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Kurdish Peace Institute
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Independent, nonpartisan research and policy institute advancing a non-derivative understanding of the Kurdish people and the regions in which they live.
- The Kurdish Peace Institute is proud to announce that we have officially opened a sister office in Qamishlo, northeast Syria! Read more below ⬇️
- NEW: Reporting from the border, @jamesstout tells the stories of the Kurdish asylum seekers who fled political persecution in Turkey and made the dangerous journey through Mexico with the hope of starting new lives in the United States. kurdishpeace.org/research/human…
- Turkey’s unprovoked escalation against the AANES and SDF endangers counter-ISIS and stabilization efforts and puts civilian lives at risk. It is more clear now than ever that, absent a political solution, the Turkish-Kurdish conflict will remain a driver of regional instability.
- POLICY BRIEF: Turkey uses the F-16s it has to destabilize the Middle East and endanger Kurdish, Yezidi and Christian civilians. Congress should continue to block the sale of new jets as long as Turkish cross-border operations in Iraq and Syria continue.
- As the Biden administration doubles down on its support for F-16 sales to Turkey, @_____mjb looks to history to show how building Turkey's F-16 program exacerbated conflict, implicated the US in civilian harm, and strengthened Turkey's culture of impunity. kurdishpeace.org/research/us-po…
- We will share perspectives on #Kurdish political & military actors that analyze and engage with these entities in their own right, and explain how the Kurdish question impacts challenges of regional and global importance.
- EXCLUSIVE: International engagement in reviving peace talks between the government of Turkey and the PKK would be viewed positively by the Kurdish side, KCK Co-Chair and founding member of the PKK Cemil Bayik told the Kurdish Peace Institute.
- EXCLUSIVE: Co-Chair of the Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK) Bese Hozat writes on the women-led resistance in East Kurdistan and Iran after the murder of Jina Amini and the meaning of "jin, jiyan, azadi."
- In the first half of 2023, Turkey conducted 665 air and drone strikes in Iraq and Syria. The pace of strikes has escalated since Erdogan's victory in Turkey's May 2023 elections.
- Turkey continues to use the NATO accession process to make maximalist demands of European governments and secure backing for its militarist approach to the Kurdish issue. We’ve provided unique background and context:#BREAKING Turkey's Erdogan renews threat to 'freeze' Swedish, Finnish NATO bids unless alliance complies with Ankara's conditions
- EVENT | On the International Day of #WomenInDiplomacy, hear from Kurdish women diplomats on their experiences advancing Kurdish self-determination, gender equality, and regional security and peace. Date: Monday, June 24 Time: 11 AM EDT Registration: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…
- ✍️📑Interested in publishing with the Kurdish Peace Institute? We welcome pitches related to Kurdish affairs and any relevant issues in the states in which Kurds live!
- Turkish drone strikes targeting leaders in the AANES, the SDF & Kurdish civil society present a growing threat to governance, stabilization, & counter-ISIS efforts in the region & require a comprehensive response, @_____mjb explains in this policy brief. kurdishpeace.org/policy/turkeys…
