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Obama’s local, international obstacles on Syria
Indian Guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Hopes to Teach Peace to the Taliban
Slavery and Climate – There's More in Common Than You Think, Vatican Says
Don't Talk, Do Something! Palestinian/Israeli Unilateralism as Legitimate Negotiations
How to Pull Yemen Back from the Edge
Why is the US so reticent to read the right messages in Asia and the Pacific?
Palestine: Still key to stability in the Middle East
Maltese neutrality still a brilliant idea
‘Strength through peace – not peace through strength’: a reaction to Trump’s America First foreign policy
Conflict as an opportunity
Militarization of U.S. Police Forces
Palestine is nearly here, deal with it
The 2017 Arthur N. Rupe Great Debate: Is ISIS an Existential Threat to the United States?
Evolving policy in a changing world: Examining challenges and opportunities in the new US Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review
Explosion of the Sacred
Tackling the most grave and serious global security threats
A third intifada is inevitable unless Israel changes course
Sudan, after the breakup: Can violence be prevented?
Global Mayors Protest Trump’s Anti-Climate Cabinet
Peace Parsha: Hayyei Sarah - Love and Care across Boundaries
Press Pause on the Rush to War
Freed Egyptian American prisoner returns home following Trump intervention
Blessed Are the Climate Advocates
We gain more than we lose in the Iran nuclear deal [Commentary]
When Radio Goes Bad: RF communications and the increased violence in South Sudan
Netanyahu's Kennedy moment
Colombia's Inminent Peace Agreement: A Brief Analysis of What the Agreement is, What is Next and What is Missing
Bible Texts Misused in Rumsfeld Reports, Religious Leaders Say
Sorry, Aung San Suu Kyi, the Rohingya Crisis Is No Laughing Matter
Bosnia: Stabilization Stalled in Negative Peace
Peace Corps Program & Training Specialist for Africa
The Obama administration ignores an American imprisoned in Egypt
Can the Tribes of NATO help the Tribes of Afghanistan?
A new look at climate change
Rwanda: Opening the door to dialogue (Claudine Kuradusenge)
Sick talk: The danger of blaming migrants for Israel’s ills
Do military women want combat jobs? The survey numbers say yes — and so do more than 9,000 combat action badges
Hamas Should Be Part of Middle East Peace Talks
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
Gaza becomes Syria: Middle East geopolitics 2.0
To stop sexual assault against women in the US military, add more women
Direct Analytical Approach to Peacebuilding
Civilian Devastation During War Explored in ‘Why They Die’
Court clears American aid worker after 3 years behind bars in Egypt
NYC Housing: A Clear and Present Danger
Suffolk reservist sues over ban on women in combat
Mason’s Global Problem Solving Consortium in National Spotlight
When diplomatic opportunities were dismissed
Can Obama Influence Ethiopia on Human Rights, Democracy?
A New United Nations of Human Rights Countries
Rethinking transitions: finding the pathway from military to community security
Military spending is not right way to boost America's economic security
Search – Côte d’Ivoire wins the Prize of Excellency
Fuel for extremism is beyond Bin Laden, EMU prof says
Advocates for Egypt’s street children face unjust imprisonment
Promoting Peace and Conflict Awareness In Small Town America: Independence, Kansas
An Alternative for Afghan Peace Talks
The Saudis and the Iranians Need to Talk: And we need to make it happen
Election campaigns and the politics of performance
The Coming Rise of Afghan Militias
Riyadh Conference: What Makes It Different?
Bush's true legacy in Egypt
Why Washington is wrong to impose visa suspension on Iraqis
What Aziz Abu Sarah learned in Hebrew school
7 Ways Obama's U.N. Speech Revealed His Inconsistent Foreign Policy
Palestinian Organization Wins 1st Place in Intercultural Innovation Award
Firing Up Kurdish Nationalism in Iraq
As Ethiopia votes, what’s ‘free and fair’ got to do with it?
Sign a Drone Treaty Before Everyone Does as We Do
Roads: Getting Them Done
These fiscal cliff hawks ought to be foreign policy doves
Myanmar's negotiator expresses belief in China's willingness to help in peace process
Water shortages are coming. It's time for us to act.
Boarding the Train for a Trip into the Past
Police Militarization Must Be Halted
Ethiopia’s Muslim Activists Pave a Path for Nonviolent Political Activism
Fragility Needs Innovative Development Financing
‘Don’t Disturb The Peace’: Post-Conflict Politics In Aceh, Indonesia
The Business Argument for Addressing Climate Change
Somalia Needs a War on Poverty
U.S.-E.U. Rhetoric on Russia as Destructive as a Chekhovian Duel
Republicans and the Mennonite vote
Data show drone attacks doomed to fail against ISIS in Syria
The Lonely Man of Peace
From Israel to Mason: Conflict scholars present a peace proposal at the UN
Man-to-man chat can avert disaster
Let's keep Syria's blood off America's hands
Keeping Iran and Saudi Arabia From War
US must vote in favour or abstain
Women sue Pentagon over combat exclusion
China’s Foreign Policy Debates
Coup-Speak Speaking
Yemen: Ripe for a solution?
5 Ways We Should Radically Reconsider War
Rights groups renew request for release of defendants in the Belady Foundation case and urge compliance with legal standards for pretrial detention
The U.S. Is No. 1 In Global Arms Sales
Learning from SIGIR's Final Report on Iraq Reconstruction
An Interview with Dr. Tetsushi Ogata
The costly errors of America's wars
Trump’s favorite dictator is jailing U.S. citizens
Voices: In midst of war, life goes on for Syrian kids
Small town America shouldn't resemble war zone
Lack of US-Syria Diplomacy Leads to Dangerous Isolation
Deadly challenge of keeping Syria health-care workers safe
EMU Professor Urges Shift in Iraqi, Afghan Strategy
Why D.C. should take Youth Court program off life support
Does China Have a Foreign Policy?
Libya’s GNA and the Future of Public Discourse
Mason Center Works Toward a Peaceful Future
The inclusion of women in the peacemaking process
The Current of Discord on the Mekong
Afghan Security Forces Pass First Test, But Questions Remain
National Geographic Expeditions ‘Holy Land’ Partner Scores Top UN Award
Tariq Ramadan in Chicago's Holocaust Museum
Ethiopian Ruling Coalition Wins Majority of Parliament Seats
Civility: The Way We Drive
Is Yemen’s power struggle over?
Mason student starts ‘sustainable, reproducible’ businesses in war zones
Tragedy & Triumph
Meryl Streep is right; bullying hurts us all
Yemen’s a Model All Right—For Disaster
Options for Action in Syria
Egyptian-American activist Aya Hegazi returns to US following Egypt court acquittal
Politics Unusual
The Dangers of Soft Power: Government backed cultural programs often come across as just propaganda
The Politics of Bongo Flava
Book review: The Shifting Grounds of Conflict and Peacebuilding
Making Nonviolent Statecraft into a Self-Evident Truth
Israeli-Palestinian conflict - discussion with Marc Gopin: on economic peace & justice
An American humanitarian worker goes on trial in Cairo. What’s next for Aya Hijazi?
UN Summit Already Successful: $50 Billion Divested From Fossil Fuels
Our moral obligations in Somalia
Police should put away the military gear and build connections with young people
Symposium on Nagorno Karabakh held in US
Saudi in Yemen; It’s personal now
Use US soft power to free the Ashraf Seven
Women-in-Combat Plaintiff to Present Keynote at Gender and Conflict Center Reception
9 Costs of Drone Strikes
A col.’s view of commander’s authority
Why Should Israel Care What the Rest of the World Thinks?
The Ottoman Experience in Mosul, Then and Now
What can Washington do about militarized police forces?
How U.S. War Funds Get Wasted ... And How to Stop It
Our Military Shouldn’t Turn Its Back on Servicewomen Who Need an Abortion
Palestinian, Jew give both sides on joint Jerusalem tours
American Aid Worker Is Cleared of Child Abuse Charges in Egypt
Why Army women are demanding the right to fight — and die — in combat
How U.S. Ambassadors Influence China (But Not Americans)
How a glacier could thaw dangerous India and Pakistan freeze
Obama Arrives in Kenya, on Personal and Official Journey
Germany Tells NATO, Russia To Dialogue Before Things Get 'Completely Out Of Control'
Saudi rejects foreign interference in Iraq, blames ‘sectarian’ Maliki | Reuters
Drones weaken USA's moral might: Opposing view
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Netanyahu’s address to Congress is a recipe for disaster, not peace
Lawmakers in Washington increasingly concerned about Ethiopia
Land Rights Have Become A Women's Issue Through Social Mobilization In Cambodia
Catching Kony
Bring Russia out of the cold and into the fold
Why I'm Going to Yemen
Tehran looks ready to tango
As New Threats Emerge, U.S. Closes Drone Base in Ethiopia
Even a weakened Libya can avoid civil war
It's the Arab spring for dictators
Myanmar Fighting Poses Dilemma for China
Americans have had enough conflict
Afghan civil society calls for just peace
ما هي خلفية اشتعال القومية الكردية في العراق؟
Confronting Homeland Security's 'SSSS' Watch List
Mideast peace deal… and they lived unhappily ever after
On “The Mystery of Capital”
‘Lincoln’: Where was Frederick Douglass?
USIP Awards Jennings Randolph Senior Fellowships and Peace Scholarships for 2015-2016
Are Direct Negotiations Good or Bad for the Palestinians?
Arab Americans Organize with the ANSWER Coalition to Protest Trump Inauguration
Tanzanian President’s Former Aide Plans Bid to Succeed Him
Syria Needs Real Help, Not American Bombs
Hillary Clinton Asks Egypt’s President Sisi to Release Aya Hijazi
Former Del. Jim Scott remembered for selfless public service
Turkey's Best Asset to Tackle ISIS: Ankara or America?
Defense Department in Somalia
Ukraine Diplomatic Deal: Necessary Next Steps
Comment: The Cyprus Challenge: A solution paradigm shift
Mason Student Studies Emerging Protest Culture Over Land Rights Conflicts in Cambodia
Sorting Out Our Options in Afghanistan
Letter to the Editor: Dismissal of Evidence Affected Paris Agreement
Stop the ISIS War Before It Gets Worse!
A Local First approach to early warning and response
Who to Blame for the Absence of a Kurdish State after Sykes Picot?
On 10th Anniversary of Afghan War, Time to Exit Militarized US Foreign Policy
Why U.S. Could Opt For 'Zero Option' In Afghanistan
China and Japan REALLY Don’t Like Each Other
Shank: White House, Congress Choosing Wrong Path on Iran
Mason Student Strives to Bring Peace Before Dangerous African Presidential Vote
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - Discussion with Marc Gopin: Part 1 on Economic Peace & Justice
U.S. Couple Held In Egyptian Prison For 1 Year Over Unfounded Child Abuse
UN Small Arms Conference: Evaluation and Prospects
Conflict Analysis and Resolution Students Named Boren Fellows
التدخل الروسي أوقف انهيار النظام السوري مؤقتاً
Want to cut big government abuses? Start with defence contracting
Richard Solomon Proved Sport Matters through the ‘Ping-Pong’ Diplomacy, and George Mason University is Poised to Tell Us How
Vietnam and Great Power Rivalries
Why the White House Won't Win the Afghanistan War
Women’s Exclusion Worsens Somali Crises
When soldiers commit murder
Vatican Mayors Summit Spots Pope on Municipal Pulpit
Bartoli & Shirch featured in the Echo Press: Commentary - A perspective on peace for the season
A Peacebuilding Travel Log
Darfur Donor Conference: A Park for a Deadly Conflict
Analysis: Progressive policies provide answer for Sanders’ foreign policy gap
Regionalization of Conflict and Opportunities for Peace in the Horn of Africa
Washington Area Students Weigh in on South Sudan Conflict
To finally see the invisible Israelis before our eyes
Divide and conquer negotiations
Texas flood's climate change irony: Column
Transforming a Nation
In fighting gangs, US should look to El Salvador
The Emperor’s new clothes – bluster in the GOP
What will Rep. Dennis Kucinich's legacy be?
Feckless on Foreign Policy
Next Up in Somalia’s Fragile Transition: Bridge Political Divides
Look to Iran for a solution in Syria
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
Britain’s election results may prove to be a blow to US foreign policy goals
Turkey’s once-worldly aims falter, even close allies concerned
Politics and Language: Dimension Beyond Words
Boycotting Muslim 'Savages' Ad on DC Metro in Protest of Hate Speech
The Russian Military Intervention in Syria; Is This Really a Concern for the U.S.?
Experts Say There Will Be No Contest in Ethiopia's Upcoming Vote
Expect Resource Wars With Exxon CEO At State Helm
The Audacity of Air Strikes and Secret Deals: Just making Isis grow stronger?
Somalia on the Brink
The Impact of the Syrian Civil War on Identity Groups in Turkey
CPCS Hosted Conference in Washington D.C.
Genocide or Terrorism? Transnational Advocacy and the Ogaden Conflict
Crimean Tatars Fear for Their Safety After Crimea’s Annexation to Russia
Cyprus: An EU Presidency occupied by Candidate Turkey
A Cultural Awakening Leads to Abundance of Conflict Resolution Opportunities
Faith-Based Diplomacy
Beijing Encroaching on Moscow’s Military Dominance in Tajikistan
Stop Treating America Like a War Zone: Congress must stop the militarization of America's police forces
Bribes, money hidden in teddy bears: welcome to US spending in Afghanistan
Essay on the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the Sykes-Picot Agreement هل العرب أمام سايكس بيكو جديدة؟
Peace – practical, not fanciful
Beyer Statement On Acquittal of Aya Hijazi and Her Co-Defendants in Egypt
Women in Combat
Clash of Dreams: Becoming a ‘Normal Country’ in East Asia
Focus on Al Qaeda in Yemen magnifies chronic instability
How Trump Gives Negotiation a Bad Name
Nato should negotiate a security structure that includes Russia
US Lawmaker Urges Egypt to Release Dual Citizen
Beware Libya’s ‘Fair Dictator’
The only way forward on Syria
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Comment: A federal constituent “state” is not in the interest of Turkish Cypriots
Don't let Yemen turn into Syria: Column
How to Fix Turkey's Fall From International Favor
Science of unintended consequences
USDA Does Diets Differently, Moves Off Meat
Emerging Powers and Post-Conflict Reconstruction in Liberia
Female soldiers fight Pentagon in court for combat positions
Administrative Referendum: A wakeup call for the ethno-political conflict in Darfur
Why defeating ISIS with military might is starry eyed idealism
یەریڤان سەعید، توێژەر لە پەیمانگای وڵاتانی كەنداو لە واشنتۆن:
Fighting extremism: Dignity is the answer
America's police are looking more and more like the military
The World Discovers Afghanistan’s Peaceful Clerics
Keeping USAID: why the US shouldn’t cut off its nose
The ISIS takeover of Ramadi means hard choices face the Iraqi and US governments
Education in Tanzania: Losing the Future
Obama making up drone rules as he goes
ISIS attacks fueled by illegal guns and open societies we can’t afford to lose
Trump got Egypt to free an American prisoner. Here’s her story.
Egypt’s Street Children, Aya Hijazi, and Me
9/11 Forever (and Ever)
10 Syria Questions for John Kerry and Chuck Hagel
American Aid Worker, Release Secured by Trump Officials, Leaves Egypt
Insights Obama can now use to undermine Putin’s narrative
U.S. Soldiers in Somalia and the Pentagon's Unlearned Lessons
S-CAR Class Inspires Landmark Lawsuit
Peace Economics and Occupy Wall Street
Mason Partners with Ghana-based African Peace Building Organization
Soldiers Into Students: Veterans, Educators Try to Ease Transition
The Time For Leadership To Protect All Civilians Across Syria
Using Israeli and Palestinian Guides, Tour Group Helps Visitors ‘Experience the People’
Why we should keep out of Somalia’s affairs
We're Unfair to Draft-Card Burners
Yemen needs action, not just talk
Why Rep. Hunter Is Very Wrong About Nuking Iran
How to Defuse the Ukraine Crisis: The way to respond to Russia is not with Cold War rhetoric
Invest in the Afghan people not foreign contractors
US Navy Seals plan to accept women after female soldiers graduate as rangers
Ahmadinejad - Incitement Deserves Indictment
Congressmen urge Egypt to release Virginia woman from jail
Palestine's Right to Defend Itself
In the Army, sex discrimination begins at West Point
Robert C. Koehler: Healthy conflict creates resilient communities
Why the US must support bid for Palestinian statehood
Why can’t America just take out Assad?
Terrorism and Development
No Iran deal, but significant progress in Geneva
Affirmative Action for Somalia
Bringing Eritrea In From The Cold
Displaced by Genocide, Mason Student Plans to Help Other Refugees
Author, Terrorism Victim Hirsch Says Capital Punishment Hurts U.S. Image Abroad
Dear Congress: Take Your Power Back
Stop atrocities before they start
Lingering Questions Surround Geneva III
Congratulations to the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at GMU: The IMTD and ICAR partnership continues
Iraqi Kurdistan fears Maliki returning to power
Africa: Can January Makamba Be the Next President of Tanzania?
The U.S. Afghanistan Strategy Is Failing and It's Time to Pull Out
Albany Gets "F" for Failing to Protect Tenants
Needed: Social Engineering?
Nigeria: A Network That Reconnects North With Sardauna's Biographer John Paden
Japan’s Remilitarization, Beating Ploughshares into Swords
Ghailani Trial and Sentence Affirms US Federal Court System
Presidents must come together on East Asia
Keeping the Keys: The Rise of the Palestinian Diplomatic Intifada
To stop al-Shabab, help Somali people
Is the OSCE relevant to Cyprus? Or is Cyprus irrelevant to the OSCE?
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
Post-Election Ferguson: Bipartisan Congress to Demilitarize Police
Time to write the rules for cyber and drone challenges
Do We Need Dictatorship?
Sit down with Iran to ensure there is no ‘October surprise’
George Mason University Partners With an African Nonprofit Organization- 72Africa
America cannot afford such inequality
خبير في النزاعات الدولية: ترامب سيبيع الورقة السورية لبوتين (حوار)
Responding to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Is Religious Freedom the Answer?
What Would MLK Think of America’s Modern Wars?
A look at the American 'Countering Violent Extremism' strategy
Reimagining Transitional Justice in Bali
Confederate flag: hatred or heritage?
'Ceasefire' Is the Syria Word We Need to Hear
Crimean Crisis Escalates Further
With Income Inequality Comes Violence
As China’s Economy Falters, Military Parade Offers Chance to Burnish Image
Students Practice Citizen Diplomacy in Syria
Resolute in uncertain times: peacebuilding in the new US administration
Africa Needs More from Obama than Promises
New Grad ‘Ecstatic’ with Peace Corps Posting to Mozambique
Is the Spirit of Sykes-Picot Still Alive in the Middle East after a Century?
Republican Reasoning: Why 2008 Was the Year for Occupying and Protesting Wall Street
Women in combat: US military on verge of making it official
China’s Puzzling ADIZ Decision Making
Conflict and the Consequences of Isolation: A Comparative Study
Police Should Put Away the Military Gear and Build Connections with Young People
Filmmaker’s ‘Will to Communicate’ Breaks through Community’s Silence
State Department Should Speak Out For Aya Hijazi, US Human Rights Defender In Egypt Prison
U.S. Military Interventionism Has Harmed Iraq Dearly
Doing Due Diligence on Diplomacy With Damascus
Peace, alliance, and inclusivity: Ending conflict in Myanmar
Peace is profitable: time for the US to invest
Dumping Military Kit on Cops Makes Main Street a War Zone
Scholars skeptical on Japan apology

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