Rising fears of ethnic cleansing, sexual violence as Sudan's RSF closes in on El Fasher
Weam Fadul, a Sudanese feminist and activist, blames outside forces for fueling the conflict and says the Sudanese people should be left to decide their own fate. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.c...
2 Okt 202521min
How Trump saved Armenia from war with Azerbaijan & Russian hegemony
US President Donald Trump's foray into the Caucasus is among his most successful so far, says analyst Eric Hacopian of Armenia's CivilNet.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California...
18 Sep 202536min
Why Turkey and Damascus will eventually accept Kurdish self-rule
Turkey and the interim Syrian government fiercely oppose Kurdish self-rule. Researcher Meghan Bodette argues that the current dynamics will force them into changing tack, with all sides reaping the be...
17 Sep 202537min
Saudi Arabia would play peacemaker between Damascus and the Kurds — if Syria's Sharaa agreed
Saudi Arabia has emerged as a critical ally for Syria's new interim government. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman played a key role in getting the United States to lift many sanctions on Syria. Syrian ...
2 Sep 202535min
What the violent showdown among the Talabanis spells for the future of the PUK and Iraqi Kurdistan
Last week’s arrest of Lahur Talabani in a violent raid that left four dead set a dangerous precedent, one that could undermine PUK leader Bafel Talabani and the Kurdistan region as a whole, says indep...
26 Aug 202519min
Turkey and the UAE's fight for regional influence: Who's winning?
Jalel Harchaoui, an expert on Gulf and North African power dynamics, unpacks the evolving relationship between the two regional rivals. While ties have improved dramatically since 2021, he warns that ...
31 Jul 202533min
How Syria's tribes hold the key to power
Haian Dukhan, a leading expert on Syria’s tribal dynamics, unpacks the stakes in the latest surge of violence between Sunni Bedouin tribes and the Druze minority in Suwayda.Retaining tribal support is...
24 Jul 202527min
Why the PKK and its campaign for Kurdish rights are not history
On July 11, a group of PKK fighters burned their weapons in a ceremony marking the end of their forty-year-long armed campaign against the Kurdish state. Aliza Marcus, a leading expert on the militant...
17 Jul 202541min
