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Why are Turkey and the PKK turning to peace – and can it last?

There are clear reasons for both the Turkish state and the PKK to come to the negotiating table now.

Pinar Dinc

The PKK leader’s calls for the group to disarm and dissolve is a step towards ending a 40-year conflict with the Turkish state.

While Ahmed al-Shara consolidates his authority in Damascus, armed conflict is escalating in northern Syria.

After more than a decade of brutal civil war, it took Islamist militants just 11 days to sweep through Syria and topple the regime of Bashar...