The following article was originally published in Al-Monitor. AIN ISSA, Syria — At just 21 years old, Zilan’s burdens are already heavy. She has a pair of violent ex-husbands and a daughter from each. But she said she has...
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After Iraqi Kurdish Independence Vote Backfires, ‘I Do Not Regret It,’ Says Barzani
In his first interview since the Kurdish referendum vote in late September, former KRG President Masoud Barzani says he has "no regrets."
Do not radicalize the Kurds
A Chaldean Assyrian Syriac Christian's impassioned op-ed impassioned op-ed in support of Kurdistan in these difficult times.
For Kurds in Baghdad, the Failed Kurdish Independence Bid Provokes an Identity Crisis
The Kurdish referendum vote in September has quietly provoked a crisis of identity for Kurds.
John McCain: We Need a Strategy for the Middle East
According to John McCain, the U.S. is still dangerously lacking a comprehensive strategy toward the rest of the Middle East in all of its complexity.
Kurds, Their Neighbors, and Prospects for Independence
What are the domestic, regional, and international implications of the Kurdish referendum?
Who Betrayed the Kurdish People?
According to Bernard-Henri Lévy, what has just transpired in Iraqi Kurdistan is heartbreaking. Read his full op-ed.
Struggle for Independence: What Kurdistan can Learn from the American Experience
The following article was originally published in Rudaw. The people of Kurdistan have voted overwhelmingly for independence. But that is only the beginning. And so far, the reaction of the outside world has been a disappointment...