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What is a Kurd? (Even more context)
In the prior post, I laid out a reference guide for a number of Kurdish and Turkish groups .This article provides more context to help understand the inter-group dynamics between them all.
What is a Kurd?
As promised on the latest podcast episode, I’m laying out a short reference guide to all the different acronyms that you’re likely to come across when reading about Syria. They are particularly confusing since some are English-language acronyms, some are Kurdish, and some are Turkish
Is America’s Syria Withdrawal a Betrayal of the Kurds?
Turkey invades Syria amid a hasty and poorly-planned US withdrawal. It’s not the first time: why is it getting this level of media attention and international outrage?
Why do Americans suddenly care about Turkey’s presence in Syria?
I’m back from a brief hiatus from writing. More details here. Turns out I picked a bad week to disconnect, since between then and now, Turkey has invaded Syria, and I covered both of these topics extensively while at Geopolitical Futures. The difference is this time around everyone’s talking about it.
There are too many angles to cover in one article, so I’m going to touch on one aspect of Turkey’s invasion now, then follow up with a short series of articles that will focus on others.
The Airstrike on Syria in Context
Much hubbub over the Syrian airstrike–everything from patriotic fervor to seemingly-genuine terror about World War 3. What happens when we take a step back from the hype and political spin, and look at the strike in the context of geopolitics, international relations, and history?
Flash Poll: Trump’s Syrian Airstrikes
We saw the strikes happen last night and woke up this morning to various social media reactions: everything across the spectrum of:
- This is what Obama should have done when he called the “red line” and Trump is a hero of deterrence / justice / good
- We are entering World War III
- This is a distraction in order to do $POLICY
So time for a quick flash poll.
Syrian Refugees are America’s Newest Wedge Issue
The fight over the Syrian refugee crisis after the Paris terror attacks represents a new–and hopefully shortly-lived–wedge issue in the United States, as highly partisan tails wag the dogs of each party and saturate the dialogue of American policy with emotional but unproductive vitriol.