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term extensively in 2009, its usage has continued to increase in frequency, not just among Kurds but among Turks as well, including Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who also used the term "Kurdistan" in a speech he made on Nov. 16 in Diyarbakir with Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Massoud Barzani

s as well, including Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who also used the term "Kurdistan" in a speech

ion to the Iraq War, he is also cultivating a strong military and energy-based relationship with the post- Saddam government in Baghdad. Gazprom and Rosneft have moved in to capitalize on Iraq's increased oil and gas outputs. Last summer, contracts were signed for Russia to sell Iraq $4.2 billion worth

Washington Institute Iraq's Election Results: Avoiding a Kurdish Split Michael Knights Article 5. Foreign Affairs The Failed Autocrat - Despite Erdogan's Ruthlessness, Turkey's Democracy Is Still on Track Daron Acemoglu Article 6. NYT Turkey's Dickensian Disaster Mustafa Akvol Mick L The Cou

th Soma Holding, some of whose managers were arrested over the weekend. But they are also furious with the government, particularly Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Mr. Erdogan's missteps after the disaster explain much of the anger toward him. He visited Soma after the day of the incident and gave a press co

ited States and Europe over Ukraine helped Moscow and Beijing close their new gas deal. Over the last several years, Russia's national oil company, Rosneft, has given Chinese energy companies equity stakes in joint oil projects in Russia, EFTA_R1_00024227 EFTA01737597 an approach that has facilitate

uld benefit from a decline in the oil price. Finally, the major problems in Turkey are essentially cyclical — while the AKP-led government under PM Erdogan has made some unhelpful statements and the geopolitical situation in the area surrounding Turkey has been noisy to say the least, the private secto

in's sistema, has not changed over recent years, in fact the state is becoming more dominant in the energy industry as a result of the expansion of Rosneft, which is likely to continue in 2014. Finally we retain a bearish view on commodity prices which bodes ill for both the overall Russian economy a