Kurds

The Wall Street Journal's editor-in-chief slammed both the charges and conviction. (iStock by Getty Images)

Turkish court sentences Wall Street Journal reporter to prison

Melissa Quinn · October 10, 2017 8:58 pm

Ahead of the Trend

Ahead of the Trend: What Will the World Map Look Like in Five Years?

Linda Hernandez · October 4, 2017 7:07 pm

While Israel immediately supported the Kurdish bid for independence, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan tried to extort Israel to withdraw its support, and threatened to end the process of normalization unless it does so. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen)

Beltway Confidential

Alan Dershowitz: The case for Kurdish independence

Alan Dershowitz · October 2, 2017 9:26 pm

"We want to avoid anything that would contribute to any additional instability," State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert told reporters Thursday. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen)

National Security

US worries about new conflict in Iraq

Joel Gehrke · September 29, 2017 8:09 pm

The Kurds Get Under Way

David DeVoss · September 29, 2017 7:30 am

Waiting for an invitation might help U.S. diplomats avoid the appearance of taking sides in the fight, which has reached a fever pitch in recent days. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen)

National Security

‘Cautious’ State Department asks Iran, Iraq to avoid ‘violence’ with Kurds

Joel Gehrke · September 28, 2017 9:03 pm

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has called on Kurdistan to turn over control of all its airports to the government in Baghdad by Friday. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

National Security

Kurdish strife hasn’t affected Iraqi airport, but it’s distracting from ISIS fight, US military says

Travis J. Tritten · September 28, 2017 6:27 pm

Why the Trump Administration Should Support an Independent Kurdistan

Lee Smith · September 28, 2017 3:43 pm

An effort to form a new state out of the most stable and U.S.-friendly region of Iraq has gained an ally in Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Chuck Schumer backs formation of new state out of northern Iraq

Joel Gehrke · September 27, 2017 8:30 pm

The Kurds Weigh Independence

TWS Podcast · September 26, 2017 10:10 pm

"The United States' historic relationship with the people of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region will not change in light of today's non-binding referendum, but we believe this step will increase instability and hardships for the Kurdistan region and its people." (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

National Security

State Department is ‘deeply disappointed’ by Iraqi Kurds referendum for independence

Diana Stancy Correll · September 26, 2017 1:23 am

If Israel truly wants to support the Kurds, then Israeli leaders could counsel Kurds on tough choices taken by the nascent Jewish state decades ago. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Beltway Confidential

Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu is playing a cynical game on the Kurdish referendum

Michael Rubin · September 25, 2017 9:17 pm