Press Briefing: Previewing the NATO Summit
June 20, 2025 • 10:00 – 11:00 am EDT
Iraq & Kurdistan: Energy and Geopolitics
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In the wake of the Iraqi government’s seizure of oil-rich Kirkuk last week, oil is once again playing an important role in the still-uncertain political future of the Iraqi state and the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government. Join CSIS experts Bulent Aliriza (Director and Senior Associate, CSIS Turkey Project), Raad Alkadiri (Senior Associate [Non-resident], CSIS Energy and National Security Program, and Senior Director, BCG Center for Energy Impact) and Adam Sieminski (James R. Schlesinger Chair for Energy & Geopolitics, CSIS) as they discuss recent developments in Iraqi Kurdistan and their implications for both oil markets and the region’s other powers.
For more on the role of energy in the dispute, we recommend Making Oil the Foundations of a Political Settlement in Kirkuk.
For more on the role of energy in the dispute, we recommend Making Oil the Foundations of a Political Settlement in Kirkuk.
