Oct 27, 2017
In this episode of Emerging Trends, we discuss Iraqi Kurdistan's referendum and the possible path to independence. We talk to political risk analyst Farshid Farouk, and the head of the KRG’s Department of Foreign Relations, Minister Falah Mustafa Bakir.
Iraqi Kurdistan Map:
http://static.lakana.com/nxsglobal/feedsite/photo/2017/10/17/kirkuk%20map_27854804_ver1.0_640_360.jpg
Greater Kurdistan Map: https://decolonialatlas.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/kurdistan-map.png
Sykes-Picot Agreement: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sykes–Picot_Agreement
Sykes-Picot map: http://cyprus-mail.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Sykes-Picot-Map.jpg
Tillerson urges Iraq, Kurds to resolve conflict through dialogue: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-iraq-us/tillerson-urges-iraq-kurds-to-resolve-conflict-through-dialogue-idUSKBN1CS2BA
Kurdish Regional Government suspends referendum results: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iPcUf7I1-4
Fractured Lands – How the Arab World Came Apart: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/08/11/magazine/isis-middle-east-arab-spring-fractured-lands.html
ISIS – the Spoils of the "Great Loot" in the Middle East Article: http://fpif.org/isis-spoils-great-loot-middle-east/
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