Kurds
If Erdoğan Is Serious About Change, He Should Release PKK Founder Öcalan from Prison and Step Down
If Turkey and Pakistan Can Support Terrorists in Kashmir, Punjab, and Even Kerala, India Can Support Democrats in Syria, Iraq, and Turkey
While Trump’s Second Term Views Foreign Policy as a Means to Advance American National Interests, the Kurds and Their Goal for Independence Have Become a Key Stabilizer in Regional Security.
Kurds Deserve Democracy, and That Is an Illusion If Two Political Parties Sustain Control over Militias
The U.S. Agency for Global Media, Which Oversees VOA, Should Revise Its Organization and Emphases—or Congress Must Do So
The HTS Government Doesn’t Have Formal Control over All Syrian Land
Syrian Kurdish Leader Ilham Ahmed Says Israel Must Be Part of the Solution for Middle East Security
Erdoğan Perverts Turkish Nationalism to Distract from His Islamist Agenda and the Failure of His Financial Management
Kurdish Negotiators in Syria Must Prioritize Enforceable Agreements That Safeguard Their Interests
The Kurds in the Iranian Part of Kurdistan Who Have Fought for Their Rights in the Region the Longest Have Been Largely Ignored by the U.S. And the West
Neither the KDP nor the PUK Wants to Compromise, but They No Longer Can Delay Cabinet Formation
The Old Dictatorship Was Gone. But Was a New, Islamist Regime in the Process of Being Formed?
Kurdish-Led Syrian Democratic Forces Have Been a Key U.S. Partner in the Fight Against the Islamic State Terror Group
Policymakers, Think-Tankers, and the Media Should Critically Assess and Withhold Unverified Turkish Reports
The Kurds Do Not Want the Americans to Defend Them; They Want the Americans to Enable Them to Defend Themselves
Given Trump’s Intended Focus On Countering China, Syrian Kurds Should Aim to Change the Conversation by Reaching Out to Taiwan
The Kurdish Lack of Leaders Who Can Cast Tribal Interests Aside and Rise to the Occasion Hurts Their Cause, Perhaps Fatally
Delisting the PKK, or at Least Lifting Bounties on Its Three Leaders, Would Have Several Immediate Benefits
In Syria, Turkey Continues to ‘Turkify’ Kurdish Regions and Engages in Ethnic Cleansing