Iraq in Crisis: The View from Kurdistan

Iraq in Crisis: The View from Kurdistan
Despite recovering substantially from the ravages of the war against the Islamic State, Iraq now faces an imposing array of security, political, and humanitarian challenges, including the continued displacement of hundreds of thousands of citizens, a low-level kidnapping and murder campaign by ISIS remnants, a wave of refugees arriving in Kurdistan following fresh violence in Syria, and major demonstrations to the south in protest of corruption and stalled reforms. Will the latest unrest upend the fragile political status quo that has held the country together, or is it an opportunity to institute better governance? How might it affect the Kurdistan Regional Government's relations with Baghdad and the United States?