Journals / Rouya Türkiyyah / 2026 / Cilt: 15 Sayı: 3

A World Adrift :Global Politics in an Unstable Transitional Phase

عالم منجرف: السياسة العالمية في مرحلة انتقالية غير مستقرة

Murat Yeşiltaş(ANKARA SOSYAL BİLİMLER ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-1985-8504
Pages
33–58
Publication Date
2026-10-24
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The study calls for a comprehensive security framework encompassing deterrence, economic resilience, technological sovereignty, supply security, and institutional adaptability.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This article argues that, by 2026, the international system is undergoing a structural transition in which the institutional and normative foundations of the existing order are eroding without a stable, predictable replacement.
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Key Findings & Data:Great-power competition now extends beyond the military sphere to encompass economics, technology, energy, critical supply chains, connectivity, outer space, and cyberspace.
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Conclusion & Impact:The study calls for a comprehensive security framework encompassing deterrence, economic resilience, technological sovereignty, supply security, and institutional adaptability.
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This article argues that, by 2026, the international system is undergoing a structural transition in which the institutional and normative foundations of the existing order are eroding without a stable, predictable replacement. Great-power competition now extends beyond the military sphere to encompass economics, technology, energy, critical supply chains, connectivity, outer space, and cyberspace. Coupled with the linkage between regional crises and global power balances, and the weakening of international governance, this produces an environment of fragmentation, vulnerability, and multidimensional rivalry. The study calls for a comprehensive security framework encompassing deterrence, economic resilience, technological sovereignty, supply security, and institutional adaptability.

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Yeşiltaş, M. (2026). A World Adrift :Global Politics in an Unstable Transitional Phase. Rouya Türkiyyah, Cilt: 15 Sayı: 3, 33–58. https://doi.org/10.36360/1560-015-003-004

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