THE POSITION OF EURASIA IN THE CURRENT WORLD ORDER: AN EMERGING HISTORICAL BLOC

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to evaluate the potentials of Eurasia in becoming a historical bloc within the current world order.  The theoretical framework of this paper is based on Robert Cox’s Critical Theory, which claims that a change in World order may occur through the “war of position” between counter historical blocs. Eurasia with its many emerging economies and vast energy supplies is one of the most dynamic regions of the World. Moreover, besides improving intra-regional relations, Eurasia also endorses a multipolar and pluralist World order. While direct instruments of this endorsement are organizations like Shanghai Cooperation Organization and Eurasian Development Bank; indirect instruments are organizations like BRICS and New Development Bank. In the light of Critical Theory, international and inter-regional organizations play a crucial role in constituting historical blocs. Therefore, this regional dynamism in Eurasia deserves a close analysis.

This paper pursues a holistic approach. For this reason, after introducing main characteristics of current world order within the light of the abovementioned theory, in this paper, I am aiming to focus on relational and institutional perspectives, rather than to evaluate Eurasian countries individually,

Keywords

• Historical bloc,Eurasia,SCO,Robert Cox

MEVCUT DÜNYA DÜZENİNDE AVRASYANIN KONUMU: BELİREN TARİHSEL BLOK

Abstract

Bu çalışmada Avrasya’nın bir tarihsel blok oluşturmak yönündeki potansiyeli incelenmektedir. Bu inceleme, Robert Cox’un kurucularından olduğu ve dünya düzeninde değişimin “mevzi savaşı” aracılığıyla gerçekleşeceğini belirten Eleştirel Uluslararası İlişkilier Kuramı’na dayanarak yapılmıştır. Yükselen ekonomileri ve sahip olduğu enerji kaynaklarıyla dünyanın en dinamik bölgelerinden olan Avrasya, bölgesel ilişkilerini geliştirmenin yanısıra, çok kutuplu ve pluralist bir dünya düzenini destekler bir tutum içerisindedir. Benimsenen kuramsal çerçevede açısından uluslararası kurumlar tarihsel blok oluşumu açısından hayati önemde olduğundan Avrasya’nın tarihsel blok oluşumu tartışması  kapsamında Şangay İşbirliği Örgütü ve Avrasya Kalkınma Bankası gibi kurumlar özellikle ele alınmış, BRICS ve Yeni Kalkınma Bankası gibi uluslararası kurumlar ise potansiyel ve mevcut işbirlikleri açısından değerlendirilmiştir. Belirtilen konu, temel alınan kuramsal çerçevede bütünsel bir yaklaşımla incelenmiş, mevcut dünya düzeni içerisinde Avrasya devletleri birbirinden bağımsız olarak değil, kurumsal ilişkileri açısından ele alınmıştır. 

Keywords

• Tarihsel blok,Avrasya,ŞİÖ,Robert Cox

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