Kurdistan

March 2, 2025

Editor's Choice/Geopolitics

Ceasefire of Betrayal: The Manufactured Surrender of Kurdish Struggle

by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor The announcement of a ceasefire by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) should be heralded as a seismic moment in the modern history of resistance movements, yet beneath

Erdoğan’s High-Stakes Gamble on Kurdish Peace

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is making a bold and risky bet on peace with the Kurds, following an unprecedented call from jailed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Öcalan for his followers to disarm and disband the militant group.

March 2, 2025

Ceasefire of Betrayal: The Manufactured Surrender of Kurdish Struggle

March 2, 2025

Editor's Choice/Geopolitics

by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor The announcement of a ceasefire by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) should be heralded as a seismic moment in the modern history of resistance movements, yet beneath

Erdoğan’s High-Stakes Gamble on Kurdish Peace

March 2, 2025

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is making a bold and risky bet on peace with the Kurds, following an unprecedented call from jailed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Öcalan for his

India’s Global Power, Its Accountability Problem

India’s growing global influence faces a difficult test as international

Is Bangladesh Shaping the Region—or Being Shaped?

As South Asian diplomacy evolves, Bangladesh faces a fundamental question:

Puerto Rican Communities Bear the Brunt of the Water Crisis

As a child, visits to my grandmother’s home in the

What China’s Global Initiatives Offer the World

The fires of war burn from Palestine to Ukraine and

Belling The Bellingcat

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Pakistan’s Power Struggle Turns Violent as Terrorism Surges

Pakistan’s imposition of governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has triggered

How Non-State Alliances Are Reshaping the Global Order

Yemen’s civil war reignited in early October, as Saudi Arabia

Afghanistan’s Resistance Is Spreading

Five years after the Taliban’s return to power, emerging resistance

Taliban Silences the Airwaves

The Taliban’s suspension of BBC World Service FM broadcasts highlights

China-North Korea Bridge to Open After 12-Year Delay as Ties Warm

China and North Korea will officially open the New Yalu

India’s Secret Peace Deal Nears Breaking Point

With talks stalled since 2021 and NSCN (IM) leader Thuingaleng

India’s Peacemaker Ambitions Meet the Reality of Its Russia Ties

India’s diplomatic efforts during the Russia-Ukraine war appear impressive from

Can Diplomacy and Trade Pressure Stop Israeli Settlements?

Israel’s E1 settlement project is facing opposition from governments with

Balochistan: Beyond the Propaganda War

The latest campaign on Balochistan in Geneva shows how easily

Bangladesh: A Nation Turned into a Prison-House

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