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Papua Journal of Diplomacy and International RelationsThe ethnic Kurds play a critical role in the formation of the Democratic Confederalism government in the autonomous region of Rojava. For decades, they have faced oppression and disenfranchisement in Turkey, Syria, Iran, and Iraq.
Rahmat Sikky
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National Colonialism: Nation‐State, Colonialism and Colonisation of Kurdistan
Nations and Nationalism, Volume 32, Issue 2, Page 414-425, April 2026.ABSTRACT This article develops the concept of ‘national colonialism’ to capture colonial relations in the nation‐state form. It does so through a critical appraisal of the concept of ‘internal colonialism’, which largely fails to explain the links between nationalism and colonial relations.
Behnam Amini
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Kurdish migration waves to Rojava (Northern Syria) [PDF]
6th International e-Conference on Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences: Conference Proceedings, 2020 This study aims to present the Kurds and the Kurdish migration waves to Rojava (Northern Syria). The accumulation of huge Kurdish masses on the territory of today's Syria is the result of millennial waves of migration caused by the turbulent events in the Middle East.
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The Biden Administration and Rojava: Old Wine, New Bottle?
Middle East Policy, 2022 AbstractOne of the domains of US foreign policy stuck on autopilot relates to Syria and, most importantly, Rojava (or AANES by its official name). The Biden administration inherited a quandary from its predecessor with no easy solution. On the one hand, the hostility of other actors in the region—especially Russia, Turkey, Iran, and Syria—render a ...
Michnik, Wojciech, Plakoudas, Spyridon
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Environmental Politics in North and East Syria/Rojava: A Scoping and Conceptual Literature Review
Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism, Volume 26, Issue 1, Page 74-89, April 2026.ABSTRACT This article presents a scoping and conceptual literature review on environmental politics in North and East Syria/Rojava. The review aims to synthesize existing academic research in English on the interplay between armed conflict and environmental change in the region, focusing on the Kurdish‐led socio‐political model known as the Autonomous ...
Pinar Dinc +2 more
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Insurgent-Generated Content and Framing of “The New Internationalist Commune” of Rojava
International Journal of Communication, 2022 Of all the insurgent groups competing to win the hearts and minds of Western populations through digital media campaigns, the Rojava Commune in Northern Syria has been one of the most successful.
Buket Oztas, Marta N. Lukacovic
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Graphic Histories of Solidarity, in Solidarity [PDF]
KronosRevolutionary experiments require building revolutionary relationships. This praxis of material and social creativity to reorganise power dynamics and weave connections across weaponised divides, are evident in the content, the form and the backstory ...
Koni Benson
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Hydro‐Insurgency: Weaponization of Water Resources and Infrastructure in Northeast Syria
World Water Policy, Volume 11, Issue 4, Page 924-938, November 2025.ABSTRACT This article examines the strategic weaponization of water resources by Turkey‐backed armed groups in Northeast Syria (NES) within the broader context of the Syrian civil war. As the conflict evolved, water infrastructure—dams, rivers, and irrigation systems—became central to warfare, governance, and foreign agendas. The article introduces the
Farhad Hassan Abdullah Mamshai
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Surgical management of oropharynx hemangioma: A comprehensive review literature
Advances in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 2021 Background and objectives: Hemangioma is an extremely uncommon benign tumor of blood vessels, which occurs mostly during childhood, particularly in the head and neck regions, it remains unusual in the oral cavity and exceedingly rare in the tongue, and ...
Rawand A. Essa, MD, Ph.D. +5 more
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Development and Change, Volume 56, Issue 6, Page 1228-1257, November 2025.ABSTRACT Confronting statism within the university, this article argues that statism is colonialism. By recognizing statism as the foundational structure of colonialism, the author illuminates the immediate technologies and evolving structures of socio‐ecological subjugation across various cultural, historical and political contexts.
Alexander Dunlap
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