1. The Kurds in a Volatile Middle East
- Author:
- Ofra Bengio
- Publication Date:
- 02-2017
- Content Type:
- Research Paper
- Institution:
- The Begin-Sadat Centre for Strategic Studies (BESA)
- Abstract:
- The Kurds challenge the self-perceptions of the nation-states in which they reside: Turkey, Iran, Syria and Iraq; and they have played a crucial role in combatting Islamic State. This study analyzes the rivalry and interdependence among the four parts of Kurdistan as well as the dynamics of their relations with regional countries and the international community. With the entire region in a state of flux, will the Kurds fulfill their dream for a state or autonomous existence of their own?
- Topic:
- Conflict Resolution, War, Self Determination, Authoritarianism, and Democracy
- Political Geography:
- Middle East