World Politics Review on MSN1d
Keeping Syria's Transition Peaceful Just Got a Lot More Complicated
The recent violence in Syria's coastal region represents a significant threat to the country's political transition. The post ...
The Armenian Weekly2d
The Kurdish issue in Syria and the future of Turkey’s role in the Levant
With the disintegration of the Syrian state after 2011, the Kurds in northeast Syria became key players in shaping the ...
Middle East Institute3d
Baghdad revisited: Iraq balances on a tightrope
Reflections on a recent visit to Baghdad. Much has changed and ordinary life has resumed in Iraq's capital, but deep ...
The New Arab3d
Ahmed al-Sharaa's deal with the SDF: A new chapter for Syria's Kurds or a temporary arrangement?
Analysis: The interim president and the SDF agreed to integrate Kurdish-led forces into the Syrian military, but the deal ...
Foreign Policy Research Institute4d
Renewed Turkey-Kurd Peace Push Presents Opportunities for Regional Stability
A renewed peace effort between the Turkish government and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has reignited hopes for a resolution to the four-decade-long ...
U.S. Military Brokers Deals to Bring Syrian Factions Together
The aim is to head off a return to civil conflict that could complicate efforts to curb radical Islamist groups.
Wilson Center7d
Syria Hangs By A Thread While US Sanctions Block Reconstruction
Major US Sanctions are a major barrier to reconstruction in Syria. With violence erupting on the country’s coast, US ...
Has Trump Cut a Deal To Get U.S. Troops Out of Syria?
Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa and Gen. Mazloum Abdi make an odd couple. Abdi is a Kurdish rebel leader whose secular army ...
World Policy Hub8d
Opportunities and Challenges of Öcalan’s Initiative to End the Turkish-Kurdish Conflict
Since the leader of the Turkish Nationalist Movement Party, Devlet Bahçeli, issued his call in October 2024 to disband the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and disarm it in exchange for the release ...