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Myanmar Fighting Poses Dilemma for China
Rwanda: Opening the door to dialogue (Claudine Kuradusenge)
Sandy Hook shootings: We need to focus on more than just gun control
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR; Resolving Conflicts in the Caucasus
Addressing divide between communities and police
How Did Democratic Candidates Do? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
The Next Step for Myanmar
Conflict and the Consequences of Isolation: A Comparative Study
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
Nimr Al Nimr: Anatomy of a Man
Saudi in Yemen; It’s personal now
Rethinking transitions: finding the pathway from military to community security
65 years after 'catastrophe,' Palestinians have little to cheer about
One Week After Colorado Shooting, US Government Still Failing to Safeguard America
Stop the ISIS War Before It Gets Worse!
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
Resolute in uncertain times: peacebuilding in the new US administration
'Ceasefire' Is the Syria Word We Need to Hear
The anatomy of an anti-Taliban uprising
U.S. Drones Mobilize Pakistani Nonviolent Movement
What Do We Mean When We Say "Clean Energy"?
Syrian Ramadan at the Edge of War
Busting the Biofuels Boom
National Geographic Expeditions ‘Holy Land’ Partner Scores Top UN Award
Yemen: Expert says 'regulated escalation' expected Friday
Chomsky Takes on the World (Bank)
Congress Can't Ignore Afghanistan in Budget Talks
Wanted: Middle East Statesmen
Teach, model, grow and live in empathy to build world peace, says interfaith expert Marc Gopin at Frontier Luncheon
Data show drone attacks doomed to fail against ISIS in Syria
Why water is key to Syria conflict
What the Killing of Trayvon Martin Means for Maryland
On 10th Anniversary of Afghan War, Time to Exit Militarized US Foreign Policy
As New Threats Emerge, U.S. Closes Drone Base in Ethiopia
Student Studies Connection of Abusive Treatment of Humans and Animals
A Peacebuilding Travel Log
Addressing DC's truancy epidemic
A Discussion with Marc Gopin, Director, Center on Religion, Diplomacy, and Conflict Resolution
Senators Welcome Release of Unjustly Imprisoned Egyptian-American Aya Hijazi
သုတေတီတစ်ဦး၏ နာဂဒေသနှင့်လူမျိုးများအကြောင်း [Research about the future of local and indigenous people]
A new look at climate change
Comment: The Cyprus Challenge: A solution paradigm shift
The Syrian Revolution Is Not a Holy War
Climate change denial — the dangerous lie
Egypt frees U.S. charity worker Aya Hijazi from prison
A Palestinian’s journey from stone-throwing to conflict resolution
There is a Major Climate Issue Hiding in Your Closet: Fast Fashion
Who to Blame for the Absence of a Kurdish State after Sykes Picot?
Do military women want combat jobs? The survey numbers say yes — and so do more than 9,000 combat action badges
Charlie Rangel: Why I Oppose Syria Strikes
Afghan-U.S. relations damaged by shooting: analyst
Civilian Devastation During War Explored in ‘Why They Die’
Mason experts explain how ISIS attacks are recruitment tools
Why is ISIS destroying Iraq's historical heritage?
Why I'm Going to Yemen
Sequester set to sock it to D.C.’s poorest
Israel Claims Holy Sites, Reignites Religious Flashpoint
Court clears American aid worker after 3 years behind bars in Egypt
How Did VP Candidates Do in the Debate? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
A third intifada is inevitable unless Israel changes course
Why Army women are demanding the right to fight — and die — in combat
Questions must be about gun safety
25 Rights groups: The Belady Foundation case demonstrates that individual and community initiatives face only repression and fabricated charges
Confronting Homeland Security's 'SSSS' Watch List
Egypt: Revolution or bust
Peace Parsha: Hayyei Sarah - Love and Care across Boundaries
Boarding the Train for a Trip into the Past
Here's Why The U.S. Needs To Upgrade Economic Indicators
The District’s Divide: Classism, Racism and the Re-Election of Marion Barry
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - Discussion with Marc Gopin: Part 1 on Economic Peace & Justice
At summer camp, Syrian child refugees recall a lost homeland
The 'anti-science' side of the political divide
The costly errors of America's wars
At Town Hall, Sanders Makes Commitment to 'End All Forms of Racism in This Country'
Stuart High School Students Use Traditional Karate to Help With Conflict Resolution
Ukraine Diplomatic Deal: Necessary Next Steps
Female soldiers fight Pentagon in court for combat positions
Inevitable US policy shift on Burma: why and how
Advocates for Egypt’s street children face unjust imprisonment
U.S. Couple Held In Egyptian Prison For 1 Year Over Unfounded Child Abuse
I Was a Palestinian Stone-thrower. Here's Why I Stopped
Afghan Security Forces Pass First Test, But Questions Remain
Tourism of Destruction, Tourism of Construction: Two Trips to the Holy Land
Afghan civil society calls for just peace
Lingering Questions Surround Geneva III
Unclenched Fists
Turkey’s Kurdish peace process – framework law – part 2
Collaboration with China is preferable to containment
Ghailani Trial and Sentence Affirms US Federal Court System
Go After Super Pollutants
Expect Resource Wars With Exxon CEO At State Helm
Mideast peace deal… and they lived unhappily ever after
IRP leader speaks in Washington, unsure of party goals and wary of Tajikistan’s future
Germany Tells NATO, Russia To Dialogue Before Things Get 'Completely Out Of Control'
Essay on the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the Sykes-Picot Agreement هل العرب أمام سايكس بيكو جديدة؟
Andrew Left The Window Open
Conflict as an opportunity
Crimean Tatars fear exile again
Marijuana cartels and the Mafia
Responsible Journalism Series: Media as Critical Reflective Practice
Sisters know a good road trip when they see one
Fragility Needs Innovative Development Financing
The Russian Military Intervention in Syria; Is This Really a Concern for the U.S.?
Why the Kerry-Karzai Afghan Security Deal Won't Work
Shank: White House, Congress Choosing Wrong Path on Iran
Faith dialogue focus on social media sites
The NYC Security Risk That Candidates Aren't Discussing
The Business Argument for Addressing Climate Change
Beware Libya’s ‘Fair Dictator’
Doing Due Diligence on Diplomacy With Damascus
The Mother of Badly Timed Arms Sales
The Audacity of Air Strikes and Secret Deals: Just making Isis grow stronger?
Conflict-sensitive Repatriation: Lessons from Displaced Communities in North-eastern Nigeria
The Time For Leadership To Protect All Civilians Across Syria
The Dangers of Soft Power: Government backed cultural programs often come across as just propaganda
The Green Wave washes over a movement in hibernation
Morocco a Stable East-West Bridge
To save his Middle East legacy, Obama must recognise a Palestinian state now
Vatican Mayors Summit Spots Pope on Municipal Pulpit
What Would MLK Think of America’s Modern Wars?
Israel's New Left Goes Online
Ötekilerden ‘Ötekilere’ (From Others to ‘Others’)
یەریڤان سەعید، توێژەر لە پەیمانگای وڵاتانی كەنداو لە واشنتۆن:
China’s Foreign Policy Debates
Why, Indeed, History Should Sometimes Repeat Itself: a Review of History as a Prelude
Can J Street Sideline AIPAC?
The Impact of the Syrian Civil War on Identity Groups in Turkey
Settler Terrorism -- An American Problem
7 Ways Obama's U.N. Speech Revealed His Inconsistent Foreign Policy
How a glacier could thaw dangerous India and Pakistan freeze
Symposium on Nagorno Karabakh held in US
For young adults who lost parents on Sept. 11, a hope for peace
Vietnam and Great Power Rivalries
A Caution Against Framing Syria as an Assad-Opposition Dichotomy
Stop atrocities before they start
Are Direct Negotiations Good or Bad for the Palestinians?
Egyptian-American activist Aya Hegazi returns to US following Egypt court acquittal
How to Have a Productive Conversation About Politics at Thanksgiving
Crisis management system for Japan and China
Democratic Party looks like America
EMU Professor Urges Shift in Iraqi, Afghan Strategy
Peace, alliance, and inclusivity: Ending conflict in Myanmar
USDA Does Diets Differently, Moves Off Meat
Advertising against Muslims? Not with my tax dollars
Seeing Both Sides of the Holy Land
Regionalization of Conflict and Opportunities for Peace in the Horn of Africa
Tunisia’s Elections Seal Transition, Raise Fears of Old Regime
We're Unfair to Draft-Card Burners
Meat Alert
Look to Iran for a solution in Syria
Lack of US-Syria Diplomacy Leads to Dangerous Isolation
Peace – practical, not fanciful
Japan’s Remilitarization, Beating Ploughshares into Swords
How to fix our police departments
Civil Society Is Faltering In This Middle East Nation
Does China Have a Foreign Policy?
Happy Independence Day wishes from a Palestinian
Reimagining Transitional Justice in Bali
Activists: Release of Detainees in Syria Crucial to Peace Process
Why U.S. Could Opt For 'Zero Option' In Afghanistan
Paul Ryan's Radical Economic Regime: Why His House Budget Legacy Is a Lesson in Elitism
How I learned to forgive my brother’s murderers
Texas flood's climate change irony: Column
Why defeating ISIS with military might is starry eyed idealism
How Germans Go Green
Meryl Streep is right; bullying hurts us all
Hong Kong's 'Occupy': A movement for universal suffrage in Hong Kong is worrying Beijing
GOP, follow Stevens' example
Why Should Israel Care What the Rest of the World Thinks?
Keeping Iran and Saudi Arabia From War
Mason Student Strives to Bring Peace Before Dangerous African Presidential Vote
Humanitarian Missiles Are Superior to Cruise Missiles
The U.S. Afghanistan Strategy Is Failing and It's Time to Pull Out
Why the US must support bid for Palestinian statehood
A Peacebuilding Approach to Teaching About Extremism
Death to America in Yemen? No.
Do We Need Dictatorship?
Why is the US so reticent to read the right messages in Asia and the Pacific?
Bible Texts Misused in Rumsfeld Reports, Religious Leaders Say
Trump’s favorite dictator is jailing U.S. citizens
Professor Utilizes Real World Experience in Conflict Resolution Studies
Westboro Baptist Church: Thanks for Visiting and Come Again
Tea-Party, Progressives United on Fast-Track Trade Authority
Cyprus: An EU Presidency occupied by Candidate Turkey
Washington’s rapprochement with Syria is welcomed but not enough
We can only hope that the cerebral will get the better of the visceral
Post-Election Ferguson: Bipartisan Congress to Demilitarize Police
What can Washington do about militarized police forces?
Bribes, money hidden in teddy bears: welcome to US spending in Afghanistan
Bush's true legacy in Egypt
Breakdown in Yemen
In Egypt, even helping street children can land you in prison
Obama’s local, international obstacles on Syria
'Free Speech' on the DC Metro
Community Activists Question Timing Of Grand Jury Announcement
Peace is profitable: time for the US to invest
Muslim advocates welcome Bernie Sanders' support but want visible action
Students discuss effects of Charlie Hebdo shooting
Crimean Crisis Escalates Further
Gun Bans Aren't the Only Answer to America's Violence Problem
Hamas Advocating Dialogue Through Children’s Cartoon?
How one liberal group is trying to help Democrats win back the House in 2018
US Lawmaker Urges Egypt to Release Dual Citizen
Anti-immigration Legislation Makes Cities and Citizens Less Safe
Counter-Revolutions and Evolutions: Lessons of Egypt and Iran
Sick talk: The danger of blaming migrants for Israel’s ills
Is the OSCE relevant to Cyprus? Or is Cyprus irrelevant to the OSCE?
Analysis: Progressive policies provide answer for Sanders’ foreign policy gap
How Belgraders Remember the NATO Bombings
UN Small Arms Conference: Evaluation and Prospects
Conflict Analysis and Resolution Students Named Boren Fellows
Tragedy & Triumph
Ferguson, Social Justice, and the Role of Community Colleges
Tariq Ramadan in Chicago's Holocaust Museum
An American humanitarian worker goes on trial in Cairo. What’s next for Aya Hijazi?
Sign a Drone Treaty Before Everyone Does as We Do
Sit down with Iran to ensure there is no ‘October surprise’
Author, Terrorism Victim Hirsch Says Capital Punishment Hurts U.S. Image Abroad
Why Forest Whitaker Is Making the UN Goals Famous
Obama Arrives in Kenya, on Personal and Official Journey
Cultural Educator: Aziz Abu Sarah
Today, I join Khader Adnan’s hunger strike – will you?
Essebsi Must Work With Islamists to Ensure Tunisia’s Transition
A Budget for Working America
In fighting gangs, US should look to El Salvador
Conflict Resolution, One Book at a Time
Europe Must Help Syria’s Women Make Peace
Colombia's Inminent Peace Agreement: A Brief Analysis of What the Agreement is, What is Next and What is Missing
Five Steps America Must Take Now to Combat Climate Change
Heavy metal music unites Jews and Muslims across the Middle East
Spread of US poverty risks serious social disorder
Academics & Activists Discuss Poverty, Inequality, Conflict
Freeport's Highland Community College board will seat Shockey and Musser
Beyond the limits of counterterrorism: towards a peace and development agenda that can engage constructively with extremism
Drones weaken USA's moral might: Opposing view
Unite, Confuse, and Inspire: A Response to the Rise of Racism in Israel
Using Israeli and Palestinian Guides, Tour Group Helps Visitors ‘Experience the People’
Firing Up Kurdish Nationalism in Iraq
From Israel to Mason: Conflict scholars present a peace proposal at the UN
Defense Department in Somalia
An 'Afghan Summer' of revolt - Part 2
Working Abroad a Big Help on the Hill
Ending the Exploitation of People and the Planet
How to Solve Your Conflicts, and Get FED at the Same Time
Peace Corps Program & Training Specialist for Africa
Hunger strike highlights forgotten tragedy of Palestinian prisoners
Reflections of a Catholic American on bin Laden’s death
Mason’s Global Problem Solving Consortium in National Spotlight
‘Amish Mafia’ is a shameful, unrealistic portrayal of plain people
A Toast for Peace
The Future of Kurdistan, Between Unity and Balkanization
ما هو الإرث السياسي لمحمود عباس؟
Syria Conflict Panel
Shank and Gilchrest: Increasing the Peace Can Reduce the Debt
A Palestinian drasha for Rosh Hashana
Working for world peace here at home
Cyclone Pam Is Just the Start
Entitled to Protection, Palestinians Should Join the ICC, Now
Afghans Failing Security Test In Badakhshan
America cannot afford such inequality
Trump 'ordered Sisi' to release US-Egyptian charity worker
Denied Victimhood and Contested Narratives: The Case of Hutu Diaspora
Fallacy of a moderate mullah
What Paul Ryan’s economic roadmap means for America
Don't Talk, Do Something! Palestinian/Israeli Unilateralism as Legitimate Negotiations
Donald Trump’s bigotry has inspired U.S. Muslim voters like no candidate before
Albany Gets "F" for Failing to Protect Tenants
Let's keep Syria's blood off America's hands
French Muslim Students in Catholic Schools
Don't forget Malaysia
We can't let climate change turn droughts, flash floods and mudslides into the new normal
Presidents must come together on East Asia
Letter to the editor: A response to "Immigration could swing it for Brexit"
A col.’s view of commander’s authority
Press Pause on the Rush to War
Science of unintended consequences
Time to stop coddling Iran
Fayetteville Charity Helps African Group
Syria's Next Generation
Dirt on Our Hands
Nonviolent resistance key to Middle East breakthrough
Hezbollah’s Triumph
American Aid Worker Is Cleared of Child Abuse Charges in Egypt
My sister has been jailed in Egypt for 900 days. When will the U.S. help free her?
Palestinian Child Attackers Are Victims, Not Terrorists
Women in Combat
We must make anti-bullying a mainstream message
Search – Côte d’Ivoire wins the Prize of Excellency
The ISIS takeover of Ramadi means hard choices face the Iraqi and US governments
Post-Mubarak Egypt: From successful protest to sustainable social transformation
Yemen’s a Model All Right—For Disaster
Arab Americans Organize with the ANSWER Coalition to Protest Trump Inauguration
Jordan Valley essential for a viable Palestinian state
Israeli, Palestinian join forces to offer tours with two viewpoints
Ahmadinejad - Incitement Deserves Indictment
How Trump Gives Negotiation a Bad Name
Prevention better than punitive in Syria
Higher education leans left. But why? And so what?
Origins and Responses to the Arab Awakening
Bernie Sanders Vows To Fight Anti-Islam Sentiment: 2016 Democratic Presidential Candidate Hugs Muslim Woman On Stage
Inspiring Curious Feminists: Reflections on Cynthia Enloe
S-CAR Class Inspires Landmark Lawsuit
An Ill-Advised Purge in Libya
Lone wolf senator builds case to engage Myanmar
Lawmakers in Washington increasingly concerned about Ethiopia
The Path To Clean Energy Requires An Energy-Storage Revolution
'Delenda Carthago': ISIS, threat and recovery
Why NFL's Washington Redskins needs renaming
Woodbridge Resident Gains White House Internship
Eight ingredients for a peaceful society
Halep'in geleceği ve Türkiye'nin güvenliği
Politics Unusual
An Extreme Sport: Middle East Peacebuilding
How U.S. War Funds Get Wasted ... And How to Stop It
What Secretary Clinton Does Not Recognize About Egypt’s Anti-Regime Protests
Managing the Madness in the Middle East
Social media project addresses extremist violence at home and abroad
The three-ring circus of American politics
Our Love-Hate Relationship With Frankenstorms and Hurricane Sandy and Why We Must End It
PCDN's Dr. Catalina Rojas awarded the prestigious SXSW Dewey Award for use of digital technology to help others
Is the Spirit of Sykes-Picot Still Alive in the Middle East after a Century?
George Mason to cultivate global leaders
Women-in-Combat Plaintiff to Present Keynote at Gender and Conflict Center Reception
Preventing gang violence in San Diego
Faith-Based Diplomacy
Realising peace potential of constitution
The Ugly Reality Of Islamophobia (And How Catholics Should Stand Up Against It)
George Mason University Partners With an African Nonprofit Organization- 72Africa
No Immunity for US Troops: Why Hamid Karzai Punted to Loya Jirga
Invest in the Afghan people not foreign contractors
Spreading Peace, Block by Block: A North Philly neighborhood rallies around its youth
Libya’s GNA and the Future of Public Discourse
Turkey's Best Asset to Tackle ISIS: Ankara or America?
Solon Simmons' "The Eclipse of Equality"
Politics and the city – the battle over Istanbul’s Gezi park
Sudan, after the breakup: Can violence be prevented?
Yemen is on the Brink of Chaos - And Why It's So Important
Public ‘schools of hope’ could be anything but
Confronting genocide in Myanmar: The urgent need to prevent and protect
Libya: A failed state or a failed government?
We Must Revive the American Dream by Alleviating Poverty
Beyond Jewish Blessings and Curses There is Absolute Love
Robert C. Koehler: Healthy conflict creates resilient communities
The World Does Not Need a Jewish Ann Coulter: An Open Letter To Ben Shapiro.
The Struggle for Independence in West Papua
Rodef Shalom to host panel on Palestinian perspectives
When nature trumps nurture, we all lose
Dialogue, satire and the attack on Charlie Hebdo
China and Japan REALLY Don’t Like Each Other
Tackling the most grave and serious global security threats
Marginalizing Muslims in Switzerland
Cure Police Violence As If It Were a Disease
Congress Better Listen to the Pope on Climate Change
Americans have had enough conflict
Violence and violence-containment's $460 billion price tag
Settler Turned Peace Activist Now Occupies Wall Street: Kobi Skolnick Puts Jewish Stamp on Protest, Not Just on Holidays
Lecture by Susan Hirsch at San Anton Palace
Terrorism and Development
Dear Congress: Take Your Power Back
Palestine’s new PM and his prospects for success
Trump got Egypt to free an American prisoner. Here’s her story.
Divestment-Investment Can Break Congressional Gridlock on Climate Change
Who is Aya Hijazi, the American freed from jail in Egypt?
Mason intern ventures into rural Mexico conflict zone to practice mediation
U.S. Credibility Around the World Damaged by Afghanistan War
Tale of Two Conventions: Why Charlotte Wins Over White Tampa
What the Middle East can learn from Southeast Asia
An Interview with Dr. Tetsushi Ogata
Charleston Shootings: The Intersection Of Race And Gender
Why we should keep out of Somalia’s affairs
Equality in action: A conversation at the checkpoint
Congratulations to the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at GMU: The IMTD and ICAR partnership continues
Religions meet at VST
As China’s Economy Falters, Military Parade Offers Chance to Burnish Image
How Climate Change Sparked the Crisis in Syria
When soldiers commit murder
Republican Reasoning: Why 2008 Was the Year for Occupying and Protesting Wall Street
Riyadh Conference: What Makes It Different?
High school students learn conflict resolution through karate
Why D.C. should take Youth Court program off life support
Darfur Donor Conference: A Park for a Deadly Conflict
Hillel Event Bridges Israeli-Palestinian Gap
‘Don’t Disturb The Peace’: Post-Conflict Politics In Aceh, Indonesia
The Ottoman Experience in Mosul, Then and Now
Turkmenistan cautiously opens to the world
Only catastrophes lead to the sharing of sovereignty
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Rand Paul Got It Right on ISIS
Maltese neutrality still a brilliant idea
Climate Change Is An Immediate Threat
Feckless on Foreign Policy
How to save the American Dream
Interreligious Intercultural Dialogue Institutionalized - Deja Vu All Over Again
Peace Movement Has Become Powerless, Says MK Yuli Tamir
6th Annual Graduate Education Symposium in Peace and Conflict Resolution Meets at George Mason University
Mason’s Michael Shank Joins White House Climate Change Group
If America wants Assad to respect international law, it must respect it, too
An Alternative for Afghan Peace Talks
Semites Unite! You Have Nothing to Lose But your Conflict
Obama’s speech was more of the same - and not what we needed
Reflections on Transformative Education: Toward Peace Learning Systems
Explosion of the Sacred
Rand Paul's Filibuster Gives Civil Liberties A Rare Washington Moment
Could ‘Insight Policing’ have saved Sandra Bland, Freddie Gray and others?
Richard Solomon Proved Sport Matters through the ‘Ping-Pong’ Diplomacy, and George Mason University is Poised to Tell Us How
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
Europe’s Migration Crisis: Causes and Cures
UN climate change negotiations in Poland this week
IAA Chief Attends Workshop
Measuring the cost of violence
Couple Spend Their Wedding Money on Street Children, End up in an Egyptian Prison
The challenge of violent extremism
Stop Treating America Like a War Zone: Congress must stop the militarization of America's police forces
Armenian, Azeri experts' Karabakh settlement recommendations
Motives of suicide terrorists
9/11 Forever (and Ever)
Creating dialogues that make a difference
America’s litmus test on Syria
Hurricane Sandy: Time to do something about climate change
إيران والعواصم الأربع: السيطرة بداية الانهيار
Aziz Abu Sarah Named National Geographic Emerging Explorer
Bernie Sanders vows to fight Islamophobia and 'ugly stain of racism' in the US
Promoting Peace and Conflict Awareness In Small Town America: Independence, Kansas
Overnight Crimean Crisis Hits Stalemate
Missing the mark on Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy at MLK Avenue
Sorting Out Our Options in Afghanistan
Iraqi Kurdistan fears Maliki returning to power
State Department Should Speak Out For Aya Hijazi, US Human Rights Defender In Egypt Prison
Aziz Abu Sarah – Ending the Cycle of Violence in Israel and Palestine
How Women’s Rights Are Linked to U.S.-Iran Negotiations
CMEP conference: Middle East peace process needs new paradigm
Ineffective tightening of sanctions on Iran
Did Bernie Sanders just steal Joe Lieberman’s Jewish crown?
David N. Cicilline and Michael Shank: Global warming threatens R.I.
How to stop Libya becoming another Iraq
In the Army, sex discrimination begins at West Point
What will Rep. Dennis Kucinich's legacy be?
Responding to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Is Religious Freedom the Answer?
Streator Grads do 'Amazing Things'
Jobs: A Human Right | Commentary
National Geographic Offering Israel Tour: National Geographic Expedition is offering 12-day tours of the Holy Land, complete with hotels and museums
Behind the Headlines: Israeli Arab's Water Project May Aid Regional Cooperation
Direct Analytical Approach to Peacebuilding
A picture of hope and courage
Syria Needs Real Help, Not American Bombs
Price tag attack on J’lem church provokes religious condemnation
Peace-maker: We must look below the surface
Ukraine crisis underscores need for renewables push
In fighting gangs, US should look to El Salvador
The Speech that Time Forgot
‘Strength through peace – not peace through strength’: a reaction to Trump’s America First foreign policy
A look at the American 'Countering Violent Extremism' strategy
Making Nonviolent Statecraft into a Self-Evident Truth
America's police are looking more and more like the military
Coup-Speak Speaking
The Israeli ex-settler at the center of Occupy Wall Street
Administrative Referendum: A wakeup call for the ethno-political conflict in Darfur
CPCS Hosted Conference in Washington D.C.
Imagine a Violent World Where You Have No Military Option: What Would You Do?
America Must Rethink the War on Terror: The Authorization for Use of Military Force needs to be modified to avoid mission creep
Imagining Peace: The Practical Advantages for Muslims, Jews and Christians of Peace for Palestine and Israel
Bosnia: Stabilization Stalled in Negative Peace
ما هي خلفية اشتعال القومية الكردية في العراق؟
Conflict resolution workshop benefits Patriots and participants
U.S. Soldiers in Somalia and the Pentagon's Unlearned Lessons
A Silver Lining to the Film and Riots Tragedy: Freedom, Diversity, and the New Competition for Arab Public Space
Female suicide bombers; Misguided media; Karadzic at the Hague
Creating Resilient Communities
Chattanooga: on the need to fight terror with reason
Our moral obligations in Somalia
Candidates should address cost of violence in primary states
Obama's Middle East Speech: The Message Was Not Received
Why Washington is wrong to impose visa suspension on Iraqis
How U.S. Ambassadors Influence China (But Not Americans)
Obama making up drone rules as he goes
A Grassroots Visit Belies Washington's View of Afghanistan
The Obama administration ignores an American imprisoned in Egypt
Gulf Nations Can Provide Jobs, Which Is Crucial to Syrian Refugees
Trust in Maliki harms U.S. credibility
Bringing Eritrea In From The Cold
Yemen needs action, not just talk
How a monk-turned-street artist sees New York City’s homeless
Voices: In midst of war, life goes on for Syrian kids
Anthropologist Searches for Way to Measure Peacebuilding Success
Obama: fine words and a touch of game theory
Water shortages are coming. It's time for us to act.
American Aid Worker, Release Secured by Trump Officials, Leaves Egypt
When Contested Narratives of Identity and Victimhood are Victims of Politics
Use US soft power to free the Ashraf Seven
Netanyahu's Kennedy moment
Lieberman and the Peace Process
Crashing in America
The Saudis and the Iranians Need to Talk: And we need to make it happen
Aziz Abu Sarah is a Tour Guide
Time for the peace vote?
Mason Center Works Toward a Peaceful Future
Senior Government Officials Participate at Workshop on Strategic Communication and Conflict Resolution
Hillary Clinton’s Response to the Pulse Orlando Shootings
Donald Trump and the Politics of Personality: To Understand Trumpism, Look Abroad!
A Callous Disregard for the Law
From protests to politics, a new way forward for Yemen
Palestinian, Jew give both sides on joint Jerusalem tours
The Emperor’s new clothes – bluster in the GOP
How to Fix Turkey's Fall From International Favor
Emerging Powers and Post-Conflict Reconstruction in Liberia
Awakening the Demons: There is no Arab Spring coming to Iraq. But sectarian protests could tear this fragile country apart.
Elvis Costello Snubs Israel
Beyer Statement On Acquittal of Aya Hijazi and Her Co-Defendants in Egypt
After 900 days in pre-trial detention, campaigns call for release of Aya Hegazy
كاتبة فلسطينية تعيش في واشنطن: أطفالنا ضحايا وليسوا إرهابيين
Women in combat: US military on verge of making it official
In Oak Creek, Wis., hearts open to Sikhs after temple shooting
How Egypt’s most famous jailed couple celebrated Valentine’s Day
Evolving policy in a changing world: Examining challenges and opportunities in the new US Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review
'The world is flat' in Egypt
Protecting America's Clean Drinking Water
Egypt’s Street Children, Aya Hijazi, and Me
Two Crimean Tatar Mosques Torched in Crimea on the Eve of Major Muslim Holiday
Anacostia: Why I have faith in the future of my neighborhood
The Search for the ‘Why’ of Fort Hood
Using hip-hop to resolve global conflict
Police Should Put Away the Military Gear and Build Connections with Young People
What Are the Rules of War?
Germany's lesson for U.S. -- keep faith with workers
In Israel, the Rent Is Too Damn High
Why Bernie Sanders is standing with Muslims
Land Rights Have Become A Women's Issue Through Social Mobilization In Cambodia
When Radio Goes Bad: RF communications and the increased violence in South Sudan
Anacostia totem pole belies Washington’s devotion to Redskins
Soldiers Into Students: Veterans, Educators Try to Ease Transition
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Elizabeth Degi Mount - DBFA
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GMU Student Burns Pagoda For Senior Art Project
Palestine's Right to Defend Itself
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Dirty Energy Dollars
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Our Prejudicial and Political Pecking Order
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America's lawmakers in Libyan quagmire
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The Current of Discord on the Mekong
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Nigeria: A Network That Reconnects North With Sardauna's Biographer John Paden
Students Practice Citizen Diplomacy in Syria
A Mood Is Not A Movement: Five Ideas For The Anti-Trump Forces
Hillary Clinton Asks Egypt’s President Sisi to Release Aya Hijazi
Myanmar's negotiator expresses belief in China's willingness to help in peace process
Climate crisis and the will to act
When Washington Welcomes A Nonviolent Muslim: What CBS News and Congress Have In Common
Youth from all areas of Philadelphia kick off Peace Olympics with March
When studying abroad in a conflict zone, safety is key
Insights Obama can now use to undermine Putin’s narrative
U.S. Military Interventionism Has Harmed Iraq Dearly
Learning from SIGIR's Final Report on Iraq Reconstruction
Seeking Opportunities for Intervention: One woman’s efforts to positively influence inner-city youth: Interview with Mary Wade
Why Hong Kong's #OccupyCentral Used Nonviolent Action as Tactic
Rubenstein, Faculty Member of the Year, took time to find his calling
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Turkey’s once-worldly aims falter, even close allies concerned
Boycotting Muslim 'Savages' Ad on DC Metro in Protest of Hate Speech
Cost of inaction will be great
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Muslim Women Find Empowerment Through Competitive Sports
Free West Papua: Growing International Solidarity for a Forgotten Independence Movement
New Virginia gun law will boost violence, costs
What Aziz Abu Sarah learned in Hebrew school
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EU Threat Has Inspired Panic Rather than Reform
Donald Trump's Immigration Plan Would Ban One-Third of the World From the U.S.
What Pope Francis Will Say to America This Week
Drowning the Arab Spring in Gulf Oil
Focus on Al Qaeda in Yemen magnifies chronic instability
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The Missing Ingredient in UN's 2030 Global Goals
NYC Housing: A Clear and Present Danger
Promoting peace, locally and globally
Military spending is not right way to boost America's economic security
Egypt acquits American woman detained for 3 years
Man-to-man chat can avert disaster
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Open letter to President-elect Trump and government officials at all levels
Lessons from Afghanistan
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Lessons from South Asia for an Arab Spring
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A New Approach to Dealing With Global Food Insecurity
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Should Palestinians Accept Israel as a Jewish State?
My Turkish Airport
Arts and Peacebuilding
Mary Wade to Hold Trayvon Book Launch in MT Airy
Bringing Florida to Justice, Not Just George Zimmerman
US must vote in favour or abstain
Mason student researches homelessness from a conflict perspective
Scholars skeptical on Japan apology
Rituals of Gendered Violence: School Girl Kidnappings in Nigeria
The Conflict that Became Mine
Former Middle East 'Foes' to Speak on Building Peace
Former Del. Jim Scott remembered for selfless public service
Dismissal of Evidence Affected Paris Agreement
Why Rep. Hunter Is Very Wrong About Nuking Iran
Republicans and the Mennonite vote
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American impotence and the ‘Born in Jerusalem’ law
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Keeping the Keys: The Rise of the Palestinian Diplomatic Intifada
Athletes Pick A Side At The Women's March
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‘Lincoln’: Where was Frederick Douglass?
Trump Should Take a Lesson From the Pope on How to Lead
US Navy Seals plan to accept women after female soldiers graduate as rangers
Does the U.S. have a moral imperative in Syria?
Catching Kony
Horizon that is always receding
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Syria, Lebanon, and the Middle East: Enabling a War-to-Peace Transition
Transforming a Nation
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict - discussion with Marc Gopin: on economic peace & justice
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ISIS attacks fueled by illegal guns and open societies we can’t afford to lose
Suffolk reservist sues over ban on women in combat
Why the Gun Control Debate Doesn't Do Justice to Colorado Killings
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Aya Hegazy trial postponed for 5th time after court unable to turn on laptop
As Ethiopia votes, what’s ‘free and fair’ got to do with it?
Africa Needs More from Obama than Promises
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Yemen Can't Do It Alone
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'Less Violent' Does Not Have to Mean 'Apathetic'
How to stop the stone-throwing in Anacostia
5 Ways We Should Radically Reconsider War
Columbia Prof Uses Math To Create World Peace
Inclusiveness: The Right (and Political) Way to Be
Using Peace 'Means' to Achieve Peaceful 'Ends'
U.S.-E.U. Rhetoric on Russia as Destructive as a Chekhovian Duel
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With Mike Duvall, Fall of Another ‘Family Values’ Crusader
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Rights groups renew request for release of defendants in the Belady Foundation case and urge compliance with legal standards for pretrial detention
Israelis and Palestinians -- rage, fear and misunderstanding
Food insecurity rising as crop production falls
A New Heroism in Israel and Palestine
Palestinian Organization Wins 1st Place in Intercultural Innovation Award
Hope for Peace May Be Encouraged by Enemies in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Blessed Are the Climate Advocates
Turkey’s Kurdish peace process: dead end – part 1
To stop sexual assault against women in the US military, add more women
Holy Land tours a new tool in peacebuilding
Police Militarization Must Be Halted
Pro-Earth Republicans In The Era Of President Trump
Saving District of Columbia’s Youth Court
Israel Inside/Out: Perspectives And Prisms
A New United Nations of Human Rights Countries
Our Military Shouldn’t Turn Its Back on Servicewomen Who Need an Abortion
Insight Policing and the Role of the Civilian in Police Accountability
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A Strike Against Israel
Fighting extremism: Dignity is the answer
Rwanda- A Country Still in Need
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Lieberman and the Peace Process
The inclusion of women in the peacemaking process
A peace-building response to the rise of 'Trumpism'
Religion and Power Moving Forward into the Twenty-First Century
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Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
Palestine: Still key to stability in the Middle East
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The Ghailani Verdict - Susan Hirsch featured in the New York Times
The Price of Abandoning Yemen
Keeping USAID: why the US shouldn’t cut off its nose
Letter to the Editor: Dismissal of Evidence Affected Paris Agreement
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Reconciliation in Rwanda: Building Peace Through Dialogue
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Deadly challenge of keeping Syria health-care workers safe
Somalia on the Brink
Divide and conquer negotiations
Netanyahu’s address to Congress is a recipe for disaster, not peace
It's the Arab spring for dictators
China’s Puzzling ADIZ Decision Making
Next Steps in Syria
Afghans Want U.S. to Stay but Do Things Differently
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Mason Partners with Ghana-based African Peace Building Organization
First Person: Five Things I Learned in Syrian Refugee Camps
When diplomatic opportunities were dismissed
Can the Tribes of NATO help the Tribes of Afghanistan?
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Doctoral Student Goes to Hollywood to Teach Peace Techniques
Immigration debate: How DC can move the conversation forward
Turkey's Complex Policy
Freed Egyptian American prisoner returns home following Trump intervention
Beijing Encroaching on Moscow’s Military Dominance in Tajikistan
Congress vs. the Super-Pollutants
Political Discourse: A Family Affair
What Egypt Can Learn from the “Swine Flu” Scare
Graduate students spend spring break with Syrian refugees
Bring Russia out of the cold and into the fold
OP-ED: Iran in the Era of Moderation and Reform
Palestine is nearly here, deal with it
Resolved to Keep Faith
A Fixable Problem for Our Society
Mirëdita Dobar Dan Festival in Belgrade: We Stuck our Foot in the Open Door
Mason/EMU alum Michael Shank works with media to tell the story of climate change
Options for Action in Syria
Indian Guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Hopes to Teach Peace to the Taliban
Point of View opens—A place for conflict conversation, transformation
Sarajevo: Memories of war
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How to Pull Yemen Back from the Edge
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Conflict Resolution Teams Facilitate Arlington Community Conversations
After Nearly Three Years, An American In Egypt Walks Free
Arab Gulf States Wary of Iran’s Role in the Battle for Mosul
Ryan Gosling spreads message from Bernie Sanders
Women sue Pentagon over combat exclusion
Mass shootings show need for gun law reform
Mason students discuss Islamophobia
Ethiopian Ruling Coalition Wins Majority of Parliament Seats
Even a weakened Libya can avoid civil war
Next Up in Somalia’s Fragile Transition: Bridge Political Divides
Global Mayors Protest Trump’s Anti-Climate Cabinet
Small town America shouldn't resemble war zone
These fiscal cliff hawks ought to be foreign policy doves
Hamas Should Be Part of Middle East Peace Talks
Honoring National Service in War and Peace
Yemen: Ripe for a solution?
10 Syria Questions for John Kerry and Chuck Hagel
The Indoctrination Myth
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Mason student’s question to Democratic presidential candidate goes viral
‘The American Lawrence of Arabia’s’ life goes on show in the U.S.
Politics and Language: Dimension Beyond Words
The Libyan Revolution at Two
People to People Contact
Dumping Military Kit on Cops Makes Main Street a War Zone
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry denounces US calls for Aya Hegazy’s release
USIP Awards Jennings Randolph Senior Fellowships and Peace Scholarships for 2015-2016
No Iran deal, but significant progress in Geneva
Anticipating the Syria of Tomorrow: Strategies to Decrease Violence Against Innocents
What My Amish and Mennonite Forefathers Would Think About My Job in Congress (and Why I Left)
Stitching together the torn fabric of church and society
Britain’s election results may prove to be a blow to US foreign policy goals
Gaza becomes Syria: Middle East geopolitics 2.0
Congress Should Scrutinize Pending Trade Pacts
Peshmerga-Iraqi forces united over Mosul, but can this last?
Detroit On The Brink
Getting to “E Pluribus Unum”
Dignity for Iran equals an Iran free of nuclear weapons
Why We Heart Hurricanes: The Climate Change Connection
Filmmaker’s ‘Will to Communicate’ Breaks through Community’s Silence
Comment: A federal constituent “state” is not in the interest of Turkish Cypriots
Bernie Sanders Vows To Fight Back Against Islamophobia In The 2016 Race
To finally see the invisible Israelis before our eyes
Crimean Tatars Fear for Their Safety After Crimea’s Annexation to Russia
Eviction of Palestinian outpost exposes double standard on settlements
The Lonely Man of Peace
Washington Area Students Weigh in on South Sudan Conflict
A camp for young people touched by terror
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Militarization of U.S. Police Forces
Syria’s Christian conundrum
Afghan religious figures, diplomats come together in İstanbul
The Federal response in Malheur and far right extremism
The effect of 100 years of amnesia on the Turkish population
The U.S. Is No. 1 In Global Arms Sales
U.S. Sanctions On Iran Should Be Lifted For Humanitarian Goods
Jerusalem’s potential to bring Jews and Muslims together
Iraq’s Islamic divisions intensify
The 2017 Arthur N. Rupe Great Debate: Is ISIS an Existential Threat to the United States?
Cardin Meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister
Time to write the rules for cyber and drone challenges
Obama must stand up to Netanyahu on Israeli settler violence
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