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Trump Finds His Scapegoat for a Failed Iran Strategy: the Kurds
Politics & Policy May 12, 2026
The US President Donald Trump accused “the Kurds” of diverting…
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Syria’s Kurds: Peripheral to the Centre, Central to the Periphery
Politics & Policy May 11, 2026
An earlier National Context report showed how the demographic map…
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The Demographics That Doomed a Kurdish National Project in Syria
Human Rights & Governance May 6, 2026
A micro-level look at the demographics of northern Syria reveals…
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Amedspor and the Kurdish Question’s New Public Arena
Explainers May 4, 2026
For the first time in their history, Amedspor will play…
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Iraq’s Oil Revenue Has Collapsed. The Question Now Is How Long the State Can Hold.
Economic Intelligence May 3, 2026
Iraq entered April having already recorded its worst monthly oil…
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Pentagon Zeroes Out Peshmerga Funding as Lebanon and Jordan Enter the Picture
Politics & Policy May 2, 2026
The Pentagon’s budget request for next year proposes to end…
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Iraq’s CEO Candidate
Politics & Policy April 29, 2026
Iraq’s Coordination Framework on April 27 named businessman Ali al-Zaidi…
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Why Turkey’s PKK Peace Process Has Stalled
Politics & Policy April 27, 2026
More than a year after Abdullah Ocalan called for disarmament…
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For the KDP, Mansour Barzani’s U.S. Bribery Case Comes at the Worst Possible Time
Human Rights & Governance April 24, 2026
On April 22, the U.S. Justice Department filed a civil…
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Courts, Coercion and Control: Why SDF-Damascus Integration Is Hitting Its Real Test
Politics & Policy April 21, 2026
On the latest developments in the SDF-Damascus integration process, a…
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