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 PKKAyhan IşıkKurdish Allies and Kurdish Enemies: Turkey's New War Against the PKKKamal Chomani and Dastan JasimDelisting the PKK as a Terrorist OrganizationMichael GunterEnvironmental Racism and Resistance in KurdistanPınar DinçTurkey's Military Urbanism and Neocolonial Architecture in Kurdish CitiesDiren TaşThe Kurds in Lebanon: Post-Naturalization Political Survival StrategiesGuita HouraniTurkish Racism Against Kurds: Colonial Violence, Racist Slurs and Mob AttacksGüllistan YarkınSome Implications of Sweden and Finland Joining NATO 91Michael M. GunterPromoting Terror by the Turkish State: The Case of the Turkistan Islamic PartySeevan SaeedAnti-intellectualism and discrediting of critical academics in Turkey: an approach to the Turkish-Kurdish conflictSerhat Tutkal