Al Sharq Strategic Research | 21 September 2017
What are the Main Drivers behind the Kurdistan Regional Government’s Decision to Hold its Independence Referendum on September 25, 2017?
Sinan Hatahet | 19 July 2017 | TR
/ / Abstract: This paper aims to understand the infighting dynamics within rebel factions during the [...]
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen | 29 June 2017 | TR
The standoff in the Gulf that commenced in May 23 between Qatar and Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) presents the greatest challenge to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)
Sinan Hatahet | 19 June 2017 | TR
The American airstrike against Iranian-backed fighters near Al Tanaf base last month represent a major change in the nature of the United States’ use of force in Syria.
Al Sharq Strategic Research | 09 May 2017
The collapse of regional order has made the security failures of the Sharq region ever more apparent. State failures, violent extremism, the emergence of militia groups as prevalent regional forces, chemical warfare, and the arms race are among the security problems, which call for the development of a new security architecture for the MENA region.
Ammar Kahf | 29 December 2016 | AR | TR
The fall of Aleppo is not the end of the opposition in Syria, but perhaps marks the beginning of a Russian attempt to consolidate spheres of influence that are controlled by its regional allies and then push for a political track within its interpretation of political transition.
Omer Aslan | 07 September 2016
The AK Party government’s reaction to the failed July 15th coup attempt has been swift. Within a month, the government declared martial law for a three-month period, issued four decrees with the force of law,
Galip Dalay | 03 September 2016 | AR
Turkey and the US still take very different positions on the fighting Kurdish forces in Syria. Barely a month after the traumatic July 15 failed coup attempt, Turkey launched a military operation in Syria last [...]
Hugh Lovatt 
Zeynep Koc | 22 August 2016 | AR
The regional (dis)order brought about as a result of the tectonic shifts set in motion by the Arab Uprisings have afforded Israel a number of opportunities to advance a process of backdoor normalization with the Arab world
Mesut Ozcan | 18 August 2016 | AR
Iran wants Hasd al Shabi to be effective in every part of Iraq as it continues increasing its military grip on Iraq through these military groups.
