Global Kurdish Initiative for Peace
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The Global Kurdish Initiative for Peace (GKIP) is a Research Initiative of the School of International Service @ausis.bsky.social at American University.
. @ausis.bsky.social Barzani Scholar @yerevansaeed.bsky.social joined @warontherocks.bsky.social’s The Warcast to discuss the implications of Iraq’s parliamentary election results and post-election politics. Listen here: warontherocks.com/episode/warc...
Iraq's Elections and U.S.-Iranian Competition - War on the Rocks
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November 17, 2025 at 2:36 PM
. @ausis.bsky.social Barzani Scholar @yerevansaeed.bsky.social joined @warontherocks.bsky.social’s The Warcast to discuss the implications of Iraq’s parliamentary election results and post-election politics. Listen here: warontherocks.com/episode/warc...
@ausis.bsky.social Barzani Scholar and @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social's Iraq Initiative Nonresident Senior Fellow @yerevansaeed.bsky.social discusses the preliminary results of Iraq's parliamentary elections and their implications. Read Saeed and other experts' insights here: tinyurl.com/xushm54p
November 14, 2025 at 6:47 PM
@ausis.bsky.social Barzani Scholar and @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social's Iraq Initiative Nonresident Senior Fellow @yerevansaeed.bsky.social discusses the preliminary results of Iraq's parliamentary elections and their implications. Read Saeed and other experts' insights here: tinyurl.com/xushm54p
NextGen Voices: Author Ava Homa details the process of writing her award-winning novel, Daughters of Smoke and Fire, and stresses the importance of telling genuine Kurdish stories that capture her people's strength, struggles, and spirit.
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NextGen Voices: Ava Homa
NextGen Voices: Ava Homa
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November 13, 2025 at 3:00 PM
NextGen Voices: Author Ava Homa details the process of writing her award-winning novel, Daughters of Smoke and Fire, and stresses the importance of telling genuine Kurdish stories that capture her people's strength, struggles, and spirit.
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Check out @politico.com’s Playbook today to see @ausis.bsky.social Barzani Scholar and Director @yerevansaeed.bsky.social’s latest piece highlighted. Read here: politi.co/47OSRub
November 11, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Check out @politico.com’s Playbook today to see @ausis.bsky.social Barzani Scholar and Director @yerevansaeed.bsky.social’s latest piece highlighted. Read here: politi.co/47OSRub
Quoted in @ispionline.bsky.social, @ausis.bsky.social Barzani Scholar and Director @yerevansaeed.bsky.social comments on how the two main Kurdish political parties positioned themselves in Iraq's parliamentary election. Read here: www.ispionline.it/en/publicati...
November 11, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Quoted in @ispionline.bsky.social, @ausis.bsky.social Barzani Scholar and Director @yerevansaeed.bsky.social comments on how the two main Kurdish political parties positioned themselves in Iraq's parliamentary election. Read here: www.ispionline.it/en/publicati...
Iraq faces slow-burning stressors—from water scarcity and climate change to drug trafficking and over-centralization, writes @ausis.bsky.social Barzani Scholar-in-Residence @yerevansaeed.bsky.social for @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social, ahead of Iraq's parliamentary election.
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Dispatch from Baghdad: Don’t confuse the calm around Iraq’s election with stability
Iraqi society faces several slow-burning stressors, from water and climate problems to over-centralization and narcotics trafficking.
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November 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Iraq faces slow-burning stressors—from water scarcity and climate change to drug trafficking and over-centralization, writes @ausis.bsky.social Barzani Scholar-in-Residence @yerevansaeed.bsky.social for @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social, ahead of Iraq's parliamentary election.
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Quoted in Petroleum Economist, @ausis.bsky.social Barzani Scholar and Director @yerevansaeed.bsky.social provides insights on Kurdistan’s gas developments. Read here: www.pemedianetwork.com/petroleum-ec...
November 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Quoted in Petroleum Economist, @ausis.bsky.social Barzani Scholar and Director @yerevansaeed.bsky.social provides insights on Kurdistan’s gas developments. Read here: www.pemedianetwork.com/petroleum-ec...
Art and Culture: Beizar Aradini discusses her experience as a textile-based artist and her usage of a diasporic archive in her work. In her view, imagination serves as an essential instrument for preservation.
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Art and Culture: Beizar Aradini
Art and Culture: Beizar Aradini
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November 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Art and Culture: Beizar Aradini discusses her experience as a textile-based artist and her usage of a diasporic archive in her work. In her view, imagination serves as an essential instrument for preservation.
www.american.edu/sis/research...
www.american.edu/sis/research...
. @ausis.bsky.social Barzani Scholar and @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social's Iraq Initiative Nonresident Senior Fellow @yerevansaeed.bsky.social discusses Iraq's parliamentary elections. Read Saeed and other experts' insights here: www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menaso...
November 5, 2025 at 3:02 PM
. @ausis.bsky.social Barzani Scholar and @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social's Iraq Initiative Nonresident Senior Fellow @yerevansaeed.bsky.social discusses Iraq's parliamentary elections. Read Saeed and other experts' insights here: www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menaso...
Check out our October newsletter to learn about the latest work of the Initiative. This issue includes a reflection from Director @yerevansaeed.bsky.social, highlights from recent events, and interviews on Kurdish art & visibility. Read here: t.e2ma.net/webview/r5mr...
November 3, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Check out our October newsletter to learn about the latest work of the Initiative. This issue includes a reflection from Director @yerevansaeed.bsky.social, highlights from recent events, and interviews on Kurdish art & visibility. Read here: t.e2ma.net/webview/r5mr...
Watch @rudawkurmanci.bsky.social's report on the Kurdish program at the School of International Service, American University (in Kurdish). www.rudaw.net/sorani/world...
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October 28, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Watch @rudawkurmanci.bsky.social's report on the Kurdish program at the School of International Service, American University (in Kurdish). www.rudaw.net/sorani/world...
Check out @rudawarabic.bsky.social's coverage (in Arabic) of our event, "Governing Iraq After the Election: Implications for Iraq- U.S. Relations."
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October 27, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Check out @rudawarabic.bsky.social's coverage (in Arabic) of our event, "Governing Iraq After the Election: Implications for Iraq- U.S. Relations."
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Read @rudawkurmanci.bsky.social's coverage (in Kurdish) of our event, "Governing Iraq After the Election: Implications for Iraq- U.S. Relations."
www.rudaw.net/sorani/world...
www.rudaw.net/sorani/world...
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October 27, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Read @rudawkurmanci.bsky.social's coverage (in Kurdish) of our event, "Governing Iraq After the Election: Implications for Iraq- U.S. Relations."
www.rudaw.net/sorani/world...
www.rudaw.net/sorani/world...
Watch @kurdistan24tv.bsky.social's coverage (in Kurdish) of our event, "Governing Iraq After the Election: Implications for Iraq- U.S. Relations."
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ئەمریکا بە بایەخەوە لە هەڵبژاردنی عێراق دەڕوانێت
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October 27, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Watch @kurdistan24tv.bsky.social's coverage (in Kurdish) of our event, "Governing Iraq After the Election: Implications for Iraq- U.S. Relations."
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZvT...
Read the recap of our event, "Governing Iraq After the Election: Implications for Iraq- U.S. Relations" at @ausis.bsky.social, featuring experts Jennifer Gavito, Sarhang Hamasaeed, and Rend Al-Rahim.
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Governing Iraq After the Election: Implications for Iraq- U.S. Relations
Governing Iraq After the Election: Implications for Iraq- U.S. Relations
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October 27, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Read the recap of our event, "Governing Iraq After the Election: Implications for Iraq- U.S. Relations" at @ausis.bsky.social, featuring experts Jennifer Gavito, Sarhang Hamasaeed, and Rend Al-Rahim.
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Art and Culture: Nuveen Barwari describes how her life as a Kurdish-American between Nashville and Duhok has shaped her art and explains how the differing cultures have affected her identity and work.
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Art and Culture: Nuveen Barwari
Art and Culture: Nuveen Barwari
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October 24, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Art and Culture: Nuveen Barwari describes how her life as a Kurdish-American between Nashville and Duhok has shaped her art and explains how the differing cultures have affected her identity and work.
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NextGen Voices: Arazoo Shwany shares how her Kurdish identity shaped her career in medicine and influenced her to co-found the Kurdish Refugee Relief Foundation (KRR), an organization dedicated to empowering refugees by improving access to medical care. www.american.edu/sis/research...
NextGen Voices: Arazoo Shwany
NextGen Voices: Arazoo Shwany
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October 24, 2025 at 6:14 PM
NextGen Voices: Arazoo Shwany shares how her Kurdish identity shaped her career in medicine and influenced her to co-found the Kurdish Refugee Relief Foundation (KRR), an organization dedicated to empowering refugees by improving access to medical care. www.american.edu/sis/research...
In a new piece for @gulfstatesinst.bsky.social, Barzani Scholar-in-Residence @yerevansaeed.bsky.social analyzes the impact of U.S. diplomacy in the resumption of Kurdish oil exports via the Iraq-Turkey pipeline.
Read here: agsi.org/analysis/u-s...
Read here: agsi.org/analysis/u-s...
U.S.-Brokered Deal Turns On Iraq-Turkey Pipeline Spigots - AGSI
The flow of Kurdish oil via the Iraq-Turkey pipeline to the international market after more than two years demonstrates the effectiveness of sustained U.S. diplomacy.
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October 23, 2025 at 5:30 PM
In a new piece for @gulfstatesinst.bsky.social, Barzani Scholar-in-Residence @yerevansaeed.bsky.social analyzes the impact of U.S. diplomacy in the resumption of Kurdish oil exports via the Iraq-Turkey pipeline.
Read here: agsi.org/analysis/u-s...
Read here: agsi.org/analysis/u-s...
Last chance! Join us at @ausis.bsky.social for "Governing Iraq After the Election: Implications for Iraq- U.S. Relations" with experts Jennifer Gavito, Sarhang Hamasaeed, Rend Al-Rahim, & @yerevansaeed.bsky.social. Register here: tinyurl.com/3xnjk28c
October 20, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Last chance! Join us at @ausis.bsky.social for "Governing Iraq After the Election: Implications for Iraq- U.S. Relations" with experts Jennifer Gavito, Sarhang Hamasaeed, Rend Al-Rahim, & @yerevansaeed.bsky.social. Register here: tinyurl.com/3xnjk28c
Register for "Governing Iraq After the Election: Implications for Iraq-U.S. Relations." Join us at @ausis.bsky.social to explore the implications of Iraq’s parliamentary elections with Jennifer Gavito, Sarhang Hamasaeed, Rend Al-Rahim, & @yerevansaeed.bsky.social. Register here: tinyurl.com/3xnjk28c
October 17, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Register for "Governing Iraq After the Election: Implications for Iraq-U.S. Relations." Join us at @ausis.bsky.social to explore the implications of Iraq’s parliamentary elections with Jennifer Gavito, Sarhang Hamasaeed, Rend Al-Rahim, & @yerevansaeed.bsky.social. Register here: tinyurl.com/3xnjk28c
Quoted in @al-monitor.bsky.social, @ausis.bsky.social Barzani Scholar and Director @yerevansaeed.bsky.social comments on Iraq's upcoming parliamentary elections. Read here: www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
October 16, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Quoted in @al-monitor.bsky.social, @ausis.bsky.social Barzani Scholar and Director @yerevansaeed.bsky.social comments on Iraq's upcoming parliamentary elections. Read here: www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
Don't miss "Governing Iraq After the Election: Implications for Iraq- U.S. Relations." Join us at @ausis.bsky.social to explore the implications of Iraq’s parliamentary elections with Jennifer Gavito, Sarhang Hamasaeed, Rend Al-Rahim, & @yerevansaeed.bsky.social. Register here: tinyurl.com/3xnjk28c
October 14, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Don't miss "Governing Iraq After the Election: Implications for Iraq- U.S. Relations." Join us at @ausis.bsky.social to explore the implications of Iraq’s parliamentary elections with Jennifer Gavito, Sarhang Hamasaeed, Rend Al-Rahim, & @yerevansaeed.bsky.social. Register here: tinyurl.com/3xnjk28c
Read our September newsletter to learn about the latest work of the Initiative. This issue includes a reflection from Director @yerevansaeed.bsky.social, highlights from recent events, and interviews on Kurdish art & activism. Read here: t.e2ma.net/webview/nmhj...
October 10, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Read our September newsletter to learn about the latest work of the Initiative. This issue includes a reflection from Director @yerevansaeed.bsky.social, highlights from recent events, and interviews on Kurdish art & activism. Read here: t.e2ma.net/webview/nmhj...
Join us at @ausis.bsky.social for "Governing Iraq After the Election: Implications for Iraq- U.S. Relations" with experts Jennifer Gavito, Sarhang Hamasaeed, Rend Al-Rahim, and @yerevansaeed.bsky.social moderating. Register here: shorturl.at/Mdkww
October 9, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Join us at @ausis.bsky.social for "Governing Iraq After the Election: Implications for Iraq- U.S. Relations" with experts Jennifer Gavito, Sarhang Hamasaeed, Rend Al-Rahim, and @yerevansaeed.bsky.social moderating. Register here: shorturl.at/Mdkww
Listen to Barzani Scholar-in-Residence and Director @yerevansaeed.bsky.social on @ausis.bsky.social's Big World podcast, where he discusses Kurdish history, geopolitics, culture, and more.
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Episode 86: Why the Kurds Still Don't Have a Country
In this episode, School of International Service (SIS) professor Yerevan Saeed joins Big World to talk about Kurdish history, geopolitics, culture, and more.
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October 6, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Listen to Barzani Scholar-in-Residence and Director @yerevansaeed.bsky.social on @ausis.bsky.social's Big World podcast, where he discusses Kurdish history, geopolitics, culture, and more.
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