The School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution

The Time For Leadership To Protect All Civilians Across Syria
Yemen: Ripe for a solution?
Motives of suicide terrorists
Why Hong Kong's #OccupyCentral Used Nonviolent Action as Tactic
Interview: Zheng Wang
Richard Solomon Proved Sport Matters through the ‘Ping-Pong’ Diplomacy, and George Mason University is Poised to Tell Us How
When studying abroad in a conflict zone, safety is key
An Alternative for Afghan Peace Talks
Hillary Clinton’s Response to the Pulse Orlando Shootings
Student Studies Connection of Abusive Treatment of Humans and Animals
A New United Nations of Human Rights Countries
The Bo Xilai Verdict: Everybody Wins
Awakening the Demons: There is no Arab Spring coming to Iraq. But sectarian protests could tear this fragile country apart.
Slavery and Climate – There's More in Common Than You Think, Vatican Says
Sudan, after the breakup: Can violence be prevented?
Africa Needs More from Obama than Promises
Look to Iran for a solution in Syria
How one liberal group is trying to help Democrats win back the House in 2018
As New Threats Emerge, U.S. Closes Drone Base in Ethiopia
Afghan civil society calls for just peace
To finally see the invisible Israelis before our eyes
Is Yemen’s power struggle over?
Dismissal of Evidence Affected Paris Agreement
A Peacebuilding Travel Log
Armenian, Azeri experts' Karabakh settlement recommendations
یەریڤان سەعید، توێژەر لە پەیمانگای وڵاتانی كەنداو لە واشنتۆن:
ISIS attacks fueled by illegal guns and open societies we can’t afford to lose
On 10th Anniversary of Afghan War, Time to Exit Militarized US Foreign Policy
What Aziz Abu Sarah learned in Hebrew school
Tariq Ramadan in Chicago's Holocaust Museum
The anatomy of an anti-Taliban uprising
Congressmen urge Egypt to release Virginia woman from jail
The ISIS takeover of Ramadi means hard choices face the Iraqi and US governments
Conflict Resolution Teams Facilitate Arlington Community Conversations
U.S.-E.U. Rhetoric on Russia as Destructive as a Chekhovian Duel
The only way forward on Syria
Meryl Streep is right; bullying hurts us all
Climate Action Is Solution to Slowing Superstorms | Commentary
Comment: A federal constituent “state” is not in the interest of Turkish Cypriots
Keeping the Keys: The Rise of the Palestinian Diplomatic Intifada
Sign a Drone Treaty Before Everyone Does as We Do
Egyptian-American activist Aya Hegazi returns to US following Egypt court acquittal
To save his Middle East legacy, Obama must recognise a Palestinian state now
Sick talk: The danger of blaming migrants for Israel’s ills
Hillary Clinton Asks Egypt’s President Sisi to Release Aya Hijazi
The effect of 100 years of amnesia on the Turkish population
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR; Resolving Conflicts in the Caucasus
An American humanitarian worker goes on trial in Cairo. What’s next for Aya Hijazi?
Data show drone attacks doomed to fail against ISIS in Syria
Egypt frees U.S. charity worker Aya Hijazi from prison
9/11 Forever (and Ever)
'Ceasefire' Is the Syria Word We Need to Hear
After Nearly Three Years, An American In Egypt Walks Free
Search – Côte d’Ivoire wins the Prize of Excellency
When soldiers commit murder
The Obama administration ignores an American imprisoned in Egypt
Vietnam and Great Power Rivalries
Hamas Should Be Part of Middle East Peace Talks
How to Defuse the Ukraine Crisis: The way to respond to Russia is not with Cold War rhetoric
Addressing DC's truancy epidemic
Can Obama Influence Ethiopia on Human Rights, Democracy?
What Secretary Clinton Does Not Recognize About Egypt’s Anti-Regime Protests
Bosnia: Stabilization Stalled in Negative Peace
Counter-Revolutions and Evolutions: Lessons of Egypt and Iran
Lawmakers in Washington increasingly concerned about Ethiopia
Palestine: Still key to stability in the Middle East
Equality in action: A conversation at the checkpoint
How to Fix Turkey's Fall From International Favor
Reconciliation in Rwanda: Building Peace Through Dialogue
China’s Puzzling ADIZ Decision Making
Why is the US so reticent to read the right messages in Asia and the Pacific?
Resolute in uncertain times: peacebuilding in the new US administration
Turkey’s Kurdish peace process – framework law – part 2
10 Syria Questions for John Kerry and Chuck Hagel
Realising peace potential of constitution
The Emperor’s new clothes – bluster in the GOP
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
Conflict as an opportunity
Obama must stand up to Netanyahu on Israeli settler violence
Arab Gulf States Wary of Iran’s Role in the Battle for Mosul
Climate change denial — the dangerous lie
Are Direct Negotiations Good or Bad for the Palestinians?
Why I'm Going to Yemen
Conflict Analysis and Resolution Students Named Boren Fellows
Presidents must come together on East Asia
'Delenda Carthago': ISIS, threat and recovery
Palestinian, Jew give both sides on joint Jerusalem tours
A Fixable Problem for Our Society
Bosnia Back on the Brink: Ukraine can learn from Bosnia's failed socioeconomic policies
ما هي خلفية اشتعال القومية الكردية في العراق؟
Essay on the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the Sykes-Picot Agreement هل العرب أمام سايكس بيكو جديدة؟
Republicans and the Mennonite vote
Rights groups renew request for release of defendants in the Belady Foundation case and urge compliance with legal standards for pretrial detention
Post-Election Ferguson: Bipartisan Congress to Demilitarize Police
Sorting Out Our Options in Afghanistan
65 years after 'catastrophe,' Palestinians have little to cheer about
Creating dialogues that make a difference
Making Nonviolent Statecraft into a Self-Evident Truth
Congratulations to the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at GMU: The IMTD and ICAR partnership continues
Next Up in Somalia’s Fragile Transition: Bridge Political Divides
Libya: A failed state or a failed government?
Trump 'ordered Sisi' to release US-Egyptian charity worker
Peace, alliance, and inclusivity: Ending conflict in Myanmar
Focus on Al Qaeda in Yemen magnifies chronic instability
A look at the American 'Countering Violent Extremism' strategy
Confederate flag: hatred or heritage?
Can J Street Sideline AIPAC?
Crimean Tatars Fear for Their Safety After Crimea’s Annexation to Russia
Confronting genocide in Myanmar: The urgent need to prevent and protect
Donald Trump and the Politics of Personality: To Understand Trumpism, Look Abroad!
Yemen Can't Do It Alone
Responding to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Is Religious Freedom the Answer?
Turkmenistan cautiously opens to the world
Court clears American aid worker after 3 years behind bars in Egypt
Analysis: Progressive policies provide answer for Sanders’ foreign policy gap
Science of unintended consequences
My Turkish Airport
Cyclone Pam Is Just the Start
Germany Tells NATO, Russia To Dialogue Before Things Get 'Completely Out Of Control'
The Chinese Dream From Mao to Xi
Achieving the mission: A conversation with UPEACE Vice Rector Amr Abdalla
Syrian Ramadan at the Edge of War
Tragedy & Triumph
Man-to-man chat can avert disaster
7 Ways Obama's U.N. Speech Revealed His Inconsistent Foreign Policy
Iraqi Kurdistan fears Maliki returning to power
Lecture by Susan Hirsch at San Anton Palace
Washington’s rapprochement with Syria is welcomed but not enough
Students discuss effects of Charlie Hebdo shooting
Don't Talk, Do Something! Palestinian/Israeli Unilateralism as Legitimate Negotiations
'Missing Histories': History Education and China-Japan Relations
In fighting gangs, US should look to El Salvador
Beijing Encroaching on Moscow’s Military Dominance in Tajikistan
Promoting peace, locally and globally
Let's keep Syria's blood off America's hands
‘Strength through peace – not peace through strength’: a reaction to Trump’s America First foreign policy
A third intifada is inevitable unless Israel changes course
Can the Tribes of NATO help the Tribes of Afghanistan?
Myanmar Fighting Poses Dilemma for China
An 'Afghan Summer' of revolt - Part 2
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry denounces US calls for Aya Hegazy’s release
Evolving policy in a changing world: Examining challenges and opportunities in the new US Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review
Hillel Event Bridges Israeli-Palestinian Gap
Politics and Language: Dimension Beyond Words
Doing Due Diligence on Diplomacy With Damascus
Feckless on Foreign Policy
Anti-immigration Legislation Makes Cities and Citizens Less Safe
Columbia Prof Uses Math To Create World Peace
A Palestinian’s journey from stone-throwing to conflict resolution
Mideast peace deal… and they lived unhappily ever after
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
Robert C. Koehler: Healthy conflict creates resilient communities
9 Costs of Drone Strikes
A camp for young people touched by terror
Blessed Are the Climate Advocates
Faith-Based Diplomacy
Pro-Earth Republicans In The Era Of President Trump
Gulf Nations Can Provide Jobs, Which Is Crucial to Syrian Refugees
Don't forget Malaysia
Peace Parsha: Hayyei Sarah - Love and Care across Boundaries
Defense Department in Somalia
Reimagining Transitional Justice in Bali
Mason students discuss Islamophobia
Bringing Eritrea In From The Cold
The Impact of the Syrian Civil War on Identity Groups in Turkey
Terrorism and Development
Why Should Israel Care What the Rest of the World Thinks?
Ukraine crisis underscores need for renewables push
Afghans Failing Security Test In Badakhshan
From Israel to Mason: Conflict scholars present a peace proposal at the UN
Obama Arrives in Kenya, on Personal and Official Journey
Only Good Governance can Defeat Al Qaeda in Yemen
The Price of Abandoning Yemen
Why the White House Won't Win the Afghanistan War
Don't let Yemen turn into Syria: Column
The NYC Security Risk That Candidates Aren't Discussing
National Geographic Expeditions ‘Holy Land’ Partner Scores Top UN Award
Who to Blame for the Absence of a Kurdish State after Sykes Picot?
How to fix our police departments
Morocco a Stable East-West Bridge
Why China’s New Rich Want to Emigrate
Rand Paul's Filibuster Gives Civil Liberties A Rare Washington Moment
Palestine's Right to Defend Itself
Press Pause on the Rush to War
A Mood Is Not A Movement: Five Ideas For The Anti-Trump Forces
Japan’s Remilitarization, Beating Ploughshares into Swords
Is the OSCE relevant to Cyprus? Or is Cyprus irrelevant to the OSCE?
George Mason to cultivate global leaders
Sit down with Iran to ensure there is no ‘October surprise’
Activists: Release of Detainees in Syria Crucial to Peace Process
The Saudis and the Iranians Need to Talk: And we need to make it happen
Trump got Egypt to free an American prisoner. Here’s her story.
How to Pull Yemen Back from the Edge
Collaboration with China is preferable to containment
Why Washington is wrong to impose visa suspension on Iraqis
'Tribunal' Opens Hearings Into Mass Killings in Indonesia
Peace – practical, not fanciful
Tunisia’s Elections Seal Transition, Raise Fears of Old Regime
Chomsky Takes on the World (Bank)
Keeping USAID: why the US shouldn’t cut off its nose
Is the Spirit of Sykes-Picot Still Alive in the Middle East after a Century?
Comment: The Cyprus Challenge: A solution paradigm shift
U.S. Couple Held In Egyptian Prison For 1 Year Over Unfounded Child Abuse
As Ethiopia votes, what’s ‘free and fair’ got to do with it?
Bible Texts Misused in Rumsfeld Reports, Religious Leaders Say
Drones weaken USA's moral might: Opposing view
خبير في النزاعات الدولية: ترامب سيبيع الورقة السورية لبوتين (حوار)
The Russian Military Intervention in Syria; Is This Really a Concern for the U.S.?
Obama's Middle East Speech: The Message Was Not Received
How Germans Go Green
Turkey’s once-worldly aims falter, even close allies concerned
American Aid Worker, Release Secured by Trump Officials, Leaves Egypt
التدخل الروسي أوقف انهيار النظام السوري مؤقتاً
Shank: White House, Congress Choosing Wrong Path on Iran
Fragility Needs Innovative Development Financing
Turkey's Best Asset to Tackle ISIS: Ankara or America?
Marginalizing Muslims in Switzerland
Crimean Crisis Escalates Further
Sorry, Aung San Suu Kyi, the Rohingya Crisis Is No Laughing Matter
Mason/EMU alum Michael Shank works with media to tell the story of climate change
Why defeating ISIS with military might is starry eyed idealism
Police Militarization Must Be Halted
Why Rep. Hunter Is Very Wrong About Nuking Iran
American Aid Worker Is Cleared of Child Abuse Charges in Egypt
Lingering Questions Surround Geneva III
Indian Guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Hopes to Teach Peace to the Taliban
Teach, model, grow and live in empathy to build world peace, says interfaith expert Marc Gopin at Frontier Luncheon
Voices: In midst of war, life goes on for Syrian kids
Nato should negotiate a security structure that includes Russia
How China’s Economic Rebalancing is like the Movie 'Speed'
Does China Have a Foreign Policy?
Deadly challenge of keeping Syria health-care workers safe
What will Rep. Dennis Kucinich's legacy be?
Stop the ISIS War Before It Gets Worse!
Americans have had enough conflict
Why Did Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Go to Iraq?
The Missing Ingredient in UN's 2030 Global Goals
The World Discovers Afghanistan’s Peaceful Clerics
Death to America in Yemen? No.
EMU Professor Urges Shift in Iraqi, Afghan Strategy
How U.S. Ambassadors Influence China (But Not Americans)
China and Japan engage neocortices
How to Have a Productive Conversation About Politics at Thanksgiving
How to stop Libya becoming another Iraq
Aziz Abu Sarah is a Tour Guide
The inclusion of women in the peacemaking process
Obama’s speech was more of the same - and not what we needed
Symposium on Nagorno Karabakh held in US
Peace-maker: We must look below the surface
Book review: The Shifting Grounds of Conflict and Peacebuilding
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
Ethiopian Ruling Coalition Wins Majority of Parliament Seats
Former Middle East 'Foes' to Speak on Building Peace
Do We Need Dictatorship?
Learning from SIGIR's Final Report on Iraq Reconstruction
Athletes Pick A Side At The Women's March
Aziz Abu Sarah – Ending the Cycle of Violence in Israel and Palestine
Why the US must support bid for Palestinian statehood
We can't let climate change turn droughts, flash floods and mudslides into the new normal
America’s litmus test on Syria
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
Unholy Media Malpractice: The press totally missed the point of Bernie Sanders' trip to the Vatican.
Anticipating the Syria of Tomorrow: Strategies to Decrease Violence Against Innocents
US Lawmaker Urges Egypt to Release Dual Citizen
Politics Unusual
Students Practice Citizen Diplomacy in Syria
Stop atrocities before they start
Expect Resource Wars With Exxon CEO At State Helm
Settler Terrorism -- An American Problem
Mason Center Works Toward a Peaceful Future
Yemen’s a Model All Right—For Disaster
We gain more than we lose in the Iran nuclear deal [Commentary]
Former Del. Jim Scott remembered for selfless public service
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
When diplomatic opportunities were dismissed
Donald Trump's Immigration Plan Would Ban One-Third of the World From the U.S.
Saudi in Yemen; It’s personal now
A Grassroots Visit Belies Washington's View of Afghanistan
Crimean Tatars fear exile again
Letter to the Editor: Dismissal of Evidence Affected Paris Agreement
How Trump Gives Negotiation a Bad Name
Bush's true legacy in Egypt
The Audacity of Air Strikes and Secret Deals: Just making Isis grow stronger?
Why U.S. Could Opt For 'Zero Option' In Afghanistan
Trump’s favorite dictator is jailing U.S. citizens
Libya’s GNA and the Future of Public Discourse
Divide and conquer negotiations
Letter to the editor: A response to "Immigration could swing it for Brexit"
Scholars skeptical on Japan apology
Author, Terrorism Victim Hirsch Says Capital Punishment Hurts U.S. Image Abroad
China’s Foreign Policy Debates
Nonviolent resistance key to Middle East breakthrough
The Mother of Badly Timed Arms Sales
Gaza becomes Syria: Middle East geopolitics 2.0
Options for Action in Syria
Washington Area Students Weigh in on South Sudan Conflict
Riyadh Conference: What Makes It Different?
Ineffective tightening of sanctions on Iran
The Current of Discord on the Mekong
Congress Can't Ignore Afghanistan in Budget Talks
The Ottoman Experience in Mosul, Then and Now
Bring Russia out of the cold and into the fold
Rituals of Gendered Violence: School Girl Kidnappings in Nigeria
Congress Should Scrutinize Pending Trade Pacts
It's the Arab spring for dictators
Europe’s Migration Crisis: Causes and Cures
US must vote in favour or abstain
Dialogue, satire and the attack on Charlie Hebdo
Mason’s Global Problem Solving Consortium in National Spotlight
The 2017 Arthur N. Rupe Great Debate: Is ISIS an Existential Threat to the United States?
Keeping Iran and Saudi Arabia From War
Netanyahu's Kennedy moment
The Path To Clean Energy Requires An Energy-Storage Revolution
Confronting Homeland Security's 'SSSS' Watch List
Israeli-Palestinian conflict - discussion with Marc Gopin: on economic peace & justice
America Must Rethink the War on Terror: The Authorization for Use of Military Force needs to be modified to avoid mission creep
Global Mayors Protest Trump’s Anti-Climate Cabinet
Myanmar's negotiator expresses belief in China's willingness to help in peace process
Netanyahu’s address to Congress is a recipe for disaster, not peace
Climate Change Is An Immediate Threat
Time to write the rules for cyber and drone challenges
Freed Egyptian American prisoner returns home following Trump intervention
What Do We Mean When We Say "Clean Energy"?
Syria’s Christian conundrum
The Ugly Reality Of Islamophobia (And How Catholics Should Stand Up Against It)
Insights Obama can now use to undermine Putin’s narrative
EU Threat Has Inspired Panic Rather than Reform
Overnight Crimean Crisis Hits Stalemate
Cardin Meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister
As China’s Economy Falters, Military Parade Offers Chance to Burnish Image
Maltese neutrality still a brilliant idea
Dirty Energy Dollars
Use US soft power to free the Ashraf Seven
Beyer Statement On Acquittal of Aya Hijazi and Her Co-Defendants in Egypt
We can only hope that the cerebral will get the better of the visceral
Lack of US-Syria Diplomacy Leads to Dangerous Isolation
The Future of Kurdistan, Between Unity and Balkanization
Will Saudi Arabia's 'Operation Decisive Storm' restore order in Yemen?
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - Discussion with Marc Gopin: Part 1 on Economic Peace & Justice
China and Japan REALLY Don’t Like Each Other
Darfur Donor Conference: A Park for a Deadly Conflict
Vatican Mayors Summit Spots Pope on Municipal Pulpit
Ghailani Trial and Sentence Affirms US Federal Court System
Using Israeli and Palestinian Guides, Tour Group Helps Visitors ‘Experience the People’
Why the Kerry-Karzai Afghan Security Deal Won't Work
Advocates for Egypt’s street children face unjust imprisonment
Administrative Referendum: A wakeup call for the ethno-political conflict in Darfur
Palestine is nearly here, deal with it
Syria's Next Generation
Working Abroad a Big Help on the Hill
Clash of Dreams: Becoming a ‘Normal Country’ in East Asia
Tehran looks ready to tango
Open letter to President-elect Trump and government officials at all levels
Turkey’s Kurdish peace process: dead end – part 1
Why we should keep out of Somalia’s affairs
Sisters know a good road trip when they see one
Fayetteville Charity Helps African Group
Vision Series: Sandra Cheldelin to Discuss Women and Conflict
Fighting extremism: Dignity is the answer
Boycotting Muslim 'Savages' Ad on DC Metro in Protest of Hate Speech
After 900 days in pre-trial detention, campaigns call for release of Aya Hegazy
American impotence and the ‘Born in Jerusalem’ law
Water shortages are coming. It's time for us to act.
Transforming a Nation
U.S. Sanctions On Iran Should Be Lifted For Humanitarian Goods
There is a Major Climate Issue Hiding in Your Closet: Fast Fashion
I Was a Palestinian Stone-thrower. Here's Why I Stopped
Time to stop coddling Iran
Senior Government Officials Participate at Workshop on Strategic Communication and Conflict Resolution
Hong Kong's 'Occupy': A movement for universal suffrage in Hong Kong is worrying Beijing
Firing Up Kurdish Nationalism in Iraq
Why Forest Whitaker Is Making the UN Goals Famous
Cyprus: An EU Presidency occupied by Candidate Turkey
State Department Should Speak Out For Aya Hijazi, US Human Rights Defender In Egypt Prison
Britain’s election results may prove to be a blow to US foreign policy goals
The Lonely Man of Peace
Palestine’s new PM and his prospects for success
Social media project addresses extremist violence at home and abroad
Colombia's Inminent Peace Agreement: A Brief Analysis of What the Agreement is, What is Next and What is Missing
Regionalization of Conflict and Opportunities for Peace in the Horn of Africa
Protecting America's Clean Drinking Water
The Dangers of Soft Power: Government backed cultural programs often come across as just propaganda
Senators Welcome Release of Unjustly Imprisoned Egyptian-American Aya Hijazi
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
How a glacier could thaw dangerous India and Pakistan freeze
Europe Must Help Syria’s Women Make Peace
CPCS Hosted Conference in Washington D.C.
Afghans Want U.S. to Stay but Do Things Differently
Future of Crimean Tartar Muslims Hangs in the Balance

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