Global Hegemony, the USA and the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Analysis of the Effect of the Outbreak on the Global Power Shifting

Year 2021, Volume: 3 Issue: 1, 4 - 35, 01.06.2021

Sertif Demir

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to analyze how America, which is in decline in its global dominance, is affected by the pandemic caused by the COVID-19 virus. For this purpose, the study will be conducted in four parts. In the first part, a theoretical literature review will be done on hegemony and global leadership. In the second part, the general development process of the global leadership of the USA will be examined; in the third part, the extent to which the global epidemic has affected the USA will be examined. In the last part, a general analysis, including China, will be presented. In summary, the USA is in a period of decline in terms of global leadership due to historical, economic and political reasons. However, although the economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic affected the USA negatively, the global epidemic did not significantly change the USA's current global dominancy.

Keywords

Hegemony, COVID-19 Pandemic, the USA, China, Power Shifting

Küresel Hegemonya, ABD ve COVID-19 Pandemisi: Salgının Küresel Güç Dönüşümü Etkisine İlişkin Bir Analiz

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı, küresel egemenliğinde belirli azalma eğilimi içinde olan Amerika’nın, COVID 19 virüsü kaynaklı pandemisiden nasıl etkilendiğini analiz etmektir. Dolayısıyla bu analiz, pandemiden dolayı, ABD’nin küresel egemenliğinden azalma veya artma olup olmadığını ortaya çıkarmayı hedeflemektedir. Bu amaçla çalışma dört bölüm halinde incelenecektir. Birinci bölümde, hegemonya ve küresel liderlik ile ilişkin kuramsal bir literatür taraması yapılacaktır. İkinci bölümde ABD’nin küresel liderliğinin genel gelişim süreci incelenecek; üçüncü bölümde küresel salgın hastalığın ABD’yi ne kadar etkilediği incelenecektir. Son bölümde ise Çin’i de içeren genel bir analiz sunulacaktır. Özetle ABD, tarihsel, ekonomik, politik nedenlerle küresel liderlik açısından bir gerileme sürecine girdiği bilinen bir süreçtir. Ancak, COVID 19 Pandemisi dolayıyla yaşanan ekonomik kriz ABD’yi olumsuz etkilemesine karşın, küresel salgın hastalık, ABD’nin mevcut küresel egemenliğine önemli bir değişim getirmemiştir.

Keywords

COVİD 19 Pandemisi, ABD, Çin, Güç değişimi, Hegemonya

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