Iraq 's borders were mapped out by the British and French colonial powers during WWI . What you 're much more likely to see is a Somalia in Iraq . '' Faisal Al Yafai writes that the borders -- though contentious and flawed -- have broadly held . The border between Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Bahrain is a disputed one with no clear line drawn in it. Seeking to change them now is a recipe for a generation of war , Al Yafai writes .
Iraq 's borders were mapped out by the British and French colonial powers during WWI . Faisal Al Yafai writes that the borders -- though contentious and flawed -- have broadly held . The border between Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Bahrain is a disputed one with no clear line drawn in it. Seeking to change them now is a recipe for a generation of war , Al Yafai writes .