Satu Dekade Pasca Invasi AS di Irak
Abstract: The main reasoning
behind the United States’ attack on Iraq, March, 20th 2003 among others was a
geopolitics factor in the context of keeping oil supply safely. Therefore, it
has influenced how the United States implementing the process of
democaratization in Iraq. Although a new government of Iraq has been
established through a general election supervised by the US, security and peace
are still far away. In the contrary, Iraq has been plunged into a civil war.
The traditional Israeli-American relation has been a key factor to keep
American vital interest in Middle East. However, the instability of Iraq, has
been crucial in influencing the democratization and peace in Iraq, as well as
peace and security in Middle East.
Keywords: US interest in Iraq
and Middle East; democratization; security; peace in Iraq and the Middle East
Penulis: Budi Winarno
Kode Jurnal: jphubintdd140277