Security Threats to Regional Powers Investment in Iraq After the Defeat of ISIS

Document Type : Original Article

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1 MS of international relations, shahid beheshti university, Tehran, iran

2 Tehran University

3 Allameh Tabatabai University

Abstract

Iraq, as Iran's western neighbor, has the appropriate and potential capacity for regional interaction and cooperation. Accordingly, intelligent and planned interaction with this country can be important for the production of wealth, power and national security of Iran. Being aware of this, regional powers are also investing in Iraq ostensibly to rebuild the country, but in practice with political motives, and this could pose a threat to Iran. The present study seeks to answer the main question: What effect does the investment of regional powers in the reconstruction of post-ISIS Iraq, which is done in the shadow of the passivity of Iran's economic presence in this country, have on Iran's national security? The study claims that the investment of regional powers in Iraq, which leads to an increase in the influence of these powers and a change in Iraqi policies and orientations in the shadow of Iran's economic passivity in this country, increases Iran's national security threats in economic, political, social, military and environmental fields. The present study tries to investigate the subject with a descriptive-analytical method.

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Article Title [Persian]

تهدیدات امنیتی برای قدرت‌های منطقه‌ای برای سرمایه‌گذاری در عراق پس از شکست داعش

Authors [Persian]

  • رحمان حبیبی 1
  • mojtaba eslamian 3
1 دانش آموخته کارشناسی ارشد روابط بین الملل دانشگاه شهید بهشتی
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3

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Iranian Review of Foreign Affairs
Volume 10, Issue 29 - Serial Number 1
February 2019
Pages 137-156

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  • Receive Date: 16 February 2021
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