Best Interaction Policy in Joint Fields Governance between States; the case of Iraqi-Iranian Joint Fields

Iran shares many fields with neighbors. Solo exploitation has been Iran’s prevalent policy in the governance of its joint fields whereas it is adduced that in some cases national interests will be best met through the cooperated governance of joint fields. This article studies various techno-economic, political and juridical aspects of the issue. It, then, postulates a cost-benefit model in providing general national interests to prioritize field’s governance patterns. This method has been applied to Iraqi-Iranian joint fields as a case study. It is concluded that Iran should commence negotiation with Iraq looking for a cooperation pattern. It has been recommended that cooperation should begin from small green fields then be expanded to giant brown ones under extended cooperation patterns.