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The oil policy of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) is mainly focused on achieving full political independence besides pursuing other interests. The Kurdistan region of Iraq contains approximately one third of the total proven... more
The oil policy of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) is mainly focused on achieving full political independence besides pursuing other interests. The Kurdistan region of Iraq contains approximately one third of the total proven energy resources of the country. This raises the question of why Kurdistan’s oil policy could not be used as a leverage for its independence in the Middle East? The main hypothesis of this research is that the complex system of the Middle East is not in line with the ultimate goal of the KRG, which is separation from Iraq and the establishment of an independent Kurdish state. The research findings show that the independence of the KRG faces severe challenges in the complex sphere of the Middle East. These challenges are mainly rooted in the weakness of the KRG in regional networking and also in the activities of terrorist groups in the region.
Political participation is an important indicator for measuring the importance of the political destiny of society and the country, and the weakness and strength of this participation have decisive consequences for society and the... more
Political participation is an important indicator for measuring the importance of the political destiny of society and the country, and the weakness and strength of this participation have decisive consequences for society and the country. Participation in elections (city council, parliament and presidency, and the Assembly of Experts) is an appropriate operational indicator for political participation. Presidential elections around the world are of strategic importance as one of the most important factors influencing the fate of the country and society. The purpose of this research is to compare and contrast the turnout in the 10th to 12th presidential elections in Sardasht, West Azerbaijan, with the level of provincial and national participation. Data collection method, by referring to the website of the Statistics Center and the Ministry of Interior, the amount of participation in the presidential elections in the city, province and country was extracted. Findings indicate that the turnout in the presidential election at the city level is lower than at the provincial and national levels. But the participation rate of Sardasht County in the elections from 2009 to 2017 has had an upward trend.