Original ResearchPublished 8 October 2026Fragmentation as a core governance constraint: a political-economy stakeholder analysis of Iraq’s transboundary water managementMutawakil Obeidat · Ammar A. Albalasmeh · Mufleh A. Alalaween · Mohammed O. J. Azzam · Murad S. Ramadan · Luay AlDalooi · Wasim S. BarhamFrontiers in Environmental Sciencedoi 10.3389/fenvs.2026.1925616