Measuring the Political Power Variables of Iraq and its Neighboring Countries Geographically

Abstract

Political power is a crucial aspect of a state's moral power. It can be defined as the power that arises from a group of factors that collectively make up the will of the state. It is the basis on which the state relies to make national decisions, and it constitutes the institutional framework for political interactions that can mobilize and invest the various resources of the state. To measure this strength, seven main components and indicators were identified. These include the level of public freedoms, which is further divided into two parts: civil liberties and the human rights index, political stability and absence of violence, the fight against corruption index, the government efficiency rate (governmental effectiveness), the effectiveness of Parliament (representation and accountability), as well as organizational quality (organizational efficiency rate).