Regions from Catalonia to Kurdistan are Clamoring for Their Own States
But what good is being a state anymore?
Brown Bag: The Kurdish Freedom Struggle in Perspective
Join us for a brown bag where organizer and editor Giran Ozcan will lead a conversation on the Kurdish question.
Kurdistan: The Next Autocracy?
Iraq’s Kurds may at last have their own state. But is it the one they wanted?
Who Will Govern Syrian Kurdistan?
Although the prospects for an independent state in Syrian Kurdistan remain dim, unprecedented Kurdish autonomy will likely result from the conflict
WikiLeaks VI: U.S. Supporting Separatist Kurd Party Fighting Turkey?
WikiLeaks documents to show U.S. support for Kurd group classified as terrorists.
Congress Sends Wrong Message to Iraq
By supporting the establishment of U.S. consulates in the Kurdish region, Congress is meddling in Iraqi affairs.
The Kurdish Closing
A Turkish court recently closed down the country’s only pro-Kurdish party. What happened to the country’s new politics of ethnic tolerance?
Turkey vs. Iraq?
Turkey is massing troops on its border with Iraq. Can it be dissuaded from invading?
Northern Iraqs Tangled Web
With Turkey worried about an independent Kurdistan and the United States bent on destabilizing Iran, northern Iraq is on the brink of chaos.
Continuing Storm: The U.S. Role in the Middle East
With the collapse of the Soviet Union and the triumph in the Gulf War, the United States standsat least for a timeas the region’s dominant outside power.