Winthrop Rodgers is a journalist and analyst based in Sulaymaniyah in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region. He focuses on politics, human rights, and political economy.
Analysis: Waves of drone and missile strikes have sown economic chaos across Iraqi Kurdistan, while sharpening political tensions between Erbil and Baghdad
Amid conflicting media reports, Iran's Kurds are in the spotlight. What they do next – as allies, bystanders, or proxies – could be key to the war's next phase
Fighting in Aleppo and Iran's protests reinforce both the centrality of Kurds in the changes taking place in the Middle East and the precarity of their position
With Sunni and Shia blocs in rough consensus over the parliament speaker and prime minister, Kurdish parties are yet to agree on their selection for president
Ten months after the elections, the prospect of a new government in Iraqi Kurdistan seems as remote as ever, pointing to a deeper institutional malaise
As summer heat intensifies in the KRI, many businesses and households are investing in solar power to reduce reliance on costly and polluting diesel generators
Tensions between Baghdad and the Kurdistan Regional Government are soaring over oil, gas, and the budget, providing ample campaign fodder for upcoming elections
Amid Israel's war of aggression, Iranian Kurdish parties sense an opportunity to advance their demands, with calls ranging from regime change to an uprising
