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How should Turkey approach the reintegration of former PKK fighters into society?

Kurdish fighters who have laid down their arms should be reintegrated into society, Turkish lawmakers urged in a key report released Wednesday, while avoiding any reference to an "amnesty". The recommendations of the cross-party parliamentary commission are meant to prepare the legal groundwork for peace moves between Turkey and the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). Last year the PKK formally renounced its armed struggle against Turkey after four decades of violence that claimed some 50,000 lives on both sides

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What are the potential impacts of semiconductor controls on global trade and technology policy in relation to rare earth resources?

In 2025, the ongoing contest between the United States and China moved from tariff skirmishes to a confrontation over strategic choke points.Washington expanded semiconductor export controls under the Biden administration, limiting China’s access to advanced chips, design software, and lithography tools. The Trump administration tightened these rules on Sept. 29, extending them to foreign affiliates. Beijing retaliated ten days later with new licensing requirements on rare-earth oxides, metals, and magnet products. The escalation jolted global markets and forced emergency consultations in Busan, South Korea, where both sides agreed to a tentative one-year suspension of their measures. The pause quieted financial The post The Burn and the Choke: Why Semiconductor Controls Will Outlast China’s Rare Earth Weapon appeared first on War on the Rocks

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What are the possible effects of the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran on global peace and security?

The war with Iran, which began on Friday night when the U.S. and Israel launched joint strikes against Tehran, entered its fourth day Tuesday, with CENTCOM reporting at least six U.S. servicemen killed. Reports suggest that number is an undercount. The Iranian Red Crescent Society reported that the death toll in Iran is already at […] The post Iran War Enters Fourth Day appeared first on The American Conservative

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