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Tag Archives: Kurdistan
On Civil Wars: A Thought Experiment
From time immemorial I have had a realist view of foreign and domestic affairs, and that has usually involved examining the context and consequences of actions or looking at what conditions would have to be present for such and such … Continue reading
Posted in American Civil War, American History, History, International Relations, Musings
Tagged civil war, Kurdistan, philosophy
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Bijî Kurdistan
For some time the Kurds have been a people whose fate I have pondered and reflected upon [1]. And there is good reason for that, several good reasons in fact. For one, as someone who was born to a family … Continue reading
Book Review: Ethnic Conflict In World Politics
Ethnic Conflict In World Politics, by Barbara Harff and Ted Robert Gurr As someone who has a fairly strong interest in the relationship between ethnic conflicts and geopolitics [1], this is the sort of book I enjoy reading from time … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, History, International Relations, Middle East
Tagged Germany, Kurdistan, legitimacy, Malaysia, Nicaragua, politics
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The Age Of Seccession: The Kurds
A couple days ago, a large majority of voters in Iraqi Kurdistan voted for their independence in a unilateral referendum that was not supported by Iraq nor by any other nation in the Middle East except for Israel. Although Iraqi … Continue reading
Posted in International Relations, Middle East, Musings
Tagged freedom, Iraq, Kurdistan, legitimacy, politics
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Book Review: The Kurds: State And Minority In Turkey, Iraq, And Iran
The Kurds: State And Minority In Turkey, Iraq, And Iran, by James Ciment It is somewhat noteworthy that this particular book is substantially out of date, and worth mentioning how so at the outset. Seeking to focus on the relationship … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, History, Middle East, Military History
Tagged freedom, international relations, Iran, Iraq, Kurdistan, politics, Turkey
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This Is Why We Don’t Have Any Nice Things In Kurdistan
As someone who comes from hill people, I have always had a fondness for other hill tribes around the world [1], yet this fondness is not undiminished by concern about their ability to ensure their own well-being. I support, to … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, E Pluribus Unim, History, International Relations, Middle East, Military History, Musings
Tagged business, Kurdistan, politics
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Kurds And Whey
One of the more troublesome “what if” questions of contemporary world history is whether the Kurds would have their own nation-state if they were somehow more unified. Somehow, in the falling apart of the Ottoman Empire in the early 1900’s, … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Church of God, History, Musings
Tagged authority, Kurdistan, politics, unity
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