The School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution

Don't Talk, Do Something! Palestinian/Israeli Unilateralism as Legitimate Negotiations
The Current of Discord on the Mekong
ما هي خلفية اشتعال القومية الكردية في العراق؟
French Muslim Students in Catholic Schools
How Climate Change Sparked the Crisis in Syria
We can only hope that the cerebral will get the better of the visceral
Sorting Out Our Options in Afghanistan
The World Does Not Need a Jewish Ann Coulter: An Open Letter To Ben Shapiro.
Netanyahu's Kennedy moment
How to Pull Yemen Back from the Edge
Fragility Needs Innovative Development Financing
Resolved to Keep Faith
Nonviolent resistance key to Middle East breakthrough
A Palestinian’s journey from stone-throwing to conflict resolution
American Aid Worker Is Cleared of Child Abuse Charges in Egypt
Faith dialogue focus on social media sites
If America wants Assad to respect international law, it must respect it, too
Nimr Al Nimr: Anatomy of a Man
Conflict Resolution, One Book at a Time
The Saudis and the Iranians Need to Talk: And we need to make it happen
A New Heroism in Israel and Palestine
'Less Violent' Does Not Have to Mean 'Apathetic'
The Future of Kurdistan, Between Unity and Balkanization
'The world is flat' in Egypt
یەریڤان سەعید، توێژەر لە پەیمانگای وڵاتانی كەنداو لە واشنتۆن:
A Palestinian drasha for Rosh Hashana
Syria Needs Real Help, Not American Bombs
Ten lessons from Myanmar's peace process
Peace Movement Has Become Powerless, Says MK Yuli Tamir
Scars of the Khmer Rouge: How Cambodia is healing from a genocide
How a glacier could thaw dangerous India and Pakistan freeze
U.S. Credibility Around the World Damaged by Afghanistan War
Is the Spirit of Sykes-Picot Still Alive in the Middle East after a Century?
What Secretary Clinton Does Not Recognize About Egypt’s Anti-Regime Protests
Congress Can't Ignore Afghanistan in Budget Talks
Responding to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Is Religious Freedom the Answer?
Conflict Analysis and Resolution Students Named Boren Fellows
Muslim advocates welcome Bernie Sanders' support but want visible action
Behind the Headlines: Israeli Arab's Water Project May Aid Regional Cooperation
UC Berkeley holds 6th annual TED conference, explores themes of wisdom, compassion
Price tag attack on J’lem church provokes religious condemnation
How Women’s Rights Are Linked to U.S.-Iran Negotiations
Graduate students spend spring break with Syrian refugees
Are Direct Negotiations Good or Bad for the Palestinians?
Religion and Power Moving Forward into the Twenty-First Century
IRP leader speaks in Washington, unsure of party goals and wary of Tajikistan’s future
Gaza becomes Syria: Middle East geopolitics 2.0
Sorry, Aung San Suu Kyi, the Rohingya Crisis Is No Laughing Matter
In Israel, the Rent Is Too Damn High
What the Middle East can learn from Southeast Asia
Land Rights Have Become A Women's Issue Through Social Mobilization In Cambodia
Congress makes Elmo cry by defunding Palestinian 'Sesame Street'
First Person: Five Things I Learned in Syrian Refugee Camps
How Egypt’s most famous jailed couple celebrated Valentine’s Day
Hezbollah’s Triumph
Data show drone attacks doomed to fail against ISIS in Syria
A Silver Lining to the Film and Riots Tragedy: Freedom, Diversity, and the New Competition for Arab Public Space
A Caution Against Framing Syria as an Assad-Opposition Dichotomy
After 900 days in pre-trial detention, campaigns call for release of Aya Hegazy
Netanyahu’s address to Congress is a recipe for disaster, not peace
BHU holds seminar on peacebuilding
Essebsi Must Work With Islamists to Ensure Tunisia’s Transition
‘Don’t Disturb The Peace’: Post-Conflict Politics In Aceh, Indonesia
What My Amish and Mennonite Forefathers Would Think About My Job in Congress (and Why I Left)
A Callous Disregard for the Law
Lingering Questions Surround Geneva III
Students Practice Citizen Diplomacy in Syria
Chattanooga: on the need to fight terror with reason
IAA Chief Attends Workshop
Crimean Tatars fear exile again
Europe Must Help Syria’s Women Make Peace
"We Are Not Like Them": Itamar Massacre Activates A Dangerous Israeli-Jewish Ethnocentrism
An Ill-Advised Purge in Libya
Don't let Yemen turn into Syria: Column
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
What Are the Rules of War?
The Emperor’s new clothes – bluster in the GOP
A Grassroots Visit Belies Washington's View of Afghanistan
The ISIS takeover of Ramadi means hard choices face the Iraqi and US governments
Syria’s Christian conundrum
Dignity for Iran equals an Iran free of nuclear weapons
Religions meet at VST
Yemen Can't Do It Alone
Is Yemen’s power struggle over?
Peace Parsha: Hayyei Sarah - Love and Care across Boundaries
Palestinian, Jew give both sides on joint Jerusalem tours
Aziz Abu Sarah is a Tour Guide
Bernie Sanders Vows To Fight Anti-Islam Sentiment: 2016 Democratic Presidential Candidate Hugs Muslim Woman On Stage
Ahmadinejad - Incitement Deserves Indictment
Terrorism and Development
From protests to politics, a new way forward for Yemen
Why Rep. Hunter Is Very Wrong About Nuking Iran
Unholy Media Malpractice: The press totally missed the point of Bernie Sanders' trip to the Vatican.
Seeking Opportunities for Intervention: One woman’s efforts to positively influence inner-city youth: Interview with Mary Wade
'Delenda Carthago': ISIS, threat and recovery
Problem-solving approach privileges both parties
The Audacity of Air Strikes and Secret Deals: Just making Isis grow stronger?
Egypt’s Street Children, Aya Hijazi, and Me
كاتبة فلسطينية تعيش في واشنطن: أطفالنا ضحايا وليسوا إرهابيين
Morocco a Stable East-West Bridge
Why is ISIS destroying Iraq's historical heritage?
Rodef Shalom to host panel on Palestinian perspectives
Past a certain point conflict becomes unstoppable
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Former Middle East 'Foes' to Speak on Building Peace
Settler Terrorism -- An American Problem
Sit down with Iran to ensure there is no ‘October surprise’
How to stop Libya becoming another Iraq
Open letter to President-elect Trump and government officials at all levels
Columbia Prof Uses Math To Create World Peace
Politics and the city – the battle over Istanbul’s Gezi park
Lieberman and the Peace Process
To finally see the invisible Israelis before our eyes
The 2017 Arthur N. Rupe Great Debate: Is ISIS an Existential Threat to the United States?
Time for the peace vote?
Why water is key to Syria conflict
Couple Spend Their Wedding Money on Street Children, End up in an Egyptian Prison
People to People Contact
Muslim Women Find Empowerment Through Competitive Sports
Could a Nuclear Iran Bring About More Stability, Rather Than Less?
Civil Society Is Faltering In This Middle East Nation
The Ugly Reality Of Islamophobia (And How Catholics Should Stand Up Against It)
Yemen: Expert says 'regulated escalation' expected Friday
Awakening the Demons: There is no Arab Spring coming to Iraq. But sectarian protests could tear this fragile country apart.
Senior Government Officials Participate at Workshop on Strategic Communication and Conflict Resolution
Beyer Statement On Acquittal of Aya Hijazi and Her Co-Defendants in Egypt
Afghan religious figures, diplomats come together in İstanbul
Does the U.S. have a moral imperative in Syria?
Palestine: Still key to stability in the Middle East
The Speech that Time Forgot
Fulbright Scholars Offer Tips to Win the Prize
Tourism of Destruction, Tourism of Construction: Two Trips to the Holy Land
Jordan Valley essential for a viable Palestinian state
The Obama administration ignores an American imprisoned in Egypt
Even a weakened Libya can avoid civil war
Eviction of Palestinian outpost exposes double standard on settlements
‘Strength through peace – not peace through strength’: a reaction to Trump’s America First foreign policy
Yemen needs action, not just talk
Explorer’s Analysis: Inside Key Issues of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
Obama’s speech was more of the same - and not what we needed
Should Palestinians Accept Israel as a Jewish State?
The effect of 100 years of amnesia on the Turkish population
Focus on Al Qaeda in Yemen magnifies chronic instability
'Ceasefire' Is the Syria Word We Need to Hear
Keeping Iran and Saudi Arabia From War
Only Good Governance can Defeat Al Qaeda in Yemen
Next Steps in Syria
Managing the Madness in the Middle East
How U.S. War Funds Get Wasted ... And How to Stop It
Bernie Sanders vows to fight Islamophobia and 'ugly stain of racism' in the US
Filmmaker’s ‘Will to Communicate’ Breaks through Community’s Silence
Scholars skeptical on Japan apology
A Strike Against Israel
Why the White House Won't Win the Afghanistan War
التدخل الروسي أوقف انهيار النظام السوري مؤقتاً
Egypt acquits American woman detained for 3 years
The Russian Military Intervention in Syria; Is This Really a Concern for the U.S.?
Our Prejudicial and Political Pecking Order
Stop the ISIS War Before It Gets Worse!
Social media project addresses extremist violence at home and abroad
Why the US must support bid for Palestinian statehood
Lessons from South Asia for an Arab Spring
‘The American Lawrence of Arabia’s’ life goes on show in the U.S.
National Geographic Expeditions ‘Holy Land’ Partner Scores Top UN Award
7 Ways Obama's U.N. Speech Revealed His Inconsistent Foreign Policy
Mason students discuss Islamophobia
Elvis Costello Snubs Israel
ما هو الإرث السياسي لمحمود عباس؟
The Green Wave washes over a movement in hibernation
Saudi rejects foreign interference in Iraq, blames ‘sectarian’ Maliki | Reuters
Arab Gulf States Wary of Iran’s Role in the Battle for Mosul
Ötekilerden ‘Ötekilere’ (From Others to ‘Others’)
Palestine’s new PM and his prospects for success
Fighting extremism: Dignity is the answer
Who is Aya Hijazi, the American freed from jail in Egypt?
Washington’s rapprochement with Syria is welcomed but not enough
Options for Action in Syria
Halep'in geleceği ve Türkiye'nin güvenliği
The Lonely Man of Peace
Deadly challenge of keeping Syria health-care workers safe
In Oak Creek, Wis., hearts open to Sikhs after temple shooting
Explosion of the Sacred
A look at the American 'Countering Violent Extremism' strategy
Don't forget Malaysia
The Libyan Revolution at Two
Yemen’s a Model All Right—For Disaster
Trump’s favorite dictator is jailing U.S. citizens
The Israeli ex-settler at the center of Occupy Wall Street
10 Syria Questions for John Kerry and Chuck Hagel
Riyadh Conference: What Makes It Different?
Afghans Want U.S. to Stay but Do Things Differently
Rand Paul Got It Right on ISIS
Sick talk: The danger of blaming migrants for Israel’s ills
Obama’s local, international obstacles on Syria
My Turkish Airport
Egypt: Revolution or bust
Taliban Prisoner Releases Are High-Risk, Low-Reward
US must vote in favour or abstain
OP-ED: Iran in the Era of Moderation and Reform
Why Bernie Sanders is standing with Muslims
Hamas Should Be Part of Middle East Peace Talks
Saudi in Yemen; It’s personal now
Lack of US-Syria Diplomacy Leads to Dangerous Isolation
Fallacy of a moderate mullah
Dr. Jeremy Rinker- UNCG Campus Weekly
Jerusalem’s potential to bring Jews and Muslims together
Westboro Baptist Church: Thanks for Visiting and Come Again
These fiscal cliff hawks ought to be foreign policy doves
Yemen is on the Brink of Chaos - And Why It's So Important
Why Washington is wrong to impose visa suspension on Iraqis
Learning from SIGIR's Final Report on Iraq Reconstruction
Ryan Gosling spreads message from Bernie Sanders
Beyond Jewish Blessings and Curses There is Absolute Love
Syria's Next Generation
Has outgoing Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal brought about a new, more peaceful, face to the organization?
Elections in Tajikistan Have Implications for U.S. Policy in Afghanistan
The Syrian Revolution Is Not a Holy War
A Discussion with Marc Gopin, Director, Center on Religion, Diplomacy, and Conflict Resolution
Congress Better Listen to the Pope on Climate Change
National Geographic Offering Israel Tour: National Geographic Expedition is offering 12-day tours of the Holy Land, complete with hotels and museums
An Extreme Sport: Middle East Peacebuilding
The Time For Leadership To Protect All Civilians Across Syria
The costly errors of America's wars
What Egypt Can Learn from the “Swine Flu” Scare
Students discuss effects of Charlie Hebdo shooting
Tariq Ramadan in Chicago's Holocaust Museum
Seeing Both Sides of the Holy Land
Syria Conflict Panel
Aya Hegazy trial postponed for 5th time after court unable to turn on laptop
Israeli-Palestinian conflict - discussion with Marc Gopin: on economic peace & justice
A picture of hope and courage
The anatomy of an anti-Taliban uprising
Entitled to Protection, Palestinians Should Join the ICC, Now
Conflict Management Fieldwork in Jordan Yields Surprises, Insights
Reflections of a Catholic American on bin Laden’s death
The Conflict that Became Mine
Tunisia’s Elections Seal Transition, Raise Fears of Old Regime
After Nearly Three Years, An American In Egypt Walks Free
Ineffective tightening of sanctions on Iran
Charlie Rangel: Why I Oppose Syria Strikes
Did Bernie Sanders just steal Joe Lieberman’s Jewish crown?
Lieberman and the Peace Process
Syrian Ramadan at the Edge of War
Anticipating the Syria of Tomorrow: Strategies to Decrease Violence Against Innocents
Two Crimean Tatar Mosques Torched in Crimea on the Eve of Major Muslim Holiday
The Impact of the Syrian Civil War on Identity Groups in Turkey
Why defeating ISIS with military might is starry eyed idealism
The Coming Rise of Afghan Militias
Iraqi Kurdistan fears Maliki returning to power
Can the Tribes of NATO help the Tribes of Afghanistan?
At summer camp, Syrian child refugees recall a lost homeland
Yeni Bir Toplumsal Sozlesme Arayisi
Wanted: Middle East Statesmen
Blessed Are the Climate Advocates
Heavy metal music unites Jews and Muslims across the Middle East
We gain more than we lose in the Iran nuclear deal [Commentary]
Trump Should Take a Lesson From the Pope on How to Lead
Peshmerga-Iraqi forces united over Mosul, but can this last?
Why, Indeed, History Should Sometimes Repeat Itself: a Review of History as a Prelude
Breakdown in Yemen
Semites Unite! You Have Nothing to Lose But your Conflict
Bribes, money hidden in teddy bears: welcome to US spending in Afghanistan
Inclusiveness: The Right (and Political) Way to Be
إيران والعواصم الأربع: السيطرة بداية الانهيار
Voices: In midst of war, life goes on for Syrian kids
The Indoctrination Myth
Peaceful Dispute Resolution Ideas
Ending the Exploitation of People and the Planet
Unite, Confuse, and Inspire: A Response to the Rise of Racism in Israel
Aziz Abu Sarah – Ending the Cycle of Violence in Israel and Palestine
'Free Speech' on the DC Metro
Using Israeli and Palestinian Guides, Tour Group Helps Visitors ‘Experience the People’
In Egypt, even helping street children can land you in prison
ISIS attacks fueled by illegal guns and open societies we can’t afford to lose
U.S. Drones Mobilize Pakistani Nonviolent Movement
Death to America in Yemen? No.
Hunger strike highlights forgotten tragedy of Palestinian prisoners
Drowning the Arab Spring in Gulf Oil
How I learned to forgive my brother’s murderers
Happy Independence Day wishes from a Palestinian
Gulf Nations Can Provide Jobs, Which Is Crucial to Syrian Refugees
Boycotting Muslim 'Savages' Ad on DC Metro in Protest of Hate Speech
Beware Libya’s ‘Fair Dictator’
Activists: Release of Detainees in Syria Crucial to Peace Process
America's lawmakers in Libyan quagmire
The only way forward on Syria
Conflict as an opportunity
Firing Up Kurdish Nationalism in Iraq
The World Discovers Afghanistan’s Peaceful Clerics
Look to Iran for a solution in Syria
Stitching together the torn fabric of church and society
Hamas Advocating Dialogue Through Children’s Cartoon?
Vatican Mayors Summit Spots Pope on Municipal Pulpit
Republicans and the Mennonite vote
Why I'm Going to Yemen
A peace-building response to the rise of 'Trumpism'
Mason Center Works Toward a Peaceful Future
Interview with CNN: Ancient blueprint for Middle East peace touring U.S.
Keeping the Keys: The Rise of the Palestinian Diplomatic Intifada
Court clears American aid worker after 3 years behind bars in Egypt
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
Humanitarian Missiles Are Superior to Cruise Missiles
How a monk-turned-street artist sees New York City’s homeless
Can J Street Sideline AIPAC?
American impotence and the ‘Born in Jerusalem’ law
CMEP conference: Middle East peace process needs new paradigm
America’s litmus test on Syria
Teach, model, grow and live in empathy to build world peace, says interfaith expert Marc Gopin at Frontier Luncheon
Post-Mubarak Egypt: From successful protest to sustainable social transformation
On 10th Anniversary of Afghan War, Time to Exit Militarized US Foreign Policy
Cultural Educator: Aziz Abu Sarah
Mason student’s question to Democratic presidential candidate goes viral
Why Should Israel Care What the Rest of the World Thinks?
Turkey's Best Asset to Tackle ISIS: Ankara or America?
When diplomatic opportunities were dismissed
Use US soft power to free the Ashraf Seven
Essay on the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the Sykes-Picot Agreement هل العرب أمام سايكس بيكو جديدة؟
Holy Land tours a new tool in peacebuilding
Europe’s Migration Crisis: Causes and Cures
Interreligious Intercultural Dialogue Institutionalized - Deja Vu All Over Again
Iraq’s Islamic divisions intensify
It's the Arab spring for dictators
U.S. Sanctions On Iran Should Be Lifted For Humanitarian Goods
WATCH: Bernie Sanders hugs Muslim student, vows to fight racism as Jew
Massachusetts and Genocide
How to Fix Turkey's Fall From International Favor
Today, I join Khader Adnan’s hunger strike – will you?
Counter-Revolutions and Evolutions: Lessons of Egypt and Iran
Donald Trump’s bigotry has inspired U.S. Muslim voters like no candidate before
Turkey's Complex Policy
What Pope Francis Will Say to America This Week
Israel Inside/Out: Perspectives And Prisms
Palestine's Right to Defend Itself
Confronting genocide in Myanmar: The urgent need to prevent and protect
Origins and Responses to the Arab Awakening
EMU Professor Urges Shift in Iraqi, Afghan Strategy
Using Peace 'Means' to Achieve Peaceful 'Ends'
Equality in action: A conversation at the checkpoint
Trust in Maliki harms U.S. credibility
25 Rights groups: The Belady Foundation case demonstrates that individual and community initiatives face only repression and fabricated charges
Israel Claims Holy Sites, Reignites Religious Flashpoint
Yemen: Ripe for a solution?
An 'Afghan Summer' of revolt - Part 2
Doctoral Student Goes to Hollywood to Teach Peace Techniques
My sister has been jailed in Egypt for 900 days. When will the U.S. help free her?
Obama's Middle East Speech: The Message Was Not Received
Obama: fine words and a touch of game theory
What Aziz Abu Sarah learned in Hebrew school
Reimagining Transitional Justice in Bali
Palestinian Organization Wins 1st Place in Intercultural Innovation Award
Press Pause on the Rush to War
Hope for Peace May Be Encouraged by Enemies in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Responsible Journalism Series: Media as Critical Reflective Practice
How to Solve Your Conflicts, and Get FED at the Same Time
Cyprus: An EU Presidency occupied by Candidate Turkey
Hong Kong's 'Occupy': A movement for universal suffrage in Hong Kong is worrying Beijing
Donald Trump's Immigration Plan Would Ban One-Third of the World From the U.S.
Maltese neutrality still a brilliant idea
Tehran looks ready to tango
Why Did Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Go to Iraq?
Settler Turned Peace Activist Now Occupies Wall Street: Kobi Skolnick Puts Jewish Stamp on Protest, Not Just on Holidays
Prevention better than punitive in Syria
Mason experts explain how ISIS attacks are recruitment tools
A Toast for Peace
GMU Student Burns Pagoda For Senior Art Project
Invest in the Afghan people not foreign contractors
Mideast peace deal… and they lived unhappily ever after
Who to Blame for the Absence of a Kurdish State after Sykes Picot?
Bush's true legacy in Egypt
Tackling the most grave and serious global security threats
9/11 Forever (and Ever)
Time to stop coddling Iran
Let's keep Syria's blood off America's hands
At Town Hall, Sanders Makes Commitment to 'End All Forms of Racism in This Country'
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - Discussion with Marc Gopin: Part 1 on Economic Peace & Justice
Will Saudi Arabia's 'Operation Decisive Storm' restore order in Yemen?
An Alternative for Afghan Peace Talks
No Iran deal, but significant progress in Geneva
To save his Middle East legacy, Obama must recognise a Palestinian state now
Imagining Peace: The Practical Advantages for Muslims, Jews and Christians of Peace for Palestine and Israel
Israelis and Palestinians -- rage, fear and misunderstanding
Israeli, Palestinian join forces to offer tours with two viewpoints
The Price of Abandoning Yemen
خبير في النزاعات الدولية: ترامب سيبيع الورقة السورية لبوتين (حوار)
A third intifada is inevitable unless Israel changes course
Female suicide bombers; Misguided media; Karadzic at the Hague
Syria, Lebanon, and the Middle East: Enabling a War-to-Peace Transition
Israel's New Left Goes Online
The Next Step for Myanmar
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Hillel Event Bridges Israeli-Palestinian Gap
Mason Student Studies Emerging Protest Culture Over Land Rights Conflicts in Cambodia
Obama must stand up to Netanyahu on Israeli settler violence
U.S. Military Interventionism Has Harmed Iraq Dearly
The Ottoman Experience in Mosul, Then and Now
Aziz Abu Sarah Named National Geographic Emerging Explorer
Doing Due Diligence on Diplomacy With Damascus

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