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Author Liga, Aldo, author

Title Israel and Iraqi Kurds in a transforming Middle East / by Aldo Liga
Published Rome, Italy : Istituto Affari Internazionali, 2016
©2016

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Description 1 online resource (20 pages)
Series IAI working papers ; 16-34
IAI working papers ; 16-34
Summary The regional transformations resulting from the outbreak of the Arab upheavals, the onslaught of ISIS and the coming apart of historical boundaries anticipate a very different Middle East in the years to come. Another factor of instability could be the independence referendum for Iraqi Kurdistan planned to be held in 2016 and then postponed due to the ongoing battle for Mosul: Israel backs Erbil's nationalist claims and one can imagine that in the event of a secession, Israel could be one of the first countries to upgrade ties to open relations. Israeli-Iraqi Kurdish relations have nestled amongst escalating conflicts and religious and ideological cleavages since the 60s. They have identified military, intelligence and energy cooperation as a way to bypass precarious regional equilibriums and granitic hostilities. Today, these cross-border policy solutions could have positive spillovers across the whole region, encouraging political dialogue through mutual economic interests and trade
Notes "Updated 13 December 2016"--Page 17
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 18-19)
Notes Online resource; title from PDF cover page (IAI, viewed December 14, 2017)
Subject Kurds -- Iraq -- Politics and government
International relations.
Kurds -- Politics and government.
SUBJECT Israel -- Relations -- Kurdistan
Kurdistan -- Relations -- Israel
Subject Iraq.
Israel.
Middle East -- Kurdistan.
Form Electronic book
Author Istituto affari internazionali, publisher
ISBN 9788893680141
8893680149