THE IMPACT OF THE WEST–PYD/YPG RELATIONSHIP ON REGIONAL AND GLOBAL SECURITY DYNAMICS: AN ANALYSIS FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF ASYMMETRIC WARFARE AND NON-STATE ARMED ACTORS
Journal: Dicle Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi
Year: 2025

This study analyzes this relationship in the context of international law and security dynamics by focusing on the PYD/YPG, which is supported politically, militarily, and economically by the West under the US umbrella. For this purpose, relevant literature, field data, and intelligence reports available from open sources were utilized. The findings show that Türkiye and EU countries use the organization in line with regional interests. The organization, which has adopted an asymmetric warfare s