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…
The formation of the constitutional committee in line with the UN Security Council Resolution 2254 has been a major obstacle…
Turkey should not expect other parties to understand and support responses to its own security threats. If Turkey enters into…
With the support of the EU states and the US, Turkey could convince Russia to establish a security belt in…
Assuming that no miracle will happen soon, the Turkish authorities need a new approach for Idlib. This should start with…
There seem to be four pathways for Turkey: Withdrawing, escalating, postponing or preventing. Each of which will have its own…
Idlib’s future has yet to be decided, but its current state could easily worsen. If the Assad regime attacks the…
The YPG doesn’t have the experience of the rebels in Idlib who have fought for years against an enemy with…
If Turkey and the Syrian opposition fail to stand firm, the political transition process towards peace in Syria might fail.
Russia can find its Syrian Kadyrov. However, in contrast to Chechnya, Russia needs to balance and share power with another…
A common understanding between Turkey and the U.S. is the establishment of a safe-zone in northeast Syria. However, both sides…
There are three ways to improve security in Afrin: The cleansing of Tel Rifaat, a strong Turkish footprint model and…
Abdul Basit Saroot was the voice of a nation ripped apart by a crimson dictator hell bent on keeping power…
Daesh is now in a new era in which popular support and acceptable governance will be the main effective tools…
A weak cease-fire is likely but also open to the possibility of further escalation in the field. Each party will…
While Turkey and the U.S. discuss a potential safe-zone in northern Syria, especially in the areas below the 20-mile line,…
News agencies reported yesterday that the Syrian regime is dispatching forces and equipment to the village of Arimah, 25 km…
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