Mosul and the Post-Daesh Period

What all sides need to keep in mind is that there can be no lasting defeat for Daesh and others unless Sunni Arabs are adequately represented by the national governments of Syria and Iraq.

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Mosul and the Post-Daesh Period
Disarray in Washington Might Be a Chance

Disarray in Washington Might Be a Chance

Focus mustly not on the ideological, but the practical benefits of keeping Washington on the agenda

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Demographic engineering, war crimes and atrocities committed by the YPG is making it harder for the U.S. administration to support it, but still it does

Vice President Joe Biden's visit to Turkey will mark an important turning point in relations between the U.S. and Turkey.

Kılıç Buğra Kanat: A possible U.S. intervention will not end the civil war. However, in a more optimistic look, it is possible to expect that the strike will seriously damage Assad’s conventional forces and give opposition groups serious advantages.

Consider this wild scenario: After years of demonizing each other, the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran put their differences behind them. They agree to be strategic partners and sign a document to seal it.