Decision-making mechanisms in the Saudi-Iraqi political system: An analysis of official institutions

This article seeks to delineate and interrogate the decision-making mechanisms of the Saudi-Iraqi political system as well as render clarifications pertaining to the decision-making mechanisms of official institutions in Saudi Arabia and the Republic of Iraq. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is arguably one of the key states in the region as is manifest in the geopolitical and economic prowess which the kingdom wield. The system of government is very important due to the status of the religious institution. © 2021, Rossiiskaya Akademiya Nauk, Institut Istorii (Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of General Hist. All rights reserved.