Iraqi Kurds and nation-building

Abstract

Emergence of Kurdistan regional government -- Kurdish leadership style and internal disputes -- Political and diplomatic evolution -- Regional economic development and its negative fallout -- Evolving ties with the U.S. and Europe -- Democracy or lack of it -- Peshmarga and disputed Kurdish territories -- Military standoff in disputed areas -- Resistance to Ankara's pressure to fight the PKK -- Shift in Turkey's narrative towards Iraqi Kurds -- Future prospects of KRG