Thank you. The fragmentation is in many ways the structural core of the piece. The Kurdish political landscape being divided is not incidental but actively maintained by each of the four surrounding states as a lever against the others. The question I keep returning to: does that fragmentation become more or less exploitable if the American deterrent in northeastern Syria contracts further? My read is that it accelerates the collapse rather than stabilising it, because no Kurdish actor is then capable of organised resistance. Curious whether that maps onto your read of the region.
Really enjoyed this piece. Great job in showing the various power structures within the greater Kurdish “nation”.
Thank you. The fragmentation is in many ways the structural core of the piece. The Kurdish political landscape being divided is not incidental but actively maintained by each of the four surrounding states as a lever against the others. The question I keep returning to: does that fragmentation become more or less exploitable if the American deterrent in northeastern Syria contracts further? My read is that it accelerates the collapse rather than stabilising it, because no Kurdish actor is then capable of organised resistance. Curious whether that maps onto your read of the region.