Eastwest 80 Archivi

31 October 2018

In cyberspace, nothing is as it seems

The link between geopolitics and cyberspace is unavoidable as are its shady implications. Cybersecurity isfundamental for international institutions.

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30 October 2018

Kurdish politicians: might and mistakes

Divided by outside forces and internal strife, an age-old political and tribal fragmentation makes them an easy touch for the major powers, which use them as a buffer.

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30 October 2018

The gate to the Mediterranean

The Quandil mountains mark the border between Asia and the Middle East. This strategic boundary that has always been in Kurdish territory is unlikely to see peace.

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30 October 2018

The good and the bad

The Kurds in the north (Turkey), in the west (syria) and in the east (iran) are opposed by the regional powers, which instead flirt with the Kurds in the south (iraq).

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30 October 2018

Art – An artist behind bars

Zehra Dogan is guilty of using her paintbrushes as weapons against oppressors.

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30 October 2018

Books – Travelling through Kurdistan

An overview of the largest ‘nation’ in the world still without its own independent state.

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30 October 2018

Turkey: from arms to politics

The HDP, founded by the Kurd Selahattin Demirtas in 2012, has managed to evolve politically and is now appreciated even by the young secular population.

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