REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AS PLATFORMS FOR ADVANCING NATIONAL INTERESTS: THEORETICAL APPROACHES
Keywords:
regional organizations, national interests, neo-liberal institutionalism, Organization of Turkic States (OTS), institutional cooperation, multilateralism, Uzbekistan, Central Asia., mintaqaviy tashkilotlar, milliy manfaatlar, neo-liberal institutsionalizm, Turk davlatlari tashkiloti (TDT), institutsional hamkorlik, ko‘p tomonlama hamkorlik, O‘zbekiston, Markaziy Osiyo.Abstract
This article examines the role of regional organizations as platforms for the implementation of national interests from a theoretical perspective. The study is grounded in neo-liberal institutionalism, which emphasizes that states can advance their national interests not solely through power or competition, but through institutional mechanisms, normative frameworks, and cooperative arrangements. Using the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) as a case study, the article analyzes the development of regional cooperation, the evolution of institutional mechanisms, and the ways in which member states—particularly Uzbekistan—pursue their national interests. Furthermore, the study explores the OTS’s role in balancing the interests of member states and engaging external actors to foster regional stability. The findings suggest that neo-liberal institutionalism provides a valuable theoretical and practical framework for understanding how regional organizations like the OTS enable states to systematically and effectively advance their national interests.
Mazkur maqola mintaqaviy tashkilotlar milliy manfaatlarni amalga oshirish platformasi sifatida qanday rol o‘ynashini nazariy jihatdan tahlil qiladi. Tadqiqotning nazariy asosi sifatida neo-liberal institutsionalizm tanlangan bo‘lib, bu yondashuv orqali davlatlar o‘z milliy manfaatlarini kuch yoki raqobat orqali emas, balki institutsional mexanizmlar, normativ hujjatlar va kooperatsiya orqali ilgari surishi mumkinligi ko‘rsatib beriladi. Maqolada Turk davlatlari tashkiloti (OTS) misolida mintaqaviy hamkorlikning shakllanishi, institutsiyalarning rivojlanishi, hamda O‘zbekistonning milliy manfaatlarini amalga oshirish mexanizmlari tahlil qilinadi. Shuningdek, maqolada OTSning a’zo davlatlar manfaatlarini muvozanatlashtirish, tashqi davlatlar bilan hamkorlik orqali mintaqaviy barqarorlikni ta’minlashdagi roli ko‘rib chiqiladi. Tadqiqot shuni ko‘rsatadiki, neo-liberal institutsionalizm OTS kabi yangi mintaqaviy tashkilotlarda ham davlatlar manfaatlarini tizimli va samarali amalga oshirishda muhim nazariy va amaliy vosita sifatida xizmat qiladi.
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