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Don't Talk, Do Something! Palestinian/Israeli Unilateralism as Legitimate Negotiations
American impotence and the ‘Born in Jerusalem’ law
The Missing Ingredient in UN's 2030 Global Goals
Israel's New Left Goes Online
A Caution Against Framing Syria as an Assad-Opposition Dichotomy
Hamas Advocating Dialogue Through Children’s Cartoon?
My Turkish Airport
Next Steps in Syria
Climate Change Is An Immediate Threat
Resolved to Keep Faith
Trust in Maliki harms U.S. credibility
Court clears American aid worker after 3 years behind bars in Egypt
WATCH: Bernie Sanders hugs Muslim student, vows to fight racism as Jew
Washington’s rapprochement with Syria is welcomed but not enough
Roads: Getting Them Done
How the U.S. Deals With a Land Known for Corruption
The Russian Military Intervention in Syria; Is This Really a Concern for the U.S.?
Ending the Exploitation of People and the Planet
National Geographic Offering Israel Tour: National Geographic Expedition is offering 12-day tours of the Holy Land, complete with hotels and museums
Dirty Energy Dollars
Egypt: Revolution or bust
A Callous Disregard for the Law
Why Washington is wrong to impose visa suspension on Iraqis
Turkey's Best Asset to Tackle ISIS: Ankara or America?
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
Mideast peace deal… and they lived unhappily ever after
Peace Movement Has Become Powerless, Says MK Yuli Tamir
Settler Terrorism -- An American Problem
Proof Nuclear Energy Is a Huge Security Risk
IAA Chief Attends Workshop
The Price of Abandoning Yemen
Jerusalem’s potential to bring Jews and Muslims together
What Are the Rules of War?
Expect Resource Wars With Exxon CEO At State Helm
Doing Due Diligence on Diplomacy With Damascus
How to Fix Turkey's Fall From International Favor
Behind the Headlines: Israeli Arab's Water Project May Aid Regional Cooperation
Mason/EMU alum Michael Shank works with media to tell the story of climate change
Aya Hegazy trial postponed for 5th time after court unable to turn on laptop
Syria’s Christian conundrum
Divestment-Investment Can Break Congressional Gridlock on Climate Change
Water shortages are coming. It's time for us to act.
The Struggle for Independence in West Papua
Arab Gulf States Wary of Iran’s Role in the Battle for Mosul
The Conflict that Became Mine
To finally see the invisible Israelis before our eyes
Why the US must support bid for Palestinian statehood
Why Rep. Hunter Is Very Wrong About Nuking Iran
Who is Aya Hijazi, the American freed from jail in Egypt?
What the Middle East can learn from Southeast Asia
Slavery and Climate – There's More in Common Than You Think, Vatican Says
What the Flint Crisis Reveals About Inequality in the U.S.
Price tag attack on J’lem church provokes religious condemnation
Beware Libya’s ‘Fair Dictator’
Israel Claims Holy Sites, Reignites Religious Flashpoint
The Impact of the Syrian Civil War on Identity Groups in Turkey
Eviction of Palestinian outpost exposes double standard on settlements
Senior Government Officials Participate at Workshop on Strategic Communication and Conflict Resolution
Ötekilerden ‘Ötekilere’ (From Others to ‘Others’)
Five Steps America Must Take Now to Combat Climate Change
The ISIS takeover of Ramadi means hard choices face the Iraqi and US governments
The Emperor’s new clothes – bluster in the GOP
Congress makes Elmo cry by defunding Palestinian 'Sesame Street'
Civil Society Is Faltering In This Middle East Nation
Responsible Journalism Series: Media as Critical Reflective Practice
'Delenda Carthago': ISIS, threat and recovery
Is the Spirit of Sykes-Picot Still Alive in the Middle East after a Century?
Hurricane Sandy: Time to do something about climate change
Yemen’s a Model All Right—For Disaster
Why defeating ISIS with military might is starry eyed idealism
Why water is key to Syria conflict
Why Did Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Go to Iraq?
ISIS attacks fueled by illegal guns and open societies we can’t afford to lose
Afghan religious figures, diplomats come together in İstanbul
Jordan Valley essential for a viable Palestinian state
A Grassroots Visit Belies Washington's View of Afghanistan
Final Frontier on Carbon Emissions: Food
Graduate students spend spring break with Syrian refugees
The Green Wave washes over a movement in hibernation
Responding to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Is Religious Freedom the Answer?
Peshmerga-Iraqi forces united over Mosul, but can this last?
Does the U.S. have a moral imperative in Syria?
Global Mayors Protest Trump’s Anti-Climate Cabinet
Conflict Analysis and Resolution Students Named Boren Fellows
Terrorism and Development
US must vote in favour or abstain
U.S. Credibility Around the World Damaged by Afghanistan War
Ahmadinejad - Incitement Deserves Indictment
Gulf Nations Can Provide Jobs, Which Is Crucial to Syrian Refugees
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Tourism of Destruction, Tourism of Construction: Two Trips to the Holy Land
Don't Let China Dominate: When it comes to renewable energy, China is trumping the U.S.
Mason Professors, Graduates Take Active Role in Latin American Conflicts
Explorer’s Analysis: Inside Key Issues of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
Letter to the Editor: Dismissal of Evidence Affected Paris Agreement
Doing away with food deserts in the District
Syria, Lebanon, and the Middle East: Enabling a War-to-Peace Transition
Tariq Ramadan in Chicago's Holocaust Museum
Morocco a Stable East-West Bridge
A picture of hope and courage
Halep'in geleceği ve Türkiye'nin güvenliği
When diplomatic opportunities were dismissed
Palestine's Right to Defend Itself
Hillel Event Bridges Israeli-Palestinian Gap
Let's keep Syria's blood off America's hands
Conflict Management Fieldwork in Jordan Yields Surprises, Insights
Interview with CNN: Ancient blueprint for Middle East peace touring U.S.
Fighting extremism: Dignity is the answer
The costly errors of America's wars
Why the White House Won't Win the Afghanistan War
American Aid Worker Is Cleared of Child Abuse Charges in Egypt
Lieberman and the Peace Process
Climate change denial — the dangerous lie
Nimr Al Nimr: Anatomy of a Man
Rodef Shalom to host panel on Palestinian perspectives
Embracing Healthier Communities Through Clean Energy
Sorting Out Our Options in Afghanistan
Teach, model, grow and live in empathy to build world peace, says interfaith expert Marc Gopin at Frontier Luncheon
Why, Indeed, History Should Sometimes Repeat Itself: a Review of History as a Prelude
Keeping the Keys: The Rise of the Palestinian Diplomatic Intifada
Yemen: Expert says 'regulated escalation' expected Friday
First Person: Five Things I Learned in Syrian Refugee Camps
Obama’s speech was more of the same - and not what we needed
The World Discovers Afghanistan’s Peaceful Clerics
Civility: The Way We Drive
Conflict Resolution, One Book at a Time
Climate Action Is Solution to Slowing Superstorms | Commentary
To save his Middle East legacy, Obama must recognise a Palestinian state now
Israel Inside/Out: Perspectives And Prisms
Breakdown in Yemen
Post-Mubarak Egypt: From successful protest to sustainable social transformation
Options for Action in Syria
It's the Arab spring for dictators
The effect of 100 years of amnesia on the Turkish population
The Israeli ex-settler at the center of Occupy Wall Street
Dignity for Iran equals an Iran free of nuclear weapons
Should Palestinians Accept Israel as a Jewish State?
Congress Better Listen to the Pope on Climate Change
The Syrian Revolution Is Not a Holy War
Netanyahu's Kennedy moment
The Audacity of Air Strikes and Secret Deals: Just making Isis grow stronger?
Holy Land tours a new tool in peacebuilding
10 Syria Questions for John Kerry and Chuck Hagel
In Egypt, even helping street children can land you in prison
Politics and the city – the battle over Istanbul’s Gezi park
Cyclone Pam Is Just the Start
Filmmaker’s ‘Will to Communicate’ Breaks through Community’s Silence
Meat Alert
25 Rights groups: The Belady Foundation case demonstrates that individual and community initiatives face only repression and fabricated charges
Sick talk: The danger of blaming migrants for Israel’s ills
Why Congress Needs to Act Now On Super-Pollutants
Turkey's Complex Policy
Free West Papua: Growing International Solidarity for a Forgotten Independence Movement
Activists: Release of Detainees in Syria Crucial to Peace Process
Obama: fine words and a touch of game theory
Land Rights Have Become A Women's Issue Through Social Mobilization In Cambodia
Semites Unite! You Have Nothing to Lose But your Conflict
Fallacy of a moderate mullah
Firing Up Kurdish Nationalism in Iraq
Lessons from South Asia for an Arab Spring
How to Solve Your Conflicts, and Get FED at the Same Time
Did Bernie Sanders just steal Joe Lieberman’s Jewish crown?
A Strike Against Israel
U.S. Military Interventionism Has Harmed Iraq Dearly
Hezbollah’s Triumph
Europe Must Help Syria’s Women Make Peace
Tehran looks ready to tango
Tunisia’s Elections Seal Transition, Raise Fears of Old Regime
America's lawmakers in Libyan quagmire
Climate crisis and the will to act
Texas flood's climate change irony: Column
Riyadh Conference: What Makes It Different?
National Geographic Expeditions ‘Holy Land’ Partner Scores Top UN Award
Entitled to Protection, Palestinians Should Join the ICC, Now
Students Practice Citizen Diplomacy in Syria
Keeping Iran and Saudi Arabia From War
Israeli, Palestinian join forces to offer tours with two viewpoints
Protecting America's Clean Drinking Water
Maltese neutrality still a brilliant idea
Syria Conflict Panel
Don't let Yemen turn into Syria: Column
A third intifada is inevitable unless Israel changes course
Ineffective tightening of sanctions on Iran
Mason’s Global Problem Solving Consortium in National Spotlight
Afghans Want U.S. to Stay but Do Things Differently
Rep. Charles Rangel: Let's slow down the next superstorm
التدخل الروسي أوقف انهيار النظام السوري مؤقتاً
Obama must stand up to Netanyahu on Israeli settler violence
Go After Super Pollutants
Bush's true legacy in Egypt
Charlie Rangel: Why I Oppose Syria Strikes
Businesses Must Take the Lead on Climate-Change Action
Collaboration with China is preferable to containment
Saudi in Yemen; It’s personal now
Yemen needs action, not just talk
'Ceasefire' Is the Syria Word We Need to Hear
Hamas Should Be Part of Middle East Peace Talks
Mason Student Studies Emerging Protest Culture Over Land Rights Conflicts in Cambodia
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Anticipating the Syria of Tomorrow: Strategies to Decrease Violence Against Innocents
Fossil Fuel Divestment Makes UN Climate Summit a Success
Unite, Confuse, and Inspire: A Response to the Rise of Racism in Israel
At summer camp, Syrian child refugees recall a lost homeland
The Time For Leadership To Protect All Civilians Across Syria
The only way forward on Syria
Why is ISIS destroying Iraq's historical heritage?
Massachusetts and Genocide
Yemen: Ripe for a solution?
We can only hope that the cerebral will get the better of the visceral
Focus on Al Qaeda in Yemen magnifies chronic instability
Gaza becomes Syria: Middle East geopolitics 2.0
Former Middle East 'Foes' to Speak on Building Peace
Aziz Abu Sarah is a Tour Guide
My sister has been jailed in Egypt for 900 days. When will the U.S. help free her?
Nonviolent resistance key to Middle East breakthrough
Republicans want to fight climate change, too
Origins and Responses to the Arab Awakening
No Iran deal, but significant progress in Geneva
Beyer Statement On Acquittal of Aya Hijazi and Her Co-Defendants in Egypt
What Egypt Can Learn from the “Swine Flu” Scare
The Saudis and the Iranians Need to Talk: And we need to make it happen
Palestine: Still key to stability in the Middle East
Has outgoing Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal brought about a new, more peaceful, face to the organization?
Why Americans Are Ready to Pay More Money for Cleaner Energy
People to People Contact
The Future of Kurdistan, Between Unity and Balkanization
Tackling the most grave and serious global security threats
A Palestinian’s journey from stone-throwing to conflict resolution
Obama's Middle East Speech: The Message Was Not Received
7 Ways Obama's U.N. Speech Revealed His Inconsistent Foreign Policy
David N. Cicilline and Michael Shank: Global warming threatens R.I.
Yeni Bir Toplumsal Sozlesme Arayisi
Seeing Both Sides of the Holy Land
Why I'm Going to Yemen
The Speech that Time Forgot
Aziz Abu Sarah – Ending the Cycle of Violence in Israel and Palestine
Why Forest Whitaker Is Making the UN Goals Famous
Our Love-Hate Relationship With Frankenstorms and Hurricane Sandy and Why We Must End It
9/11 Forever (and Ever)
'The world is flat' in Egypt
Look to Iran for a solution in Syria
یەریڤان سەعید، توێژەر لە پەیمانگای وڵاتانی كەنداو لە واشنتۆن:
How Peer Pressure Brought Australia on Board Climate Fund
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
Obama’s local, international obstacles on Syria
Wanted: Middle East Statesmen
What Pope Francis Will Say to America This Week
UVA Gives Diversity Awards to Longtime Professors McDowell and Dukes
Could a Nuclear Iran Bring About More Stability, Rather Than Less?
Yemen is on the Brink of Chaos - And Why It's So Important
What Secretary Clinton Does Not Recognize About Egypt’s Anti-Regime Protests
Humanitarian Missiles Are Superior to Cruise Missiles
خبير في النزاعات الدولية: ترامب سيبيع الورقة السورية لبوتين (حوار)
Learning from SIGIR's Final Report on Iraq Reconstruction
Voices: In midst of war, life goes on for Syrian kids
Time to stop coddling Iran
Use US soft power to free the Ashraf Seven
إيران والعواصم الأربع: السيطرة بداية الانهيار
Data show drone attacks doomed to fail against ISIS in Syria
How Egypt’s most famous jailed couple celebrated Valentine’s Day
CMEP conference: Middle East peace process needs new paradigm
Stop the ISIS War Before It Gets Worse!
Are Direct Negotiations Good or Bad for the Palestinians?
Cultural Educator: Aziz Abu Sarah
The Ottoman Experience in Mosul, Then and Now
Congress Must Tax Fossil Fuels
‘The American Lawrence of Arabia’s’ life goes on show in the U.S.
ما هي خلفية اشتعال القومية الكردية في العراق؟
U.S. Drones Mobilize Pakistani Nonviolent Movement
Deadly challenge of keeping Syria health-care workers safe
Hope for Peace May Be Encouraged by Enemies in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
From protests to politics, a new way forward for Yemen
How to stop Libya becoming another Iraq
Elvis Costello Snubs Israel
Obama Thinks Too Small on Climate Change
Fragility Needs Innovative Development Financing
An Ill-Advised Purge in Libya
What Aziz Abu Sarah learned in Hebrew school
Aziz Abu Sarah Named National Geographic Emerging Explorer
Counter-Revolutions and Evolutions: Lessons of Egypt and Iran
Rand Paul Got It Right on ISIS
The Noxious Origins of NYC Gentrification: Cooking Gas
Hunger strike highlights forgotten tragedy of Palestinian prisoners
Doctoral Student Goes to Hollywood to Teach Peace Techniques
The Lonely Man of Peace
Who to Blame for the Absence of a Kurdish State after Sykes Picot?
Interreligious Intercultural Dialogue Institutionalized - Deja Vu All Over Again
How Germans Go Green
"We Are Not Like Them": Itamar Massacre Activates A Dangerous Israeli-Jewish Ethnocentrism
Fed Up With Climate Change Apathy
Trump’s favorite dictator is jailing U.S. citizens
كاتبة فلسطينية تعيش في واشنطن: أطفالنا ضحايا وليسوا إرهابيين
Palestinian Organization Wins 1st Place in Intercultural Innovation Award
Why Congress Should Care About the Beepocalypse | Commentary
Can J Street Sideline AIPAC?
Hurricane Joaquin: Another Word for Climate Change
What Do We Mean When We Say "Clean Energy"?
Sit down with Iran to ensure there is no ‘October surprise’
Managing the Madness in the Middle East
Yemen Can't Do It Alone
Press Pause on the Rush to War
Bucolic Peekskill under attack: View
The Business Argument for Addressing Climate Change
Settler Turned Peace Activist Now Occupies Wall Street: Kobi Skolnick Puts Jewish Stamp on Protest, Not Just on Holidays
We gain more than we lose in the Iran nuclear deal [Commentary]
Why Should Israel Care What the Rest of the World Thinks?
Why World Leaders Are Starting to Eat Garbage
Indian Point: Past Its Expiration Date
Cyprus: An EU Presidency occupied by Candidate Turkey
UN Summit Already Successful: $50 Billion Divested From Fossil Fuels
Imagining Peace: The Practical Advantages for Muslims, Jews and Christians of Peace for Palestine and Israel
Prevention better than punitive in Syria
Pro-Earth Republicans In The Era Of President Trump
Hottest Year on Record, 2014, Brings Economic Opportunity
Syria's Next Generation
Shank and Powell: Climate Change Fight Includes Private Sector
Mason’s Michael Shank Joins White House Climate Change Group
Couple Spend Their Wedding Money on Street Children, End up in an Egyptian Prison
Heavy metal music unites Jews and Muslims across the Middle East
Africa Needs More from Obama than Promises
A Discussion with Marc Gopin, Director, Center on Religion, Diplomacy, and Conflict Resolution
OP-ED: Iran in the Era of Moderation and Reform
After 900 days in pre-trial detention, campaigns call for release of Aya Hegazy
Awakening the Demons: There is no Arab Spring coming to Iraq. But sectarian protests could tear this fragile country apart.
The Current of Discord on the Mekong
In Israel, the Rent Is Too Damn High
UN climate change negotiations in Poland this week
After Nearly Three Years, An American In Egypt Walks Free
EMU Professor Urges Shift in Iraqi, Afghan Strategy
USDA Does Diets Differently, Moves Off Meat
The NYC Security Risk That Candidates Aren't Discussing
Today, I join Khader Adnan’s hunger strike – will you?
Saudi rejects foreign interference in Iraq, blames ‘sectarian’ Maliki | Reuters
Israeli-Palestinian conflict - discussion with Marc Gopin: on economic peace & justice
The Obama administration ignores an American imprisoned in Egypt
Is Yemen’s power struggle over?
We can't let climate change turn droughts, flash floods and mudslides into the new normal
Netanyahu’s address to Congress is a recipe for disaster, not peace
Drowning the Arab Spring in Gulf Oil
Blessed Are the Climate Advocates
Mason experts explain how ISIS attacks are recruitment tools
Equality in action: A conversation at the checkpoint
How to Pull Yemen Back from the Edge
Lieberman and the Peace Process
Israelis and Palestinians -- rage, fear and misunderstanding
Essay on the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the Sykes-Picot Agreement هل العرب أمام سايكس بيكو جديدة؟
Why We Heart Hurricanes: The Climate Change Connection
More record warmth means more flooding: Column
Even a weakened Libya can avoid civil war
How Climate Change Sparked the Crisis in Syria
Iraqi Kurdistan fears Maliki returning to power
Europe’s Migration Crisis: Causes and Cures
Faith dialogue focus on social media sites
America’s litmus test on Syria
A Toast for Peace
Why US and Chinese cities will make or break any global climate deal
Because National Governments Won't, Cities Are Pushing Zero-Energy Buildings
A Silver Lining to the Film and Riots Tragedy: Freedom, Diversity, and the New Competition for Arab Public Space
Iraq’s Islamic divisions intensify
Only Good Governance can Defeat Al Qaeda in Yemen
If America wants Assad to respect international law, it must respect it, too
Egypt’s Street Children, Aya Hijazi, and Me
U.S. Sanctions On Iran Should Be Lifted For Humanitarian Goods
Will Saudi Arabia's 'Operation Decisive Storm' restore order in Yemen?
Palestinian, Jew give both sides on joint Jerusalem tours
Congress vs. the Super-Pollutants
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - Discussion with Marc Gopin: Part 1 on Economic Peace & Justice
ما هو الإرث السياسي لمحمود عباس؟
How I learned to forgive my brother’s murderers
A New Heroism in Israel and Palestine
Using Israeli and Palestinian Guides, Tour Group Helps Visitors ‘Experience the People’
Egypt acquits American woman detained for 3 years
Syria Needs Real Help, Not American Bombs
Dismissal of Evidence Affected Paris Agreement
Palestine’s new PM and his prospects for success
Death to America in Yemen? No.
The 2017 Arthur N. Rupe Great Debate: Is ISIS an Existential Threat to the United States?
Female suicide bombers; Misguided media; Karadzic at the Hague
Vatican Mayors Summit Spots Pope on Municipal Pulpit
Lingering Questions Surround Geneva III
Lack of US-Syria Diplomacy Leads to Dangerous Isolation
An Extreme Sport: Middle East Peacebuilding
Happy Independence Day wishes from a Palestinian
Armenian, Azeri experts' Karabakh settlement recommendations
The Path To Clean Energy Requires An Energy-Storage Revolution
The Libyan Revolution at Two
Essebsi Must Work With Islamists to Ensure Tunisia’s Transition
Columbia Prof Uses Math To Create World Peace
How Women’s Rights Are Linked to U.S.-Iran Negotiations

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