Galip Dalay | 21 February 2018
As many experts have pointed out, the Russian-backed Astana process, rather than leading to a reign of peace, presented the opportunity for the Syrian government to redesign and restructure the conflict in its favour. Putting [...]
Al Sharq Strategic Research | 20 February 2018
The circles are the sub networks of ASY. These five circles are reflected in Al Sharq Digital Network and in each Hub to form a unique network among youth who share the same profession and [...]
Shadi Hamid | 20 February 2018
This video was recorded on Nov 14, 2016, during Al Sharq Forum's Conference "Europe and its Neighbourhood – Conflict Prevention and Crisis Management in the 21st Century," organised in partnership with International Crisis Group and [...]
Basheer Nafi | 19 February 2018
On one of the Kurdish nationalist websites, Diyarbakir is described as the main centre for Kurdish economics, culture and politics in Turkey. The website, whose mission is both political and educational, provides a brief history of the [...]
Zeynep Koc | 14 February 2018
Iran entered the new year with protests that dominated headlines, filling the vacuum in the western media left by the holidays. It seems to have caught people by surprise that Iranians were protesting with rigor and prevalence [...]
Galip Dalay | 23 January 2018
On Saturday, Turkish jets bombed the Kurdish-majority province of Afrin in northwestern Syria. Alongside earlier artillery shelling of the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) positions, the air bombing was only a prelude to the ground operation which began the following day. With this, Syria's highly complex [...]
Galip Dalay | 17 January 2018
What was previously depicted as a very strong relationship between Turkey and the Kurdistan region seems to have been no more than a fragile, transactional one Turkey's relationship with Iraqi Kurdistan has been a subject [...]
Tamer Badawi | 08 January 2018
Socioeconomic changes, largely stemming from President Hassan Rouhani’s economic policies since he took office, have had the biggest impact (among several factors) on driving and shaping the recent protests in Iran. The initial protests that [...]
Mehmet Emin Cengiz | 04 January 2018
With the immensely destructive impact of war in Syria wearing off, the Syrian regime has gained the upper hand in the country. The Syrian crisis, which started out as a national conflict, swiftly took on [...]
Al Sharq Strategic Research | 01 January 2018
The lecture course will give participants an overview and analysis of one of the most fascinating parts of early modern European history: The Thirty Years War including the crises leading up to it, as well [...]
