Kurds
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
For This Strategy to Be Legitimate, Any Future Political Framework for Rojava Kurdistan Should Be Carried Out in Direct Consultation with the Kurdish People There
Sectarian Violence May Have Led SDF Leaders to Believe a Deal with Damascus Could Protect Kurdish Lives in the Future
Strengthening Ties Between the Kurds and Israel Could Counterbalance Turkish and Iranian Ambitions and Promote Regional Stability
Imprisoned PKK Leader Abdullah Ocalan’s Declaration of a Ceasefire Does Not Indicate The Conclusion of the Long Conflict with the Turkish State
Such an Alliance Could Ensure Local Rule and Counter Islamist Domination and Turkish Intrusions
If Erdoğan Is Serious About Change, He Should Release PKK Founder Öcalan from Prison and Step Down
If Turkey and Pakistan Can Support Terrorists in Kashmir, Punjab, and Even Kerala, India Can Support Democrats in Syria, Iraq, and Turkey