Feasibility of the Establishment of a Kurdish Region in Northern Syria from a Constructivist Perspective

The Middle East that took shape in 1916 according to the Sykes-Picot Agreement is entering the third millennium at a time when it has remained an underdeveloped and unsafe island in the world. In the meantime, Kurds as the largest nation in the world without a state have been influencing and being affected by these crises. The Arab Spring has also made the Kurds enter a new era of political and economic life. These new conditions have added to the importance of doing independent research on the status of Kurds in the new Middle Eastern geopolitics. Drawing on a constructivist approach, this research has sought to test the hypothesis that in spite of the formation of a triple canton (Jazira, Afrin and Kobani), the formation of a Kurdish region in Syria still seems improbable due to domestic and foreign structural obstacles and the vital role that regional and transregional actors play in it. Nonetheless, a return to the pre-2010 situation will be unlikely.