Kurds in Syria: Fueling Separatist Movements?

Tags: Syria , Civil Society in West Asia

This report by Radwan Ziadeh published by the United States Institute of Peace examines the relations between the Kurds and the Syrian state. It traces the development of Kurdish political organization in Syria and the relationship between the Kurds and the Syrian prodemocracy movement, shows how the status of Syria’s Kurds has implications not only for stability within Syria but also for security throughout the region, and offers policy recommendations for the Syrian government and other international actors in the region.