The Iraq's Foreign Policy towards Kuwait: A Study in the Crises of Mubarak Port and Al-Faw Port

Abstract

The topic of the research is of great importance to specialists in Iraqi political affairs, as well as to the foreign decision-maker, especially since Iraqi foreign policy towards Kuwait has changed its directions after 2003 and is moving towards achieving goals consistent with developments in the Iraqi national interest, but there are some issues of the relationship between the two countries The issue of Mubarak Port, which is still standing, has not been resolved, as the establishment of this port has great and serious damage to Iraqi ports in general and the great port of Faw in particular. Therefore, a solution must be developed for this crisis between the two countries. The research aims to identify Mubarak Port and explain its effects. The negativity of Al-Faw as well as identifying the great port of Al-Faw and explaining the importance and advantages of the Iraqi state in all fields, and the research was divided into two axes.

The issue of Mubarak Port remains open. The construction of this port will cause a number of negative impacts, including the narrowing of the navigation channel in Khor Abdullah leading to the Grand Faw Port project. Therefore, it will weaken the project because it will cause restrictions on large ships in particular, and this will have a negative impact on the Grand Faw Port project and all other Iraqi ports. These negative impacts are due to the narrowness of the Khor Abdullah channel and its containing only one navigation channel, as it will lead to a reduction in productivity and an increase in costs, which will lead to a weakening of its competitiveness and the reluctance of shipping companies to deal with the Grand Faw Port, and it will lose the economic feasibility of its construction.