Defense, Military, and Policy Studies

This study investigates the long-run and short-run effects of military expenditure on economic growth and private expenditure in Türkiye over 1960–2023 using a nonlinear empirical strategy that allows for smooth structural breaks. Conventional time-series approaches often overlook parameter instability in economies su…

In response to the growing complexity of public administration and defence governance, this study develops and evaluates an integrated reflex analytics platform designed to support sovereign, data-driven decision-making in the Turkish public sector. The platform combines multi-domain data fusion, modular artificial in…

The defense projects have their unique set of limitations that include mission-vitality, high-security burdens, and complex stakeholder conditions. Conventional monitoring of cost-schedules of these major ventures thus becomes challenging. With the rapid pace of digitalization in the defense sphere, the need for struc…

This study examines the effects of militarization on environmental degradation in the Eastern Partnership countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine) and Russia, which are located in Eastern Europe and Eurasia and are not members of the European Union, over the period 1996-2022. The main res…

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The econometric model of the study consists of economic growth, rural value added, and defence expenditures. The purpose of this study is to determine whether there is a causal relationship between economic growth, defence expenditures, and rural value-added variables in Turkey. In accordance with the results of the u…

The econometric model of the study consists of economic growth, rural value added, and defence expenditures. The purpose of this study is to determine whether there is a causal relationship between economic growth, defence expenditures, and rural value-added variables in Turkey. In accordance with the results of the u…

Bu makale, Avrupa ülkelerinin ABD'den sıvılaştırılmış doğal gaz (LNG) ithalatına yönelmesini, ekonomik rasyonaliteyi aşan daha geniş bir stratejik üstünlük arayışı çerçevesinde incelemektedir. ABD LNG'si, boru hattı gazına kıyasla daha pahalı, uzun mesafe taşımaya bağlı olarak daha kırılgan ve karbon ayak izi açısında…

In recent years, investigating the impact of the geopolitical risk index on military expenditures is a current issue in the literature. The study investigates the effects of geopolitical risk index on military expenditures in 25 OECD countries for the period 1999-2022. We tested the impact of geopolitical risk index o…

Turkey is widely regarded as a case of relative failure in terms of the developmental impact of its state-led initiatives, yet its defence industry yielded surprising political, military, and economic gains. What explains Turkey’s relative success in the defence industry? This study argues that a confluence of global,…

Bu çalışma, 1964 yılında kurulan BMC’nin (British Motor Corporation) bir otomotiv fabrikasından Türkiye’nin stratejik savunma sanayii üssüne dönüşüm sürecini ve bu süreçteki “yerlileştirme” misyonunu incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Yöntem olarak kurumun tarihsel gelişiminin temel alındığı makale; kritik dönüm nokta…

Bu çalışma, Türkiye'nin Ocak 2000–Aralık 2024 dönemine ait makroekonomik performansını ve bu süreçte şekillenen jeoekonomik güç söylemini eleştirel bir politik ekonomi perspektifi çerçevesinde analiz etmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Araştırma kapsamında Türkiye'nin ekonomik ve stratejik dönüşümü; büyüme dinamikleri, finansal is…