How Iraq’s Future May be Shaped by its Neighbors

E-Notes (Foreign Policy Research Institute) March 2013

By Yoel Guzansky & Gallia Lindenstrauss *

Since the last American soldiers left Iraq more than a year ago, the fear of rising Iranian influence in the country has become more pronounced. This fear that Iran may fill the vacuum left by the United States has prompted Turkey and several Arab states to clarify their position vis-à-vis Iraq in an attempt to counterbalance Iran’s influence.

* Yoel Guzansky and Gallia Lindenstrauss are research fellows at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) at Tel Aviv University.

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