Ahead of #Armenia PM Pashinyan’s historic visit to #Turkey starting today, my colleague @dibanigar.bsky.social explores how to build momentum for peace between the neighbours, and what most affects the normalisation of Ankara-Yerevan ties: www.sessizolmaz.org/blog-88-dyna...

www.sessizolmaz.org/blog-88-dyna... Today PM Nikol Pashinyan makes the first official visit by an Armenian leader to Turkey since Armenia's independence. This overview of the state of play in the Armenia-Turkey-Azerbaijan by the brilliant @dibanigar.bsky.social is one of the best I've read.

In Doha today, an inspiring exchange of ideas on women’s contributions to peace-building and conflict dynamics

#Armenia, #Azerbaijan and #Georgia foreign ministers almost never discuss South Caucasus security challenges publicly together. Watch this unique conversation with questions from my brilliant colleague @dibanigar.bsky.social at #ADF www.youtube.com/live/xP1NWKb...

NEW STATEMENT | Finding a Path through a Perilous Moment for Post-Assad Syria Syria’s new order could be in serious trouble if the interim government does not figure out how to deal better with the gathering insurgency. www.crisisgroup.org/middle-east-...

What makes the latest attempt to end decades-long conflict between Ankara and PKK a golden opportunity, and how the peace process may unfold. New @crisisgroup.org Q+A: www.crisisgroup.org/europe-centr...

Not only is Ankara a crucial piece of the European security puzzle, Türkiye may also be on the verge of a peace process after decades of conflict with the PKK. Read the new @crisisgroup.org Q&A to learn what's happening, why, & what might be next

In a historic move, jailed PKK leader Ocalan called his group to lay down arms and dissolve itself. We’ve been tracking the dynamics of Ankara’s conflict with PKK since 2015 and have all the verified data on casualties in @crisisgroup.org Visual Explainer: www.crisisgroup.org/content/turk...

This week on War & Peace, @olyaoliker.bsky.social and Elissa Jobson talk with Berkay Mandıracı about Ankara’s role in post-Assad Syria. www.crisisgroup.org/europe-centr...

Ukraine's European backers' storm of summits draws critiques because no table includes everyone. But a constellation of talks likely smarter than attempting full inclusivity from start. Notable &, I think, critical that UK-hosted meet today includes Türkiye, represented by its foreign minister.

Avrupa, ABD desteğinin olmayabileceği bir konjonktürde güvenliğini planlarken Türkiye ile ortaklık imkanlarını değerlendirmeli; aynı şekilde Türkiye de kendini nasıl konumlandırmak istediğine dair stratejik tercihler yapmalı…

HTS-Ankara relationship “remains prickly”— interesting take by @CrisisGroup colleagues assessing Turkey’s leverages in Syria. www.turkeyrecap.com/p/turkeys-ti...

New @wpr.bsky.social piece from @richardgowan1.bsky.social & me on how the "the sudden collapse of Assad’s regime has now created an unexpected opening for diplomats to strike a more constructive tone in New York." 👀👇 www.worldpoliticsreview.com/un-syria-ass...

NEW COMMENTARY | Regional Perspectives on the House of Assad’s Fall Crisis Group experts offer a 360° view of how the Syrian crisis could shape up regional politics. www.crisisgroup.org/middle-east-...

warontherocks.com/2024/12/seiz... Phil Gamaghelyan and @dibanigar.bsky.social argue here that we are (again) at a pivotal moment in the Armenian-Azerbaijani peace process. "Inaction now risks empowering hardliners and unraveling the fragile gains made thus far...."

Getting more powers involved is unlikely to lead to peace between Azerbaijan & Armenia or Türkiye & Armenia & could backfire. Instead, it's time to make good on past pledges & sign on to what's already agreed, argue @dibanigar.bsky.social & Philip Gamaghelyan in @warontherocks.bsky.social

Ankara urges Baku to strike a deal with Yerevan before geopolitical shifts close this window of opportunity, but Baku insists on terms to prevent future Armenian territorial claims on Karabakh and, as I note, resents that "no one rushed between 1993 and 2020" turkeyindepth.com/yet-another-...

In this article, I point out that Trump’s victory has prompted European policymakers to explore more cooperation with Turkey. Neither Turkey nor EU can ignore the Cyprus issue, which is "not merely a bicommunal dispute but a geopolitical one, besides being at the core of Turkey-EU challenges.”