Kurdistan has embarked on a path toward increased autonomy, while the Sunnis are increasingly marginalized by a sectarian and authoritarian Shia-dominated central government. This has implications for the regional balance of power, because Iraq is growing closer to Iran in order to offset Turkey, which is seen as protecting the Sunnis.
库尔德地区在朝自治的方向前进，而逊尼派受到宗教色彩强烈的、由什叶派主导的威权中央政府的排挤，日渐被边缘化。这对地区实力平衡产生了影响，因为伊拉克为了对抗被视为逊尼派保护者的土耳其而与伊朗越走越近。