"Hans-Jakob Schindler, terror expert and director of the Counter Extremism Project (CEP), calls this "an explosive situation": "Something like peace is just emerging between Turkey and the PKK, there are initial negotiations," says Schindler. For decades, there have been bloody clashes between Turkey and the PKK, which is classified as a terrorist organization in many countries. Now leader Abdullah Öcalan has called on the PKK and all groups associated with it to lay down their arms. Initial talks have taken place between him and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. "The Turkish government's main aim is to prevent a Kurdish autonomous zone in Syria," explains Schindler. The SDF and the YPG militias, in turn, are closely linked to the PKK. Turkey has repeatedly threatened to launch offensives against the militias in recent years. The pressure on them is now growing, says Schindler. What if they are also required to lay down their arms?"