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Kurds

Non-state actors with strategic significance in multiple Middle Eastern conflicts. Analysis of Kurdish movements, their relationships with regional powers, and implications for Israel’s strategic interests and regional security dynamics.

Kurdish north-east Syria: Frozen conflict with the EU in the backseat

Kurdish north-east Syria: Frozen conflict with the EU in the backseat...

With attacks on Kurds, Erdogan aims to weaken opposition ahead of election

With attacks on Kurds, Erdogan aims to weaken opposition ahead of election...

What is the Significance of the Revival of Contacts Between Damascus and Ankara?

Despite significant signs of rapprochement between Ankara and Damascus, the situation of de facto partition...

Erdogan using deniable private militias to destabilize the Middle East

Erdoğan has created a private military and paramilitary system. He deploys this apparatus for domestic...

The Fighting Continues in Northern Syria

The Kurds vow to defend themselves—alone if necessary—against Syria, Turkey and Russia....

“There’s no panic or despair. But a deep sense of betrayal”

“There’s no panic or despair. But a deep sense of betrayal”
Turkey’s Syria offensive could...

No Reason for Kurdish Surprise

Once again, Kurds are complaining of “betrayal.”...

Understanding the Dynamics behind Turkey’s ‘Operation Peace Spring”

On "Kurdophobia," Refugees and Reviving the National Pact Borders....

General Amidror: US withdrawal from Syria is a red flag

General Amidror: US withdrawal from Syria is a red flagץ
Former NSA warns that...

After ‘Afrin: Make Erdogan Pay

President Erdogan is taking Turkey in dangerous directions. The conquest of the Kurdish 'Afrin enclave...

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