Wladimir van Wilgenburg
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Wladimir van Wilgenburg | |
|---|---|
| Education | Conflict studies and Kurdish studies |
| Alma mater | Utrecht University |
| Occupations | Journalist, author |
| Notable work | The Kurds of Northern Syria |
Wladimir van Wilgenburg is a Dutch journalist and author writing predominantly about Kurdistan. He has written for Al-Monitor, Kurdistan 24, Al-Jazeera, and Foreign Policy, amongst others.[1] He lives in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan.[2]
His interest for the Kurds began early in secondary school, as he wrote a paper comparing Armenians and Kurds. Further on he wrote for the Kurdish focused blogs Azady.nl and Halwest.nl. In 2009, he began an internship at Rudaw in Iraqi Kurdistan.[3] Van Wilgenburg received a Master of Arts in conflict studies from the University in Utrecht in 2011 and another one in Kurdish studies from Exeter University in 2013.[1]
He is also a researcher for the Jamestown Foundation and his articles are published by the Atlantic Council.[4] He lives in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan.[2]
