The political and social picture of the Middle East today is shaped not only by the power struggles of states, but also by the deep wounds inflicted on the bodies of peoples and the bosom of nature. The historical ruptures that began with the dissolution of Ottoman despotism and the collapse of Tsarist Russia reshaped the region along religious, ideological and geopolitical axes. The rise of Islamic religious states, the regional influence of the Soviet Union and the fate of the peoples caught between these two lines have been the main dynamics that have determined the modern history of the Middle East. Kurdistan, which was divided into four parts, became not only a geographical division, but also a national, cultural and political fragmentation. Today's Third War of Sharing marks a period in which this historical division is being carried to a new phase and the region is being redesigned.
The collaborative state structures established after the Second World War were built to secure the interests of the imperialist powers in the region. These states were built on a political architecture that derived their legitimacy not from the will of the peoples but from the global balance of power. The Kurdish question and the Palestinian question have emerged as the most visible fault lines of this architecture. However, a deeper reality lies beneath these fault lines: Civilians dying in the midst of wars, women whose bodies are sold in markets, children being forced to grow up with pain too heavy to bear, and nature and animals silently disappearing amidst all this destruction. This invisible suffering is the darkest, least talked about side of the debate on the redesign of the region.
The process, which today is called the Third War of Sharing, is not only an expression of military conflicts, but also of a multi-layered struggle for hegemony in economic, commercial and technological fields. The tension between global capital and its regional collaborators, the states, manifests itself in a wide range of fields from energy resources to waterways, from digital infrastructure to military technologies. However, the heaviest price of this war for hegemony is paid by the peoples. The formation of women's markets and the commodification of women's bodies in war zones show that one of the darkest pages of human history is being rewritten. Children are the silent witnesses and the biggest losers of these wars. A generation growing up in the rubble of destroyed cities, cut off from education and shaped by traumas is the most fragile social reality that will determine the future of the Middle East.
The environmental destruction caused by war and industry is an area of devastation that is often left out of political analyses, but has the longest lasting impact. Oil wars, chemical wastes, bombed agricultural fields, dried rivers and destroyed forests are irreversibly shaking the ecological balance of the region. The destruction of animal habitats, the rapid extinction of species and the collapse of the ecosystem show that the Middle East is on the brink of not only a political but also an ecological catastrophe. For this reason, the debate on the redesign of the Middle East is no longer limited to the redrawing of borders; the issue is the restructuring of the region according to which economic model, which political regimes and which level of ecological destruction.
In the midst of this large-scale conflict and redesign process, the fundamental question for the ancient peoples of the region - Kurds, Kizilbash-Alevis and other forces of Democracy - is this: What kind of Democracy struggle will take shape in this historical storm? A Revolutionary-Socialist axis centering on the interests of the working class, poor peasants and working peoples can only be possible if these peoples strengthen their self-organization. Because the vast majority of the states in the region, due to their dependency relations with global capital, take positions according to the international balance of power, not the demands of the peoples. Therefore, a real struggle for Democracy requires not only the change of Political regimes, but also a holistic Social transformation that includes the freedom of Women, the protection of Children, the improvement of Nature and the right to life of animals.
The Kurdish people's struggle for freedom, the Kizilbash-Alevi communities' demand for equal citizenship and the quest for Democracy of all oppressed people in the region are not disconnected from each other; on the contrary, they are different faces of a common destiny that historically feed each other. For this reason, a revolutionary-socialist perspective must establish a holistic line of struggle that encompasses not only class contradictions but also forms of national, cultural, religious and ecological oppression. Only when the organized power of the working class, the resistance of the poor peasants and the solidarity of the working peoples are combined with this holistic perspective can open the door to a real democratic transformation. Otherwise, the region will continue to be the stage for the conflicts of interest of global powers and local collaborators.
In conclusion, the future of the Middle East will be shaped not only at the tables of States and Global powers, but also by the organized struggle of the peoples on the ground. The destruction caused by the third war of division, the wounds inflicted on the bodies of women, the traumas carried by children, the collapse of nature and the silent death of animals can also form the basis for a new democratic awakening. The common struggle of the Kurdish people, the Kizilbash-Alevis, the working class, the poor peasants and all working people is the most powerful dynamic that will determine the fate of the region. History has shown that after every great destruction, a new social contract, a new quest for freedom is born. Today we are at the same historical threshold: Either we will be stuck in the narrow corridors drawn by global capital and collaborator states, or we will build a new Democratic horizon together with the common will of the Peoples.