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Jun 17, 2025, 12:00 AM

Path to Nuclear-Free Iran: Supporting Jin-Jiyan-Azadi Uprising for Regime Change

Photo credit: Jonathan Spyer

Despite decades of international pressure and mounting economic sanctions, the Iranian regime has continued its relentless pursuit of nuclear ambitions. In 2024, these ambitions escalated into open conflict. On June 13, 2025, facing what it perceives as an existential...

May 26, 2025, 11:09 PM

The PKK’s Dissolution: A New Chapter or a Dead End for the Kurdish Question?

The author took this image during a rally in 2023 held in solidarity with the Kurdish population in Berlin.

On May 9, 2025, the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) unilaterally declared an end to its armed struggle, formally concluding more than four decades of violent conflict with the Turkish state. This announcement followed a highly symbolic and politically contested...

Michael Arizanti

May 10, 2025, 10:29 PM

Syria’s Fragile Peace: Why the World Must Now Support DDR in Damascus

After more than a decade of brutal war, Syria stands at a critical turning point. For years, headlines were dominated by images of destruction, refugee flows, and proxy conflicts. But today, there’s a quieter, more hopeful story unfolding—one that...

Apr 30, 2025, 9:28 PM

Syria’s Future Lies in Decentralization

The Conference on Kurdish Unity and Common Stance was recently concluded in Qamishli, North-East Syria. Over 400 delegates from various parts of Syria participated in the conference, which aimed to strengthen Kurdish unity and establish common political positions. A...

Apr 29, 2025, 12:07 AM

How Jewish-Kurdish Models Transform the Region

The Middle East is a region where time began to flow earliest in human history—and where it has most often paused. This land has been a cradle of divine revelations and the decrees of tyrants, the mercy of prophets,...

Apr 19, 2025, 3:24 PM

Israel and the Kurds: Growing Points of Commonality

There are many commonalities and similarities between the Kurds and the Jews. Historically, for example, both peoples are considered among the oldest in the region, with origins dating back thousands of years. Politically, both have endured long histories of...

Apr 14, 2025, 6:48 AM

Turkey’s “Terror-Free” Initiative Targets Kurdish Gains and Alliance with Israel

The author took this image during a rally held in solidarity with the Kurdish community in London.

On October 1, 2024, the Turkish state launched its so-called “terror-free” process—its latest political maneuver to address the Kurdish question. This time, it reintroduced the voice of imprisoned PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan after five years in solitary confinement. In...

Mar 29, 2025, 12:10 PM

Türkiye–Kurdish Peace Talks: Reasons, Objectives, and Obstacles

Key Takeaways: A primary reason for initiating peace talks in Türkiye is the shifting geopolitical landscape in the Middle East following the outbreak of the war on October 7, 2023. One of Türkiye's main objectives in this peace process...

Mar 28, 2025, 7:03 PM

The Kurdish Role in Three Rival Regional Agendas: Israeli, Turkish, and Iranian Visions

In light of political developments in the region following the October 7, 2023 war, three major political agendas or projects have clearly emerged in the new Middle Eastern landscape: The Israeli agenda, the Turkish agenda, and the Iranian agenda. While...

Mar 23, 2025, 4:21 PM

Israel and the Kurds: Potential for a Strategic Relationship in Syria

The collapse of the Assad regime in Syria was a significant achievement for Israel, as it dealt a severe blow to the Iran-led axis and disrupted the Iranian supply route to Hezbollah in Lebanon. However, Syria’s future still presents...

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