2 Dec, 2015

Turkey and Qatar: Two Complementary Regional States

Al Sharq Strategic Research | 02 December 2015

Turkey, with its massive military power and lucrative developing economy, and Qatar, with its large amount of natural gas resources and effective diplomatic prowess, are two emerging powers in the Middle East as vigorous countries in conflict resolution processes and claiming for the gradual regional transformation. They took similar positions towards the Arab Uprisings. Both countries have been supporting popular movements against the pro-status quo regimes. They have been backing the Syrian opposition against the Assad regime and have been searching for an Assad-free Syria.

Turkey and Qatar: Two Complementary Regional States2022-01-27T16:31:24+03:00
12 Nov, 2015

Reflecting on Regional Kurdish Politics in the Post-ISIS Period (II): Forces of Rivalry among Kurds Unleashed

Galip Dalay | 12 November 2015

Beneath the euphoria and much vaunted hype of Kurdish unity as a result of the Kurdish fight against ISIS, the seeds of discord and dangerous rivalry have been planted. This rivalry, which is reminiscent of the old bloody and perilous rivalries in Kurdish politics, is taking place along two axes: on the regional setting between the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Kurdistan Worker Party (PKK), and within the context of the KRG between the KDP and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK).

Reflecting on Regional Kurdish Politics in the Post-ISIS Period (II): Forces of Rivalry among Kurds Unleashed2022-01-27T13:15:26+03:00
12 Nov, 2015

Reflecting on the Regional Kurdish Politics in the Post-ISIS Period (I)

Galip Dalay | 12 November 2015

The fight between Kurds and ISIS has engendered some new trends in Kurdish politics in Near East. These trends are likely to bear impact on the course of Kurdish politics in upcoming years. These trends can be grouped under the following headings: The emergence of a common Kurdish public sphere; the emergence of a fragile common Kurdish politics; the emergence of a non-state actor, ISIS, as Kurdish political identity’s constitutive other; the enhanced emphasis on the secular nature of Kurdish politics; the enhanced need for a security sector reform in KRG.

Reflecting on the Regional Kurdish Politics in the Post-ISIS Period (I)2022-09-22T15:11:45+03:00

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