One month after Parliament passed legislation designed to help restart the pipeline to Turkey, implementation is mired in old disagreements.
The formation of two joint brigades highlights improving cooperation that could help combat IS militants and close security gaps.
A new era of financial integration with Baghdad has provided the KRG with badly needed budget support while also exposing new levels of political vulnerability.
Changing political and security dynamics have the potential to complicate burgeoning oil and gas development in the province.
Some members of the prime minister’s governing coalition appear to see Sudani’s popularity — and continuing success — as a growing political liability.
The long-stalled project is taking tentative steps forward with a $5 billion federal budget financing provision and a recent equipment tender.
After boycott threats, legal battles, and backroom deals in Baghdad, Iraq's election authority is proposing a September vote in Kurdistan.
The Iraqi side of the Iraq-Turkey Pipeline is being rehabilitated, potentially transforming the political dynamics around oil exports via Turkey.
Swap of Iraqi refined products for Iranian gas could help settle an $11 billion debt but also risks friction with U.S. over sanctions.
Leadership vacuums in Kirkuk, Salahaddin, and Diyala provinces highlight the challenges of identity-based politics to effective governance.
After condemning violations of sovereignty, Baghdad and Erbil have not published investigative findings or taken action to deter further attacks by Iran and its proxy forces.
