How Realistic Is It to Go Retro in Turkey-Syria Relations?
Compelling factors and actors push Turkey and Syria into a rapprochement course, but the facts on the ground may impede…
Compelling factors and actors push Turkey and Syria into a rapprochement course, but the facts on the ground may impede…
As northern Syria becomes safer, Syrian refugees voluntarily returning to their homes become more likely.
“The western media portray all Kurds supporting the PYD. But Kurds are diverse. There are different parties, independent politicians, leftists,…
Greece and Cyprus have taken a pro Assad stance to disturb Turkey, which has expanded its geopolitical prowess not only…
Time will show whether a second “Damascus Declaration” will be pursued as the Gulf countries come closer to Damascus and…
There is good news. Mercenaries are as old as war, yet the world did not devolve into anarchy, as is…
Russia’s successful “comeback” in the Middle East started with the Syrian Civil War, through selling weapons and expanding its influence.
If Arab tribes in Syria are united under a single platform and given the chance to open diplomatic channels, a…
What is the future for Syria today?
The GCC is still divided on Syria 10 years after the outbreak of the revolution.
Russia has expanded its range and scope of influence substantially under the rule of Vladimir Putin in the last two…
Despite President Donald Trump repeatedly saying that US troops are staying in Syria in order to ‘secure the oil’, data…
Turkey’s recent military operation against the YPG in northeast Syria brought to the surface all of the unresolved issues and…
Taking those foreign terrorist fighters back is the legal obligation of their home countries, but most know that their laws…
Calling it an invasion falls short of explaining the conditions that brought Turkey to this threshold. Indeed, the latest operation…
Turkey’s growing relations with Russia and the US will offer new opportunities for the de-escalation of the Syrian conflict.
How can a terrorist organization such as the PKK, which is regarded as a prohibited terrorist organization both in Europe…
The joint Syrian-Turkish operation aims initially to liberate Arab areas from the YPG. This clearly contradicts with the critics who…
There are two different approaches among political parties to Turkey’s upcoming military operation. The AK Party, the MHP, and the…
The CHP’s controversial Syria conference report urges the Turkish government to work with the Syrian regime for a resolution and…
If the U.S. withdraws from Syria under a deal to let the Turks in, it could significantly mend US-Turkey relations;…
The task of Russia looks much more complex and goes beyond specific case of the Syrian civil war, having military…
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