The role of the Faw  port  in  the Regional and local Security

Al-Ibud, Ama; Prof. Na, Asst.

	The role of the Faw port in the Regional and local Security
The Arab Gulf
Article 7, Volume 41, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 138-179 PDF (0 K)
Authors
ama Al-Ibud; Asst. Prof. Na
Abstract
Abstract : Geography remain one of the big challenges that cannot be overcome in power and weakness in spite of any important properties and factors which any country owns that effects in its national and local ocean ,the isolation and the US's oceans provided immunity towards military challenges, while isolation tired a lot of countries and made them bow to smaller countries. Iraq has strategically located in relation to the three continents ,but this important location has a diminished influence because of the narrow and limited sea and no sea coast commensurate with its size ,location ,and economic needs .Since oil is the basic commodity which Iraqi economy depends on, and relies heavily on the marine ports exporting ,so a search for new option to expand the area of mobility and activity became an urgent need .The port of Faw is one project and a strategic necessity exceed in its economical and security impact the Iraqi borders ,so it is supposed to be a connecting line of goods, commodity and maritime transportation by turning Iraq into a dry channel related in its upper ports with Mediterranean sea via Turkey and Syria and its lower ports with Arabian Gulf and Indian ocean.It is a mechanism contributing to cut prices significantly and accelerate the movement of goods and provide a great safety for marine traffic. This port will produce a geopolitical support and add an impressive balance in the power struggle of Arabian Gulf ,and expands opportunities options leading to diminish blackmail and pressure which make the West and East interest in sponsoring and provide security to maintain it.

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