More: Kurds
Turkey in the Kurdish Rojava
Since the
beginning of clashes in Syria, Turkey has aimed at annexing the left bank of the Euphrates up to
Mossul, a strip of land about...
No peace for Kurds: Rojava still under attack
The Amazon
is still on fire. The “lungs of the Earth” are hardly breathing while the
flames are threatening people and nature reserves. As long as...
Iraq corruption menaces both average citizens and outside investors
While Iraqi forces are still undertaking the slow, grueling effort to defeat
the last vestiges of the Islamic State (IS), and 1.8 million people
remain displaced,...
Istanbul, the Mayoral Election Rerun: A Turning Point for Democracy?
Despite state-sponsored and private efforts
to influence the outcome of Turkey’s mayoral elections on March 31 either
directly or indirectly, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
and his Justice...
Reactions to the Proposed Syrian Withdrawal
Trump dropped a bombshell with his surprise order for a withdrawal of US troops from Syria, the draw-down of troops in Afghanistan, and the...
The neo-Ottoman issue
Turkey is currently pursuing the following aims: 1) becoming a Eurasian regional power; 2) later uniting all Turkmen ethnic groups from Anatolia to Xinjiang;...
Inside the Beltway: Iran hardliners vs Iran hardliners
Alarm bells went off last September in Washington's corridors of power when John Bolton’s national security council asked the Pentagon for options for military...
Syria’s Kurds: The new frontline in confronting Iran and Turkey
US President Donald J. Trump’s threat to devastate Turkey’s economy if Turkish troops attack Syrian Kurds allied with the United States in the wake...
The prospect of the military and security potential of Syrian Kurds and Democratic Alliance
Although it is still difficult to imagine a future for Syria in general, the existence of an autonomous Kurdish region on the northern border...
Journalist’s disappearance challenges fragile Middle Eastern pragmatism
Saudi Arabia and Turkey, despite being on opposite sides of Middle Eastern divides, are cooperating in Syria to enable youth and women to acquire...