Henri J. Barkey, adjunct senior fellow for Middle East studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, joins Turkey recap editor Diego Cupolo to discuss the SDF’s territorial losses this weekend and the possible implications for Turkey’s PKK peace talks.
The podcast covers security concerns for the US and Israel, the potential fate of Islamic State prisoners in Syria plus future prospects for the Kurdish rights movement, both armed and unarmed.
Barkey is also the author of the book, Turkey’s Kurdish Question, and the Bernard L. and Bertha F. Cohen chair in international relations at Lehigh University.
Referenced in this talk:
Syrian Government and Kurdish-Led Force Agree to Merge After Clashes (NYT - gift)
Terms of the Ceasefire and Integration Agreement between Syria and SDF (SANA)
Syria tightens grip after Kurdish pullback, says IS prisoners escape (Reuters)
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