I don't want to sound alarmist, but things aren't looking good in the KRI. Not only is there an economic crisis the government has chosen to reply to with violence, but there is a real threat of civil war with the KDP continuously ratcheting up tensions with the PKK #TwitterKurds
We have compounding tragedies of internal rivalries, an elite that has transferred its wealth abroad, neighbours who can strangle the landlocked region, and a reliance on an inflated public sector that simply cannot sustain the population.
Even if we weather this newest storm, we are heading in every direction towards constantly worsening scenarios and we simply don't have any realistic answers for what to do next coming from anyone in a position to do something about it.
The KRI is, of course, just one region in a Middle East that is seemingly constantly on fire. But it is a central region with important knock-on effects on its neighbours. The international community should pay close attention to what is happening.
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