The Commentaries - Volume 2, 2022

The Commentaries is a journal that publishes analysis, evaluations and assessments of contemporary developments in Turkey, Turkey's role in the MENA region, and Turkey-EU relations. It does so for a broad audience of scholars, policy-makers, professionals and students. The aim of The Commentaries is to draw attention to current advances, discuss policies and practices, and to stimulate critical discussion and theoretical reflection. The Commentaries is an initiative of the European Union Turkey Civic Commission (EUTCC). Vol. 2 No. 1 (December 2022) Turkish Paramilitaries during the Conflict with the Kurdistan Workers' Party PKK Ayhan Isik Kurdish Allies and Kurdish Enemies: Turkey's New War Against the PKK Kamal Chomani and Dastan Jasim Delisting the PKK as a Terrorist Organization Michael Gunter Environmental Racism and Resistance in Kurdistan Pinar Dinc Turkey's Military Urbanism and Neocolonial Architecture in Kurdish Cities Diren Tas The Kurds in Lebanon: Post-Naturalization Political Survival Strategies Guita Hourani Turkish Racism Against Kurds: Colonial Violence, Racist Slurs and Mob Attacks Guellistan Yarkin Some Implications of Sweden and Finland Joining NATO 91 Michael M. Gunter Promoting Terror by the Turkish State: The Case of the Turkistan Islamic Party Seevan Saeed Anti-intellectualism and discrediting of critical academics in Turkey: an approach to the Turkish-Kurdish conflict Serhat Tutkal