How will Iraq’s Kurdish referendum trigger geo-political change?

The semi-autonomous Iraqi Kurdish regional government’s referendum on independence has met strong opposition not only from the international community, such as the United Nations, the US and European countries, but also by neighbors like Iran, Turkey and Syria. Meanwhile, Israel’s support for the referendum triggered concerns on the vote’s potential for causing great geo-political change in the Middle East. What does this referendum mean to the Kurdish people and the Middle East region at large? What are the countermeasures to the rising separatism trend? Subscribe to us on YouTube: https://goo.gl/lP12gA Download our APP on Apple Store (iOS): https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cctvn... Download our APP on Google Play (Android): https://play.google.com/store/apps/de... Follow us on: Facebook:   / chinaglobaltvnetwork   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cgtn/?hl=zh-cn Twitter:   / cgtnofficial   Pinterest:   / cgtnofficial   Tumblr:   / cctvnews   Weibo: http://weibo.com/cctvnewsbeijing