Kawa Hassan to Discuss Kurdistan Power Dynamics at Carnegie Center

News | September 02, 2015

On September 8, The Carnegie Middle East Center will present and launch “Kurdistan’s Politicized Society Confronts a Sultanistic System,” a paper on the internal political and society dynamics of Kurdistan by EWI Director Kawa Hassan.

Along with Sam Dagher, Hassan will discuss the nature of the ruling elites of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and their attempt to quell and co-opt public dissent, as well as the possible implications for the region.

Click here to watch a video of the presentation. 

Click here to learn more about the event. 

To read “Kurdistan’s Politicized Society Confronts a Sultanistic System,” click here.