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Is the Kurdistan Region the Most Security-Centric Governance Structure in the Region?
Opinion
Is the Kurdistan Region the Most Security-Centric Governance Structure in the Region?

World Desk – New statistics from the Kurdistan Region’s Ministry of Finance, republished by the "Kurdistan Watch" institute, present a rare picture of the region's security apparatus, revealing that over 4.4 percent of t...

2026/07/11
The Story of a Kurdish Woman’s Return to Her Birthplace as a European Defense Minister
Opinion
The Story of a Kurdish Woman’s Return to Her Birthplace as a European Defense Minister

World News Desk – Dilan Yeşilgöz, who sought asylum in the Netherlands with her family as a child, returned to Ankara as the Defense Minister of a NATO member state and met with Turkey’s highest-ranking military official...

2026/07/11
Messages and Implications of the Damascus Bombing Coinciding with Macron’s Visit
Opinion
Messages and Implications of the Damascus Bombing Coinciding with Macron’s Visit

World Service – In an analysis of the explosions that coincided with Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Damascus, the German Center for Kurdish Studies views these attacks not so much as military operations, but rather as an att...

2026/07/11
Germany to Close Its Military Base in Erbil
Opinion
Germany to Close Its Military Base in Erbil

World Desk – The German government has decided to close its military camp near the airport in Erbil—the capital of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq—by the end of September and withdraw the bulk of its troops from the area; h...

2026/07/11
The Kurds; The Connecting Link in the New U.S. Strategy for Iraq, Syria, and Turkey
News
The Kurds; The Connecting Link in the New U.S. Strategy for Iraq, Syria, and Turkey

Analyses indicate that Washington is shaping a new order in West Asia anchored in energy, trade, and regional connectivity corridors. Within this framework, the Kurds act not as a single, monolithic player, but rather as...

2026/07/11
Al-Sharaa Bets on the Kurdish National Council of Syria
Opinion
Al-Sharaa Bets on the Kurdish National Council of Syria

World Service – By excluding the Democratic Union Party (PYD) from parliament and allocating the Kurdish seat to the Kurdish National Council of Syria, the president of the Syrian transitional government has sent a clear...

2026/07/10
Why Do the US and Turkey Support Power-Sharing in the Kurdistan Region?
Opinion
Why Do the US and Turkey Support Power-Sharing in the Kurdistan Region?

World Service – An analysis by the *National Context* website suggests that, contrary to popular belief, the US, Turkey, and even Baghdad are not particularly displeased with the persistence of dual power centers in the...

2026/07/09
Widespread US Media Coverage of the Hacking of US Military Websites by Kurds
Opinion
Widespread US Media Coverage of the Hacking of US Military Websites by Kurds

World Service – The hacking of several US military websites—featuring messages supporting Kurdistan and insulting Donald Trump—has received extensive coverage in the US media. Major outlets such as Cyberscoop, The Daily...

2026/07/09
Revisiting the British Bombing of Iraqi Kurdistan a Century Ago
Opinion
Revisiting the British Bombing of Iraqi Kurdistan a Century Ago

World News Desk – A 48-minute documentary by Britain’s Channel 4, drawing on historical documents and eyewitness accounts, sheds light on a policy in which London—following World War I and despite promises of independenc...

2026/07/08
The Role of Kurdish Women in Syria’s New Army
Opinion
The Role of Kurdish Women in Syria’s New Army

World News Desk – Women who fought on the front lines in the battles of Kobani and Raqqa—and against ISIS—now have no place in the new army of post-Assad Syria. While thousands of male Kurdish fighters have been integrat...

2026/07/08