Journals / Akdeniz İİBF Dergisi / 2023 / Cilt: 23 Sayı: 1

The Security of the European Union After Brexit: Opportunities and Risks Within the Axis of Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States of America

Brexit Sonrası Avrupa Birliği’nin Güvenliği: Türkiye, Birleşik Krallık ve ABD Ekseninde Doğacak Fırsatlar ve Riskler

Pages
97–110
Publication Date
2023-05-02
DOI
—
🏛️Bibliographic metadata and full text access for this article are provided via DergiPark.
DergiPark Record ↗
✨

AI Summary & Key Takeaways

AI Insight
⚡ TL;DR(Too Long; Didn't Read)

To defend these hypotheses, the scope of the analyses and discussions in this work encompasses the current state of EU’s bilateral relations with Turkey, the UK and the US, future projections and EU’s self-defence capacity.

📌 3 Key Takeaways

🎯
Objective & Hypothesis:Since the Brexit referandum’s positive result has led the United Kingdom (UK) to leave the European Union (EU), the member states are peering towards an uncertain future in terms of European Security.
📊
Key Findings & Data:The loss of an important security ally such as the United Kingdom is leading the Union into a period full of various strategic opportunities and risks.
💡
Conclusion & Impact:To defend these hypotheses, the scope of the analyses and discussions in this work encompasses the current state of EU’s bilateral relations with Turkey, the UK and the US, future projections and EU’s self-defence capacity.
🔬Design:Research Article
📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:Brexit · Avrupa Birliği · Türkiye

Abstract

Since the Brexit referandum’s positive result has led the United Kingdom (UK) to leave the European Union (EU), the member states are peering towards an uncertain future in terms of European Security. The loss of an important security ally such as the United Kingdom is leading the Union into a period full of various strategic opportunities and risks. This work focuses on analysing the potential strategic partnerships the EU can establish with Turkey, the UK and the United States (US), in order to secure the Union’s security and defence needs. In this context, the main research questions of the work can be listed as such: What do the political and military dynamics brought by the Brexit mean for the future of EU’s security? Is the EU capable and self-sufficient for the future of its military security and defence? How could forming bilateral security dialogues and engaging in military cooperation with Turkey, the UK and the US benefit the EU in terms of security? According to these, the main hypotheses of this work are that the EU is not self-sufficient in maintaining its military security and defence, and that it is critical for the EU’s security to establish deepened bilateral security dialogues with the three actors mentioned above. To defend these hypotheses, the scope of the analyses and discussions in this work encompasses the current state of EU’s bilateral relations with Turkey, the UK and the US, future projections and EU’s self-defence capacity.

Özet

Birleşik Krallık, 1 Şubat 2020’de yürürlüğe giren Çekilme Anlaşması ile resmen Avrupa Birliği’nden (AB) ayrılmıştır. Brexit sonucunda önemli bir askeri müttefikini kaybeden AB, güvenliğinde birçok farklı değişkenin etkin rol oynayabileceği belirsiz bir geleceğe doğru ilerlemektedir. Bu belirsiz gelecek içerisinde birçok önemli fırsat ve risk bulunmaktadır. Bu çalışma, Brexit sonrası dönemde, AB’nin dış güvenliği ve savunmasının sağlanmasında Türkiye, Birleşik Krallık ve Amerika Birleşik Devletleri’nin (ABD) önemini tartışmaktadır. Çalışmanın temel araştırma soruları şu şekilde sıralanabilir: Brexit’in getirdiği siyasi ve askeri dinamikler, AB güvenliğinin geleceği için ne ifade etmektedir? AB askeri güvenlik ve savunmasının geleceği için kendine yetebilir bir aktör müdür? Türkiye, Birleşik Krallık ve ABD ile kurulacak ikili güvenlik diyalogları ve askeri işbirlikleri, AB güvenliğinin sağlanmasına yönelik nasıl katkılar sunabilecektir? Bu kapsamda çalışmanın temel hipotezleri, AB’nin kısa ve orta vadede askeri güvenliğini ve savunmasını sağlamada kendine yetebilecek bir aktör olmadığı ve söz konusu üç aktör ile NATO ekseninde derinleştirilebilecek ikili güvenlik diyaloglarının AB güvenliğinin geleceği için kritik olduğudur. Söz konusu hipotezleri savunmak için AB’nin Türkiye, Birleşik Krallık ve ABD ile ikili ilişkilerindeki mevcut durum, gelecek projeksiyonları ve AB’nin kendi kendini savunabilme kapasitesi, çalışmada gerçekleştirilen analiz ve tartışmaların kapsamını oluşturmaktadır.

🔖

Cite This Article

KOLTUK, D. A., CANTÜRK, İ. U. (2023). The Security of the European Union After Brexit: Opportunities and Risks Within the Axis of Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. Akdeniz İİBF Dergisi, Cilt: 23 Sayı: 1, 97–110. https://ajindex.com/articles/1019239

📄 Full Text PDF Viewer

📄

PDF görüntüleyici hazırlanıyor...

References (7)

  1. ABC News, “Australia to get nuclear-powered submarines, will scrap $90b program to build French-designed subs”. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-15/allied-naval-united-states-biden-australia-nuclear-submarines/100465628 (erişim tarihi: 01.11.2021).
  2. Adar, S., & Toygür, İ. (2020). Turkey, the EU and the Eastern Mediterranean Crisis. Militarization of Foreign Policy and Power Rivalry. Centre for Applied Turkey Studies, (62): 1-4. https://doi.org/10.18449/2020C62. Al Jazeera, “Why did Turkey lift its veto on Finland and Sweden joining NATO?”. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/6/29/why-did-turkey-lift-its-veto-on-finland-sweden-joining-nato-explainer (erişim tarihi 30.06.2022).
  3. Amaro, S., “Europe needs to start thinking more like the U.S. on security, former German vice chancellor says”. https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/01/europe-needs-to-start-thinking-more-like-the-us-on-security-former-german-vice-chancellor-says.html (erişim tarihi: 01.11.2021).
  4. Altuntaş, A., & Demirci, Z., “İsveç ve Finlandiya, Türkiye ile imzalanan üçlü memorandumdan memnun”. https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/dunya/isvec-ve-finlandiya-turkiye-ile-imzalanan-uclu-memorandumdan-memnun/2625209 (erişim tarihi: 30.06.2022).
  5. Bartels, H., “Germany’s armed forces are going to be fully equipped again fort he tasks they face”. https://www.german-times.com/germanys-armed-forces-are-going-to-be-fully-equipped-again-for-the-tasks-they-face/ (erişim tarihi: 18.12.2021). BBC, “Belarus border crisis: How are migrants getting there?”. https://www.bbc.com/news/59233244 (erişim tarihi: 08.04.2022). BBC, “Ukraine war in maps: Tracking the Russian invasion”. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60506682 (erişim tarihi: 08.04.2022).
  6. Bond, I., “Post-Brexit Foreign, Security and Defence Co-operation: We Don’t Want to Talk About It”. https://www.cer.eu/publications/archive/policy-brief/2020/post-brexit-foreign-security-and-defence-co-operation-we-dont (erişim tarihi: 05.12.2021). CBS News, “Finland and Sweden officially apply to join NATO despite Russia’s warnings”, 18 Mayıs 2022, https://www.cbsnews.com/news/finland-and-sweden-nato-applications/ (erişim tarihi 30.06.2022). Centre for European Reform, “Has Germany Become Europe’s Locomotive?”. https://www.cer.eu/insights/has-germany-become-europes-locomotive (erişim tarihi: 18.12.2021).
  7. Cianciara, A. K., & Szymański, A. (2019). Differentiated integration: towards a new model of European Union-Turkey relations?. Turkish Studies, 21(2): 254-273. https://doi.org/10.1080/146