ANKARA: Turkiye is being urged to thrash out a new oil deal with Iraq after a landmark arbitration ruling ordered Ankara to pay $1.4 billion to Baghdad for violating contracts by buying directly from the Kurdistan Regional Government. Officials from Iraq’s Oil Ministry are expected to travel to Turkiye to negotiate a new method for exporting northern Iraq’s oil after the
Many Iraqi Kurds hailed last week's announcement of a September referendum on independence as historic, but major obstacles will remain on the path to statehood after an expected landslide "yes".The a
Analysis: With an explicit rejection of the region's normalisation trend, the new Iraqi law criminalising relations with Israel could have widespread consequences for civil rights, business, and domestic and regional affairs.
Potential Opportunities and Challenges for the Middle East and Kurdistan The Media Line Staff
Potential Opportunities and Challenges for the Middle East and Kurdistan Under Biden’s US
As the Trump administration and the highly irregular policymaking process that characterised it came to an end, hopes for a new chapter in the relations between the United States and Kurdish political actors in the Middle East have risen.
The support the Kurds received from international powers was instrumental for protecting their hard-fought gains, but this support was often limited and shaped by the internationals’ immediate concerns. Though the Kurds proved to be loyal allies, on too many occasions, they were left alone to deal with hostile neighbouring states. This panel discussion will scrutinise the potential course in the US-Kurdish relations under the Biden presidency and seek to assess whether the current engagement pattern will continue, or a more coherent Kurdish policy will develo