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The End of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party’s Struggle: A Victory for Erdoğan’s Neo-Ottomanism?
This article will discuss the political context and strategic implications of the dissolution of the Partiya Karkerên Kurdistanê (PKK) as a development that reconstructs...
The Echoes of the Good Friday Agreement: The Turkish-Kurdish Peace Process
The recent announcement by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) to disarm could mark the closing salvo of its four-decade insurgency against the Turkish state....
U.S. Diplomats on Syria Dismissed Amid Pro-Damascus Policy Shift
Recently, several senior U. S. diplomats focused on Syria have been removed from their positions. This change comes as the U. S. aims to...
Kurdish Disarmament Reshapes Dynamics in Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran—but Uncertainty Remains
After more than forty years of armed struggle, a Kurdish-linked group, the PKK, in northern Iraq has begun disarming—a dramatic gesture that signals a...
Erasing Assyrians: The Kurdish Nationalist Project
The Assyrians, an indigenous people with over 6,775 years of history and one of the world’s earliest Christian communities, are vanishing from their ancestral...
PKK Dissolution and Turkey’s Kurdish Question
The long and bloody saga of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) has seemingly reached a pivotal juncture with the organization's long-anticipated announcement of its...
Washington, Tehran, and Iran’s “Second Class Citizens”
The Iranian government is well-known for its repressive policies against its population, best exemplified by the state’s violent response to the nationwide protests after...
The Fragile State of Turkey: A Nation on the Brink of Collapse
Turkey stands at a critical juncture in history, facing severe domestic and international challenges that threaten its stability and territorial integrity. While Ankara seeks...
Iraq on Edge: The Regional Fallout from Syria’s Unraveling
The abrupt collapse of the Assad regime in Syria has sent shockwaves across the region, placing Iraq on high alert. As Syria embarks on...
The Future of Iran’s Foreign Policy in the Complex Geopolitics of the Post-Assad Middle East
Iran's presence in the Middle East has been greatly diminished with the fall of Assad. Now the question is, under the current circumstances, is...