RUSYA FEDERASYONU-UKRAYNA SAVAŞINDAKİ BİRLEŞİK KRALLIK POLİTİKASININ AVRUPA GÜVENLİĞİNE STRATEJİK ETKİSİ

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Birleşik Krallık, 2021 yılında Avrupa Birliği'nden ayrılmasını müteakip; ekonomi, güvenlik, diplomasi, siyaset alanlarında farklı bir yaklaşım getirmek ve küresel oyuncu olarak konumunu yeniden belirlemek istemiştir. Birle-şik Krallık, çıkarlarının örtüştüğü Avrupa'nın güvenliği ve refahına olan bağlılığını sürdürmektedir. Bu bağlamda, Avrupa kıtasının güvenliği ve istikrarının korunması, iklim değişikliği, biyolojik çeşitlilik gibi alanlarda işbirliği yapma ve eş güdüm içerisinde birlikte çalışmaya devam etmiştir. Rusya Federasyonu-Ukrayna Savaşı, Avrupa güvenlik mimarisini köklü biçimde yeniden şekillendirmiş ve Birleşik Krallık’ı Avrupa kıtası üzerindeki stratejik konumunu yeniden tanımlamaya zorlamıştır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, Birleşik Krallık’ın savaş sürecindeki politikasının Avrupa güvenliği üzerindeki stratejik etkilerini ortaya koymaktır. Bu maksatla Birleşik Krallık politikası; savaşın Birleşik Krallık üzerindeki tesiri, diplomatik liderlik, istihbarat ve güvenlik, endüstriyel dayanıklılık ve yapısal reform alanlarında analiz edilmiştir. Bulgular, 2022 sonrası dönemde Birleşik Krallık’ın hem bir güvenlik sağlayıcısı hem de sistemsel bir denge unsuru olarak hareket ettiğini göstermiştir. Sonuçta Avrupa güvenliğinin artık yalnızca askerî caydırıcılıkla değil, aynı zamanda bilgi temelli, esnek ve demokratik değerlere dayanan bir ekosistem üzerinden sürdürülebileceği anlaşılmıştır. Bu dönüşümün Birleşik Krallık’ı, geleceğin Avrupa güvenlik düzeninde koordinasyon, teknoloji ve normatif liderlik alanlarında yeniden merkezî bir aktör haline getirmesi öngörülmüştür.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Uluslararası Güvenlik
• Birleşik krallık
• Avrupa Güvenliği
• Rusya-Ukrayna Savaşı
• Strateji

THE STRATEGIC IMPACT OF UNITED KINGDOM POLICY ON EURO-PEAN SECURITY DURING THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION-UKRAINE WAR

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Following its departure from the European Union in 2021, the United Kingdom sought to adopt a different app-roach in the areas of economy, security, diplomacy, and politics, and to redefine its position as a global player. The United Kingdom remains committed to the security and prosperity of Europe, with which its interests coinci-de. In this context, cooperation and coordination have continued in areas such as maintaining the security and stability of the Eropean continent, climate change, and biodiversity. The Russia-Ukraine War fundamentally reshaped the European security architecture and forced the United Kingdom to redefine its strategic position on the European continent. The aim of this study is to reveal the strategic impact of the United Kingdom's wartime policy on European security. For this purpose, UK policy has been analyzed in the areas of the impact of the war on the UK, diplomatic leadership, intelligence and security, industrial resilience, and structural reform. The fin-dings have shown that in the post-2022 period, the United Kingdom acted both as a security provider and as a systemic checksum. Ultimately, it has become clear that European security can no longer be sustained solely through military deterrence, but also through an ecosystem based on information, resilience, and democratic values. This transformation is expected to make the United Kingdom a central actor once again in the future European security order, in the areas of coordination, technology and normative leadership.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• : International security
• United Kingdom
• European security
• Russia-Ukraine war

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