In the past, Iraq existed only by force, and the result of this imposed community has been years of internal conflict and war that culminated in crimes against humanity and genocide. Iraq cannot continue to exist as a united country if the aspirations of the main ethnic groups are marginalized. When ethnic groups cannot live […]

The brutal violence among the ethnic groups and the obvious division between the Kurdish north, Sunni triangle and Shia south are good reasons for partitioning Iraq. The Americans should work on a partition strategy if they are looking for a long term peace. Three new nations make the Kurdish dream come true; make the Shia […]

As an answer to Geneva II, the Kurds declared a self-rule canton of Jazeera on the first day of the conference and later declared other self-rule cantons of Kobani and Afrin. Thus, the Kurdish territory is divided over three cantons of self-rule. Whether the model is a sort of copy of Switzerland’s federal model or […]

Nevertheless, this result can hardly give the real picture of the people´s political interest due to the effects of the long- and short-term abuses.  A significant part of the people does not have the freedom to choose the candidates they might prefer. What could happen if the people were not bound to the ruling political […]

The Al Nusra Front´s fatwa: “Kurds are Kufar (unbelievers) and killing Kurds, taking their women, plundering their property and destroying of their homes is just and fair.”

The Kurdish issue in Turkey requires concrete political options that can lead to Kurdish self-rule in Kurdish territory and active Kurdish participation in the Turkish central government based on the principles of democracy and minority rights. Some manner of self-rule and self-determination with proportional representation and a power-sharing system (or a federal system) with Kurdish […]

Based on this knowledge, the protection of the Syrian people, including the Kurds, from destruction, extremist ideologies, and the Assad regime is an international duty. This is why an international intervention, as the first stage, is urgent.

Powerful Western countries are also guilty with regards the political situation in Turkey, as they ignore Kurdish oppression, Kurdish questions, and support Turkey in its war against Kurdish partisans in the name of fighting terrorism. Thus, they are one way or another supporting the Turkish denial policy and the continuing oppression of the Kurds by […]

While the internal war between the Syrian regime and the oppositional Free Syrian Army is ongoing and the end of the al-Assad family´s power seems to be approaching, differences of opinion and purpose remain among the Syrian opposition political parties regarding the post-Assad political solution and system. Especially, the main part of the political parties […]

Many Western and Middle East experts blame Iraqi leaders for the internal disputes and crises. Iraq’s political leaders are one of the reasons, but they are not the main cause. The crucial cause is the new political system, which has failed to address critical questions and key problems.