Relationship in Crisis: Identifying Strategies for Kurdistan and Iraq to Re-establish Cooperation in the Context of Energy Dependency

... Kurdistan Democratic Party and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan) over how to handle relations with the Baghdad government, and the unwillingness of foreign sponsors to support escalating measures. Clear signs of a deteriorating relationship between Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani and the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) were on the fringes of the discussion. In particular, if current mediation efforts fail or the crises between Erbil and Baghdad worsen, this might open the door for future attempts to undermine him or replace him with a candidate that is more in ...