Has Israel’s Support for Kurdistan’s Independence Helped or Harmed the Kurds?
Head of Kurdish Studies Prof. Ofra Bengio writes for the BESA Center.
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Kurdistan’s Economic Woes
Paul Rivlin analyzes the consequences of the recent KRG loss of oil fields in the Kirkuk region following the September 2017 independence referendum.
Ankara’s Muted Response to the Kurdistan Region’s Independence Referendum and the International and Regional Context
Kurdistan24 Washington D.C correspondent Dr. Laurie Mylroie contributes with an article focusing on the September 2017 Kurdish independence referendum.
Turkey-KRG Relations Revisited: Potential for Crises
Ceng Sagnic analyzes the potential for a renewed crisis between Turkey and the Iraqi Kurdistan Region given the latter’s rising bid for independence.
Kurdistan's Independence - How to Untie the Kurdish-Iraqi Gordian Knot?
Prof. Ofra Bengio writes in the Jerusalem Post about the obstacles that lie in the path of an independent Kurdistan in Iraq.
Turkey Can Ally with Syria’s Kurds Someday
Dr. David Pollock of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy analyzes Turkish policy vis-à-vis Syrian Kurds by highlighting the challenges, the current modus vivendi and future prospects.
The "Other Iraq" after Mosul: What Future for the Kurdish Region?
Head of Kurdish Studies Prof. Ofra Bengio analyzes the future of the Kurdistan Region post-Islamic State in her chapter from the edited volume, "After Mosul: Re-Inventing Iraq."
Jerusalem of the Kurds: Kirkuk and the Kurdish Strategy for Independence
MDC Senior Research Fellow Ofra Bengio outlines the importance of Kirkuk to the Kurdish Region of Iraq and explains the elements of the Kurdish leadership's strategy for advancing towards independence.
The 'Kurdish Jerusalem': Kirkuk and the Kurdish independence strategy
Prof. Ofra Bengio analyzes the place of Kirkuk in the current Kurdish campaign for independence. In Hebrew.
Beyond Turkey’s Referendum: Prospects on Shifting Post-Referendum Alliances
Ceng Sagnic discusses the potential for shifting political alliances in post-referendum Turkey