Jordan’s foreign policy toward Iraq after 2014

Abstract

This study aimed to identify Jordan's foreign policy towards Iraq after 2014. Jordanian-Iraqi relations after 2014 took on political, economic and security dimensions that influenced Jordan's foreign policy towards Iraq. The economic factor, represented by Jordan's need for oil resources, was the most influential factor on Jordan's foreign policy towards Iraq after 2014. Jordan was keen to benefit from its economic relations with Iraq to the maximum extent possible, especially in light of Iraq's need for Jordan, which resulted from the political, security and economic conditions that Iraq has been experiencing since 2003, which further worsened after the Islamic State (ISIS) took control of much of Iraq. This doubled the importance of the security factor in guiding Jordan's foreign policy towards Iraq. Jordanian-American relations constitute the main determinant upon which Jordanian foreign policy decision-makers rely in guiding their decisions towards Iraq, especially in light of the American-Iranian conflict over the Iranian nuclear file and the regional problems resulting from Iran's expansionist policy in Iraq in particular and the Arab region in general.