Principal Investigator of PeaceRep Iraq programme, LSE Middle East Centrehttps://bsky.app/profile/kamaranpalani.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/kamaranpalani.bsky.social/post/3me2lxm5l2s2cMy latest: US policy in Syria and what it really means for Kurds across the region. https://www-aljazeera-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.aljazeera.com/amp/opinions/2026/2/3/us-abandoning-the-sdf-has-impacted-kurds-across-the-region04 Feb 2026 19:22 +0000at://did:plc:oot7vdghdnruz6bemmteuudd/app.bsky.feed.post/3me2lxm5l2s2chttps://bsky.app/profile/kamaranpalani.bsky.social/post/3mcs44lm66c2wIs what is happening in Syria signaling the end of the preventing violent extremism research and policy programme? Over the past several years, I’ve conducted extensive research on violent extremism in Iraq and the region. This work shows that those who joined ISIS were never a monolithic group,...19 Jan 2026 16:52 +0000at://did:plc:oot7vdghdnruz6bemmteuudd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcs44lm66c2whttps://bsky.app/profile/kamaranpalani.bsky.social/post/3mcfwbylr722sI was quoted in this piece by Winthrop Rodgers: “The region has never really escaped the legacy of dictatorship, and in Syria, it has worsened. The old Baathist denial of Kurdish rights is back, now reinforced by ethnic chauvinism and religious extremism.” [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Jan 2026 20:36 +0000at://did:plc:oot7vdghdnruz6bemmteuudd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcfwbylr722shttps://bsky.app/profile/kamaranpalani.bsky.social/post/3mcfsfwc3e22wTwo years ago, the fear of confronting Iran centered on its capacity to destabilise the wider region, from Beirut and Baghdad to Sanaa and Damascus. Today, the fight against the Islamic Republic is happening at home, in its very streets, exactly what the authorities worked for decades to prevent.14 Jan 2026 19:27 +0000at://did:plc:oot7vdghdnruz6bemmteuudd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcfsfwc3e22whttps://bsky.app/profile/kamaranpalani.bsky.social/post/3mcfpz7aink25Join us on Saturday, February 14, for PeaceRep Iraq's final conference, 'Reframing Iraq: Power, Politics, and Paths to Inclusion'. @lsemiddleeast.bsky.social @peacerep.bsky.social https://www.lse.ac.uk//middle-east-centre/events/2026/peacerep-iraq-conference14 Jan 2026 18:44 +0000at://did:plc:oot7vdghdnruz6bemmteuudd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcfpz7aink25