The School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution

Congressional Quarterly Features Michael Shank, ICAR Ph.D. Candidate
Promoting Peace and Conflict Awareness In Small Town America: Independence, Kansas
For young adults who lost parents on Sept. 11, a hope for peace
When soldiers commit murder
No Immunity for US Troops: Why Hamid Karzai Punted to Loya Jirga
Inevitable US policy shift on Burma: why and how
US Navy Seals plan to accept women after female soldiers graduate as rangers
Europe Must Help Syria’s Women Make Peace
Israeli, Palestinian join forces to offer tours with two viewpoints
The Politics of Bongo Flava
Mason Center Works Toward a Peaceful Future
Armenian, Azeri experts' Karabakh settlement recommendations
Trump is ‘deprived of all knowledge’ about public schools
Peace-maker: We must look below the surface
Fayetteville Charity Helps African Group
The ’60s Begin to Fade as Liberal Professors Retire
Fed Up With Climate Change Apathy
Conflict-sensitive Repatriation: Lessons from Displaced Communities in North-eastern Nigeria
Faith-Based Diplomacy
Displaced by Genocide, Mason Student Plans to Help Other Refugees
6th Annual Graduate Education Symposium in Peace and Conflict Resolution Meets at George Mason University
Could a Nuclear Iran Bring About More Stability, Rather Than Less?
Ukraine crisis underscores need for renewables push
Producing solutions by appreciating the interconnections
An American humanitarian worker goes on trial in Cairo. What’s next for Aya Hijazi?
The World Discovers Afghanistan’s Peaceful Clerics
At summer camp, Syrian child refugees recall a lost homeland
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
A Grassroots Visit Belies Washington's View of Afghanistan
A Westside Story: Through the Eyes of a Sandtown Child!
UVA Gives Diversity Awards to Longtime Professors McDowell and Dukes
The case for compulsory voting
Mason S-CAR Dean’s Book Awarded Top Prize by International Conflict Organization
Unite, Confuse, and Inspire: A Response to the Rise of Racism in Israel
How to Have a Productive Conversation About Politics at Thanksgiving
"With friends like these..." on Romney's comments about Israeli and Palestinian culture
A Palestinian’s journey from stone-throwing to conflict resolution
The Struggle for Independence in West Papua
Reimagining Transitional Justice in Bali
The Search for the ‘Why’ of Fort Hood
Scars of the Khmer Rouge: How Cambodia is healing from a genocide
Analysis: Progressive policies provide answer for Sanders’ foreign policy gap
Sick talk: The danger of blaming migrants for Israel’s ills
Fallacy of a moderate mullah
Hillel Event Bridges Israeli-Palestinian Gap
Aziz Abu Sarah – Ending the Cycle of Violence in Israel and Palestine
How Did VP Candidates Do in the Debate? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
Why is the US so reticent to read the right messages in Asia and the Pacific?
Using Israeli and Palestinian Guides, Tour Group Helps Visitors ‘Experience the People’
Palestinian, Jew give both sides on joint Jerusalem tours
Author, Terrorism Victim Hirsch Says Capital Punishment Hurts U.S. Image Abroad
Syria's Next Generation
Nimr Al Nimr: Anatomy of a Man
Violence and violence-containment's $460 billion price tag
How Women’s Rights Are Linked to U.S.-Iran Negotiations
A.T. Ariyaratne: Leading Sri Lanka's Largest Civil Society Movement for 50 Years
Why World Leaders Are Starting to Eat Garbage
Why Obama should pardon Snowden: Column
‘Amish Mafia’ is a shameful, unrealistic portrayal of plain people
Doctoral Student Goes to Hollywood to Teach Peace Techniques
Reflections of a Catholic American on bin Laden’s death
A Local First approach to early warning and response
Why Did Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Go to Iraq?
Hutu Diaspora Narrative: Identity in Conflict, Conflict of Identity
Working for world peace here at home
Science of unintended consequences
Drowning the Arab Spring in Gulf Oil
Hamas Advocating Dialogue Through Children’s Cartoon?
Police Should Put Away the Military Gear and Build Connections with Young People
Religions meet at VST
Israel Inside/Out: Perspectives And Prisms
New Crimean Tatar History Book Comes Under Attack from Russian Nationalist Groups
Why defeating ISIS with military might is starry eyed idealism
Conflict Analysis and Resolution Students Named Boren Fellows
Arab Americans Organize with the ANSWER Coalition to Protest Trump Inauguration
Rodef Shalom to host panel on Palestinian perspectives
Press Pause on the Rush to War
Reading Dr Ambedkar as a narrative for social change
EU Threat Has Inspired Panic Rather than Reform
Fulbright Scholars Offer Tips to Win the Prize
Direct Analytical Approach to Peacebuilding
Paul Ryan's path to economic peril
China and Japan REALLY Don’t Like Each Other
What will Rep. Dennis Kucinich's legacy be?
From Israel to Mason: Conflict scholars present a peace proposal at the UN
Afghans Failing Security Test In Badakhshan
Dialogue, satire and the attack on Charlie Hebdo
Faith dialogue focus on social media sites
Cultural Educator: Aziz Abu Sarah
American Aid Worker, Release Secured by Trump Officials, Leaves Egypt
Should Palestinians Accept Israel as a Jewish State?
GMU Student Burns Pagoda For Senior Art Project
We can only hope that the cerebral will get the better of the visceral
Woodbridge Resident Gains White House Internship
Genocide or Terrorism? Transnational Advocacy and the Ogaden Conflict
America cannot afford such inequality
'Tribunal' Opens Hearings Into Mass Killings in Indonesia
Denied Victimhood and Contested Narratives: The Case of Hutu Diaspora
Interview with CNN: Ancient blueprint for Middle East peace touring U.S.
Breakdown in Yemen
Dumping Military Kit on Cops Makes Main Street a War Zone
Filmmaker’s ‘Will to Communicate’ Breaks through Community’s Silence
Scholars skeptical on Japan apology
What the Flint Crisis Reveals About Inequality in the U.S.
No end in sight for conflict between our two angels
Peaceful Dispute Resolution Ideas
A Multifaceted Crisis
Making Nonviolent Statecraft into a Self-Evident Truth
U.S. Couple Held In Egyptian Prison For 1 Year Over Unfounded Child Abuse
Interview with Saira Yamin
Turkey’s Kurdish Peace Process – Analysis - Part 3
Aziz Abu Sarah Named National Geographic Emerging Explorer
Our moral obligations in Somalia
The Hill Features Michael Shank, ICAR Ph.D. Candidate
Inspiring Curious Feminists: Reflections on Cynthia Enloe
The Noxious Origins of NYC Gentrification: Cooking Gas
Bringing Florida to Justice, Not Just George Zimmerman
In Afghanistan, end the fighting and stop the meddling
Lone wolf senator builds case to engage Myanmar
Do military women want combat jobs? The survey numbers say yes — and so do more than 9,000 combat action badges
A look at the American 'Countering Violent Extremism' strategy
Anacostia: Why I have faith in the future of my neighborhood
Transforming a Nation
Resolved to Keep Faith
The Real War on Coal Starts in Kosovo
Presidents must come together on East Asia
Fighting extremism: Dignity is the answer
The Emperor’s new clothes – bluster in the GOP
Germany's lesson for U.S. -- keep faith with workers
Trust in Maliki harms U.S. credibility
Myanmar Vote Plan Clouds New US Dialogue
Can Obama Influence Ethiopia on Human Rights, Democracy?
Letter to the editor: A response to "Immigration could swing it for Brexit"
The Green Wave washes over a movement in hibernation
Crimean Tatars Support EuroMaidan Protests in Kyiv
Motives of suicide terrorists
Immigration debate: How DC can move the conversation forward
Social media project addresses extremist violence at home and abroad
EU as model for peace
Prevention better than punitive in Syria
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
Afghans Want U.S. to Stay but Do Things Differently
10 Ways Conflict is Like Sex
Donald Trump’s bigotry has inspired U.S. Muslim voters like no candidate before
Inside the Beltway: Pillars of liberty
Faculty Spotlight on Innovation: Susan Hirsch & Agnieszka Paczynska
Imagining Peace: The Practical Advantages for Muslims, Jews and Christians of Peace for Palestine and Israel
Mason intern ventures into rural Mexico conflict zone to practice mediation
Achieving the mission: A conversation with UPEACE Vice Rector Amr Abdalla
Senior Government Officials Participate at Workshop on Strategic Communication and Conflict Resolution
Free West Papua: Growing International Solidarity for a Forgotten Independence Movement
Former Del. Jim Scott remembered for selfless public service
Hamas Should Be Part of Middle East Peace Talks
Art Student Set to Send ‘Transformative’ Project Up in Flames on Mason Pond
Hope for Peace May Be Encouraged by Enemies in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
A New Heroism in Israel and Palestine
Use US soft power to free the Ashraf Seven
A Discussion with Marc Gopin, Director, Center on Religion, Diplomacy, and Conflict Resolution
Israelis and Palestinians -- rage, fear and misunderstanding
Arab Gulf States Wary of Iran’s Role in the Battle for Mosul
Morocco: An Emerging Model For Muslim-Jewish Relations – OpEd
Bosnia: Stabilization Stalled in Negative Peace
Point of View opens—A place for conflict conversation, transformation
Have We Become Hopelessly Divided?
A New United Nations of Human Rights Countries
UC Berkeley holds 6th annual TED conference, explores themes of wisdom, compassion
Academics & Activists Discuss Poverty, Inequality, Conflict
Focus on Al Qaeda in Yemen magnifies chronic instability
Food insecurity rising as crop production falls
People to People Contact
Mason Partners with Ghana-based African Peace Building Organization
US Lawmaker Urges Egypt to Release Dual Citizen
An OSCE reconciliation strategy for Cyprus?
Alumnus Helps Special-Needs Students Transition to Higher Ed, Work
Obama's Middle East Speech: The Message Was Not Received
Why we should keep out of Somalia’s affairs
To finally see the invisible Israelis before our eyes
How a monk-turned-street artist sees New York City’s homeless
Indian Guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Hopes to Teach Peace to the Taliban
The Next Step for Myanmar
Sorting Out Our Options in Afghanistan
Yemen: Ripe for a solution?
Cure Police Violence As If It Were a Disease
Collateral damage by drones dirties the hands of our nation
U.S.-E.U. Rhetoric on Russia as Destructive as a Chekhovian Duel
"We Are Not Like Them": Itamar Massacre Activates A Dangerous Israeli-Jewish Ethnocentrism
Peacebuilding: the new generation
A New (Old) Narrative for the Left
What Aziz Abu Sarah learned in Hebrew school
Has outgoing Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal brought about a new, more peaceful, face to the organization?
Options for Action in Syria
Keeping USAID: why the US shouldn’t cut off its nose
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR; Resolving Conflicts in the Caucasus
How to Solve Your Conflicts, and Get FED at the Same Time
Using hip-hop to resolve global conflict
Netanyahu's Kennedy moment
How to Defuse the Ukraine Crisis: The way to respond to Russia is not with Cold War rhetoric
Holy Land tours a new tool in peacebuilding
Conflict resolution workshop benefits Patriots and participants
BHU holds seminar on peacebuilding
Is the OSCE relevant to Cyprus? Or is Cyprus irrelevant to the OSCE?
Explorer’s Analysis: Inside Key Issues of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
Freed Egyptian American prisoner returns home following Trump intervention
Wanted: Middle East Statesmen
Post-Election Ferguson: Bipartisan Congress to Demilitarize Police
For Economic Growth, Repeal Drug Laws and Rehabilitate Ex-Cons
Anticipating the Syria of Tomorrow: Strategies to Decrease Violence Against Innocents
Turkey’s once-worldly aims falter, even close allies concerned
Trump got Egypt to free an American prisoner. Here’s her story.
Mason professors offer insights in aftermath of Paris tragedy
When Contested Narratives of Identity and Victimhood are Victims of Politics
A Conflict Resolution Scholar Explains How to Resolve Conflicts in the Quiet Car
9/11 Forever (and Ever)
Somalia on the Brink
Richard Solomon Proved Sport Matters through the ‘Ping-Pong’ Diplomacy, and George Mason University is Poised to Tell Us How
Missing From Trial: Detainee Statements
Feminist Scholar Cynthia Enloe Delivers Keynote Address at Gender and Conflict Conference
The Federal response in Malheur and far right extremism
Shank: White House, Congress Choosing Wrong Path on Iran
Women in combat: US military on verge of making it official
Could ‘Insight Policing’ have saved Sandra Bland, Freddie Gray and others?
George Mason University Partners With an African Nonprofit Organization- 72Africa
Teaching Sept. 11 To Students Who Were Born After The Attacks Happened
Why Protest? And What’s Next: Truth-Telling and Reconciliation for Ferguson and Beyond
Africa Needs More from Obama than Promises
Columbia Prof Uses Math To Create World Peace
A New Model for American Foreign Policy
Land Rights Have Become A Women's Issue Through Social Mobilization In Cambodia
Lecture by Susan Hirsch at San Anton Palace
What the Killing of Trayvon Martin Means for Maryland
Boots on the Ground, Not Unmanned Robots in the Sky
Letter to the Editor from Dennis Sandole Published in The Economist
Arts and Peacebuilding
A peace-building response to the rise of 'Trumpism'
Problem-solving approach privileges both parties
Why I'm Going to Yemen
Regionalization of Conflict and Opportunities for Peace in the Horn of Africa
Aziz Abu Sarah is a Tour Guide
The Difference Between Protest America 1968 And 2017
Conflict as an opportunity
Riyadh Conference: What Makes It Different?
The U.S. Afghanistan Strategy Is Failing and It's Time to Pull Out
To stop al-Shabab, help Somali people
Students Practice Citizen Diplomacy in Syria
Obama Arrives in Kenya, on Personal and Official Journey
Hillary Clinton’s Response to the Pulse Orlando Shootings
Boycotting Muslim 'Savages' Ad on DC Metro in Protest of Hate Speech
The Tale of Two Cities: Kyiv and Simferopol
Egypt: Revolution or bust
Stop atrocities before they start
In Egypt, even helping street children can land you in prison
Hunger strike highlights forgotten tragedy of Palestinian prisoners
What Are the Rules of War?
Firing Up Kurdish Nationalism in Iraq
Can J Street Sideline AIPAC?
Albany Gets "F" for Failing to Protect Tenants
Creating Resilient Communities
Only catastrophes lead to the sharing of sovereignty
'Less Violent' Does Not Have to Mean 'Apathetic'
Sudan, after the breakup: Can violence be prevented?
Open letter to President-elect Trump and government officials at all levels
Darfur Donor Conference: A Park for a Deadly Conflict
A Fixable Problem for Our Society
Peace – practical, not fanciful
She Didn't Have a Gun... She Had MLK's Dream
Senators Welcome Release of Unjustly Imprisoned Egyptian-American Aya Hijazi
Why Should Israel Care What the Rest of the World Thinks?
Unclenched Fists
Lingering Questions Surround Geneva III
Tourism of Destruction, Tourism of Construction: Two Trips to the Holy Land
Crisis management system for Japan and China
Q & A With Kevin Avruch, Ph.D.
I Was a Palestinian Stone-thrower. Here's Why I Stopped
သုတေတီတစ်ဦး၏ နာဂဒေသနှင့်လူမျိုးများအကြောင်း [Research about the future of local and indigenous people]
DOS UNIVERSIDADES AMERICANAS Ibarretxe trae a Euskadi el Agirre Lehendakaria Center
The Audacity of Air Strikes and Secret Deals: Just making Isis grow stronger?
Advocates for Egypt’s street children face unjust imprisonment
Germany Tells NATO, Russia To Dialogue Before Things Get 'Completely Out Of Control'
High school students learn conflict resolution through karate
Libya’s GNA and the Future of Public Discourse
Conflict and the Consequences of Isolation: A Comparative Study
Why NFL's Washington Redskins needs renaming
The Art of Appeasement, Part I Unraveling a Patchwork of Improvised Disaster
Rwandan refugee works for peace and justice
State Department Should Speak Out For Aya Hijazi, US Human Rights Defender In Egypt Prison
In fighting gangs, US should look to El Salvador
An Extreme Sport: Middle East Peacebuilding
Ötekilerden ‘Ötekilere’ (From Others to ‘Others’)
A New Approach to Dealing With Global Food Insecurity
Africa: Can January Makamba Be the Next President of Tanzania?
If You Want Revenge for 9/11, Don't Look to the Kids Who Lost A Parent
Lack of US-Syria Diplomacy Leads to Dangerous Isolation
Why the Kerry-Karzai Afghan Security Deal Won't Work
With Mike Duvall, Fall of Another ‘Family Values’ Crusader
Mason Student Strives to Bring Peace Before Dangerous African Presidential Vote
Meet Nousha Kabawat and her unstoppable drive to help Syria’s displaced children thrive
How to stop the stone-throwing in Anacostia
Ukraine Diplomatic Deal: Necessary Next Steps
Egypt frees U.S. charity worker Aya Hijazi from prison
New Grad ‘Ecstatic’ with Peace Corps Posting to Mozambique
Working for Peace in the Age of Trump
Myanmar Fighting Poses Dilemma for China
Yeni Bir Toplumsal Sozlesme Arayisi
Social Scientist Sees Bias Within
Look to Iran for a solution in Syria
The Coaching Revolution in the Federal Government
How the U.S. Deals With a Land Known for Corruption
Chattanooga: on the need to fight terror with reason
In America, domestic extremists are a bigger risk than foreign terrorism
Democratic Party looks like America
Rwanda: Opening the door to dialogue (Claudine Kuradusenge)
Peshmerga-Iraqi forces united over Mosul, but can this last?
Conflict Resolution Educators Converge on Mason for Annual Conference
Afghan civil society calls for just peace
Explorer’s Analysis: Inside Key Issues of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
Egyptian-American activist Aya Hegazi returns to US following Egypt court acquittal
A Toast for Peace
Confronting Homeland Security's 'SSSS' Watch List
The Syrian Revolution Is Not a Holy War
With Income Inequality Comes Violence
Time to write the rules for cyber and drone challenges
Mason Professors, Graduates Take Active Role in Latin American Conflicts
A Peacebuilding Approach to Teaching About Extremism
Beijing Encroaching on Moscow’s Military Dominance in Tajikistan
Visiting professor analyzes conflict
Next Up in Somalia’s Fragile Transition: Bridge Political Divides
What Would MLK Think of America’s Modern Wars?
Why can’t America just take out Assad?
5 Ways We Should Radically Reconsider War
Voices: In midst of war, life goes on for Syrian kids
Stimson Center Names Five Nonresident Fellows
When Washington Welcomes A Nonviolent Muslim: What CBS News and Congress Have In Common
Interview: Zheng Wang
Israeli-Palestinian conflict - discussion with Marc Gopin: on economic peace & justice
Myanmar's negotiator expresses belief in China's willingness to help in peace process
Professor Utilizes Real World Experience in Conflict Resolution Studies
Anacostia totem pole belies Washington’s devotion to Redskins
Stop the ISIS War Before It Gets Worse!
Civilian Devastation During War Explored in ‘Why They Die’
Beyond Jewish Blessings and Curses There is Absolute Love
Syria, Lebanon, and the Middle East: Enabling a War-to-Peace Transition
The Missing Ingredient in UN's 2030 Global Goals
Shank and Gilchrest: Increasing the Peace Can Reduce the Debt
Counter-Revolutions and Evolutions: Lessons of Egypt and Iran
Soldiers Into Students: Veterans, Educators Try to Ease Transition
Mason Student Studies Emerging Protest Culture Over Land Rights Conflicts in Cambodia
Moving Beyond Hope: The IOC and Team Refugee
Interreligious Intercultural Dialogue Institutionalized - Deja Vu All Over Again
How to Pull Yemen Back from the Edge
Congratulations to the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at GMU: The IMTD and ICAR partnership continues
OP-ED: Iran in the Era of Moderation and Reform
Sisters know a good road trip when they see one
George Mason to cultivate global leaders
Mason student researches homelessness from a conflict perspective
Catching Kony
Americans have had enough conflict
The Lonely Man of Peace
Insight Policing and the Role of the Civilian in Police Accountability
We're Unfair to Draft-Card Burners
National Geographic Offering Israel Tour: National Geographic Expedition is offering 12-day tours of the Holy Land, complete with hotels and museums
Crimean Tatar Mejlis Elects New Chairperson as Mustafa Cemilev Steps Down
Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution Becomes a School
Doing Due Diligence on Diplomacy With Damascus
Optimism at last for American jailed in Egypt, her family
Israel's New Left Goes Online
Charlie Rangel: Why I Oppose Syria Strikes
ما هي خلفية اشتعال القومية الكردية في العراق؟
Marginalizing Muslims in Switzerland
Bring Russia out of the cold and into the fold
Dr. Jeremy Rinker- UNCG Campus Weekly
Comment: The Cyprus Challenge: A solution paradigm shift
Oil Is At The Heart Of The Ukraine Crisis
Tragedy & Triumph
Resolute in uncertain times: peacebuilding in the new US administration
The Conflict that Became Mine
Tunisia’s Elections Seal Transition, Raise Fears of Old Regime
Settler Turned Peace Activist Now Occupies Wall Street: Kobi Skolnick Puts Jewish Stamp on Protest, Not Just on Holidays
Ethiopia’s Muslim Activists Pave a Path for Nonviolent Political Activism
Trump 'ordered Sisi' to release US-Egyptian charity worker
Peace Movement Has Become Powerless, Says MK Yuli Tamir
Politics Unusual
Girls released from Boko Haram captivity rejected by society - new report
Post Eurozone crisis, how to increase a country's resilience to risk
U.S. Credibility Around the World Damaged by Afghanistan War
Universities More Moderate than Believed
'Delenda Carthago': ISIS, threat and recovery
Settlement of Karabakh conflict ruled out as long as ‘mutual concessions’ perceived as loss
This Week in Poverty: 'A Place at the Table' and 'American Winter'
Managing the Madness in the Middle East
Don't let Yemen turn into Syria: Column
PCDN's Dr. Catalina Rojas awarded the prestigious SXSW Dewey Award for use of digital technology to help others
In new class, students get lessons in karate kicks, world peace, diplomacy
When studying abroad in a conflict zone, safety is key
Coup-Speak Speaking
Why the White House Won't Win the Afghanistan War
Bullies, Jerks and Weasels
Colombia's Inminent Peace Agreement: A Brief Analysis of What the Agreement is, What is Next and What is Missing
Rights groups renew request for release of defendants in the Belady Foundation case and urge compliance with legal standards for pretrial detention
Taliban Prisoner Releases Are High-Risk, Low-Reward
Turning Training into Action: Mason Students Analyze a Conflict in Brazil
Comment: A federal constituent “state” is not in the interest of Turkish Cypriots
Busting the Biofuels Boom

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