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Op-Edge: Why is it almost impossible for Kurds to secede from Iraq?

... ISIS is tensing and progressing. A crack between Baghdad and Erbil would badly alter the progress made in the fight against ISIS. Moscow also careful about its good relations with Ankara and Tehran, especially in terms of the need for their full cooperation in ending the ongoing Syrian conflict. To conclude, even international powers are not in concrete support to the KRG move, and Barzani needs such support ... ... it would be impossible to implement in such political, geographical and economic conditions. I personally believe that Iraqi Kurds must save what they have achieved so-far, rather than risking it all in an unexpected adventure. It is just not the right ...

09.10.2017

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Turkey: The Missing Link?

... jihadists in Syria and Iraq have spread to Turkish territory. And, politically speaking, the killing of PKK members by the Turkish police on July 22 highlighted the internal security problems facing the country. The support provided by PKK members to Syrian Kurds from the Democratic Union Party (PYD) and their armed People’s Protection Units (YPG) in the fight against ISIS has helped them to strengthen their positions. The Turkish Kurds have increased their political weight as well thanks to the explosion in popularity of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) – a Kurdish Party – which received 13 per ...

28.07.2015

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Poll conducted

In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?

U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements	33 (31%)
U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity	30 (28%)
U.S. wants to dissolve Russia	24 (22%)
U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China	21 (19%)