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Who really controls Kurdistan’s gas? The Dana Gas deal, the KRG’s silence and the hidden cost of selling energy to Iraq

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By Dr. Pshtiwan Faraj | Kurdish Policy Analysis      A $2.239 billion arbitration settlement, a contract running until 2049, expanded rights for Pearl Petroleum and a new battle over gas sales to Baghdad are raising uncomfortable questions about who ultimately controls Kurdistan’s most strategic natural resource. The latest dispute over Khor Mor gas is exposing a much deeper problem in the Kurdistan Region’s energy sector: the public still does not appear to have a clear picture of who controls the region’s gas, who is authorized to sell it, and how much of its future value has already been committed to private companies. At the center of the controversy is Pearl Petroleum, the consortium led by Dana Gas and Crescent Petroleum, and a settlement agreement reached with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) on August 30, 2017. Kurdistan Parliament member Kawa Sheikh Ali has now sharply criticized that agreement, asking why a government would effectively commit its natural ...
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U.S. signals major shift to route foreign aid directly to governments, bypassing NGOs

 U.S. plans major foreign aid shake-up — funding to go DIRECTLY to governments, cutting out NGOs. Efficiency or risk? Sulaimanyah, Kurdistan March 29 ( Kurdish Policy Analysis ) — The United States is moving toward a significant overhaul of its foreign aid model, signaling that future assistance could be directed straight to national governments rather than channeled through non-governmental organizations, according to statements circulating from U.S. officials. The shift reflects a growing view within parts of the U.S. government that aid effectiveness can be improved by cutting out intermediaries and placing greater responsibility on recipient states. “The logic is straightforward: if the goal is to support a country, funding should go directly to that country,” the position states, criticizing what it describes as an overreliance on NGOs that can dilute impact and create inefficiencies. For decades, agencies such as the United States Agency for International Development hav...
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