Amid historical changes in the balance of power in the Middle East, at least one thing remains constant: the strategic importance of the autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan.

The Kurdistan Region of the Republic of Iraq (KRI) is a constitutionally recognized semiautonomous region in northern Iraq with a population of 5.1 million (2012 estimate). Its government (the KRG), ...

Iraq's parliament passed a plan to boost payments to oil companies in Kurdistan, a step toward resuming exports from the area that were halted almost two years ago. Image by Serhii Ivashchuk via ...

If no agreement is reached, the Iraqi cabinet will select a consultancy without input from Kurdish authorities. The budget amendment was put forward by Iraq's cabinet in November 2024. It also ...