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Pragmatism in Iraq's foreign policy (2005-2023): Features and consequences

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    1 Associate Professor, Department of International Relations, Faculty of Law and Political Science, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran-Iran

    2 Master's Student of Islamic Studies and Political Sciences of Imam Sadiq University, Tehran

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Document Type : Research Paper

Abstract

Objective: The attack of the international coalition led by the United States of America on Iraq in 2003 led to the establishment of a new political system based on ethnic divisions in this country. Due to the lack of formation of a powerful government behind these agreements and the approval of the country's constitution in 2005, the country's foreign policy has been affected by various actors. This issue has caused a kind of pragmatism in Iraq's foreign policy. In this regard, the present research seeks to investigate the characteristics and results of this pragmatism in Iraq's foreign policy.
Method: This research has done a scientific investigation of this issue using documentary sources and with a descriptive-analytical approach.
Findings: The authors of this article have come to the conclusion that the pragmatism formed in the behavior of Iraqi politicians based on the opinion of Charles Chao Rong Fua was based on small pragmatism. In this regard, the interests, goals and strategies formed in the foreign policy of this country are also affected by this.
Conclusion: The pursuit of small pragmatism has made the interests, goals and strategies of Iraq's foreign policy to be pursued in order to maintain the survival of the system. In this regard, the interests and objectives of the foreign policy are: getting out of isolation and rebuilding foreign relations, getting rid of territorial occupation, providing security and countering terrorism with the cooperation of foreign actors, providing and developing weapons and military power of the country, revitalizing the oil economy and expanding the routes Energy transfer, provision of needed domestic goods and increase in foreign investment. The foreign policy strategies of this country also include creating a balance between regional and extra-regional powers present in Iraq, mediation, neutrality towards crises and joining alliances and coalitions.

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Political studies of Islamic world
Volume 13, Issue 3 - Serial Number 51
September 2024
Pages 45-73
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