Yüksek Kuzeyde Düşük Gerilimli Ayaz Savaş : NATO'ya Yönelik Sonuçlar

Year 2022, Issue: 41, 41 - 71, 09.05.2022

Can Demir

https://doi.org/10.17134/khosbd.1100610

Abstract

Yaklaşık son yirmi yıllık süreçte, Arktika bölgesinde buzulların hızlı bir şekilde erimesi, zengin doğal kaynaklara ve deniz yollarına erişimi kolaylaştırmış ve bölgeyi kızışan küresel rekabetin kendini gösterdiği bir alan haline getirmiştir. NATO’nun iki büyük rakibi olan Rusya ve Çin, gittikçe buzdan arınan Yüksek Kuzey’in ekonomik ve güvenlik yansımalarını etkili bir şekilde etüt etmekte ve bölgedeki konumlarını geliştirmek için uzun soluklu politikalar sürdürmektedir. Rusya’nın savunma duruşu ve Çin’in artan ekonomik varlığı, ittifakın kuzey kanadına ve genel olarak kuzeydeki güvenlik ortamına tehdit teşkil etmektedir. Yüksek Kuzey’de şiddeti artan rekabet, NATO için önemli sonuçlar doğurmaktadır ve ittifak, daha önce olmadığı kadar müteyakkız olması gereken bir süreçten geçmektedir. Bu çalışma, analitik bir yaklaşımla, NATO ve rakipleri arasında Yüksek Kuzey’de cereyan eden küresel rekabetin dinamiklerine ve arka planına bakış sunmakta ve NATO için sonuçlar ortaya koymaktadır.

Keywords

Arktika, Yüksek Kuzey, Arktika’da NATO, Arktika’da Rusya, Arktika’da Çin.

Chilly War in the High North under Low Tension: Implications for NATO

Abstract

Over the past couple of decades, the rapid ice melt in the Arctic has facilitated access to the rich natural resources and shipping routes thereby turning the region once again into a ground for the showcase of an intensified global competition. As NATO’s two principal competitors, Russia and China have effectively recognized the security and economic implications of an incrementally ice-free High North and have been pursuing long-term policies to enhance their positions in the region. Russia’s defense posture and China’s increasing economic involvement in the region pose a great threat to NATO’s northern flank as well as the overall security environment in the north. The intensified rivalry in the High North has great implications for NATO and the alliance is going through times when it needs to be more vigilant than ever. Through an analytical approach, this study provides an insight into the dynamics and background of the High North offshoot of the global rivalry between NATO and its competitors and puts forward implications for NATO.

Keywords

The Arctic, the High North, NATO in the High North, Russia in the High North, China in the High North.

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