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This article analyzes Turkey's strategy for dealing with its Kurdish 'problem' in Northern Iraq. It is a 'high risk-high gain strategy' that can only be understood within the context of Iraq’s deepening 'sectarianization', the unfolding civil war in Syria and the dynamics of domestic Kurdish relations. The conclusion, or so it appears, is rather straight forward -- a more democratic Turkey, in partnership with the Kurdish Regional Government’s (KRG), would be best placed to hedge against the sectarian trends now afflicting its southern neighbors.