THE NECESSITY OF A JOINT SECURITY PACT BETWEEN TÜRKİYE, AZERBAIJAN, AND PAKISTAN IN THE CONTEXT OF REGIONAL SECURITY COMPLEX THEORY

Abstract

Lately, alliances, pacts, and collaboration organizations have begun to be established in international politics. Nearly all these structures are security based since the international system has been clogged for “the last decade. Due to the intensication of conflicts, especially with the period of Arab Spring, number of regions whose orders have been disrupted because of chaos and confusion, have increased. Consequently, the expectation of a comprehensive and extensive reestablishment in the international system has emerged. This prospect of transformation led to the formation of additional security-based structures. Anteriorly, Türkiye was the main actor of the Saadabad Pact which is a security-based structure. In recent years, although Türkiye has taken part in international alliances, it has been left alone over against the problems that occured especially in the Middle East and the North of the Black Sea. This situation has prompted Türkiye to take part in regional alliances. For instance, in 2021, Pakistan and Türkiye were able to jointly conduct a military exercise in Azerbaijan. In this context, struggling to create a secure zone for itself, Türkiye will be able to provide its security by setting up similar structures in line with the regional security complex theory at the present time. The aim of the study is to reveal Türkiye's need for new safety nets in line with the changing conditions in the context of national security in connection with the developing regional and international conjuncture. In the study, it will be evaluated whether it is possible to form a security pact by gathering Türkiye, Azerbaijan, and Pakistan on a common security platform.