The Impact of Iraqi Kurdistan Geopolitics on Foreign Policy of the United States in Iraq (2003-2012)

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Seyyed Jalal Dehghani Firouzabadi ¹ , Khezr Khadiri Varik ²

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Received: 2013-09-07 Accepted : 2013-12-12 Published : 2013-12-01

Keywords: Iraqi Kurdistan geopolitics, the geopolitics of minorities, fragile belts, the foreign policy of the United States,

Abstract :

The developments of the 2003 of Iraq have totally changed the political chessboard of this country as compared with the past. The United States with the aim of establishing a united secular central government implemented the first step of her policies but later it had to change her approach and implemented the second step of her policies (pursuing objectives through Cohen’s entrances). In this direction the Kurds due to their geopolitical and geostrategic importance attracted the attention of the United States policy makers. The present article by a descriptive analytical method wants to answer this question that what has been the impact of Iraqi Kurdistan geopolitics after the fall of Saddam on the United States foreign policy towards Iraq? The finding of the study shows that the geopolitical features of Iraqi Kurdistan have facilitated the United States ability to influence Iraq’s policies.