Sınırlardaki Japonya: Japonya Hala Bir Sivil Güç mü?

Year 2021, Volume: 18 Issue: 71, 67 - 85, 26.10.2021

Bahadır Pehlivantürk

https://doi.org/10.33458/uidergisi.912022

Abstract

2015 yılında Japonya meclisinden geçen Yeni Güvenlik Kanunları (NSL) kamuoyu ve akademi dünyasının bir
kısmında Japonya’nın engellerinden arınmış bir şekilde davranma ihtimalini artırmasından dolayı bölgenin
istikrarını bozabileceği yönünde endişelere yol açmıştır. Bu çalışma sivil güçler ontolojisini neoliberal analiz
çerçevesi içerisinde ele alarak 2015 NSL kanunlarını ve etkilerini üç başat sivil güç özelliği; uluslararasılaşma,
güç kullanımının kapsamı ve güvenlik politikasının bağımsızlığı üzerinden incelemektedir. Analiz ve ampirik
inceleme göstermektedir ki, 2015 anayasal yeniden-yorumlamanın toplu savunmaya izin vermesinden ve bu
yolla uluslararası güvenlik aktivitelerinin kapsamını genişletmesinden sonra bile Japonya hala dar bir çerçevede
sivil güç olarak tanımlanabilir.

Keywords

Japonya Dış Politikası, Yeni Güvenlik Kanunları (NSL), Uluslararasılaşma, Güvenlik Politikası, Bağımsız Güvenlik

Japan on the Borderlines: Is Japan Still a Civilian Power?

Abstract

The New Security Legislation (NSL) passed through the Japanese Diet in 2015 has created concerns among
the public and some parts of the academia about whether Japan’s potentially unhindered actions will destabilize
the region. By adopting a civilian power ontology within the neoliberal framework, this study analyzes the 2015
NSL and its implications through three hallmark civilian power credentials: internationalization; the scope of
the use of force; and the autonomy of security policy. The analysis and empirical evidence suggest that even after
allowing for collective self-defense through the 2015 constitutional reinterpretation and the ensuing expanded
scope for international security activity, Japan can still be narrowly considered a civilian power.

Keywords

Japanese Foreign Policy, New Security Legislation, Internationalism, Security Policy, Security Autonomy

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