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Syrian Kurds gather as they hold flags after Turkey's jailed militant leader Abdullah Ocalan called on his Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) to lay down its arms on Thursday, a move that could end its 40-year conflict with Ankara and have far-reaching political and security consequences for the region, in Hasakah, Syria February 27, 2025.

Turkey A fragile peace for Turkey and the Kurds

Aslı Aydıntaşbaş

March 4, 2025

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan holds a joint press conference with Syria interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Ankara on Febuary 4, 2025. EYEPRESS via Reuters Connect.

Syria Topple, tame, trade: How Turkey is rewriting Syria’s future

Aslı Aydıntaşbaş

February 6, 2025

Members of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces ride military vehicles during a military parade in celebration of "Victory Day" marking the seventh anniversary of the defeat of Islamic State militants and the liberation of Iraqi territories, in Mosul, Iraq.

Iraq Iraq’s search for security and sovereignty after Assad’s collapse

Marsin Alshamary, Hamzeh Hadad

January 21, 2025

Svenja Schulze (SPD), Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, visits the district of Djubar during a visit to Syria.

Syria Syria needs sanctions relief now

Steven Heydemann

January 15, 2025

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Steven Heydemann

Steven Heydemann Nonresident Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for Middle East Policy

Itamar Rabinovich

Itamar Rabinovich Distinguished Fellow - Foreign Policy

Aslı Aydıntaşbaş

Aslı Aydıntaşbaş Visiting Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center on the United States and Europe, The Turkey Project

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