Speakers will address how Turkey is dealing with new regional challenges in the wake of this summer’s fighting in Syria between ISIS and Kurdish forces, which for the last two months has been concentrated in the city of Kobani/Ayn al-Arab on the Turkish-Syrian border. With the battle so close to home, Turkey has been faced with serious questions regarding international pressure to act against ISIS, and domestically, how this is could endanger the future of the current peace process with its own Kurdish population. In short, this talk will look at what are the greater implications of Turkish policy concerning Kobani on the Middle East, and domestically for the Turkish state.
Location
Peace Islands Institute
535 5th Avenue 6th Floor
New York, NY 10017
Details
RSVP required by Wednesday, November 12th
rsvp@peaceislands.org or call 212 510 8644
Lunch will be served after the panel
Suggested donation $10 (due at the entrance)
Panelists
Louis Fishman, Professor (Moderator)
CUNY Brooklyn College
David Phillips, Director
Peacebuilding and Rights Program
Columbia University
Joost Lagendijk, Columnist
Zaman and Today’s Zaman
Alon Ben-Meir, Professor
New York University