نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
عنوان مقاله English
نویسندگان English
The "Al-Aqsa Flood" event has reshaped geopolitical equations by transforming the regional order in West Asia, confronting Iraq with the challenge of redefining its security and ideological roles. This study aims to explain how Iraq’s position is being redefined within the post-Al-Aqsa Flood regional order and how it manages the tension between identity-based commitments and sovereign imperatives. The research seeks to present an analytical model of Baghdad’s foreign policy behavior within this fluid order. Employing a descriptive-analytical method with a qualitative approach, the study utilizes the theoretical framework of "role redefinition in a fluid regional order" (integrating role theory and constructivism) and analyzes documentary data alongside security trends. The findings indicate that Iraq has moved beyond a passive dichotomy to adopt a "dual and pragmatic" behavioral pattern; while maintaining—without severing—its strategic ties to the Axis of Resistance, it assumes the roles of "soft balancer" and "diplomatic mediator" to avoid becoming a theater of military conflict and to safeguard its domestic stability and national sovereignty. This transition is not merely the result of external pressure but the outcome of a dialectic between identity, structure, and agency, propelling Iraq from a "battleground" toward becoming an "active actor" in the reconstruction of the regional order.
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