Publication

May 2016

This publication ponders whether China might support an independent Kurdistan. It specifically considers 1) the Kurds’ ongoing desire for statehood and how different nations have responded to it; 2) why the West’s backing of jihadist groups in Syria has led to increased support for the Kurds by China and other non-western powers; and 3) why Asian states need the Kurds in their counterterrorism coalition.

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Author Christina Lin
Series ISPSW Publications
Issue 424
Publisher Institut für Strategie- Politik- Sicherheits- und Wirtschaftsberatung (ISPSW)
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