A New Security Calculus: Redefining National Security Through the Lessons of the 2025 Iran-Israel War

Yıl 2025, Cilt: 18 Sayı: 6, 3942 - 3968, 20.11.2025

Burak Şakir Şeker

https://doi.org/10.35674/kent.1752402

Öz

The Iran-Israel War of 2025, which coincides with the ongoing Israeli war on Gaza, has forced us to rethink our national security in an increasingly interconnected world. This war started with the Israeli attack on Iran involving complex military intelligence and political operations. It clarified the limits of traditional security methods. We now know that things other than military strength matter for national security. The war revealed how vulnerable countries are when faced with non-physical threats. These hazardous threats can infiltrate our systems, disrupt our information networks, and even cause a schism in our society. This research paper examines the aforementioned events using Realism, Liberalism, Critical Security Studies, and Human Security, all tools that can help us understand modern conflict better. These debates about the shrinking demarcation between state and non-state actors, the growing role of private corporations in espionage and cyber warfare, changing nature of international partnerships, and the necessity of a nation to be strong and united. As per the report, to have actual national security in the 21st century, we should not limit ourselves to military defence only. It needs a bigger plan that provides solid cyber intelligence, credible information warfare, strong community ties, and efforts at technological independence. This way of doing things is not only smart, it's necessary. Vulnerabilities in modern systems can spread quickly and a flaw that occurs in one part of security rarely stays in that area. Most of the time, security flaws quickly travel from one area to the other, making the whole security weak. A large cyber-attack, for example, can damage trust and halt economic activity quite rapidly, meaning that the stability of a state can be affected from within. The close relationship necessitates a security policy that harmonizes and coordinates the efforts of all governmental and social branches. Lawmakers should eliminate departmental barriers and create policies that recognize and respond to these connections. A disunited people or an inadequate digital infrastructure cannot be compensated by even a mighty military, they should realize. The objective of this study is to generate a better and more robust definition of national security, drawing important lessons from this conflict. This will contribute to the development of a framework for adaptable and successful governance in a world full of uncertainties.

Anahtar Kelimeler

National Security , New Dimensions of Security , Private Companies , The 2025 Iran-Israel War , Israel's War on Gaza

Yeni Bir Güvenlik Denklemi: 2025 İran-İsrail Savaşı Dersleri Işığında Ulusal Güvenliğin Yeniden Tanımlanması

Öz

2025 İran-İsrail Savaşı, İsrail'in Gazze'deki eş zamanlı operasyonlarıyla birlikte değerlendirildiğinde, birbiriyle bağlantılı dünyamızda "ulusal güvenlik" kavramının ne anlama geldiğine dair köklü bir yeniden değerlendirmeyi zorunlu kılan kritik bir dönüm noktası işlevi görmektedir. İsrail'in İran'a saldırısıyla başlayan bu çatışma, geleneksel güvenlik paradigmalarının sınırlarını açıkça ortaya koyan karmaşık bir askeri, istihbarat ve siyasi etkileşimi içermiştir. Ulusal güvenlik artık açıkça tanklar ve askerlerle sınırlı bir mesele değildir. Bu çatışma, ulusların fiziksel savaş alanlarının çok ötesine, dijital ekosistemlere, bilgi akışlarına ve toplumun bütünlüğüne kadar uzanan tehditlere karşı derin bir savunmasızlığını gözler önüne sermiştir. Bu makale, modern çatışmanın karmaşık katmanlarını ortaya çıkarmak için Realizm, Liberalizm, Eleştirel Güvenlik Çalışmaları ve İnsan Güvenliği gibi yerleşik teorik çerçevelerden yararlanarak bu önemli olayları incelemektedir. Devlet ve devlet dışı aktörler arasındaki belirsizleşen çizgileri, istihbarat ve siber savaşta özel şirketlerin buna bağlı yükselişini, uluslararası ittifakların akışkan dinamiklerini ve bir ulusun iç dayanıklılığının ve birliğinin temel önemi incelenmektedir. Temel argüman, 21. yüzyılda gerçekten güvende olmak isteyen bir devletin askeri savunmanın ötesine bakması gerektiğidir. Bu sebeple, güçlü siber istihbarat, gelişmiş bilgi savaşı stratejileri, güçlü toplumsal bağların geliştirilmesi ve teknolojik bağımsızlığın peşinde koşmayı birleştiren bütünsel bir duruş benimsenmelidir. Bu zorunluluk, modern zafiyetlerin ardışık doğasından kaynaklanmaktadır. Bir alandaki zayıflık izole kalmaz; metastaz yapabilir ve güvenliğin görünüşte ilgisiz diğer yönlerini istikrarsızlaştırarak sistemik kırılganlık yaratabilir. Örneğin, siber güvenlikte bir ihlal, kamu güvenini hızla aşındırabilir ve ekonomik faaliyetleri sekteye uğratarak devleti içeriden zayıflatabilir. Bu birbirine bağlılık, bütünsel, hükümet ve toplum çapında bir güvenlik stratejisi gerektirir. Politika yapıcılar, bu karşılıklı bağımlılıkları kabul eden ve yöneten politikalar oluşturmak için departmansal yönetimin ötesine geçmeli ve güçlü bir ordunun kırılgan dijital sistemleri veya parçalanmış bir toplumu telafi edemeyeceğini anlamalıdır. Bu çalışma, bu çatışmadan alınan dersleri analiz ederek, daha kapsamlı ve dirençli bir ulusal güvenlik tanımı oluşturmayı ve değişken bir dünyada devlet yönetimine daha uyumlu ve etkili bir yaklaşım için bir çerçeve sunmayı amaçlamaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Ulusal Güvenlik , Güvenliğin Yeni Boyutları , Özel Şirketler , 2025 İran-İsrail Savaşı , İsrail'in Gazze'ye Saldırısı

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