author | Insight Turkey https://www.insightturkey.com/ author EN authorThe autonomous Kurdistan region of Iraq has emerged in recent years as a potentially significant supplier of oil and gas. This makes it of economic and strategic interest to Turkey in particular. However, its geography and a continuing dispute between the Kurdish region and the central government in Baghdad have so far prevented the construction of oil and gas export pipelines. This leads to a complicated three-way balancing act between Turkey, Iraq’s Kurdish region, and Baghdad.https://www.insightturkey.com/author/robin-m-mills/northern-iraqs-oil-chessboard-energy-politics-and-powerhttps://www.insightturkey.com/author/robin-m-mills/northern-iraqs-oil-chessboard-energy-politics-and-powerTue, 01 Jan 2013 13:10:00 GMT