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Rojavan crisis: A big threat to women’s rights future
A war crime: The murder of Hevrin
Khalaf is a slap in the face for those who believed in the Rojava dream.
On October 12, the...
Turkey’s presence in Syria
Following their meeting in Sochi on
October 23, 2019, Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyp Erdogan
officially announced a ceasefire throughout Northern Syria.
The
bilateral agreement reached...
Turkey, a grey area of German industrial ambition
German foreign minister, Heiko Maas, recently
described the Turkish deployment into the Kurdish-controlled region of Syria as
an “invasion” that was illegal under international law. His...
Understanding Crimes Against Humanity: Genocide, Memory And The Future
In the
aftermath of US President Donald Trump's recent carte blanche to Turkey to destroy with impunity fragile Kurdish populations
in Syria, the "civilized" world stands...
Turkey and China tie themselves in knots over Syria and Xinjiang
Turkey’s ambassador to China, Emin Onen, didn’t mince his words this
week when he took his Chinese
hosts to task for failing to support Turkey’s military...
“Strategically brilliant” sellout: Trump’s betrayal of the Kurds
“At last
the world knows America as the savior of the world!” —U.S. president Woodrow Wilson
Turkey invaded the Syrian Arab Republic on October 9 following a...
Turkey and the time bomb in Syria
The Turkish attack on northern Syria has
provided conditions for ISIS militants held in camps in the region to escape
and revitalize themselves.
Turkey launched “Operation Peace...
The Turkish Gambit
The only
certainty in war is its intrinsic uncertainty, something Turkish President
Recep Tayyip Erdogan could soon chance upon. One only has to look back on
America's...
Could Turkish aggression boost peace in Syria?
On
October 7, 2019, the U.S. President Donald Trump announced the withdrawal of
American troops from northeast Syria, where the contingent alongside Kurdish
militias controlled the vast...
Turkey and the Kurds: What goes around comes around
Turkey, like much of the Middle East, is discovering that what goes
around comes around.
Not only because President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appears to have
miscalculated the...