Three views on Turkey’s Syria intervention

Commentary feature in which three writers offer their opinions on what Turkey's intervention against Kurdish interests in Syria in January 2018 meant for Syria, the Kurds, and Ankara.

+ What it means for the Syrian war by Julien Barnes-Dacey
+ What it means for Turkey by Asli Aydıntaşbaş
+ What it means for the Kurds by Guney Yildiz

• Primary Source

Carnegie Europe: Strategic Europe, 20.02.17: A Middle East Game Much Bigger Than Turkey http://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/75585?lang=en

International Crisis Group: Commentary, 26.01.18: No Winners in Turkey’s New Offensive into Syria https://www.crisisgroup.org/middle-east-north-africa/eastern-mediterranean/syria/no-winners-turkeys-new-offensive-syria

Chatham House: Analysis, December 2017: Russia’s Brittle Strategic Pillars in Syria http://www.europeansources.info/record/russias-brittle-strategic-pillars-in-syria/

The Guardian, 25.01.18: Turkey to extend Syria campaign to Kurdish-controlled Manbij https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jan/24/turkey-to-extend-syria-campaign-to-kurdish-controlled-manbij

The New York Times, 23.01.18: Mixed Messages From U.S. as Turkey Attacks Syrian Kurds https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/23/world/middleeast/us-nato-turkey-afrin-manbij.html

The Conversation, 06.02.18: Turkey is using Syrian refugees as bargaining chips as it moves against the Kurds https://theconversation.com/turkey-is-using-syrian-refugees-as-bargaining-chips-as-it-moves-against-the-kurds-90904

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