Iraqi Kurdistan: A Wearing Stability and a Future on Hold
Iraqi Kurdistan: A Wearing Stability and a Future on Hold Author Gouya Roshan(Güya Aydın ) Iraqi Kurdistan today stands neither on the brink of collapse nor on a path toward sustainable progress. What defines this region is a condition suspended between the two: a wearing stability that produces no hope yet prevents crisis from erupting . It is quiet, slow, and persistent—gradually eroding society while endlessly postponing the future. After decades of struggle, autonomy, and the construction of formal institutions, Kurdistan’s central question is no longer recognition; it is the quality of governance after autonomy . Power, instead of becoming institutionalized, remained concentrated within party–family networks. A government was formed, but not an accountable one; a parliament was established, but not an independent political will; elections were held, but real rotation of power never occurred. This gap between the appearance of institutions and the reality of power lies a...