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LINKAGE BETWEEN US INVASION OF IRAQ ARAB SPRING AND EMERGENCE OF DAESH BEGINNING OF NEW ERA FOR IRAN

08 Pages : 69-79

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/girr.2022(V-II).08      10.31703/girr.2022(V-II).08      Published : Jun 2022

Linkage Between US invasion of Iraq, Arab Spring and Emergence of Daesh: Beginning of New Era for Iran

    The role of Iran is essential to analyze the politics of the Middle East. Post 9/11 few events such as the USA invasion of Iraq, the Arab spring and the emergence of Daesh has altered the traditional power structure of the region and also enhanced the role of Iran in the politics of the region. This study analyzes the role of domestic and structural factors in the shaping of the foreign policy behavior of Iran. Iraq remained a strong power under Saddam till the US invasion of Iraq in March 2003. Though, the US invasion ended a dictatorship but failed to provide stability, peace and a unified government in Iraq. The empowerment of the Shiia government in Iraq is also a victory of Iran on the ideological front as the US invasion has enabled Iran to achieve its targets without confronting directly with Saddam. . Since 2000 few events such as the US invasion of Iraq, Arab Spring and rise of Daesh transformed the traditional balance of power in favor of Iran. All these events helped Iran to enhance its ideological influence throughout the Middle East

    Iran, Iraq, Power, Rivalry, Invasion, Daesh, Ideology
    (1) Fozia Bibi
    Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Rawalpindi Women University, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Lubna Abid Ali
    Professor, Department of International Relations, National Defence University, Islamabad, Pakistan.

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    APA : Bibi, F., & Ali, L. A. (2022). Linkage Between US invasion of Iraq, Arab Spring and Emergence of Daesh: Beginning of New Era for Iran. Global International Relations Review, V(II), 69-79. https://doi.org/10.31703/girr.2022(V-II).08
    CHICAGO : Bibi, Fozia, and Lubna Abid Ali. 2022. "Linkage Between US invasion of Iraq, Arab Spring and Emergence of Daesh: Beginning of New Era for Iran." Global International Relations Review, V (II): 69-79 doi: 10.31703/girr.2022(V-II).08
    HARVARD : BIBI, F. & ALI, L. A. 2022. Linkage Between US invasion of Iraq, Arab Spring and Emergence of Daesh: Beginning of New Era for Iran. Global International Relations Review, V, 69-79.
    MHRA : Bibi, Fozia, and Lubna Abid Ali. 2022. "Linkage Between US invasion of Iraq, Arab Spring and Emergence of Daesh: Beginning of New Era for Iran." Global International Relations Review, V: 69-79
    MLA : Bibi, Fozia, and Lubna Abid Ali. "Linkage Between US invasion of Iraq, Arab Spring and Emergence of Daesh: Beginning of New Era for Iran." Global International Relations Review, V.II (2022): 69-79 Print.
    OXFORD : Bibi, Fozia and Ali, Lubna Abid (2022), "Linkage Between US invasion of Iraq, Arab Spring and Emergence of Daesh: Beginning of New Era for Iran", Global International Relations Review, V (II), 69-79
    TURABIAN : Bibi, Fozia, and Lubna Abid Ali. "Linkage Between US invasion of Iraq, Arab Spring and Emergence of Daesh: Beginning of New Era for Iran." Global International Relations Review V, no. II (2022): 69-79. https://doi.org/10.31703/girr.2022(V-II).08