Open AccessHydrocarbons support the global diplomacy of the Kurdistan Region
Author(s) -
Hussein Dalsooz Jalal
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
sententia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1339-4010
pISSN - 1339-3057
DOI - 10.25136/1339-3057.2021.2.34661
Subject(s) - diplomacy , competition (biology) , state (computer science) , government (linguistics) , soft power , power (physics) , political science , fossil fuel , international relations , economy , politics , economics , engineering , law , ecology , linguistics , philosophy , physics , algorithm , quantum mechanics , computer science , biology , waste management
This article empirically examines the competition of the world’s counties for the establishment of their diplomatic relations with non-state actor. It is underlined that the government of the Kurdistan region, which has used “soft power” to draw attention of the states. Among other tools, hydrocarbons (oil and gas) placed the main soft power policy of the Kurdistan government for its global movement. It is proven that the economic and hydrocarbon ambitions have led states to overpass their traditional understanding of global diplomacy; and this further inspires some of the previously antagonistic states to reshape their relations with non-state actor towards considering a close partner. The drawn conclusions correlated with the idea that the Kurdistan government would be more actively involved in the global diplomacy due to its oil and gas wealth.