Afrin Under Siege: Turkey Enters the Syrian War John Weston Mar 13, 2018 The Syrian Civil War has seen multiple evolutions since its origins in March 2011 with anti-government protests…
The European Dream is Dead: Erdoğan Turns Turkey Away from the EU Isabel Post Aug 1, 2017 “Dress for the job you want, not the job you have.” It’s a bit of cliché advice we’ve all heard before.…
Kurdish Female Fighters: Leaders of a Revolution Jasmine Lee Jan 23, 2017 The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) is known as the Kurdish separatist group who have had rigid tensions and…
Dying to Kill Sarie Khalid Oct 28, 2016 “...We only have to be lucky once. You will have to be lucky always.” – The Irish Republican Army, Irish republican…
Under the Cloak of War: The Ghost Battles in the Levant Sarie Khalid Aug 24, 2016 The Syrian Civil war has become a deadly geopolitical and humanitarian catastrophe. For the first time since…
Migrants, Terror and Turkey Kathryn Schmidt Apr 7, 2016 After undergoing significant modifications since it was first announced in November of 2015, the EU-Turkey…
No End in Sight: The Syrian Conflict in 2016 Abdalla Saleh Jan 16, 2016 Once magnificent cities now lying in ruins. Wailing mothers, holding lifeless infants to their chests. Ghastly …
The Age of Erdogan: Why Turkey Voted AKP Kathryn Schmidt Nov 25, 2015 The results of Turkey’s recent parliamentary election were anything but ordinary. Within the past five months,…
Turkish Election Results: Can Turkey Heal Its Sectarian Divides? Conor Swimm Nov 6, 2015 In the wake of the October 10th suicide attacks on a pro-Kurdish peace rally in the Turkish capital of Ankara,…