Kurdistan
Supporting an Assyrian Region Would Bring Justice and Could Offer Washington a Dependable Partner in Iraq
Why Does the State Department Accept that the Iraqi Kurdish Regional Government Imprisons Journalists?
Barzani’s Language of Refusal No Longer Carries the Coercive Weight It Once Did in Baghdad, or Even in Kurdistan
Strengthening Iraqi Kurdistan’s Defenses Would Help Alleviate Pressure on U.S. Personnel in the Region
Iran’s Kurdish Armed Groups Remain Too Fragmented, Cautious and Constrained to Shape the War’s Outcome.
The Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran Had Begun Preparing Organizational Networks Before Iran’s 1979 Revolution
History Shows That Kurdish Movements Suffer Most When They Enter Power Confrontations Between States
Property Rights, Courts, Administrative Authority, and Security Enforcement Matter More for Long-Term Stability than Symbolic Tolerance
Without a Unified Command Structure or Genuine Coordination with Baghdad, the Region Remains Exposed
The Group’s Cadre-Based, Militarized Model Ensures Discipline and Endurance, but It Impinges on Its Growth
The Party Was the Second-Largest Vote-Getter in Recent Parliamentary Elections, in Which It Courted Non-Kurdish Voters
Erdoğan’s Endorsement of the Ceasefire Is Crucial Because It Sets a Precedent That Could Resolve Two Persistent Conflicts for Which Turkey Is at the Center
The State, Treasury, and Justice Departments Should Intervene and Cast Aside the Traditional Attitude That ‘Kurds Will Be Kurds’
Backing the Kurdistan Regional Government at the Expense of the Indigenous Assyrians Is Morally Indefensible and Strategically Short-Sighted
Kurdish Politics Has Failed to Transcend Violence and Parties Cannot Safeguard Their Leaders and Families Without Militias
If the Kurds Want Respect on the World Stage, They Should Nominate Someone Respectable; They Once Were Iraq’s Engine for Democracy
So Long as the United States Supports Party Militias in Iraqi Kurdistan, There Will Be No Security or Stability in the Region
The West Has Reacted with Indifference to Decades of Ethnic Cleansing, Forced Displacement and Other Suppression of Kurds
A Shifting Geopolitical Landscape Gives the Kurdistan Regional Government Strategic Opportunity to Reclaim Its Lost Lands
Iraqi Kurdistan’s Neighbors Have Always Used Kurdish Divisions to Maximize Their Own Interests