Between Anger and Sympathy: European and North American Foreign Fighters in the YPG
he Syrian Civil War has developed in roughly three phases.
Has the Myth of the Global Village Ended Now?
org/melian-dialogue-and-six-years-of-civil-war-in-syria/The world we live in is fragile and confined as well as liquid and open in terms of political and emotional ties.
How to Make an Ottoman Clock in the Twenty First Century, An Interview With Professor Lutfi Sunar
In 2001, right after 9/11, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad made a speech in front of the Saladin monument , while constantly referring to Saladin.
The PKK’s Child Soldiers
A recent HRW report has vividly demonstrated the PKK and its Syrian branch PYD’s use of children in their military ranks.
Sino-Soviet Split Redux under President Trump?
” The only notable exception to this pattern in the last 25 years has been the Russian intervention in Syria, which has been an unexpected and alarming development, among other things, also for this very reason.
Turkish NGOs Facing the Refugee Crisis
As the Syrian crisis unfolded throughout the country, massive waves of refugee influx were witnessed in the region.
Questions Remain Unanswered as the PKK Enjoys Full Freedom in Europe
In a sensitive time when the country fights against many branches of the PKK at home, in Syria and Iraq, European demands only further frustrate the people of Turkey.
Leitkultur 2.0: How the CDU Tries to Recapture Lost Votes
It seems, even though German society becomes ethnically, religiously and culturally more diverse, the political trend goes back to the idea of the so called Leitkultur (meaning core or dominant culture), a social philosophy which stems from the Syrian political scientist Bassam Tibi, an academic in the line of neo-conservative thought on the likes of Samuel P.
Who Killed Karlov?
Now that the US is opening up to Iran, Gülenists aren’t even mentioning Iran anymore, even while talking about Syria.
The Karlov Assassination: Questions and Answers
What was the purpose of the assassination? What can be said about the perpetrator? What might the consequences be? How should reactions to the assassination be regarded? How might the assassination reflect on the Syria crisis?
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What’s Next after the Fall of Aleppo?
After four and half years of war, Syrian regime forces captured Aleppo city with the direct help of their Iranian and Russian allies.
Aleppo’s fall and the Role of Russian, Iranian, and YPG forces
n the biggest battle of the ongoing Syrian war for Aleppo since July 2012, the Assad regime and its Russian and Iranian allies benefited from the international community’s discord to corner the rebels into a small area of the city.
Turkey – EU Relations recall Serge Gainsbourg’s Song: Je t’aime! Moi non plus!
The EU has truly become the “tête de turc”, the cause of all problems, in Europe!
If the issue is about money and finance, it should be stressed that Turkey is not wealthier than Europe, yet Turks are sharing their meals with Syrians.
Turkey’s Development Assistance to Transcend Boundaries
Without doubt, a great majority of Turkey’s humanitarian assistance was delivered to Syrian s who were forced to leave their country due to the civil war that has been continuing since 2011.
Should Turkey be Optimistic About Trump’s Presidency?
At the top of the list were three policies: eliminating the intake of Syrian refugees entirely, re-instating a Bush-era tracking system for immigrants coming from “high-risk” countries, and ordering border security to question Muslim travelers on their views on “sharia law, jihad, equality of men and women, the United States Constitution” – something the Trump team has dubbed “extreme vetting.
Europe Plays the Wrong Movie
The trucks were on a secret mission carrying humanitarian aid to displaced people in Syria.
If the US has Trump, France has a Myriad of Trumps
Millions of Afghans, Iraqis, Syrians and others in the Middle East are struggling to survive in their respective countries or elsewhere and they believe the Washington establishment is responsible for their impoverished condition.
The Vicious Cycle of Increasing PKK Terror and Hardening Security Policies in Turkey
Especially after Western reactions to the coup attempt on 15 July, 2016 and the American military support for the PKK’s partner organization PYD in Syria, on top of the never-ending accession process with the EU, both the EU and the United States lost their leverage on Turkey.
DAESH after Mosul
Afterwards, DAESH had declared its caliphate in Mosul, and in the following months, expanded its territories, removing the border between Syria and Iraq and establishing a de facto state.
As Washington looks to divide the Middle East, Turkey pins Hopes on Democracy
As Washington seeks to leave a fragmented Syria and Iraq so it can disengage from the Middle East, Turkey, facing grave security threats emanating from that very fragmentation, seeks to bolster democracy while preserving the territorial integrity of the region.
