Obtaining The Optimal State of National Security

Year 2018, Volume: 20 Issue: 2, 189 - 198, 01.12.2018

Mehmet Levent Yılmaz

Abstract

This paper uniquely gives insights into what an American Statesman should consider in the fields of international influence, economic warfare, and other measures to assert its unipolar power in the world. It does not reflect the author’s opinion on how he would handle crises; instead, gives the academic insight on the task of the American Statesman, which is to manufacture a balance of fear amongst the world’s powers as part of the maintenance of an orderly international system - a system that, while not necessarily just or fair, is accepted by the game’s dominant players as legitimate and recognizes the United States as the game-master. This mindset is not only sui generis to an American statesman, but also utilized by any statesman concerning its country’s ambitions. In the desired “optimal state,” for the US, the global risk to American national security must be minimized

Keywords

Tactical Economic Warfare, Foreign Policy, Qualitative Game Theory, International Relations

Ulusal Güvenliğin Optimal Devletini Sağlamak

Abstract

Bu makale, Amerikan Devlet Memurunun uluslararası etki, ekonomik savaş ve dünyadaki tek kutuplu gücünü ileri sürmeye yönelik diğer tedbir alanlarında düşünmesi gerekenleri ortaya koyuyor. Kişisel olarak krizleri nasıl ele alacağı konusu yazarın görüşünü yansıtmıyor; aksine, düzenli bir uluslararası sistemin sürdürülmesinin parçası olarak dünya güçleri arasında bir korku dengesi üretmekte olan Amerikalı Devlet adamının görevi üzerine akademik bilgilere yer veriyor - adil ya da adil olmaksızın kabul edilen bir sistem oyunun büyük oyuncuları tarafından meşru kabul edilir ve ABD’yi oyun yöneticisi olarak tanır. Bu zihniyet sadece bir Amerika devlet adamına mahsus değil; aynı zamanda ülkenin hırslarına göre herhangi bir devlet adamı tarafından da kullanılmaktadır. ABD için arzulanan “optimal devlet” Amerikan ulusal güvenliği için ona karşı küresel riski en aza indirgemelidir

Keywords

Taktiksel Ekonomik Savaş, Dış Politika, Kalitatif Oyun Teorisi, Uluslararası İlişkiler

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