Iraq: Here’s how Kurdistan will play its cards

While the lightning assault of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) in northern Iraq might eventually lead to the creation of a looser federation of Iraqi states or even the breakup of the country, in the short term it creates an opportunity for the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) to expand its territory over disputed areas, cement its energy independence, and increase its budgetary autonomy. Download a pdf copy of my original article here.

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