World Service - According to an analysis published by the Kurdish Studies Center, many of the crises of the last century regarding the Kurdish issue have their roots in the political arrangements after the Treaty of Lausanne; an agreement that preferred the interests of the great powers over the national demands of the Kurds.
World Service - Given that the gap between Erbil and Sulaymaniyah has become deeper than ever and Baghdad is gradually taking control of the oil, budget and even the salaries of regional employees, many observers warn that the self-government of Iraqi Kurdistan has entered its most dangerous phase since 2005; A crisis that may lead not only to the weakening of the federal structure of the region, but also to its gradual collapse into two separate units under the influence of Baghdad.
