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The Kurdish groups have armed members inside Iran and seek a confederal system allowing their region autonomy while remaining part of the Iranian state.
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Stella Martany,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
These courts and other confederal bodies will likely require third-party participation at the outset, in order to build mutual confidence and avoid stalemates.
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Omar M. Dajani,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Sep. 2024
That’s because member states worry that if the rules are too strict, platforms would respond by shrinking their platform workforce, says Ludovic Voet, confederal secretary at the European Trade Union Confederation.
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WIRED,
20 Nov. 2023
In 1999, Belarus and Russia signed a treaty that committed them to merging into a confederal state at some future point.
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New York Times,
30 Mar. 2022
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Stella Martany,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
These courts and other confederal bodies will likely require third-party participation at the outset, in order to build mutual confidence and avoid stalemates.
—
Omar M. Dajani,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Sep. 2024
That’s because member states worry that if the rules are too strict, platforms would respond by shrinking their platform workforce, says Ludovic Voet, confederal secretary at the European Trade Union Confederation.
—
WIRED,
20 Nov. 2023
In 1999, Belarus and Russia signed a treaty that committed them to merging into a confederal state at some future point.
—
New York Times,
30 Mar. 2022
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“Confederal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confederal. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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