In the after-Ba’ath: Syria’s rising Kurds

The Economist Podcasts

• Episode: In the after-Ba’ath: Syria’s rising Kurds
• Website: The Economist Podcasts
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• Duration: 00:22:23
• Published: 2019-07-08 11:48

For years, Syria’s Kurdish people were largely invisible: their language, flag and festivals were all suppressed. Now, in much of the country’s north and east, they rule over the Arabs who once ruled over them. A brutal murder in a sleepy German village sparks angst about a resurgent far right. And, the surprising trend of American-style debate in China.

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