Dr. Ali Faris Hameed /Dean of the College of Political Science at Al-Nahrain University.
The issues related to research on scarcity still represent the most influential variable in the orientation of countries. They represent that obsession that may cost them one of their pillars of survival from a strategic standpoint or that may make them lose the effectiveness of their action in relation to their surrounding environment, as the scarcity of resources pushes the states to respond to these variables and the movement of interests without the ability to think superiority of other choices or their entailed opportunities and profits.
Formally, the issue of water scarcity is one of the variables affecting Iraqi-Turkish relations, in fact, some researchers believe that Iraq’s behavior is largely dependent on the Turkish water policy, especially in matters related to the need or shortage of the quantities of water reaching Iraq, as it usually forces decision-makers in Iraq to resort to the options that reduce the chances of friction of Turkish interests in Iraq so that water policies not to be affected by the movement of variables. however, the water policies that Turkey follows with Iraq need to re-establish a philosophy and vision by Iraq itself that suits the extent of the change in these policies.
The questions that can replace a major issue based on dealing with water scarcity and rarity are almost clear as follows: why has Iraq weakened its options in dealing with water scarcity? And why did Iraq ignore the alternative options it could adopt to strengthen its negotiating position with Turkey on the water issue? In line with these questions, managing the water file from technical and political perspectives has had a significant impact on increasing water scarcity in Iraq and the emergence of crises from time to time; due to considerations linked with the lack of perception and weak diagnosis of the movements of variables, and its consequences on the regional environment dealing with the water issue.
The hypothesis that this research is based on is that the issue of water in Iraqi political performance should not remain linked to the aspect of rights alone but should be closely linked to politics and political acumen, with monitoring changes in priorities and adapting internal needs to suit the nature of the transformations associated with Turkish water policy.
Based on the research problems and hypothesis, analyzing Turkish perspectives and their role in generating the so-called water crisis and the nature of the Iraqi perspectives and their consequences will help identify the causes of water scarcity or shortage in the future. In addition, it will contribute to the development of feasible ideas that can assist experts in managing the water file.
