The School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution

Don't Talk, Do Something! Palestinian/Israeli Unilateralism as Legitimate Negotiations
An online occupation
Portrait of Stalin Sparks Brawl at WWII Ceremony in Crimea
Hutu Diaspora Narrative: Identity in Conflict, Conflict of Identity
New Crimean Tatar History Book Comes Under Attack from Russian Nationalist Groups
Netanyahu’s address to Congress is a recipe for disaster, not peace
Political Discourse: A Family Affair
Mason intern ventures into rural Mexico conflict zone to practice mediation
Myanmar's negotiator expresses belief in China's willingness to help in peace process
Faith-Based Diplomacy
Free West Papua: Growing International Solidarity for a Forgotten Independence Movement
Elections are good, right? Well, not always
Insights Obama can now use to undermine Putin’s narrative
Ukraine Diplomatic Deal: Necessary Next Steps
A peace dividend we should all want
Nigeria: A Network That Reconnects North With Sardauna's Biographer John Paden
Presidents must come together on East Asia
How a monk-turned-street artist sees New York City’s homeless
Interview: Zheng Wang
The Ghailani Verdict - Susan Hirsch featured in the New York Times
Bringing Eritrea In From The Cold
Addressing divide between communities and police
Can Obama Influence Ethiopia on Human Rights, Democracy?
Immigration debate: How DC can move the conversation forward
Myanmar Fighting Poses Dilemma for China
After Nearly Three Years, An American In Egypt Walks Free
America’s litmus test on Syria
Liberia’s Path from Anarchy to Elections
Paul Ryan's Radical Economic Regime: Why His House Budget Legacy Is a Lesson in Elitism
Dismissal of Evidence Affected Paris Agreement
Why US and Chinese cities will make or break any global climate deal
Reading Dr Ambedkar as a narrative for social change
Can J Street Sideline AIPAC?
Next Up in Somalia’s Fragile Transition: Bridge Political Divides
Why we should keep out of Somalia’s affairs
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Saudi in Yemen; It’s personal now
Crimean Crisis Escalates Further
Settler Turned Peace Activist Now Occupies Wall Street: Kobi Skolnick Puts Jewish Stamp on Protest, Not Just on Holidays
An OSCE reconciliation strategy for Cyprus?
Feckless on Foreign Policy
Fayetteville Charity Helps African Group
UN climate change negotiations in Poland this week
Water shortages are coming. It's time for us to act.
The Future of Kurdistan, Between Unity and Balkanization
Fulbright Scholars Offer Tips to Win the Prize
UN Small Arms Conference: Evaluation and Prospects
Dumping Military Kit on Cops Makes Main Street a War Zone
Time to write the rules for cyber and drone challenges
Even a weakened Libya can avoid civil war
With Income Inequality Comes Violence
The highest high and the lowest low: Colombian’s NO to the peace agreement or how to deeply hurt hope in 24 hours or less
Gulf Nations Can Provide Jobs, Which Is Crucial to Syrian Refugees
Freed Egyptian American prisoner returns home following Trump intervention
Why Should Israel Care What the Rest of the World Thinks?
Managing the Madness in the Middle East
New Grad ‘Ecstatic’ with Peace Corps Posting to Mozambique
Aya Hegazy trial postponed for 5th time after court unable to turn on laptop
Cyclone Pam Is Just the Start
A Budget for Working America
Palestinian, Jew give both sides on joint Jerusalem tours
These fiscal cliff hawks ought to be foreign policy doves
خبير في النزاعات الدولية: ترامب سيبيع الورقة السورية لبوتين (حوار)
Bernie Sanders Vows To Fight Anti-Islam Sentiment: 2016 Democratic Presidential Candidate Hugs Muslim Woman On Stage
Food insecurity rising as crop production falls
Israeli-Palestinian conflict - discussion with Marc Gopin: on economic peace & justice
Letter to the editor: A response to "Immigration could swing it for Brexit"
Texas flood's climate change irony: Column
Rethinking transitions: finding the pathway from military to community security
The Indoctrination Myth
Achieving the mission: A conversation with UPEACE Vice Rector Amr Abdalla
A New Heroism in Israel and Palestine
Rights groups renew request for release of defendants in the Belady Foundation case and urge compliance with legal standards for pretrial detention
Donald Trump and the Politics of Personality: To Understand Trumpism, Look Abroad!
PCDN's Dr. Catalina Rojas awarded the prestigious SXSW Dewey Award for use of digital technology to help others
UN Summit Already Successful: $50 Billion Divested From Fossil Fuels
To stop sexual assault against women in the US military, add more women
Analysis: Progressive policies provide answer for Sanders’ foreign policy gap
Syria's Next Generation
China’s Puzzling ADIZ Decision Making
In Israel, the Rent Is Too Damn High
Israel Inside/Out: Perspectives And Prisms
An American humanitarian worker goes on trial in Cairo. What’s next for Aya Hijazi?
Mason professors offer insights in aftermath of Paris tragedy
No Immunity for US Troops: Why Hamid Karzai Punted to Loya Jirga
A.T. Ariyaratne: Leading Sri Lanka's Largest Civil Society Movement for 50 Years
Charlie Rangel: Why I Oppose Syria Strikes
Is the Spirit of Sykes-Picot Still Alive in the Middle East after a Century?
As Ethiopia votes, what’s ‘free and fair’ got to do with it?
Civil Society Is Faltering In This Middle East Nation
Rodef Shalom to host panel on Palestinian perspectives
This Week in Poverty: 'A Place at the Table' and 'American Winter'
How one liberal group is trying to help Democrats win back the House in 2018
When studying abroad in a conflict zone, safety is key
'Ceasefire' Is the Syria Word We Need to Hear
Producing solutions by appreciating the interconnections
Fragility Needs Innovative Development Financing
Police Should Put Away the Military Gear and Build Connections with Young People
Morocco a Stable East-West Bridge
Africa Needs More from Obama than Promises
Hottest Year on Record, 2014, Brings Economic Opportunity
Students discuss effects of Charlie Hebdo shooting
Crimean Tatars's Pain is Renewed- Kırım Tatarları'nın acıları tazelendi
Comment: A federal constituent “state” is not in the interest of Turkish Cypriots
The anatomy of an anti-Taliban uprising
Conflict resolution workshop benefits Patriots and participants
Israelis and Palestinians -- rage, fear and misunderstanding
Hamas Advocating Dialogue Through Children’s Cartoon?
Explorer’s Analysis: Inside Key Issues of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
To save his Middle East legacy, Obama must recognise a Palestinian state now
How Belgraders Remember the NATO Bombings
Politics and Language: Dimension Beyond Words
Time for the peace vote?
An Ill-Advised Purge in Libya
یەریڤان سەعید، توێژەر لە پەیمانگای وڵاتانی كەنداو لە واشنتۆن:
Lecture by Susan Hirsch at San Anton Palace
Fallacy of a moderate mullah
What will Rep. Dennis Kucinich's legacy be?
Conflict and the Consequences of Isolation: A Comparative Study
An Extreme Sport: Middle East Peacebuilding
Military spending is not right way to boost America's economic security
Conflict as an opportunity
Senators Welcome Release of Unjustly Imprisoned Egyptian-American Aya Hijazi
Ukrainian and Crimean Authorities Snub OSCE over Minority Rights
Fuel for extremism is beyond Bin Laden, EMU prof says
Paul Ryan's path to economic peril
When Contested Narratives of Identity and Victimhood are Victims of Politics
Making Nonviolent Statecraft into a Self-Evident Truth
Public ‘schools of hope’ could be anything but
How the U.S. Deals With a Land Known for Corruption
A Palestinian’s journey from stone-throwing to conflict resolution
Somalia on the Brink
Donald Trump’s bigotry has inspired U.S. Muslim voters like no candidate before
Confederate flag: hatred or heritage?
Crimean Tatar Mejlis Elects New Chairperson as Mustafa Cemilev Steps Down
Is the OSCE relevant to Cyprus? Or is Cyprus irrelevant to the OSCE?
Sandy Hook shootings: We need to focus on more than just gun control
Bucolic Peekskill under attack: View
Mason student researches homelessness from a conflict perspective
Women in combat: US military on verge of making it official
One Week After Colorado Shooting, US Government Still Failing to Safeguard America
Bringing Florida to Justice, Not Just George Zimmerman
Cure Police Violence As If It Were a Disease
Chattanooga: on the need to fight terror with reason
A Fixable Problem for Our Society
Court clears American aid worker after 3 years behind bars in Egypt
Is America turning into a failed state?
Egypt frees U.S. charity worker Aya Hijazi from prison
Questions must be about gun safety
Arab Gulf States Wary of Iran’s Role in the Battle for Mosul
Congress Better Listen to the Pope on Climate Change
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
A Toast for Peace
9/11 Forever (and Ever)
OP-ED: Iran in the Era of Moderation and Reform
Mason students discuss Islamophobia
Vietnam and Great Power Rivalries
Women-in-Combat Plaintiff to Present Keynote at Gender and Conflict Center Reception
On 10th Anniversary of Afghan War, Time to Exit Militarized US Foreign Policy
Congress Can't Ignore Afghanistan in Budget Talks
Egypt’s Street Children, Aya Hijazi, and Me
Obama’s speech was more of the same - and not what we needed
Peaceful Dispute Resolution Ideas
Q & A With Kevin Avruch, Ph.D.
Religions meet at VST
The Saudis and the Iranians Need to Talk: And we need to make it happen
Solon Simmons' "The Eclipse of Equality"
Science of unintended consequences
Addressing DC's truancy epidemic
Advocates for Egypt’s street children face unjust imprisonment
The Dangers of Soft Power: Government backed cultural programs often come across as just propaganda
Egypt: Revolution or bust
9 Costs of Drone Strikes
Congressmen urge Egypt to release Virginia woman from jail
Arts and Peacebuilding
5 Ways We Should Radically Reconsider War
Responding to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Is Religious Freedom the Answer?
Peacebuilding: the new generation
Girls released from Boko Haram captivity rejected by society - new report
High school students learn conflict resolution through karate
How China’s Economic Rebalancing is like the Movie 'Speed'
Horizon that is always receding
Israeli, Palestinian join forces to offer tours with two viewpoints
THE RUSSIAN PLOT, Or, How to Avoid Taking Responsibility for Losing a Presidential Election
Bernie Sanders vows to fight Islamophobia and 'ugly stain of racism' in the US
Elections in Tajikistan Have Implications for U.S. Policy in Afghanistan
A Multifaceted Crisis
Fed Up With Climate Change Apathy
6th Annual Graduate Education Symposium in Peace and Conflict Resolution Meets at George Mason University
A Westside Story: Through the Eyes of a Sandtown Child!
Alumnus Helps Special-Needs Students Transition to Higher Ed, Work
The ’60s Begin to Fade as Liberal Professors Retire
Nonviolent resistance key to Middle East breakthrough
Why Obama should pardon Snowden: Column
US Navy Seals plan to accept women after female soldiers graduate as rangers
Author, Terrorism Victim Hirsch Says Capital Punishment Hurts U.S. Image Abroad
Using Israeli and Palestinian Guides, Tour Group Helps Visitors ‘Experience the People’
U.S. Sanctions On Iran Should Be Lifted For Humanitarian Goods
What the Flint Crisis Reveals About Inequality in the U.S.
Land Rights Have Become A Women's Issue Through Social Mobilization In Cambodia
Oil Is At The Heart Of The Ukraine Crisis
The costly errors of America's wars
Obama must stand up to Netanyahu on Israeli settler violence
Confronting genocide in Myanmar: The urgent need to prevent and protect
Europe’s Migration Crisis: Causes and Cures
The Next Step for Myanmar
Lone wolf senator builds case to engage Myanmar
Prevention better than punitive in Syria
Direct Analytical Approach to Peacebuilding
GMU Student Burns Pagoda For Senior Art Project
Election campaigns and the politics of performance
Hunger strike highlights forgotten tragedy of Palestinian prisoners
Morocco: An Emerging Model For Muslim-Jewish Relations – OpEd
Realising peace potential of constitution
Palestine: Still key to stability in the Middle East
U.S. Credibility Around the World Damaged by Afghanistan War
Only Good Governance can Defeat Al Qaeda in Yemen
Shank: White House, Congress Choosing Wrong Path on Iran
Europe Must Help Syria’s Women Make Peace
Obama Arrives in Kenya, on Personal and Official Journey
EMU Professor Urges Shift in Iraqi, Afghan Strategy
Turkey’s Kurdish Peace Process – Analysis - Part 3
Drones weaken USA's moral might: Opposing view
The Current of Discord on the Mekong
Small town America shouldn't resemble war zone
Ötekilerden ‘Ötekilere’ (From Others to ‘Others’)
Democratic Party looks like America
Open letter to President-elect Trump and government officials at all levels
Climate Action Is Solution to Slowing Superstorms | Commentary
Myanmar Vote Plan Clouds New US Dialogue
She Didn't Have a Gun... She Had MLK's Dream
What Do We Mean When We Say "Clean Energy"?
Scars of the Khmer Rouge: How Cambodia is healing from a genocide
S-CAR Class Inspires Landmark Lawsuit
What My Amish and Mennonite Forefathers Would Think About My Job in Congress (and Why I Left)
Taliban Prisoner Releases Are High-Risk, Low-Reward
The Difference Between Protest America 1968 And 2017
If You Want Revenge for 9/11, Don't Look to the Kids Who Lost A Parent
Turkmenistan cautiously opens to the world
The Mother of Badly Timed Arms Sales
How a glacier could thaw dangerous India and Pakistan freeze
Congress Must Tax Fossil Fuels
Essebsi Must Work With Islamists to Ensure Tunisia’s Transition
Reimagining Transitional Justice in Bali
Faculty Spotlight on Innovation: Susan Hirsch & Agnieszka Paczynska
Resolved to Keep Faith
Only catastrophes lead to the sharing of sovereignty
သုတေတီတစ်ဦး၏ နာဂဒေသနှင့်လူမျိုးများအကြောင်း [Research about the future of local and indigenous people]
How Did Democratic Candidates Do? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
Keeping USAID: why the US shouldn’t cut off its nose
Marginalizing Muslims in Switzerland
How Germans Go Green
A New Approach to Dealing With Global Food Insecurity
For Economic Growth, Repeal Drug Laws and Rehabilitate Ex-Cons
Book Review: Professors and their Politics
Overnight Crimean Crisis Hits Stalemate
Vision Series: Sandra Cheldelin to Discuss Women and Conflict
Why, Indeed, History Should Sometimes Repeat Itself: a Review of History as a Prelude
Athletes Pick A Side At The Women's March
The Emperor’s new clothes – bluster in the GOP
Suffolk reservist sues over ban on women in combat
Are Direct Negotiations Good or Bad for the Palestinians?
Indian Guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Hopes to Teach Peace to the Taliban
The Obama administration ignores an American imprisoned in Egypt
Slavery and Climate – There's More in Common Than You Think, Vatican Says
How to stop Libya becoming another Iraq
Trump’s favorite dictator is jailing U.S. citizens
Sign a Drone Treaty Before Everyone Does as We Do
Why defeating ISIS with military might is starry eyed idealism
Why the Gun Control Debate Doesn't Do Justice to Colorado Killings
How Did VP Candidates Do in the Debate? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
Mason Student Studies Emerging Protest Culture Over Land Rights Conflicts in Cambodia
Egyptian-American activist Aya Hegazi returns to US following Egypt court acquittal
Peace Movement Has Become Powerless, Says MK Yuli Tamir
Dirty Energy Dollars
Armenian, Azeri experts' Karabakh settlement recommendations
25 Rights groups: The Belady Foundation case demonstrates that individual and community initiatives face only repression and fabricated charges
Feminist Scholar Cynthia Enloe Delivers Keynote Address at Gender and Conflict Conference
Ukraine crisis underscores need for renewables push
Point of View opens—A place for conflict conversation, transformation
GOP, follow Stevens' example
Boarding the Train for a Trip into the Past
Why Bernie Sanders is standing with Muslims
Afghan Security Forces Pass First Test, But Questions Remain
Experts Say There Will Be No Contest in Ethiopia's Upcoming Vote
Hillary Clinton’s Response to the Pulse Orlando Shootings
American impotence and the ‘Born in Jerusalem’ law
Why Americans Are Ready to Pay More Money for Cleaner Energy
The U.S. Afghanistan Strategy Is Failing and It's Time to Pull Out
Does China Have a Foreign Policy?
Tourism of Destruction, Tourism of Construction: Two Trips to the Holy Land
U.S. Couple Held In Egyptian Prison For 1 Year Over Unfounded Child Abuse
Mason/EMU alum Michael Shank works with media to tell the story of climate change
Nato should negotiate a security structure that includes Russia
The Price of Abandoning Yemen
Collaboration with China is preferable to containment
Did Bernie Sanders just steal Joe Lieberman’s Jewish crown?
How to Fix Turkey's Fall From International Favor
China’s Foreign Policy Debates
Want to cut big government abuses? Start with defence contracting
IRP leader speaks in Washington, unsure of party goals and wary of Tajikistan’s future
Pro-Earth Republicans In The Era Of President Trump
Ryan Gosling spreads message from Bernie Sanders
In Afghanistan, end the fighting and stop the meddling
People to People Contact
Press Pause on the Rush to War
Using hip-hop to resolve global conflict
Confronting Homeland Security's 'SSSS' Watch List
Duly Elected Tyranny: Recovering Democracy in the Age of Majority Abuses
Has outgoing Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal brought about a new, more peaceful, face to the organization?
Interview with CNN: Ancient blueprint for Middle East peace touring U.S.
Iraqi Kurdistan fears Maliki returning to power
Defense Department in Somalia
Motives of suicide terrorists
Moving Beyond Hope: The IOC and Team Refugee
Yemen: Ripe for a solution?
The American Elections: Prospects for a New US Foreign Policy
Man-to-man chat can avert disaster
Doing Due Diligence on Diplomacy With Damascus
Promoting Peace and Conflict Awareness In Small Town America: Independence, Kansas
How to save the American Dream
Peace is profitable: time for the US to invest
An 'Afghan Summer' of revolt - Part 2
Conflict Resolution Educators Converge on Mason for Annual Conference
I Was a Palestinian Stone-thrower. Here's Why I Stopped
Sorting Out Our Options in Afghanistan
Syria Needs Real Help, Not American Bombs
Unholy Media Malpractice: The press totally missed the point of Bernie Sanders' trip to the Vatican.
Blessed Are the Climate Advocates
Do We Need Dictatorship?
Equality in action: A conversation at the checkpoint
Why Protest? And What’s Next: Truth-Telling and Reconciliation for Ferguson and Beyond
‘Strength through peace – not peace through strength’: a reaction to Trump’s America First foreign policy
The Missing Ingredient in UN's 2030 Global Goals
Use US soft power to free the Ashraf Seven
Holy Land tours a new tool in peacebuilding
Coup-Speak Speaking
Palestine's Right to Defend Itself
65 years after 'catastrophe,' Palestinians have little to cheer about
Republicans want to fight climate change, too
Trump 'ordered Sisi' to release US-Egyptian charity worker
Human Rights of Crimean Tatars Discussed in European Parliament
Reflections of a Catholic American on bin Laden’s death
What Paul Ryan’s economic roadmap means for America
Beijing Encroaching on Moscow’s Military Dominance in Tajikistan
The Russian Military Intervention in Syria; Is This Really a Concern for the U.S.?
The 2017 Arthur N. Rupe Great Debate: Is ISIS an Existential Threat to the United States?
Conflict Resolution, One Book at a Time
What Would MLK Think of America’s Modern Wars?
Opinion: Why Trump’s foreign policy won’t make America great again
The Business Argument for Addressing Climate Change
New Crimean Tatar History Book Comes Under Attack from Russian Nationalist Groups
Ineffective tightening of sanctions on Iran
In fighting gangs, US should look to El Salvador
Working for Peace in the Age of Trump
As New Threats Emerge, U.S. Closes Drone Base in Ethiopia
Women sue Pentagon over combat exclusion
Unite, Confuse, and Inspire: A Response to the Rise of Racism in Israel
What the Killing of Trayvon Martin Means for Maryland
Meet Nousha Kabawat and her unstoppable drive to help Syria’s displaced children thrive
Deadly challenge of keeping Syria health-care workers safe
Afghans Failing Security Test In Badakhshan
Tunisia’s Elections Seal Transition, Raise Fears of Old Regime
American Aid Worker Is Cleared of Child Abuse Charges in Egypt
Dignity for Iran equals an Iran free of nuclear weapons
Don't forget Malaysia
We must make anti-bullying a mainstream message
Activists: Release of Detainees in Syria Crucial to Peace Process
Rwandan refugee works for peace and justice
Firing Up Kurdish Nationalism in Iraq
A Grassroots Visit Belies Washington's View of Afghanistan
Yemen’s a Model All Right—For Disaster
Advertising against Muslims? Not with my tax dollars
How I learned to forgive my brother’s murderers
Terrorism and Development
Future of Crimean Tartar Muslims Hangs in the Balance
Can the Tribes of NATO help the Tribes of Afghanistan?
‘Amish Mafia’ is a shameful, unrealistic portrayal of plain people
Global Mayors Protest Trump’s Anti-Climate Cabinet
Yeni Bir Toplumsal Sozlesme Arayisi
No Iran deal, but significant progress in Geneva
Universities More Moderate than Believed
My Turkish Airport
Bring Russia out of the cold and into the fold
U.S. Military Interventionism Has Harmed Iraq Dearly
From protests to politics, a new way forward for Yemen
Lawmakers in Washington increasingly concerned about Ethiopia
Libya: A failed state or a failed government?
Post-Mubarak Egypt: From successful protest to sustainable social transformation
Anticipating the Syria of Tomorrow: Strategies to Decrease Violence Against Innocents
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry denounces US calls for Aya Hegazy’s release
Data show drone attacks doomed to fail against ISIS in Syria
Ahmadinejad - Incitement Deserves Indictment
Police Militarization Must Be Halted
The Big Problems in Obama's Big Trade Deals
We can only hope that the cerebral will get the better of the visceral
In new class, students get lessons in karate kicks, world peace, diplomacy
China and Japan REALLY Don’t Like Each Other
Civilian Devastation During War Explored in ‘Why They Die’
Anacostia: Why I have faith in the future of my neighborhood
In Egypt, even helping street children can land you in prison
Inclusiveness: The Right (and Political) Way to Be
Counter-Revolutions and Evolutions: Lessons of Egypt and Iran
Bible Texts Misused in Rumsfeld Reports, Religious Leaders Say
Trust in Maliki harms U.S. credibility
Trump Should Take a Lesson From the Pope on How to Lead
10 Ways Conflict is Like Sex
Dear Congress: Take Your Power Back
Germany's lesson for U.S. -- keep faith with workers
Awakening the Demons: There is no Arab Spring coming to Iraq. But sectarian protests could tear this fragile country apart.
Invest in the Afghan people not foreign contractors
US Lawmaker Urges Egypt to Release Dual Citizen
Do military women want combat jobs? The survey numbers say yes — and so do more than 9,000 combat action badges
A New United Nations of Human Rights Countries
Bosnia: Stabilization Stalled in Negative Peace
Conflict Analysis and Resolution Students Named Boren Fellows
The Federal response in Malheur and far right extremism
Death to America in Yemen? No.
Mason’s Global Problem Solving Consortium in National Spotlight
Origins and Responses to the Arab Awakening
Sit down with Iran to ensure there is no ‘October surprise’
Sorry, Aung San Suu Kyi, the Rohingya Crisis Is No Laughing Matter
ISIS attacks fueled by illegal guns and open societies we can’t afford to lose
America's police are looking more and more like the military
Letter to the Editor from Dennis Sandole Published in The Economist
What Are the Rules of War?
Our Military Shouldn’t Turn Its Back on Servicewomen Who Need an Abortion
Britain’s election results may prove to be a blow to US foreign policy goals
Why I'm Going to Yemen
Divide and conquer negotiations
Rand Paul's Filibuster Gives Civil Liberties A Rare Washington Moment
A Mood Is Not A Movement: Five Ideas For The Anti-Trump Forces
The NYC Security Risk That Candidates Aren't Discussing
Genocide or Terrorism? Transnational Advocacy and the Ogaden Conflict
Peshmerga-Iraqi forces united over Mosul, but can this last?
A look at the American 'Countering Violent Extremism' strategy
Insight Policing and the Role of the Civilian in Police Accountability
Working Abroad a Big Help on the Hill
What can Washington do about militarized police forces?
America Must Rethink the War on Terror: The Authorization for Use of Military Force needs to be modified to avoid mission creep
To finally see the invisible Israelis before our eyes
Hong Kong's 'Occupy': A movement for universal suffrage in Hong Kong is worrying Beijing
When nature trumps nurture, we all lose
Tale of Two Conventions: Why Charlotte Wins Over White Tampa
Resolute in uncertain times: peacebuilding in the new US administration
Anti-immigration Legislation Makes Cities and Citizens Less Safe
Students Practice Citizen Diplomacy in Syria
Ethiopia’s Muslim Activists Pave a Path for Nonviolent Political Activism
Creating Resilient Communities
The effect of 100 years of amnesia on the Turkish population
When Radio Goes Bad: RF communications and the increased violence in South Sudan
Washington’s rapprochement with Syria is welcomed but not enough
China and Japan engage neocortices
Why Washington is wrong to impose visa suspension on Iraqis
For young adults who lost parents on Sept. 11, a hope for peace
Why Rep. Hunter Is Very Wrong About Nuking Iran
Sudan, after the breakup: Can violence be prevented?
Violence and violence-containment's $460 billion price tag
Stop atrocities before they start
Peace-maker: We must look below the surface
‘Don’t Disturb The Peace’: Post-Conflict Politics In Aceh, Indonesia
'Less Violent' Does Not Have to Mean 'Apathetic'
Regionalization of Conflict and Opportunities for Peace in the Horn of Africa
Republicans and the Mennonite vote
Settlement of Karabakh conflict ruled out as long as ‘mutual concessions’ perceived as loss
Colombia's Inminent Peace Agreement: A Brief Analysis of What the Agreement is, What is Next and What is Missing
The Coaching Revolution in the Federal Government
EU Threat Has Inspired Panic Rather than Reform
Climate Change Is An Immediate Threat
Busting the Biofuels Boom
The Syrian Revolution Is Not a Holy War
Freeport's Highland Community College board will seat Shockey and Musser
Crimean Tatars Support EuroMaidan Protests in Kyiv
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
Tackling the most grave and serious global security threats
There is a Major Climate Issue Hiding in Your Closet: Fast Fashion
Japan’s Remilitarization, Beating Ploughshares into Swords
Why Army women are demanding the right to fight — and die — in combat
Trump got Egypt to free an American prisoner. Here’s her story.
Lack of US-Syria Diplomacy Leads to Dangerous Isolation
Police should put away the military gear and build connections with young people
Syrian Ramadan at the Edge of War
Turkey’s Kurdish peace process: dead end – part 1
We can't let climate change turn droughts, flash floods and mudslides into the new normal
Richard Solomon Proved Sport Matters through the ‘Ping-Pong’ Diplomacy, and George Mason University is Poised to Tell Us How
Mason S-CAR Dean’s Book Awarded Top Prize by International Conflict Organization
Maltese neutrality still a brilliant idea
The case for compulsory voting
My sister has been jailed in Egypt for 900 days. When will the U.S. help free her?
Why World Leaders Are Starting to Eat Garbage
Who is Aya Hijazi, the American freed from jail in Egypt?
Should Palestinians Accept Israel as a Jewish State?
Detroit On The Brink
The Real War on Coal Starts in Kosovo
Search – Côte d’Ivoire wins the Prize of Excellency
Voices: In midst of war, life goes on for Syrian kids
Why Congress Should Care About the Beepocalypse | Commentary
Peace – practical, not fanciful
Interreligious Intercultural Dialogue Institutionalized - Deja Vu All Over Again
Arab Americans Organize with the ANSWER Coalition to Protest Trump Inauguration
Mason student’s question to Democratic presidential candidate goes viral
Why NFL's Washington Redskins needs renaming
Hillel Event Bridges Israeli-Palestinian Gap
Mirëdita Dobar Dan Festival in Belgrade: We Stuck our Foot in the Open Door
Climate change denial — the dangerous lie
Saudi rejects foreign interference in Iraq, blames ‘sectarian’ Maliki | Reuters
Catching Kony
Darfur Donor Conference: A Park for a Deadly Conflict
Yemen Can't Do It Alone
Post Eurozone crisis, how to increase a country's resilience to risk
Teaching Sept. 11 To Students Who Were Born After The Attacks Happened
Meat Alert
Filmmaker’s ‘Will to Communicate’ Breaks through Community’s Silence
The Audacity of Air Strikes and Secret Deals: Just making Isis grow stronger?
Obama Thinks Too Small on Climate Change
Hope for Peace May Be Encouraged by Enemies in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
UC Berkeley holds 6th annual TED conference, explores themes of wisdom, compassion
The Bo Xilai Verdict: Everybody Wins
Why the US must support bid for Palestinian statehood
Collateral damage by drones dirties the hands of our nation
Expect Resource Wars With Exxon CEO At State Helm
WATCH: Bernie Sanders hugs Muslim student, vows to fight racism as Jew
Militarization of U.S. Police Forces
The Art of Appeasement, Part I Unraveling a Patchwork of Improvised Disaster
Options for Action in Syria
Keeping Iran and Saudi Arabia From War
The ISIS takeover of Ramadi means hard choices face the Iraqi and US governments
Rituals of Gendered Violence: School Girl Kidnappings in Nigeria
The 'anti-science' side of the political divide
A Conflict Resolution Scholar Explains How to Resolve Conflicts in the Quiet Car
Why Did Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Go to Iraq?
U.S. Soldiers in Somalia and the Pentagon's Unlearned Lessons
The Ugly Reality Of Islamophobia (And How Catholics Should Stand Up Against It)
Mason Student Strives to Bring Peace Before Dangerous African Presidential Vote
A New Model for American Foreign Policy
Why Congress Needs to Act Now On Super-Pollutants
Politics and the city – the battle over Istanbul’s Gezi park
Using Peace 'Means' to Achieve Peaceful 'Ends'
Bosnia Back on the Brink: Ukraine can learn from Bosnia's failed socioeconomic policies
Aziz Abu Sarah Named National Geographic Emerging Explorer
The Green Wave washes over a movement in hibernation
Letter to the Editor: Dismissal of Evidence Affected Paris Agreement
'Delenda Carthago': ISIS, threat and recovery
Americans have had enough conflict
With Mike Duvall, Fall of Another ‘Family Values’ Crusader
Explorer’s Analysis: Inside Key Issues of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
Dr. Jeremy Rinker- UNCG Campus Weekly
Unclenched Fists
Transforming a Nation
Congress makes Elmo cry by defunding Palestinian 'Sesame Street'
Anacostia totem pole belies Washington’s devotion to Redskins
The inclusion of women in the peacemaking process
Nimr Al Nimr: Anatomy of a Man
Congress vs. the Super-Pollutants
Ghailani Trial and Sentence Affirms US Federal Court System
No end in sight for conflict between our two angels
Turning Training into Action: Mason Students Analyze a Conflict in Brazil
Russian Consul General to Crimea Resigns Following Offensive Comments About Crimean Tatar Deportation
George Mason to cultivate global leaders
American Aid Worker, Release Secured by Trump Officials, Leaves Egypt
Two Crimean Tatar Mosques Torched in Crimea on the Eve of Major Muslim Holiday
Obama's Middle East Speech: The Message Was Not Received
Netanyahu's Kennedy moment
How to Have a Productive Conversation About Politics at Thanksgiving
George Mason University Partners With an African Nonprofit Organization- 72Africa
Tariq Ramadan in Chicago's Holocaust Museum
The Speech that Time Forgot
The Struggle for Independence in West Papua
التدخل الروسي أوقف انهيار النظام السوري مؤقتاً
Turkey's Best Asset to Tackle ISIS: Ankara or America?
U.S.-E.U. Rhetoric on Russia as Destructive as a Chekhovian Duel
Afghan civil society calls for just peace
Preventing gang violence in San Diego
Trump is ‘deprived of all knowledge’ about public schools
Working for world peace here at home
Why U.S. Could Opt For 'Zero Option' In Afghanistan
Imagining Peace: The Practical Advantages for Muslims, Jews and Christians of Peace for Palestine and Israel
Shank and Gilchrest: Increasing the Peace Can Reduce the Debt
Donald Trump's Immigration Plan Would Ban One-Third of the World From the U.S.
Displaced by Genocide, Mason Student Plans to Help Other Refugees
BHU holds seminar on peacebuilding
What Aziz Abu Sarah learned in Hebrew school
Beyer Statement On Acquittal of Aya Hijazi and Her Co-Defendants in Egypt
Obama’s local, international obstacles on Syria
Mason Center Works Toward a Peaceful Future
Mass shootings show need for gun law reform
The Ottoman Experience in Mosul, Then and Now
What Pope Francis Will Say to America This Week
ما هي خلفية اشتعال القومية الكردية في العراق؟
Afghans Want U.S. to Stay but Do Things Differently
Protecting America's Clean Drinking Water
A Local First approach to early warning and response
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Highland Community College Board Candidates Weigh District's Financial, Enrollment Woes
Crimean Tatars Fear for Their Safety After Crimea’s Annexation to Russia
Indignados de Wall Street, ¿el Tea Party de la izquierda?
Obama making up drone rules as he goes
Meryl Streep is right; bullying hurts us all
Mason experts explain how ISIS attacks are recruitment tools
U.S. Must Respect Afghanistans Sovereignty During Withdrawal and Beyond
America cannot afford such inequality
Teach, model, grow and live in empathy to build world peace, says interfaith expert Marc Gopin at Frontier Luncheon
USDA Does Diets Differently, Moves Off Meat
The U.S. Is No. 1 In Global Arms Sales
Don't let Yemen turn into Syria: Column
Turkey’s once-worldly aims falter, even close allies concerned
Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution Becomes a School
Cyprus: An EU Presidency occupied by Candidate Turkey
Professor Utilizes Real World Experience in Conflict Resolution Studies
ما هو الإرث السياسي لمحمود عباس؟
Hamas Should Be Part of Middle East Peace Talks
Tanzanian President’s Former Aide Plans Bid to Succeed Him
Bribes, money hidden in teddy bears: welcome to US spending in Afghanistan
Couple Spend Their Wedding Money on Street Children, End up in an Egyptian Prison
Scholars skeptical on Japan apology
How to Defuse the Ukraine Crisis: The way to respond to Russia is not with Cold War rhetoric
Time to stop coddling Iran
Problem-solving approach privileges both parties
Optimism at last for American jailed in Egypt, her family
At Town Hall, Sanders Makes Commitment to 'End All Forms of Racism in This Country'
How Women’s Rights Are Linked to U.S.-Iran Negotiations
Could ‘Insight Policing’ have saved Sandra Bland, Freddie Gray and others?
To stop al-Shabab, help Somali people
Who to Blame for the Absence of a Kurdish State after Sykes Picot?
Ethiopian Ruling Coalition Wins Majority of Parliament Seats
Promoting peace, locally and globally
World Bank needs Jeffrey Sachs
"With friends like these..." on Romney's comments about Israeli and Palestinian culture
When Washington Welcomes A Nonviolent Muslim: What CBS News and Congress Have In Common
State Department Should Speak Out For Aya Hijazi, US Human Rights Defender In Egypt Prison
A col.’s view of commander’s authority
Germany Tells NATO, Russia To Dialogue Before Things Get 'Completely Out Of Control'
Fossil Fuel Divestment Makes UN Climate Summit a Success
In the Army, sex discrimination begins at West Point
Stimson Center Names Five Nonresident Fellows
Syria, Lebanon, and the Middle East: Enabling a War-to-Peace Transition
How U.S. Ambassadors Influence China (But Not Americans)
Orange Revolution in Ukraine: Inspiration of Disillusionment?
National Geographic Offering Israel Tour: National Geographic Expedition is offering 12-day tours of the Holy Land, complete with hotels and museums
Cardin Meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister
A third intifada is inevitable unless Israel changes course
Why the Kerry-Karzai Afghan Security Deal Won't Work
Soldiers Into Students: Veterans, Educators Try to Ease Transition
10 Syria Questions for John Kerry and Chuck Hagel
Essay on the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the Sykes-Picot Agreement هل العرب أمام سايكس بيكو جديدة؟
Post-Election Ferguson: Bipartisan Congress to Demilitarize Police
How to Pull Yemen Back from the Edge
Israel's New Left Goes Online
DOS UNIVERSIDADES AMERICANAS Ibarretxe trae a Euskadi el Agirre Lehendakaria Center
Washington Area Students Weigh in on South Sudan Conflict
Libya’s GNA and the Future of Public Discourse
Lessons from Afghanistan
Bush's true legacy in Egypt
A peace-building response to the rise of 'Trumpism'
How Trump Gives Negotiation a Bad Name
We Lead Developed World in Poverty and Inequality
Stop Treating America Like a War Zone: Congress must stop the militarization of America's police forces
The only way forward on Syria
Africa: Can January Makamba Be the Next President of Tanzania?
Crimea Muslims Fear Separation, Exile
America's lawmakers in Libyan quagmire
Could a Nuclear Iran Bring About More Stability, Rather Than Less?
From Israel to Mason: Conflict scholars present a peace proposal at the UN
Aziz Abu Sarah – Ending the Cycle of Violence in Israel and Palestine
The Lonely Man of Peace
Cultural Educator: Aziz Abu Sarah
Six leading Libyan women dominate Virginia conference on Libya
Art Student Set to Send ‘Transformative’ Project Up in Flames on Mason Pond
The Politics of Bongo Flava
The World Discovers Afghanistan’s Peaceful Clerics
Female soldiers fight Pentagon in court for combat positions
It's the Arab spring for dictators
The Noxious Origins of NYC Gentrification: Cooking Gas
Minimum wage war reaches tipping point
Tragedy & Triumph
Focus on Al Qaeda in Yemen magnifies chronic instability
Turkey’s Kurdish peace process – framework law – part 2
Palestine’s new PM and his prospects for success
Fighting extremism: Dignity is the answer
Former Del. Jim Scott remembered for selfless public service
Growing Sense of Polarization and Escalating Tensions in Crimea Ahead of 69th Anniversary of Crimean Tatar
Congratulations to the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at GMU: The IMTD and ICAR partnership continues
Comment: The Cyprus Challenge: A solution paradigm shift
Denied Victimhood and Contested Narratives: The Case of Hutu Diaspora
Rep. Charles Rangel: Let's slow down the next superstorm
Conflict-sensitive Repatriation: Lessons from Displaced Communities in North-eastern Nigeria
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR; Resolving Conflicts in the Caucasus
Keeping the Keys: The Rise of the Palestinian Diplomatic Intifada
Our moral obligations in Somalia
UVA Gives Diversity Awards to Longtime Professors McDowell and Dukes
CPCS Hosted Conference in Washington D.C.
The Tale of Two Cities: Kyiv and Simferopol
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
Is Yemen’s power struggle over?
Businesses Must Take the Lead on Climate-Change Action
Riyadh Conference: What Makes It Different?
Women in Combat
Mason Professors, Graduates Take Active Role in Latin American Conflicts
When soldiers commit murder
The Impact of the Syrian Civil War on Identity Groups in Turkey
How to Solve Your Conflicts, and Get FED at the Same Time
Senior Government Officials Participate at Workshop on Strategic Communication and Conflict Resolution
Why can’t America just take out Assad?
The three-ring circus of American politics
"We Are Not Like Them": Itamar Massacre Activates A Dangerous Israeli-Jewish Ethnocentrism
Inside the Beltway: Pillars of liberty
After 900 days in pre-trial detention, campaigns call for release of Aya Hegazy
Settler Terrorism -- An American Problem
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
Wanted: Middle East Statesmen
Breakdown in Yemen
Aziz Abu Sarah is a Tour Guide
How Egypt’s most famous jailed couple celebrated Valentine’s Day
Will Saudi Arabia's 'Operation Decisive Storm' restore order in Yemen?
Crimean Tatars fear exile again
US must vote in favour or abstain
‘Lincoln’: Where was Frederick Douglass?
A New (Old) Narrative for the Left
A Peacebuilding Approach to Teaching About Extremism
Why the White House Won't Win the Afghanistan War
A Discussion with Marc Gopin, Director, Center on Religion, Diplomacy, and Conflict Resolution
We're Unfair to Draft-Card Burners
Albany Gets "F" for Failing to Protect Tenants
Beware Libya’s ‘Fair Dictator’
A role for the US in Afghan national reconciliation?
The Conflict that Became Mine
We gain more than we lose in the Iran nuclear deal [Commentary]
Social Scientist Sees Bias Within
Woodbridge Resident Gains White House Internship
The Path To Clean Energy Requires An Energy-Storage Revolution
As China’s Economy Falters, Military Parade Offers Chance to Burnish Image
Missing From Trial: Detainee Statements
Why Hong Kong's #OccupyCentral Used Nonviolent Action as Tactic
How U.S. War Funds Get Wasted ... And How to Stop It
Lingering Questions Surround Geneva III
How to fix our police departments
The Chinese Dream From Mao to Xi
Semites Unite! You Have Nothing to Lose But your Conflict
How to stop the stone-throwing in Anacostia
Social media project addresses extremist violence at home and abroad
Muslim advocates welcome Bernie Sanders' support but want visible action
Boots on the Ground, Not Unmanned Robots in the Sky
Bullies, Jerks and Weasels
Look to Iran for a solution in Syria
In America, domestic extremists are a bigger risk than foreign terrorism
Evolving policy in a changing world: Examining challenges and opportunities in the new US Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review
Doctoral Student Goes to Hollywood to Teach Peace Techniques
Social Scientist Sees Bias Within
Visiting professor analyzes conflict
Have We Become Hopelessly Divided?
Hillary Clinton Asks Egypt’s President Sisi to Release Aya Hijazi
Mason’s Michael Shank Joins White House Climate Change Group
Beyond Jewish Blessings and Curses There is Absolute Love
Stop the ISIS War Before It Gets Worse!
Learning from SIGIR's Final Report on Iraq Reconstruction
Inspiring Curious Feminists: Reflections on Cynthia Enloe
Chomsky Takes on the World (Bank)
Columbia Prof Uses Math To Create World Peace
Boycotting Muslim 'Savages' Ad on DC Metro in Protest of Hate Speech
The Time For Leadership To Protect All Civilians Across Syria
'Tribunal' Opens Hearings Into Mass Killings in Indonesia
Drowning the Arab Spring in Gulf Oil
Inevitable US policy shift on Burma: why and how
At summer camp, Syrian child refugees recall a lost homeland
Why Forest Whitaker Is Making the UN Goals Famous
Politics Unusual
Needed: Social Engineering?
EU as model for peace
Why is the US so reticent to read the right messages in Asia and the Pacific?
Sisters know a good road trip when they see one
Academics & Activists Discuss Poverty, Inequality, Conflict
Crisis management system for Japan and China
What Secretary Clinton Does Not Recognize About Egypt’s Anti-Regime Protests
Gridlock is death for deliberation

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