The Kurdish Question & Iraq
This program focuses on the long-standing Kurdish question in relation to Iraq and across the greater Middle East. Hovsepian says, “The Middle East suffers today from problems created as a result of the Ottoman Empire and the creation of the modern state system.” The Kurds, like the Armenians, got the short end of the stick. The Treaty of Sevres at the end of World War One could have led to a sovereign Kurdish state. But it never happened. Kurds are in Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Iran. Eastern Turkey has the largest Kurdish population. For decades Kurdish armed resistance has challenged the Turkish state. Thousands have been killed. Kurds are the largest ethnic group in the world that does not have its own state. In all, there are about 31 million Kurds.
Interviewed by David Barsamian.
Speaker
Nubar Hovsepian
Nubar Hovsepian, born in Egypt, attended the American University of Beirut. He received his PhD from The City University of New York. He is professor of political science and international relations at Chapman University. He is the author of The War on Lebanon and Palestinian State Formation.
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