Geopolitics Quarterly

Geopolitics Quarterly

Energy Security Strategy in Iraq: A Vision of Nature and Transformations after the Defeat of ISIS

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
1 Assistant Lecture Tikrit University, College of Political Science, Salah-aldeen, Iraq.
2 Professor, Nahrain University, College of Political Science, Baghdad, Iraq.
3 Assistant Lecture Nahrain University, College of Political Science, Baghdad, Iraq.
Abstract
In the late twentieth century, many important facts that led to clear-cut changes in the structure of energy security issues, the most prominent of which was the global strategic oil reserve. These facts prompted regional circles to build a new world order, which includes many issues of energy security and ensuring the actor’s supplies. Regionally, the energy security sector in Iraq witnessed major challenges resulting from the security conditions and economic transformations. After the withdrawal of American forces from Iraq in 2011, security challenges increased significantly. Extremist armed groups such as ISIS attacked Oil areas, which led to a major threat to oil production and export. Oil facilities in Iraq witnessed several terrorist attacks and sabotage operations, which negatively affected the country’s ability to achieve sustainable production and export of energy supply Therefore, the operations to liberate the oil regions by the Iraqi forces from the control of the terrorist organization ISIS contributed to the Iraqi government seeking to put forward economic initiatives, most notably the development path to secure Iraqi energy supplies, in achieving economic prosperity for the country and the regional environment.
this article analyzes the impact of energy security strategy for Iraq, The descriptive method is used in this article and the geopolitical and Geo-strategic transformations to it against Iraq after defeat ISIS, The main purpose of the article is to explain Iraq's goals in developing energy supply that aims to create a Economic well-being regional and international.
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Volume 21, Issue 2
Summer 2025
Pages 11-28

  • Receive Date 14 May 2024
  • Revise Date 17 September 2024
  • Accept Date 24 September 2024