How the KRG Quasi-State Built an Independent Oil Industry
Eliyahu Kamisher explains how the Kurdish quasi-state managed to sidestep Baghdad and construct an independent oil industry.
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The Politics of the Turkish Military Presence near Mosul
MDC Researcher Dr. Ronen Zeidel and Junior Researcher Ceng Sagnic analyze the Turkish military presence in Iraq.
The Kurds and the Turkish State: Drifting Apart?
MDC Senior Researcher Professor Ofra Bengio discusses the current rift between the Kurdish community of Turkey and the Turkish state.
The Kurds and the Islamic State: Redrawing the Map in Mesopotamia
Professor Ofra Bengio has published an article in "Panorama: From the Desert to World Cities, the New Terrorism, "produced by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation. In her article, she analyzes the Kurdish part in the struggle against the Islamic State.
The Torturous Road to Kurdish Independence (Fikra Forum)
MDC Senior Researcher Prof. Ofra Bengio has published an article on Fikra Forum, wherein she discusses the possibilities and challenges of Kurdish independence in Iraq, following recent regional developments.
Kurdistan and the Islamic State: Shapers of the New Regional Map
In the latest Middle East Crossroads, Prof. Ofra Bengio analyzes the ways that two important players (the Kurdistan Regional Government and the Islamic State) are shaping the face of the new Middle East. In Hebrew.
Elections in Turkey: The Kurdish Ace in the Hole
MDC Senior Researcher Prof. Ofra Bengio argues that the imminent Turkish elections will likely decide whether Turkey remains democratic or veers towards an authoritarian system.
"Turks have no friends but the Turks”
Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak analyzes the reaction in Turkish social media to current regional developments, including the fight between Kurdish forces and the Islamic State in Kobani.