The Kurds in a New Middle East: The Changing Geopolitics of a Regional Conflict

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This book examines the Kurds’ rise as new regional actors in the Middle East and the impact this is having on the regional order. Kurdish political activism has reached a new height in the beginning of the 21st Century with Kurdish movements in Iraq, Turkey and Syria establishing themselves as a significant force in the domestic politics of these states. The consolidation of Kurdish autonomy in Iraq and the establishment of a Kurdish de facto autonomous region within Syria is adding to the Kurds’ growing influence in the region and enabling Kurds to forge stronger relations with regional and international forces. The author analyses recent developments in the Kurdish question in Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Syria to understand the inter-connections and inter-dependencies that exist in the transnational Kurdish political space. The book's policy relevance is likely to attract strong interest from policy makers as well as from academics and students in the fields of Middle Eastern Politics and International Relations. Front Matter ....Pages i-x The Kurdish Resurgence in a Changing Middle East (Cengiz Gunes)....Pages 1-20 The Kurdish Conflict in Iraq: Towards a Sustainable Solution (Cengiz Gunes)....Pages 21-39 Turkey’s Kurdish Conflict: The Sudden Reversal of Gradual Progress (Cengiz Gunes)....Pages 41-60 The Syrian Conflict and Kurdish Ascendency (Cengiz Gunes)....Pages 61-79 The Transformation of Iran’s Kurdish Conflict (Cengiz Gunes)....Pages 81-98 Kurdish Prospects in a Volatile Middle East (Cengiz Gunes)....Pages 99-117 Back Matter ....Pages 119-124