An intensive geo-economic reading presented by this research study issued by the Enki Foundation for Studies and Research, authored by researchers Al-Abbas Al-Sudani, a scholar at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), and Ege Ertuğsul, a member of the Shared Futures Dialogues at Chatham House, to deconstruct the paradox of enforcing legitimate and legal rights alongside the decline of field capability and negotiating leverage. The study reviews Iraq’s experience between 2022 and 2025, when it managed to consolidate its federal authority and international judicial rulings regarding the Iraq-Turkey Oil Pipeline (ITP) and secured an arbitral award in favor of Baghdad, contrasted with the decline of its actual negotiating position due to the pressure of maritime choke point closures and its lack of field alternatives, culminating in a temporary agreement reached in August 2026. A rigorous research thesis that deconstructs the dimensions of "asymmetric interdependence" and the conversion of legal ownership into a genuine compliance tool in regional energy relations. #Enki_Foundation #Political_Economy #Iraq_Turkey_Pipeline #Iraq #Turkey #International_Arbitration #Energy_Security #Strategic_Studies