Gambiya'nın Ekonomik Diplomasi Ekosistemi

Öz

Bu makale, bağımsızlığından bu yana Gambiya’nın dış politikalarında ekonomik çıkarların merkezi bir rol oynadığını ve bu nedenle ulusal kalkınma planları aracılığıyla dış ekonomik yardımların çekilmesine özel bir önem verildiğini savunmaktadır. Politika belgeleri, düzenleyici çerçeveler ve kurumsal düzenlemelerin analizine dayanan bu çalışma, Gambiya’nın ekonomik diplomasisinin ardışık hükümetler tarafından nasıl kavramsallaştırıldığını ve uygulamaya konulduğunu incelemektedir. Makale, Gambiya’nın ekonomik diplomasisini büyük ölçüde tek bir alana, yani kalkınma işbirliğine, indirgediğini; buna karşılık ticaret ve ticari diplomasinin Gambiya’daki tüm devlet başkanları döneminde son derece sınırlı kaldığını ileri sürmektedir. Çalışma, devlet öncülüğündeki ekonomik diplomasiyi bütünleştirmek amacıyla ilgili aktörler arasındaki koordinasyonun güçlendirilmesi gereğine dikkat çekmektedir. Sonuç olarak makale, ticaret, yatırım ve piyasa odaklı angajmana yönelik bilinçli bir yeniden yönelim gerçekleşmediği sürece, Gambiya’nın dış politikasının yardıma bağımlılık ve dış koşulluluk kalıplarını yeniden üretmeye devam edeceği sonucuna varmaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Economic Diplomacy
• Aid
• The Gambia
• Cooperation and Development

Ecosystem of The Gambia’s Economic Diplomacy

Abstract

This article argues that economic interests have been central to The Gambia’s foreign policies since independence, which is why there has been an emphasis on attracting external economic assistance through national development plans. Drawing on analyses of policy documents, regulatory frameworks and institutional arrangements, the study examines how the economic diplomacy of The Gambia has been conceptualised and operationalised by successive governments. The paper argues that The Gambia has largely restricted its economic diplomacy to one sphere, development cooperation, with commerce and trade diplomacy being negligible under all presidents of The Gambia. The paper highlights the need to enhance coordination among actors to unify state-led economic diplomacy. It concludes that without a deliberate recalibration towards trade, investment, and market-oriented engagement, The Gambia’s foreign policy will continue to reproduce patterns of aid dependence and external conditionality.

Keywords

• Economic Diplomacy
• Aid
• The Gambia
• Cooperation and Development

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