An Explanation of Geopolitical Factors Influencing Iran-Iraq Relations

پژوهش نامه ایرانی سیاست بین الملل

Article 6, Volume 5, Issue 2, December 2017, Pages 118-143   

Document Type: مقالات

DOI: 10.22067/jipr.v5i2.57074

Authors

seyed mostafa hashemi^{* 1}; Abdoreza Faraji rad¹; Rahim Sarvar²

¹Islamic Azad University

²Azad Islami

Abstract

Abstract
Geopolitical codes are the map of stable and variable geographical factors that arise from the geography of a given country and influence its foreign policy. Identification of the geopolitical viewpoints via decoding the geopolitical codes of neighboring countries as well as distinguishing the geopolitical codes of the target countries could play an effective role in the approach of a country to the issue of foreign policy in line with its geopolitical weight. Considering the extensive civilization, historical, cultural and ethnic commonalities of Iran and Iraq combined with influence of regional and trans-regional powers in Iraq, identification and studying of Iraq’s geopolitical codes is essential to the orientation of Iran’s foreign policy. For this, the authors have attempted to study and analyze the geopolitical factors influencing Iran-Iraq relations via employing a descriptive-analytical methodology while emphasizing the analysis of available geopolitical codes of Iran-Iraq political geography.

Keywords

Geopolitics; geopolitical codes; foreign policy; Geopolitical Weight; Iran; Iraq

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