President Obama's policies on these matters will have serious impacts on U.S. popularity in the world.

Anti-democratic, authoritarian pro-Western regimes hindered political participation and representation to create a hospitable environment for radical organizations.

Surely, questions about the war in Iraq will never end. We will see more accusations and reporting on this war in the coming years and decades.

Syria with the hundreds of thousands of dead and millions of refugees, has become the most significant humanitarian disasters of the recent history.

Forty-nine hostages were rescued from ISIS after a successful operation. Considering the delicacy of the situation, the supervision and conduct of this operation appear worthy of commendation.

If anyone actually thought that the Arab revolts, the most recent wave of change in the Middle East, would allow Iran and Israel to put pressure on the region, though, time has proved them wrong.

While trying to understand the causes and outcomes of the war in Iraq, the U.S. administration will need to deal with these multiple challenges and evolving situation on the ground at the same time.

In response to the most recent developments, foreign fighters became a top priority for the intelligence community in Turkey and other European countries.

Adopting a foreign policy with reference to ‘strategic patience,’ Washington’s current stance against ongoing conflicts continues to create new problems for the region as well as at the global level

The Palestinian cause and Israeli aggression were at the heart of both former Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser's popularity and the Iranian revolution's efforts to take down the status quo.

The fact that Shiite militants pose no threat to Western capitals represents the main reason why Washington chooses to ignore the risks, including acts of violence against the Sunni population in Syria and Iraq.

Reduced to a sectarian conflict by many, the “danger of Iran” must be evaluated as a security issue affecting both political and physical assets of the Gulf countries.

Sadık Ünay, the Economy Director of SETA, had a speech about the experience of Turkey on foreign aid and development cooperation issue at the Conference of Changing Nature of Development Aid.

The international community is silently watching the refugee crisis around the world despite its urgent ‘major humanitarian catastrophe' warning.

US support of Kurdish offshoot group in Syria could backfire in the medium-term.

Russian involvement in Syria can cause the intensification of the civil war and increase the number of causalities and refugees.

Mr. Putin is planning to showcase his military's power in the Middle East and the Mediterranean.