THE REVOLUTIONARY SOVIET CANTONS OF ROJAVA NOW IN FRIENDLY DIRECT CONTACT WITH UNITED STATES

MESOP FOCUS : HENRI BARKEY / MICHAEL WERZ & MAX HOFFMANN

“Max Hoffman, a national security analyst at the Center for American Progress. In a joint email to The Huffington Post, Hoffman and a colleague at the Center for American Progress, Michael Werz, said they believe the international community is likely to develop stronger ties with the PYD in the months ahead regardless of Turkish arguments. Turkey’s stance, they said, is self-defeating, costing it the chance to improve its relationship with Kurds across the region and risking its own domestic peace process with the PKK.” http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/16/syrian-kurds-isis_n_5999610.html