Irak Siyasetinde Değişim: Etnik-Mezhepçi Çizgilerden Merkeziyetçilik Sorununa

Year 2012, Volume: 4 Issue: 1, 143 - 164, 15.07.2016

Serhat Erkmen

Abstract

Irak'ın işgalinden sonra Irak siyaseti etnik ve dini çizgiler doğrultusunda yeniden yapılandırıldı ve siyasi ittifaklar bu çizgiler üzerinden yeniden şekillendirildi. Ancak ABD güçlerinin ülkeden geri çekilmesi ve Irak partilerinin içindeki farklılıklar yalnızca etnik ve mezhebi temellerle sınırlandırılamayacak yeni siyasi dengelerin oluşumunu tetiklemiştir. Bugün Arap Baharı'nın siyasi ve stratejik etkileri ile Irak'taki temel siyasi yapılanmalar arasında içerde yaşanan güç mücadeleleri yüzünden Irak, siyasette merkeziyetçilik konusunun odak noktası olacağı yeni bir safhaya girmiş bulunmaktadır.

Keywords

Irak siyaseti, merkeziyetçilik, Arap Baharı ve Irak, ABD güçlerinin geri çekilmesi

Change in Iraqi Politics: From Ethnic-Sectarian Lines to Centralization Question

Abstract

After the invasion of Iraq, politics in Iraq was rebuilt in accordance withethnic and religious lines and the political alliances have been reshaped over these lines. However, the withdrawal of US troops and internal differences of Iraqi parties triggered new political balances which cannot be limited into only ethnic and sectarian bases. Today, because of the political and strategic effects of Arab Spring and internal power struggles among the main Iraqi political groupings Iraq has entered in a newphase in politics which centralization issue will be the focus.

Keywords

Iraqi politics, centralization, Arab Spring and Iraq, Withdrawal of US troops

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