When Bashar al-Assad disappeared from Syria in early December, so too did all the norms, apparatus, charters, and institutions that made up the …

Observers of Turkish affairs have spent recent days feverishly dissecting the motives behind an extraordinary offer from influential nationalist…

One of the major groups within Iraq’s political scene has faced a series of significant recent setbacks that has undermined their sense of security…

The press is awash with speculation about a meeting between Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan that some say…

Few other groups have experienced such consistent and widespread setbacks over the past century as the Kurds. They are now almost emblematic of…

When the terrorist known as ‘Socrates Khalil’ was recently captured by security forces in the Kurdistan area of Iraq, it offered a rare insight for…

Half a century ago, the Algiers Agreement was reached between Iraq and Iran, which ended the latter's support for the Kurdish nationalist movement…

The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), which has been in power in the Iraqi Kurdistan region for decades, has recently decided to boycott upcoming…

Across vast swathes of Turkey, Iran, Syria, and Iraq live the Kurdish people in various states of autonomy. The population of these four countries is…

A drone attack on one of Iraq’s largest gas fields has led to a temporary suspension of production, resulting in major power cuts across the country…