The Syrian Crisis and the Kurdish Factor

The book includes the extensive materials of the international conference on "The Syrian crisis and the Kurdish factor: intra-Kurdish, regional, and international aspects. It aims to discuss the intra-Syrian, regional, and international aspects of the Syrian crisis and the geopolitical significance of the Kurdish factor in the region by involving diplomatic and academic circles on the platform of Science Diplomacy. Syria plays an important role both regionally and sub-regionally, and developments in Syria have ripple effects in other Arab countries as well. The contribution aims to discuss the internal Syrian developments and the Kurdish factor from different perspectives, as well as the impact of the Syrian crisis on regional and international reality and the involvement of regional and non-regional actors (the USA, Russia, China, EU countries, Iran and Turkey) in the Syrian conflict and its consequences.

discusses the geopolitical impact of the Kurdish issue in the Syrian crisis looks at the evolutionary features of Russia's narratives of the Kurdish factor in the Syria conflict examines the development of contacts between Russia and Syrian Kurds in the fight against the Islamic State

Auteur

Lilit Harutyunyan is Head of the Department of Arab countries at the Institute of Oriental Studies, Armenian National Academy of Sciences, Associate Professor of Yerevan State University

Contenu

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Russia's narratives on the Kurdish issue in the Syrian conflict.- Chapter 3: United States and the Changing Strategic Landscape in the Middle East.- Chapter 4: Beyond security concerns and Kurdish threat: the broader aspects of Turkey's military involvement in the Syrian crisis.- Chapter 5: The impact of the Kurdish issue on Iran's regional security interests in the context of the Syrian crisis.- Chapter 6: The Kurds and the Kurdish policy of the Syrian government in the outbreak of the "Arab Spring".- Chapter 7: The image of Kurdish female fighters in the Syrian crisis: a new manifestation of transformation and branding.- Chapter 8: Syria's readmission to league of Arab states and restoring its relations with Arab countries.- Chapter 9: The evolution of the approaches of the Gulf Arab states towards Syria.- Chapter 10: The changes in Tunisia's and Morocco's positions on the Syrian crisis.- Chapter 11: The role of Egypt in the context of Syria's return to Arab World (2013-2023).- Chapter 12: The Puzzle of Turkish Foreign Policy in Syria and Syrian Kurds' Challenges.- Chapter 13: Israeli Political and Social Narratives on the Syrian Crisis.