Tag Archives: PYD

Kurdistan’s Moment?

Posted on July 17, 2014 by aaronstein1

Do the Kurds benefit from the current chaos in Iraq? Is independence around the corner? What is Turkey’s Kurdistan policy? Today, I speak with Dov Friedman,  a graduate student at Yale University’s Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, who is currently … Continue reading →

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Turkey’s Evolving Syria Policy: The Decision to Black List Nusra

Posted on June 5, 2014 by aaronstein1

The following includes sections taken from a RUSI piece I wrote in September 2013. At the outset of violence in Syria, Turkey’s initial instinct was to negotiate with Bashar al-Assad, in order to convince the Syrian dictator to make cosmetic … Continue reading →

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Ankara Responds to the Chaos in Syria

Posted on January 23, 2013 by aaronstein1

The Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) – a London based think tank – published a piece I wrote about how the Syrian Civil War has exposed Turkey to the growing threat of Kurdish and Islamist empowerment. I have posted the article … Continue reading →

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