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The Question of a Kurdish State

November 17, 2019 Opinion

The creation of an independent and sovereign state of Kurdistan is a topic with a long history and differing visions for how to realise it. The territory currently occupied by the compact Kurdish popu…

Kurdistan, Imagined by French Colonialism

October 22, 2019 Opinion

The Kurdish people have never had a dream of unification, with the exception of the project of the Prince of Rewanduz. In the 19th century, it was inspired by the German conception of the Nation and t…

Will Donald Trump Bring Peace?

September 5, 2019 Opinion

For two and a half years, the United States has pursued two contradictory and incompatible strategies. On the one hand, the destruction of state structures in large areas – the enlarged Middle East si…

Reshaping the Middle East: Why the West Should Stop Its Interventions – 3

March 5, 2019 Opinion

In 2003, when the US declared its occupation of Iraq, journalists used to reach the country embedded with the occupation forces through their air transport or via Kuwait. I did not have this luxury. I…

Peace for Syria or a New Kurdistan as a Regional Stabilizing Factor

January 10, 2019 Opinion

The US will withdraw her troops from Syria. Will they really? – Let’s take Trump at his word, just for argument’s sake. Though in the meantime, RT reports that the withdrawal may be slower than antici…

The US Is Helping Israel & the GCC Team Up Against Turkey in “Syrian Kurdistan”

December 2, 2018 Opinion

The US is setting up so-called “observation posts” along Syria’s border with Turkey. This controversial move was sharply criticized by Turkey, which sees it as further proof that the US is continuing …

Is Damascus Getting Ready to Cut a Deal with the Kurds?

July 25, 2018 Opinion

Damascus reportedly reached two pragmatic deals with so-called “rebel” groups in the northeast. Sputnik reported that the legitimate Syrian government receives one-third of all the revenue from the al…

The “Arab NATO” to Make Syria’s “Internal Partition” a Reality

May 7, 2018 Opinion

The possible deployment of Saudi-led GCC and other fellow “coalition” troops to northeastern Syria would formalize the de-facto “internal partition” of the Arab Republic and represent the fulfillment …