Özet:

With the change of direction of the international structure during the Cold War, new approaches to the concept of security came to the fore. The ideological differences that formed the basis of the power struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union within the international system have gradually begun to manifest themselves on the economic, military and political level. The security dilemma experienced within the bipolar structure has led to the parties building their own security networks, supporting alternative alliance formations, and establishing their own blocs through international organizations. The security dilemma created in the bipolar structure during the Cold War period, the fact that power is considered within the framework of the national interest and states pay more attention to military power than power components reveals the increasing importance of neo-realist theory. Within the international system, the United States and the Soviet Union have managed to implement extremely successful deterrence, containment and balancing strategies without getting into a hot conflict. While the perception of a common threat felt during the Cold War forced the alliance members to act together, the decadal of structural changes led to the reshaping of alliance relations and the emergence of interest-oriented approaches to the forefront in the postwar period. In this study, the national security strategies adopted by the United States and the Soviet Union within the bipolar structure will be included and the security doctrines put into practice will be analyzed comparatively. The important role played by international organizations on the balance of power established during the Cold War in the system will also be emphasized with importance. 

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