By Rami Alkhafaji and Safwan Al-Amin for the Atlantic Council. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News.
Can Iraq and Kuwait transform the Khor Abdullah waterway dispute into a regional diplomacy model?
The Khor Abdullah waterway has re-emerged as a point of tension between Iraq and Kuwait.
After being presumed a settled matter, the waterway is now at the center of a heated sovereignty dispute after Iraq's Federal Supreme Court annulled a 2012 bilateral treaty with Kuwait.
This comes at a time when Iraq is attempting to rebuild and strengthen its ties with its Gulf neighbors, and as it looks to develop an economy less focused on natural resources in favor of one that emphasizes international trade.
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