History Suggests Kurds Are Key to Peace in the Middle East

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History Suggests Kurds Are Key to Peace in the Middle East

With a population exceeding 30 million, the Kurds are the largest ethnic group in the world without their own state. Instead, they are spread across Iraq, Iran, Syria, and Turkey.  Kurds have been struggling for autonomy for more than a century, and all four of these countries in one way or another have denied them greater autonomy or full independence. Often times, the result was violent conflict and repression. This history has a clear lesson:…