Politically, these economic arrangements augur a future of Palestinian cantons dependent on Israel rather than an independent, territorially integrated Palestine.

ECONOMIST: The Palestinian economy

Following the end of the current Iraqi regime, a new Iraq can emerge as a territorially integral sovereign state with a federal-style form that respects the Kurdish, Sunni and Shia communities.

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Today, however, the guerrillas are no longer advancing territorially.

ECONOMIST: Turkey’s Kurds