Kurds
Turkey, Iran and Iraq Have Co-opted Kurds Into Diplomatic Roles to Prevent the Emergence of an Independent Kurdistan
Turkish Drone Strikes and Air Raids Continue to Target Kurdish Areas
Turkey Seeks to Project an Image of Transformation—Not Through Conventional Broad Partnerships but by Asserting Itself as a Regional Power Center
If Washington Fails to Act Decisively, Erdoğan May Succeed in Reshaping the Region’s Ideological and Geopolitical Landscape in Unprecedented Ways
Minority Populations Had No Input Into the Document That Undermines Individual Freedoms with Its Specific Ideological Vision
For This Strategy to Be Legitimate, Any Future Political Framework for Rojava Kurdistan Should Be Carried Out in Direct Consultation with the Kurdish People There
Sectarian Violence May Have Led SDF Leaders to Believe a Deal with Damascus Could Protect Kurdish Lives in the Future
Strengthening Ties Between the Kurds and Israel Could Counterbalance Turkish and Iranian Ambitions and Promote Regional Stability
Imprisoned PKK Leader Abdullah Ocalan’s Declaration of a Ceasefire Does Not Indicate The Conclusion of the Long Conflict with the Turkish State
Such an Alliance Could Ensure Local Rule and Counter Islamist Domination and Turkish Intrusions
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