Matt Broomfield

"Kurdistan may remain formally divided between Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Syria, but it lies at a increasingly crucial geostrategic cross-roads— not only between the Middle East’s warring power-blocs, but also on key water, oil and infrastructure routes..." My latest:

UnHerd @unherd

‘Those weary, grey-haired Kurdish militants never completed their political scientific degrees.’ But they have learned how to survive. Read @MattBroomfield1 on the PKK 👇 https://t.co/4TOLbogjGX

RT @AlizaMarcus: Sure to be fascinating. Thanks for posting.

While PKK faces severe pressures, across 50 years the broader Kurdish movement has evolved & expanded dramatically to become a crucial, powerful player. Expect that to continue in the new Middle East. My take on the PKK's potential disarmament @unherd: https://t.co/3diK4lUJLg

"Firsthand observations from the heart of Rojava’s movement inform Broomfield’s critical engagement with its theory and practice and, inevitably, its compromises and contradictions". UK/EU pre-orders via the link below!

Wladimir van Wilgenburg @vvanwilgenburg

British journalist @MattBroomfield1 published a new unique book on Syrian Kurds based on three years living and working on the ground in northeast Syria https://t.co/HZVtJpP0qr https://t.co/iC5HbO83wA

How can US actually exit Syria? 📌Regional anti-ISIS coalition partnered w/SDF 📌EU/regional states to secure ISIS detainees 📌NES protections as condition for Syrian sanctions relief 📌Post-exit support for SDF (aerial, intelligence) 📌Keep backing multilateral peace talks

Kelley B. Vlahos @KelleyBVlahos

Excellent analysis from new RS writer @MattBroomfield1 who has lived and worked in the region, about how conditions are now ripe for US troops to withdraw without putting Kurds at risk. https://t.co/3M42T4tWwc

By trusting in a Kurdish/Syrian/regional anti-ISIS mission, while continuing to offer diplomatic/aerial support from afar, the US can learn the lessons of its botched 2019 exit and withdraw securely from Syria. My proposal @RStatecraft @QuincyInst: https://t.co/GfBd0ALQ32

Glad to join 4th International Kurdish Studies Conference @UKH_official for conversations on Kurdish-led governance in Syria, novel approaches for practice-based and collaborative research in Kurdistan... and Kurdish anime(!)

University of Kurdistan Hewlêr @UKH_official

Critical conversations continued today at the 4th International Kurdish Studies Conference, addressing global policy, identity, gender, and cultural expression. Panels explored the legal and political dimensions of Kurdish struggles, the resilience of Kurdish women, and the https://t.co/IsNIfLaNMv

There is no place in Brighton for arms merchants manufacturing the technology used to slaughter both Kurds in Rojava and Palestinians in Gaza. Join us next week! https://t.co/lPgYO0Dbkl

In his first novel written in his native Kurdish, leading Turkish-Kurdish novelist Burhan Sönmez subtly links the fraught legacy of Franz Kafka to the long-repressed Kurdish language. My review @thebafflermag: https://t.co/t7V7lrEBxX

Israel slaughters journalists in Gaza. Turkey slaughters journalists in Kurdistan. The two authoritarian states carving up the Middle East into zones of interest both murder those documenting their crimes, as this important report @IndexCensorship shows: https://t.co/PGOiIH5GId

RT @jeremyscahill: Hours before he was killed, Hossam Shabat filed his last report for @DropSiteNews, “Report from the Frontline of Israel’…

Useful explainer @RojavaIC on the issues with the transitional Syrian constitution, powerfully demonstrating the centralization of power in al-Sharaa's hands. The recent SDF-Damascus deal must be a starting-point for serious, constructive talks and a genuine transition:

Rojava Information Center @RojavaIC

The transitional constitution published last week outlines a governmental system in which power is largely centralized in the hands of Ahmed al-Shara. Read RIC's explainer on the transitional constitution here: https://t.co/bMEmr1FO5f https://t.co/4SRi2UnkM1 https://t.co/VuGNNPextm

A positive step, rightly being welcomed by celebrations throughout North and East Syria (esp. Arab-majority regions) - even as doubts remain over timing, details and implementation, underscored by the recent slaughter of 100s civilians by government-aligned forces.

Rojava Information Center @RojavaIC

Syrian Caretaker Government (SCG) President, Ahmed al-Sharaa, and Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Commander-in-Chief, Mazloum Abdi, have reached an agreement outlining administrative, military and security integration, to be implemented by the end of the year: 1. Guarantees ... https://t.co/uGcPRR3F7G