The School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution

Europe Must Help Syria’s Women Make Peace
Why Did Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Go to Iraq?
Peacebuilding: the new generation
Terrorism and Development
The only way forward on Syria
Time to stop coddling Iran
Academics & Activists Discuss Poverty, Inequality, Conflict
Why Congress Needs to Act Now On Super-Pollutants
A Silver Lining to the Film and Riots Tragedy: Freedom, Diversity, and the New Competition for Arab Public Space
Former Middle East 'Foes' to Speak on Building Peace
How to save the American Dream
How to Have a Productive Conversation About Politics at Thanksgiving
Tariq Ramadan in Chicago's Holocaust Museum
Has outgoing Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal brought about a new, more peaceful, face to the organization?
U.S. Drones Mobilize Pakistani Nonviolent Movement
Press Pause on the Rush to War
The Saudis and the Iranians Need to Talk: And we need to make it happen
What Do We Mean When We Say "Clean Energy"?
Expect Resource Wars With Exxon CEO At State Helm
What Aziz Abu Sarah learned in Hebrew school
An Ill-Advised Purge in Libya
'The world is flat' in Egypt
Needed: Social Engineering?
ISIS attacks fueled by illegal guns and open societies we can’t afford to lose
Syria’s Christian conundrum
Marginalizing Muslims in Switzerland
Fallacy of a moderate mullah
Mason Student Studies Emerging Protest Culture Over Land Rights Conflicts in Cambodia
The Obama administration ignores an American imprisoned in Egypt
The inclusion of women in the peacemaking process
High school students learn conflict resolution through karate
Stop atrocities before they start
Orange Revolution in Ukraine: Inspiration of Disillusionment?
How a monk-turned-street artist sees New York City’s homeless
Turning Training into Action: Mason Students Analyze a Conflict in Brazil
Netanyahu's Kennedy moment
Israeli-Palestinian conflict - discussion with Marc Gopin: on economic peace & justice
Ukrainian and Crimean Authorities Snub OSCE over Minority Rights
The Ottoman Experience in Mosul, Then and Now
ما هي خلفية اشتعال القومية الكردية في العراق؟
National Geographic Expeditions ‘Holy Land’ Partner Scores Top UN Award
Prevention better than punitive in Syria
10 Ways Conflict is Like Sex
The Syrian Revolution Is Not a Holy War
Keeping the Keys: The Rise of the Palestinian Diplomatic Intifada
In fighting gangs, US should look to El Salvador
Bush's true legacy in Egypt
U.S.-E.U. Rhetoric on Russia as Destructive as a Chekhovian Duel
Anti-immigration Legislation Makes Cities and Citizens Less Safe
Heavy metal music unites Jews and Muslims across the Middle East
Peace Movement Has Become Powerless, Says MK Yuli Tamir
No Iran deal, but significant progress in Geneva
Mason/EMU alum Michael Shank works with media to tell the story of climate change
How to stop Libya becoming another Iraq
Fayetteville Charity Helps African Group
Mass shootings show need for gun law reform
Soldiers Into Students: Veterans, Educators Try to Ease Transition
Dignity for Iran equals an Iran free of nuclear weapons
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
American Aid Worker, Release Secured by Trump Officials, Leaves Egypt
Measuring the cost of violence
She Didn't Have a Gun... She Had MLK's Dream
Britain’s election results may prove to be a blow to US foreign policy goals
25 Rights groups: The Belady Foundation case demonstrates that individual and community initiatives face only repression and fabricated charges
9/11 Forever (and Ever)
‘Amish Mafia’ is a shameful, unrealistic portrayal of plain people
Tragedy & Triumph
Crimean Tatars Fear for Their Safety After Crimea’s Annexation to Russia
What the Killing of Trayvon Martin Means for Maryland
Missing From Trial: Detainee Statements
Boots on the Ground, Not Unmanned Robots in the Sky
Police Should Put Away the Military Gear and Build Connections with Young People
Hillary Clinton’s Response to the Pulse Orlando Shootings
Trump is ‘deprived of all knowledge’ about public schools
Death to America in Yemen? No.
The Conflict that Became Mine
When nature trumps nurture, we all lose
Bernie Sanders Vows To Fight Anti-Islam Sentiment: 2016 Democratic Presidential Candidate Hugs Muslim Woman On Stage
With Income Inequality Comes Violence
The Lonely Man of Peace
Turkey’s once-worldly aims falter, even close allies concerned
Making Nonviolent Statecraft into a Self-Evident Truth
Rights groups renew request for release of defendants in the Belady Foundation case and urge compliance with legal standards for pretrial detention
Beyer Statement On Acquittal of Aya Hijazi and Her Co-Defendants in Egypt
A New Approach to Dealing With Global Food Insecurity
The effect of 100 years of amnesia on the Turkish population
Vision Series: Sandra Cheldelin to Discuss Women and Conflict
Hope for Peace May Be Encouraged by Enemies in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Responding to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Is Religious Freedom the Answer?
Israeli, Palestinian join forces to offer tours with two viewpoints
One Week After Colorado Shooting, US Government Still Failing to Safeguard America
Rwanda: Opening the door to dialogue (Claudine Kuradusenge)
Cardin Meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister
Afghan-U.S. relations damaged by shooting: analyst
A New United Nations of Human Rights Countries
7 Ways Obama's U.N. Speech Revealed His Inconsistent Foreign Policy
The World Does Not Need a Jewish Ann Coulter: An Open Letter To Ben Shapiro.
Using hip-hop to resolve global conflict
Meryl Streep is right; bullying hurts us all
Africa: Can January Makamba Be the Next President of Tanzania?
Visiting professor analyzes conflict
Regionalization of Conflict and Opportunities for Peace in the Horn of Africa
A Caution Against Framing Syria as an Assad-Opposition Dichotomy
U.S. Credibility Around the World Damaged by Afghanistan War
Congress Better Listen to the Pope on Climate Change
Moving Beyond Hope: The IOC and Team Refugee
Don't let Yemen turn into Syria: Column
The Real War on Coal Starts in Kosovo
Freeport's Highland Community College board will seat Shockey and Musser
Republican Reasoning: Why 2008 Was the Year for Occupying and Protesting Wall Street
Libya’s GNA and the Future of Public Discourse
Fossil Fuel Divestment Makes UN Climate Summit a Success
Obama must stand up to Netanyahu on Israeli settler violence
America cannot afford such inequality
China’s Puzzling ADIZ Decision Making
From Israel to Mason: Conflict scholars present a peace proposal at the UN
The 'anti-science' side of the political divide
Morocco a Stable East-West Bridge
How Climate Change Sparked the Crisis in Syria
Charleston Shootings: The Intersection Of Race And Gender
Robert C. Koehler: Healthy conflict creates resilient communities
Optimism at last for American jailed in Egypt, her family
Fighting extremism: Dignity is the answer
Why is the US so reticent to read the right messages in Asia and the Pacific?
Maltese neutrality still a brilliant idea
Civil Society Is Faltering In This Middle East Nation
كاتبة فلسطينية تعيش في واشنطن: أطفالنا ضحايا وليسوا إرهابيين
Tourism of Destruction, Tourism of Construction: Two Trips to the Holy Land
Conflict Resolution, One Book at a Time
Meet Nousha Kabawat and her unstoppable drive to help Syria’s displaced children thrive
Washington Area Students Weigh in on South Sudan Conflict
U.S. Sanctions On Iran Should Be Lifted For Humanitarian Goods
Voices: In midst of war, life goes on for Syrian kids
Portrait of Stalin Sparks Brawl at WWII Ceremony in Crimea
Semites Unite! You Have Nothing to Lose But your Conflict
Lecture by Susan Hirsch at San Anton Palace
What can Washington do about militarized police forces?
Could a Nuclear Iran Bring About More Stability, Rather Than Less?
Elvis Costello Snubs Israel
Hong Kong's 'Occupy': A movement for universal suffrage in Hong Kong is worrying Beijing
Denied Victimhood and Contested Narratives: The Case of Hutu Diaspora
Conflict-sensitive Repatriation: Lessons from Displaced Communities in North-eastern Nigeria
Israel's New Left Goes Online
EMU Professor Urges Shift in Iraqi, Afghan Strategy
If America wants Assad to respect international law, it must respect it, too
American impotence and the ‘Born in Jerusalem’ law
Opinion: Why Trump’s foreign policy won’t make America great again
A Fixable Problem for Our Society
Eviction of Palestinian outpost exposes double standard on settlements
Social Scientist Sees Bias Within
Politics and Language: Dimension Beyond Words
'Delenda Carthago': ISIS, threat and recovery
Gridlock is death for deliberation
A Grassroots Visit Belies Washington's View of Afghanistan
Interview: Zheng Wang
Data show drone attacks doomed to fail against ISIS in Syria
How to Fix Turkey's Fall From International Favor
BHU holds seminar on peacebuilding
Columbia Prof Uses Math To Create World Peace
Mason student researches homelessness from a conflict perspective
Turkey’s Kurdish peace process – framework law – part 2
Comment: The Cyprus Challenge: A solution paradigm shift
Bullies, Jerks and Weasels
'Less Violent' Does Not Have to Mean 'Apathetic'
After 900 days in pre-trial detention, campaigns call for release of Aya Hegazy
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
Seeing Both Sides of the Holy Land
Syria Needs Real Help, Not American Bombs
The ISIS takeover of Ramadi means hard choices face the Iraqi and US governments
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Next Up in Somalia’s Fragile Transition: Bridge Political Divides
Tackling the most grave and serious global security threats
What Secretary Clinton Does Not Recognize About Egypt’s Anti-Regime Protests
The Tale of Two Cities: Kyiv and Simferopol
George Mason University Partners With an African Nonprofit Organization- 72Africa
How a glacier could thaw dangerous India and Pakistan freeze
The Search for the ‘Why’ of Fort Hood
Why NFL's Washington Redskins needs renaming
US Navy Seals plan to accept women after female soldiers graduate as rangers
My Turkish Airport
It's the Arab spring for dictators
Obama’s speech was more of the same - and not what we needed
Questions must be about gun safety
Inevitable US policy shift on Burma: why and how
Mideast peace deal… and they lived unhappily ever after
Congressmen urge Egypt to release Virginia woman from jail
Former Del. Jim Scott remembered for selfless public service
A peace dividend we should all want
What Would MLK Think of America’s Modern Wars?
Unclenched Fists
Faith dialogue focus on social media sites
We can only hope that the cerebral will get the better of the visceral
Dirty Energy Dollars
GOP, follow Stevens' example
Sudan, after the breakup: Can violence be prevented?
Rwanda- A Country Still in Need
Lack of US-Syria Diplomacy Leads to Dangerous Isolation
Filmmaker’s ‘Will to Communicate’ Breaks through Community’s Silence
Why the Kerry-Karzai Afghan Security Deal Won't Work
A picture of hope and courage
Trump Should Take a Lesson From the Pope on How to Lead
Businesses Must Take the Lead on Climate-Change Action
Inspiring Curious Feminists: Reflections on Cynthia Enloe
Achieving the mission: A conversation with UPEACE Vice Rector Amr Abdalla
Obama's Middle East Speech: The Message Was Not Received
Beware Libya’s ‘Fair Dictator’
Anticipating the Syria of Tomorrow: Strategies to Decrease Violence Against Innocents
Faith-Based Diplomacy
We gain more than we lose in the Iran nuclear deal [Commentary]
How Did Democratic Candidates Do? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
Why Obama should pardon Snowden: Column
Why can’t America just take out Assad?
Advertising against Muslims? Not with my tax dollars
Turkey's Best Asset to Tackle ISIS: Ankara or America?
Can the Tribes of NATO help the Tribes of Afghanistan?
Stimson Center Names Five Nonresident Fellows
Yemen is on the Brink of Chaos - And Why It's So Important
IRP leader speaks in Washington, unsure of party goals and wary of Tajikistan’s future
Trump got Egypt to free an American prisoner. Here’s her story.
How China’s Economic Rebalancing is like the Movie 'Speed'
The Time For Leadership To Protect All Civilians Across Syria
World Bank needs Jeffrey Sachs
Massachusetts and Genocide
Trust in Maliki harms U.S. credibility
Chattanooga: on the need to fight terror with reason
Our Military Shouldn’t Turn Its Back on Servicewomen Who Need an Abortion
A New (Old) Narrative for the Left
Hutu Diaspora Narrative: Identity in Conflict, Conflict of Identity
This Week in Poverty: 'A Place at the Table' and 'American Winter'
Mason Center Works Toward a Peaceful Future
Entitled to Protection, Palestinians Should Join the ICC, Now
Bernie Sanders vows to fight Islamophobia and 'ugly stain of racism' in the US
A look at the American 'Countering Violent Extremism' strategy
Have We Become Hopelessly Divided?
The Big Problems in Obama's Big Trade Deals
Highland Community College Board Candidates Weigh District's Financial, Enrollment Woes
Hottest Year on Record, 2014, Brings Economic Opportunity
Palestinian, Jew give both sides on joint Jerusalem tours
Administrative Referendum: A wakeup call for the ethno-political conflict in Darfur
Stop the ISIS War Before It Gets Worse!
Book review: The Shifting Grounds of Conflict and Peacebuilding
A Discussion with Marc Gopin, Director, Center on Religion, Diplomacy, and Conflict Resolution
Bosnia Back on the Brink: Ukraine can learn from Bosnia's failed socioeconomic policies
Mason intern ventures into rural Mexico conflict zone to practice mediation
Today, I join Khader Adnan’s hunger strike – will you?
Working Abroad a Big Help on the Hill
A Callous Disregard for the Law
Bring Russia out of the cold and into the fold
Creating Resilient Communities
Social media project addresses extremist violence at home and abroad
Myanmar Fighting Poses Dilemma for China
Why Protest? And What’s Next: Truth-Telling and Reconciliation for Ferguson and Beyond
Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution Becomes a School
Election campaigns and the politics of performance
A third intifada is inevitable unless Israel changes course
Sick talk: The danger of blaming migrants for Israel’s ills
EU Threat Has Inspired Panic Rather than Reform
Use US soft power to free the Ashraf Seven
Why World Leaders Are Starting to Eat Garbage
Police should put away the military gear and build connections with young people
Sisters know a good road trip when they see one
In new class, students get lessons in karate kicks, world peace, diplomacy
Palestine’s new PM and his prospects for success
In Israel, the Rent Is Too Damn High
If You Want Revenge for 9/11, Don't Look to the Kids Who Lost A Parent
Gaza becomes Syria: Middle East geopolitics 2.0
Political Discourse: A Family Affair
Israel Claims Holy Sites, Reignites Religious Flashpoint
Human Rights of Crimean Tatars Discussed in European Parliament
Dismissal of Evidence Affected Paris Agreement
Reading Dr Ambedkar as a narrative for social change
EU as model for peace
Don't Talk, Do Something! Palestinian/Israeli Unilateralism as Legitimate Negotiations
What Are the Rules of War?
Ethiopian Ruling Coalition Wins Majority of Parliament Seats
UVA Gives Diversity Awards to Longtime Professors McDowell and Dukes
A Palestinian’s journey from stone-throwing to conflict resolution
In fighting gangs, US should look to El Salvador
Producing solutions by appreciating the interconnections
Ukraine Diplomatic Deal: Necessary Next Steps
Aziz Abu Sarah – Ending the Cycle of Violence in Israel and Palestine
Coup-Speak Speaking
Should Palestinians Accept Israel as a Jewish State?
UN climate change negotiations in Poland this week
Meat Alert
Addressing DC's truancy epidemic
America's lawmakers in Libyan quagmire
Turkey’s Kurdish peace process: dead end – part 1
The Emperor’s new clothes – bluster in the GOP
Paul Ryan's Radical Economic Regime: Why His House Budget Legacy Is a Lesson in Elitism
A.T. Ariyaratne: Leading Sri Lanka's Largest Civil Society Movement for 50 Years
Obama’s local, international obstacles on Syria
Conflict Management Fieldwork in Jordan Yields Surprises, Insights
Freed Egyptian American prisoner returns home following Trump intervention
The World Discovers Afghanistan’s Peaceful Clerics
Ethiopia’s Muslim Activists Pave a Path for Nonviolent Political Activism
Post-Election Ferguson: Bipartisan Congress to Demilitarize Police
Search – Côte d’Ivoire wins the Prize of Excellency
Peace Parsha: Hayyei Sarah - Love and Care across Boundaries
An OSCE reconciliation strategy for Cyprus?
What will Rep. Dennis Kucinich's legacy be?
Crimean Crisis Escalates Further
Shank and Gilchrest: Increasing the Peace Can Reduce the Debt
5 Ways We Should Radically Reconsider War
Counter-Revolutions and Evolutions: Lessons of Egypt and Iran
Yemen: Ripe for a solution?
Mirëdita Dobar Dan Festival in Belgrade: We Stuck our Foot in the Open Door
Presidents must come together on East Asia
Syria, Lebanon, and the Middle East: Enabling a War-to-Peace Transition
Why Bernie Sanders is standing with Muslims
Why the Gun Control Debate Doesn't Do Justice to Colorado Killings
Hamas Advocating Dialogue Through Children’s Cartoon?
Time to write the rules for cyber and drone challenges
Religion and Power Moving Forward into the Twenty-First Century
U.S. Couple Held In Egyptian Prison For 1 Year Over Unfounded Child Abuse
After Nearly Three Years, An American In Egypt Walks Free
Ineffective tightening of sanctions on Iran
Busting the Biofuels Boom
Art Student Set to Send ‘Transformative’ Project Up in Flames on Mason Pond
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
Lingering Questions Surround Geneva III
Police Militarization Must Be Halted
Anacostia: Why I have faith in the future of my neighborhood
Unite, Confuse, and Inspire: A Response to the Rise of Racism in Israel
A Budget for Working America
An American humanitarian worker goes on trial in Cairo. What’s next for Aya Hijazi?
Science of unintended consequences
Germany Tells NATO, Russia To Dialogue Before Things Get 'Completely Out Of Control'
Americans have had enough conflict
Displaced by Genocide, Mason Student Plans to Help Other Refugees
Keeping Iran and Saudi Arabia From War
Feckless on Foreign Policy
Students discuss effects of Charlie Hebdo shooting
Nonviolent resistance key to Middle East breakthrough
Congratulations to the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at GMU: The IMTD and ICAR partnership continues
Promoting peace, locally and globally
Post Eurozone crisis, how to increase a country's resilience to risk
The Speech that Time Forgot
Genocide or Terrorism? Transnational Advocacy and the Ogaden Conflict
Rwandan refugee works for peace and justice
The Ugly Reality Of Islamophobia (And How Catholics Should Stand Up Against It)
Dumping Military Kit on Cops Makes Main Street a War Zone
Let's keep Syria's blood off America's hands
CPCS Hosted Conference in Washington D.C.
US must vote in favour or abstain
When studying abroad in a conflict zone, safety is key
UN Summit Already Successful: $50 Billion Divested From Fossil Fuels
Sit down with Iran to ensure there is no ‘October surprise’
Water shortages are coming. It's time for us to act.
China’s Foreign Policy Debates
Conflict resolution workshop benefits Patriots and participants
Social Scientist Sees Bias Within
The American Elections: Prospects for a New US Foreign Policy
Why water is key to Syria conflict
Slavery and Climate – There's More in Common Than You Think, Vatican Says
Unholy Media Malpractice: The press totally missed the point of Bernie Sanders' trip to the Vatican.
خبير في النزاعات الدولية: ترامب سيبيع الورقة السورية لبوتين (حوار)
Conflict as an opportunity
Morocco: An Emerging Model For Muslim-Jewish Relations – OpEd
"We Are Not Like Them": Itamar Massacre Activates A Dangerous Israeli-Jewish Ethnocentrism
Duly Elected Tyranny: Recovering Democracy in the Age of Majority Abuses
Ryan Gosling spreads message from Bernie Sanders
Donald Trump's Immigration Plan Would Ban One-Third of the World From the U.S.
How one liberal group is trying to help Democrats win back the House in 2018
Conflict Analysis and Resolution Students Named Boren Fellows
Will Saudi Arabia's 'Operation Decisive Storm' restore order in Yemen?
Drones weaken USA's moral might: Opposing view
Horizon that is always receding
The Missing Ingredient in UN's 2030 Global Goals
Africa Needs More from Obama than Promises
The anatomy of an anti-Taliban uprising
Happy Independence Day wishes from a Palestinian
Crimea Muslims Fear Separation, Exile
When Contested Narratives of Identity and Victimhood are Victims of Politics
Public ‘schools of hope’ could be anything but
Rodef Shalom to host panel on Palestinian perspectives
What the Middle East can learn from Southeast Asia
Does the U.S. have a moral imperative in Syria?
Climate change denial — the dangerous lie
التدخل الروسي أوقف انهيار النظام السوري مؤقتاً
Tunisia’s Elections Seal Transition, Raise Fears of Old Regime
China and Japan engage neocortices
Egypt: Revolution or bust
Do We Need Dictatorship?
'Tribunal' Opens Hearings Into Mass Killings in Indonesia
Shank: White House, Congress Choosing Wrong Path on Iran
Afghans Want U.S. to Stay but Do Things Differently
Why Rep. Hunter Is Very Wrong About Nuking Iran
ما هو الإرث السياسي لمحمود عباس؟
UC Berkeley holds 6th annual TED conference, explores themes of wisdom, compassion
Immigration debate: How DC can move the conversation forward
The costly errors of America's wars
As New Threats Emerge, U.S. Closes Drone Base in Ethiopia
An Extreme Sport: Middle East Peacebuilding
Paul Ryan's path to economic peril
A Multifaceted Crisis
Jordan Valley essential for a viable Palestinian state
Arab Gulf States Wary of Iran’s Role in the Battle for Mosul
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
Equality in action: A conversation at the checkpoint
Explorer’s Analysis: Inside Key Issues of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
Evolving policy in a changing world: Examining challenges and opportunities in the new US Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
How Germans Go Green
Is Yemen’s power struggle over?
Only Good Governance can Defeat Al Qaeda in Yemen
Crimean Tatar Mejlis Elects New Chairperson as Mustafa Cemilev Steps Down
Myanmar's negotiator expresses belief in China's willingness to help in peace process
Violence and violence-containment's $460 billion price tag
Hamas Should Be Part of Middle East Peace Talks
Why the White House Won't Win the Afghanistan War
Do military women want combat jobs? The survey numbers say yes — and so do more than 9,000 combat action badges
Teach, model, grow and live in empathy to build world peace, says interfaith expert Marc Gopin at Frontier Luncheon
یەریڤان سەعید، توێژەر لە پەیمانگای وڵاتانی كەنداو لە واشنتۆن:
Yeni Bir Toplumsal Sozlesme Arayisi
We must make anti-bullying a mainstream message
Lone wolf senator builds case to engage Myanmar
The three-ring circus of American politics
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry denounces US calls for Aya Hegazy’s release
Senators Welcome Release of Unjustly Imprisoned Egyptian-American Aya Hijazi
What My Amish and Mennonite Forefathers Would Think About My Job in Congress (and Why I Left)
The Struggle for Independence in West Papua
Politics Unusual
Afghan religious figures, diplomats come together in İstanbul
Couple Spend Their Wedding Money on Street Children, End up in an Egyptian Prison
Detroit On The Brink
Interreligious Intercultural Dialogue Institutionalized - Deja Vu All Over Again
Seeking Opportunities for Intervention: One woman’s efforts to positively influence inner-city youth: Interview with Mary Wade
Crimean Tatars fear exile again
When soldiers commit murder
Community Activists Question Timing Of Grand Jury Announcement
No Immunity for US Troops: Why Hamid Karzai Punted to Loya Jirga
Insight Policing and the Role of the Civilian in Police Accountability
Who to Blame for the Absence of a Kurdish State after Sykes Picot?
Bucolic Peekskill under attack: View
Land Rights Have Become A Women's Issue Through Social Mobilization In Cambodia
Does China Have a Foreign Policy?
Netanyahu’s address to Congress is a recipe for disaster, not peace
Solon Simmons' "The Eclipse of Equality"
Cyprus: An EU Presidency occupied by Candidate Turkey
Myanmar Vote Plan Clouds New US Dialogue
The Dangers of Soft Power: Government backed cultural programs often come across as just propaganda
Colombia's Inminent Peace Agreement: A Brief Analysis of What the Agreement is, What is Next and What is Missing
US Lawmaker Urges Egypt to Release Dual Citizen
Court clears American aid worker after 3 years behind bars in Egypt
A Local First approach to early warning and response
Insights Obama can now use to undermine Putin’s narrative
Indignados de Wall Street, ¿el Tea Party de la izquierda?
Analysis: Progressive policies provide answer for Sanders’ foreign policy gap
Why Hong Kong's #OccupyCentral Used Nonviolent Action as Tactic
Collateral damage by drones dirties the hands of our nation
Egypt acquits American woman detained for 3 years
China and Japan REALLY Don’t Like Each Other
Confronting genocide in Myanmar: The urgent need to prevent and protect
The Indoctrination Myth
Author, Terrorism Victim Hirsch Says Capital Punishment Hurts U.S. Image Abroad
First Person: Five Things I Learned in Syrian Refugee Camps
Deadly challenge of keeping Syria health-care workers safe
Essay on the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the Sykes-Picot Agreement هل العرب أمام سايكس بيكو جديدة؟
Egypt’s Street Children, Aya Hijazi, and Me
The Current of Discord on the Mekong
Interview with CNN: Ancient blueprint for Middle East peace touring U.S.
Liberia’s Path from Anarchy to Elections
Doctoral Student Goes to Hollywood to Teach Peace Techniques
Inclusiveness: The Right (and Political) Way to Be
A peace-building response to the rise of 'Trumpism'
Advocates for Egypt’s street children face unjust imprisonment
New Grad ‘Ecstatic’ with Peace Corps Posting to Mozambique
Saudi in Yemen; It’s personal now
Doing Due Diligence on Diplomacy With Damascus
Point of View opens—A place for conflict conversation, transformation
Palestine: Still key to stability in the Middle East
Using Israeli and Palestinian Guides, Tour Group Helps Visitors ‘Experience the People’
The Green Wave washes over a movement in hibernation
Q & A With Kevin Avruch, Ph.D.
Oil Is At The Heart Of The Ukraine Crisis
Open letter to President-elect Trump and government officials at all levels
Price tag attack on J’lem church provokes religious condemnation
We Lead Developed World in Poverty and Inequality
Options for Action in Syria
USDA Does Diets Differently, Moves Off Meat
Six leading Libyan women dominate Virginia conference on Libya
THE RUSSIAN PLOT, Or, How to Avoid Taking Responsibility for Losing a Presidential Election
Essebsi Must Work With Islamists to Ensure Tunisia’s Transition
Anacostia totem pole belies Washington’s devotion to Redskins
Even a weakened Libya can avoid civil war
Why I'm Going to Yemen
Palestinian Child Attackers Are Victims, Not Terrorists
CMEP conference: Middle East peace process needs new paradigm
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR; Resolving Conflicts in the Caucasus
Congress vs. the Super-Pollutants
Mason Partners with Ghana-based African Peace Building Organization
The Impact of the Syrian Civil War on Identity Groups in Turkey
Realising peace potential of constitution
Scholars skeptical on Japan apology
65 years after 'catastrophe,' Palestinians have little to cheer about
Want to cut big government abuses? Start with defence contracting
For young adults who lost parents on Sept. 11, a hope for peace
An online occupation
Democratic Party looks like America
Hezbollah’s Triumph
Two Crimean Tatar Mosques Torched in Crimea on the Eve of Major Muslim Holiday
သုတေတီတစ်ဦး၏ နာဂဒေသနှင့်လူမျိုးများအကြောင်း [Research about the future of local and indigenous people]
Keeping USAID: why the US shouldn’t cut off its nose
Hunger strike highlights forgotten tragedy of Palestinian prisoners
Lieberman and the Peace Process
10 Syria Questions for John Kerry and Chuck Hagel
Texas flood's climate change irony: Column
Donald Trump’s bigotry has inspired U.S. Muslim voters like no candidate before
We can't let climate change turn droughts, flash floods and mudslides into the new normal
Preventing gang violence in San Diego
Motives of suicide terrorists
When Radio Goes Bad: RF communications and the increased violence in South Sudan
Israelis and Palestinians -- rage, fear and misunderstanding
Gilbert gunman's rampage sheds light on extremism: Immigration issue is a beacon to neo-Nazis
Wanted: Middle East Statesmen
Women in combat: US military on verge of making it official
As China’s Economy Falters, Military Parade Offers Chance to Burnish Image
Afghans Failing Security Test In Badakhshan
Comment: A federal constituent “state” is not in the interest of Turkish Cypriots
Sarajevo: Memories of war
Only catastrophes lead to the sharing of sovereignty
People to People Contact
America’s litmus test on Syria
How Did VP Candidates Do in the Debate? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
Egyptian-American activist Aya Hegazi returns to US following Egypt court acquittal
Time for the peace vote?
Cultural Educator: Aziz Abu Sarah
As Ethiopia votes, what’s ‘free and fair’ got to do with it?
How Egypt’s most famous jailed couple celebrated Valentine’s Day
Yemen’s a Model All Right—For Disaster
Next Steps in Syria
Holy Land tours a new tool in peacebuilding
Overnight Crimean Crisis Hits Stalemate
Bringing Eritrea In From The Cold
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - Discussion with Marc Gopin: Part 1 on Economic Peace & Justice
How Women’s Rights Are Linked to U.S.-Iran Negotiations
Mason Student Strives to Bring Peace Before Dangerous African Presidential Vote
We're Unfair to Draft-Card Burners
The Difference Between Protest America 1968 And 2017
Why is ISIS destroying Iraq's historical heritage?
Mason student’s question to Democratic presidential candidate goes viral
The case for compulsory voting
Sorting Out Our Options in Afghanistan
Sign a Drone Treaty Before Everyone Does as We Do
The Russian Military Intervention in Syria; Is This Really a Concern for the U.S.?
Teaching Sept. 11 To Students Who Were Born After The Attacks Happened
Reimagining Transitional Justice in Bali
Palestinian Organization Wins 1st Place in Intercultural Innovation Award
Our moral obligations in Somalia
How Belgraders Remember the NATO Bombings
The Israeli ex-settler at the center of Occupy Wall Street
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Tanzanian President’s Former Aide Plans Bid to Succeed Him
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Imagining Peace: The Practical Advantages for Muslims, Jews and Christians of Peace for Palestine and Israel
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Promoting Peace and Conflict Awareness In Small Town America: Independence, Kansas
Awakening the Demons: There is no Arab Spring coming to Iraq. But sectarian protests could tear this fragile country apart.
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Why Americans Are Ready to Pay More Money for Cleaner Energy
Woodbridge Resident Gains White House Internship
Lieberman and the Peace Process
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Hillary Clinton Asks Egypt’s President Sisi to Release Aya Hijazi
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Confederate flag: hatred or heritage?
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What the Flint Crisis Reveals About Inequality in the U.S.
The Price of Abandoning Yemen
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Turkey's Complex Policy
The Bo Xilai Verdict: Everybody Wins
Conflict Resolution Educators Converge on Mason for Annual Conference
The ’60s Begin to Fade as Liberal Professors Retire
A New Model for American Foreign Policy
Syria Conflict Panel
Syrian Ramadan at the Edge of War
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Boarding the Train for a Trip into the Past
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Rand Paul's Filibuster Gives Civil Liberties A Rare Washington Moment
Egypt frees U.S. charity worker Aya Hijazi from prison
Rituals of Gendered Violence: School Girl Kidnappings in Nigeria
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Addressing divide between communities and police
Iraqi Kurdistan fears Maliki returning to power
Obama Thinks Too Small on Climate Change
Vietnam and Great Power Rivalries
America Must Rethink the War on Terror: The Authorization for Use of Military Force needs to be modified to avoid mission creep
Civilian Devastation During War Explored in ‘Why They Die’
Nimr Al Nimr: Anatomy of a Man
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An 'Afghan Summer' of revolt - Part 2
Hillel Event Bridges Israeli-Palestinian Gap
Crimean Tatars's Pain is Renewed- Kırım Tatarları'nın acıları tazelendi
Beijing Encroaching on Moscow’s Military Dominance in Tajikistan
The 2017 Arthur N. Rupe Great Debate: Is ISIS an Existential Threat to the United States?
New Virginia gun law will boost violence, costs
Lessons from South Asia for an Arab Spring
Charlie Rangel: Why I Oppose Syria Strikes
Albany Gets "F" for Failing to Protect Tenants
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Dialogue, satire and the attack on Charlie Hebdo
Tehran looks ready to tango
Post-Mubarak Egypt: From successful protest to sustainable social transformation
Transforming a Nation
Europe’s Migration Crisis: Causes and Cures
When Washington Welcomes A Nonviolent Muslim: What CBS News and Congress Have In Common
Can J Street Sideline AIPAC?
Minimum wage war reaches tipping point
Gulf Nations Can Provide Jobs, Which Is Crucial to Syrian Refugees
‘Strength through peace – not peace through strength’: a reaction to Trump’s America First foreign policy
How to fix our police departments
Congress Must Tax Fossil Fuels
Origins and Responses to the Arab Awakening
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Palestine's Right to Defend Itself
What Paul Ryan’s economic roadmap means for America
Could ‘Insight Policing’ have saved Sandra Bland, Freddie Gray and others?
Growing Sense of Polarization and Escalating Tensions in Crimea Ahead of 69th Anniversary of Crimean Tatar
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Firing Up Kurdish Nationalism in Iraq
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At summer camp, Syrian child refugees recall a lost homeland
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New Crimean Tatar History Book Comes Under Attack from Russian Nationalist Groups
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Why Should Israel Care What the Rest of the World Thinks?
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Free West Papua: Growing International Solidarity for a Forgotten Independence Movement
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Jerusalem’s potential to bring Jews and Muslims together
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In Afghanistan, end the fighting and stop the meddling
How Trump Gives Negotiation a Bad Name
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Working for Peace in the Age of Trump
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Darfur Donor Conference: A Park for a Deadly Conflict
Ötekilerden ‘Ötekilere’ (From Others to ‘Others’)
U.S. Military Interventionism Has Harmed Iraq Dearly
IAA Chief Attends Workshop
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Libya: A failed state or a failed government?
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American Aid Worker Is Cleared of Child Abuse Charges in Egypt
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Scars of the Khmer Rouge: How Cambodia is healing from a genocide
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How to Defuse the Ukraine Crisis: The way to respond to Russia is not with Cold War rhetoric
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Vatican Mayors Summit Spots Pope on Municipal Pulpit
Is the Spirit of Sykes-Picot Still Alive in the Middle East after a Century?
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Resolved to Keep Faith
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Fragility Needs Innovative Development Financing
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Armenian, Azeri experts' Karabakh settlement recommendations
Book Review: Professors and their Politics
Politics and the city – the battle over Istanbul’s Gezi park
Peace – practical, not fanciful
The NYC Security Risk That Candidates Aren't Discussing
Bosnia: Stabilization Stalled in Negative Peace
Boycotting Muslim 'Savages' Ad on DC Metro in Protest of Hate Speech
Universities More Moderate than Believed
How U.S. Ambassadors Influence China (But Not Americans)
Resolute in uncertain times: peacebuilding in the new US administration
A Strike Against Israel
Female suicide bombers; Misguided media; Karadzic at the Hague
Look to Iran for a solution in Syria
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Peace-maker: We must look below the surface
The Libyan Revolution at Two
Why defeating ISIS with military might is starry eyed idealism
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Mason professors offer insights in aftermath of Paris tragedy
A New Heroism in Israel and Palestine
How the U.S. Deals With a Land Known for Corruption
Crisis management system for Japan and China
Settler Terrorism -- An American Problem
Cure Police Violence As If It Were a Disease
A Mood Is Not A Movement: Five Ideas For The Anti-Trump Forces
Learning from SIGIR's Final Report on Iraq Reconstruction
Feminist Scholar Cynthia Enloe Delivers Keynote Address at Gender and Conflict Conference
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Why the US must support bid for Palestinian statehood
The Noxious Origins of NYC Gentrification: Cooking Gas
Turkey’s Kurdish Peace Process – Analysis - Part 3
Tale of Two Conventions: Why Charlotte Wins Over White Tampa
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New Crimean Tatar History Book Comes Under Attack from Russian Nationalist Groups
Settlement of Karabakh conflict ruled out as long as ‘mutual concessions’ perceived as loss
The Coaching Revolution in the Federal Government
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What Egypt Can Learn from the “Swine Flu” Scare
Humanitarian Missiles Are Superior to Cruise Missiles
Rand Paul Got It Right on ISIS
Graduate students spend spring break with Syrian refugees
Senior Government Officials Participate at Workshop on Strategic Communication and Conflict Resolution
Taliban Prisoner Releases Are High-Risk, Low-Reward
Yemen Can't Do It Alone
The Politics of Bongo Flava
I Was a Palestinian Stone-thrower. Here's Why I Stopped
No end in sight for conflict between our two angels
A Toast for Peace
Why U.S. Could Opt For 'Zero Option' In Afghanistan
Arts and Peacebuilding
Obama: fine words and a touch of game theory
Aziz Abu Sarah Named National Geographic Emerging Explorer
Riyadh Conference: What Makes It Different?
Republicans and the Mennonite vote
The Art of Appeasement, Part I Unraveling a Patchwork of Improvised Disaster
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Explorer’s Analysis: Inside Key Issues of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
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How I learned to forgive my brother’s murderers
Protecting America's Clean Drinking Water
Why, Indeed, History Should Sometimes Repeat Itself: a Review of History as a Prelude
Ghailani Trial and Sentence Affirms US Federal Court System
Crimean Tatars Support EuroMaidan Protests in Kyiv
When diplomatic opportunities were dismissed
Ahmadinejad - Incitement Deserves Indictment
Food insecurity rising as crop production falls
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Religions meet at VST
Why Washington is wrong to impose visa suspension on Iraqis
Syria's Next Generation
A Peacebuilding Approach to Teaching About Extremism
Inside the Beltway: Pillars of liberty
With Mike Duvall, Fall of Another ‘Family Values’ Crusader
Mason S-CAR Dean’s Book Awarded Top Prize by International Conflict Organization
The Path To Clean Energy Requires An Energy-Storage Revolution
‘Don’t Disturb The Peace’: Post-Conflict Politics In Aceh, Indonesia
Afghan civil society calls for just peace
Somalia on the Brink
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Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
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Managing the Madness in the Middle East
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Nato should negotiate a security structure that includes Russia
The Next Step for Myanmar
Obama Arrives in Kenya, on Personal and Official Journey
6th Annual Graduate Education Symposium in Peace and Conflict Resolution Meets at George Mason University
There is a Major Climate Issue Hiding in Your Closet: Fast Fashion
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Reflections of a Catholic American on bin Laden’s death
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Responsible Journalism Series: Media as Critical Reflective Practice
Defense Department in Somalia
Why US and Chinese cities will make or break any global climate deal
A camp for young people touched by terror
Richard Solomon Proved Sport Matters through the ‘Ping-Pong’ Diplomacy, and George Mason University is Poised to Tell Us How
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The Audacity of Air Strikes and Secret Deals: Just making Isis grow stronger?
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The Chinese Dream From Mao to Xi
Letter to the Editor: Dismissal of Evidence Affected Paris Agreement
Germany's lesson for U.S. -- keep faith with workers
Beyond Jewish Blessings and Curses There is Absolute Love
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Direct Analytical Approach to Peacebuilding
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