Arman Baisuanov

Arman Baisuanov is a contributing analyst at Open Briefing, the civil society intelligence agency. He has had a wide-ranging diplomatic career over nearly 20 years, most recently as a counsellor at the Permanent Mission of Kazakhstan to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Saudi Arabia.

Kobane, and the failure of Turkey's Kurdish policy

Heavily influenced by the memories and legacies of the past, Turkey has not demonstrated the required degree of flexibility and imagination in dealing with the issue of Syria’s Kurds.

By Arman Baisuanov

/ 17 Nov 2014