Afrin and Qamishli could become transit hubs in two major regional rail corridors
Written by
Newsletter 
Newsletter on the Kurdistan Region
[contact-form-7 id="8e8ffb1" title="Newsletter"]
Politics and Policy
Arabs Win 60% of Hasakah’s Ten Seats as PYD Boycott Reshapes Kurdish Vote
Results from Syria’s parliamentary elections in Hasakah province and Kobani have confirmed our reporting from last week. In Hasakah, of…
By Politics & Policy
Turkey’s CHP Crisis Is About The State Erdogan Wants To Leave Behind
The court intervention against Turkey’s main opposition party, the CHP,…
By Politics & Policy
Bahceli Calls for Ocalan Coordinator Role as Turkey’s PKK Endgame Takes Institutional Shape
Devlet Bahceli, the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader whose political…
By Politics & Policy
The PKK’s New Media Map Is a Political Map
The PKK-aligned movement has launched a new political-news channel, Nûçe…
By Politics & Policy
Economic Intelligence
Afrin and Qamishli could become transit hubs in two major regional rail corridors
A major shift may be underway around two Syrian Kurdish…
By Politics & Policy
The Pipeline Deal That Could Remake Iraq’s Oil Map
The 1973 Iraq-Turkey crude oil pipeline agreement, last renewed in…
By Politics & Policy
Iraq’s April Oil Revenue: Official Data Confirms a Deeper Drop Than Projected
Iraq’s Oil Ministry has released the official export figures for…
By Politics & Policy
Iraq’s Oil Revenue Has Collapsed. The Question Now Is How Long the State Can Hold.
Iraq entered April having already recorded its worst monthly oil…
By Politics & Policy
Newsletter
Newsletter on the Kurdistan Region
[contact-form-7 id="8e8ffb1" title="Newsletter"]
Explainers
Amedspor and the Kurdish Question’s New Public Arena
For the first time in their history, Amedspor will play in Turkey’s top division. The promotion is a football story,…
By Politics & Policy
Courts, Coercion and Control: Why SDF-Damascus Integration Is Hitting Its Real Test
On the latest developments in the SDF-Damascus integration process, a…
By Politics & Policy
The War Did Not Break Iran’s PKK Exception. It Revealed How Deep It Runs
Much of the discussion around the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran…
By Politics & Policy
Why Iran’s Kurds Are the Most Divided Kurdish Population
The Kurds of Iran are the most internally divided Kurdish…
By Politics & Policy
Human Rights & Governance
Turkey’s Kurdish Peace Process Reaches Its First Legislative Test
Speaking at an Eid al-Adha gathering in Van on 28…
By Politics & Policy
Bahceli Calls for Ocalan Coordinator Role as Turkey’s PKK Endgame Takes Institutional Shape
Devlet Bahceli, the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader whose political…
By Politics & Policy
The Demographics That Doomed a Kurdish National Project in Syria
A micro-level look at the demographics of northern Syria reveals…
By Politics & Policy
Why Turkey’s PKK Peace Process Has Stalled
More than a year after Abdullah Ocalan called for disarmament…
By Politics & Policy
For the KDP, Mansour Barzani’s U.S. Bribery Case Comes at the Worst Possible Time
On April 22, the U.S. Justice Department filed a civil…
By Politics & Policy
How a Cross-Sectarian Bloc Led by Iraq’s Next Generation Is Reshaping the Country
Across-sectarian bloc led by five of Iraq’s next-generation political leaders…
By Politics & Policy
Newsletter
Newsletter on the Kurdistan Region
[contact-form-7 id="8e8ffb1" title="Newsletter"]
Cultural Trends & Identity
The PKK’s New Media Map Is a Political Map
The PKK-aligned movement has launched a new political-news channel, Nûçe…
By Politics & Policy
The Demographics That Doomed a Kurdish National Project in Syria
A micro-level look at the demographics of northern Syria reveals…
By Politics & Policy
Casualty Data Point to a Narrow Social Base for Iran’s Exiled Kurdish Parties
The exiled armed parties have built their strategy around merging…
By Politics & Policy
Why Iran’s Kurds Are the Most Divided Kurdish Population
The Kurds of Iran are the most internally divided Kurdish…
By Politics & Policy
Data and Map Portal
12 Strikes on Iranian Kurdish Opposition Sites in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region Since the April 8 Ceasefire
Since the April 8 US-Iran ceasefire, Iranian and Iran-aligned Iraqi militia attacks on Iranian Kurdish opposition sites in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq have not stopped. There have been at least 12 direct drone and missile strikes on these groups’…
By Politics & Policy
Iran and Allied Groups Have Struck at Least 54 Locations Across the Kurdistan Region in Five Weeks of War
Iran and Allied Groups Have Struck at Least 54 Locations…
By Politics & Policy
Kataib Hezbollah Bears the Heaviest Toll as U.S.-Israeli Air Campaign Strikes Dozens of PMF Sites Across Iraq
A detailed accounting of strikes from late February through late…
By Politics & Policy
Stay Updated with Our Newsletter
Enter your email below to join our community and never miss out on important announcements.
[contact-form-7 id="8e8ffb1" title="Newsletter"]
