The School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution

Lone wolf senator builds case to engage Myanmar
No Immunity for US Troops: Why Hamid Karzai Punted to Loya Jirga
Resolute in uncertain times: peacebuilding in the new US administration
An OSCE reconciliation strategy for Cyprus?
Afghan civil society calls for just peace
How to stop Libya becoming another Iraq
Six leading Libyan women dominate Virginia conference on Libya
Deadly challenge of keeping Syria health-care workers safe
Indian Guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Hopes to Teach Peace to the Taliban
Sudan, after the breakup: Can violence be prevented?
Mason S-CAR Dean’s Book Awarded Top Prize by International Conflict Organization
It's the Arab spring for dictators
George Mason to cultivate global leaders
Nato should negotiate a security structure that includes Russia
Obama: fine words and a touch of game theory
The Struggle for Independence in West Papua
A peace-building response to the rise of 'Trumpism'
Former Del. Jim Scott remembered for selfless public service
The Russian Military Intervention in Syria; Is This Really a Concern for the U.S.?
We must make anti-bullying a mainstream message
Ötekilerden ‘Ötekilere’ (From Others to ‘Others’)
Ukraine crisis underscores need for renewables push
The NYC Security Risk That Candidates Aren't Discussing
Confederate flag: hatred or heritage?
First Person: Five Things I Learned in Syrian Refugee Camps
Settlement of Karabakh conflict ruled out as long as ‘mutual concessions’ perceived as loss
Obama’s speech was more of the same - and not what we needed
Anacostia: Why I have faith in the future of my neighborhood
The Israeli ex-settler at the center of Occupy Wall Street
Alumnus Helps Special-Needs Students Transition to Higher Ed, Work
Donald Trump’s bigotry has inspired U.S. Muslim voters like no candidate before
The Saudis and the Iranians Need to Talk: And we need to make it happen
Germany's lesson for U.S. -- keep faith with workers
Egypt acquits American woman detained for 3 years
Lessons from Afghanistan
Businesses Must Take the Lead on Climate-Change Action
What Aziz Abu Sarah learned in Hebrew school
Beyond Jewish Blessings and Curses There is Absolute Love
Awakening the Demons: There is no Arab Spring coming to Iraq. But sectarian protests could tear this fragile country apart.
The Impact of the Syrian Civil War on Identity Groups in Turkey
Why can’t America just take out Assad?
Rwandan refugee works for peace and justice
Cyprus: An EU Presidency occupied by Candidate Turkey
Resolved to Keep Faith
China’s Foreign Policy Debates
For young adults who lost parents on Sept. 11, a hope for peace
Vietnam and Great Power Rivalries
Myanmar Vote Plan Clouds New US Dialogue
Let's keep Syria's blood off America's hands
Bernie Sanders vows to fight Islamophobia and 'ugly stain of racism' in the US
Sit down with Iran to ensure there is no ‘October surprise’
Peace – practical, not fanciful
Election campaigns and the politics of performance
Mason students discuss Islamophobia
A Westside Story: Through the Eyes of a Sandtown Child!
Has outgoing Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal brought about a new, more peaceful, face to the organization?
A Discussion with Marc Gopin, Director, Center on Religion, Diplomacy, and Conflict Resolution
Minimum wage war reaches tipping point
A New (Old) Narrative for the Left
Climate Change Is An Immediate Threat
U.S. Drones Mobilize Pakistani Nonviolent Movement
Rand Paul's Filibuster Gives Civil Liberties A Rare Washington Moment
Yemen is on the Brink of Chaos - And Why It's So Important
We're Unfair to Draft-Card Burners
Data show drone attacks doomed to fail against ISIS in Syria
CMEP conference: Middle East peace process needs new paradigm
Why defeating ISIS with military might is starry eyed idealism
How to save the American Dream
High school students learn conflict resolution through karate
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR; Resolving Conflicts in the Caucasus
Collaboration with China is preferable to containment
Options for Action in Syria
My sister has been jailed in Egypt for 900 days. When will the U.S. help free her?
Why the US must support bid for Palestinian statehood
U.S.-E.U. Rhetoric on Russia as Destructive as a Chekhovian Duel
Girls released from Boko Haram captivity rejected by society - new report
GMU Student Burns Pagoda For Senior Art Project
Equality in action: A conversation at the checkpoint
Israel Claims Holy Sites, Reignites Religious Flashpoint
U.S. Must Respect Afghanistans Sovereignty During Withdrawal and Beyond
Expect Resource Wars With Exxon CEO At State Helm
Dirty Energy Dollars
Tehran looks ready to tango
Stop the ISIS War Before It Gets Worse!
In America, domestic extremists are a bigger risk than foreign terrorism
US Navy Seals plan to accept women after female soldiers graduate as rangers
Coup-Speak Speaking
Yemen Can't Do It Alone
Ukrainian and Crimean Authorities Snub OSCE over Minority Rights
Advocates for Egypt’s street children face unjust imprisonment
Death to America in Yemen? No.
Wanted: Middle East Statesmen
The only way forward on Syria
10 Syria Questions for John Kerry and Chuck Hagel
The Path To Clean Energy Requires An Energy-Storage Revolution
Reading Dr Ambedkar as a narrative for social change
ISIS attacks fueled by illegal guns and open societies we can’t afford to lose
Tale of Two Conventions: Why Charlotte Wins Over White Tampa
Scars of the Khmer Rouge: How Cambodia is healing from a genocide
People to People Contact
Counter-Revolutions and Evolutions: Lessons of Egypt and Iran
Letter to the Editor: Dismissal of Evidence Affected Paris Agreement
Is Yemen’s power struggle over?
Gaza becomes Syria: Middle East geopolitics 2.0
Why Forest Whitaker Is Making the UN Goals Famous
A picture of hope and courage
What the Killing of Trayvon Martin Means for Maryland
Holy Land tours a new tool in peacebuilding
Dignity for Iran equals an Iran free of nuclear weapons
Realising peace potential of constitution
Africa: Can January Makamba Be the Next President of Tanzania?
5 Ways We Should Radically Reconsider War
Stop atrocities before they start
Cultural Educator: Aziz Abu Sarah
Hillary Clinton Asks Egypt’s President Sisi to Release Aya Hijazi
Freed Egyptian American prisoner returns home following Trump intervention
Anti-immigration Legislation Makes Cities and Citizens Less Safe
Republicans and the Mennonite vote
Aziz Abu Sarah Named National Geographic Emerging Explorer
Crimean Tatars Fear for Their Safety After Crimea’s Annexation to Russia
The Federal response in Malheur and far right extremism
Sorting Out Our Options in Afghanistan
A Local First approach to early warning and response
Drowning the Arab Spring in Gulf Oil
How to Have a Productive Conversation About Politics at Thanksgiving
Riyadh Conference: What Makes It Different?
Interreligious Intercultural Dialogue Institutionalized - Deja Vu All Over Again
Is the OSCE relevant to Cyprus? Or is Cyprus irrelevant to the OSCE?
Beware Libya’s ‘Fair Dictator’
Elections are good, right? Well, not always
Slavery and Climate – There's More in Common Than You Think, Vatican Says
A role for the US in Afghan national reconciliation?
Imagining Peace: The Practical Advantages for Muslims, Jews and Christians of Peace for Palestine and Israel
Turkey’s once-worldly aims falter, even close allies concerned
Presidents must come together on East Asia
Fighting extremism: Dignity is the answer
A New United Nations of Human Rights Countries
Darfur Donor Conference: A Park for a Deadly Conflict
Our moral obligations in Somalia
Addressing divide between communities and police
After Nearly Three Years, An American In Egypt Walks Free
Colombia's Inminent Peace Agreement: A Brief Analysis of What the Agreement is, What is Next and What is Missing
The case for compulsory voting
Reflections of a Catholic American on bin Laden’s death
China and Japan REALLY Don’t Like Each Other
Nimr Al Nimr: Anatomy of a Man
Book Review: Professors and their Politics
The Ottoman Experience in Mosul, Then and Now
Why Bernie Sanders is standing with Muslims
Collateral damage by drones dirties the hands of our nation
Settler Turned Peace Activist Now Occupies Wall Street: Kobi Skolnick Puts Jewish Stamp on Protest, Not Just on Holidays
Duly Elected Tyranny: Recovering Democracy in the Age of Majority Abuses
For Economic Growth, Repeal Drug Laws and Rehabilitate Ex-Cons
Rand Paul Got It Right on ISIS
The 'anti-science' side of the political divide
Turkey's Complex Policy
Crisis management system for Japan and China
Feckless on Foreign Policy
Senior Government Officials Participate at Workshop on Strategic Communication and Conflict Resolution
Morocco a Stable East-West Bridge
A Conflict Resolution Scholar Explains How to Resolve Conflicts in the Quiet Car
The Future of Kurdistan, Between Unity and Balkanization
Dumping Military Kit on Cops Makes Main Street a War Zone
Why World Leaders Are Starting to Eat Garbage
Woodbridge Resident Gains White House Internship
Don't forget Malaysia
Mason’s Global Problem Solving Consortium in National Spotlight
Working for world peace here at home
Feminist Scholar Cynthia Enloe Delivers Keynote Address at Gender and Conflict Conference
Lieberman and the Peace Process
New Grad ‘Ecstatic’ with Peace Corps Posting to Mozambique
Syria Conflict Panel
Ryan Gosling spreads message from Bernie Sanders
The Green Wave washes over a movement in hibernation
Time to stop coddling Iran
Do We Need Dictatorship?
25 Rights groups: The Belady Foundation case demonstrates that individual and community initiatives face only repression and fabricated charges
Confronting Homeland Security's 'SSSS' Watch List
Hunger strike highlights forgotten tragedy of Palestinian prisoners
Happy Independence Day wishes from a Palestinian
Interview: Zheng Wang
Optimism at last for American jailed in Egypt, her family
Yemen’s a Model All Right—For Disaster
EMU Professor Urges Shift in Iraqi, Afghan Strategy
The Libyan Revolution at Two
UN Summit Already Successful: $50 Billion Divested From Fossil Fuels
Letter to the editor: A response to "Immigration could swing it for Brexit"
Meat Alert
When Washington Welcomes A Nonviolent Muslim: What CBS News and Congress Have In Common
'The world is flat' in Egypt
Hong Kong's 'Occupy': A movement for universal suffrage in Hong Kong is worrying Beijing
How to Fix Turkey's Fall From International Favor
Can J Street Sideline AIPAC?
Learning from SIGIR's Final Report on Iraq Reconstruction
Charlie Rangel: Why I Oppose Syria Strikes
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
Public ‘schools of hope’ could be anything but
The Tale of Two Cities: Kyiv and Simferopol
Hope for Peace May Be Encouraged by Enemies in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Blessed Are the Climate Advocates
The World Discovers Afghanistan’s Peaceful Clerics
Bible Texts Misused in Rumsfeld Reports, Religious Leaders Say
Why the White House Won't Win the Afghanistan War
Cardin Meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister
Police Militarization Must Be Halted
Taliban Prisoner Releases Are High-Risk, Low-Reward
Africa Needs More from Obama than Promises
Is the Spirit of Sykes-Picot Still Alive in the Middle East after a Century?
Yemen: Ripe for a solution?
Focus on Al Qaeda in Yemen magnifies chronic instability
Bush's true legacy in Egypt
'Less Violent' Does Not Have to Mean 'Apathetic'
Iraqi Kurdistan fears Maliki returning to power
Inspiring Curious Feminists: Reflections on Cynthia Enloe
Why Should Israel Care What the Rest of the World Thinks?
Portrait of Stalin Sparks Brawl at WWII Ceremony in Crimea
At summer camp, Syrian child refugees recall a lost homeland
Rights groups renew request for release of defendants in the Belady Foundation case and urge compliance with legal standards for pretrial detention
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
'Delenda Carthago': ISIS, threat and recovery
Netanyahu's Kennedy moment
Orange Revolution in Ukraine: Inspiration of Disillusionment?
The Business Argument for Addressing Climate Change
Letter to the Editor from Dennis Sandole Published in The Economist
In Afghanistan, end the fighting and stop the meddling
From Israel to Mason: Conflict scholars present a peace proposal at the UN
Next Steps in Syria
A peace dividend we should all want
An Extreme Sport: Middle East Peacebuilding
To save his Middle East legacy, Obama must recognise a Palestinian state now
Displaced by Genocide, Mason Student Plans to Help Other Refugees
Lack of US-Syria Diplomacy Leads to Dangerous Isolation
Jerusalem’s potential to bring Jews and Muslims together
Mideast peace deal… and they lived unhappily ever after
یەریڤان سەعید، توێژەر لە پەیمانگای وڵاتانی كەنداو لە واشنتۆن:
Hutu Diaspora Narrative: Identity in Conflict, Conflict of Identity
Filmmaker’s ‘Will to Communicate’ Breaks through Community’s Silence
BHU holds seminar on peacebuilding
Free West Papua: Growing International Solidarity for a Forgotten Independence Movement
Fragility Needs Innovative Development Financing
Senators Welcome Release of Unjustly Imprisoned Egyptian-American Aya Hijazi
George Mason University Partners With an African Nonprofit Organization- 72Africa
Mass shootings show need for gun law reform
When nature trumps nurture, we all lose
Why Congress Should Care About the Beepocalypse | Commentary
Libya’s GNA and the Future of Public Discourse
Aziz Abu Sarah is a Tour Guide
To stop al-Shabab, help Somali people
Denied Victimhood and Contested Narratives: The Case of Hutu Diaspora
Yeni Bir Toplumsal Sozlesme Arayisi
Problem-solving approach privileges both parties
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
A Caution Against Framing Syria as an Assad-Opposition Dichotomy
Graduate students spend spring break with Syrian refugees
Bring Russia out of the cold and into the fold
World Bank needs Jeffrey Sachs
Mason Professors, Graduates Take Active Role in Latin American Conflicts
'Ceasefire' Is the Syria Word We Need to Hear
Bucolic Peekskill under attack: View
Myanmar Fighting Poses Dilemma for China
Massachusetts and Genocide
"With friends like these..." on Romney's comments about Israeli and Palestinian culture
Cure Police Violence As If It Were a Disease
Court clears American aid worker after 3 years behind bars in Egypt
What Pope Francis Will Say to America This Week
IAA Chief Attends Workshop
Regionalization of Conflict and Opportunities for Peace in the Horn of Africa
The Bo Xilai Verdict: Everybody Wins
The Noxious Origins of NYC Gentrification: Cooking Gas
Terrorism and Development
Students Practice Citizen Diplomacy in Syria
Inclusiveness: The Right (and Political) Way to Be
National Geographic Offering Israel Tour: National Geographic Expedition is offering 12-day tours of the Holy Land, complete with hotels and museums
US must vote in favour or abstain
Why I'm Going to Yemen
How I learned to forgive my brother’s murderers
10 Ways Conflict is Like Sex
Today, I join Khader Adnan’s hunger strike – will you?
Q & A With Kevin Avruch, Ph.D.
Fallacy of a moderate mullah
Egypt’s Street Children, Aya Hijazi, and Me
Keeping the Keys: The Rise of the Palestinian Diplomatic Intifada
Working Abroad a Big Help on the Hill
DOS UNIVERSIDADES AMERICANAS Ibarretxe trae a Euskadi el Agirre Lehendakaria Center
Why Hong Kong's #OccupyCentral Used Nonviolent Action as Tactic
Religions meet at VST
ما هو الإرث السياسي لمحمود عباس؟
A New Heroism in Israel and Palestine
Maltese neutrality still a brilliant idea
Bosnia Back on the Brink: Ukraine can learn from Bosnia's failed socioeconomic policies
In new class, students get lessons in karate kicks, world peace, diplomacy
How the U.S. Deals With a Land Known for Corruption
Obama Thinks Too Small on Climate Change
Look to Iran for a solution in Syria
After 900 days in pre-trial detention, campaigns call for release of Aya Hegazy
Could a Nuclear Iran Bring About More Stability, Rather Than Less?
Semites Unite! You Have Nothing to Lose But your Conflict
Ukraine Diplomatic Deal: Necessary Next Steps
We can only hope that the cerebral will get the better of the visceral
Britain’s election results may prove to be a blow to US foreign policy goals
Congress makes Elmo cry by defunding Palestinian 'Sesame Street'
Hezbollah’s Triumph
UN climate change negotiations in Poland this week
Social media project addresses extremist violence at home and abroad
Detroit On The Brink
Don't Talk, Do Something! Palestinian/Israeli Unilateralism as Legitimate Negotiations
An Ill-Advised Purge in Libya
Using Israeli and Palestinian Guides, Tour Group Helps Visitors ‘Experience the People’
6th Annual Graduate Education Symposium in Peace and Conflict Resolution Meets at George Mason University
Do military women want combat jobs? The survey numbers say yes — and so do more than 9,000 combat action badges
No end in sight for conflict between our two angels
Social Scientist Sees Bias Within
Human Rights of Crimean Tatars Discussed in European Parliament
Syria, Lebanon, and the Middle East: Enabling a War-to-Peace Transition
A Toast for Peace
Hottest Year on Record, 2014, Brings Economic Opportunity
Humanitarian Missiles Are Superior to Cruise Missiles
Congressmen urge Egypt to release Virginia woman from jail
Keeping USAID: why the US shouldn’t cut off its nose
A third intifada is inevitable unless Israel changes course
The effect of 100 years of amnesia on the Turkish population
The Art of Appeasement, Part I Unraveling a Patchwork of Improvised Disaster
How Women’s Rights Are Linked to U.S.-Iran Negotiations
The Time For Leadership To Protect All Civilians Across Syria
Sandy Hook shootings: We need to focus on more than just gun control
An online occupation
Direct Analytical Approach to Peacebuilding
Insight Policing and the Role of the Civilian in Police Accountability
Shank and Gilchrest: Increasing the Peace Can Reduce the Debt
What Secretary Clinton Does Not Recognize About Egypt’s Anti-Regime Protests
Obama’s local, international obstacles on Syria
A Mood Is Not A Movement: Five Ideas For The Anti-Trump Forces
Students discuss effects of Charlie Hebdo shooting
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - Discussion with Marc Gopin: Part 1 on Economic Peace & Justice
Palestine’s new PM and his prospects for success
Explorer’s Analysis: Inside Key Issues of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
Why Obama should pardon Snowden: Column
Egyptian-American activist Aya Hegazi returns to US following Egypt court acquittal
Aziz Abu Sarah – Ending the Cycle of Violence in Israel and Palestine
Comment: The Cyprus Challenge: A solution paradigm shift
Columbia Prof Uses Math To Create World Peace
Crimean Crisis Escalates Further
Stimson Center Names Five Nonresident Fellows
With Mike Duvall, Fall of Another ‘Family Values’ Crusader
Why we should keep out of Somalia’s affairs
The Next Step for Myanmar
Mason intern ventures into rural Mexico conflict zone to practice mediation
Congress Can't Ignore Afghanistan in Budget Talks
Ineffective tightening of sanctions on Iran
Solon Simmons' "The Eclipse of Equality"
What Do We Mean When We Say "Clean Energy"?
How to Solve Your Conflicts, and Get FED at the Same Time
Science of unintended consequences
The Ghailani Verdict - Susan Hirsch featured in the New York Times
Time to write the rules for cyber and drone challenges
The Difference Between Protest America 1968 And 2017
Conflict as an opportunity
Germany Tells NATO, Russia To Dialogue Before Things Get 'Completely Out Of Control'
The Conflict that Became Mine
Somalia on the Brink
Europe Must Help Syria’s Women Make Peace
Reimagining Transitional Justice in Bali
Rep. Charles Rangel: Let's slow down the next superstorm
Inside the Beltway: Pillars of liberty
Obama's Middle East Speech: The Message Was Not Received
How to Defuse the Ukraine Crisis: The way to respond to Russia is not with Cold War rhetoric
Academics & Activists Discuss Poverty, Inequality, Conflict
Freeport's Highland Community College board will seat Shockey and Musser
Dismissal of Evidence Affected Paris Agreement
Mason student’s question to Democratic presidential candidate goes viral
How to stop the stone-throwing in Anacostia
Vision Series: Sandra Cheldelin to Discuss Women and Conflict
Entitled to Protection, Palestinians Should Join the ICC, Now
The Syrian Revolution Is Not a Holy War
American impotence and the ‘Born in Jerusalem’ law
Social Scientist Sees Bias Within
Are Direct Negotiations Good or Bad for the Palestinians?
U.S. Credibility Around the World Damaged by Afghanistan War
Athletes Pick A Side At The Women's March
A Fixable Problem for Our Society
The American Elections: Prospects for a New US Foreign Policy
Visiting professor analyzes conflict
The Obama administration ignores an American imprisoned in Egypt
Trump’s favorite dictator is jailing U.S. citizens
Settler Terrorism -- An American Problem
9 Costs of Drone Strikes
Mason Center Works Toward a Peaceful Future
How U.S. Ambassadors Influence China (But Not Americans)
How a monk-turned-street artist sees New York City’s homeless
Voices: In midst of war, life goes on for Syrian kids
Responsible Journalism Series: Media as Critical Reflective Practice
Armenian, Azeri experts' Karabakh settlement recommendations
Fed Up With Climate Change Apathy
WATCH: Bernie Sanders hugs Muslim student, vows to fight racism as Jew
Boycotting Muslim 'Savages' Ad on DC Metro in Protest of Hate Speech
Palestinian, Jew give both sides on joint Jerusalem tours
Transforming a Nation
Search – Côte d’Ivoire wins the Prize of Excellency
The ISIS takeover of Ramadi means hard choices face the Iraqi and US governments
Israel's New Left Goes Online
Hillel Event Bridges Israeli-Palestinian Gap
Turkmenistan cautiously opens to the world
خبير في النزاعات الدولية: ترامب سيبيع الورقة السورية لبوتين (حوار)
Next Up in Somalia’s Fragile Transition: Bridge Political Divides
What the Middle East can learn from Southeast Asia
Why is the US so reticent to read the right messages in Asia and the Pacific?
The Price of Abandoning Yemen
Hillary Clinton’s Response to the Pulse Orlando Shootings
As China’s Economy Falters, Military Parade Offers Chance to Burnish Image
Syria’s Christian conundrum
Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution Becomes a School
Crimea Muslims Fear Separation, Exile
UC Berkeley holds 6th annual TED conference, explores themes of wisdom, compassion
Marginalizing Muslims in Switzerland
U.S. Sanctions On Iran Should Be Lifted For Humanitarian Goods
Press Pause on the Rush to War
Conflict Management Fieldwork in Jordan Yields Surprises, Insights
The 2017 Arthur N. Rupe Great Debate: Is ISIS an Existential Threat to the United States?
Crimean Tatar Mejlis Elects New Chairperson as Mustafa Cemilev Steps Down
Lingering Questions Surround Geneva III
Unclenched Fists
Time for the peace vote?
Could ‘Insight Policing’ have saved Sandra Bland, Freddie Gray and others?
Peaceful Dispute Resolution Ideas
An American humanitarian worker goes on trial in Cairo. What’s next for Aya Hijazi?
Tanzanian President’s Former Aide Plans Bid to Succeed Him
Eviction of Palestinian outpost exposes double standard on settlements
Man-to-man chat can avert disaster
Using hip-hop to resolve global conflict
Mason Student Strives to Bring Peace Before Dangerous African Presidential Vote
Conflict and the Consequences of Isolation: A Comparative Study
Producing solutions by appreciating the interconnections
Jordan Valley essential for a viable Palestinian state
Why Did Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Go to Iraq?
Land Rights Have Become A Women's Issue Through Social Mobilization In Cambodia
Peace Movement Has Become Powerless, Says MK Yuli Tamir
Drones weaken USA's moral might: Opposing view
Prevention better than punitive in Syria
U.S. Couple Held In Egyptian Prison For 1 Year Over Unfounded Child Abuse
Firing Up Kurdish Nationalism in Iraq
'Tribunal' Opens Hearings Into Mass Killings in Indonesia
Political Discourse: A Family Affair
In Israel, the Rent Is Too Damn High
Turkey's Best Asset to Tackle ISIS: Ankara or America?
Soldiers Into Students: Veterans, Educators Try to Ease Transition
Boots on the Ground, Not Unmanned Robots in the Sky
Conflict resolution workshop benefits Patriots and participants
Why, Indeed, History Should Sometimes Repeat Itself: a Review of History as a Prelude
What My Amish and Mennonite Forefathers Would Think About My Job in Congress (and Why I Left)
Palestine's Right to Defend Itself
Unholy Media Malpractice: The press totally missed the point of Bernie Sanders' trip to the Vatican.
Can Obama Influence Ethiopia on Human Rights, Democracy?
When soldiers commit murder
Tragedy & Triumph
The three-ring circus of American politics
‘Strength through peace – not peace through strength’: a reaction to Trump’s America First foreign policy
The Current of Discord on the Mekong
إيران والعواصم الأربع: السيطرة بداية الانهيار
Immigration debate: How DC can move the conversation forward
She Didn't Have a Gun... She Had MLK's Dream
Moving Beyond Hope: The IOC and Team Refugee
Trump 'ordered Sisi' to release US-Egyptian charity worker
Myanmar's negotiator expresses belief in China's willingness to help in peace process
Paul Ryan's Radical Economic Regime: Why His House Budget Legacy Is a Lesson in Elitism
America's lawmakers in Libyan quagmire
Crimean Tatars fear exile again
When studying abroad in a conflict zone, safety is key
OP-ED: Iran in the Era of Moderation and Reform
7 Ways Obama's U.N. Speech Revealed His Inconsistent Foreign Policy
When Contested Narratives of Identity and Victimhood are Victims of Politics
Mason experts explain how ISIS attacks are recruitment tools
These fiscal cliff hawks ought to be foreign policy doves
Faith dialogue focus on social media sites
Why Americans Are Ready to Pay More Money for Cleaner Energy
Opinion: Why Trump’s foreign policy won’t make America great again
USDA Does Diets Differently, Moves Off Meat
The Indoctrination Myth
One Week After Colorado Shooting, US Government Still Failing to Safeguard America
We gain more than we lose in the Iran nuclear deal [Commentary]
Working for Peace in the Age of Trump
Essebsi Must Work With Islamists to Ensure Tunisia’s Transition
Author, Terrorism Victim Hirsch Says Capital Punishment Hurts U.S. Image Abroad
Achieving the mission: A conversation with UPEACE Vice Rector Amr Abdalla
Meet Nousha Kabawat and her unstoppable drive to help Syria’s displaced children thrive
American Aid Worker Is Cleared of Child Abuse Charges in Egypt
Why US and Chinese cities will make or break any global climate deal
With Income Inequality Comes Violence
Congratulations to the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at GMU: The IMTD and ICAR partnership continues
The Chinese Dream From Mao to Xi
Lecture by Susan Hirsch at San Anton Palace
Highland Community College Board Candidates Weigh District's Financial, Enrollment Woes
The Lonely Man of Peace
Arab Gulf States Wary of Iran’s Role in the Battle for Mosul
At Town Hall, Sanders Makes Commitment to 'End All Forms of Racism in This Country'
Israel Inside/Out: Perspectives And Prisms
Yemen needs action, not just talk
How to Pull Yemen Back from the Edge
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Ethiopian Ruling Coalition Wins Majority of Parliament Seats
Price tag attack on J’lem church provokes religious condemnation
Universities More Moderate than Believed
Use US soft power to free the Ashraf Seven
Global Mayors Protest Trump’s Anti-Climate Cabinet
A Palestinian’s journey from stone-throwing to conflict resolution
We Lead Developed World in Poverty and Inequality
This Week in Poverty: 'A Place at the Table' and 'American Winter'
My Turkish Airport
Lawmakers in Washington increasingly concerned about Ethiopia
Gulf Nations Can Provide Jobs, Which Is Crucial to Syrian Refugees
Tourism of Destruction, Tourism of Construction: Two Trips to the Holy Land
"We Are Not Like Them": Itamar Massacre Activates A Dangerous Israeli-Jewish Ethnocentrism
Chomsky Takes on the World (Bank)
Mason student researches homelessness from a conflict perspective
Scholars skeptical on Japan apology
Conflict Resolution, One Book at a Time
Peacebuilding: the new generation
How Climate Change Sparked the Crisis in Syria
An 'Afghan Summer' of revolt - Part 2
Horizon that is always receding
The Politics of Bongo Flava
Couple Spend Their Wedding Money on Street Children, End up in an Egyptian Prison
Post-Election Ferguson: Bipartisan Congress to Demilitarize Police
National Geographic Expeditions ‘Holy Land’ Partner Scores Top UN Award
Experts Say There Will Be No Contest in Ethiopia's Upcoming Vote
Women in combat: US military on verge of making it official
THE RUSSIAN PLOT, Or, How to Avoid Taking Responsibility for Losing a Presidential Election
Breakdown in Yemen
Lieberman and the Peace Process
Why Protest? And What’s Next: Truth-Telling and Reconciliation for Ferguson and Beyond
Bosnia: Stabilization Stalled in Negative Peace
Trump Should Take a Lesson From the Pope on How to Lead
Donald Trump and the Politics of Personality: To Understand Trumpism, Look Abroad!
Gridlock is death for deliberation
Egypt: Revolution or bust
Two Crimean Tatar Mosques Torched in Crimea on the Eve of Major Muslim Holiday
Why is ISIS destroying Iraq's historical heritage?
A Grassroots Visit Belies Washington's View of Afghanistan
Doing Due Diligence on Diplomacy With Damascus
If America wants Assad to respect international law, it must respect it, too
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry denounces US calls for Aya Hegazy’s release
The Coaching Revolution in the Federal Government
Mason professors offer insights in aftermath of Paris tragedy
Analysis: Progressive policies provide answer for Sanders’ foreign policy gap
Art Student Set to Send ‘Transformative’ Project Up in Flames on Mason Pond
Bullies, Jerks and Weasels
Food insecurity rising as crop production falls
Confronting genocide in Myanmar: The urgent need to prevent and protect
Iraq’s Islamic divisions intensify
In fighting gangs, US should look to El Salvador
Turkey’s Kurdish Peace Process – Analysis - Part 3
Our Military Shouldn’t Turn Its Back on Servicewomen Who Need an Abortion
How Trump Gives Negotiation a Bad Name
When diplomatic opportunities were dismissed
Only Good Governance can Defeat Al Qaeda in Yemen
America’s litmus test on Syria
Washington Area Students Weigh in on South Sudan Conflict
Promoting Peace and Conflict Awareness In Small Town America: Independence, Kansas
Ahmadinejad - Incitement Deserves Indictment
65 years after 'catastrophe,' Palestinians have little to cheer about
Syria Needs Real Help, Not American Bombs
US Lawmaker Urges Egypt to Release Dual Citizen
Who is Aya Hijazi, the American freed from jail in Egypt?
Israelis and Palestinians -- rage, fear and misunderstanding
Paul Ryan's path to economic peril
The costly errors of America's wars
Overnight Crimean Crisis Hits Stalemate
Inevitable US policy shift on Burma: why and how
A New Approach to Dealing With Global Food Insecurity
Why the Kerry-Karzai Afghan Security Deal Won't Work
Open letter to President-elect Trump and government officials at all levels
‘Amish Mafia’ is a shameful, unrealistic portrayal of plain people
Palestinian Organization Wins 1st Place in Intercultural Innovation Award
U.S. Military Interventionism Has Harmed Iraq Dearly
Creating Resilient Communities
Chattanooga: on the need to fight terror with reason
From protests to politics, a new way forward for Yemen
The Mother of Badly Timed Arms Sales
Sign a Drone Treaty Before Everyone Does as We Do
Why Washington is wrong to impose visa suspension on Iraqis
Republicans want to fight climate change, too
PCDN's Dr. Catalina Rojas awarded the prestigious SXSW Dewey Award for use of digital technology to help others
Afghans Failing Security Test In Badakhshan
What Would MLK Think of America’s Modern Wars?
A look at the American 'Countering Violent Extremism' strategy
‘Don’t Disturb The Peace’: Post-Conflict Politics In Aceh, Indonesia
Making Nonviolent Statecraft into a Self-Evident Truth
Questions must be about gun safety
Netanyahu’s address to Congress is a recipe for disaster, not peace
A Budget for Working America
Palestine: Still key to stability in the Middle East
CPCS Hosted Conference in Washington D.C.
သုတေတီတစ်ဦး၏ နာဂဒေသနှင့်လူမျိုးများအကြောင်း [Research about the future of local and indigenous people]
A Peacebuilding Approach to Teaching About Extremism
Israeli, Palestinian join forces to offer tours with two viewpoints
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
Doctoral Student Goes to Hollywood to Teach Peace Techniques
UVA Gives Diversity Awards to Longtime Professors McDowell and Dukes
Albany Gets "F" for Failing to Protect Tenants
The ’60s Begin to Fade as Liberal Professors Retire
Trump got Egypt to free an American prisoner. Here’s her story.
Genocide or Terrorism? Transnational Advocacy and the Ogaden Conflict
There is a Major Climate Issue Hiding in Your Closet: Fast Fashion
Tunisia’s Elections Seal Transition, Raise Fears of Old Regime
A New Model for American Foreign Policy
Nonviolent resistance key to Middle East breakthrough
Police should put away the military gear and build connections with young people
Richard Solomon Proved Sport Matters through the ‘Ping-Pong’ Diplomacy, and George Mason University is Poised to Tell Us How
Congress Better Listen to the Pope on Climate Change
Anticipating the Syria of Tomorrow: Strategies to Decrease Violence Against Innocents
Liberia’s Path from Anarchy to Elections
China’s Puzzling ADIZ Decision Making
If You Want Revenge for 9/11, Don't Look to the Kids Who Lost A Parent
Will Saudi Arabia's 'Operation Decisive Storm' restore order in Yemen?
Faith-Based Diplomacy
The Real War on Coal Starts in Kosovo
Trust in Maliki harms U.S. credibility
Muslim advocates welcome Bernie Sanders' support but want visible action
Obama must stand up to Netanyahu on Israeli settler violence
Point of View opens—A place for conflict conversation, transformation
Needed: Social Engineering?
How Egypt’s most famous jailed couple celebrated Valentine’s Day
Evolving policy in a changing world: Examining challenges and opportunities in the new US Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review
Rodef Shalom to host panel on Palestinian perspectives
Former Middle East 'Foes' to Speak on Building Peace
Why Rep. Hunter Is Very Wrong About Nuking Iran
Arab Americans Organize with the ANSWER Coalition to Protest Trump Inauguration
How Germans Go Green
Lessons from South Asia for an Arab Spring
Morocco: An Emerging Model For Muslim-Jewish Relations – OpEd
The Audacity of Air Strikes and Secret Deals: Just making Isis grow stronger?
Mirëdita Dobar Dan Festival in Belgrade: We Stuck our Foot in the Open Door
Arts and Peacebuilding
Sick talk: The danger of blaming migrants for Israel’s ills
Even a weakened Libya can avoid civil war
Crimean Tatars's Pain is Renewed- Kırım Tatarları'nın acıları tazelendi
How to fix our police departments
EU Threat Has Inspired Panic Rather than Reform
Conflict Analysis and Resolution Students Named Boren Fellows
A Callous Disregard for the Law
How Did VP Candidates Do in the Debate? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
Tariq Ramadan in Chicago's Holocaust Museum
Want to cut big government abuses? Start with defence contracting
New Crimean Tatar History Book Comes Under Attack from Russian Nationalist Groups
Halep'in geleceği ve Türkiye'nin güvenliği
Politics Unusual
Seeing Both Sides of the Holy Land
Israeli-Palestinian conflict - discussion with Marc Gopin: on economic peace & justice
No Iran deal, but significant progress in Geneva
Pro-Earth Republicans In The Era Of President Trump
Managing the Madness in the Middle East
China and Japan engage neocortices
Why Congress Needs to Act Now On Super-Pollutants
Keeping Iran and Saudi Arabia From War
Mason’s Michael Shank Joins White House Climate Change Group
Heavy metal music unites Jews and Muslims across the Middle East
Motives of suicide terrorists
Growing Sense of Polarization and Escalating Tensions in Crimea Ahead of 69th Anniversary of Crimean Tatar
Have We Become Hopelessly Divided?
‘The American Lawrence of Arabia’s’ life goes on show in the U.S.
Should Palestinians Accept Israel as a Jewish State?
America Must Rethink the War on Terror: The Authorization for Use of Military Force needs to be modified to avoid mission creep
What Are the Rules of War?
Teaching Sept. 11 To Students Who Were Born After The Attacks Happened
ما هي خلفية اشتعال القومية الكردية في العراق؟
Europe’s Migration Crisis: Causes and Cures
Democratic Party looks like America
Insights Obama can now use to undermine Putin’s narrative
A.T. Ariyaratne: Leading Sri Lanka's Largest Civil Society Movement for 50 Years
Elections in Tajikistan Have Implications for U.S. Policy in Afghanistan
Conflict Resolution Educators Converge on Mason for Annual Conference
Tackling the most grave and serious global security threats
Washington’s rapprochement with Syria is welcomed but not enough
Turning Training into Action: Mason Students Analyze a Conflict in Brazil
Dr. Jeremy Rinker- UNCG Campus Weekly
Obama Arrives in Kenya, on Personal and Official Journey
Bringing Florida to Justice, Not Just George Zimmerman
What will Rep. Dennis Kucinich's legacy be?
Is America turning into a failed state?
Sisters know a good road trip when they see one
To finally see the invisible Israelis before our eyes
Missing From Trial: Detainee Statements
Congress Must Tax Fossil Fuels
Ethiopia’s Muslim Activists Pave a Path for Nonviolent Political Activism
The Ugly Reality Of Islamophobia (And How Catholics Should Stand Up Against It)
American Aid Worker, Release Secured by Trump Officials, Leaves Egypt
Climate Action Is Solution to Slowing Superstorms | Commentary
Only catastrophes lead to the sharing of sovereignty
Comment: A federal constituent “state” is not in the interest of Turkish Cypriots
Future of Crimean Tartar Muslims Hangs in the Balance
What the Flint Crisis Reveals About Inequality in the U.S.
Hamas Advocating Dialogue Through Children’s Cartoon?
Advertising against Muslims? Not with my tax dollars
Americans have had enough conflict
Beijing Encroaching on Moscow’s Military Dominance in Tajikistan
The Emperor’s new clothes – bluster in the GOP
GOP, follow Stevens' example
Afghan religious figures, diplomats come together in İstanbul
Saudi rejects foreign interference in Iraq, blames ‘sectarian’ Maliki | Reuters
التدخل الروسي أوقف انهيار النظام السوري مؤقتاً
Fulbright Scholars Offer Tips to Win the Prize
The U.S. Afghanistan Strategy Is Failing and It's Time to Pull Out
Unite, Confuse, and Inspire: A Response to the Rise of Racism in Israel
The Dangers of Soft Power: Government backed cultural programs often come across as just propaganda
Trump is ‘deprived of all knowledge’ about public schools
Peace-maker: We must look below the surface
Behind the Headlines: Israeli Arab's Water Project May Aid Regional Cooperation
Does China Have a Foreign Policy?
Busting the Biofuels Boom
Donald Trump's Immigration Plan Would Ban One-Third of the World From the U.S.
Beyer Statement On Acquittal of Aya Hijazi and Her Co-Defendants in Egypt
How Did Democratic Candidates Do? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
Why the Gun Control Debate Doesn't Do Justice to Colorado Killings
Yemen: Expert says 'regulated escalation' expected Friday
How China’s Economic Rebalancing is like the Movie 'Speed'
The Missing Ingredient in UN's 2030 Global Goals
Saudi in Yemen; It’s personal now
Activists: Release of Detainees in Syria Crucial to Peace Process
Bernie Sanders Vows To Fight Anti-Islam Sentiment: 2016 Democratic Presidential Candidate Hugs Muslim Woman On Stage
IRP leader speaks in Washington, unsure of party goals and wary of Tajikistan’s future
Indignados de Wall Street, ¿el Tea Party de la izquierda?
Civil Society Is Faltering In This Middle East Nation
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Texas flood's climate change irony: Column
A Strike Against Israel
America cannot afford such inequality
Congress vs. the Super-Pollutants
Meryl Streep is right; bullying hurts us all
We can't let climate change turn droughts, flash floods and mudslides into the new normal
Female suicide bombers; Misguided media; Karadzic at the Hague
Interview with CNN: Ancient blueprint for Middle East peace touring U.S.
Teach, model, grow and live in empathy to build world peace, says interfaith expert Marc Gopin at Frontier Luncheon
Don't let Yemen turn into Syria: Column
Mason Student Studies Emerging Protest Culture Over Land Rights Conflicts in Cambodia
Post Eurozone crisis, how to increase a country's resilience to risk
Egypt frees U.S. charity worker Aya Hijazi from prison
Oil Is At The Heart Of The Ukraine Crisis
As New Threats Emerge, U.S. Closes Drone Base in Ethiopia
Cyclone Pam Is Just the Start
The Speech that Time Forgot
The Big Problems in Obama's Big Trade Deals
Why water is key to Syria conflict
A Silver Lining to the Film and Riots Tragedy: Freedom, Diversity, and the New Competition for Arab Public Space
Civilian Devastation During War Explored in ‘Why They Die’
Politics and Language: Dimension Beyond Words
Aya Hegazy trial postponed for 5th time after court unable to turn on laptop
As Ethiopia votes, what’s ‘free and fair’ got to do with it?
EU as model for peace
Elvis Costello Snubs Israel
Why U.S. Could Opt For 'Zero Option' In Afghanistan
In Egypt, even helping street children can land you in prison
9/11 Forever (and Ever)
What Egypt Can Learn from the “Swine Flu” Scare
Anacostia totem pole belies Washington’s devotion to Redskins
Fossil Fuel Divestment Makes UN Climate Summit a Success
Who to Blame for the Absence of a Kurdish State after Sykes Picot?
Mason/EMU alum Michael Shank works with media to tell the story of climate change
Shank: White House, Congress Choosing Wrong Path on Iran
Post-Mubarak Egypt: From successful protest to sustainable social transformation
New Crimean Tatar History Book Comes Under Attack from Russian Nationalist Groups
Syria's Next Generation
Afghans Want U.S. to Stay but Do Things Differently
Politics and the city – the battle over Istanbul’s Gezi park
Does the U.S. have a moral imperative in Syria?
Professor Utilizes Real World Experience in Conflict Resolution Studies
Conflict-sensitive Repatriation: Lessons from Displaced Communities in North-eastern Nigeria
كاتبة فلسطينية تعيش في واشنطن: أطفالنا ضحايا وليسوا إرهابيين
Did Bernie Sanders just steal Joe Lieberman’s Jewish crown?
How Belgraders Remember the NATO Bombings
A Multifaceted Crisis
Why NFL's Washington Redskins needs renaming
Sorry, Aung San Suu Kyi, the Rohingya Crisis Is No Laughing Matter
Responding to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Is Religious Freedom the Answer?
Preventing gang violence in San Diego
What can Washington do about militarized police forces?
Essay on the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the Sykes-Picot Agreement هل العرب أمام سايكس بيكو جديدة؟
Police Should Put Away the Military Gear and Build Connections with Young People
Violence and violence-containment's $460 billion price tag
Peshmerga-Iraqi forces united over Mosul, but can this last?
Faculty Spotlight on Innovation: Susan Hirsch & Agnieszka Paczynska
How one liberal group is trying to help Democrats win back the House in 2018
Using Peace 'Means' to Achieve Peaceful 'Ends'
Hamas Should Be Part of Middle East Peace Talks
Russian Consul General to Crimea Resigns Following Offensive Comments About Crimean Tatar Deportation
Explorer’s Analysis: Inside Key Issues of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
State Department Should Speak Out For Aya Hijazi, US Human Rights Defender In Egypt Prison
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
What Paul Ryan’s economic roadmap means for America
Origins and Responses to the Arab Awakening
Crimean Tatars Support EuroMaidan Protests in Kyiv

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