"An Asymmetrical Struggle for 21st Century Security: An Eastern Perspective in Cyberspace"

The concepts of security and terrorism are evaluated as dynamic concepts that take shape and show changes according to the current period. Especially with the development of technology and industry, these concepts have changed and gained new dimensions and new definitions over time. Conventional weapons in war and traditional understanding in security have been replaced by nuclear weapons and international security concepts, revealing the deterrence factor. At the same time, the concept of "cyber terrorism" which has entered the traditional terrorism paradigm as a new dimension and has the potential to change this paradigm, is also evaluated as an important dynamic. The emergence of a multipolar order in the international system with the end of the Cold War allowed the Eastern states to show themselves in this system and to display an attitude against the Western hegemony. In this context, cyberspace, which is a new concept in the literature, is considered as an important struggle area of states. The struggle in cyberspace, which is seen as an asymmetrical environment due to the diversification of the actor concept as non-state/supported actors, has advanced the security approaches and aggressive attitudes of Asian states. In this study, the qualitative method will be used and firstly, security and terrorism will be looked at from a conceptual framework. Then, it will be mentioned that the concept of cyberspace, which is seen as a 21st century reality, is associated with security and terrorism. The aggressive attitudes of Asian states, which are not in the same camp with the West, towards their immediate surroundings, especially the West; The democratic structure of the states has been associated with the regime type and management styles. In this context, it is aimed to contribute to the field by analyzing the Asian states in the cyber security classification.