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Kurds are the largest stateless people in the world. An estimated thirty-two million Kurds live in "Kurdistan, " which includes parts of Turkey, Iraq, Syria, and Iran--today's "hot spots" in the Middle East. The Kurdish Spring explores the subjugation of Kurds by Arab, Ottoman, and Persian powers for almost a century, and explains why Kurds are now evolving from a victimized people to a coherent political community. David L. Phillips describes...

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Based on exclusive interviews with US government and intelligence officials involved in Syria policy as well as UN personnel, Identifies the key turning points in the history of the Syria conflict that are often overlooked to explain how we got where we are, Argues that America and other external actors failed to prevent conflict escalation in Syria, Exposes the failings of US policy towards Syria under the Obama and Trump administrations

The Statue of Liberty likeness illustrated on the cover of Enlightenment is a very symbolic image not only for Americans but for many other people of the world who harbor dreams for "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." However, there are many individual and collective responsibilities that come with any such vision. Most Americans know orderly governmental systems are required to maintain a civilized culture, but in many societies on...

The Statue of Liberty likeness illustrated on the cover of Enlightenment is a very symbolic image not only for Americans but for many other people of the world who harbor dreams for "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." However, there are many individual and collective responsibilities that come with any such vision. Most Americans know orderly governmental systems are required to maintain a civilized culture, but in many societies on...

Why does the United States repeatedly sell out the Kurds? Author and former US State Department advisor reveals the real crisis at the heart of current Middle East conflicts?

«Sono stato in Turchia più di quaranta volte. Ho molti amici turchi che ammiro e rispetto. I turchi sono ospitali e cortesi. Quelli che conosco sono moderni e progressisti. I curdi che vivono in Turchia sono dignitosi e nobili, anche nel dolore. Credono che la strada della pace verso un futuro più luminoso passi attraverso l'Europa. Ultimamente i turchi sono afflitti dall'huzun. E un termine turco che vuol dire malinconia, senso di perdita e t...

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Phillips's firsthand information and analysis are extremely useful...an indispensable source...a profound, interesting, and challenging book." · Peace, Conflict and Development: An Interdisciplinary Journal The Turkish-Armenian conflict has lasted for nearly a century and still continues in attenuated forms to poison the relationship between these two peoples. The author, Senior Fellow and Deputy Director of the Center for Preventive Action...

Explores the subjugation of Kurds by Arab, Ottoman, and Persian powers for almost a century, and explains why Kurds are now evolving from a victimized people to a coherent political community. David L. Phillips describes Kurdish rebellions and arbitrary divisions in the last century, chronicling the nadir of Kurdish experience in the 1980s.

Religion mattered to the prehistoricSouthwestern people, just as it matters to their descendents today. Examining the role of religion can help to explain architecture, pottery, agriculture, even commerce. But archaeologists have only recently developed the theoretical and methodological tools with which to study this topic. Religion in the Prehispanic Southwest marks the first book-length study of prehistoric religion in the region. Drawing o...

Religion mattered to the prehistoricSouthwestern people, just as it matters to their descendents today. Examining the role of religion can help to explain architecture, pottery, agriculture, even commerce. But archaeologists have only recently developed the theoretical and methodological tools with which to study this topic. Religion in the Prehispanic Southwest marks the first book-length study of prehistoric religion in the region. Drawing o...

Under the rule of Recep Tayyip Erdogan Turkey has descended into a dictatorship, promotes the Islamist agenda, abuses human rights, limits freedom of expression in the press, and wages war against the Kurds. While Turkey has historically been important geopolitically, it has become an outlier in Europe and an uncertain ally of the United States.

Under the rule of Recep Tayyip Erdogan Turkey has descended into a dictatorship, promotes the Islamist agenda, abuses human rights, limits freedom of expression in the press, and wages war against the Kurds. While Turkey has historically been important geopolitically, it has become an outlier in Europe and an uncertain ally of the United States.

Considers non-State Muslim organizations at different stages of abandoning violence and pursuing their goals through a political process. This book states that some have successfully made the transition, others are in mid-stream, some have tried but backtracked, splintered, or simply abandoned such efforts reverting to pathological violence.