Lars Hauch is a freelance journalist focussing on Islamism and Security Policy in the Middle East.     https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/contributor/lars-hauch/rss en Diplomacy & Foreign Affairs Thu, 18 Jan 2018 14:10:00 +0000 Lars Hauch https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2018/01/18/how-turkeys-potential-afrin-push-measures-up-against-international-law https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2018/01/18/how-turkeys-potential-afrin-push-measures-up-against-international-law Turkey recently announced plans to possibly launch an operation on a Kurdish-held enclave in northern Syria. Jasper Finke, a lecturer in international law, assesses whether there is a legal justification for Ankara’s potential operation. Opposition Groups & Rebel Forces Religious & Ethnic Groups Thu, 06 Jul 2017 13:08:04 +0000 Lars Hauch https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2017/07/06/fractures-emerge-in-turkeys-alliances-in-northern-syria https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2017/07/06/fractures-emerge-in-turkeys-alliances-in-northern-syria After an anti-YPG Kurdish commander claimed that he was arrested by Turkish forces and his troops disarmed, concerns are rising over Turkish policy in Syria in the border region.