Kurds
Without Political Acknowledgment of Kurdish Rights and the Rights of Druze, Alawites, and Other Minorities, Syria Will Not Stabilize
Relations with the United States, Turkey, Syria, Iran, and Russia Factor Into the Decision, as Does the Risk of Harming Kurds
A January 18, 2026, Agreement with the Government Represents a Major Setback for Syrian Kurds and Their Political Aspirations
The Hard Truth Is, That Ideology Has Failed to Create a Durable and Peaceful Political Order in the Kurds’ Host States
Turkish President Erdoğan Is Showing the Kurds and Their Supporters His Insincerity
The Oil Fields in the Kurdish Region and Much of the Land Is the Next Target of the Al-Sharaa Government
A Middle East Quarterly Special Report
The Aleppo Clashes Reflect the Deeper Contradiction Between Syria’s Centralized State Project and the SDF’s Autonomous Vision
If the Situation in Aleppo Spirals Out of Control, It Could Trigger Large-Scale Violence in Syria, Further Inflaming Ethnic Tensions
Federal Court Finds Ankara Responsible for a Coordinated Assault by Erdoğan’s Security Detail on Peaceful Protesters in Washington
The Party Was the Second-Largest Vote-Getter in Recent Parliamentary Elections, in Which It Courted Non-Kurdish Voters
Only When the Stigma of Killing Kurds or Occupying Cyprus Becomes Too Great to Bear Will Ankara Change Its Polemics
If Al-Sharaa Were Genuinely Committed to Political Pluralism and Inclusivity, He Would Engage with Syria’s Kurds, Druze, Christians, and Alawis
The New Government Is either Purposely Cynical or in Naive Denial About Its Treatment of Ethnic and Sectarian Minorities
The State, Treasury, and Justice Departments Should Intervene and Cast Aside the Traditional Attitude That ‘Kurds Will Be Kurds’
As Syria Enters This New Political Phase, the United States Faces a Critical Opportunity to Help Shape a More Stable and Inclusive Future
Turkey Aims to Establish Itself as a Sub-Regional Power to Fill the Void Left by a Weakened Russia and a Diminished Iran
Kurdish Politics Has Failed to Transcend Violence and Parties Cannot Safeguard Their Leaders and Families Without Militias
If the Kurds Want Respect on the World Stage, They Should Nominate Someone Respectable; They Once Were Iraq’s Engine for Democracy