Kurds
War Clouds over Iran
Interview of the journalist Ali Hammoud by Dimitris Konstantakopoulos for DefendDemocracy.Press and Militaire.gr
The Americans are trying to buy time. War remains the most likely...
Turkey Blocks Aid Convoy From Reaching Syria’s Kobane
by Jason Ditz*
February 1, 2026
The Kurdish majority city of Kobane remains under the control of the SDF, and despite yet another deal between Kurdish officials and...
The revolutionary women of Rojava are in grave danger. That has...
Natasha Walter*
Jan 22, 2026
For a decade, the autonomous territory in Syria has been a bastion of gender equality. It holds important lessons for the...
How Syria’s Kurds were erased from the US-led endgame
Paris marked the moment Washington quietly aligned with Ankara and Tel Aviv to close the Kurdish chapter in Syria’s war
Musa Ozugurlu
JAN 21, 2026
For nearly...
Barrack meets SDF leader after giving Damascus ‘green light’ to attack...
Syrian forces have released ISIS prisoners from SDF jails and continue to attack the Kobani countryside
The Cradle
JAN 22, 2026
US Special Envoy for Syria Tom...
How Israel’s move in Somaliland fits in its broader strategy for...
Israel’s strategic posture favors a constant state of war over political deals that might constrain future aggression. Its recognition of Somaliland is part of...
Rubber-stamp rule: Syria’s parliament is built to obey, not represent
Stripped of opposition, oversight, and democratic substance, Syria’s new ‘People’s Assembly’ exposes a deeper crisis in the country’s political system.
Aghiad Hegazi
Oct 19, 2025
A partial parliamentary...
Kurdish SDF Sees Integration Into Syrian Army as Step Toward National...
Turkey’s Erdoğan accuses Israel of ‘incitement’ of SDF
by Jason Ditz
Oct 14, 2025
Earlier this week, leaders of the SDF signaled a willingness to proceed with...
An “illogical agreement”. The role of Arab and Turkish pressure on...
By Dimitris Konstandakopoulos
"On one hand, we are happy because the war against the Palestinians has stopped. On the other hand, however, the agreement is...
Turkey in Syria: An Alternative View
by James Jeffrey
Sep 2025
Sinan Ciddi has written recently in the Jerusalem Strategic Tribune a multi-part analysis of Turkey in Syria (“Turkey’s Quiet Relationship with ISIS” and previous). His...