Kurds

Experts

Aykan Erdemir
Senior Fellow
John Hannah
Senior Counselor
Merve Tahiroglu
Research Analyst

Key Points

In the real world, hard work and sacrifice will be required to make America great again. President Trump’s National Security Strategy left no doubt about that. The commander-in-chief, as he contemplates the next two years, would be well advised to re-read it, along with the many thoughtful recommendations provided by my colleagues in this volume.

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FDD Analysis
April 17, 2019 | Varsha Koduvayur,  Greg Everett

Russia’s Gas Web Ensnares Europe

New pipeline projects throughout the Middle East could boost Russian influence there while also ensuring the country’s role as the prime supplier of energy to Europe.

Foreign Policy
April 12, 2019 | Merve Tahiroglu

Erdogan Seizes Kurdish Municipalities – Again

Policy Brief
April 9, 2019 | Merve Tahiroglu,  Andrew Gabel

Saving Northeastern Syria

How Washington Can Help Strike a Deal Between Turkey and the Kurds

Foreign Affairs
January 31, 2019 | John Hannah

Midterm Assessment: Iraq
January 31, 2019 | LTG (Ret.) H.R. McMaster,  John Hannah,  David Adesnik,  Clifford D. May

Midterm Assessment

The Trump Administration's Foreign and National Security Policies

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In The News
How the U.S. Can Thread the Kurdish-Turkish Needle
April 11, 2019 | Merve Tahiroglu,  Andrew Gabel
Mosaic Magazine
How America’s relationship with Turkey fell apart
April 11, 2019 | Aykan Erdemir
Vox
Pentagon proceeding with planned exit from Syria, despite lack of agreement to protect Kurds
February 8, 2019 | Thomas Joscelyn,  Bill Roggio
The Washington Examiner
In report card on Trump’s foreign policy, criticisms span continents and topics
January 31, 2019 | Clifford D. May,  Mark Dubowitz,  John Hannah,  Toby Dershowitz,  Saeed Ghasseminejad,  David Adesnik,  Annie Fixler,  Boris Zilberman,  David Maxwell,  Aykan Erdemir,  Merve Tahiroglu,  Varsha Koduvayur,  Tzvi Kahn
The Washington Post
Al Hurra
January 11, 2019 | Aykan Erdemir
Al Hurra
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Events

EVENT: Syria Reshuffled: Turkey, Russia, and the Kurds after the U.S. Withdrawal

February 7, 2019 | 12:15
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Projects

Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation
Center on Economic and Financial Power
Center on Military and Political Power
FDD’s Long War Journal
Iran Program
Military Edge
National Security Alumni Network
Transformative Cyber Innovation Lab
Turkey Program