Article
The conflict in Gaza threatens Iraq’s stability, progress in US-Iraq relations
Atlantic Council: MENASource
(2023)
Abstract
Militant group Hamas’s October 7 attack against Israel threatens to disrupt more than normalizing relations with Israel. Before the attack, the Middle East and North Africa were on a slow path to stabilization. Arab states and Israel were beginning to settle their differences, Saudi Arabia and Iran had established relations, and the Yemen conflict was slowly ending. In Iraq, economic prospects were slowly improving after its economy contracted due to the pandemic, exacerbated by ongoing anti-Iran protests and sectarian strife. Moreover, as the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute pointed out in March, Iraq was “enjoying its most stable period since 2003.” US-Iraq security relations even improved after the Iraqi Parliament called for the withdrawal of US troops in 2020. In August, both countries reaffirmed their commitment to increasing security cooperation.
Keywords
- Gaza,
- USA,
- Iraq,
- US-Iraq
Disciplines
Publication Date
October 20, 2023
Citation Information
C. Anthony Pfaff. "The conflict in Gaza threatens Iraq’s stability, progress in US-Iraq relations" Atlantic Council: MENASource (2023) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/c-pfaff/55/