“What we expect from the Turkish state—both the government and the inner-state opposition forces—is that concrete democratic and legal reforms are implemented,” Zagros Hiwa told TNA. In a momentous development poised to reshape the political and security landscape of the region, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has officially declared its …

Israel’s blockade on humanitarian aid has entered its third month, pushed Gaza to the grip of starvation. Food supplies are dwindling rapidly, shops are stripped bare — even of the most basic essentials – and bakeries have shut down. Finding anything to quiet our growling stomachs has become a daily …

The long awaited Istanbul negotiations between Russia and Ukraine took place, and though I have complained of the ‘sideshow’ nature of these distractions, today’s session is worth mentioning for what it revealed about Russia’s stance.