The School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution

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

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