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The costly errors of America's wars
Man-to-man chat can avert disaster
Women’s Exclusion Worsens Somali Crises
Expect Resource Wars With Exxon CEO At State Helm
Sit down with Iran to ensure there is no ‘October surprise’
Post-Election Ferguson: Bipartisan Congress to Demilitarize Police
Nato should negotiate a security structure that includes Russia
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
10 Syria Questions for John Kerry and Chuck Hagel
Palestine: Still key to stability in the Middle East
Mason Center Works Toward a Peaceful Future
The U.S. Is No. 1 In Global Arms Sales
We gain more than we lose in the Iran nuclear deal [Commentary]
Beijing Encroaching on Moscow’s Military Dominance in Tajikistan
Coup-Speak Speaking
CPCS Hosted Conference in Washington D.C.
Beyer Statement On Acquittal of Aya Hijazi and Her Co-Defendants in Egypt
A Local First approach to early warning and response
USIP Awards Jennings Randolph Senior Fellowships and Peace Scholarships for 2015-2016
Why Rep. Hunter Is Very Wrong About Nuking Iran
US Lawmaker Urges Egypt to Release Dual Citizen
Indian Guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Hopes to Teach Peace to the Taliban
To finally see the invisible Israelis before our eyes
Don't let Yemen turn into Syria: Column
Conflict Analysis and Resolution Students Named Boren Fellows
A col.’s view of commander’s authority
Tragedy & Triumph
Why I'm Going to Yemen
No Iran deal, but significant progress in Geneva
Who to Blame for the Absence of a Kurdish State after Sykes Picot?
The World Discovers Afghanistan’s Peaceful Clerics
Next Up in Somalia’s Fragile Transition: Bridge Political Divides
U.S.-E.U. Rhetoric on Russia as Destructive as a Chekhovian Duel
یەریڤان سەعید، توێژەر لە پەیمانگای وڵاتانی كەنداو لە واشنتۆن:
Darfur Donor Conference: A Park for a Deadly Conflict
Displaced by Genocide, Mason Student Plans to Help Other Refugees
Bible Texts Misused in Rumsfeld Reports, Religious Leaders Say
On “The Mystery of Capital”
An Interview with Dr. Tetsushi Ogata
Palestinian, Jew give both sides on joint Jerusalem tours
The Audacity of Air Strikes and Secret Deals: Just making Isis grow stronger?
China’s Foreign Policy Debates
Egypt’s Street Children, Aya Hijazi, and Me
Tackling the most grave and serious global security threats
Evolving policy in a changing world: Examining challenges and opportunities in the new US Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review
Hamas Should Be Part of Middle East Peace Talks
To stop al-Shabab, help Somali people
Netanyahu’s address to Congress is a recipe for disaster, not peace
What can Washington do about militarized police forces?
Sign a Drone Treaty Before Everyone Does as We Do
The Time For Leadership To Protect All Civilians Across Syria
Republicans and the Mennonite vote
Blessed Are the Climate Advocates
Author, Terrorism Victim Hirsch Says Capital Punishment Hurts U.S. Image Abroad
American Aid Worker, Release Secured by Trump Officials, Leaves Egypt
What Would MLK Think of America’s Modern Wars?
Japan’s Remilitarization, Beating Ploughshares into Swords
Saudi rejects foreign interference in Iraq, blames ‘sectarian’ Maliki | Reuters
Somalia Needs a War on Poverty
Congressmen urge Egypt to release Virginia woman from jail
When diplomatic opportunities were dismissed
Voices: In midst of war, life goes on for Syrian kids
Why can’t America just take out Assad?
Bribes, money hidden in teddy bears: welcome to US spending in Afghanistan
Making Nonviolent Statecraft into a Self-Evident Truth
Even a weakened Libya can avoid civil war
Women in combat: US military on verge of making it official
The Impact of the Syrian Civil War on Identity Groups in Turkey
The U.S. Afghanistan Strategy Is Failing and It's Time to Pull Out
Fighting extremism: Dignity is the answer
The Politics of Bongo Flava
Iraqi Kurdistan fears Maliki returning to power
The only way forward on Syria
Mason Student Strives to Bring Peace Before Dangerous African Presidential Vote
Are Direct Negotiations Good or Bad for the Palestinians?
Transforming a Nation
Militarization of U.S. Police Forces
Essay on the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the Sykes-Picot Agreement هل العرب أمام سايكس بيكو جديدة؟
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
9/11 Forever (and Ever)
Keeping USAID: why the US shouldn’t cut off its nose
Women-in-Combat Plaintiff to Present Keynote at Gender and Conflict Center Reception
Presidents must come together on East Asia
Female soldiers fight Pentagon in court for combat positions
Slavery and Climate – There's More in Common Than You Think, Vatican Says
The Lonely Man of Peace
Want to cut big government abuses? Start with defence contracting
Stop the ISIS War Before It Gets Worse!
Affirmative Action for Somalia
خبير في النزاعات الدولية: ترامب سيبيع الورقة السورية لبوتين (حوار)
These fiscal cliff hawks ought to be foreign policy doves
As Ethiopia votes, what’s ‘free and fair’ got to do with it?
5 Ways We Should Radically Reconsider War
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
Press Pause on the Rush to War
Analysis: Progressive policies provide answer for Sanders’ foreign policy gap
Regionalization of Conflict and Opportunities for Peace in the Horn of Africa
UN Small Arms Conference: Evaluation and Prospects
The Dangers of Soft Power: Government backed cultural programs often come across as just propaganda
Resolute in uncertain times: peacebuilding in the new US administration
Shank: White House, Congress Choosing Wrong Path on Iran
Confederate flag: hatred or heritage?
Don't Talk, Do Something! Palestinian/Israeli Unilateralism as Legitimate Negotiations
Reimagining Transitional Justice in Bali
Why we should keep out of Somalia’s affairs
ISIS attacks fueled by illegal guns and open societies we can’t afford to lose
Use US soft power to free the Ashraf Seven
State Department Should Speak Out For Aya Hijazi, US Human Rights Defender In Egypt Prison
Lack of US-Syria Diplomacy Leads to Dangerous Isolation
Africa: Can January Makamba Be the Next President of Tanzania?
Dumping Military Kit on Cops Makes Main Street a War Zone
In the Army, sex discrimination begins at West Point
As China’s Economy Falters, Military Parade Offers Chance to Burnish Image
What will Rep. Dennis Kucinich's legacy be?
How to Pull Yemen Back from the Edge
Suffolk reservist sues over ban on women in combat
We're Unfair to Draft-Card Burners
Palestine is nearly here, deal with it
Keeping the Keys: The Rise of the Palestinian Diplomatic Intifada
Ukraine Diplomatic Deal: Necessary Next Steps
‘Strength through peace – not peace through strength’: a reaction to Trump’s America First foreign policy
Stop atrocities before they start
Can Obama Influence Ethiopia on Human Rights, Democracy?
Israeli-Palestinian conflict - discussion with Marc Gopin: on economic peace & justice
Education in Tanzania: Losing the Future
التدخل الروسي أوقف انهيار النظام السوري مؤقتاً
Peace – practical, not fanciful
Responding to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Is Religious Freedom the Answer?
China and Japan REALLY Don’t Like Each Other
Global Mayors Protest Trump’s Anti-Climate Cabinet
Is Yemen’s power struggle over?
Ethiopian Ruling Coalition Wins Majority of Parliament Seats
Why Should Israel Care What the Rest of the World Thinks?
7 Ways Obama's U.N. Speech Revealed His Inconsistent Foreign Policy
Comment: A federal constituent “state” is not in the interest of Turkish Cypriots
Stop Treating America Like a War Zone: Congress must stop the militarization of America's police forces
Obama’s local, international obstacles on Syria
Sorry, Aung San Suu Kyi, the Rohingya Crisis Is No Laughing Matter
Book review: The Shifting Grounds of Conflict and Peacebuilding
Politics Unusual
A New United Nations of Human Rights Countries
Freed Egyptian American prisoner returns home following Trump intervention
Ethiopia’s Muslim Activists Pave a Path for Nonviolent Political Activism
Riyadh Conference: What Makes It Different?
Beware Libya’s ‘Fair Dictator’
Defense Department in Somalia
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
How a glacier could thaw dangerous India and Pakistan freeze
Vietnam and Great Power Rivalries
Court clears American aid worker after 3 years behind bars in Egypt
New Grad ‘Ecstatic’ with Peace Corps Posting to Mozambique
The Russian Military Intervention in Syria; Is This Really a Concern for the U.S.?
Why defeating ISIS with military might is starry eyed idealism
Women sue Pentagon over combat exclusion
A look at the American 'Countering Violent Extremism' strategy
Catching Kony
Conflict as an opportunity
Politics and Language: Dimension Beyond Words
Advocates for Egypt’s street children face unjust imprisonment
Doing Due Diligence on Diplomacy With Damascus
US Navy Seals plan to accept women after female soldiers graduate as rangers
Trump got Egypt to free an American prisoner. Here’s her story.
Needed: Social Engineering?
Afghan Security Forces Pass First Test, But Questions Remain
Is the Spirit of Sykes-Picot Still Alive in the Middle East after a Century?
Is the OSCE relevant to Cyprus? Or is Cyprus irrelevant to the OSCE?
Peace Parsha: Hayyei Sarah - Love and Care across Boundaries
The 2017 Arthur N. Rupe Great Debate: Is ISIS an Existential Threat to the United States?
Crimean Tatars Fear for Their Safety After Crimea’s Annexation to Russia
Why Washington is wrong to impose visa suspension on Iraqis
Why is the US so reticent to read the right messages in Asia and the Pacific?
Deadly challenge of keeping Syria health-care workers safe
Sorting Out Our Options in Afghanistan
Why the US must support bid for Palestinian statehood
Using Israeli and Palestinian Guides, Tour Group Helps Visitors ‘Experience the People’
How U.S. Ambassadors Influence China (But Not Americans)
Boarding the Train for a Trip into the Past
‘Lincoln’: Where was Frederick Douglass?
Confronting Homeland Security's 'SSSS' Watch List
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - Discussion with Marc Gopin: Part 1 on Economic Peace & Justice
Options for Action in Syria
Lingering Questions Surround Geneva III
Congratulations to the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at GMU: The IMTD and ICAR partnership continues
Palestine's Right to Defend Itself
Turkey’s once-worldly aims falter, even close allies concerned
From Israel to Mason: Conflict scholars present a peace proposal at the UN
Invest in the Afghan people not foreign contractors
Turkey's Best Asset to Tackle ISIS: Ankara or America?
EMU Professor Urges Shift in Iraqi, Afghan Strategy
‘Don’t Disturb The Peace’: Post-Conflict Politics In Aceh, Indonesia
Our moral obligations in Somalia
A third intifada is inevitable unless Israel changes course
Genocide or Terrorism? Transnational Advocacy and the Ogaden Conflict
Rights groups renew request for release of defendants in the Belady Foundation case and urge compliance with legal standards for pretrial detention
When soldiers commit murder
How to Fix Turkey's Fall From International Favor
Trump’s favorite dictator is jailing U.S. citizens
To stop sexual assault against women in the US military, add more women
Data show drone attacks doomed to fail against ISIS in Syria
Ghailani Trial and Sentence Affirms US Federal Court System
Dear Congress: Take Your Power Back
Why Army women are demanding the right to fight — and die — in combat
The Obama administration ignores an American imprisoned in Egypt
National Geographic Expeditions ‘Holy Land’ Partner Scores Top UN Award
What Aziz Abu Sarah learned in Hebrew school
S-CAR Class Inspires Landmark Lawsuit
The inclusion of women in the peacemaking process
Military spending is not right way to boost America's economic security
Obama Arrives in Kenya, on Personal and Official Journey
Experts Say There Will Be No Contest in Ethiopia's Upcoming Vote
Explosion of the Sacred
Americans have had enough conflict
Robert C. Koehler: Healthy conflict creates resilient communities
On 10th Anniversary of Afghan War, Time to Exit Militarized US Foreign Policy
Police Militarization Must Be Halted
Firing Up Kurdish Nationalism in Iraq
How to Defuse the Ukraine Crisis: The way to respond to Russia is not with Cold War rhetoric
Meryl Streep is right; bullying hurts us all
Nigeria: A Network That Reconnects North With Sardauna's Biographer John Paden
The Saudis and the Iranians Need to Talk: And we need to make it happen
Faith-Based Diplomacy
Peace is profitable: time for the US to invest
Africa Needs More from Obama than Promises
Small town America shouldn't resemble war zone
An American humanitarian worker goes on trial in Cairo. What’s next for Aya Hijazi?
Boycotting Muslim 'Savages' Ad on DC Metro in Protest of Hate Speech
Britain’s election results may prove to be a blow to US foreign policy goals
Germany Tells NATO, Russia To Dialogue Before Things Get 'Completely Out Of Control'
Egyptian-American activist Aya Hegazi returns to US following Egypt court acquittal
Syria Needs Real Help, Not American Bombs
As New Threats Emerge, U.S. Closes Drone Base in Ethiopia
Maltese neutrality still a brilliant idea
U.S. Military Interventionism Has Harmed Iraq Dearly
U.S. Soldiers in Somalia and the Pentagon's Unlearned Lessons
The Ottoman Experience in Mosul, Then and Now
Conflict and the Consequences of Isolation: A Comparative Study
Saudi in Yemen; It’s personal now
American Aid Worker Is Cleared of Child Abuse Charges in Egypt
Let's keep Syria's blood off America's hands
George Mason University Partners With an African Nonprofit Organization- 72Africa
Why U.S. Could Opt For 'Zero Option' In Afghanistan
Hillary Clinton Asks Egypt’s President Sisi to Release Aya Hijazi
Science of unintended consequences
The Current of Discord on the Mekong
Do We Need Dictatorship?
Lawmakers in Washington increasingly concerned about Ethiopia
Learning from SIGIR's Final Report on Iraq Reconstruction
Do military women want combat jobs? The survey numbers say yes — and so do more than 9,000 combat action badges
Sudan, after the breakup: Can violence be prevented?
Election campaigns and the politics of performance
Why the White House Won't Win the Afghanistan War
Keeping Iran and Saudi Arabia From War
Afghan civil society calls for just peace
Yemen’s a Model All Right—For Disaster
Tariq Ramadan in Chicago's Holocaust Museum
Crimean Crisis Escalates Further
It's the Arab spring for dictators
Does China Have a Foreign Policy?
Vatican Mayors Summit Spots Pope on Municipal Pulpit
Soldiers Into Students: Veterans, Educators Try to Ease Transition
Roads: Getting Them Done
Civilian Devastation During War Explored in ‘Why They Die’
Bosnia: Stabilization Stalled in Negative Peace
China’s Puzzling ADIZ Decision Making
Arab Americans Organize with the ANSWER Coalition to Protest Trump Inauguration
Obama making up drone rules as he goes
The ISIS takeover of Ramadi means hard choices face the Iraqi and US governments
Ahmadinejad - Incitement Deserves Indictment
Look to Iran for a solution in Syria
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Fuel for extremism is beyond Bin Laden, EMU prof says
Gaza becomes Syria: Middle East geopolitics 2.0
Time to write the rules for cyber and drone challenges
Letter to the Editor: Dismissal of Evidence Affected Paris Agreement
9 Costs of Drone Strikes
Insights Obama can now use to undermine Putin’s narrative
Bartoli & Shirch featured in the Echo Press: Commentary - A perspective on peace for the season
Former Del. Jim Scott remembered for selfless public service
Somalia on the Brink
The Emperor’s new clothes – bluster in the GOP
'Ceasefire' Is the Syria Word We Need to Hear
U.S. Couple Held In Egyptian Prison For 1 Year Over Unfounded Child Abuse
Bringing Eritrea In From The Cold
Scholars skeptical on Japan apology
Richard Solomon Proved Sport Matters through the ‘Ping-Pong’ Diplomacy, and George Mason University is Poised to Tell Us How
How U.S. War Funds Get Wasted ... And How to Stop It
Mason Partners with Ghana-based African Peace Building Organization
Bush's true legacy in Egypt
Rethinking transitions: finding the pathway from military to community security
Women in Combat
Police should put away the military gear and build connections with young people
Divide and conquer negotiations
Myanmar Fighting Poses Dilemma for China
When Radio Goes Bad: RF communications and the increased violence in South Sudan
Washington Area Students Weigh in on South Sudan Conflict
Drones weaken USA's moral might: Opposing view
Police Should Put Away the Military Gear and Build Connections with Young People
Water shortages are coming. It's time for us to act.
Civility: The Way We Drive
America's police are looking more and more like the military
Our Military Shouldn’t Turn Its Back on Servicewomen Who Need an Abortion
Can the Tribes of NATO help the Tribes of Afghanistan?
Tanzanian President’s Former Aide Plans Bid to Succeed Him
ما هي خلفية اشتعال القومية الكردية في العراق؟
Rwanda: Opening the door to dialogue (Claudine Kuradusenge)
Feckless on Foreign Policy
Tehran looks ready to tango
Bring Russia out of the cold and into the fold
Students Practice Citizen Diplomacy in Syria

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