Airstrikes in Iran’s West Target Police Stations and Border Posts, Hinting at a Ground Strategy Built Around the Kurds
Tehran remains the main centre of strikes, but the more…
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Who Comes First Where in Iranian Kurdistan
None of the Iranian Kurdish parties appears to command broad,…
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What happens to PKK strongholds in the Kurdistan Region after the PKK vacates them?
One year after Abdullah Ocalan’s call to the PKK to…
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Iran’s Kurdish Opposition Unveils a New Alliance, but Leaves the Hard Questions Unanswered
Five Iranian Kurdish opposition parties have announced what they call…
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Turkey’s PKK Peace Commission Adopts a Disarmament Framework and a Regional Doctrine
Turkey’s parliamentary peace commission, established to chart a political and…
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Mazloum Abdi at Munich: What It Was, and What It Was Not
Mazloum Abdi’s participation in the Munich Security Conference mattered, but…
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The Syria Crisis Triggered a Different Battle in the Kurdistan Region: Over What It Means to Be Kurdish
When fighting between the Syrian Democratic Forces and Damascus-aligned forces…
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Iraq’s Power Struggle Has Two New Wildcards: A U.S. Veto and a Weakened Iran
Three months after Iraq’s November 2025 parliamentary elections, the country…
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The Perception Bubble: How an Echo Chamber Shaped the SDF’s Strategic Miscalculation
Following the SDF’s major territorial losses last month, much of…
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The Maverick Playbook: How Bafel Talabani Is Trying to Turn Kurdistan’s Math Against the KDP
Bafel Talabani is running a two-front strategy against the KDP…
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