Stratejik kültür ve dış politika: AB ve ABD'nin Kosova politikalarının analizi
Özet
The purpose of this thesis is to examine the concept of strategic culture and to determine the impact of the EU and the US strategic cultures on their Kosovo policies.The Second World War, that left a deep impression on Europe?s collective memory, has been a key driving force behind the European integration. After the Cold War, the EU got closer to the ideal of `Europe in Peace? by accessing new member states who adopt the founding values of democracy, human rights and rule of law. During this period, the EU added foreign and security policy elements to its economic organization structure and emerged as an important international actor who followed policies in line with its `civilian power identity?. It is of strategic importance to address the transformation the EU has experienced within this framework.The main problematic of strategic culture studies, as a newly emerging field of study, is to explain why actors in similar terms and decision stages behave differently. The impact of the EU and US strategic cultures on their policies is discussed in this context.The Kosovo problem sparked great controversy both during the military intervention in 1999 and the declaration of independence in 2008. Due to the important role of the EU and the US in this process, Kosovo is examined as the main case in the thesis.The thesis is built upon the assumption that the EU also has a strategic culture. To test this hypothesis, first the scope of strategic culture must be determined by setting out its basic elements, which will be done in the first chapter. Then the historical experiences, common values and identities forming the respective strategic cultures of the EU and the US will be addressed. In the last chapter the impact of EU and US strategic cultures on their Kosovo policies will be tested. The thesis argues that the Kosovo policies of EU and US are in line with their strategic cultures.Key words: Strategic culture, the Kosovo Problem, civilian power, hegemonic power, the European Union, the United States