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How the Turkish elections changed the foreign policy of Turkey

Published on: 27 July 2015

Written by: Evren Balta All articles by Evren Balta

Governments with declining electoral success may use adventurous foreign policy choices or make radical shifts in...
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From Athens to Kobane, winds fill Kurdish sails

Published on: 29 January 2015

Written by: Karabekir Akkoyunlu All articles by Karabekir Akkoyunlu

Could Greece, through democratic elections, become for Turkey what Tunisia became for Egypt in 2011 through mass protests?
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Kobane, and the failure of Turkey's Kurdish policy

Published on: 17 November 2014

Written by: Arman Baisuanov All articles by Arman Baisuanov

Heavily influenced by the memories and legacies of the past, Turkey has not demonstrated the required degree of...
Published in: North Africa, West Asia
Battle for Kobane puts Kurdish peace process on knife's edge

Published on: 12 November 2014

Written by: Joris Leverink All articles by Joris Leverink

Kurdish protestors could hold the promise of a new chapter in their history: in which people refuse to be part of a...
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Turkey, Kobane and the Kurdish question

Published on: 10 November 2014

Written by: Sinan Ekim All articles by Sinan Ekim

The US wants Turkey to join the military effort against Islamic State at Kurdish-dominated Kobane, across the Syrian...
Published in: North Africa, West Asia
Kobane, transforming the regional dynamic

Published on: 4 November 2014

Written by: Bashdar Pusho Ismaeel All articles by Bashdar Pusho Ismaeel

The fight for Kobane is not limited to a local struggle against IS militants, but reverberates politically and...
Published in: North Africa, West Asia
Kobane: the struggle of Kurdish women against Islamic State

Published on: 22 October 2014

Written by: Necla Acik All articles by Necla Acik

The international community should support a secular, multi-religious and multi-ethnic Rojava with democratic...
Published in: North Africa, West Asia
Kobane: long live Obama

Published on: 22 October 2014

Written by: Yvo Fitzherbert All articles by Yvo Fitzherbert

It now appears that Kobane will not fall. But Turkey’s apathy towards the plight of the city, coupled with their...
Published in: North Africa, West Asia
What does Kobane mean for the international community?

Published on: 17 October 2014

Written by: Kanar Talabani All articles by Kanar Talabani

There is still time to quell IS in Syria but the world must be prepared to act immediately, before it is too late.
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Western blind spot: the Kurds' forgotten war in Syria

Published on: 29 September 2014

Written by: Derek Wall All articles by Derek Wall

A victory for the Kurds and their allies in Syria is a victory for all who want a future that is dictated neither by...
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Syria's Kurds, hopes and fears

Published on: 1 October 2013

Written by: Vicken Cheterian All articles by Vicken Cheterian

The civil war in Syria has put great strains on the country's Kurdish population. The Syrian Kurds' most powerful...

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