The Indecisive 2018 Election Results and the Prospect of Civil War in Iraq
Unless these issues are being checked upon, Iraq will witness a civil war in a manner very similar to what is going on in Syria and Yemen.
Ditches Against Peace, Terror Against Politics
After the general election held on June 7, 2015, PKK attacks abruptly gained speed with the influence of the new developments in Syria.
What Can the F-35 Crisis Further Lead To?
’s encouraging approach towards the PKK/PYD in Syria.
The June 24 Elections: Turkey’s Search for Stability
The Arab Spring produced the most challenging humanitarian catastrophe in Syria, resulting in more than 3,5 million refugees for Turkey.
How Turkey Has Changed its Counter-Terrorism Policy Against the PKK
urkey’s counter-terrorism strategy has undergone a massive transformation, particularly in the fight against the PKK, while the extra-territorial military operations have expanded towards Syria and Iraq where the PKK has been consolidating its political and military influence since the dissolution of the Syrian and Iraqi sovereignties.
F–35 Case: Not the First Time, Won’t be the Last
For Turkey, the PYD/YPG is a terrorist organization and the Syrian arm of the PKK – which the country has been fighting against for almost 40 years both within and outside its borders.
Turkey’s Offensive in Iraq: The Target is Qandil
The PKK has no safe havens in Turkey, not a single “liberated” village, but is freely recruiting, training, sheltering, and even ruling vast areas in Syria and Iraq.
Protests in Jordan and Future Challenges for King Abdullah
Despite the conflicts in neighboring regions such as Syria, Iraq and Palestine, Jordan is known for its relatively stable political and economic structure.
The YPG’s Child Recruits: An Accustomed Human Rights Abuse?
he outlawed PKK’s Syrian offshoot Democratic Union Party (PYD) has been forcibly recruiting children similar to the PKK, which has been systematically using children in armed conflicts since 1994.
Can the Manbij Roadmap Rebuild Mutual Trust Between the US and Turkey?
he Syrian Civil War and its consequences have posed the most difficult strategic challenges to the U.
Can Turkey and the US Open a New Page with the Manbij Deal?
he roadmap on Syria’s Manbij is expected to be announced after a final negotiation between Turkey and the U.
What if the US and Turkey Agree on Manbij?
In 2014, Ankara saw that a terror corridor was being formed in North Syria.
Three Scenarios for the post-June 24 Elections
In that political vacuum, the PKK will at once start a war of attrition in Northern Syria and Eastern Turkey whereas FETO will pick itself up and become a significant actor in the state apparatus once again.
Turkey’s Opposition Falling Into the Trap of Populism
By this, he targets the Syrian refugees in Turkey while stating that he plans to send them back to Syria when he is elected president.
The Decline of Diplomacy: How Trump is Destroying the Middle East
However, the nature of the Arab uprising dramatically transformed itself towards pervasive insecurities and chaos in the Middle East, especially after the spread of radicalization -- particularly in the case of Daesh, the conflict-spillover effects of the Syrian Civil War, and the fall of democracy in the Arab world.
Turkey’s Snap Elections: Why During the State of Emergency?
Meanwhile, the PKK’s Syrian offshoot operated as the land force of the U.
Uninvited Guests of the Inhospitable Sea
The new conjuncture of Syrian and Afghan refugees in Turkey
Turkey, which hosts nearly 3.
Erdogan’s New Way in Turkish Foreign Policy
These include the PYD-PKK issue between Ankara and Washington, S-400s, Turkey-EU relations, Syria, the PKK in Syria, and so on.
An Alliance of Chaos?
Along with all these steps, he opened the country’s doors to three and a half million Syrians who fled the war.
The Odds for Erdogan and Demirtas in Turkey’s Presidential Elections
During the Kobani siege of 2014, Demirtas severely criticized Turkey, which had already accepted tens of thousands Syrian Kurds fleeing the siege.
