Reconfigured dependence: Iraq and the legacy of American hegemony
Iraq’s 2003 invasion became a struggle over sovereignty, as the country was overtaken not only by armies but also by ideas and structures that hindered its recovery.
The occupation introduced a new form of American dominance built on military bases, oil agreements, financial pressure, and externally guided political systems.
Legitimacy proved unattainable through force, and Iraq exposed the vulnerability of the imperial project as the war turned into a strategic burden.
Yet dominant powers do not easily retreat and often shift their methods to preserve influence.
More than twenty years later, the central question is whether Iraq has truly gained freedom or simply entered a reconfigured form of dependence.
The answer remains complex, as full independence faces persistent external resistance.
True liberation ultimately depends not on troop withdrawal alone but on a people’s ability to break both visible and hidden forms of control.
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