As the US withdraws its troops in Afghanistan, what can stop a resurgent Taliban from using violence to seize power? An expert weighs in.

War refugees from Syria and Iraq show biomarkers for post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health problems, a new study shows.

To ease tensions between the US and Iran, "both sides have to find a way to walk away from the rhetoric they have used that binds them to escalatory action."

An expert tells you what you need to know about what could happen next following the US killing of Iranian Major General Qassim Suleimani.

A new study "helps explain the strength of support for the recent pardoning of US soldiers convicted of war crimes."

Protests in Iraq have raged since September. A Middle East studies expert explains who the protestors are and what they want.

The burden of household poverty, rather than trauma and violence, affects child refugees' working memory, researchers say.

Turkey and Saudi Arabia are battling for strategic power in the Middle East. What do the tensions portend for the region? An expert weighs in.