The School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution

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

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