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Is Yemen’s power struggle over?
Mason experts explain how ISIS attacks are recruitment tools
Iraqi Kurdistan fears Maliki returning to power
Soldiers Into Students: Veterans, Educators Try to Ease Transition
Essebsi Must Work With Islamists to Ensure Tunisia’s Transition
Why the Kerry-Karzai Afghan Security Deal Won't Work
Teach, model, grow and live in empathy to build world peace, says interfaith expert Marc Gopin at Frontier Luncheon
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
Bring Russia out of the cold and into the fold
Women-in-Combat Plaintiff to Present Keynote at Gender and Conflict Center Reception
Author, Terrorism Victim Hirsch Says Capital Punishment Hurts U.S. Image Abroad
Protecting America's Clean Drinking Water
Press Pause on the Rush to War
Is the Spirit of Sykes-Picot Still Alive in the Middle East after a Century?
Want to cut big government abuses? Start with defence contracting
Post-Election Ferguson: Bipartisan Congress to Demilitarize Police
Hong Kong's 'Occupy': A movement for universal suffrage in Hong Kong is worrying Beijing
The Time For Leadership To Protect All Civilians Across Syria
Hurricane Sandy: Time to do something about climate change
A third intifada is inevitable unless Israel changes course
It's the Arab spring for dictators
The Price of Abandoning Yemen
To stop sexual assault against women in the US military, add more women
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
"We Are Not Like Them": Itamar Massacre Activates A Dangerous Israeli-Jewish Ethnocentrism
CPCS Hosted Conference in Washington D.C.
We gain more than we lose in the Iran nuclear deal [Commentary]
The Ottoman Experience in Mosul, Then and Now
Netanyahu's Kennedy moment
The Russian Military Intervention in Syria; Is This Really a Concern for the U.S.?
Arab Americans Organize with the ANSWER Coalition to Protest Trump Inauguration
BHU holds seminar on peacebuilding
When studying abroad in a conflict zone, safety is key
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
Only Good Governance can Defeat Al Qaeda in Yemen
How to fix our police departments
Women in combat: US military on verge of making it official
Teaching Sept. 11 To Students Who Were Born After The Attacks Happened
Bringing Eritrea In From The Cold
A col.’s view of commander’s authority
Turkey’s Kurdish peace process – framework law – part 2
Promoting peace, locally and globally
Female soldiers fight Pentagon in court for combat positions
Working for world peace here at home
Dumping Military Kit on Cops Makes Main Street a War Zone
Water shortages are coming. It's time for us to act.
The Current of Discord on the Mekong
Afghan Security Forces Pass First Test, But Questions Remain
The Impact of the Syrian Civil War on Identity Groups in Turkey
Divide and conquer negotiations
Chattanooga: on the need to fight terror with reason
Saudi rejects foreign interference in Iraq, blames ‘sectarian’ Maliki | Reuters
When Radio Goes Bad: RF communications and the increased violence in South Sudan
A Peacebuilding Approach to Teaching About Extremism
Realising peace potential of constitution
5 Ways We Should Radically Reconsider War
A Fixable Problem for Our Society
The Next Step for Myanmar
Hillary Clinton’s Response to the Pulse Orlando Shootings
On 10th Anniversary of Afghan War, Time to Exit Militarized US Foreign Policy
Ethiopian Ruling Coalition Wins Majority of Parliament Seats
China’s Puzzling ADIZ Decision Making
Congress Can't Ignore Afghanistan in Budget Talks
EMU Professor Urges Shift in Iraqi, Afghan Strategy
Dirty Energy Dollars
Syria Needs Real Help, Not American Bombs
Unholy Media Malpractice: The press totally missed the point of Bernie Sanders' trip to the Vatican.
America's lawmakers in Libyan quagmire
Scars of the Khmer Rouge: How Cambodia is healing from a genocide
Obama’s local, international obstacles on Syria
Resolute in uncertain times: peacebuilding in the new US administration
Obama must stand up to Netanyahu on Israeli settler violence
'Delenda Carthago': ISIS, threat and recovery
Feckless on Foreign Policy
Africa Needs More from Obama than Promises
Learning from SIGIR's Final Report on Iraq Reconstruction
Search – Côte d’Ivoire wins the Prize of Excellency
Keeping USAID: why the US shouldn’t cut off its nose
Even a weakened Libya can avoid civil war
Vietnam and Great Power Rivalries
'Ceasefire' Is the Syria Word We Need to Hear
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
Invest in the Afghan people not foreign contractors
Mason Student Studies Emerging Protest Culture Over Land Rights Conflicts in Cambodia
In Egypt, even helping street children can land you in prison
Darfur Donor Conference: A Park for a Deadly Conflict
Administrative Referendum: A wakeup call for the ethno-political conflict in Darfur
‘Don’t Disturb The Peace’: Post-Conflict Politics In Aceh, Indonesia
Tragedy & Triumph
Death to America in Yemen? No.
Suffolk reservist sues over ban on women in combat
The Ugly Reality Of Islamophobia (And How Catholics Should Stand Up Against It)
Catching Kony
Police Should Put Away the Military Gear and Build Connections with Young People
UN Small Arms Conference: Evaluation and Prospects
The Harm in Hashtags
Nigeria: A Network That Reconnects North With Sardauna's Biographer John Paden
Fayetteville Charity Helps African Group
Why Did Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Go to Iraq?
Bible Texts Misused in Rumsfeld Reports, Religious Leaders Say
Peace-maker: We must look below the surface
Militarization of U.S. Police Forces
The Future of Kurdistan, Between Unity and Balkanization
Faith dialogue focus on social media sites
Fulbright Scholars Offer Tips to Win the Prize
U.S.-E.U. Rhetoric on Russia as Destructive as a Chekhovian Duel
Germany Tells NATO, Russia To Dialogue Before Things Get 'Completely Out Of Control'
Climate Change Is An Immediate Threat
To stop al-Shabab, help Somali people
Keeping Iran and Saudi Arabia From War
Civilian Devastation During War Explored in ‘Why They Die’
Confronting Homeland Security's 'SSSS' Watch List
Women’s Exclusion Worsens Somali Crises
Sorry, Aung San Suu Kyi, the Rohingya Crisis Is No Laughing Matter
Problem-solving approach privileges both parties
Palestinian Child Attackers Are Victims, Not Terrorists
یەریڤان سەعید، توێژەر لە پەیمانگای وڵاتانی كەنداو لە واشنتۆن:
The Audacity of Air Strikes and Secret Deals: Just making Isis grow stronger?
How U.S. War Funds Get Wasted ... And How to Stop It
التدخل الروسي أوقف انهيار النظام السوري مؤقتاً
Don't forget Malaysia
Confederate flag: hatred or heritage?
Libya: A failed state or a failed government?
Dismissal of Evidence Affected Paris Agreement
The anatomy of an anti-Taliban uprising
George Mason University Partners With an African Nonprofit Organization- 72Africa
Egypt’s Street Children, Aya Hijazi, and Me
Rethinking transitions: finding the pathway from military to community security
Military spending is not right way to boost America's economic security
The Federal response in Malheur and far right extremism
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
Peshmerga-Iraqi forces united over Mosul, but can this last?
Scholars skeptical on Japan apology
Women sue Pentagon over combat exclusion
The Path To Clean Energy Requires An Energy-Storage Revolution
How a glacier could thaw dangerous India and Pakistan freeze
As China’s Economy Falters, Military Parade Offers Chance to Burnish Image
Palestine's Right to Defend Itself
Morocco: An Emerging Model For Muslim-Jewish Relations – OpEd
If You Want Revenge for 9/11, Don't Look to the Kids Who Lost A Parent
Why can’t America just take out Assad?
Trump got Egypt to free an American prisoner. Here’s her story.
To finally see the invisible Israelis before our eyes
Why the White House Won't Win the Afghanistan War
Europe Must Help Syria’s Women Make Peace
Has outgoing Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal brought about a new, more peaceful, face to the organization?
Deadly challenge of keeping Syria health-care workers safe
Beware Libya’s ‘Fair Dictator’
Politics and Language: Dimension Beyond Words
Obama making up drone rules as he goes
Ten lessons from Myanmar's peace process
Washington Area Students Weigh in on South Sudan Conflict
Ahmadinejad - Incitement Deserves Indictment
Dialogue, satire and the attack on Charlie Hebdo
America's police are looking more and more like the military
We're Unfair to Draft-Card Burners
Can the Tribes of NATO help the Tribes of Afghanistan?
Climate change denial — the dangerous lie
How to Defuse the Ukraine Crisis: The way to respond to Russia is not with Cold War rhetoric
What the Middle East can learn from Southeast Asia
9/11 Forever (and Ever)
Prevention better than punitive in Syria
Our Military Shouldn’t Turn Its Back on Servicewomen Who Need an Abortion
Peace is profitable: time for the US to invest
Politics Unusual
'Less Violent' Does Not Have to Mean 'Apathetic'
Conflict resolution workshop benefits Patriots and participants
Our Love-Hate Relationship With Frankenstorms and Hurricane Sandy and Why We Must End It
Europe’s Migration Crisis: Causes and Cures
Businesses Must Take the Lead on Climate-Change Action
Man-to-man chat can avert disaster
Conflict Analysis and Resolution Students Named Boren Fellows
Mason students discuss Islamophobia
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
Terrorism and Development
Defense Department in Somalia
After 900 days in pre-trial detention, campaigns call for release of Aya Hegazy
9 Costs of Drone Strikes
Mason Partners with Ghana-based African Peace Building Organization
خبير في النزاعات الدولية: ترامب سيبيع الورقة السورية لبوتين (حوار)
Addressing DC's truancy epidemic
Palestine: Still key to stability in the Middle East
Freed Egyptian American prisoner returns home following Trump intervention
What will Rep. Dennis Kucinich's legacy be?
Syria's Next Generation
Why Army women are demanding the right to fight — and die — in combat
Hillary Clinton Asks Egypt’s President Sisi to Release Aya Hijazi
Afghan-U.S. relations damaged by shooting: analyst
US Navy Seals plan to accept women after female soldiers graduate as rangers
How to stop Libya becoming another Iraq
Rituals of Gendered Violence: School Girl Kidnappings in Nigeria
Taliban Prisoner Releases Are High-Risk, Low-Reward
The Emperor’s new clothes – bluster in the GOP
Lawmakers in Washington increasingly concerned about Ethiopia
Our Understanding of Terrorism is being Undermined
Fighting extremism: Dignity is the answer
Elections in Tajikistan Have Implications for U.S. Policy in Afghanistan
The Obama administration ignores an American imprisoned in Egypt
Afghan religious figures, diplomats come together in İstanbul
Slavery and Climate – There's More in Common Than You Think, Vatican Says
Ukraine Diplomatic Deal: Necessary Next Steps
Nato should negotiate a security structure that includes Russia
A Palestinian’s journey from stone-throwing to conflict resolution
7 Ways Obama's U.N. Speech Revealed His Inconsistent Foreign Policy
In America, domestic extremists are a bigger risk than foreign terrorism
Time to stop coddling Iran
The ISIS takeover of Ramadi means hard choices face the Iraqi and US governments
Affirmative Action for Somalia
Expect Resource Wars With Exxon CEO At State Helm
These fiscal cliff hawks ought to be foreign policy doves
Mason professors offer insights in aftermath of Paris tragedy
‘Strength through peace – not peace through strength’: a reaction to Trump’s America First foreign policy
Responding to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Is Religious Freedom the Answer?
Bribes, money hidden in teddy bears: welcome to US spending in Afghanistan
What Do We Mean When We Say "Clean Energy"?
Fuel for extremism is beyond Bin Laden, EMU prof says
Turkey's Best Asset to Tackle ISIS: Ankara or America?
Time to write the rules for cyber and drone challenges
Beijing Encroaching on Moscow’s Military Dominance in Tajikistan
An 'Afghan Summer' of revolt - Part 2
Anti-immigration Legislation Makes Cities and Citizens Less Safe
Global Mayors Protest Trump’s Anti-Climate Cabinet
Beyond the limits of counterterrorism: towards a peace and development agenda that can engage constructively with extremism
America Must Rethink the War on Terror: The Authorization for Use of Military Force needs to be modified to avoid mission creep
Analysis: Progressive policies provide answer for Sanders’ foreign policy gap
Firing Up Kurdish Nationalism in Iraq
Motives of suicide terrorists
Voices: In midst of war, life goes on for Syrian kids
Why U.S. Could Opt For 'Zero Option' In Afghanistan
Congressmen urge Egypt to release Virginia woman from jail
Conflict and the Consequences of Isolation: A Comparative Study
Data show drone attacks doomed to fail against ISIS in Syria
What can Washington do about militarized police forces?
Rand Paul's Filibuster Gives Civil Liberties A Rare Washington Moment
For young adults who lost parents on Sept. 11, a hope for peace
After Nearly Three Years, An American In Egypt Walks Free
The Ghailani Verdict - Susan Hirsch featured in the New York Times
Students discuss effects of Charlie Hebdo shooting
Peaceful Dispute Resolution Ideas
A look at the American 'Countering Violent Extremism' strategy
The U.S. Afghanistan Strategy Is Failing and It's Time to Pull Out
Can Obama Influence Ethiopia on Human Rights, Democracy?
U.S. Military Interventionism Has Harmed Iraq Dearly
Why I'm Going to Yemen
Tackling the most grave and serious global security threats
Obama’s speech was more of the same - and not what we needed
How one liberal group is trying to help Democrats win back the House in 2018
Sorting Out Our Options in Afghanistan
Myanmar Fighting Poses Dilemma for China
Past a certain point conflict becomes unstoppable
My Turkish Airport
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
The Saudis and the Iranians Need to Talk: And we need to make it happen
Crimean Tatars fear exile again
Female suicide bombers; Misguided media; Karadzic at the Hague
Yemen’s a Model All Right—For Disaster
10 Syria Questions for John Kerry and Chuck Hagel
Essay on the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the Sykes-Picot Agreement هل العرب أمام سايكس بيكو جديدة؟
The costly errors of America's wars
Britain’s election results may prove to be a blow to US foreign policy goals
Small town America shouldn't resemble war zone
Letter to the Editor: Dismissal of Evidence Affected Paris Agreement
Why We Heart Hurricanes: The Climate Change Connection
ISIS attacks fueled by illegal guns and open societies we can’t afford to lose
Why Washington is wrong to impose visa suspension on Iraqis
Stop the ISIS War Before It Gets Worse!
In the Army, sex discrimination begins at West Point
How I learned to forgive my brother’s murderers
Tariq Ramadan in Chicago's Holocaust Museum
Maltese neutrality still a brilliant idea
Saudi in Yemen; It’s personal now
U.S. Soldiers in Somalia and the Pentagon's Unlearned Lessons
Activists: Release of Detainees in Syria Crucial to Peace Process
Anticipating the Syria of Tomorrow: Strategies to Decrease Violence Against Innocents
Settler Terrorism -- An American Problem
Boarding the Train for a Trip into the Past
Afghans Failing Security Test In Badakhshan
The NYC Security Risk That Candidates Aren't Discussing
Egyptian-American activist Aya Hegazi returns to US following Egypt court acquittal
Ghailani Trial and Sentence Affirms US Federal Court System
How to Fix Turkey's Fall From International Favor
Women in Combat
A camp for young people touched by terror
When soldiers commit murder
Do military women want combat jobs? The survey numbers say yes — and so do more than 9,000 combat action badges
Turkey’s Kurdish peace process: dead end – part 1
Dear Congress: Take Your Power Back
The Coming Rise of Afghan Militias
Japan’s Remilitarization, Beating Ploughshares into Swords
Don't let Yemen turn into Syria: Column
America cannot afford such inequality
Conflict as an opportunity
Counter-Revolutions and Evolutions: Lessons of Egypt and Iran
Police should put away the military gear and build connections with young people
Equality in action: A conversation at the checkpoint
Syrian Ramadan at the Edge of War
S-CAR Class Inspires Landmark Lawsuit
كاتبة فلسطينية تعيش في واشنطن: أطفالنا ضحايا وليسوا إرهابيين
The inclusion of women in the peacemaking process
Missing From Trial: Detainee Statements
We can't let climate change turn droughts, flash floods and mudslides into the new normal
Drowning the Arab Spring in Gulf Oil
Who to Blame for the Absence of a Kurdish State after Sykes Picot?
Peace – practical, not fanciful
Evolving policy in a changing world: Examining challenges and opportunities in the new US Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review
Bosnia Back on the Brink: Ukraine can learn from Bosnia's failed socioeconomic policies
‘Lincoln’: Where was Frederick Douglass?
Police Militarization Must Be Halted
Why we should keep out of Somalia’s affairs
Six leading Libyan women dominate Virginia conference on Libya
Reflections of a Catholic American on bin Laden’s death
Insights Obama can now use to undermine Putin’s narrative
Sign a Drone Treaty Before Everyone Does as We Do
Open letter to President-elect Trump and government officials at all levels
A Silver Lining to the Film and Riots Tragedy: Freedom, Diversity, and the New Competition for Arab Public Space
I Was a Palestinian Stone-thrower. Here's Why I Stopped
Meryl Streep is right; bullying hurts us all
Stop Treating America Like a War Zone: Congress must stop the militarization of America's police forces
The only way forward on Syria
We can only hope that the cerebral will get the better of the visceral
ما هي خلفية اشتعال القومية الكردية في العراق؟
Yemen Can't Do It Alone
Will Saudi Arabia's 'Operation Decisive Storm' restore order in Yemen?
Genocide or Terrorism? Transnational Advocacy and the Ogaden Conflict
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry denounces US calls for Aya Hegazy’s release
Coup-Speak Speaking
Gulf Nations Can Provide Jobs, Which Is Crucial to Syrian Refugees
Social media project addresses extremist violence at home and abroad
Awakening the Demons: There is no Arab Spring coming to Iraq. But sectarian protests could tear this fragile country apart.
The Missing Ingredient in UN's 2030 Global Goals
Reimagining Transitional Justice in Bali
Sudan, after the breakup: Can violence be prevented?
Land Rights Have Become A Women's Issue Through Social Mobilization In Cambodia
No Iran deal, but significant progress in Geneva
Fragility Needs Innovative Development Financing
An Alternative for Afghan Peace Talks
Obama Arrives in Kenya, on Personal and Official Journey
The U.S. Is No. 1 In Global Arms Sales
How to Pull Yemen Back from the Edge

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