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Is America turning into a failed state?
Time for the peace vote?
Open letter to President-elect Trump and government officials at all levels
Scars of the Khmer Rouge: How Cambodia is healing from a genocide
Working Abroad a Big Help on the Hill
U.S.-E.U. Rhetoric on Russia as Destructive as a Chekhovian Duel
These fiscal cliff hawks ought to be foreign policy doves
Have We Become Hopelessly Divided?
How Did Democratic Candidates Do? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
What will Rep. Dennis Kucinich's legacy be?
Keeping Iran and Saudi Arabia From War
Dirty Energy Dollars
OP-ED: Iran in the Era of Moderation and Reform
Time to stop coddling Iran
Activists: Release of Detainees in Syria Crucial to Peace Process
Book Review: Professors and their Politics
Crimean Tatars Fear for Their Safety After Crimea’s Annexation to Russia
Tale of Two Conventions: Why Charlotte Wins Over White Tampa
‘Strength through peace – not peace through strength’: a reaction to Trump’s America First foreign policy
Mason/EMU alum Michael Shank works with media to tell the story of climate change
Experts Say There Will Be No Contest in Ethiopia's Upcoming Vote
What Do We Mean When We Say "Clean Energy"?
UN Summit Already Successful: $50 Billion Divested From Fossil Fuels
Hottest Year on Record, 2014, Brings Economic Opportunity
The Path To Clean Energy Requires An Energy-Storage Revolution
Death to America in Yemen? No.
Fallacy of a moderate mullah
How to Defuse the Ukraine Crisis: The way to respond to Russia is not with Cold War rhetoric
Mass shootings show need for gun law reform
Working for Peace in the Age of Trump
How Trump Gives Negotiation a Bad Name
Conflict Resolution, One Book at a Time
How I learned to forgive my brother’s murderers
What can Washington do about militarized police forces?
Palestine’s new PM and his prospects for success
ما هي خلفية اشتعال القومية الكردية في العراق؟
The Emperor’s new clothes – bluster in the GOP
Origins and Responses to the Arab Awakening
No Immunity for US Troops: Why Hamid Karzai Punted to Loya Jirga
Bosnia Back on the Brink: Ukraine can learn from Bosnia's failed socioeconomic policies
Woodbridge Resident Gains White House Internship
Egypt’s Street Children, Aya Hijazi, and Me
Texas flood's climate change irony: Column
A Grassroots Visit Belies Washington's View of Afghanistan
Did Bernie Sanders just steal Joe Lieberman’s Jewish crown?
Beware Libya’s ‘Fair Dictator’
An Ill-Advised Purge in Libya
American Aid Worker, Release Secured by Trump Officials, Leaves Egypt
At Town Hall, Sanders Makes Commitment to 'End All Forms of Racism in This Country'
Egypt frees U.S. charity worker Aya Hijazi from prison
Addressing divide between communities and police
Fighting extremism: Dignity is the answer
Busting the Biofuels Boom
Human Rights of Crimean Tatars Discussed in European Parliament
The Indoctrination Myth
An American humanitarian worker goes on trial in Cairo. What’s next for Aya Hijazi?
Britain’s election results may prove to be a blow to US foreign policy goals
Author, Terrorism Victim Hirsch Says Capital Punishment Hurts U.S. Image Abroad
Transforming a Nation
Why, Indeed, History Should Sometimes Repeat Itself: a Review of History as a Prelude
American Aid Worker Is Cleared of Child Abuse Charges in Egypt
Anti-immigration Legislation Makes Cities and Citizens Less Safe
Social Scientist Sees Bias Within
Mirëdita Dobar Dan Festival in Belgrade: We Stuck our Foot in the Open Door
How Germans Go Green
Settler Turned Peace Activist Now Occupies Wall Street: Kobi Skolnick Puts Jewish Stamp on Protest, Not Just on Holidays
When Contested Narratives of Identity and Victimhood are Victims of Politics
The Business Argument for Addressing Climate Change
The Tale of Two Cities: Kyiv and Simferopol
Sit down with Iran to ensure there is no ‘October surprise’
How one liberal group is trying to help Democrats win back the House in 2018
Congress Better Listen to the Pope on Climate Change
One Week After Colorado Shooting, US Government Still Failing to Safeguard America
Our Military Shouldn’t Turn Its Back on Servicewomen Who Need an Abortion
Responding to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Is Religious Freedom the Answer?
Obama Thinks Too Small on Climate Change
Why the US must support bid for Palestinian statehood
How Did VP Candidates Do in the Debate? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
Will Saudi Arabia's 'Operation Decisive Storm' restore order in Yemen?
Sign a Drone Treaty Before Everyone Does as We Do
Crimean Tatars fear exile again
What Paul Ryan’s economic roadmap means for America
Why Washington is wrong to impose visa suspension on Iraqis
US Navy Seals plan to accept women after female soldiers graduate as rangers
With Mike Duvall, Fall of Another ‘Family Values’ Crusader
Donald Trump’s bigotry has inspired U.S. Muslim voters like no candidate before
Using Israeli and Palestinian Guides, Tour Group Helps Visitors ‘Experience the People’
Drones weaken USA's moral might: Opposing view
The 2017 Arthur N. Rupe Great Debate: Is ISIS an Existential Threat to the United States?
Lecture by Susan Hirsch at San Anton Palace
Fragility Needs Innovative Development Financing
Africa: Can January Makamba Be the Next President of Tanzania?
Interview: Zheng Wang
The Chinese Dream From Mao to Xi
The case for compulsory voting
There is a Major Climate Issue Hiding in Your Closet: Fast Fashion
Bring Russia out of the cold and into the fold
EU Threat Has Inspired Panic Rather than Reform
25 Rights groups: The Belady Foundation case demonstrates that individual and community initiatives face only repression and fabricated charges
Turkey’s Kurdish peace process – framework law – part 2
"With friends like these..." on Romney's comments about Israeli and Palestinian culture
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
Obama’s speech was more of the same - and not what we needed
When nature trumps nurture, we all lose
Press Pause on the Rush to War
Crimea Muslims Fear Separation, Exile
Gridlock is death for deliberation
خبير في النزاعات الدولية: ترامب سيبيع الورقة السورية لبوتين (حوار)
The ISIS takeover of Ramadi means hard choices face the Iraqi and US governments
Ahmadinejad - Incitement Deserves Indictment
Palestine: Still key to stability in the Middle East
Civil Society Is Faltering In This Middle East Nation
In fighting gangs, US should look to El Salvador
Former Del. Jim Scott remembered for selfless public service
Muslim advocates welcome Bernie Sanders' support but want visible action
Why defeating ISIS with military might is starry eyed idealism
The Obama administration ignores an American imprisoned in Egypt
Tunisia’s Elections Seal Transition, Raise Fears of Old Regime
Dignity for Iran equals an Iran free of nuclear weapons
Congress makes Elmo cry by defunding Palestinian 'Sesame Street'
The Time For Leadership To Protect All Civilians Across Syria
How Belgraders Remember the NATO Bombings
We Lead Developed World in Poverty and Inequality
Ukraine Diplomatic Deal: Necessary Next Steps
GOP, follow Stevens' example
Lawmakers in Washington increasingly concerned about Ethiopia
Rep. Charles Rangel: Let's slow down the next superstorm
Only Good Governance can Defeat Al Qaeda in Yemen
In America, domestic extremists are a bigger risk than foreign terrorism
Detroit On The Brink
Advertising against Muslims? Not with my tax dollars
Peace – practical, not fanciful
The Ottoman Experience in Mosul, Then and Now
Freeport's Highland Community College board will seat Shockey and Musser
Crimean Crisis Escalates Further
An 'Afghan Summer' of revolt - Part 2
Realising peace potential of constitution
Meat Alert
Universities More Moderate than Believed
Six leading Libyan women dominate Virginia conference on Libya
The Price of Abandoning Yemen
Politics and the city – the battle over Istanbul’s Gezi park
Congressmen urge Egypt to release Virginia woman from jail
How to Fix Turkey's Fall From International Favor
Congress vs. the Super-Pollutants
A Budget for Working America
Paul Ryan's Radical Economic Regime: Why His House Budget Legacy Is a Lesson in Elitism
Trump is ‘deprived of all knowledge’ about public schools
Yemen: Ripe for a solution?
The Speech that Time Forgot
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Man-to-man chat can avert disaster
65 years after 'catastrophe,' Palestinians have little to cheer about
Reading Dr Ambedkar as a narrative for social change
Sarajevo: Memories of war
Orange Revolution in Ukraine: Inspiration of Disillusionment?
Republicans want to fight climate change, too
Why the White House Won't Win the Afghanistan War
China’s Puzzling ADIZ Decision Making
9 Costs of Drone Strikes
Meryl Streep is right; bullying hurts us all
American impotence and the ‘Born in Jerusalem’ law
Afghans Want U.S. to Stay but Do Things Differently
We can only hope that the cerebral will get the better of the visceral
Solon Simmons' "The Eclipse of Equality"
Why Protest? And What’s Next: Truth-Telling and Reconciliation for Ferguson and Beyond
Freed Egyptian American prisoner returns home following Trump intervention
Bernie Sanders Vows To Fight Anti-Islam Sentiment: 2016 Democratic Presidential Candidate Hugs Muslim Woman On Stage
Don't forget Malaysia
Europe Must Help Syria’s Women Make Peace
Ethiopia’s Muslim Activists Pave a Path for Nonviolent Political Activism
Two Crimean Tatar Mosques Torched in Crimea on the Eve of Major Muslim Holiday
From protests to politics, a new way forward for Yemen
Pro-Earth Republicans In The Era Of President Trump
Post-Election Ferguson: Bipartisan Congress to Demilitarize Police
A New United Nations of Human Rights Countries
Needed: Social Engineering?
Tackling the most grave and serious global security threats
Beyer Statement On Acquittal of Aya Hijazi and Her Co-Defendants in Egypt
Europe’s Migration Crisis: Causes and Cures
62nd Anniversary of the Crimean Tatar Deportation “Protest Meeting” in Simferopol, Crimea Went By Peacefully
We're Unfair to Draft-Card Burners
Climate Change Is An Immediate Threat
A peace dividend we should all want
Beijing Encroaching on Moscow’s Military Dominance in Tajikistan
Turkey's Best Asset to Tackle ISIS: Ankara or America?
Crimean Tatar Mejlis Elects New Chairperson as Mustafa Cemilev Steps Down
IRP leader speaks in Washington, unsure of party goals and wary of Tajikistan’s future
Iraqi Kurdistan fears Maliki returning to power
What Pope Francis Will Say to America This Week
Unite, Confuse, and Inspire: A Response to the Rise of Racism in Israel
Essay on the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the Sykes-Picot Agreement هل العرب أمام سايكس بيكو جديدة؟
Police Militarization Must Be Halted
The Big Problems in Obama's Big Trade Deals
Semites Unite! You Have Nothing to Lose But your Conflict
My sister has been jailed in Egypt for 900 days. When will the U.S. help free her?
Highland Community College Board Candidates Weigh District's Financial, Enrollment Woes
The three-ring circus of American politics
Tatar Muslims afraid of Exile in case of Crimean Division
Political Discourse: A Family Affair
It's the Arab spring for dictators
Do military women want combat jobs? The survey numbers say yes — and so do more than 9,000 combat action badges
Inevitable US policy shift on Burma: why and how
Opinion: Why Trump’s foreign policy won’t make America great again
Bosnia: Stabilization Stalled in Negative Peace
America Must Rethink the War on Terror: The Authorization for Use of Military Force needs to be modified to avoid mission creep
Tariq Ramadan in Chicago's Holocaust Museum
The Missing Ingredient in UN's 2030 Global Goals
The Ugly Reality Of Islamophobia (And How Catholics Should Stand Up Against It)
Students discuss effects of Charlie Hebdo shooting
Why Rep. Hunter Is Very Wrong About Nuking Iran
How China’s Economic Rebalancing is like the Movie 'Speed'
Questions must be about gun safety
Businesses Must Take the Lead on Climate-Change Action
USDA Does Diets Differently, Moves Off Meat
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR; Resolving Conflicts in the Caucasus
Search – Côte d’Ivoire wins the Prize of Excellency
Palestine's Right to Defend Itself
Does China Have a Foreign Policy?
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
Yeni Bir Toplumsal Sozlesme Arayisi
America's lawmakers in Libyan quagmire
Options for Action in Syria
Crimean Tatars's Pain is Renewed- Kırım Tatarları'nın acıları tazelendi
Shank: White House, Congress Choosing Wrong Path on Iran
Arab Americans Organize with the ANSWER Coalition to Protest Trump Inauguration
Evolving policy in a changing world: Examining challenges and opportunities in the new US Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review
Why Should Israel Care What the Rest of the World Thinks?
The NYC Security Risk That Candidates Aren't Discussing
Duly Elected Tyranny: Recovering Democracy in the Age of Majority Abuses
Preventing gang violence in San Diego
Senators Welcome Release of Unjustly Imprisoned Egyptian-American Aya Hijazi
Bernie Sanders vows to fight Islamophobia and 'ugly stain of racism' in the US
Ukraine: An Overview of the Crimean Question at the 63rd Anniversary of the Crimean Tartar Deportation
Police should put away the military gear and build connections with young people
What Aziz Abu Sarah learned in Hebrew school
A Local First approach to early warning and response
Growing Sense of Polarization and Escalating Tensions in Crimea Ahead of 69th Anniversary of Crimean Tatar
The 'anti-science' side of the political divide
Sorry, Aung San Suu Kyi, the Rohingya Crisis Is No Laughing Matter
Blessed Are the Climate Advocates
Morocco a Stable East-West Bridge
Politics and Language: Dimension Beyond Words
Congress Can't Ignore Afghanistan in Budget Talks
Trump’s favorite dictator is jailing U.S. citizens
The Russian Military Intervention in Syria; Is This Really a Concern for the U.S.?
Bush's true legacy in Egypt
Trump Should Take a Lesson From the Pope on How to Lead
Yemen’s a Model All Right—For Disaster
US must vote in favour or abstain
Dismissal of Evidence Affected Paris Agreement
CPCS Hosted Conference in Washington D.C.
Overnight Crimean Crisis Hits Stalemate
The Green Wave washes over a movement in hibernation
A Mood Is Not A Movement: Five Ideas For The Anti-Trump Forces
As China’s Economy Falters, Military Parade Offers Chance to Burnish Image
America cannot afford such inequality
To save his Middle East legacy, Obama must recognise a Palestinian state now
The Audacity of Air Strikes and Secret Deals: Just making Isis grow stronger?
Learning from SIGIR's Final Report on Iraq Reconstruction
In Israel, the Rent Is Too Damn High
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry denounces US calls for Aya Hegazy’s release
How to fix our police departments
U.S. Credibility Around the World Damaged by Afghanistan War
Ukraine crisis underscores need for renewables push
Republicans and the Mennonite vote
Presidents must come together on East Asia
Mason Student Strives to Bring Peace Before Dangerous African Presidential Vote
Myanmar Vote Plan Clouds New US Dialogue
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Why Congress Needs to Act Now On Super-Pollutants
Russian Consul General to Crimea Resigns Following Offensive Comments About Crimean Tatar Deportation
Keeping USAID: why the US shouldn’t cut off its nose
Mason student researches homelessness from a conflict perspective
The Current of Discord on the Mekong
UN climate change negotiations in Poland this week
China’s Foreign Policy Debates
Cyprus: An EU Presidency occupied by Candidate Turkey
Feckless on Foreign Policy
Albany Gets "F" for Failing to Protect Tenants
Can J Street Sideline AIPAC?
Couple Spend Their Wedding Money on Street Children, End up in an Egyptian Prison
How to stop Libya becoming another Iraq
Rand Paul's Filibuster Gives Civil Liberties A Rare Washington Moment
Egyptian-American activist Aya Hegazi returns to US following Egypt court acquittal
Why Bernie Sanders is standing with Muslims
Liberia’s Path from Anarchy to Elections
A look at the American 'Countering Violent Extremism' strategy
Prevention better than punitive in Syria
New Crimean Tatar History Book Comes Under Attack from Russian Nationalist Groups
Lack of US-Syria Diplomacy Leads to Dangerous Isolation
Expect Resource Wars With Exxon CEO At State Helm
As Ethiopia votes, what’s ‘free and fair’ got to do with it?
Germany Tells NATO, Russia To Dialogue Before Things Get 'Completely Out Of Control'
Nimr Al Nimr: Anatomy of a Man
Election campaigns and the politics of performance
Is Yemen’s power struggle over?
After Nearly Three Years, An American In Egypt Walks Free
Ryan Gosling spreads message from Bernie Sanders
Post-Mubarak Egypt: From successful protest to sustainable social transformation
My Turkish Airport
Keeping the Keys: The Rise of the Palestinian Diplomatic Intifada
What My Amish and Mennonite Forefathers Would Think About My Job in Congress (and Why I Left)
How to Have a Productive Conversation About Politics at Thanksgiving
Insights Obama can now use to undermine Putin’s narrative
New Crimean Tatar History Book Comes Under Attack from Russian Nationalist Groups
Problem-solving approach privileges both parties
Why Did Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Go to Iraq?
Why US and Chinese cities will make or break any global climate deal
The Ghailani Verdict - Susan Hirsch featured in the New York Times
Is the Spirit of Sykes-Picot Still Alive in the Middle East after a Century?
Tanzanian President’s Former Aide Plans Bid to Succeed Him
The Real War on Coal Starts in Kosovo
Horizon that is always receding
After 900 days in pre-trial detention, campaigns call for release of Aya Hegazy
Saudi in Yemen; It’s personal now
Future of Crimean Tartar Muslims Hangs in the Balance
Democratic Party looks like America
یەریڤان سەعید، توێژەر لە پەیمانگای وڵاتانی كەنداو لە واشنتۆن:
Donald Trump and the Politics of Personality: To Understand Trumpism, Look Abroad!
Lone wolf senator builds case to engage Myanmar
Elections are good, right? Well, not always
Fossil Fuel Divestment Makes UN Climate Summit a Success
The only way forward on Syria
Hillary Clinton Asks Egypt’s President Sisi to Release Aya Hijazi
Using Peace 'Means' to Achieve Peaceful 'Ends'
Minimum wage war reaches tipping point
China and Japan REALLY Don’t Like Each Other
We must make anti-bullying a mainstream message
Bucolic Peekskill under attack: View
Slavery and Climate – There's More in Common Than You Think, Vatican Says
How the U.S. Deals With a Land Known for Corruption
How Egypt’s most famous jailed couple celebrated Valentine’s Day
An online occupation
Congress Must Tax Fossil Fuels
Firing Up Kurdish Nationalism in Iraq
Mason experts explain how ISIS attacks are recruitment tools
Comment: A federal constituent “state” is not in the interest of Turkish Cypriots
Look to Iran for a solution in Syria
How to save the American Dream
Post Eurozone crisis, how to increase a country's resilience to risk
A New (Old) Narrative for the Left
Ethiopian Ruling Coalition Wins Majority of Parliament Seats
Peace Movement Has Become Powerless, Says MK Yuli Tamir
Analysis: Progressive policies provide answer for Sanders’ foreign policy gap
Why Americans Are Ready to Pay More Money for Cleaner Energy
China and Japan engage neocortices
Trump 'ordered Sisi' to release US-Egyptian charity worker
Inclusiveness: The Right (and Political) Way to Be
Maltese neutrality still a brilliant idea
Donald Trump's Immigration Plan Would Ban One-Third of the World From the U.S.
Essebsi Must Work With Islamists to Ensure Tunisia’s Transition
Why we should keep out of Somalia’s affairs
Ukrainian and Crimean Authorities Snub OSCE over Minority Rights
World Bank needs Jeffrey Sachs
Cardin Meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister
Politics Unusual
The American Elections: Prospects for a New US Foreign Policy
Do We Need Dictatorship?
An OSCE reconciliation strategy for Cyprus?
Why can’t America just take out Assad?
Climate Action Is Solution to Slowing Superstorms | Commentary
Motives of suicide terrorists
Letter to the editor: A response to "Immigration could swing it for Brexit"
Next Up in Somalia’s Fragile Transition: Bridge Political Divides
Indignados de Wall Street, ¿el Tea Party de la izquierda?
Denied Victimhood and Contested Narratives: The Case of Hutu Diaspora
Confederate flag: hatred or heritage?
Crimean Tatars Support EuroMaidan Protests in Kyiv
Obama must stand up to Netanyahu on Israeli settler violence
Washington Area Students Weigh in on South Sudan Conflict
ما هو الإرث السياسي لمحمود عباس؟
Trump got Egypt to free an American prisoner. Here’s her story.
Unholy Media Malpractice: The press totally missed the point of Bernie Sanders' trip to the Vatican.
Why Hong Kong's #OccupyCentral Used Nonviolent Action as Tactic
U.S. Sanctions On Iran Should Be Lifted For Humanitarian Goods
Want to cut big government abuses? Start with defence contracting
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
Scholars skeptical on Japan apology
Turkey’s once-worldly aims falter, even close allies concerned
Why Congress Should Care About the Beepocalypse | Commentary
Comment: The Cyprus Challenge: A solution paradigm shift
The Difference Between Protest America 1968 And 2017
Mason’s Michael Shank Joins White House Climate Change Group
Sorting Out Our Options in Afghanistan
For Economic Growth, Repeal Drug Laws and Rehabilitate Ex-Cons
Stop the ISIS War Before It Gets Worse!
Portrait of Stalin Sparks Brawl at WWII Ceremony in Crimea
Public ‘schools of hope’ could be anything but
As New Threats Emerge, U.S. Closes Drone Base in Ethiopia
A peace-building response to the rise of 'Trumpism'
To finally see the invisible Israelis before our eyes
Why U.S. Could Opt For 'Zero Option' In Afghanistan
The Bo Xilai Verdict: Everybody Wins
Why the Gun Control Debate Doesn't Do Justice to Colorado Killings
Athletes Pick A Side At The Women's March
The Saudis and the Iranians Need to Talk: And we need to make it happen
Marginalizing Muslims in Switzerland
Aya Hegazy trial postponed for 5th time after court unable to turn on laptop
Turkey’s Kurdish peace process: dead end – part 1
Awakening the Demons: There is no Arab Spring coming to Iraq. But sectarian protests could tear this fragile country apart.
Who is Aya Hijazi, the American freed from jail in Egypt?
Mason student’s question to Democratic presidential candidate goes viral
Regionalization of Conflict and Opportunities for Peace in the Horn of Africa
10 Syria Questions for John Kerry and Chuck Hagel
Hong Kong's 'Occupy': A movement for universal suffrage in Hong Kong is worrying Beijing
Coup-Speak Speaking
THE RUSSIAN PLOT, Or, How to Avoid Taking Responsibility for Losing a Presidential Election
Confronting Homeland Security's 'SSSS' Watch List
Nato should negotiate a security structure that includes Russia
Academics & Activists Discuss Poverty, Inequality, Conflict
Dirt on Our Hands
Sandy Hook shootings: We need to focus on more than just gun control
‘Don’t Disturb The Peace’: Post-Conflict Politics In Aceh, Indonesia
WATCH: Bernie Sanders hugs Muslim student, vows to fight racism as Jew
Even a weakened Libya can avoid civil war
The Future of Kurdistan, Between Unity and Balkanization
We can't let climate change turn droughts, flash floods and mudslides into the new normal

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