Deniz Baran | 30 November 2017
At the present time, we are witnessing the rise of secessionist movements across the world whose political discourse is built on the basis of the right to right to self-determination. Echoes of this trend can also be seen in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region,
Yury Barmin | 28 November 2017 | TR
The Russian efforts to bring about the resolution of the Syrian war have seen a surprising diplomatic push over the recent few weeks. The flurry of meetings and phone calls between Russian officials and [...]
Basheer Nafi | 09 November 2017
In a recent interview with the Guardian, Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman confirmed his decision to return the country to moderate Islam. The prince insisted that the conservative, extremist trend was a recent phenomenon [...]
Merve Keskin | 07 November 2017
The fight against the Islamic State (IS) is about to come to an end. Despite the fact that eradicating the IS is in its final phases, the independence referendum held by the Kurdistan Regional [...]
Basheer Nafi | 02 November 2017
For some time, I have been grappling with the British reasons behind the Balfour Declaration and what it really meant. Let us start with what we know. In early March 1915, with a sense of [...]
Tamer Badawi | 18 October 2017
In the wake of the Kurdish independence referendum on September 25, the Kurdish peshmerga and the Iran-backed Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) clashed in Kirkuk on October 16
Basheer Nafi | 17 October 2017
The current flare-up between the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) and the central government in Baghdad over the disputed land and oilfields in Kirkuk is nothing new. However, it was the Kurdish referendum for independence held on 25 [...]
Muhanad Seloom | 12 October 2017 | TR
The Iraqi Kurdistan region independence referendum represents a turning point in Iraq’s modern history. For the first time since its foundation in 1921, Iraq’s territorial integrity is at stake.
Galip Dalay | 03 October 2017
In the face of enormous opposition, on Monday Iraqi Kurdistan went ahead with a referendum on independence. Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States were among the major international powers that urged the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) to [...]
Galip Dalay | 13 September 2017
Can common concerns about US policies in the Middle East and Kurdish statehood ambitions bring Turkey and Iran together? Turkish-Iranian relations have always defied any general characterisation. The two neighbours have never had a straightforward [...]
