Kurds
Every Effort to Run Roughshod over the Region’s Ethnic and Sectarian Minorities Has Led to Dictatorship and State Failure
The PKK Founder’s Latest Call Stands in Contrast to Decades of Armed Struggle Against a State That Has Denied Kurdish Rights
Iraqi Kurdistan’s Neighbors Have Always Used Kurdish Divisions to Maximize Their Own Interests
With Limited Troops in Both Countries, the U.S. Needs a Defense System That Can Intercept Tactical Ballistic and Cruises Missiles
When the Future Is Unpredictable, Pushing Change Becomes Difficult—Especially Without Unity
Kurds Have Long Advocated for a Democratic, Decentralized, and Pluralistic Federal Structure in Iran
The Islamic Republic May Be Standing on Ground as Unstable as the Regimes It Once Helped to Topple
Iran’s National Minorities Have an Opportunity to Help Shape a Post-Islamic Republic, and Perhaps Secure Autonomy
Statement before the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission On Human Rights in Turkey, June 10, 2025
As Erdoğan’s Turkey Builds Its Power and Influence, Its Opposition to and Agitation Against Israel Is Continuing Unabated
Who Will Control the Region’s Sixty-Plus Kurdish Villages Is in Question, Once the Kurdistan Workers’ Party Withdraws
The Kurdish Organization’s Disbandment Could Create Space for Illiberal and Anti-Western Movements to Thrive
Erdoğan Is Preparing to Sideline the Republican People’s Party and Replace It with Another One
A Kurdish Convention in Qamishli Conveyed Multiple Messages to the New Syrian Government and Turkey
Many Kurds Recognize That Kurdish Leaders and Their Parties Bear Much Responsibility for Their Lack of Unity
Turkey, Iran and Iraq Have Co-opted Kurds Into Diplomatic Roles to Prevent the Emergence of an Independent Kurdistan
Turkish Drone Strikes and Air Raids Continue to Target Kurdish Areas
Turkey Seeks to Project an Image of Transformation—Not Through Conventional Broad Partnerships but by Asserting Itself as a Regional Power Center
If Washington Fails to Act Decisively, Erdoğan May Succeed in Reshaping the Region’s Ideological and Geopolitical Landscape in Unprecedented Ways
Minority Populations Had No Input Into the Document That Undermines Individual Freedoms with Its Specific Ideological Vision