A new book by Assoc. Prof. Özdemir, Presidency's Deputy Head of Communications

A new book by Assoc. Prof. Özdemir, Presidency's Deputy Head of Communications A new book by Assoc. Prof. Özdemir, Presidency's Deputy Head of Communications https://innews.media/en/news/id-34353

- "The Rise and Fall of the Eagle: An Assessment of the Liberal World Order" examines the establishment and rise of the liberal international order built on the principles of U.S. hegemony and how it has fared to the present day.

- Özdemir adds:

"While the American hegemony is an axis once considered to be invincible and unwavering in itself and the liberal world order is an axis that forms its umbrella, one can argue that the reality is the opposite in the world order we see. The book corroborates this argument with a variety of evidence.”

ANKARA (AA) - Authored in English by Assoc. Prof. Çağatay Özdemir, the Presidency's Deputy Head of Communications, the book "The Rise and Fall of the Eagle: An Assessment of the Liberal World Order", has been released. Dealing with the establishment and rise of the international liberal order built on the principles of U.S. hegemony, the book examines how the foundations of the international liberal order have been rocked by various practices and whether it has been successful so far.

Özdemir's book titled "The Rise and Fall of the Eagle: An Assessment of the Liberal World Order" has been published by Apple Academic Press in partnership with Routledge/Taylor and Francis Group, the world's leading international publishing house.

The book offers an analysis of how and why the liberal world order, which originated following the end of the Cold War and the dissolution of the Soviet Union, was established, how it started to rise, how it is linked to the U.S. hegemony, how its foundations have been rocked by various practices and whether it has been successful so far or not.

The book presents a historical review of the liberal world order, which has been built on the principles of American hegemony such as free trade system, cooperative security, collective decision-making, and democratic unity since the end of World War while also revealing the challenges faced by the international system.

- “The liberal world order designed in the aftermath of the Cold War”

As part of his take on his new book, Özdemir told an AA correspondent that the book offers a perspective with focus on the role of American foreign policy in the liberal world order and the debates over its future.

Özdemir notes that the end of the Cold War had a significant impact on the global system and that the liberal world order consolidated itself as the dominant paradigm, and adds: "The liberal world order was designed in the aftermath of the Cold War. It is an axis that is at the heart of an international system debate focused on Fukuyama's 'End of History' thesis, once considered to never collapse."

Özdemir notes that the liberal world order is viewed as equivalent to American hegemony:

"The transformations experienced after the Cold War point to how American hegemony is actually not quite sustainable and it has not fully manifested itself in the international system. Both regional and global developments point out that various perspectives have emerged in the world order. The book is focused on these key paradoxical aspects.”

- “The need arises for a reconstructed world order”

"While the American hegemony is an axis once considered to be invincible and unwavering in itself and the liberal world order is an axis that forms its umbrella, one can argue that the reality is the opposite in the world order we see. Özdemir argues that the book corroborates this argument with a variety of evidence and that the book deals in detail with the regional crises facing the American hegemony, the global crises facing the liberal world order, and the facts that they uncover.

Çağatay Özdemir adds:

"The rise of the radical right in Europe, the challenge of the Trump-era foreign policy against the liberal world order, the loss of influence by global supranational bodies such as the UN, NATO, and the EU, the rise of Russia and China as the dominant global powers, and the transformation of the international system by all of the aforementioned factors give rise to the need for a reconstructed international system. I have made efforts to cover in this book the fundamental aspects in reference to the words of our President, who once said 'the world is bigger than five', as well as the need for a new axis in the global system and the need to reform the UN."

- “Türkiye serves as an arbitrator and mediator to settle conflicts”

Özdemir points out that global and regional powers have differentiated and new actors have emerged in the new world order, and highlights that the Republic of Türkiye has grown into a key actor thanks to the proactive methods adopted in foreign policy.

Özdemir states that Türkiye serves as an arbitrator, protector, and sometimes mediator to settle the regional and most of the global conflicts:

"In this sense, the book underlines that we should view the perspectives offered by Türkiye as a part of its multifaceted and visionary diplomacy in a way to be linked with the transformation of the global system. Why? Because the international liberal order does not only consist of American hegemony. This is why Türkiye’s influence over the settlement of regional conflicts, its capability to put an end to the humanitarian tragedy in Gaza, its role as a mediator in the Ukraine-Russia War, its role as a mediator to de-escalate the tensions in the Balkans, and its involvement in the Armenian-Azerbaijan War in particular are noteworthy in morphing into a global power."

Going beyond the traditional and Western-centric paradigms of international relations, the book questions the relevance and legitimacy of the American hegemony and the liberal world order, drawing attention to the fact that modern world is moving into a post-American era in which the relative influence and power of the United States is gradually diminishing.