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The Foreign Desk - The battle for Rojava
19 October 2019
When US president Donald Trump withdrew US troops from Syria, he bewildered many among his own military, intelligence and foreign-policy establishments. But, most of all, his decision dismayed the Kurds of Northern Syria…
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Building up hope
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Leading the charge
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The Globalist - Thursday 10 October
10 October 2019
We hear from Turkey as its military begins incursions against neighbouring Kurds in Syria. Plus: why Australia is cracking down on climate-change protestors, a word with political journalist and author Marie Le Conte and…
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The Foreign Desk - Explainer 186: The Kurds: the latest betrayal
9 October 2019
This week Donald Trump announced that he would not stop Turkish troops entering northern Syria, opening a path to the Kurdish people who live there. In doing so he allowed history to repeat itself: the Kurds are no stran…
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Ari Shapiro
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The Foreign Desk - Kurdistan – the end of Iraq?
30 September 2017
This week more than 90 per cent of Iraqi Kurds voted in favour of seceding from Iraq – a predictable result that has nonetheless wrongfooted everybody. Can Iraq be kept together? Does it matter if it isn’t? And could Kur…
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The Briefing - Thursday 28 September
28 September 2017
Germany’s Wolfgang Schäuble steps down as finance minister, Iraqi Kurds vote for independence and we look back at the legacy of Hugh Hefner, founder of ‘Playboy’ magazine who died aged 91.
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The Monocle Daily - Monday 25 September
25 September 2017
We take a closer look at the rift between Donald Trump and the NFL players protesting against white supremacy on and off the gridiron. Plus: Iraqi Kurds vote in an independence referendum, Anthony Weiner’s final disgrace…
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The Briefing - Tuesday 12 September
12 September 2017
Kurds push harder for independence, Norway tries to work out what it loves more – liberal ideals or selling oil – and French workers are accused of being lazy by their own president. Plus: can horror films save cinema?
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Persian party
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The Globalist - Thursday 11 May
11 May 2017
We assess the offer by the US to arm Kurds in a final push on Raqqa amid warnings from Turkey that it could amount to arming terrorists. Plus: the fallout over James Comey’s dismissal continues, how to save cultural land…