The School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution

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

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