The Kurds in the Middle East: Does America Need a New Strategy for Iraq, Syria, and the Kurds?

Event time: 
Tuesday, May 4, 2021 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Location: 
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Event description: 

The Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, in partnership with the nonprofit organization Justice for Kurds, will host a four-part virtual discussion series on “The Kurds in the Middle East.”
Panel discussions will feature an impressive array of American, European, and Middle Eastern practitioners, including senior Kurdish representatives from Iraq and Syria.
The virtual sessions will take place every Tuesday, between April 13 and May 4, from 12:00 to 1:00 pm EST. The sessions are open to the Yale community and general public, as well as recorded for distribution afterwards.
Speakers for the May 4 session include: Janine di Giovanni (moderator), Senior Fellow, Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, Yale University; Amb. Robert Ford, Jackson Senior Fellow, Yale University; and Kenneth Pollack, Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute.