Bölgesel Güvenlik Kompleksi Teorisi Kapsamında İsrail’in Körfez Açılımı: Abraham Antlaşmalarının Bölgedeki Güç Dengelerine Etkisi

Year 2023, Volume: 25 Issue: 45, 879 - 901, 29.12.2023

Dilek Yaman Levent Yiğittepe

Abstract

2020 Abraham Antlaşmasıyla Mısır (1979) ve Ürdün’den (1994) sonra üçüncü bir Arap devleti olarak Birleşik Arap Emirlikleri (BAE) İsrail’i devlet olarak tanımıştır. Filistin meselesi nedeniyle İsrail ile çok uzun zamandır anlaşmazlık içinde olan Arapların, bölgede etkisini arttıran İran tehdidi nedeniyle bölge içi güç dengelerini lehlerine çevirmek istemeleri ve bu doğrultuda İsrail’le karşılıklı işbirliği adımları atılmasıyla tarihi bir öneme sahiptir. Bu çalışmada Abraham Antlaşmasıyla bölge içi tehdit ve korkuların dönüşümü Buzan’ın Bölgesel Güvenlik Kompleksi Teorisi (BGKT) çerçevesinde analiz edilmiştir. Çalışmanın sonucunda ise, Ortadoğu BGK’sında Filistin meselesinin Araplar için ikinci bir mesele haline geldiği, Arapların self determinasyonu önceledikleri ve antlaşmanın sadece bölgedeki İran tehdidi nedeniyle değil savunma sanayi konusundaki desteklerinde önemli itici sebepler olduğu, İran’ın Suudi Arabistan’la normalleşme antlaşması imzalamasının Abraham Antlaşması nedeniyle maruz kaldığı kuşatılmışlık hissinin bir yansıması olarak görülebildiği sonuçlarına ulaşılmıştır.

Keywords

Abraham Antlaşmaları, Bölgesel Güvenlik Kompleksi, Güvenlik, İsrail-Körfez İlişkileri

Israel Gulf Expansion Within Regional Security Complex Theory: The Effect Of The Abraham Accords On The Power Balances In The Region

Abstract

With the 2020 Abraham Accord the United Arab Emirates (UAE) recognized Israel as a third Arab state after Egypt (1979) and Jordan (1994). It is of historical importance that the Arabs, who have been in conflict with Israel for a long time over the Palestinian issue, want to turn the intra-regional power balance in their favor due to the Iranian threat, which has increased its influence in the region, and that mutual cooperation steps are taken with Israel in this direction. In this study, the transformation of intra-regional threats and fears with the Abraham Accord was analyzed within the framework of Buzan's Regional Security Complex Theory (RSCT). As a result of the study, in the Middle East RSCT, the Palestinian issue has become a secondary concern for the Arabs. They prioritize self-determination, and the treaty is important not only because of the Iranian threat in the region but also because of their support for the defense industry. It has been concluded that Iran's signing of a normalization agreement with Saudi Arabia can be seen as a reflection of the sense of siege it has been exposed to due to the Abraham Accord.

Keywords

Abraham Accords, Regional Security Complex, Security, Israel-Gulf Relations

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