Bölgesel Güvenlik Kompleksi Teorisi Kapsamında Somali ve Afrika Boynuzu’nun Güvenliği; Aktörler, Tehditler ve Riskler
Security of Somalia and Horn of Africa within the Framework of Regional Security Complex; Actors, Threats, and Risks

Summary/Abstract: Horn of Africa and Somalia has been occupying the world agenda with issues such as civil war, terrorism, piracy, clan/tribe problems, drought, and famine since the end of the Cold War. This study aims to explore the reasons of the security problems in Somalia and Horn of Africa both of which control the Gulf of Aden, one of the main routes of the international maritime trade, and the roles of the regional states and international actors in the face of these problems within the framework of Regional Security Complex Theory. The regional crises, occurring as a result of military the activities to protect the regional balance of power emerging from the historical friendships of hostilities between the states in a specific geographical region, have the potential to evolve into global crises. This study is important helping to understand the comprehensive security approaches developed by the regional and international actors against the regional problems by taking different initiatives. In order to overcome possible future threats and risks, it is considered necessary to put forth the conceptual and theoretical framework of the regional problems by using content analysis, a qualitative research method, and to correctly identify the regional security problems by the international organization and by the states like Turkey which has started to show a closer interest to the region recently

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