By Dr Othman Ali
Abstract
Trump Middle East policy Donald
Trump's Iraq policy is a part and parcel of his Middle East policy which is
seemingly based on hawkish hard-power, mercantilist approach, and leaving
Obama's policy of using soft power and multilateralism. Trump administration
policy in Iraq has initially focused on defeating of ISIS, containment of Iran,
and supporting al-Abdai to accomplish this policy. However, in reality this
policy is full of contradictions, and it is in many ways the Obama policy being
continued. The US withdrawal from Iran nuclear deal and attempt to force Iraqi
future Iraqi government to impose sanction against Iran will have serious
destabilizing impact for Iraq. To
demonstrate this we try to read Trump’s mind by looking at factor shaping
ideological outlook. Then we provide a brief survey of the contradictions in
his Middle East policies. Then we try to make connections between destabilizing
impact of Trump’s policies in Iraq and fall of al -Abdi Government. Finally we try to discuss possible challenges
of Trump's policy in Iraq during the current government of Adel Abdul Mahdi.
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