The New Cold War in Syria and Turkey's Position
After five years of civil war, a huge influx of foreign fighters, and lots of sophisticated global power meddling, Syria is beginning to crystallize as the stage of the New Cold War between Putin's embattled Russia and Obama's U.S. with a human face' on Turkey's doorsteps.
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Resisting the Spiral of Terror
The shocking aspect of the wave of terrorist violence that struck Turkey this week was that it originated from the radical-Islamist ISIS and secular-Kurdish nationalist PKK at the same time.
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The Kurdish political movements in both Syria and Turkey should give up being pragmatists in order to have pragmatic gains. The Kurdish political movements should also give up being opportunists in order to benefit from the opportunities in the region.
A combination of obligations and concerns will determine the scope of the possible intervention in Syria.
Having silently stood by in the face of the Assad regimes numerous atrocities over the past two years, all global actors reacted to Assads use of chemical weapons against the civilian population. In this sense, none but Assad himself will be responsible for a possible foreign intervention.
