Explanation of the Objects of the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq in Alliance with Turkey

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1 Department of Political Science University of Isfahan

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Following the US invasion of Iraq in 2003, the northern Kurdish region have been able to gain significant rights of autonomy. Political and security gains a long with economic growth have led that the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq can be posed as a model for other Kurdish movements in the Middle East region. the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq has adopted the approach of allying with regional actors such as Turkey to maintain its hegemony over the region of northern Iraq. The question is that what are the KRG’s objectives in the alliance with Turkey? regarding to the KRG’s geopolitical situation it seems that the survival of the KRG and reducing of Turkish opposition toward the KRG’s possible independence are the main goal of the semi-independent Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq. In addition it is possible for the KRG to benefit from Turkish economic and communication capacities to create an independent oil industry and to counter the growing influence of PKK in the region. this article has analyzed the reasons of the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq for the alliance with Turkey using the geopolitical framework.

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