Turkey’s recent policies in Syria are emblematic of the way a middle power can exert influence in its region, sometimes outmaneuvering seemingly stronger players. Throughout Syria’s civil war, which ...

For Turkey, peace with the PKK now would further reduce a weakened Iran’s ability to project power westward. Some groups ...

A de-facto ceasefire takes hold in northern Iraq as Ankara details multi-country disarmament plans and Ocalan's future ...

Trump’s Middle East trip comes amid a heady few days for Turkey, with news the PKK would disarm and as it is set to host ...

As experts in international relations and Turkish law and politics, we believe the developments in Syria point to the outsized role a small-to-middle power like Turkey can have in regional and ...

Kurdish and Turkish statements indicate both sides recognize the limits of violence. Yet the PKK says an expected quid pro ...

A "major paradigm shift" is required to mend fractured ties between Turkey and its Kurdish minority after the PKK's historic disarmament move, jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan said Sunday.

The killing of a powerful militia leader in the Libyan capital on Monday night sparked hours of intense clashes that drove ...

Thousands of fighters expected to surrender weapons in Iraq Many militants may return to Turkey after disarmament Fate of Kurdish forces in Syria unclear Pro-Kurdish political movement seeking ...

If the Kurds do succeed in establishing an independent state in Syria amid the chaos gripping the region, it could accelerate secessionist movements in other Kurdish areas of the Middle East.

The turnaround was a huge victory for the government of Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa as he attempts to consolidate power ... Turkey’s dealing with Syria showcases how small-to-middle powers ...