While appearing attractive in the abstract, partition could make matters worse, not better, in fragile states.
![Peshmerga forces advance in the east of Mosul to attack ISIL fighters in Mosul, Iraq [REUTERS]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/7636317a7978433ea95fdd053509c385_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

Beverley Milton-Edwards is a visiting fellow at the Brookings Doha Center.
While appearing attractive in the abstract, partition could make matters worse, not better, in fragile states.
![Peshmerga forces advance in the east of Mosul to attack ISIL fighters in Mosul, Iraq [REUTERS]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/7636317a7978433ea95fdd053509c385_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)