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Iraqi Kurdistan among five secessionist movements to watch in 2018

Dr Ryan Griffiths

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Dr Ryan Griffiths of Sydney University, is an expert in secession and sovereignty. In a recent analysis Dr Griffiths he listed five independence movements that could be pushing for statehood in 2018. These include Scotland, Catalonia, Iraqi Kurdistan, New Caledonia, and Bougainville. In this interview we ask Dr Ryan Griffiths about the Kurdish question, the recent independence referendum and its backlash.


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Dr Ryan Griffiths of Sydney University, is an expert in secession and sovereignty. In a recent analysis Dr Griffiths he listed five independence movements that could be pushing for statehood in 2018. These include Scotland, Catalonia, Iraqi Kurdistan, New Caledonia, and Bougainville. In this interview we ask Dr Ryan Griffiths about the Kurdish question, the recent independence referendum and its backlash.



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