19 Apr, 2021

Decoding the Intra-Kurdish Dialogue in Syria

Mehmet Emin Cengiz | 19 April 2021

The intra-Kurdish unity talks between the PYD and the KNC seem to be at an impasse. The unity negotiations, which are undoubtedly the product of times of crisis in Kurdish politics in Syria, started in April 2020, and two rounds of negotiations have already passed. Nevertheless, face-to-face negotiations between the sides stalled months ago, and the third round of talks could not be initiated despite various attempts and US mediation. Moreover, many obstacles lie ahead of the success of the unity talks.

Decoding the Intra-Kurdish Dialogue in Syria2022-04-19T14:05:16+03:00
12 Mar, 2021

The Syrian Revolution’s Tenth Anniversary: The Autopsy of a Delayed Triumph
Mar 12, 2021

Sinan Hatahet | 12 March 2021 | AR | TR

Following the dramatic and quick deposing of Ben Ali in Tunis and Mubarak in Egypt, the younger and allegedly more popular Bashar al-Assad publically dismissed the possibility of himself witnessing a similar fate. Confident of his ability to navigate through murky waters and maintain a working relationship with the international community despite their previous attempts at alienation

The Syrian Revolution’s Tenth Anniversary: The Autopsy of a Delayed Triumph
Mar 12, 20212022-04-29T17:22:34+03:00
7 Mar, 2021

Kosovo and Israel: What is Behind their Mutual Recognition?

Harun Karcic | 07 March 2021 | TR

There has been a flurry of Israeli activity in the Balkan region over the past couple of years. The most recent example was the much publicized establishment of formal diplomatic ties between Israel and Kosovo, a Muslim-majority country

Kosovo and Israel: What is Behind their Mutual Recognition?2022-04-22T12:02:14+03:00
17 Feb, 2021

Russia’s “Return” to the Middle East and the Arab Uprisings
Feb 17, 2021

Leonid M. Issaev | 17 February 2021 | AR | TR

The onset of the Arab uprisings in 2011 marked the beginning of not only a new order in the Middle East, but also the start of Russia’s “return” to the Middle East. Russia would increasingly position itself as one of the key actors which the new regional order would depend on. Researchers

Russia’s “Return” to the Middle East and the Arab Uprisings
Feb 17, 20212022-05-10T14:27:21+03:00
8 Feb, 2021

What does Blinken’s confirmation hearing say about future US policy in the Middle East ?

Anna L. Jacobs | 08 February 2021

What does Blinken’s confirmation hearing say about future US policy in the Middle East ?  On January 19, the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing in which Biden’s Secretary of State nominee [...]

What does Blinken’s confirmation hearing say about future US policy in the Middle East ?2022-04-22T14:47:19+03:00
3 Feb, 2021

Sculpting the Statue of Revolution and Democracy: Tunisia Ten Years On

Larbi Sadiki | 03 February 2021 | AR

As Arabs mark the tenth anniversary of their uprisings, scholars find endless interpretations of how to read them. Transitologists are yet to find their Godot – Arab Spring “democracy”. Ten years have been fraught with more counter-revolution than revolution? And of more authoritarian rule than democracy?

Sculpting the Statue of Revolution and Democracy: Tunisia Ten Years On2022-06-10T17:01:13+03:00

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