Organised by the Rojava Center for Strategic Studies the Forum is welcoming over 125 guests from 15 countries across three continents.

The Forum is the largest event of its kind ever held in North East Syria. The Forum will bring anti-terror experts, policy-makers, and legal, religious and regional experts from across the globe to the soil where ISIS’s worst crimes were committed.

Ideas and programs being developed here in North East Syria will meet with research and proposals from global experts. ISIS will be approached as a global problem, requiring global solutions connected to the realities on the ground in North East Syria and Iraq.

American Enterprise Institute Fellow and keynote speaker Michael Rubin says: “The Kurds have built a functioning society out of the ashes of the Syrian War, and one that could thrive if the international community lifts embargoes and sanctions.

It’s time to stop treating the Kurds as a diplomatic football. They have earned their place at the table, and they have more credibility than others to shape the post-ISIS future.”