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Is Yemen’s power struggle over?
Keeping USAID: why the US shouldn’t cut off its nose
Even a weakened Libya can avoid civil war
Graduate students spend spring break with Syrian refugees
How to stop Libya becoming another Iraq
Don't Talk, Do Something! Palestinian/Israeli Unilateralism as Legitimate Negotiations
Prevention better than punitive in Syria
Faith dialogue focus on social media sites
Expect Resource Wars With Exxon CEO At State Helm
Promoting Peace and Conflict Awareness In Small Town America: Independence, Kansas
Students Practice Citizen Diplomacy in Syria
Myanmar's negotiator expresses belief in China's willingness to help in peace process
We gain more than we lose in the Iran nuclear deal [Commentary]
CMEP conference: Middle East peace process needs new paradigm
Only Good Governance can Defeat Al Qaeda in Yemen
25 Rights groups: The Belady Foundation case demonstrates that individual and community initiatives face only repression and fabricated charges
Why D.C. should take Youth Court program off life support
OP-ED: Iran in the Era of Moderation and Reform
Republican Reasoning: Why 2008 Was the Year for Occupying and Protesting Wall Street
Arab Gulf States Wary of Iran’s Role in the Battle for Mosul
What Aziz Abu Sarah learned in Hebrew school
Afghans Want U.S. to Stay but Do Things Differently
ما هو الإرث السياسي لمحمود عباس؟
Why Rep. Hunter Is Very Wrong About Nuking Iran
When diplomatic opportunities were dismissed
Freed Egyptian American prisoner returns home following Trump intervention
Did Bernie Sanders just steal Joe Lieberman’s Jewish crown?
Roads: Getting Them Done
Israel Inside/Out: Perspectives And Prisms
Doing Due Diligence on Diplomacy With Damascus
Origins and Responses to the Arab Awakening
US Lawmaker Urges Egypt to Release Dual Citizen
Peace Parsha: Hayyei Sarah - Love and Care across Boundaries
Hamas Should Be Part of Middle East Peace Talks
Vatican Mayors Summit Spots Pope on Municipal Pulpit
Americans have had enough conflict
Price tag attack on J’lem church provokes religious condemnation
Court clears American aid worker after 3 years behind bars in Egypt
The effect of 100 years of amnesia on the Turkish population
Egypt acquits American woman detained for 3 years
A Silver Lining to the Film and Riots Tragedy: Freedom, Diversity, and the New Competition for Arab Public Space
Darfur Donor Conference: A Park for a Deadly Conflict
Ötekilerden ‘Ötekilere’ (From Others to ‘Others’)
The Future of Kurdistan, Between Unity and Balkanization
The Audacity of Air Strikes and Secret Deals: Just making Isis grow stronger?
Behind the Headlines: Israeli Arab's Water Project May Aid Regional Cooperation
Albany Gets "F" for Failing to Protect Tenants
How Climate Change Sparked the Crisis in Syria
Congress makes Elmo cry by defunding Palestinian 'Sesame Street'
‘Strength through peace – not peace through strength’: a reaction to Trump’s America First foreign policy
Vietnam and Great Power Rivalries
Former Middle East 'Foes' to Speak on Building Peace
Mason experts explain how ISIS attacks are recruitment tools
China’s Foreign Policy Debates
Cyprus: An EU Presidency occupied by Candidate Turkey
An Ill-Advised Purge in Libya
Mason Center Works Toward a Peaceful Future
Direct Analytical Approach to Peacebuilding
Africa Needs More from Obama than Promises
What the Middle East can learn from Southeast Asia
If America wants Assad to respect international law, it must respect it, too
Palestinian Organization Wins 1st Place in Intercultural Innovation Award
Global Mayors Protest Trump’s Anti-Climate Cabinet
Syria, Lebanon, and the Middle East: Enabling a War-to-Peace Transition
People to People Contact
Europe’s Migration Crisis: Causes and Cures
Dignity for Iran equals an Iran free of nuclear weapons
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
Egypt: Revolution or bust
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Saudi rejects foreign interference in Iraq, blames ‘sectarian’ Maliki | Reuters
Syria Needs Real Help, Not American Bombs
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
Letter to the Editor: Dismissal of Evidence Affected Paris Agreement
Conflict as an opportunity
Lieberman and the Peace Process
Settler Terrorism -- An American Problem
U.S. Credibility Around the World Damaged by Afghanistan War
Invest in the Afghan people not foreign contractors
Jerusalem’s potential to bring Jews and Muslims together
We can only hope that the cerebral will get the better of the visceral
Emerging Powers and Post-Conflict Reconstruction in Liberia
Why, Indeed, History Should Sometimes Repeat Itself: a Review of History as a Prelude
Conflict Analysis and Resolution Students Named Boren Fellows
Time to stop coddling Iran
Conflict Management Fieldwork in Jordan Yields Surprises, Insights
A Palestinian’s journey from stone-throwing to conflict resolution
Wanted: Middle East Statesmen
Yemen: Ripe for a solution?
Why the White House Won't Win the Afghanistan War
Indian Guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Hopes to Teach Peace to the Taliban
‘Don’t Disturb The Peace’: Post-Conflict Politics In Aceh, Indonesia
Confronting Homeland Security's 'SSSS' Watch List
As New Threats Emerge, U.S. Closes Drone Base in Ethiopia
Crimean Crisis Escalates Further
Obama must stand up to Netanyahu on Israeli settler violence
Palestine’s new PM and his prospects for success
Aziz Abu Sarah Named National Geographic Emerging Explorer
A look at the American 'Countering Violent Extremism' strategy
Managing the Madness in the Middle East
إيران والعواصم الأربع: السيطرة بداية الانهيار
Slavery and Climate – There's More in Common Than You Think, Vatican Says
First Person: Five Things I Learned in Syrian Refugee Camps
Rodef Shalom to host panel on Palestinian perspectives
Don't let Yemen turn into Syria: Column
The Business Argument for Addressing Climate Change
Turkey's Complex Policy
Peace Economics and Occupy Wall Street
Nonviolent resistance key to Middle East breakthrough
Yemen: Expert says 'regulated escalation' expected Friday
Who to Blame for the Absence of a Kurdish State after Sykes Picot?
Bosnia: Stabilization Stalled in Negative Peace
Morocco a Stable East-West Bridge
Texas flood's climate change irony: Column
A Callous Disregard for the Law
Palestine is nearly here, deal with it
Why Washington is wrong to impose visa suspension on Iraqis
Scholars skeptical on Japan apology
Elvis Costello Snubs Israel
WATCH: Bernie Sanders hugs Muslim student, vows to fight racism as Jew
Mason’s Global Problem Solving Consortium in National Spotlight
Eviction of Palestinian outpost exposes double standard on settlements
The 2017 Arthur N. Rupe Great Debate: Is ISIS an Existential Threat to the United States?
Why defeating ISIS with military might is starry eyed idealism
التدخل الروسي أوقف انهيار النظام السوري مؤقتاً
An Extreme Sport: Middle East Peacebuilding
Lieberman and the Peace Process
What Are the Rules of War?
Afghan religious figures, diplomats come together in İstanbul
In Egypt, even helping street children can land you in prison
Land Rights Have Become A Women's Issue Through Social Mobilization In Cambodia
The Lonely Man of Peace
Aziz Abu Sarah – Ending the Cycle of Violence in Israel and Palestine
The Dangers of Soft Power: Government backed cultural programs often come across as just propaganda
A New Heroism in Israel and Palestine
Peshmerga-Iraqi forces united over Mosul, but can this last?
Search – Côte d’Ivoire wins the Prize of Excellency
Entitled to Protection, Palestinians Should Join the ICC, Now
Why we should keep out of Somalia’s affairs
US must vote in favour or abstain
Activists: Release of Detainees in Syria Crucial to Peace Process
Myanmar Fighting Poses Dilemma for China
Can J Street Sideline AIPAC?
Gulf Nations Can Provide Jobs, Which Is Crucial to Syrian Refugees
A new look at climate change
Focus on Al Qaeda in Yemen magnifies chronic instability
Egyptian-American activist Aya Hegazi returns to US following Egypt court acquittal
Hope for Peace May Be Encouraged by Enemies in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Transforming a Nation
Israeli, Palestinian join forces to offer tours with two viewpoints
Politics and the city – the battle over Istanbul’s Gezi park
In Israel, the Rent Is Too Damn High
State Department Should Speak Out For Aya Hijazi, US Human Rights Defender In Egypt Prison
Yemen’s a Model All Right—For Disaster
Why Should Israel Care What the Rest of the World Thinks?
Can Obama Influence Ethiopia on Human Rights, Democracy?
Drowning the Arab Spring in Gulf Oil
A Strike Against Israel
American Aid Worker Is Cleared of Child Abuse Charges in Egypt
Blessed Are the Climate Advocates
Unite, Confuse, and Inspire: A Response to the Rise of Racism in Israel
China and Japan REALLY Don’t Like Each Other
Book review: The Shifting Grounds of Conflict and Peacebuilding
The Conflict that Became Mine
America's lawmakers in Libyan quagmire
The Obama administration ignores an American imprisoned in Egypt
Yemen is on the Brink of Chaos - And Why It's So Important
A New United Nations of Human Rights Countries
The Saudis and the Iranians Need to Talk: And we need to make it happen
Why water is key to Syria conflict
National Geographic Expeditions ‘Holy Land’ Partner Scores Top UN Award
Iraqi Kurdistan fears Maliki returning to power
Terrorism and Development
A Discussion with Marc Gopin, Director, Center on Religion, Diplomacy, and Conflict Resolution
Mason student starts ‘sustainable, reproducible’ businesses in war zones
IAA Chief Attends Workshop
The Libyan Revolution at Two
Resolved to Keep Faith
Essay on the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the Sykes-Picot Agreement هل العرب أمام سايكس بيكو جديدة؟
Man-to-man chat can avert disaster
Lessons from South Asia for an Arab Spring
Does the U.S. have a moral imperative in Syria?
Afghan civil society calls for just peace
Meryl Streep is right; bullying hurts us all
Why is ISIS destroying Iraq's historical heritage?
Israeli-Palestinian conflict - discussion with Marc Gopin: on economic peace & justice
ISIS attacks fueled by illegal guns and open societies we can’t afford to lose
Obama’s local, international obstacles on Syria
Firing Up Kurdish Nationalism in Iraq
Post-Mubarak Egypt: From successful protest to sustainable social transformation
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Beware Libya’s ‘Fair Dictator’
Explorer’s Analysis: Inside Key Issues of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
The Israeli ex-settler at the center of Occupy Wall Street
The Time For Leadership To Protect All Civilians Across Syria
The Current of Discord on the Mekong
Responsible Journalism Series: Media as Critical Reflective Practice
Making Nonviolent Statecraft into a Self-Evident Truth
'Ceasefire' Is the Syria Word We Need to Hear
Syria’s Christian conundrum
Holy Land tours a new tool in peacebuilding
Couple Spend Their Wedding Money on Street Children, End up in an Egyptian Prison
How to Pull Yemen Back from the Edge
Tackling the most grave and serious global security threats
Let's keep Syria's blood off America's hands
Palestinian, Jew give both sides on joint Jerusalem tours
My sister has been jailed in Egypt for 900 days. When will the U.S. help free her?
Senior Government Officials Participate at Workshop on Strategic Communication and Conflict Resolution
A Toast for Peace
A Cultural Awakening Leads to Abundance of Conflict Resolution Opportunities
No Iran deal, but significant progress in Geneva
Lack of US-Syria Diplomacy Leads to Dangerous Isolation
Former Del. Jim Scott remembered for selfless public service
The ISIS takeover of Ramadi means hard choices face the Iraqi and US governments
Nimr Al Nimr: Anatomy of a Man
U.S.-E.U. Rhetoric on Russia as Destructive as a Chekhovian Duel
Sit down with Iran to ensure there is no ‘October surprise’
Drones weaken USA's moral might: Opposing view
Columbia Prof Uses Math To Create World Peace
Fragility Needs Innovative Development Financing
Breakdown in Yemen
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - Discussion with Marc Gopin: Part 1 on Economic Peace & Justice
How to Solve Your Conflicts, and Get FED at the Same Time
To stop al-Shabab, help Somali people
Has outgoing Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal brought about a new, more peaceful, face to the organization?
Trump’s favorite dictator is jailing U.S. citizens
Turkey's Best Asset to Tackle ISIS: Ankara or America?
Are Direct Negotiations Good or Bad for the Palestinians?
Netanyahu's Kennedy moment
Awakening the Demons: There is no Arab Spring coming to Iraq. But sectarian protests could tear this fragile country apart.
Obama's Middle East Speech: The Message Was Not Received
My Turkish Airport
UN Summit Already Successful: $50 Billion Divested From Fossil Fuels
Massachusetts and Genocide
Rand Paul Got It Right on ISIS
Options for Action in Syria
Seeing Both Sides of the Holy Land
It's the Arab spring for dictators
Voices: In midst of war, life goes on for Syrian kids
Happy Independence Day wishes from a Palestinian
Obama’s speech was more of the same - and not what we needed
How U.S. Ambassadors Influence China (But Not Americans)
Tourism of Destruction, Tourism of Construction: Two Trips to the Holy Land
The Coming Rise of Afghan Militias
Tariq Ramadan in Chicago's Holocaust Museum
Maltese neutrality still a brilliant idea
To save his Middle East legacy, Obama must recognise a Palestinian state now
Palestine's Right to Defend Itself
What Egypt Can Learn from the “Swine Flu” Scare
10 Syria Questions for John Kerry and Chuck Hagel
Is the OSCE relevant to Cyprus? Or is Cyprus irrelevant to the OSCE?
خبير في النزاعات الدولية: ترامب سيبيع الورقة السورية لبوتين (حوار)
‘The American Lawrence of Arabia’s’ life goes on show in the U.S.
Hamas Advocating Dialogue Through Children’s Cartoon?
Israelis and Palestinians -- rage, fear and misunderstanding
Turkey’s once-worldly aims falter, even close allies concerned
Bush's true legacy in Egypt
How Egypt’s most famous jailed couple celebrated Valentine’s Day
Doctoral Student Goes to Hollywood to Teach Peace Techniques
Peace Corps Program & Training Specialist for Africa
Yemen needs action, not just talk
The Ottoman Experience in Mosul, Then and Now
Essebsi Must Work With Islamists to Ensure Tunisia’s Transition
Conflict Resolution, One Book at a Time
Mason Student Studies Emerging Protest Culture Over Land Rights Conflicts in Cambodia
Fallacy of a moderate mullah
Heavy metal music unites Jews and Muslims across the Middle East
Who is Aya Hijazi, the American freed from jail in Egypt?
Imagining Peace: The Practical Advantages for Muslims, Jews and Christians of Peace for Palestine and Israel
Lingering Questions Surround Geneva III
Needed: Social Engineering?
Interreligious Intercultural Dialogue Institutionalized - Deja Vu All Over Again
Learning from SIGIR's Final Report on Iraq Reconstruction
Why the US must support bid for Palestinian statehood
Rights groups renew request for release of defendants in the Belady Foundation case and urge compliance with legal standards for pretrial detention
Next Up in Somalia’s Fragile Transition: Bridge Political Divides
Peace Movement Has Become Powerless, Says MK Yuli Tamir
Obama Arrives in Kenya, on Personal and Official Journey
Counter-Revolutions and Evolutions: Lessons of Egypt and Iran
Science of unintended consequences
Beyer Statement On Acquittal of Aya Hijazi and Her Co-Defendants in Egypt
Politics Unusual
How to Defuse the Ukraine Crisis: The way to respond to Russia is not with Cold War rhetoric
The Green Wave washes over a movement in hibernation
Obama: fine words and a touch of game theory
Comment: A federal constituent “state” is not in the interest of Turkish Cypriots
The Impact of the Syrian Civil War on Identity Groups in Turkey
Iraq’s Islamic divisions intensify
Germany Tells NATO, Russia To Dialogue Before Things Get 'Completely Out Of Control'
Bring Russia out of the cold and into the fold
Syria Conflict Panel
Hunger strike highlights forgotten tragedy of Palestinian prisoners
Why Did Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Go to Iraq?
NYC Housing: A Clear and Present Danger
America cannot afford such inequality
The Emperor’s new clothes – bluster in the GOP
With Income Inequality Comes Violence
Why is the US so reticent to read the right messages in Asia and the Pacific?
Congratulations to the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at GMU: The IMTD and ICAR partnership continues
Is the Spirit of Sykes-Picot Still Alive in the Middle East after a Century?
Stop the ISIS War Before It Gets Worse!
U.S. Drones Mobilize Pakistani Nonviolent Movement
Evolving policy in a changing world: Examining challenges and opportunities in the new US Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review
Charlie Rangel: Why I Oppose Syria Strikes
Washington’s rapprochement with Syria is welcomed but not enough
Feckless on Foreign Policy
Syria's Next Generation
Israel Claims Holy Sites, Reignites Religious Flashpoint
A third intifada is inevitable unless Israel changes course
America’s litmus test on Syria
ما هي خلفية اشتعال القومية الكردية في العراق؟
'The world is flat' in Egypt
The Syrian Revolution Is Not a Holy War
U.S. Military Interventionism Has Harmed Iraq Dearly
At summer camp, Syrian child refugees recall a lost homeland
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
An American humanitarian worker goes on trial in Cairo. What’s next for Aya Hijazi?
To finally see the invisible Israelis before our eyes
Faith-Based Diplomacy
The Russian Military Intervention in Syria; Is This Really a Concern for the U.S.?
Defense Department in Somalia
Sick talk: The danger of blaming migrants for Israel’s ills
What Secretary Clinton Does Not Recognize About Egypt’s Anti-Regime Protests
Aya Hegazy trial postponed for 5th time after court unable to turn on laptop
Civil Society Is Faltering In This Middle East Nation
Aziz Abu Sarah is a Tour Guide
Peace – practical, not fanciful
After 900 days in pre-trial detention, campaigns call for release of Aya Hegazy
Tunisia’s Elections Seal Transition, Raise Fears of Old Regime
A Grassroots Visit Belies Washington's View of Afghanistan
Data show drone attacks doomed to fail against ISIS in Syria
Why U.S. Could Opt For 'Zero Option' In Afghanistan
Bringing Eritrea In From The Cold
American Aid Worker, Release Secured by Trump Officials, Leaves Egypt
Palestine: Still key to stability in the Middle East
Do We Need Dictatorship?
National Geographic Offering Israel Tour: National Geographic Expedition is offering 12-day tours of the Holy Land, complete with hotels and museums
The only way forward on Syria
The costly errors of America's wars
Hillary Clinton Asks Egypt’s President Sisi to Release Aya Hijazi
9/11 Forever (and Ever)
Ahmadinejad - Incitement Deserves Indictment
Deadly challenge of keeping Syria health-care workers safe
7 Ways Obama's U.N. Speech Revealed His Inconsistent Foreign Policy
Today, I join Khader Adnan’s hunger strike – will you?
Richard Solomon Proved Sport Matters through the ‘Ping-Pong’ Diplomacy, and George Mason University is Poised to Tell Us How
Insights Obama can now use to undermine Putin’s narrative
Trump got Egypt to free an American prisoner. Here’s her story.
Could a Nuclear Iran Bring About More Stability, Rather Than Less?
Does China Have a Foreign Policy?
Netanyahu’s address to Congress is a recipe for disaster, not peace
Teach, model, grow and live in empathy to build world peace, says interfaith expert Marc Gopin at Frontier Luncheon
The Price of Abandoning Yemen
Author, Terrorism Victim Hirsch Says Capital Punishment Hurts U.S. Image Abroad
American impotence and the ‘Born in Jerusalem’ law
Look to Iran for a solution in Syria
Equality in action: A conversation at the checkpoint
یەریڤان سەعید، توێژەر لە پەیمانگای وڵاتانی كەنداو لە واشنتۆن:
Will Saudi Arabia's 'Operation Decisive Storm' restore order in Yemen?
Hillel Event Bridges Israeli-Palestinian Gap
Yeni Bir Toplumsal Sozlesme Arayisi
Clash of Dreams: Becoming a ‘Normal Country’ in East Asia
Anticipating the Syria of Tomorrow: Strategies to Decrease Violence Against Innocents
Tehran looks ready to tango
"We Are Not Like Them": Itamar Massacre Activates A Dangerous Israeli-Jewish Ethnocentrism
Robert C. Koehler: Healthy conflict creates resilient communities
Gaza becomes Syria: Middle East geopolitics 2.0
EMU Professor Urges Shift in Iraqi, Afghan Strategy
Humanitarian Missiles Are Superior to Cruise Missiles
Ineffective tightening of sanctions on Iran
Egypt’s Street Children, Aya Hijazi, and Me
Death to America in Yemen? No.
Sorting Out Our Options in Afghanistan
'Delenda Carthago': ISIS, threat and recovery
Mideast peace deal… and they lived unhappily ever after
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
Yemen Can't Do It Alone
How I learned to forgive my brother’s murderers
A Caution Against Framing Syria as an Assad-Opposition Dichotomy
Cultural Educator: Aziz Abu Sarah
Settler Turned Peace Activist Now Occupies Wall Street: Kobi Skolnick Puts Jewish Stamp on Protest, Not Just on Holidays
From Israel to Mason: Conflict scholars present a peace proposal at the UN
Fighting extremism: Dignity is the answer
The Speech that Time Forgot
Mason Partners with Ghana-based African Peace Building Organization
Use US soft power to free the Ashraf Seven
Shank: White House, Congress Choosing Wrong Path on Iran
Sudan, after the breakup: Can violence be prevented?
Halep'in geleceği ve Türkiye'nin güvenliği
Why I'm Going to Yemen
Next Steps in Syria
U.S. Sanctions On Iran Should Be Lifted For Humanitarian Goods
Semites Unite! You Have Nothing to Lose But your Conflict
U.S. Couple Held In Egyptian Prison For 1 Year Over Unfounded Child Abuse
Keeping the Keys: The Rise of the Palestinian Diplomatic Intifada
Should Palestinians Accept Israel as a Jewish State?
A picture of hope and courage
How Women’s Rights Are Linked to U.S.-Iran Negotiations
From protests to politics, a new way forward for Yemen
After Nearly Three Years, An American In Egypt Walks Free
Britain’s election results may prove to be a blow to US foreign policy goals
Riyadh Conference: What Makes It Different?
Crimean Tatars Fear for Their Safety After Crimea’s Annexation to Russia
Boycotting Muslim 'Savages' Ad on DC Metro in Protest of Hate Speech
Stop atrocities before they start
Peace is profitable: time for the US to invest
Europe Must Help Syria’s Women Make Peace
Responding to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Is Religious Freedom the Answer?
Filmmaker’s ‘Will to Communicate’ Breaks through Community’s Silence
USDA Does Diets Differently, Moves Off Meat
Trust in Maliki harms U.S. credibility
Israel's New Left Goes Online
Advocates for Egypt’s street children face unjust imprisonment
Saudi in Yemen; It’s personal now
Water shortages are coming. It's time for us to act.
Republicans and the Mennonite vote
Interview with CNN: Ancient blueprint for Middle East peace touring U.S.
Fuel for extremism is beyond Bin Laden, EMU prof says
Keeping Iran and Saudi Arabia From War
Using Israeli and Palestinian Guides, Tour Group Helps Visitors ‘Experience the People’
Female suicide bombers; Misguided media; Karadzic at the Hague
Ethiopian Ruling Coalition Wins Majority of Parliament Seats
Press Pause on the Rush to War
The World Discovers Afghanistan’s Peaceful Clerics
Presidents must come together on East Asia
How to Fix Turkey's Fall From International Favor
Hezbollah’s Triumph
كاتبة فلسطينية تعيش في واشنطن: أطفالنا ضحايا وليسوا إرهابيين
Jordan Valley essential for a viable Palestinian state

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