This article examines the problem of the Kurds in
ensuring regional stability and security in the Middle East, the history
of this problem in comparison with the history of the countries of the
region in the 14–19 centuries. The analysis of the facts presented in the
historical literature about the Kurds is carried out. The attitude of the
Middle East countries to these issues, the factor of external power in this
matter, the relationship of the problem with other confessional problems
in the region are also being studied.