıran en önemli nedenlerinden biri de Federal Almanya Cumhuriyeti'nin NATO'ya kabûl edilmesiydi. Özünde, Varşova Paktı’nı ortaya koyan antlaşma, Doğu Avrupa devletlerini birleştiren ilk çok taraflı antlaşmayı teşkil etmektedir. Ancak, Varşova Paktı tamamen SSCB’nin Doğu Avrupa devletlerini manipüle etme ve kontrol etme amacının bir ürünü olmuştur. SSCB'nin çöküşüyle birlikte ise örgüt, herhangi bir halefi olmadan ortadan kaybolmuştur. Bu makalede, Varşova Paktı’nın kuruluş süreci ele alınmakta ve ardından yapısı ve hukuki statüsü analiz edilmektedir.

Keywords

• Varşova Antlaşması Örgütü
• Varşova Paktı
• Kuzey Atlantik Antlaşması Örgütü (NATO)
• Merkezî Antlaşma Örgütü (CENTO)
• Doğu Avrupa.

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