What Lies Beneath Turkey's Peace With Kurdish Rebels? →
Kurdish rebels are withdrawing from Turkey after 30 years of armed conflict. Is establishing a new homeland the next step?
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Turkey’s Erdogan Visits the U.S.: 4 Problems That Won’t Be Solved →
“Two years later and Turkey’s vaunted soft power looks more soft than powerful. The Arab Spring has soured and the Syrian war has turned a region’s optimism into despair; Erdogan, too, cuts a smaller, humbler figure on the world stage. His overwhelming support for the Syrian opposition is not mirrored by the majority of the Turkish public, and his reliance on other foreign powers to push the diplomatic envelope has resulted in something of a loss of face.”
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Israel and Kurdistan: Two Nations, One Geography →
“This article does not beat the drums of war. It wants only to say that the survival of this tiny Kurdish homeland relies on an army, advanced weapons and well-fed soldiers.”
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Who Speaks for Kurds? →
“Beware, lest you lose the substance, By grasping at the shadow.” —Aesop / If a car is white when it enters a tunnel—and comes out black on the other end, you can be pretty sure something happened inside the tunnel. It’s probably the same thing in a pri…
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If you are in the mood to do good,
tonight is the night to honor a struggling Kurdish filmmaker!
Wednesday May 15th
at 6 PM,
@ SIS Founder’s Room at American University in Washington, DC!
We will be watching Chaplin of the Mountains
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Interview with Annet Henneman →
those who fear others may have their guns; those who love have art… if you have 20 minutes, annet is a delightful company!
