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Why the Middle East Confronts Its Most Perilous Moment in Modern History
As various international actors navigate the evolving dynamics of the Middle East, some have quickly sought to form relationships with Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham —a...
New Rulers of Syria and the Challenges of Building a State
What happened in Syria cannot be summarized as the fall of the ruling regime and the rise of another, due to Syria’s importance in...
Turkey’s Aspirations and the Future of Kurds in Post-Assad Syria
Authors- Asif Haseen and Monalisa Dash*
The recent takeover of the Assad regime by an Islamist rebel group—Hay’at-Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)—has unleashed a power vacuum in...
Conflict in The Northern Syria: What is Next for The Syrian Kurds?
December 8. A historic day for the Syrian people. The long 53 years rule of the Assad family had come to an end. The...
Syria’s New Reality: A Nation at a Crossroads
The fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime has once again pushed Syria into an era of uncertainty. After decades of rule, a swift rebel offensive...
Syria’s Uncertain Future
The world watched Sunday as Bashar al-Assad, the brutal leader who ruled over Syria for 24 years, was driven out by rebel forces. The...
The Islamist attack in Syria is dangerous for the region
The tectonic plates of the strategic landscape of the Middle East are shifting rapidly.
In an astonishing turn of events, a coalition of rebel groups...
Terrorism’s Deadly Dance: The Political Dynamics Behind the PKK’s Use of Violence
Inside the twisted corner of our interconnected world, where the lines between friend and foe blur, terrorism emerges as a specter that attracts the...
KDP and PUK: Outdated Political Party Model
After the establishment of the Kurdistan Region's de facto state in 1991, and following the 1992 parliamentary and governmental elections in the Kurdistan Region,...
What Jews, Palestinian Israelis, and Turkish Kurds have in common
Diaspora Jews, Palestinian Israelis, and Turkish Kurds have more in common than meets the eye.
The similarities in how the three minority communities define themselves...