See the following posts in our blog archive:

• Turkey in relation to Syria and ISIL/Da'esh داعش 
• Update on ISIL/Da'esh داعش: The Role of the Peshmerga and the Free Syrian Army
• The Rise of ISIS and the Response of the United States
  • Related interview (October 24, 2014) with MESC Director, Alam Payind
  • Related Interview (September 24, 2014) with OSU History Professor, Peter Mansoor
  • Related blog post (June 16, 2014) of OSU professor of economics, Jay Zagorsky
• Gaza-Israel Escalation
• The Election in Afghanistan
• Israel and Palestine to Resume Peace Talks
• Egypt Update
• Egyptian Protests
• Iranian Election
• Crisis in Syria
• Turkish Protests