Mushegh Gahriyan
vol. VI(1)
Pages 28-36
Abstract
Iraqi Kurdistan faces harsh political and economic problems because of
the unstable situtation in the Middle East and within the autonomy. The
aim of the paper is the study of the political crisis in Iraqi Kurdistan and
the political transformations the Kurdish region undergoes in recent
years. It explores the developments in Iraqi Kurdistan since 2013-2014 as
well as regional situation and its influence on the Kurdish autonomy. The
article concludes that the crisis of legitimacy and undiversified economy
are major problems for the Kurdistan Region and undermine its stability.
Both were not solved by the end of 2017. Another significant point is the
end of the era of long-time charismatic leaders in the Kurdish region of
Iraq.
Keywords: Iraqi Kurdistan, Barzani, oil, crisis, presidency
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