The School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution

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

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