The United States foreign policy towards Kurds
The aim of this study is to analyze the role of Kurds in the US foreign policy towards the Middle East. This paper presents an alternative approach that pays attention to the role of non-state actors in the US foreign policy and interactions between the state and non-state actors. Our study claims t...
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Published in | Ortadogu Etutleri Vol. 11; no. 2; pp. 278 - 299 |
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Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Ortadoğu Stratejik Araştırmalar Merkezi (ORSAM)
01.12.2019
Center for Middle Eastern Strategic Studies (ORSAM) |
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Summary: | The aim of this study is to analyze the role of Kurds
in the US foreign policy towards the Middle East. This
paper presents an alternative approach that pays attention to the role of non-state actors in the US foreign
policy and interactions between the state and non-state
actors. Our study claims that it is possible to investigate the impact of Kurdish opposition movements on US
foreign policy by understanding how the foreign policy
of Kurdish opposition movements as non-state actors is
produced in interaction with the international system,
local system / order, identity and power relations. In
this context, it is of particular importance to examine
the nature, parameters and limits of the relationship
between the Kurds and the US, the most influential
state on the Kurds. As a result, it has been observed
that ethnic opposition movements try to legitimize their actions against state power with their relations and
discourses developed at an international level. On the
other hand, it is argued that these movements are used
as a leverage and implementer by the global powers. |
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ISSN: | 1309-1557 |