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Afghan religious figures, diplomats come together in İstanbul
Hutu Diaspora Narrative: Identity in Conflict, Conflict of Identity
The Chinese Dream From Mao to Xi
Activists: Release of Detainees in Syria Crucial to Peace Process
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Rethinking transitions: finding the pathway from military to community security
No Immunity for US Troops: Why Hamid Karzai Punted to Loya Jirga
Anacostia: Why I have faith in the future of my neighborhood
Search – Côte d’Ivoire wins the Prize of Excellency
Don't Talk, Do Something! Palestinian/Israeli Unilateralism as Legitimate Negotiations
Cardin Meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister
Afghan-U.S. relations damaged by shooting: analyst
Insights Obama can now use to undermine Putin’s narrative
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Social Scientist Sees Bias Within
Iraq’s Islamic divisions intensify
Time to write the rules for cyber and drone challenges
Interview with CNN: Ancient blueprint for Middle East peace touring U.S.
Who to Blame for the Absence of a Kurdish State after Sykes Picot?
Should Palestinians Accept Israel as a Jewish State?
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She Didn't Have a Gun... She Had MLK's Dream
We must make anti-bullying a mainstream message
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Mason experts explain how ISIS attacks are recruitment tools
Semites Unite! You Have Nothing to Lose But your Conflict
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry denounces US calls for Aya Hegazy’s release
People to People Contact
Reading Dr Ambedkar as a narrative for social change
A Peacebuilding Travel Log
Americans have had enough conflict
Our Prejudicial and Political Pecking Order
Halep'in geleceği ve Türkiye'nin güvenliği
How to Have a Productive Conversation About Politics at Thanksgiving
A Strike Against Israel
Saudi in Yemen; It’s personal now
On “The Mystery of Capital”
ما هو الإرث السياسي لمحمود عباس؟
Ghailani Trial and Sentence Affirms US Federal Court System
Don't Let China Dominate: When it comes to renewable energy, China is trumping the U.S.
U.S. Credibility Around the World Damaged by Afghanistan War
Female soldiers fight Pentagon in court for combat positions
Essay on the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the Sykes-Picot Agreement هل العرب أمام سايكس بيكو جديدة؟
5 Ways We Should Radically Reconsider War
Why Washington is wrong to impose visa suspension on Iraqis
A New Approach to Dealing With Global Food Insecurity
9 Costs of Drone Strikes
Slavery and Climate – There's More in Common Than You Think, Vatican Says
At Town Hall, Sanders Makes Commitment to 'End All Forms of Racism in This Country'
Columbia Prof Uses Math To Create World Peace
Myanmar Fighting Poses Dilemma for China
Bosnia Back on the Brink: Ukraine can learn from Bosnia's failed socioeconomic policies
Why I'm Going to Yemen
Mary Wade to Hold Trayvon Book Launch in MT Airy
Boycotting Muslim 'Savages' Ad on DC Metro in Protest of Hate Speech
Palestine: Still key to stability in the Middle East
Spread of US poverty risks serious social disorder
Divide and conquer negotiations
Scholars skeptical on Japan apology
Ukraine Diplomatic Deal: Necessary Next Steps
Donald Trump and the Politics of Personality: To Understand Trumpism, Look Abroad!
Sudan, after the breakup: Can violence be prevented?
Divestment-Investment Can Break Congressional Gridlock on Climate Change
Why Rep. Hunter Is Very Wrong About Nuking Iran
Preventing gang violence in San Diego
Six leading Libyan women dominate Virginia conference on Libya
A New United Nations of Human Rights Countries
There is a Major Climate Issue Hiding in Your Closet: Fast Fashion
The Real War on Coal Starts in Kosovo
When Washington Welcomes A Nonviolent Muslim: What CBS News and Congress Have In Common
Rand Paul Got It Right on ISIS
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Netanyahu’s address to Congress is a recipe for disaster, not peace
A Palestinian’s journey from stone-throwing to conflict resolution
Two Crimean Tatar Mosques Torched in Crimea on the Eve of Major Muslim Holiday
Russian Consul General to Crimea Resigns Following Offensive Comments About Crimean Tatar Deportation
Fragility Needs Innovative Development Financing
Hamas Advocating Dialogue Through Children’s Cartoon?
Freed Egyptian American prisoner returns home following Trump intervention
If You Want Revenge for 9/11, Don't Look to the Kids Who Lost A Parent
Yemen needs action, not just talk
Time for the peace vote?
Why is ISIS destroying Iraq's historical heritage?
Crimean Crisis Escalates Further
Are Direct Negotiations Good or Bad for the Palestinians?
Turkey’s Kurdish peace process – framework law – part 2
Suffolk reservist sues over ban on women in combat
Tackling the most grave and serious global security threats
Graduate students spend spring break with Syrian refugees
Morocco a Stable East-West Bridge
Arab Americans Organize with the ANSWER Coalition to Protest Trump Inauguration
To stop sexual assault against women in the US military, add more women
Heavy metal music unites Jews and Muslims across the Middle East
The challenge of violent extremism
Elizabeth Degi Mount - DBFA
Liberia’s Path from Anarchy to Elections
More record warmth means more flooding: Column
America’s litmus test on Syria
Immigration debate: How DC can move the conversation forward
The Impact of the Syrian Civil War on Identity Groups in Turkey
The Speech that Time Forgot
After Nearly Three Years, An American In Egypt Walks Free
Does the U.S. have a moral imperative in Syria?
Tale of Two Conventions: Why Charlotte Wins Over White Tampa
Palestinian, Jew give both sides on joint Jerusalem tours
Eight ingredients for a peaceful society
Students discuss effects of Charlie Hebdo shooting
Rwanda: Opening the door to dialogue (Claudine Kuradusenge)
Denied Victimhood and Contested Narratives: The Case of Hutu Diaspora
Hillel Event Bridges Israeli-Palestinian Gap
Beware Libya’s ‘Fair Dictator’
How Women’s Rights Are Linked to U.S.-Iran Negotiations
Interreligious Intercultural Dialogue Institutionalized - Deja Vu All Over Again
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
What the Middle East can learn from Southeast Asia
Expect Resource Wars With Exxon CEO At State Helm
Bringing Florida to Justice, Not Just George Zimmerman
David N. Cicilline and Michael Shank: Global warming threatens R.I.
George Mason University Partners With an African Nonprofit Organization- 72Africa
Even a weakened Libya can avoid civil war
Go After Super Pollutants
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"With friends like these..." on Romney's comments about Israeli and Palestinian culture
We're Unfair to Draft-Card Burners
Afghans Want U.S. to Stay but Do Things Differently
Lawmakers in Washington increasingly concerned about Ethiopia
Explorer’s Analysis: Inside Key Issues of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
Only catastrophes lead to the sharing of sovereignty
Insight Policing and the Role of the Civilian in Police Accountability
The Emperor’s new clothes – bluster in the GOP
Conflict as an opportunity
Why China’s New Rich Want to Emigrate
My sister has been jailed in Egypt for 900 days. When will the U.S. help free her?
Israeli-Palestinian conflict - discussion with Marc Gopin: on economic peace & justice
The 2017 Arthur N. Rupe Great Debate: Is ISIS an Existential Threat to the United States?
A Caution Against Framing Syria as an Assad-Opposition Dichotomy
America's police are looking more and more like the military
How to stop the stone-throwing in Anacostia
Couple Spend Their Wedding Money on Street Children, End up in an Egyptian Prison
The Time For Leadership To Protect All Civilians Across Syria
World Bank needs Jeffrey Sachs
Confederate flag: hatred or heritage?
Transforming a Nation
Congress Better Listen to the Pope on Climate Change
Bush's true legacy in Egypt
The Audacity of Air Strikes and Secret Deals: Just making Isis grow stronger?
The Dangers of Soft Power: Government backed cultural programs often come across as just propaganda
The Libyan Revolution at Two
Keeping Iran and Saudi Arabia From War
Hamas Should Be Part of Middle East Peace Talks
Realising peace potential of constitution
What Would MLK Think of America’s Modern Wars?
Why the Gun Control Debate Doesn't Do Justice to Colorado Killings
Deadly challenge of keeping Syria health-care workers safe
A Peacebuilding Approach to Teaching About Extremism
In Israel, the Rent Is Too Damn High
Teaching Sept. 11 To Students Who Were Born After The Attacks Happened
Lone wolf senator builds case to engage Myanmar
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
The Harm in Hashtags
First Person: Five Things I Learned in Syrian Refugee Camps
Israel Inside/Out: Perspectives And Prisms
Did Bernie Sanders just steal Joe Lieberman’s Jewish crown?
Spreading Peace, Block by Block: A North Philly neighborhood rallies around its youth
Has outgoing Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal brought about a new, more peaceful, face to the organization?
Terrorism and Development
Politics and Language: Dimension Beyond Words
As China’s Economy Falters, Military Parade Offers Chance to Burnish Image
Tragedy & Triumph
Stop the ISIS War Before It Gets Worse!
Use US soft power to free the Ashraf Seven
Missing the mark on Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy at MLK Avenue
Why Forest Whitaker Is Making the UN Goals Famous
Community Activists Question Timing Of Grand Jury Announcement
Trump is ‘deprived of all knowledge’ about public schools
Advertising against Muslims? Not with my tax dollars
A New Heroism in Israel and Palestine
Bring Russia out of the cold and into the fold
Muslim advocates welcome Bernie Sanders' support but want visible action
Comment: A federal constituent “state” is not in the interest of Turkish Cypriots
Tunisia’s Elections Seal Transition, Raise Fears of Old Regime
Crimea Muslims Fear Separation, Exile
The only way forward on Syria
Options for Action in Syria
A Silver Lining to the Film and Riots Tragedy: Freedom, Diversity, and the New Competition for Arab Public Space
Nimr Al Nimr: Anatomy of a Man
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How to fix our police departments
Crimean Tatar Mejlis Elects New Chairperson as Mustafa Cemilev Steps Down
Mason’s Michael Shank Joins White House Climate Change Group
Unite, Confuse, and Inspire: A Response to the Rise of Racism in Israel
An online occupation
Women sue Pentagon over combat exclusion
In fighting gangs, US should look to El Salvador
What Do We Mean When We Say "Clean Energy"?
Massachusetts and Genocide
Meryl Streep is right; bullying hurts us all
Congress Should Scrutinize Pending Trade Pacts
Gridlock is death for deliberation
Evolving policy in a changing world: Examining challenges and opportunities in the new US Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review
A third intifada is inevitable unless Israel changes course
Yemen: Expert says 'regulated escalation' expected Friday
How Germans Go Green
Growing Sense of Polarization and Escalating Tensions in Crimea Ahead of 69th Anniversary of Crimean Tatar
Military spending is not right way to boost America's economic security
Europe Must Help Syria’s Women Make Peace
Myanmar Vote Plan Clouds New US Dialogue
Senators Welcome Release of Unjustly Imprisoned Egyptian-American Aya Hijazi
As New Threats Emerge, U.S. Closes Drone Base in Ethiopia
US must vote in favour or abstain
Measuring the cost of violence
‘The American Lawrence of Arabia’s’ life goes on show in the U.S.
Crimean Tatars fear exile again
America cannot afford such inequality
The U.S. Is No. 1 In Global Arms Sales
No Iran deal, but significant progress in Geneva
Obama making up drone rules as he goes
UVA Gives Diversity Awards to Longtime Professors McDowell and Dukes
Conference on Activist H. Thurman Held on ‘9/11’ Anniversary
In Egypt, even helping street children can land you in prison
Learning from SIGIR's Final Report on Iraq Reconstruction
How a glacier could thaw dangerous India and Pakistan freeze
GMU Student Burns Pagoda For Senior Art Project
Israelis and Palestinians -- rage, fear and misunderstanding
Egypt frees U.S. charity worker Aya Hijazi from prison
Detroit On The Brink
Is America turning into a failed state?
The Conflict that Became Mine
The Future of Kurdistan, Between Unity and Balkanization
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR; Resolving Conflicts in the Caucasus
Court clears American aid worker after 3 years behind bars in Egypt
10 Syria Questions for John Kerry and Chuck Hagel
Netanyahu's Kennedy moment
Ineffective tightening of sanctions on Iran
The Current of Discord on the Mekong
How China’s Economic Rebalancing is like the Movie 'Speed'
The Ottoman Experience in Mosul, Then and Now
Experts Say There Will Be No Contest in Ethiopia's Upcoming Vote
Beyond the limits of counterterrorism: towards a peace and development agenda that can engage constructively with extremism
Climate crisis and the will to act
Problem-solving approach privileges both parties
How Egypt’s most famous jailed couple celebrated Valentine’s Day
Lieberman and the Peace Process
An American humanitarian worker goes on trial in Cairo. What’s next for Aya Hijazi?
From protests to politics, a new way forward for Yemen
Scars of the Khmer Rouge: How Cambodia is healing from a genocide
Rep. Charles Rangel: Let's slow down the next superstorm
Egypt: Revolution or bust
Ferguson, Social Justice, and the Role of Community Colleges
Sign a Drone Treaty Before Everyone Does as We Do
Sequester set to sock it to D.C.’s poorest
Letter to the editor: A response to "Immigration could swing it for Brexit"
Wanted: Middle East Statesmen
Iraqi Kurdistan fears Maliki returning to power
Ethiopia’s Muslim Activists Pave a Path for Nonviolent Political Activism
In Oak Creek, Wis., hearts open to Sikhs after temple shooting
Muslim Women Find Empowerment Through Competitive Sports
Mason student starts ‘sustainable, reproducible’ businesses in war zones
Horizon that is always receding
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
The Art of Appeasement, Part I Unraveling a Patchwork of Improvised Disaster
Keeping USAID: why the US shouldn’t cut off its nose
Entitled to Protection, Palestinians Should Join the ICC, Now
Drowning the Arab Spring in Gulf Oil
Why We Heart Hurricanes: The Climate Change Connection
Girls released from Boko Haram captivity rejected by society - new report
Mason intern ventures into rural Mexico conflict zone to practice mediation
The 'anti-science' side of the political divide
Book Review: Professors and their Politics
Education in Tanzania: Losing the Future
Gulf Nations Can Provide Jobs, Which Is Crucial to Syrian Refugees
What Secretary Clinton Does Not Recognize About Egypt’s Anti-Regime Protests
Fossil Fuel Divestment Makes UN Climate Summit a Success
Genocide or Terrorism? Transnational Advocacy and the Ogaden Conflict
An Ill-Advised Purge in Libya
Is the Spirit of Sykes-Picot Still Alive in the Middle East after a Century?
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - Discussion with Marc Gopin: Part 1 on Economic Peace & Justice
It's the Arab spring for dictators
Busting the Biofuels Boom
Anticipating the Syria of Tomorrow: Strategies to Decrease Violence Against Innocents
Syrian Ramadan at the Edge of War
Bernie Sanders Vows To Fight Anti-Islam Sentiment: 2016 Democratic Presidential Candidate Hugs Muslim Woman On Stage
The costly errors of America's wars
Essebsi Must Work With Islamists to Ensure Tunisia’s Transition
Chomsky Takes on the World (Bank)
Egyptian-American activist Aya Hegazi returns to US following Egypt court acquittal
Dirt on Our Hands
Why water is key to Syria conflict
Obama must stand up to Netanyahu on Israeli settler violence
The NYC Security Risk That Candidates Aren't Discussing
The Israeli ex-settler at the center of Occupy Wall Street
Israel's New Left Goes Online
Student Studies Connection of Abusive Treatment of Humans and Animals
S-CAR Class Inspires Landmark Lawsuit
Mason/EMU alum Michael Shank works with media to tell the story of climate change
Seeking Opportunities for Intervention: One woman’s efforts to positively influence inner-city youth: Interview with Mary Wade
The Meaning of Freedom
Minimum wage war reaches tipping point
Eviction of Palestinian outpost exposes double standard on settlements
To save his Middle East legacy, Obama must recognise a Palestinian state now
PCDN's Dr. Catalina Rojas awarded the prestigious SXSW Dewey Award for use of digital technology to help others
Businesses Must Take the Lead on Climate-Change Action
Let's keep Syria's blood off America's hands
Syria’s Christian conundrum
American impotence and the ‘Born in Jerusalem’ law
Ryan Gosling spreads message from Bernie Sanders
Ötekilerden ‘Ötekilere’ (From Others to ‘Others’)
We can't let climate change turn droughts, flash floods and mudslides into the new normal
New Crimean Tatar History Book Comes Under Attack from Russian Nationalist Groups
Portrait of Stalin Sparks Brawl at WWII Ceremony in Crimea
The Ugly Reality Of Islamophobia (And How Catholics Should Stand Up Against It)
Sorting Out Our Options in Afghanistan
Could a Nuclear Iran Bring About More Stability, Rather Than Less?
For young adults who lost parents on Sept. 11, a hope for peace
Can the Tribes of NATO help the Tribes of Afghanistan?
Seeing Both Sides of the Holy Land
Syria's Next Generation
Overnight Crimean Crisis Hits Stalemate
Trump got Egypt to free an American prisoner. Here’s her story.
An Extreme Sport: Middle East Peacebuilding
Why Army women are demanding the right to fight — and die — in combat
Is Yemen’s power struggle over?
Opinion: Why Trump’s foreign policy won’t make America great again
The American Elections: Prospects for a New US Foreign Policy
A New (Old) Narrative for the Left
Obama Thinks Too Small on Climate Change
Coup-Speak Speaking
As Ethiopia votes, what’s ‘free and fair’ got to do with it?
Westboro Baptist Church: Thanks for Visiting and Come Again
Resolved to Keep Faith
Peace Parsha: Hayyei Sarah - Love and Care across Boundaries
'Less Violent' Does Not Have to Mean 'Apathetic'
Congress Must Tax Fossil Fuels
Cure Police Violence As If It Were a Disease
Lieberman and the Peace Process
Reimagining Transitional Justice in Bali
Charlie Rangel: Why I Oppose Syria Strikes
Point of View opens—A place for conflict conversation, transformation
A peace dividend we should all want
Using Peace 'Means' to Achieve Peaceful 'Ends'
A Budget for Working America
When Contested Narratives of Identity and Victimhood are Victims of Politics
Former Middle East 'Foes' to Speak on Building Peace
Karina V. Korostelina's "Political Insults"
Food insecurity rising as crop production falls
‘Lincoln’: Where was Frederick Douglass?
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Lessons from South Asia for an Arab Spring
Social media project addresses extremist violence at home and abroad
What the Killing of Trayvon Martin Means for Maryland
Blessed Are the Climate Advocates
Climate Action Is Solution to Slowing Superstorms | Commentary
Why defeating ISIS with military might is starry eyed idealism
Tanzanian President’s Former Aide Plans Bid to Succeed Him
Saving District of Columbia’s Youth Court
Achieving the mission: A conversation with UPEACE Vice Rector Amr Abdalla
Religions meet at VST
Can J Street Sideline AIPAC?
Don't let Yemen turn into Syria: Column
At summer camp, Syrian child refugees recall a lost homeland
Republicans and the Mennonite vote
How Trump Gives Negotiation a Bad Name
Sarajevo: Memories of war
Republicans want to fight climate change, too
China’s Foreign Policy Debates
After 900 days in pre-trial detention, campaigns call for release of Aya Hegazy
Israel Claims Holy Sites, Reignites Religious Flashpoint
Tariq Ramadan in Chicago's Holocaust Museum
Dear Congress: Take Your Power Back
Past a certain point conflict becomes unstoppable
The District’s Divide: Classism, Racism and the Re-Election of Marion Barry
Aya Hegazy trial postponed for 5th time after court unable to turn on laptop
Confronting genocide in Myanmar: The urgent need to prevent and protect
The Indoctrination Myth
The Business Argument for Addressing Climate Change
What Pope Francis Will Say to America This Week
Motives of suicide terrorists
Yemen is on the Brink of Chaos - And Why It's So Important
Libya: A failed state or a failed government?
Why is the US so reticent to read the right messages in Asia and the Pacific?
In America, domestic extremists are a bigger risk than foreign terrorism
Why Should Israel Care What the Rest of the World Thinks?
A Mood Is Not A Movement: Five Ideas For The Anti-Trump Forces
The Struggle for Independence in West Papua
The case for compulsory voting
Vatican Mayors Summit Spots Pope on Municipal Pulpit
Obama’s speech was more of the same - and not what we needed
Want to cut big government abuses? Start with defence contracting
The Path To Clean Energy Requires An Energy-Storage Revolution
Soldiers Into Students: Veterans, Educators Try to Ease Transition
Firing Up Kurdish Nationalism in Iraq
Why D.C. should take Youth Court program off life support
To stop al-Shabab, help Somali people
IRP leader speaks in Washington, unsure of party goals and wary of Tajikistan’s future
Hope for Peace May Be Encouraged by Enemies in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Youth from all areas of Philadelphia kick off Peace Olympics with March
Today, I join Khader Adnan’s hunger strike – will you?
NYC Housing: A Clear and Present Danger
Do We Need Dictatorship?
Arts and Peacebuilding
What will Rep. Dennis Kucinich's legacy be?
Using Israeli and Palestinian Guides, Tour Group Helps Visitors ‘Experience the People’
Congress vs. the Super-Pollutants
The Coming Rise of Afghan Militias
Direct Analytical Approach to Peacebuilding
إيران والعواصم الأربع: السيطرة بداية الانهيار
Presidents must come together on East Asia
A Local First approach to early warning and response
Tourism of Destruction, Tourism of Construction: Two Trips to the Holy Land
USDA Does Diets Differently, Moves Off Meat
Bernie Sanders vows to fight Islamophobia and 'ugly stain of racism' in the US
Peace is profitable: time for the US to invest
Dialogue, satire and the attack on Charlie Hebdo
Crimean Tatars's Pain is Renewed- Kırım Tatarları'nın acıları tazelendi
Hottest Year on Record, 2014, Brings Economic Opportunity
Needed: Social Engineering?
Look to Iran for a solution in Syria
The Green Wave washes over a movement in hibernation
Academics & Activists Discuss Poverty, Inequality, Conflict
Vision Series: Sandra Cheldelin to Discuss Women and Conflict
Hunger strike highlights forgotten tragedy of Palestinian prisoners
High school students learn conflict resolution through karate
New Crimean Tatar History Book Comes Under Attack from Russian Nationalist Groups
US Navy Seals plan to accept women after female soldiers graduate as rangers
Imagining Peace: The Practical Advantages for Muslims, Jews and Christians of Peace for Palestine and Israel
What can Washington do about militarized police forces?
Why U.S. Could Opt For 'Zero Option' In Afghanistan
Prop. 35 tackles child sex-trafficking
Ending the Exploitation of People and the Planet
Author, Terrorism Victim Hirsch Says Capital Punishment Hurts U.S. Image Abroad
Feckless on Foreign Policy
Bribes, money hidden in teddy bears: welcome to US spending in Afghanistan
Shank: White House, Congress Choosing Wrong Path on Iran
Ethiopian Ruling Coalition Wins Majority of Parliament Seats
Palestinian Child Attackers Are Victims, Not Terrorists
Reflections of a Catholic American on bin Laden’s death
Climate Change Is An Immediate Threat
Ukrainian and Crimean Authorities Snub OSCE over Minority Rights
65 years after 'catastrophe,' Palestinians have little to cheer about
A look at the American 'Countering Violent Extremism' strategy
Students Practice Citizen Diplomacy in Syria
Trump 'ordered Sisi' to release US-Egyptian charity worker
Working for world peace here at home
On 10th Anniversary of Afghan War, Time to Exit Militarized US Foreign Policy
The World Discovers Afghanistan’s Peaceful Clerics
Death to America in Yemen? No.
Future of Crimean Tartar Muslims Hangs in the Balance
Water shortages are coming. It's time for us to act.
How to stop Libya becoming another Iraq
Tea-Party, Progressives United on Fast-Track Trade Authority
Next Steps in Syria
Donald Trump’s bigotry has inspired U.S. Muslim voters like no candidate before
We Lead Developed World in Poverty and Inequality
خبير في النزاعات الدولية: ترامب سيبيع الورقة السورية لبوتين (حوار)
U.S. Sanctions On Iran Should Be Lifted For Humanitarian Goods
Violence and violence-containment's $460 billion price tag
Britain’s election results may prove to be a blow to US foreign policy goals
I Was a Palestinian Stone-thrower. Here's Why I Stopped
Don't forget Malaysia
Breakdown in Yemen
Dignity for Iran equals an Iran free of nuclear weapons
Addressing DC's truancy epidemic
The Obama administration ignores an American imprisoned in Egypt
How the U.S. Deals With a Land Known for Corruption
American Aid Worker Is Cleared of Child Abuse Charges in Egypt
Humanitarian Missiles Are Superior to Cruise Missiles
Political Discourse: A Family Affair
Civilian Devastation During War Explored in ‘Why They Die’
Palestinian Organization Wins 1st Place in Intercultural Innovation Award
To finally see the invisible Israelis before our eyes
China and Japan REALLY Don’t Like Each Other
Adjunct Faculty Demand Change
Elvis Costello Snubs Israel
Why Americans Are Ready to Pay More Money for Cleaner Energy
Militarization of U.S. Police Forces
These fiscal cliff hawks ought to be foreign policy doves
Mason students discuss Islamophobia
What Egypt Can Learn from the “Swine Flu” Scare
Streator Grads do 'Amazing Things'
Lack of US-Syria Diplomacy Leads to Dangerous Isolation
The effect of 100 years of amnesia on the Turkish population
Religion and Power Moving Forward into the Twenty-First Century
Post-Mubarak Egypt: From successful protest to sustainable social transformation
Responding to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Is Religious Freedom the Answer?
Mason S-CAR Dean’s Book Awarded Top Prize by International Conflict Organization
Nonviolent resistance key to Middle East breakthrough
Hillary Clinton’s Response to the Pulse Orlando Shootings
A Toast for Peace
Why Did Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Go to Iraq?
Cultural Educator: Aziz Abu Sarah
Mass shootings show need for gun law reform
Can Obama Influence Ethiopia on Human Rights, Democracy?
Monk-Turned-Street Artist Paints the Homeless to Teach New Yorkers Compassion
Conflict Management Fieldwork in Jordan Yields Surprises, Insights
Bible Texts Misused in Rumsfeld Reports, Religious Leaders Say
Conflict-sensitive Repatriation: Lessons from Displaced Communities in North-eastern Nigeria
Doctoral Student Goes to Hollywood to Teach Peace Techniques
The Next Step for Myanmar
'Free Speech' on the DC Metro
Stitching together the torn fabric of church and society
Open letter to President-elect Trump and government officials at all levels
Higher education leans left. But why? And so what?
Freeport's Highland Community College board will seat Shockey and Musser
Explosion of the Sacred
Mason Partners with Ghana-based African Peace Building Organization
Only Good Governance can Defeat Al Qaeda in Yemen
UN Summit Already Successful: $50 Billion Divested From Fossil Fuels
'Ceasefire' Is the Syria Word We Need to Hear
Why Protest? And What’s Next: Truth-Telling and Reconciliation for Ferguson and Beyond
Using hip-hop to resolve global conflict
Ahmadinejad - Incitement Deserves Indictment
یەریڤان سەعید، توێژەر لە پەیمانگای وڵاتانی كەنداو لە واشنتۆن:
Our moral obligations in Somalia
Cyprus: An EU Presidency occupied by Candidate Turkey
How to Solve Your Conflicts, and Get FED at the Same Time
Why Bernie Sanders is standing with Muslims
Origins and Responses to the Arab Awakening
Peace-maker: We must look below the surface
Clash of Dreams: Becoming a ‘Normal Country’ in East Asia
Hillary Clinton Asks Egypt’s President Sisi to Release Aya Hijazi
With Mike Duvall, Fall of Another ‘Family Values’ Crusader
Who is Aya Hijazi, the American freed from jail in Egypt?
How to Pull Yemen Back from the Edge
Syria Conflict Panel
Sit down with Iran to ensure there is no ‘October surprise’
The Federal response in Malheur and far right extremism
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
Rodef Shalom to host panel on Palestinian perspectives
Voices: In midst of war, life goes on for Syrian kids
When Radio Goes Bad: RF communications and the increased violence in South Sudan
Meat Alert
Wallace Warfield, George Mason professor and conflict resolution expert, dies
Man-to-man chat can avert disaster
A new look at climate change
China and Japan engage neocortices
Unholy Media Malpractice: The press totally missed the point of Bernie Sanders' trip to the Vatican.
Nato should negotiate a security structure that includes Russia
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