{"id":2149,"date":"2025-03-16T15:22:58","date_gmt":"2025-03-16T19:22:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/politics\/kps\/?page_id=2149"},"modified":"2026-05-25T01:01:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T05:01:37","slug":"conference-events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/politics\/kps\/conference-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Kurds on the Global Stage: Clashing Identities, Interests, and Perspectives"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Once described as an \u2018invisible nation,\u2019 the Kurds have become essential actors in the rapidly changing political landscape of the Middle East. This two-day conference brought together distinguished speakers from diverse countries, including Germany, Israel, Kurdistan (Iraq), Russia, Turkey, United Kingdom, and the USA, to discuss Kurdish relations with the world, their states, and neighboring peoples amid the shifting political landscape in the Middle East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<br><br> <!-- Adds vertical space -->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"806\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/politics\/kps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/flyier_image-1.png\" alt=\"Event poster for a Kurdish political studies program with event details, sponsor logos, and a Kurdish flag at the top.\" class=\"wp-image-2240 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/politics\/kps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/flyier_image-1.png 624w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/politics\/kps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/flyier_image-1-232x300.png 232w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 624px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 624\/806;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<br><br> <!-- Adds vertical space -->\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kurdistan Chronicle has featured our conference and Kurdish Studies at UCF in its latest US edition. You can read the full news report here<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kurdistanchronicle.com\/babat\/3863\">https:\/\/kurdistanchronicle.com\/babat\/3863<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<br><br> <!-- Adds vertical space -->\n\n\n<div class='content-column one_half'>\n<!-- iframe plugin v.6.0 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8vcZ5CEKwgI\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" 0=\"allowfullscreen\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"title style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\" style=\"text-align: center\">\n<strong>Kurdistan Regional Government Representative Treefa Aziz discusses the Kurds&#8217; role on the global stage<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div class='content-column one_half'>\n<!-- iframe plugin v.6.0 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-src=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/embed\/0qJI8-NLKTc\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" 0=\"allowfullscreen\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"title style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Ambassador Peter Galbraith discusses Kurds in Iraq, Syria, and beyond<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"2536\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/politics\/kps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/05\/KC14-7-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"A group of people are posing for a photo around a conference table in a meeting room, with a projected image of men on the wall behind them.\" class=\"wp-image-2536 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/politics\/kps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/05\/KC14-7-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/politics\/kps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/05\/KC14-7-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/politics\/kps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/05\/KC14-7-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/politics\/kps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/05\/KC14-7-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/politics\/kps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/05\/KC14-7.jpg 1600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; 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