The School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution

Don't Talk, Do Something! Palestinian/Israeli Unilateralism as Legitimate Negotiations
‘Amish Mafia’ is a shameful, unrealistic portrayal of plain people
Ethiopian Ruling Coalition Wins Majority of Parliament Seats
'Less Violent' Does Not Have to Mean 'Apathetic'
Producing solutions by appreciating the interconnections
What the Killing of Trayvon Martin Means for Maryland
A Palestinian’s journey from stone-throwing to conflict resolution
Syria Needs Real Help, Not American Bombs
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
Should Palestinians Accept Israel as a Jewish State?
The Conflict that Became Mine
Meat Alert
A Peacebuilding Approach to Teaching About Extremism
The Tale of Two Cities: Kyiv and Simferopol
In Israel, the Rent Is Too Damn High
Mass shootings show need for gun law reform
In new class, students get lessons in karate kicks, world peace, diplomacy
Why NFL's Washington Redskins needs renaming
The Path To Clean Energy Requires An Energy-Storage Revolution
‘Don’t Disturb The Peace’: Post-Conflict Politics In Aceh, Indonesia
Israel Claims Holy Sites, Reignites Religious Flashpoint
Measuring the cost of violence
Gaza becomes Syria: Middle East geopolitics 2.0
Girls released from Boko Haram captivity rejected by society - new report
Israeli, Palestinian join forces to offer tours with two viewpoints
Post-Election Ferguson: Bipartisan Congress to Demilitarize Police
Mideast peace deal… and they lived unhappily ever after
Letter to the Editor: Dismissal of Evidence Affected Paris Agreement
What will Rep. Dennis Kucinich's legacy be?
Afghan-U.S. relations damaged by shooting: analyst
Peace Parsha: Hayyei Sarah - Love and Care across Boundaries
What Would MLK Think of America’s Modern Wars?
Direct Analytical Approach to Peacebuilding
Arab Americans Organize with the ANSWER Coalition to Protest Trump Inauguration
5 Ways We Should Radically Reconsider War
Visiting professor analyzes conflict
Yemen: Ripe for a solution?
Muslim advocates welcome Bernie Sanders' support but want visible action
Rwanda- A Country Still in Need
America's lawmakers in Libyan quagmire
With Income Inequality Comes Violence
Syria, Lebanon, and the Middle East: Enabling a War-to-Peace Transition
Why the Kerry-Karzai Afghan Security Deal Won't Work
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
A.T. Ariyaratne: Leading Sri Lanka's Largest Civil Society Movement for 50 Years
The Federal response in Malheur and far right extremism
Beware Libya’s ‘Fair Dictator’
We gain more than we lose in the Iran nuclear deal [Commentary]
How to Have a Productive Conversation About Politics at Thanksgiving
Tariq Ramadan in Chicago's Holocaust Museum
Unite, Confuse, and Inspire: A Response to the Rise of Racism in Israel
The 'anti-science' side of the political divide
Police Militarization Must Be Halted
Advertising against Muslims? Not with my tax dollars
What Do We Mean When We Say "Clean Energy"?
Expect Resource Wars With Exxon CEO At State Helm
Germany Tells NATO, Russia To Dialogue Before Things Get 'Completely Out Of Control'
Why is the US so reticent to read the right messages in Asia and the Pacific?
Displaced by Genocide, Mason Student Plans to Help Other Refugees
ISIS attacks fueled by illegal guns and open societies we can’t afford to lose
How China’s Economic Rebalancing is like the Movie 'Speed'
Congratulations to the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at GMU: The IMTD and ICAR partnership continues
Tourism of Destruction, Tourism of Construction: Two Trips to the Holy Land
Students discuss effects of Charlie Hebdo shooting
Trust in Maliki harms U.S. credibility
Europe Must Help Syria’s Women Make Peace
Why Did Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Go to Iraq?
Hamas Advocating Dialogue Through Children’s Cartoon?
Religion and Power Moving Forward into the Twenty-First Century
Academics & Activists Discuss Poverty, Inequality, Conflict
Entitled to Protection, Palestinians Should Join the ICC, Now
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
Obama must stand up to Netanyahu on Israeli settler violence
Art Student Set to Send ‘Transformative’ Project Up in Flames on Mason Pond
Israel's New Left Goes Online
UN Summit Already Successful: $50 Billion Divested From Fossil Fuels
The Big Problems in Obama's Big Trade Deals
The Syrian Revolution Is Not a Holy War
The American Elections: Prospects for a New US Foreign Policy
Eviction of Palestinian outpost exposes double standard on settlements
Slavery and Climate – There's More in Common Than You Think, Vatican Says
Anti-immigration Legislation Makes Cities and Citizens Less Safe
Bosnia Back on the Brink: Ukraine can learn from Bosnia's failed socioeconomic policies
"We Are Not Like Them": Itamar Massacre Activates A Dangerous Israeli-Jewish Ethnocentrism
Gridlock is death for deliberation
Conflict as an opportunity
A Callous Disregard for the Law
The Obama administration ignores an American imprisoned in Egypt
The inclusion of women in the peacemaking process
The Speech that Time Forgot
Portrait of Stalin Sparks Brawl at WWII Ceremony in Crimea
Rwandan refugee works for peace and justice
How a monk-turned-street artist sees New York City’s homeless
Election campaigns and the politics of performance
US must vote in favour or abstain
Could a Nuclear Iran Bring About More Stability, Rather Than Less?
CPCS Hosted Conference in Washington D.C.
Use US soft power to free the Ashraf Seven
The Ottoman Experience in Mosul, Then and Now
ما هي خلفية اشتعال القومية الكردية في العراق؟
Water shortages are coming. It's time for us to act.
25 Rights groups: The Belady Foundation case demonstrates that individual and community initiatives face only repression and fabricated charges
What the Middle East can learn from Southeast Asia
Tackling the most grave and serious global security threats
Climate change denial — the dangerous lie
Human Rights of Crimean Tatars Discussed in European Parliament
Egypt: Revolution or bust
How a glacier could thaw dangerous India and Pakistan freeze
Tunisia’s Elections Seal Transition, Raise Fears of Old Regime
What Are the Rules of War?
Hillary Clinton’s Response to the Pulse Orlando Shootings
Trump is ‘deprived of all knowledge’ about public schools
Afghans Want U.S. to Stay but Do Things Differently
BHU holds seminar on peacebuilding
ما هو الإرث السياسي لمحمود عباس؟
Fayetteville Charity Helps African Group
Ukraine Diplomatic Deal: Necessary Next Steps
Horizon that is always receding
Comment: The Cyprus Challenge: A solution paradigm shift
Will Saudi Arabia's 'Operation Decisive Storm' restore order in Yemen?
UN climate change negotiations in Poland this week
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
Happy Independence Day wishes from a Palestinian
Seeing Both Sides of the Holy Land
Africa Needs More from Obama than Promises
GOP, follow Stevens' example
Evolving policy in a changing world: Examining challenges and opportunities in the new US Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review
Obama’s local, international obstacles on Syria
Cardin Meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister
Only Good Governance can Defeat Al Qaeda in Yemen
Lack of US-Syria Diplomacy Leads to Dangerous Isolation
How Germans Go Green
Ethiopia’s Muslim Activists Pave a Path for Nonviolent Political Activism
Using hip-hop to resolve global conflict
Meryl Streep is right; bullying hurts us all
Hamas Should Be Part of Middle East Peace Talks
Achieving the mission: A conversation with UPEACE Vice Rector Amr Abdalla
Do military women want combat jobs? The survey numbers say yes — and so do more than 9,000 combat action badges
Bernie Sanders Vows To Fight Anti-Islam Sentiment: 2016 Democratic Presidential Candidate Hugs Muslim Woman On Stage
Crimean Crisis Escalates Further
The costly errors of America's wars
Questions must be about gun safety
UC Berkeley holds 6th annual TED conference, explores themes of wisdom, compassion
Counter-Revolutions and Evolutions: Lessons of Egypt and Iran
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 Multifaceted Crisis
A peace dividend we should all want
An Extreme Sport: Middle East Peacebuilding
Hope for Peace May Be Encouraged by Enemies in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Turkey’s Kurdish peace process: dead end – part 1
Politics Unusual
Time to write the rules for cyber and drone challenges
From Israel to Mason: Conflict scholars present a peace proposal at the UN
Seeking Opportunities for Intervention: One woman’s efforts to positively influence inner-city youth: Interview with Mary Wade
World Bank needs Jeffrey Sachs
Detroit On The Brink
Busting the Biofuels Boom
Robert C. Koehler: Healthy conflict creates resilient communities
Optimism at last for American jailed in Egypt, her family
Community Activists Question Timing Of Grand Jury Announcement
This Week in Poverty: 'A Place at the Table' and 'American Winter'
Insight Policing and the Role of the Civilian in Police Accountability
كاتبة فلسطينية تعيش في واشنطن: أطفالنا ضحايا وليسوا إرهابيين
A Budget for Working America
Netanyahu’s address to Congress is a recipe for disaster, not peace
Anticipating the Syria of Tomorrow: Strategies to Decrease Violence Against Innocents
Land Rights Have Become A Women's Issue Through Social Mobilization In Cambodia
Americans have had enough conflict
Moving Beyond Hope: The IOC and Team Refugee
Don't let Yemen turn into Syria: Column
Lone wolf senator builds case to engage Myanmar
Libya’s GNA and the Future of Public Discourse
Promoting peace, locally and globally
Afghan religious figures, diplomats come together in İstanbul
IRP leader speaks in Washington, unsure of party goals and wary of Tajikistan’s future
Denied Victimhood and Contested Narratives: The Case of Hutu Diaspora
Conflict-sensitive Repatriation: Lessons from Displaced Communities in North-eastern Nigeria
Egypt acquits American woman detained for 3 years
Today, I join Khader Adnan’s hunger strike – will you?
Why Hong Kong's #OccupyCentral Used Nonviolent Action as Tactic
Let's keep Syria's blood off America's hands
Opinion: Why Trump’s foreign policy won’t make America great again
Author, Terrorism Victim Hirsch Says Capital Punishment Hurts U.S. Image Abroad
Why Protest? And What’s Next: Truth-Telling and Reconciliation for Ferguson and Beyond
Deadly challenge of keeping Syria health-care workers safe
'Delenda Carthago': ISIS, threat and recovery
China’s Foreign Policy Debates
Liberia’s Path from Anarchy to Elections
Sick talk: The danger of blaming migrants for Israel’s ills
The Current of Discord on the Mekong
Why water is key to Syria conflict
Meet Nousha Kabawat and her unstoppable drive to help Syria’s displaced children thrive
Washington Area Students Weigh in on South Sudan Conflict
Myanmar Vote Plan Clouds New US Dialogue
Hottest Year on Record, 2014, Brings Economic Opportunity
Colombia's Inminent Peace Agreement: A Brief Analysis of What the Agreement is, What is Next and What is Missing
Lecture by Susan Hirsch at San Anton Palace
Duly Elected Tyranny: Recovering Democracy in the Age of Majority Abuses
Indignados de Wall Street, ¿el Tea Party de la izquierda?
Book review: The Shifting Grounds of Conflict and Peacebuilding
Insights Obama can now use to undermine Putin’s narrative
Genocide or Terrorism? Transnational Advocacy and the Ogaden Conflict
Using Israeli and Palestinian Guides, Tour Group Helps Visitors ‘Experience the People’
Conflict Analysis and Resolution Students Named Boren Fellows
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
We Lead Developed World in Poverty and Inequality
In fighting gangs, US should look to El Salvador
USDA Does Diets Differently, Moves Off Meat
George Mason University Partners With an African Nonprofit Organization- 72Africa
Crimea Muslims Fear Separation, Exile
Even a weakened Libya can avoid civil war
Coup-Speak Speaking
Essebsi Must Work With Islamists to Ensure Tunisia’s Transition
Does the U.S. have a moral imperative in Syria?
My Turkish Airport
It's the Arab spring for dictators
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR; Resolving Conflicts in the Caucasus
Palestine’s new PM and his prospects for success
Mason Partners with Ghana-based African Peace Building Organization
Mason student researches homelessness from a conflict perspective
Do We Need Dictatorship?
Point of View opens—A place for conflict conversation, transformation
Political Discourse: A Family Affair
Saudi in Yemen; It’s personal now
Why Rep. Hunter Is Very Wrong About Nuking Iran
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
Q & A With Kevin Avruch, Ph.D.
EU as model for peace
We can only hope that the cerebral will get the better of the visceral
Lieberman and the Peace Process
An OSCE reconciliation strategy for Cyprus?
Texas flood's climate change irony: Column
Jordan Valley essential for a viable Palestinian state
Motives of suicide terrorists
Shank and Gilchrest: Increasing the Peace Can Reduce the Debt
We can't let climate change turn droughts, flash floods and mudslides into the new normal
Explorer’s Analysis: Inside Key Issues of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
Trump Should Take a Lesson From the Pope on How to Lead
Businesses Must Take the Lead on Climate-Change Action
Wanted: Middle East Statesmen
Addressing DC's truancy epidemic
As China’s Economy Falters, Military Parade Offers Chance to Burnish Image
Obama’s speech was more of the same - and not what we needed
Crimean Tatar Mejlis Elects New Chairperson as Mustafa Cemilev Steps Down
Want to cut big government abuses? Start with defence contracting
Paul Ryan's Radical Economic Regime: Why His House Budget Legacy Is a Lesson in Elitism
Scholars skeptical on Japan apology
Why the White House Won't Win the Afghanistan War
Congressmen urge Egypt to release Virginia woman from jail
Former Del. Jim Scott remembered for selfless public service
Hezbollah’s Triumph
The World Discovers Afghanistan’s Peaceful Clerics
An online occupation
Anacostia: Why I have faith in the future of my neighborhood
As Ethiopia votes, what’s ‘free and fair’ got to do with it?
The three-ring circus of American politics
The Time For Leadership To Protect All Civilians Across Syria
Holy Land tours a new tool in peacebuilding
Science of unintended consequences
Yemen’s a Model All Right—For Disaster
The Struggle for Independence in West Papua
Our Military Shouldn’t Turn Its Back on Servicewomen Who Need an Abortion
A New (Old) Narrative for the Left
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - Discussion with Marc Gopin: Part 1 on Economic Peace & Justice
Nonviolent resistance key to Middle East breakthrough
Mason Student Strives to Bring Peace Before Dangerous African Presidential Vote
Bernie Sanders vows to fight Islamophobia and 'ugly stain of racism' in the US
Crimean Tatars fear exile again
Comment: A federal constituent “state” is not in the interest of Turkish Cypriots
Why the Gun Control Debate Doesn't Do Justice to Colorado Killings
Why is ISIS destroying Iraq's historical heritage?
No Immunity for US Troops: Why Hamid Karzai Punted to Loya Jirga
Why Obama should pardon Snowden: Column
Why can’t America just take out Assad?
People to People Contact
Ineffective tightening of sanctions on Iran
Stimson Center Names Five Nonresident Fellows
Solon Simmons' "The Eclipse of Equality"
The Dangers of Soft Power: Government backed cultural programs often come across as just propaganda
Mason intern ventures into rural Mexico conflict zone to practice mediation
Imagining Peace: The Practical Advantages for Muslims, Jews and Christians of Peace for Palestine and Israel
Social Scientist Sees Bias Within
Tanzanian President’s Former Aide Plans Bid to Succeed Him
A Local First approach to early warning and response
Creating Resilient Communities
Social media project addresses extremist violence at home and abroad
PCDN's Dr. Catalina Rojas awarded the prestigious SXSW Dewey Award for use of digital technology to help others
Morocco: An Emerging Model For Muslim-Jewish Relations – OpEd
Can Obama Influence Ethiopia on Human Rights, Democracy?
A third intifada is inevitable unless Israel changes course
China and Japan REALLY Don’t Like Each Other
Yemen: Expert says 'regulated escalation' expected Friday
Post Eurozone crisis, how to increase a country's resilience to risk
Promoting Peace and Conflict Awareness In Small Town America: Independence, Kansas
First Person: Five Things I Learned in Syrian Refugee Camps
A look at the American 'Countering Violent Extremism' strategy
Have We Become Hopelessly Divided?
Sorting Out Our Options in Afghanistan
The Russian Military Intervention in Syria; Is This Really a Concern for the U.S.?
Administrative Referendum: A wakeup call for the ethno-political conflict in Darfur
Doctoral Student Goes to Hollywood to Teach Peace Techniques
The Israeli ex-settler at the center of Occupy Wall Street
Sit down with Iran to ensure there is no ‘October surprise’
How Belgraders Remember the NATO Bombings
Rodef Shalom to host panel on Palestinian perspectives
The Price of Abandoning Yemen
New Grad ‘Ecstatic’ with Peace Corps Posting to Mozambique
UVA Gives Diversity Awards to Longtime Professors McDowell and Dukes
A New Model for American Foreign Policy
China and Japan engage neocortices
Syrian Ramadan at the Edge of War
Aziz Abu Sarah – Ending the Cycle of Violence in Israel and Palestine
Oil Is At The Heart Of The Ukraine Crisis
Egypt frees U.S. charity worker Aya Hijazi from prison
Shank: White House, Congress Choosing Wrong Path on Iran
Republicans want to fight climate change, too
Options for Action in Syria
Police should put away the military gear and build connections with young people
Sisters know a good road trip when they see one
Lieberman and the Peace Process
Drones weaken USA's moral might: Opposing view
What Pope Francis Will Say to America This Week
If You Want Revenge for 9/11, Don't Look to the Kids Who Lost A Parent
Why I'm Going to Yemen
On 10th Anniversary of Afghan War, Time to Exit Militarized US Foreign Policy
The anatomy of an anti-Taliban uprising
Confederate flag: hatred or heritage?
Congress vs. the Super-Pollutants
Dismissal of Evidence Affected Paris Agreement
Reading Dr Ambedkar as a narrative for social change
Turkey's Complex Policy
Search – Côte d’Ivoire wins the Prize of Excellency
Lessons from South Asia for an Arab Spring
Is Yemen’s power struggle over?
Albany Gets "F" for Failing to Protect Tenants
Two Crimean Tatar Mosques Torched in Crimea on the Eve of Major Muslim Holiday
Post-Mubarak Egypt: From successful protest to sustainable social transformation
Violence and violence-containment's $460 billion price tag
Dialogue, satire and the attack on Charlie Hebdo
10 Syria Questions for John Kerry and Chuck Hagel
Mirëdita Dobar Dan Festival in Belgrade: We Stuck our Foot in the Open Door
Presidents must come together on East Asia
Can J Street Sideline AIPAC?
Immigration debate: How DC can move the conversation forward
Gulf Nations Can Provide Jobs, Which Is Crucial to Syrian Refugees
The Emperor’s new clothes – bluster in the GOP
When Radio Goes Bad: RF communications and the increased violence in South Sudan
Civilian Devastation During War Explored in ‘Why They Die’
Paul Ryan's path to economic peril
Vietnam and Great Power Rivalries
Women in combat: US military on verge of making it official
Conflict Management Fieldwork in Jordan Yields Surprises, Insights
Freed Egyptian American prisoner returns home following Trump intervention
Hillel Event Bridges Israeli-Palestinian Gap
Equality in action: A conversation at the checkpoint
Man-to-man chat can avert disaster
Interreligious Intercultural Dialogue Institutionalized - Deja Vu All Over Again
A Westside Story: Through the Eyes of a Sandtown Child!
America’s litmus test on Syria
An American humanitarian worker goes on trial in Cairo. What’s next for Aya Hijazi?
Peshmerga-Iraqi forces united over Mosul, but can this last?
When soldiers commit murder
Climate Change Is An Immediate Threat
Cultural Educator: Aziz Abu Sarah
Keeping Iran and Saudi Arabia From War
Feckless on Foreign Policy
Why Should Israel Care What the Rest of the World Thinks?
Does China Have a Foreign Policy?
Donald Trump and the Politics of Personality: To Understand Trumpism, Look Abroad!
Why Bernie Sanders is standing with Muslims
Overnight Crimean Crisis Hits Stalemate
Origins and Responses to the Arab Awakening
We must make anti-bullying a mainstream message
How to fix our police departments
How Women’s Rights Are Linked to U.S.-Iran Negotiations
U.S. Couple Held In Egyptian Prison For 1 Year Over Unfounded Child Abuse
After Nearly Three Years, An American In Egypt Walks Free
Could ‘Insight Policing’ have saved Sandra Bland, Freddie Gray and others?
What My Amish and Mennonite Forefathers Would Think About My Job in Congress (and Why I Left)
Palestine's Right to Defend Itself
Lingering Questions Surround Geneva III
Collateral damage by drones dirties the hands of our nation
GMU Student Burns Pagoda For Senior Art Project
Sign a Drone Treaty Before Everyone Does as We Do
Conflict resolution workshop benefits Patriots and participants
Jerusalem’s potential to bring Jews and Muslims together
The Indoctrination Myth
Breakdown in Yemen
Our moral obligations in Somalia
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)
إيران والعواصم الأربع: السيطرة بداية الانهيار
Interview with CNN: Ancient blueprint for Middle East peace touring U.S.
How Trump Gives Negotiation a Bad Name
Ryan Gosling spreads message from Bernie Sanders
Ukraine crisis underscores need for renewables push
Ötekilerden ‘Ötekilere’ (From Others to ‘Others’)
Cyprus: An EU Presidency occupied by Candidate Turkey
‘The American Lawrence of Arabia’s’ life goes on show in the U.S.
Drowning the Arab Spring in Gulf Oil
The Ugly Reality Of Islamophobia (And How Catholics Should Stand Up Against It)
Dumping Military Kit on Cops Makes Main Street a War Zone
Letter to the Editor from Dennis Sandole Published in The Economist
When studying abroad in a conflict zone, safety is key
Why Americans Are Ready to Pay More Money for Cleaner Energy
Is the OSCE relevant to Cyprus? Or is Cyprus irrelevant to the OSCE?
When Contested Narratives of Identity and Victimhood are Victims of Politics
Public ‘schools of hope’ could be anything but
Mason Professors, Graduates Take Active Role in Latin American Conflicts
Price tag attack on J’lem church provokes religious condemnation
Iraq’s Islamic divisions intensify
Aziz Abu Sarah is a Tour Guide
التدخل الروسي أوقف انهيار النظام السوري مؤقتاً
Behind the Headlines: Israeli Arab's Water Project May Aid Regional Cooperation
Anacostia totem pole belies Washington’s devotion to Redskins
Vatican Mayors Summit Spots Pope on Municipal Pulpit
'Tribunal' Opens Hearings Into Mass Killings in Indonesia
The Bo Xilai Verdict: Everybody Wins
Resolved to Keep Faith
CMEP conference: Middle East peace process needs new paradigm
To finally see the invisible Israelis before our eyes
Syria Conflict Panel
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
Students Practice Citizen Diplomacy in Syria
Doing Due Diligence on Diplomacy With Damascus
Rep. Charles Rangel: Let's slow down the next superstorm
The Missing Ingredient in UN's 2030 Global Goals
Rituals of Gendered Violence: School Girl Kidnappings in Nigeria
Settler Turned Peace Activist Now Occupies Wall Street: Kobi Skolnick Puts Jewish Stamp on Protest, Not Just on Holidays
The Green Wave washes over a movement in hibernation
Scars of the Khmer Rouge: How Cambodia is healing from a genocide
'Ceasefire' Is the Syria Word We Need to Hear
Hunger strike highlights forgotten tragedy of Palestinian prisoners
Bosnia: Stabilization Stalled in Negative Peace
Obama Thinks Too Small on Climate Change
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Female suicide bombers; Misguided media; Karadzic at the Hague
Preventing gang violence in San Diego
Fulbright Scholars Offer Tips to Win the Prize
Myanmar's negotiator expresses belief in China's willingness to help in peace process
Crimean Tatars's Pain is Renewed- Kırım Tatarları'nın acıları tazelendi
Why defeating ISIS with military might is starry eyed idealism
Gilbert gunman's rampage sheds light on extremism: Immigration issue is a beacon to neo-Nazis
Peace-maker: We must look below the surface
Charlie Rangel: Why I Oppose Syria Strikes
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:
How the U.S. Deals With a Land Known for Corruption
65 years after 'catastrophe,' Palestinians have little to cheer about
Settler Terrorism -- An American Problem
As New Threats Emerge, U.S. Closes Drone Base in Ethiopia
Transforming a Nation
Peace – practical, not fanciful
Democratic Party looks like America
Book Review: Professors and their Politics
Minimum wage war reaches tipping point
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
Universities More Moderate than Believed
Couple Spend Their Wedding Money on Street Children, End up in an Egyptian Prison
What Egypt Can Learn from the “Swine Flu” Scare
Next Steps in Syria
Rand Paul Got It Right on ISIS
Growing Sense of Polarization and Escalating Tensions in Crimea Ahead of 69th Anniversary of Crimean Tatar
Yemen Can't Do It Alone
Bringing Eritrea In From The Cold
Senior Government Officials Participate at Workshop on Strategic Communication and Conflict Resolution
At summer camp, Syrian child refugees recall a lost homeland
Who to Blame for the Absence of a Kurdish State after Sykes Picot?
Bucolic Peekskill under attack: View
A Toast for Peace
Afghans Failing Security Test In Badakhshan
Arts and Peacebuilding
Yeni Bir Toplumsal Sozlesme Arayisi
New Crimean Tatar History Book Comes Under Attack from Russian Nationalist Groups
Why the US must support bid for Palestinian statehood
Only catastrophes lead to the sharing of sovereignty
Feminist Scholar Cynthia Enloe Delivers Keynote Address at Gender and Conflict Conference
Peaceful Dispute Resolution Ideas
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry denounces US calls for Aya Hegazy’s release
Senators Welcome Release of Unjustly Imprisoned Egyptian-American Aya Hijazi
Experts Say There Will Be No Contest in Ethiopia's Upcoming Vote
Time for the peace vote?
Turkey’s Kurdish Peace Process – Analysis - Part 3
Problem-solving approach privileges both parties
Confronting Homeland Security's 'SSSS' Watch List
Is America turning into a failed state?
Confronting genocide in Myanmar: The urgent need to prevent and protect
Ghailani Trial and Sentence Affirms US Federal Court System
From protests to politics, a new way forward for Yemen
Protecting America's Clean Drinking Water
Free West Papua: Growing International Solidarity for a Forgotten Independence Movement
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
Ahmadinejad - Incitement Deserves Indictment
Awakening the Demons: There is no Arab Spring coming to Iraq. But sectarian protests could tear this fragile country apart.
Mason’s Michael Shank Joins White House Climate Change Group
Inclusiveness: The Right (and Political) Way to Be
Future of Crimean Tartar Muslims Hangs in the Balance
Aziz Abu Sarah Named National Geographic Emerging Explorer
The case for compulsory voting
Syria's Next Generation
In Afghanistan, end the fighting and stop the meddling
US Lawmaker Urges Egypt to Release Dual Citizen
Court clears American aid worker after 3 years behind bars in Egypt
The Art of Appeasement, Part I Unraveling a Patchwork of Improvised Disaster
Palestinian Organization Wins 1st Place in Intercultural Innovation Award
Analysis: Progressive policies provide answer for Sanders’ foreign policy gap
U.S. Military Interventionism Has Harmed Iraq Dearly
Blessed Are the Climate Advocates
Libya: A failed state or a failed government?
Open letter to President-elect Trump and government officials at all levels
The Ghailani Verdict - Susan Hirsch featured in the New York Times
The ’60s Begin to Fade as Liberal Professors Retire
Managing the Madness in the Middle East
Why we should keep out of Somalia’s affairs
Six leading Libyan women dominate Virginia conference on Libya
THE RUSSIAN PLOT, Or, How to Avoid Taking Responsibility for Losing a Presidential Election
Nato should negotiate a security structure that includes Russia
Rand Paul's Filibuster Gives Civil Liberties A Rare Washington Moment
Obama Arrives in Kenya, on Personal and Official Journey
Palestinian Child Attackers Are Victims, Not Terrorists
How to Defuse the Ukraine Crisis: The way to respond to Russia is not with Cold War rhetoric
Reflections of a Catholic American on bin Laden’s death
Woodbridge Resident Gains White House Internship
Using Peace 'Means' to Achieve Peaceful 'Ends'
To stop al-Shabab, help Somali people
A peace-building response to the rise of 'Trumpism'
Advocates for Egypt’s street children face unjust imprisonment
With Mike Duvall, Fall of Another ‘Family Values’ Crusader
Palestine: Still key to stability in the Middle East
Alumnus Helps Special-Needs Students Transition to Higher Ed, Work
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
National Geographic Offering Israel Tour: National Geographic Expedition is offering 12-day tours of the Holy Land, complete with hotels and museums
Are Direct Negotiations Good or Bad for the Palestinians?
New Virginia gun law will boost violence, costs
The Audacity of Air Strikes and Secret Deals: Just making Isis grow stronger?
Armenian, Azeri experts' Karabakh settlement recommendations
Donald Trump’s bigotry has inspired U.S. Muslim voters like no candidate before
Beyond Jewish Blessings and Curses There is Absolute Love
Tehran looks ready to tango
How to Solve Your Conflicts, and Get FED at the Same Time
Israelis and Palestinians -- rage, fear and misunderstanding
How U.S. Ambassadors Influence China (But Not Americans)
Don't forget Malaysia
When Washington Welcomes A Nonviolent Muslim: What CBS News and Congress Have In Common
George Mason to cultivate global leaders
Look to Iran for a solution in Syria
The Impact of the Syrian Civil War on Identity Groups in Turkey
Realising peace potential of constitution
Responsible Journalism Series: Media as Critical Reflective Practice
America Must Rethink the War on Terror: The Authorization for Use of Military Force needs to be modified to avoid mission creep
Why US and Chinese cities will make or break any global climate deal
For young adults who lost parents on Sept. 11, a hope for peace
How to Pull Yemen Back from the Edge
Yemen needs action, not just talk
An 'Afghan Summer' of revolt - Part 2
The Business Argument for Addressing Climate Change
Crisis management system for Japan and China
သုတေတီတစ်ဦး၏ နာဂဒေသနှင့်လူမျိုးများအကြောင်း [Research about the future of local and indigenous people]
Keeping USAID: why the US shouldn’t cut off its nose
Why Congress Needs to Act Now On Super-Pollutants
Learning from SIGIR's Final Report on Iraq Reconstruction
How Egypt’s most famous jailed couple celebrated Valentine’s Day
U.S. Drones Mobilize Pakistani Nonviolent Movement
Sandy Hook shootings: We need to focus on more than just gun control
The Saudis and the Iranians Need to Talk: And we need to make it happen
New Crimean Tatar History Book Comes Under Attack from Russian Nationalist Groups
'The world is flat' in Egypt
Focus on Al Qaeda in Yemen magnifies chronic instability
What Aziz Abu Sarah learned in Hebrew school
Humanitarian Missiles Are Superior to Cruise Missiles
We're Unfair to Draft-Card Burners
The Difference Between Protest America 1968 And 2017
Marginalizing Muslims in Switzerland
Congress Must Tax Fossil Fuels
Mason Student Studies Emerging Protest Culture Over Land Rights Conflicts in Cambodia
Sarajevo: Memories of war
The Politics of Bongo Flava
Time to stop coddling Iran
What Paul Ryan’s economic roadmap means for America
Terrorism and Development
Why U.S. Could Opt For 'Zero Option' In Afghanistan
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
Former Middle East 'Foes' to Speak on Building Peace
Congress makes Elmo cry by defunding Palestinian 'Sesame Street'
Congress Can't Ignore Afghanistan in Budget Talks
10 Ways Conflict is Like Sex
Faculty Spotlight on Innovation: Susan Hirsch & Agnieszka Paczynska
Pro-Earth Republicans In The Era Of President Trump
Bush's true legacy in Egypt
Bringing Florida to Justice, Not Just George Zimmerman
Keeping the Keys: The Rise of the Palestinian Diplomatic Intifada
Explorer’s Analysis: Inside Key Issues of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
In America, domestic extremists are a bigger risk than foreign terrorism
Athletes Pick A Side At The Women's March
Peace Movement Has Become Powerless, Says MK Yuli Tamir
Darfur Donor Conference: A Park for a Deadly Conflict
Mason/EMU alum Michael Shank works with media to tell the story of climate change
Mason student’s question to Democratic presidential candidate goes viral
Crimean Tatars Support EuroMaidan Protests in Kyiv
Orange Revolution in Ukraine: Inspiration of Disillusionment?
In Oak Creek, Wis., hearts open to Sikhs after temple shooting
High school students learn conflict resolution through karate
Food insecurity rising as crop production falls
Teaching Sept. 11 To Students Who Were Born After The Attacks Happened
Reimagining Transitional Justice in Bali
Israeli-Palestinian conflict - discussion with Marc Gopin: on economic peace & justice
Washington’s rapprochement with Syria is welcomed but not enough
Turning Training into Action: Mason Students Analyze a Conflict in Brazil
Halep'in geleceği ve Türkiye'nin güvenliği
How to stop the stone-throwing in Anacostia
Britain’s election results may prove to be a blow to US foreign policy goals
Mason S-CAR Dean’s Book Awarded Top Prize by International Conflict Organization
Conflict Resolution Educators Converge on Mason for Annual Conference
Tragedy & Triumph
The U.S. Afghanistan Strategy Is Failing and It's Time to Pull Out
9/11 Forever (and Ever)
Somalia on the Brink
Dr. Jeremy Rinker- UNCG Campus Weekly
Boarding the Train for a Trip into the Past
Missing From Trial: Detainee Statements
A Conflict Resolution Scholar Explains How to Resolve Conflicts in the Quiet Car
Police Should Put Away the Military Gear and Build Connections with Young People
WATCH: Bernie Sanders hugs Muslim student, vows to fight racism as Jew
Why Congress Should Care About the Beepocalypse | Commentary
When nature trumps nurture, we all lose
IAA Chief Attends Workshop
Death to America in Yemen? No.
The Next Step for Myanmar
Hillary Clinton Asks Egypt’s President Sisi to Release Aya Hijazi
Trump’s favorite dictator is jailing U.S. citizens
Soldiers Into Students: Veterans, Educators Try to Ease Transition
What the Flint Crisis Reveals About Inequality in the U.S.
Saudi rejects foreign interference in Iraq, blames ‘sectarian’ Maliki | Reuters
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?
One Week After Colorado Shooting, US Government Still Failing to Safeguard America
A Strike Against Israel
Responding to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Is Religious Freedom the Answer?
OP-ED: Iran in the Era of Moderation and Reform
Elections are good, right? Well, not always
A New United Nations of Human Rights Countries
The Libyan Revolution at Two
The World Does Not Need a Jewish Ann Coulter: An Open Letter To Ben Shapiro.
Europe’s Migration Crisis: Causes and Cures
The Chinese Dream From Mao to Xi
Regionalization of Conflict and Opportunities for Peace in the Horn of Africa
A New Heroism in Israel and Palestine
Africa: Can January Makamba Be the Next President of Tanzania?
Fed Up With Climate Change Apathy
Addressing divide between communities and police
Iraqi Kurdistan fears Maliki returning to power
The Lonely Man of Peace
Politics and the city – the battle over Istanbul’s Gezi park
Making Nonviolent Statecraft into a Self-Evident Truth
Nimr Al Nimr: Anatomy of a Man
A Peacebuilding Travel Log
Vision Series: Sandra Cheldelin to Discuss Women and Conflict
Boycotting Muslim 'Savages' Ad on DC Metro in Protest of Hate Speech
The effect of 100 years of amnesia on the Turkish population
Defense Department in Somalia
Candidates should address cost  of violence in primary states
Fossil Fuel Divestment Makes UN Climate Summit a Success
Peacebuilding: the new generation
For Economic Growth, Repeal Drug Laws and Rehabilitate Ex-Cons
Morocco a Stable East-West Bridge
Taliban Prisoner Releases Are High-Risk, Low-Reward
Charleston Shootings: The Intersection Of Race And Gender
Climate Action Is Solution to Slowing Superstorms | Commentary
How to save the American Dream
Maltese neutrality still a brilliant idea
No end in sight for conflict between our two angels
Fighting extremism: Dignity is the answer
Press Pause on the Rush to War
The Future of Kurdistan, Between Unity and Balkanization
‘Strength through peace – not peace through strength’: a reaction to Trump’s America First foreign policy
Conflict Resolution, One Book at a Time
Russian Consul General to Crimea Resigns Following Offensive Comments About Crimean Tatar Deportation
Congress Better Listen to the Pope on Climate Change
Working for world peace here at home
Needed: Social Engineering?
Republican Reasoning: Why 2008 Was the Year for Occupying and Protesting Wall Street
Tale of Two Conventions: Why Charlotte Wins Over White Tampa
Freeport's Highland Community College board will seat Shockey and Musser
Fallacy of a moderate mullah
Activists: Release of Detainees in Syria Crucial to Peace Process
Firing Up Kurdish Nationalism in Iraq
America cannot afford such inequality
Aya Hegazy trial postponed for 5th time after court unable to turn on laptop
EMU Professor Urges Shift in Iraqi, Afghan Strategy
Why, Indeed, History Should Sometimes Repeat Itself: a Review of History as a Prelude
American impotence and the ‘Born in Jerusalem’ law
Ukrainian and Crimean Authorities Snub OSCE over Minority Rights
Social Scientist Sees Bias Within
When diplomatic opportunities were dismissed
A Fixable Problem for Our Society
Prevention better than punitive in Syria
Letter to the editor: A response to "Immigration could swing it for Brexit"
Working for Peace in the Age of Trump
A Grassroots Visit Belies Washington's View of Afghanistan
Obama: fine words and a touch of game theory
Data show drone attacks doomed to fail against ISIS in Syria
Mason experts explain how ISIS attacks are recruitment tools
U.S.-E.U. Rhetoric on Russia as Destructive as a Chekhovian Duel
Semites Unite! You Have Nothing to Lose But your Conflict
Republicans and the Mennonite vote
Voices: In midst of war, life goes on for Syrian kids
No Iran deal, but significant progress in Geneva
Professor Utilizes Real World Experience in Conflict Resolution Studies
Trump 'ordered Sisi' to release US-Egyptian charity worker
Elvis Costello Snubs Israel
Palestine is nearly here, deal with it
What can Washington do about militarized police forces?
These fiscal cliff hawks ought to be foreign policy doves
The ISIS takeover of Ramadi means hard choices face the Iraqi and US governments
Dignity for Iran equals an Iran free of nuclear weapons
Sorry, Aung San Suu Kyi, the Rohingya Crisis Is No Laughing Matter
What Secretary Clinton Does Not Recognize About Egypt’s Anti-Regime Protests
Indian Guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Hopes to Teach Peace to the Taliban
Next Up in Somalia’s Fragile Transition: Bridge Political Divides
She Didn't Have a Gun... She Had MLK's Dream
Is the Spirit of Sykes-Picot Still Alive in the Middle East after a Century?
Global Mayors Protest Trump’s Anti-Climate Cabinet
The Search for the ‘Why’ of Fort Hood
"With friends like these..." on Romney's comments about Israeli and Palestinian culture
US Navy Seals plan to accept women after female soldiers graduate as rangers
At Town Hall, Sanders Makes Commitment to 'End All Forms of Racism in This Country'
Crimean Tatars Fear for Their Safety After Crimea’s Annexation to Russia
Columbia Prof Uses Math To Create World Peace
Inside the Beltway: Pillars of liberty
How to Fix Turkey's Fall From International Favor
Boots on the Ground, Not Unmanned Robots in the Sky
State Department Should Speak Out For Aya Hijazi, US Human Rights Defender In Egypt Prison
American Aid Worker Is Cleared of Child Abuse Charges in Egypt
Bullies, Jerks and Weasels
Afghan civil society calls for just peace
Turkey’s Kurdish peace process – framework law – part 2
Did Bernie Sanders just steal Joe Lieberman’s Jewish crown?
How to stop Libya becoming another Iraq
Unclenched Fists
Turkey’s once-worldly aims falter, even close allies concerned
Resolute in uncertain times: peacebuilding in the new US administration
Sudan, after the breakup: Can violence be prevented?
Germany's lesson for U.S. -- keep faith with workers
Dirty Energy Dollars
A New Approach to Dealing With Global Food Insecurity
To save his Middle East legacy, Obama must recognise a Palestinian state now
In Egypt, even helping street children can land you in prison
Filmmaker’s ‘Will to Communicate’ Breaks through Community’s Silence
DOS UNIVERSIDADES AMERICANAS Ibarretxe trae a Euskadi el Agirre Lehendakaria Center
A picture of hope and courage
Mason professors offer insights in aftermath of Paris tragedy
Rwanda: Opening the door to dialogue (Claudine Kuradusenge)
Obama's Middle East Speech: The Message Was Not Received
9 Costs of Drone Strikes
Inspiring Curious Feminists: Reflections on Cynthia Enloe
7 Ways Obama's U.N. Speech Revealed His Inconsistent Foreign Policy
Fragility Needs Innovative Development Financing
Lawmakers in Washington increasingly concerned about Ethiopia
Inevitable US policy shift on Burma: why and how
The NYC Security Risk That Candidates Aren't Discussing
A Caution Against Framing Syria as an Assad-Opposition Dichotomy
Faith dialogue focus on social media sites
Israel Inside/Out: Perspectives And Prisms
The Coaching Revolution in the Federal Government
Trump got Egypt to free an American prisoner. Here’s her story.
Has outgoing Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal brought about a new, more peaceful, face to the organization?
Yemen is on the Brink of Chaos - And Why It's So Important
The Real War on Coal Starts in Kosovo
Graduate students spend spring break with Syrian refugees
Massachusetts and Genocide
An Ill-Advised Purge in Libya
Chattanooga: on the need to fight terror with reason
I Was a Palestinian Stone-thrower. Here's Why I Stopped
China’s Puzzling ADIZ Decision Making
Mason Center Works Toward a Peaceful Future
Syria’s Christian conundrum
Hutu Diaspora Narrative: Identity in Conflict, Conflict of Identity
How Climate Change Sparked the Crisis in Syria
Cure Police Violence As If It Were a Disease
A Mood Is Not A Movement: Five Ideas For The Anti-Trump Forces
Faith-Based Diplomacy
The only way forward on Syria
How Did Democratic Candidates Do? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
The Noxious Origins of NYC Gentrification: Cooking Gas
Civil Society Is Faltering In This Middle East Nation
Can the Tribes of NATO help the Tribes of Afghanistan?
A Silver Lining to the Film and Riots Tragedy: Freedom, Diversity, and the New Competition for Arab Public Space
Turkey's Best Asset to Tackle ISIS: Ankara or America?
U.S. Credibility Around the World Damaged by Afghanistan War
Settlement of Karabakh conflict ruled out as long as ‘mutual concessions’ perceived as loss
Stop the ISIS War Before It Gets Worse!
U.S. Sanctions On Iran Should Be Lifted For Humanitarian Goods
How I learned to forgive my brother’s murderers
Working Abroad a Big Help on the Hill
In fighting gangs, US should look to El Salvador
Bring Russia out of the cold and into the fold
Hong Kong's 'Occupy': A movement for universal suffrage in Hong Kong is worrying Beijing
Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution Becomes a School
Heavy metal music unites Jews and Muslims across the Middle East
Myanmar Fighting Poses Dilemma for China
If America wants Assad to respect international law, it must respect it, too
Religions meet at VST
Why Washington is wrong to impose visa suspension on Iraqis
EU Threat Has Inspired Panic Rather than Reform
Stop atrocities before they start
Why World Leaders Are Starting to Eat Garbage
Riyadh Conference: What Makes It Different?
Politics and Language: Dimension Beyond Words
Palestinian, Jew give both sides on joint Jerusalem tours
Netanyahu's Kennedy moment
Highland Community College Board Candidates Weigh District's Financial, Enrollment Woes
Interview: Zheng Wang
My sister has been jailed in Egypt for 900 days. When will the U.S. help free her?
Who is Aya Hijazi, the American freed from jail in Egypt?
A Discussion with Marc Gopin, Director, Center on Religion, Diplomacy, and Conflict Resolution
National Geographic Expeditions ‘Holy Land’ Partner Scores Top UN Award

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