The School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution

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