The School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution

Don't Talk, Do Something! Palestinian/Israeli Unilateralism as Legitimate Negotiations
GOP, follow Stevens' example
Hottest Year on Record, 2014, Brings Economic Opportunity
Highland Community College Board Candidates Weigh District's Financial, Enrollment Woes
Tariq Ramadan in Chicago's Holocaust Museum
Motives of suicide terrorists
What the Killing of Trayvon Martin Means for Maryland
Using Israeli and Palestinian Guides, Tour Group Helps Visitors ‘Experience the People’
Time to write the rules for cyber and drone challenges
Graduate students spend spring break with Syrian refugees
Pro-Earth Republicans In The Era Of President Trump
Should Palestinians Accept Israel as a Jewish State?
Interview with CNN: Ancient blueprint for Middle East peace touring U.S.
Syria Needs Real Help, Not American Bombs
The Saudis and the Iranians Need to Talk: And we need to make it happen
Israelis and Palestinians -- rage, fear and misunderstanding
Want to cut big government abuses? Start with defence contracting
Only catastrophes lead to the sharing of sovereignty
Essebsi Must Work With Islamists to Ensure Tunisia’s Transition
China and Japan REALLY Don’t Like Each Other
Meet Nousha Kabawat and her unstoppable drive to help Syria’s displaced children thrive
Why Did Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Go to Iraq?
Israel Claims Holy Sites, Reignites Religious Flashpoint
Washington’s rapprochement with Syria is welcomed but not enough
Dirt on Our Hands
In Afghanistan, end the fighting and stop the meddling
The Noxious Origins of NYC Gentrification: Cooking Gas
Hurricane Sandy: Time to do something about climate change
Military spending is not right way to boost America's economic security
Scholars skeptical on Japan apology
Arab Gulf States Wary of Iran’s Role in the Battle for Mosul
ما هي خلفية اشتعال القومية الكردية في العراق؟
Holy Land tours a new tool in peacebuilding
The U.S. Afghanistan Strategy Is Failing and It's Time to Pull Out
Turkey’s Kurdish Peace Process – Analysis - Part 3
Crisis management system for Japan and China
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Conflict resolution workshop benefits Patriots and participants
Missing From Trial: Detainee Statements
Anacostia totem pole belies Washington’s devotion to Redskins
What Would MLK Think of America’s Modern Wars?
A Westside Story: Through the Eyes of a Sandtown Child!
Making Nonviolent Statecraft into a Self-Evident Truth
Peace is profitable: time for the US to invest
The case for compulsory voting
A Palestinian’s journey from stone-throwing to conflict resolution
Bosnia Back on the Brink: Ukraine can learn from Bosnia's failed socioeconomic policies
My Turkish Airport
‘Strength through peace – not peace through strength’: a reaction to Trump’s America First foreign policy
A.T. Ariyaratne: Leading Sri Lanka's Largest Civil Society Movement for 50 Years
The Next Step for Myanmar
Riyadh Conference: What Makes It Different?
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry denounces US calls for Aya Hegazy’s release
American Aid Worker, Release Secured by Trump Officials, Leaves Egypt
Unite, Confuse, and Inspire: A Response to the Rise of Racism in Israel
The 'anti-science' side of the political divide
The U.S. Is No. 1 In Global Arms Sales
Interview: Zheng Wang
We can only hope that the cerebral will get the better of the visceral
When Contested Narratives of Identity and Victimhood are Victims of Politics
A New United Nations of Human Rights Countries
China and Japan engage neocortices
Advertising against Muslims? Not with my tax dollars
Britain’s election results may prove to be a blow to US foreign policy goals
Congress Better Listen to the Pope on Climate Change
Reflections of a Catholic American on bin Laden’s death
Woodbridge Resident Gains White House Internship
9/11 Forever (and Ever)
Two Crimean Tatar Mosques Torched in Crimea on the Eve of Major Muslim Holiday
Trump Should Take a Lesson From the Pope on How to Lead
Working for Peace in the Age of Trump
Hamas Advocating Dialogue Through Children’s Cartoon?
Fed Up With Climate Change Apathy
Do military women want combat jobs? The survey numbers say yes — and so do more than 9,000 combat action badges
Why Bernie Sanders is standing with Muslims
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
Israel Inside/Out: Perspectives And Prisms
Why is ISIS destroying Iraq's historical heritage?
Israel's New Left Goes Online
Rethinking transitions: finding the pathway from military to community security
UN climate change negotiations in Poland this week
Stimson Center Names Five Nonresident Fellows
The American Elections: Prospects for a New US Foreign Policy
Sandy Hook shootings: We need to focus on more than just gun control
Congress Should Scrutinize Pending Trade Pacts
Art Student Set to Send ‘Transformative’ Project Up in Flames on Mason Pond
Arts and Peacebuilding
Egypt frees U.S. charity worker Aya Hijazi from prison
When Washington Welcomes A Nonviolent Muslim: What CBS News and Congress Have In Common
Police Militarization Must Be Halted
Faculty Spotlight on Innovation: Susan Hirsch & Agnieszka Paczynska
Our Military Shouldn’t Turn Its Back on Servicewomen Who Need an Abortion
Global Mayors Protest Trump’s Anti-Climate Cabinet
The Speech that Time Forgot
Addressing DC's truancy epidemic
A Callous Disregard for the Law
Insight Policing and the Role of the Civilian in Police Accountability
WATCH: Bernie Sanders hugs Muslim student, vows to fight racism as Jew
A Palestinian drasha for Rosh Hashana
A Silver Lining to the Film and Riots Tragedy: Freedom, Diversity, and the New Competition for Arab Public Space
Promoting Peace and Conflict Awareness In Small Town America: Independence, Kansas
U.S.-E.U. Rhetoric on Russia as Destructive as a Chekhovian Duel
US Lawmaker Urges Egypt to Release Dual Citizen
Beyer Statement On Acquittal of Aya Hijazi and Her Co-Defendants in Egypt
Water shortages are coming. It's time for us to act.
Academics & Activists Discuss Poverty, Inequality, Conflict
What the Middle East can learn from Southeast Asia
‘Amish Mafia’ is a shameful, unrealistic portrayal of plain people
U.S. Sanctions On Iran Should Be Lifted For Humanitarian Goods
CPCS Hosted Conference in Washington D.C.
Post-Mubarak Egypt: From successful protest to sustainable social transformation
Focus on Al Qaeda in Yemen magnifies chronic instability
The Price of Abandoning Yemen
Saving District of Columbia’s Youth Court
What Do We Mean When We Say "Clean Energy"?
Getting to “E Pluribus Unum”
Afghans Want U.S. to Stay but Do Things Differently
Nonviolent resistance key to Middle East breakthrough
What Are the Rules of War?
Slavery and Climate – There's More in Common Than You Think, Vatican Says
'Tribunal' Opens Hearings Into Mass Killings in Indonesia
Civilian Devastation During War Explored in ‘Why They Die’
What Paul Ryan’s economic roadmap means for America
Republicans want to fight climate change, too
Why Congress Should Care About the Beepocalypse | Commentary
A look at the American 'Countering Violent Extremism' strategy
Don't let Yemen turn into Syria: Column
Happy Independence Day wishes from a Palestinian
Seeing Both Sides of the Holy Land
Duly Elected Tyranny: Recovering Democracy in the Age of Majority Abuses
How Women’s Rights Are Linked to U.S.-Iran Negotiations
Anacostia: Why I have faith in the future of my neighborhood
Drones weaken USA's moral might: Opposing view
Will Saudi Arabia's 'Operation Decisive Storm' restore order in Yemen?
သုတေတီတစ်ဦး၏ နာဂဒေသနှင့်လူမျိုးများအကြောင်း [Research about the future of local and indigenous people]
Conflict-sensitive Repatriation: Lessons from Displaced Communities in North-eastern Nigeria
Peshmerga-Iraqi forces united over Mosul, but can this last?
Lack of US-Syria Diplomacy Leads to Dangerous Isolation
Man-to-man chat can avert disaster
We gain more than we lose in the Iran nuclear deal [Commentary]
UVA Gives Diversity Awards to Longtime Professors McDowell and Dukes
Cardin Meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister
Hamas Should Be Part of Middle East Peace Talks
Rand Paul's Filibuster Gives Civil Liberties A Rare Washington Moment
Ethiopia’s Muslim Activists Pave a Path for Nonviolent Political Activism
Rand Paul Got It Right on ISIS
Climate Action Is Solution to Slowing Superstorms | Commentary
Origins and Responses to the Arab Awakening
In Oak Creek, Wis., hearts open to Sikhs after temple shooting
Tunisia’s Elections Seal Transition, Raise Fears of Old Regime
The Bo Xilai Verdict: Everybody Wins
Police should put away the military gear and build connections with young people
Washington Area Students Weigh in on South Sudan Conflict
A Multifaceted Crisis
Eight ingredients for a peaceful society
Needed: Social Engineering?
Why the Kerry-Karzai Afghan Security Deal Won't Work
How a monk-turned-street artist sees New York City’s homeless
How to fix our police departments
How Did VP Candidates Do in the Debate? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
Jerusalem’s potential to bring Jews and Muslims together
Germany's lesson for U.S. -- keep faith with workers
Turning Training into Action: Mason Students Analyze a Conflict in Brazil
Fallacy of a moderate mullah
Search – Côte d’Ivoire wins the Prize of Excellency
Open letter to President-elect Trump and government officials at all levels
Filmmaker’s ‘Will to Communicate’ Breaks through Community’s Silence
Female soldiers fight Pentagon in court for combat positions
Busting the Biofuels Boom
Confronting Homeland Security's 'SSSS' Watch List
How Did Democratic Candidates Do? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
When nature trumps nurture, we all lose
IAA Chief Attends Workshop
How Germans Go Green
Crimea Muslims Fear Separation, Exile
Mirëdita Dobar Dan Festival in Belgrade: We Stuck our Foot in the Open Door
Why Washington is wrong to impose visa suspension on Iraqis
Lone wolf senator builds case to engage Myanmar
7 Ways Obama's U.N. Speech Revealed His Inconsistent Foreign Policy
Yeni Bir Toplumsal Sozlesme Arayisi
Afghan religious figures, diplomats come together in İstanbul
Our Prejudicial and Political Pecking Order
Teaching Sept. 11 To Students Who Were Born After The Attacks Happened
Former Del. Jim Scott remembered for selfless public service
Egypt acquits American woman detained for 3 years
Today, I join Khader Adnan’s hunger strike – will you?
Beware Libya’s ‘Fair Dictator’
Women in combat: US military on verge of making it official
Lingering Questions Surround Geneva III
Massachusetts and Genocide
Preventing gang violence in San Diego
Let's keep Syria's blood off America's hands
Unclenched Fists
Mason Student Studies Emerging Protest Culture Over Land Rights Conflicts in Cambodia
Regionalization of Conflict and Opportunities for Peace in the Horn of Africa
A New Heroism in Israel and Palestine
Dirty Energy Dollars
Growing Sense of Polarization and Escalating Tensions in Crimea Ahead of 69th Anniversary of Crimean Tatar
Keeping Iran and Saudi Arabia From War
There is a Major Climate Issue Hiding in Your Closet: Fast Fashion
Myanmar Vote Plan Clouds New US Dialogue
Immigration debate: How DC can move the conversation forward
Mary Wade to Hold Trayvon Book Launch in MT Airy
Mason Student Strives to Bring Peace Before Dangerous African Presidential Vote
Inclusiveness: The Right (and Political) Way to Be
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
Obama must stand up to Netanyahu on Israeli settler violence
‘The American Lawrence of Arabia’s’ life goes on show in the U.S.
Do We Need Dictatorship?
A Caution Against Framing Syria as an Assad-Opposition Dichotomy
Peaceful Dispute Resolution Ideas
When studying abroad in a conflict zone, safety is key
We Lead Developed World in Poverty and Inequality
Why, Indeed, History Should Sometimes Repeat Itself: a Review of History as a Prelude
How U.S. War Funds Get Wasted ... And How to Stop It
Insights Obama can now use to undermine Putin’s narrative
Mason/EMU alum Michael Shank works with media to tell the story of climate change
Why defeating ISIS with military might is starry eyed idealism
No end in sight for conflict between our two angels
Iraq’s Islamic divisions intensify
Dignity for Iran equals an Iran free of nuclear weapons
Unholy Media Malpractice: The press totally missed the point of Bernie Sanders' trip to the Vatican.
Arab Americans Organize with the ANSWER Coalition to Protest Trump Inauguration
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR; Resolving Conflicts in the Caucasus
Does China Have a Foreign Policy?
Does the U.S. have a moral imperative in Syria?
Displaced by Genocide, Mason Student Plans to Help Other Refugees
Mason professors offer insights in aftermath of Paris tragedy
Peace – practical, not fanciful
Tale of Two Conventions: Why Charlotte Wins Over White Tampa
To finally see the invisible Israelis before our eyes
The Tale of Two Cities: Kyiv and Simferopol
The Ugly Reality Of Islamophobia (And How Catholics Should Stand Up Against It)
Why can’t America just take out Assad?
Q & A With Kevin Avruch, Ph.D.
EU as model for peace
Lecture by Susan Hirsch at San Anton Palace
Lieberman and the Peace Process
Interreligious Intercultural Dialogue Institutionalized - Deja Vu All Over Again
Doing Due Diligence on Diplomacy With Damascus
Saudi in Yemen; It’s personal now
Yemen Can't Do It Alone
Shank and Gilchrest: Increasing the Peace Can Reduce the Debt
Bosnia: Stabilization Stalled in Negative Peace
Sign a Drone Treaty Before Everyone Does as We Do
Opinion: Why Trump’s foreign policy won’t make America great again
Expect Resource Wars With Exxon CEO At State Helm
Wanted: Middle East Statesmen
A Conflict Resolution Scholar Explains How to Resolve Conflicts in the Quiet Car
Explorer’s Analysis: Inside Key Issues of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
Bring Russia out of the cold and into the fold
I Was a Palestinian Stone-thrower. Here's Why I Stopped
Why the US must support bid for Palestinian statehood
Republicans and the Mennonite vote
Peace-maker: We must look below the surface
How to Defuse the Ukraine Crisis: The way to respond to Russia is not with Cold War rhetoric
Donald Trump's Immigration Plan Would Ban One-Third of the World From the U.S.
Have We Become Hopelessly Divided?
Hezbollah’s Triumph
Measuring the cost of violence
How to Pull Yemen Back from the Edge
Militarization of U.S. Police Forces
How to stop the stone-throwing in Anacostia
65 years after 'catastrophe,' Palestinians have little to cheer about
Student Studies Connection of Abusive Treatment of Humans and Animals
Activists: Release of Detainees in Syria Crucial to Peace Process
Reading Dr Ambedkar as a narrative for social change
Ghailani Trial and Sentence Affirms US Federal Court System
Science of unintended consequences
What can Washington do about militarized police forces?
U.S. Credibility Around the World Damaged by Afghanistan War
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Conflict Resolution Educators Converge on Mason for Annual Conference
5 Ways We Should Radically Reconsider War
The Libyan Revolution at Two
The Struggle for Independence in West Papua
10 Ways Conflict is Like Sex
The Russian Military Intervention in Syria; Is This Really a Concern for the U.S.?
Aziz Abu Sarah Named National Geographic Emerging Explorer
Inside the Beltway: Pillars of liberty
We can't let climate change turn droughts, flash floods and mudslides into the new normal
Oil Is At The Heart Of The Ukraine Crisis
Teach, model, grow and live in empathy to build world peace, says interfaith expert Marc Gopin at Frontier Luncheon
Sisters know a good road trip when they see one
People to People Contact
Ineffective tightening of sanctions on Iran
Five Steps America Must Take Now to Combat Climate Change
Mason student researches homelessness from a conflict perspective
Professor Utilizes Real World Experience in Conflict Resolution Studies
Freed Egyptian American prisoner returns home following Trump intervention
Imagining Peace: The Practical Advantages for Muslims, Jews and Christians of Peace for Palestine and Israel
Social Scientist Sees Bias Within
How to stop Libya becoming another Iraq
Why Rep. Hunter Is Very Wrong About Nuking Iran
Couple Spend Their Wedding Money on Street Children, End up in an Egyptian Prison
Beijing Encroaching on Moscow’s Military Dominance in Tajikistan
Germany Tells NATO, Russia To Dialogue Before Things Get 'Completely Out Of Control'
Gun Bans Aren't the Only Answer to America's Violence Problem
A Local First approach to early warning and response
Post-Election Ferguson: Bipartisan Congress to Demilitarize Police
Rwandan refugee works for peace and justice
Obama's Middle East Speech: The Message Was Not Received
9 Costs of Drone Strikes
More record warmth means more flooding: Column
New Crimean Tatar History Book Comes Under Attack from Russian Nationalist Groups
Who to Blame for the Absence of a Kurdish State after Sykes Picot?
Trump is ‘deprived of all knowledge’ about public schools
Sorting Out Our Options in Afghanistan
Trust in Maliki harms U.S. credibility
Donald Trump and the Politics of Personality: To Understand Trumpism, Look Abroad!
Mason student’s question to Democratic presidential candidate goes viral
Faith dialogue focus on social media sites
IRP leader speaks in Washington, unsure of party goals and wary of Tajikistan’s future
Syria's Next Generation
Rodef Shalom to host panel on Palestinian perspectives
Beyond the limits of counterterrorism: towards a peace and development agenda that can engage constructively with extremism
Suffolk reservist sues over ban on women in combat
Analysis: Progressive policies provide answer for Sanders’ foreign policy gap
A New Model for American Foreign Policy
In fighting gangs, US should look to El Salvador
New Grad ‘Ecstatic’ with Peace Corps Posting to Mozambique
How Belgraders Remember the NATO Bombings
Data show drone attacks doomed to fail against ISIS in Syria
Don't forget Malaysia
Syria’s Christian conundrum
Go After Super Pollutants
'Less Violent' Does Not Have to Mean 'Apathetic'
Essay on the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the Sykes-Picot Agreement هل العرب أمام سايكس بيكو جديدة؟
Meryl Streep is right; bullying hurts us all
Lieberman and the Peace Process
Afghans Failing Security Test In Badakhshan
Options for Action in Syria
How Trump Gives Negotiation a Bad Name
Bernie Sanders Vows To Fight Back Against Islamophobia In The 2016 Race
Yemen needs action, not just talk
The Green Wave washes over a movement in hibernation
Using Peace 'Means' to Achieve Peaceful 'Ends'
Ukraine Diplomatic Deal: Necessary Next Steps
State Department Should Speak Out For Aya Hijazi, US Human Rights Defender In Egypt Prison
After Nearly Three Years, An American In Egypt Walks Free
Turkey's Complex Policy
Food insecurity rising as crop production falls
Palestine: Still key to stability in the Middle East
Lessons from South Asia for an Arab Spring
Obama making up drone rules as he goes
Conflict Analysis and Resolution Students Named Boren Fellows
Confederate flag: hatred or heritage?
'The world is flat' in Egypt
Heavy metal music unites Jews and Muslims across the Middle East
The Audacity of Air Strikes and Secret Deals: Just making Isis grow stronger?
Mideast peace deal… and they lived unhappily ever after
Creating Resilient Communities
In Egypt, even helping street children can land you in prison
Can J Street Sideline AIPAC?
Awakening the Demons: There is no Arab Spring coming to Iraq. But sectarian protests could tear this fragile country apart.
10 Syria Questions for John Kerry and Chuck Hagel
How to Solve Your Conflicts, and Get FED at the Same Time
Europe’s Migration Crisis: Causes and Cures
Time to stop coddling Iran
Netanyahu's Kennedy moment
George Mason to cultivate global leaders
Crimean Crisis Escalates Further
A peace-building response to the rise of 'Trumpism'
Dumping Military Kit on Cops Makes Main Street a War Zone
Hillel Event Bridges Israeli-Palestinian Gap
Equality in action: A conversation at the checkpoint
Entitled to Protection, Palestinians Should Join the ICC, Now
Problem-solving approach privileges both parties
America Must Rethink the War on Terror: The Authorization for Use of Military Force needs to be modified to avoid mission creep
Terrorism and Development
Settlement of Karabakh conflict ruled out as long as ‘mutual concessions’ perceived as loss
Public ‘schools of hope’ could be anything but
Bush's true legacy in Egypt
When soldiers commit murder
Why Congress Needs to Act Now On Super-Pollutants
The Dangers of Soft Power: Government backed cultural programs often come across as just propaganda
Donald Trump’s bigotry has inspired U.S. Muslim voters like no candidate before
An American humanitarian worker goes on trial in Cairo. What’s next for Aya Hijazi?
Why Should Israel Care What the Rest of the World Thinks?
DOS UNIVERSIDADES AMERICANAS Ibarretxe trae a Euskadi el Agirre Lehendakaria Center
Cultural Educator: Aziz Abu Sarah
American impotence and the ‘Born in Jerusalem’ law
Anti-immigration Legislation Makes Cities and Citizens Less Safe
Orange Revolution in Ukraine: Inspiration of Disillusionment?
Mass shootings show need for gun law reform
What Aziz Abu Sarah learned in Hebrew school
The Chinese Dream From Mao to Xi
The Impact of the Syrian Civil War on Identity Groups in Turkey
How one liberal group is trying to help Democrats win back the House in 2018
Could ‘Insight Policing’ have saved Sandra Bland, Freddie Gray and others?
A peace dividend we should all want
Election campaigns and the politics of performance
No Immunity for US Troops: Why Hamid Karzai Punted to Loya Jirga
If You Want Revenge for 9/11, Don't Look to the Kids Who Lost A Parent
Why We Heart Hurricanes: The Climate Change Connection
High school students learn conflict resolution through karate
My sister has been jailed in Egypt for 900 days. When will the U.S. help free her?
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
Tragedy & Triumph
World Bank needs Jeffrey Sachs
Gaza becomes Syria: Middle East geopolitics 2.0
Use US soft power to free the Ashraf Seven
How Egypt’s most famous jailed couple celebrated Valentine’s Day
Resolute in uncertain times: peacebuilding in the new US administration
Community Activists Question Timing Of Grand Jury Announcement
An Ill-Advised Purge in Libya
Our moral obligations in Somalia
The ISIS takeover of Ramadi means hard choices face the Iraqi and US governments
Colombia's Inminent Peace Agreement: A Brief Analysis of What the Agreement is, What is Next and What is Missing
America's lawmakers in Libyan quagmire
With Income Inequality Comes Violence
Climate Change Is An Immediate Threat
Crimean Tatars's Pain is Renewed- Kırım Tatarları'nın acıları tazelendi
We're Unfair to Draft-Card Burners
It's the Arab spring for dictators
Letter to the Editor from Dennis Sandole Published in The Economist
Americans have had enough conflict
Mason experts explain how ISIS attacks are recruitment tools
Is the OSCE relevant to Cyprus? Or is Cyprus irrelevant to the OSCE?
The Path To Clean Energy Requires An Energy-Storage Revolution
Senators Welcome Release of Unjustly Imprisoned Egyptian-American Aya Hijazi
Mason Professors, Graduates Take Active Role in Latin American Conflicts
Price tag attack on J’lem church provokes religious condemnation
Solon Simmons' "The Eclipse of Equality"
Women sue Pentagon over combat exclusion
Halep'in geleceği ve Türkiye'nin güvenliği
Author, Terrorism Victim Hirsch Says Capital Punishment Hurts U.S. Image Abroad
Taliban Prisoner Releases Are High-Risk, Low-Reward
Aziz Abu Sarah is a Tour Guide
Politics Unusual
Why World Leaders Are Starting to Eat Garbage
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
Detroit On The Brink
Ukrainian and Crimean Authorities Snub OSCE over Minority Rights
In America, domestic extremists are a bigger risk than foreign terrorism
Businesses Must Take the Lead on Climate-Change Action
Students Practice Citizen Diplomacy in Syria
Congress Must Tax Fossil Fuels
Why water is key to Syria conflict
Mason’s Michael Shank Joins White House Climate Change Group
At Town Hall, Sanders Makes Commitment to 'End All Forms of Racism in This Country'
Spread of US poverty risks serious social disorder
Sit down with Iran to ensure there is no ‘October surprise’
Death to America in Yemen? No.
Hunger strike highlights forgotten tragedy of Palestinian prisoners
Dear Congress: Take Your Power Back
No Iran deal, but significant progress in Geneva
What the Flint Crisis Reveals About Inequality in the U.S.
Female suicide bombers; Misguided media; Karadzic at the Hague
Tackling the most grave and serious global security threats
Peacebuilding: the new generation
Scars of the Khmer Rouge: How Cambodia is healing from a genocide
Meat Alert
Maltese neutrality still a brilliant idea
Gridlock is death for deliberation
Ferguson, Social Justice, and the Role of Community Colleges
Obama’s local, international obstacles on Syria
Dr. Jeremy Rinker- UNCG Campus Weekly
A New (Old) Narrative for the Left
How the U.S. Deals With a Land Known for Corruption
Darfur Donor Conference: A Park for a Deadly Conflict
Charlie Rangel: Why I Oppose Syria Strikes
Can Obama Influence Ethiopia on Human Rights, Democracy?
كاتبة فلسطينية تعيش في واشنطن: أطفالنا ضحايا وليسوا إرهابيين
Republican Reasoning: Why 2008 Was the Year for Occupying and Protesting Wall Street
Could a Nuclear Iran Bring About More Stability, Rather Than Less?
Africa: Can January Makamba Be the Next President of Tanzania?
Crimean Tatar Mejlis Elects New Chairperson as Mustafa Cemilev Steps Down
Hillary Clinton Asks Egypt’s President Sisi to Release Aya Hijazi
Court clears American aid worker after 3 years behind bars in Egypt
Universities More Moderate than Believed
The Missing Ingredient in UN's 2030 Global Goals
What Egypt Can Learn from the “Swine Flu” Scare
‘Lincoln’: Where was Frederick Douglass?
Politics and the city – the battle over Istanbul’s Gezi park
Book Review: Professors and their Politics
Social Scientist Sees Bias Within
When diplomatic opportunities were dismissed
Fossil Fuel Divestment Makes UN Climate Summit a Success
Mason S-CAR Dean’s Book Awarded Top Prize by International Conflict Organization
التدخل الروسي أوقف انهيار النظام السوري مؤقتاً
Social media project addresses extremist violence at home and abroad
A Toast for Peace
Sequester set to sock it to D.C.’s poorest
At summer camp, Syrian child refugees recall a lost homeland
USDA Does Diets Differently, Moves Off Meat
'Delenda Carthago': ISIS, threat and recovery
Semites Unite! You Have Nothing to Lose But your Conflict
Comment: The Cyprus Challenge: A solution paradigm shift
Fighting extremism: Dignity is the answer
A Budget for Working America
Addressing divide between communities and police
Advocates for Egypt’s street children face unjust imprisonment
Experts Say There Will Be No Contest in Ethiopia's Upcoming Vote
The World Discovers Afghanistan’s Peaceful Clerics
Civil Society Is Faltering In This Middle East Nation
Boots on the Ground, Not Unmanned Robots in the Sky
The District’s Divide: Classism, Racism and the Re-Election of Marion Barry
Russian Consul General to Crimea Resigns Following Offensive Comments About Crimean Tatar Deportation
Feminist Scholar Cynthia Enloe Delivers Keynote Address at Gender and Conflict Conference
The Ottoman Experience in Mosul, Then and Now
Keeping USAID: why the US shouldn’t cut off its nose
What Secretary Clinton Does Not Recognize About Egypt’s Anti-Regime Protests
From protests to politics, a new way forward for Yemen
Africa Needs More from Obama than Promises
Genocide or Terrorism? Transnational Advocacy and the Ogaden Conflict
For Economic Growth, Repeal Drug Laws and Rehabilitate Ex-Cons
The Time For Leadership To Protect All Civilians Across Syria
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - Discussion with Marc Gopin: Part 1 on Economic Peace & Justice
Why is the US so reticent to read the right messages in Asia and the Pacific?
Free West Papua: Growing International Solidarity for a Forgotten Independence Movement
Ethiopian Ruling Coalition Wins Majority of Parliament Seats
George Mason University Partners With an African Nonprofit Organization- 72Africa
Columbia Prof Uses Math To Create World Peace
Questions must be about gun safety
Senior Government Officials Participate at Workshop on Strategic Communication and Conflict Resolution
China’s Puzzling ADIZ Decision Making
The Future of Kurdistan, Between Unity and Balkanization
Realising peace potential of constitution
The Art of Appeasement, Part I Unraveling a Patchwork of Improvised Disaster
Palestinian Organization Wins 1st Place in Intercultural Innovation Award
America's police are looking more and more like the military
As New Threats Emerge, U.S. Closes Drone Base in Ethiopia
How to Fix Turkey's Fall From International Favor
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
Egyptian-American activist Aya Hegazi returns to US following Egypt court acquittal
The Ghailani Verdict - Susan Hirsch featured in the New York Times
The ’60s Begin to Fade as Liberal Professors Retire
An Extreme Sport: Middle East Peacebuilding
Minimum wage war reaches tipping point
Aya Hegazy trial postponed for 5th time after court unable to turn on laptop
How to Have a Productive Conversation About Politics at Thanksgiving
PCDN's Dr. Catalina Rojas awarded the prestigious SXSW Dewey Award for use of digital technology to help others
Missing the mark on Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy at MLK Avenue
Why we should keep out of Somalia’s affairs
The challenge of violent extremism
What Pope Francis Will Say to America This Week
Netanyahu’s address to Congress is a recipe for disaster, not peace
Anticipating the Syria of Tomorrow: Strategies to Decrease Violence Against Innocents
Yemen’s a Model All Right—For Disaster
Small town America shouldn't resemble war zone
Letter to the editor: A response to "Immigration could swing it for Brexit"
Presidents must come together on East Asia
With Mike Duvall, Fall of Another ‘Family Values’ Crusader
First Person: Five Things I Learned in Syrian Refugee Camps
A Peacebuilding Approach to Teaching About Extremism
Spreading Peace, Block by Block: A North Philly neighborhood rallies around its youth
Collateral damage by drones dirties the hands of our nation
Are Direct Negotiations Good or Bad for the Palestinians?
New Virginia gun law will boost violence, costs
Why Americans Are Ready to Pay More Money for Cleaner Energy
Why Army women are demanding the right to fight — and die — in combat
Did Bernie Sanders just steal Joe Lieberman’s Jewish crown?
Beyond Jewish Blessings and Curses There is Absolute Love
Prop. 35 tackles child sex-trafficking
Armenian, Azeri experts' Karabakh settlement recommendations
David N. Cicilline and Michael Shank: Global warming threatens R.I.
ما هو الإرث السياسي لمحمود عباس؟
Liberia’s Path from Anarchy to Elections
Sick talk: The danger of blaming migrants for Israel’s ills
Tanzanian President’s Former Aide Plans Bid to Succeed Him
Here's Why The U.S. Needs To Upgrade Economic Indicators
Is the Spirit of Sykes-Picot Still Alive in the Middle East after a Century?
Feckless on Foreign Policy
Responsible Journalism Series: Media as Critical Reflective Practice
Obama: fine words and a touch of game theory
Look to Iran for a solution in Syria
Police Should Put Away the Military Gear and Build Connections with Young People
Muslim advocates welcome Bernie Sanders' support but want visible action
Indignados de Wall Street, ¿el Tea Party de la izquierda?
We Must Revive the American Dream by Alleviating Poverty
Inspiring Curious Feminists: Reflections on Cynthia Enloe
The Politics of Bongo Flava
Rights groups renew request for release of defendants in the Belady Foundation case and urge compliance with legal standards for pretrial detention
Reimagining Transitional Justice in Bali
Doctoral Student Goes to Hollywood to Teach Peace Techniques
Why NFL's Washington Redskins needs renaming
The NYC Security Risk That Candidates Aren't Discussing
U.S. Drones Mobilize Pakistani Nonviolent Movement
An OSCE reconciliation strategy for Cyprus?
To stop sexual assault against women in the US military, add more women
The Business Argument for Addressing Climate Change
Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution Becomes a School
Coup-Speak Speaking
Yemen is on the Brink of Chaos - And Why It's So Important
The three-ring circus of American politics
Six leading Libyan women dominate Virginia conference on Libya
Optimism at last for American jailed in Egypt, her family
Marginalizing Muslims in Switzerland
"With friends like these..." on Romney's comments about Israeli and Palestinian culture
Humanitarian Missiles Are Superior to Cruise Missiles
Chattanooga: on the need to fight terror with reason
ISIS attacks fueled by illegal guns and open societies we can’t afford to lose
Palestinian, Jew give both sides on joint Jerusalem tours
Political Discourse: A Family Affair
Hutu Diaspora Narrative: Identity in Conflict, Conflict of Identity
Overnight Crimean Crisis Hits Stalemate
Fragility Needs Innovative Development Financing
Trump’s favorite dictator is jailing U.S. citizens
Former Middle East 'Foes' to Speak on Building Peace
Congress makes Elmo cry by defunding Palestinian 'Sesame Street'
These fiscal cliff hawks ought to be foreign policy doves
The only way forward on Syria
NYC Housing: A Clear and Present Danger
Denied Victimhood and Contested Narratives: The Case of Hutu Diaspora
The 2017 Arthur N. Rupe Great Debate: Is ISIS an Existential Threat to the United States?
Producing solutions by appreciating the interconnections
Bringing Florida to Justice, Not Just George Zimmerman
Stop the ISIS War Before It Gets Worse!
Turkey’s once-worldly aims falter, even close allies concerned
Crashing in America
Streator Grads do 'Amazing Things'
Peace Movement Has Become Powerless, Says MK Yuli Tamir
This Week in Poverty: 'A Place at the Table' and 'American Winter'
Explorer’s Analysis: Inside Key Issues of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
Albany Gets "F" for Failing to Protect Tenants
Aziz Abu Sarah – Ending the Cycle of Violence in Israel and Palestine
In Israel, the Rent Is Too Damn High
Paul Ryan's Radical Economic Regime: Why His House Budget Legacy Is a Lesson in Elitism
Myanmar Fighting Poses Dilemma for China
How China’s Economic Rebalancing is like the Movie 'Speed'
Cure Police Violence As If It Were a Disease
Iraqi Kurdistan fears Maliki returning to power
Israeli-Palestinian conflict - discussion with Marc Gopin: on economic peace & justice
What My Amish and Mennonite Forefathers Would Think About My Job in Congress (and Why I Left)
Why I'm Going to Yemen
Climate crisis and the will to act
For young adults who lost parents on Sept. 11, a hope for peace
'Free Speech' on the DC Metro
Palestine’s new PM and his prospects for success
In new class, students get lessons in karate kicks, world peace, diplomacy
After 900 days in pre-trial detention, campaigns call for release of Aya Hegazy
Firing Up Kurdish Nationalism in Iraq
What will Rep. Dennis Kucinich's legacy be?
The Indoctrination Myth
An online occupation
Congress vs. the Super-Pollutants
How I learned to forgive my brother’s murderers
From Israel to Mason: Conflict scholars present a peace proposal at the UN
إيران والعواصم الأربع: السيطرة بداية الانهيار
Why Protest? And What’s Next: Truth-Telling and Reconciliation for Ferguson and Beyond
Somalia on the Brink
Evolving policy in a changing world: Examining challenges and opportunities in the new US Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review
Rep. Charles Rangel: Let's slow down the next superstorm
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
Keeping the Keys: The Rise of the Palestinian Diplomatic Intifada
How to save the American Dream
Religions meet at VST
یەریڤان سەعید، توێژەر لە پەیمانگای وڵاتانی كەنداو لە واشنتۆن:
Soldiers Into Students: Veterans, Educators Try to Ease Transition
Drowning the Arab Spring in Gulf Oil
The Emperor’s new clothes – bluster in the GOP
Congressmen urge Egypt to release Virginia woman from jail
Trump 'ordered Sisi' to release US-Egyptian charity worker
One Week After Colorado Shooting, US Government Still Failing to Safeguard America
A Strike Against Israel
U.S. Military Interventionism Has Harmed Iraq Dearly
Why U.S. Could Opt For 'Zero Option' In Afghanistan
Girls released from Boko Haram captivity rejected by society - new report
Behind the Headlines: Israeli Arab's Water Project May Aid Regional Cooperation
Eviction of Palestinian outpost exposes double standard on settlements
OP-ED: Iran in the Era of Moderation and Reform
GMU Student Burns Pagoda For Senior Art Project
Settler Terrorism -- An American Problem
Yemen: Expert says 'regulated escalation' expected Friday
Post Eurozone crisis, how to increase a country's resilience to risk
Breakdown in Yemen
Human Rights of Crimean Tatars Discussed in European Parliament
6th Annual Graduate Education Symposium in Peace and Conflict Resolution Meets at George Mason University
Bucolic Peekskill under attack: View
The Lonely Man of Peace
Stop atrocities before they start
Syria Conflict Panel
US Navy Seals plan to accept women after female soldiers graduate as rangers
Bernie Sanders Vows To Fight Anti-Islam Sentiment: 2016 Democratic Presidential Candidate Hugs Muslim Woman On Stage
The Israeli ex-settler at the center of Occupy Wall Street
National Geographic Offering Israel Tour: National Geographic Expedition is offering 12-day tours of the Holy Land, complete with hotels and museums
Syria, Lebanon, and the Middle East: Enabling a War-to-Peace Transition
Candidates should address cost  of violence in primary states
Promoting peace, locally and globally
Tea-Party, Progressives United on Fast-Track Trade Authority
The Federal response in Malheur and far right extremism
Morocco a Stable East-West Bridge
Is Yemen’s power struggle over?
The Big Problems in Obama's Big Trade Deals
The effect of 100 years of amnesia on the Turkish population
As China’s Economy Falters, Military Parade Offers Chance to Burnish Image
"We Are Not Like Them": Itamar Massacre Activates A Dangerous Israeli-Jewish Ethnocentrism
Shank: White House, Congress Choosing Wrong Path on Iran
Responding to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Is Religious Freedom the Answer?
America’s litmus test on Syria
Direct Analytical Approach to Peacebuilding
Egypt’s Street Children, Aya Hijazi, and Me
Conflict Resolution, One Book at a Time
The Conflict that Became Mine
Press Pause on the Rush to War
A picture of hope and courage
Ryan Gosling spreads message from Bernie Sanders
US must vote in favour or abstain
An 'Afghan Summer' of revolt - Part 2
Students discuss effects of Charlie Hebdo shooting
New Crimean Tatar History Book Comes Under Attack from Russian Nationalist Groups
Why Obama should pardon Snowden: Column
American Aid Worker Is Cleared of Child Abuse Charges in Egypt
America cannot afford such inequality
Nimr Al Nimr: Anatomy of a Man
EMU Professor Urges Shift in Iraqi, Afghan Strategy
Congress Can't Ignore Afghanistan in Budget Talks
Learning from SIGIR's Final Report on Iraq Reconstruction
Freeport's Highland Community College board will seat Shockey and Musser
Egypt: Revolution or bust
Violence and violence-containment's $460 billion price tag
UN Summit Already Successful: $50 Billion Divested From Fossil Fuels
Jobs: A Human Right | Commentary
Elections are good, right? Well, not always
THE RUSSIAN PLOT, Or, How to Avoid Taking Responsibility for Losing a Presidential Election
A Grassroots Visit Belies Washington's View of Afghanistan
Visiting professor analyzes conflict
Prevention better than punitive in Syria
Fulbright Scholars Offer Tips to Win the Prize
Elizabeth Degi Mount - DBFA
Horizon that is always receding
Paul Ryan's path to economic peril
Conflict as an opportunity
Ukraine crisis underscores need for renewables push
Europe Must Help Syria’s Women Make Peace
Lawmakers in Washington increasingly concerned about Ethiopia
Elvis Costello Snubs Israel
Time for the peace vote?
Why D.C. should take Youth Court program off life support
Counter-Revolutions and Evolutions: Lessons of Egypt and Iran
Israeli, Palestinian join forces to offer tours with two viewpoints
Portrait of Stalin Sparks Brawl at WWII Ceremony in Crimea
Voices: In midst of war, life goes on for Syrian kids
Dismissal of Evidence Affected Paris Agreement
The Coaching Revolution in the Federal Government
Only Good Governance can Defeat Al Qaeda in Yemen
Indian Guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Hopes to Teach Peace to the Taliban
Divestment-Investment Can Break Congressional Gridlock on Climate Change
'Ceasefire' Is the Syria Word We Need to Hear
The Syrian Revolution Is Not a Holy War
Sorry, Aung San Suu Kyi, the Rohingya Crisis Is No Laughing Matter
Ahmadinejad - Incitement Deserves Indictment
Morocco: An Emerging Model For Muslim-Jewish Relations – OpEd
She Didn't Have a Gun... She Had MLK's Dream
Texas flood's climate change irony: Column
Myanmar's negotiator expresses belief in China's willingness to help in peace process
The costly errors of America's wars
We must make anti-bullying a mainstream message
A Fixable Problem for Our Society
China’s Foreign Policy Debates
The Obama administration ignores an American imprisoned in Egypt
A Mood Is Not A Movement: Five Ideas For The Anti-Trump Forces
Bullies, Jerks and Weasels
Afghan civil society calls for just peace
Transforming a Nation
Past a certain point conflict becomes unstoppable
Working for world peace here at home
UC Berkeley holds 6th annual TED conference, explores themes of wisdom, compassion
Conflict Management Fieldwork in Jordan Yields Surprises, Insights
Who is Aya Hijazi, the American freed from jail in Egypt?
Sudan, after the breakup: Can violence be prevented?
Higher education leans left. But why? And so what?
Palestine's Right to Defend Itself
A new look at climate change
25 Rights groups: The Belady Foundation case demonstrates that individual and community initiatives face only repression and fabricated charges
Mason intern ventures into rural Mexico conflict zone to practice mediation
Nato should negotiate a security structure that includes Russia
Tehran looks ready to tango
A New Approach to Dealing With Global Food Insecurity
As Ethiopia votes, what’s ‘free and fair’ got to do with it?
Why US and Chinese cities will make or break any global climate deal
Ötekilerden ‘Ötekilere’ (From Others to ‘Others’)
Cyprus: An EU Presidency occupied by Candidate Turkey
Next Up in Somalia’s Fragile Transition: Bridge Political Divides
Hong Kong's 'Occupy': A movement for universal suffrage in Hong Kong is worrying Beijing
Hillary Clinton’s Response to the Pulse Orlando Shootings
The Difference Between Protest America 1968 And 2017
Inevitable US policy shift on Burma: why and how
To stop al-Shabab, help Somali people
Obama’s speech was more of the same - and not what we needed
Youth from all areas of Philadelphia kick off Peace Olympics with March
Our Love-Hate Relationship With Frankenstorms and Hurricane Sandy and Why We Must End It
‘Don’t Disturb The Peace’: Post-Conflict Politics In Aceh, Indonesia
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?
Saudi rejects foreign interference in Iraq, blames ‘sectarian’ Maliki | Reuters
Women in Combat
Hope for Peace May Be Encouraged by Enemies in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Cost of inaction will be great
Marijuana cartels and the Mafia
The Real War on Coal Starts in Kosovo
Blessed Are the Climate Advocates
Gulf Nations Can Provide Jobs, Which Is Crucial to Syrian Refugees
Resolved to Keep Faith
CMEP conference: Middle East peace process needs new paradigm
Managing the Madness in the Middle East
Jordan Valley essential for a viable Palestinian state
Using hip-hop to resolve global conflict
Athletes Pick A Side At The Women's March
Faith-Based Diplomacy
BHU holds seminar on peacebuilding
How Climate Change Sparked the Crisis in Syria
Yemen: Ripe for a solution?
Bernie Sanders vows to fight Islamophobia and 'ugly stain of racism' in the US
Settler Turned Peace Activist Now Occupies Wall Street: Kobi Skolnick Puts Jewish Stamp on Protest, Not Just on Holidays
Boycotting Muslim 'Savages' Ad on DC Metro in Protest of Hate Speech
Land Rights Have Become A Women's Issue Through Social Mobilization In Cambodia
Politics and Language: Dimension Beyond Words
U.S. Couple Held In Egyptian Prison For 1 Year Over Unfounded Child Abuse
Alumnus Helps Special-Needs Students Transition to Higher Ed, Work
Why the White House Won't Win the Afghanistan War
Libya’s GNA and the Future of Public Discourse
Working Abroad a Big Help on the Hill
Next Steps in Syria
Obama Thinks Too Small on Climate Change
Turkey's Best Asset to Tackle ISIS: Ankara or America?
Even a weakened Libya can avoid civil war
Gilbert gunman's rampage sheds light on extremism: Immigration issue is a beacon to neo-Nazis
Why Hong Kong's #OccupyCentral Used Nonviolent Action as Tactic
Is America turning into a failed state?
To save his Middle East legacy, Obama must recognise a Palestinian state now
خبير في النزاعات الدولية: ترامب سيبيع الورقة السورية لبوتين (حوار)
EU Threat Has Inspired Panic Rather than Reform
Achieving the mission: A conversation with UPEACE Vice Rector Amr Abdalla
If America wants Assad to respect international law, it must respect it, too
Deadly challenge of keeping Syria health-care workers safe
A third intifada is inevitable unless Israel changes course
Point of View opens—A place for conflict conversation, transformation
Democratic Party looks like America
The Current of Discord on the Mekong
Crimean Tatars Support EuroMaidan Protests in Kyiv
Moving Beyond Hope: The IOC and Team Refugee
Richard Solomon Proved Sport Matters through the ‘Ping-Pong’ Diplomacy, and George Mason University is Poised to Tell Us How
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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