The Making of Foreign Policy in Iraq

Political Factions and the Ruling Elite

Zana Gulmohamad (University of Sheffield, UK)

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English

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
28 January 2021

Middle Eastern history; Iraq War; Politics & government; Political parties

How is foreign policy made in Iraq? Based on dozens of interviews with senior officials and politicians, this book provides a clear analysis of the development of domestic Iraqi politics since 2003.

Zana Gulmohamad explains how the federal government of Iraq and Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) have functioned and worked together since toppling Saddam to reveal in granular detail the complexity of their foreign policy making. The book shows that the ruling elites and political factions in Baghdad and in the capital of the Kurdistan Region, Erbil, create foreign policies according to their agendas. The formulation and implementation of the two governments’ foreign policies is to a great extent uncoordinated. Yet Zana Gulmohamad places this incoherent model of foreign policy making in the context of the country’s fragmented political and social context and explains how Iraq’s neighbouring countries - Iran, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Syria before the civil war - have each influenced its internal affairs. The book is the first study dedicated to the contemporary dynamics of the Iraqi state - outside the usual focus on the “great powers” - and it explains exactly how Iraqi foreign policy is managed alongside the country’s economic and security interests.

By: Zana Gulmohamad (University of Sheffield UK)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 472g
ISBN: 9781838604974
ISBN 10: 1838604979
Pages: 216
Publication Date: 28 January 2021
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction: A Brief History Chapter One: Major domestic actors in foreign policy post-Saddam Chapter Two: The federal government’s core executive bodies in foreign policy making Chapter Three: The Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) foreign relations and foreign policy Chapter Four: The federal government’s key foreign policy priorities Chapter Five: Regional interferences and influences on Iraq’s foreign policy post-Saddam Conclusion: The closing of Iraq’s foreign policies’ saga

Zana K Gulmohamad is a Teaching Associate in the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Sheffield where he completed his PhD and become a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. He has published on Iraq and radical armed groups and contributed to the US’s Strategic Multilayer Assessment.

Reviews for The Making of Foreign Policy in Iraq: Political Factions and the Ruling Elite

A spirited and welcome book that contributes to our understanding of political dynamics in post-invasion Iraq. * Middle East Monitor * 'Dr Gulmohamad's book challenges the common tendency to treat Iraq as a passive battleground for foreign powers. The book provides the most comprehensive account of the complex mechanisms that shape Iraq's foreign policy-making and how rival factions and elites try to stir Iraq in their interests. The focus on neighbouring states and their role in affecting policy-making in Iraq at the expense of the usual focus on Western powers is particularly refreshing and insightful. The research upon which the book is based is thorough, and the primary sources are numerous. I strongly recommend the book to anyone who wishes to understand Iraq's place in international politics post-2003.' * Yaniv Voller, University of Kent, UK *