Jeoekonomiyi Doğru Anlamak
Making Sense of Geoeconomics

Summary/Abstract: The main aim of this study is to discuss the concept of geoeconomics, which emerged in the International Relations literature in the 1990s and has gained increasing prominence over time. Although the concept originated at the intersection of geopolitics and economics, its growing usage has gradually detached it from its geographical context and has at times blurred its boundaries with International Political Economy (IPE). The study argues that this conceptual ambiguity stems from the weakening of the “geo” element. From this perspective, it is claimed that geoeconomics should be treated as distinct from, yet not independent of, IPE and should rather be examined within IPE through a geographical/spatial lens. In doing so, geoeconomics is reframed from an overly expansive umbrella term for the political use of economic instruments into a more delimited analytical framework grounded in spatial context and strategic advantage. This approach aims to reduce conceptual ambiguity in the geoeconomics literature. The study further discusses the theoretical implications of the IPE-geoeconomics distinction and proposes a more coherent analytical ground for future research. Accordingly, it proposes economic security, energy security, connectivity projects, and weaponized interdependence as key research agendas in geoeconomics. The main aim of this study is to discuss the concept of geoeconomics, which emerged in the International Relations literature in the 1990s and has gained increasing prominence over time. Although the concept originated at the intersection of geopolitics and economics, its growing usage has gradually detached it from its geographical context and has at times blurred its boundaries with International Political Economy (IPE). The study argues that this conceptual ambiguity stems from the weakening of the “geo” element. From this perspective, it is claimed that geoeconomics should be treated as distinct from, yet not independent of, IPE and should rather be examined within IPE through a geographical/spatial lens. In doing so, geoeconomics is reframed from an overly expansive umbrella term for the political use of economic instruments into a more delimited analytical framework grounded in spatial context and strategic advantage. This approach aims to reduce conceptual ambiguity in the geoeconomics literature. The study further discusses the theoretical implications of the IPE-geoeconomics distinction and proposes a more coherent analytical ground for future research. Accordingly, it proposes economic security, energy security, connectivity projects, and weaponized interdependence as key research agendas in geoeconomics.

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