Iraqi-United State relations since 2003 and their future prospects

Saleh, Mahmoud Al-Din Muhannad; Ismail, Suhaib Abdul-Samad

doi:10.37651/aujlps.2025.166941.1685

	Iraqi-United State relations since 2003 and their future prospects
Journal of Anbar University for Law and Political Sciences
Article 42, Volume 16, Issue: 2, June 2026, Pages 1033-1056 PDF (804.61 K)
Document Type: Research Paper
DOI: 10.37651/aujlps.2025.166941.1685
Authors
Mahmoud Al-Din Muhannad Saleh^* ; Suhaib Abdul-Samad Ismail
Tikrit University / College of Political Science
Abstract
Relations The roots of Iraqi-American relations date back to before World War II, and these relations have fluctuated between tension and cooperation depending on the political regimes in power in both countries, as well as the developments and changes occurring in the international system. During the monarchical era, since its establishment in 1921, relations were marked by coolness and monitoring as a result of the isolationist policy adopted by the United States. Iraq, supported by Britain, was closely watched by the U.S., and despite this, there was American cooperation in several areas, especially in developing Iraq's infrastructure and oil extraction, despite the predominant British influence at the time. After the 1958 coup led by leader Abdul Karim Qasim, which overthrew the monarchy, the regime was more inclined toward the Soviet Union, leading to tensions between the two sides, especially since the United States was engaged in the Cold War with the Soviet Union and did not tolerate any form of communist influence anywhere in the world, particularly in the Middle East, which it considered an exclusive zone of American influence
Keywords
America; Iraq; war; relations

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