Conclusion

The main purpose of this book was to find the reason that can explain why the KRGKurdistan Regional Government (KRG) lost its strength politically, economically, militarily and in its governing systemgoverning system both internally and externally—particularly towards the central governmentcentral government in BaghdadBaghdad after the independence referendumindependence referendum. What lessonslessons can the KRG learn from the policies it followed from the post-2003post-2003 invasion2003 invasion of IraqIraq to the 2017 Independence ReferendumIndependence Referendum? The first chapter included the introduction and explained the methodologymethodology, which used qualitative analysisqualitative analysis to investigate the effect of the Kurds on the politics of Iraq, the Middle EastMiddle East, and beyond by examining the Kurdish politicsKurdish politics in Iraq as a case studycase study.