The School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution

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

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