As events accelerate both within Syria on the battlefield and in the region, this article monitors and analyse these developments. It seeks to answer the question: do the unfolding states of affairs increase, or on the contrary decrease, the likelihood to see an intensification of Turkish escalation against the Syrian Kurds and, de facto, Northern Syria? We shall look first at the race that is taking place on the Syrian battlefield around the Battle of Raqqa and towards Deir es-Zor, there addressing furthermore the entrance of a new level of Iranian influence. We shall then turn to the evolving crisis around Qatar, pointing out notably impacts on Turkey and how that crisis and the Battle of Raqqa feed into each other to heighten the risk to […]
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The Red (Team) Analysis Weekly –
1st June 2017
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The Battle of Raqqa, the Kurds and Turkey
This article focuses on the evolution of the balance of forces on the battlefield, notably for the Kurds, mainly in Syria but also in Iraq, one of the multiple layers of interactions that must be considered around the battle of Raqqa against the Islamic State. It is part of a series aiming at deciphering the […]
The Red (Team) Analysis Weekly –
6 April 2017
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The Red (Team) Analysis Weekly – 23 February 2017
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The Red (Team) Analysis Weekly – 16 February 2017
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The Red (Team) Analysis Weekly – 9 February 2017
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The Red (Team) Analysis Weekly – 12 January 2017
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The Red (Team) Analysis Weekly – 5 January 2017
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The Red (Team) Analysis Weekly – 22 December 2016
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