Energy ambitions and common enemies foster Turkey-KRG alliance


Issue 930 - 31 Aug 2012 | 5 minute read

Iraq’s Kurds have long hoped for a foreign sponsor to underwrite their independence, and Turkey has emerged as the latest potential saviour. Geopolitical and energy designs are the backdrop to an increasingly tight relationship with Ankara – and an increasingly difficult one with Iran

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