Tag: United States

Too Useful Against Iran to Disarm? The PJAK Exception

Since Abdullah Öcalan’s February 2025 call, the PKK has dissolved, Turkey has…

NATO in Adana, NATO at the Straits: Turkey and the Geography of the Next War

For years, Turkey’s relationship with NATO has been described in contradictory terms:…

Vance in the Caucasus: The Maturation of America’s Eurasian Strategy

United States vice president J.D. Vance’s February 2026 trip to Armenia and Azerbaijan was not Washington “rediscovering” the South…

Salafi Consolidation: Is Iraq—and the KRG—Next After Syria and Yemen?

The sectarian balance in the Middle East is undergoing a significant shift…