UK Government policy on the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Eighth Report of Session 2014–15
2015
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Contents
Terms of Reference
Summary
Conclusions and recommendations
Map of Iraq 1
Map of Iraq 2
1 Introduction
The events of 2014
Terms of reference and evidence gathered by the Committee
Key themes of the report
2 The Kurdistan Region of Iraq: background
The Kurds and Kurdistan
Kurds in Iraq
The formation of the Kurdistan Region
The Kurdistan Region today
3 The UK, Iraq and the Kurdistan Region
The UK and Iraq's Kurds
From the Baathist era to the present day
4 The constitutional disputes between Baghdad and Erbil
The UK as mediator?
The deal on oil and gas
5 The Kurdistan Regional Government as a partner for the UK Government
Working with the KRG
The Kurdistan Region's politics and democratic culture
Human and civil rights and gender equality
Minority communities
Strategic aspects of the relationship
Relations with Iran
Relations with Turkey
Strength of current UK Government relations with the KRG
The FCO's presence in the Kurdistan Region
Trade and economic links
Travel advice and direct air link
UK Government policy on the Anfal
6 Iraq's security crisis and its impact on the Kurdistan Region
UK Government policy
Evolution of UK policy
The case for intervention
Iraq and Syria: one battlefield
Sunni disengagement and the need for an inclusive political process
Helping the Peshmerga
Helping the Syrian Kurds
The humanitarian crisis in the Kurdistan Region
The disputed territories
Kirkuk and Arabisation
Communal relations and protection of vulnerable communities
7 The Kurdistan Region's constitutional future: UK policy
The Kurdistan Region's long game
Overview of UK policy
The road map to economic independence: oil and gas
The Kurdistan Region's oil and gas potential
Iraq's federal moment.