This study analyzes the role of water in the geopolitics of the Middle East and North Africa focusing on the Nile basin. The main objective of the dissertation is to explore the dividing forces in the transboundary water interaction in the Nile and the way these can unify the basin-states. This involves, first, an analysis of the regional and international features of the basin which contributed to the narrative of water wars. Secondly, an application of the hydro-hegemony theory to identify how power and strategies established and maintained a hegemonic social order. Thirdly, an interpretation of the cultural concepts of the Nile to comprehend their unifying character. Fourthly, a description of the historical development of the legal agreements and institutions to assess their validity. A subordinate objective of this study is to examine the relationship between the geopolitical position and power of the riparian states through a brief analysis of the Jordan and Tigris-Euphrates basins.