Negotiation Dynamics: Rojava's Path Towards Integration with Syria

... requirements and is not an area open to experimentation. Challenges in Merging the SDF into the New Syrian State Extra-Regional Actors in the Middle East. RIAC Report However, there are many difficulties in integrating the Kurdish self-government in Rojava, its military units (SDF), and its security units (Asayish and Women's Protection Unit or YPJ) into the frameworks and structures of the new Syrian state: I. Technical challenges: Although the two sides seem to get along well at leadership-level meetings, the technical committee ...