Time to Think Deeper about the PYD’s Istiklal Street Terror Attack
National Security Council Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa, promoted the SDF as a secular organization to counter ISIS, denying their link to the PKK, which the U.
The New Foreign Policy: The World Is Heading towards New Models
support to PKK offshoots in northern Syria is a significant example of loss of legitimacy since foreign policymakers seek their own interests bypassing international legitimacy and ethics.
Turkey’s Slow-Motion Encircling and Elimination of the YPG
lthough it is still unclear whether Turkey will launch another military operation against the PKK/YPG in Syria, the country has already been carrying out ad hoc military operations that have killed 2,000 terrorists between January and July 2022.
Europe Allocates More Funds for Joint Defense: Is the European Army on the Way?
The European Union is getting closer to a common security understanding.
Can Turkey, Russia, and Iran Bring Permanent Security to Syria?
presence in Syria with a quest to divide the country by empowering the PKK/ YPG terror group poses a common threat to Turkey, Russia, and Iran, even though their reasons and priorities diverge.
Russia, the Grain Deal with Ukraine, and the Global South Effect
Maintaining the Grain Deal will be very challenging for Ukraine, Turkey, and the UN.
The Tehran Summit: What Is Next for Turkey, Russia, and Iran?
The Tehran Summit will have serious regional and international implications.
The New Politics of Alliance: Allies, Proxies, and Adversaries Have Become Hard to Tell Apart
Meanwhile, the Russian military occupation of Chechnya and the emergence of PKK terrorism burst the illusion among the public that Western support was forthcoming and reliable.
Turkey’s Likely New Syria Operation: Why Now?
urkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan recently disclosed Turkey’s intention to launch a new military operation along the country’s southern border to eliminate terrorist elements and strongholds of the YPG, the PKK’s Syrian offshoot.
Sweden and Finland NATO Membership: The Calculus of Alliance Politics
The first is the terror threat to Turkey that both countries directly challenge with their security perceptions of the PKK, and the second is the arms embargo against Turkey.
Education in the Shadow of Civil War: Observations from the Ground in Syria
n April 2022, I had the opportunity to visit northern Syria, Azaz and Idlib, which locals define as liberated both from the PKK terror and from the tyranny of Bashar al-Assad since Turkey's military operations in 2016.
Why Turkey Is Conducting Operation Claw-Lock in Northern Iraq Now
urkey’s Ministry of National Defence announced the launch of a new cross-border military operation called “Operation Claw-Lock” against the PKK in northern Iraq on April 18.
Iran’s Proxies in the Middle East: A Halted Transition to Politics?
Moreover, elements within the PMF such as Kata'ib Hezbollah and Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq with strong ties to Iran, have been trying to hinder Turkey’s fight against PKK terror in northern Iraq as they present it as “a violation of Iraq’s sovereignty,” a point which was also made by Iraj Masjedi, Iran’s ambassador in Baghdad last year in February.
Kurdish Voices from Afrin Unheard in Western Media
Syrian Kurds who fled Afrin in 2018 with the YPG/PKK are now returning to Afrin from the Shahba region, controlled by the YPG/SDF, and the Syrian regime-held Aleppo and Erbil.
How Intelligence Agencies Turned into Foreign Policy Tools
The PKK propaganda to defame the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) on social media during Turkey's Peace Spring and Olive Branch Operations are two other good examples.
Europe’s Syrian Slumber
They’ve also given safe haven to members of terror groups that pose a threat to Turkey, namely the PKK and DHKPC.
Managing the Rivalry between the UAE and Turkey
Read: How Do the Gulf Countries View the PKK?Turkey has successfully conducted several military operations in Syria against terrorist groups such as DAESH and the PKK/PYD despite the fact that the latter has been supported by the United States, Turkey’s strategic ally.
Why Russia Protects the YPG in Syria
administrations for their support of the YPG, the Syrian branch of the PKK terrorist organization, which poses a threat to Syria’s territorial integrity and a national security threat to Turkey.
Can Turkey’s Artificial Intelligence Strategy Be a Game Changer?
, considering that in many cases, the interests of Turkey and global powers have clashed – for example, in the cases of the F-35s, the PKK/YPG, the S-400s, etc.
Why Is Turkey Involving Itself in Post-US Afghanistan?
Ankara asserts that the YPG is the Syrian branch of the PKK, which is designated a terrorist organization by the United States.
