The role of the executive authority in the field of foreign relations in Iraq, a comparative study

Foreign relations have a fundamental role in determining the state’s position in the international community, as achieving stability, development, and improving the state’s general image before the international community depends on the nature of those relations, and they are considered among the indispensable basics for any country because they represent the state’s endeavor to achieve the vital interests of the nation. Defending it outside its borders, and in international forums, this importance increases for countries that have gone through crises or are trying to emerge from them. The authorities responsible for foreign relations are determined by the constitutions of countries, and among these authorities is the executive authority, which the constitution entrusts with representing the state at the external level, and with diplomatic representation, Concluding international treaties and agreements, in addition to planning and implementing the state’s foreign policy. In order to cover the research topic entitled (The role of the executive authority in the field of foreign relations in Iraq - a comparative study), we relied on the analytical approach of the constitutional and legal texts that regulate the powers of the executive authority in the field of foreign relations. We also relied on the comparative approach between Iraq and Germany in this topic, because the two countries adopt the federal parliamentary system.