The U.S. decision to arm Kurdish militias in Syria

In an unprecedented move, which was strongly objected by Turkey, Washington announced a decision to arm the Syrian Democratic Forces, perceiving the alliance as 'helpful' in the fight against the Islamic State.

To further discuss this topic and its regional implications, I'm joined here in the Studio by;

Prof. Ofra Bengio, Research fellow at the Moshe Dayan Center – TA University; and Dr. Jonathan Spyer, Director of the Rubin Center, Fellow at the Middle East Forum. Analyst Amir Oren.

Studio Jerusalem

Serien ger tittaren en djupare förståelse av aktuella händelser i Israel och Mellanöstern. Expertsamtalen leds av Jonathan Hessen, nyhetsankare på TV7 Israel News.
  • Första sändningen: 2017-05-19, Himlen TV7
  • Avsnitt nummer: 241
  • Längd: 30 min
  • Talade språk:
  • engelska
  • Översättningar:
  • finska, svenska

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