Is the Spirit of Sykes-Picot Still Alive in the Middle East after a Century?
The conditions of the Sykes-Picot agreement are no longer valid, but the spirit of the agreement is still alive. The…
The Syrian Civil War is an ongoing multi-sided war in Syria fought between the Assad Regime and various domestic and foreign forces opposing both the regime and each other in varying combinations. It started as part of the Arab Spring protests in 2011 and escalated to an armed conflict due to the excessive use of force by the regime. The war is currently known to be the second deadliest of the 21st century.
The Syrian Crisis and Turkey-EU Relations
Refugee crisis is putting the EU into a difficult position for two main reasons: first, the number of the refugees…
Downing of the Russian Jet, the Syrian Civil War and Turkish-Russian Relations
Russia’s heavy military intervention in Syria in the Fall of 2015 can be interpreted as part of a broader escalation…
