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Seeing Both Sides of the Holy Land
Settler Terrorism -- An American Problem
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Happy Independence Day wishes from a Palestinian
NYC Housing: A Clear and Present Danger
Ukraine Diplomatic Deal: Necessary Next Steps
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Don't Talk, Do Something! Palestinian/Israeli Unilateralism as Legitimate Negotiations
Trump is ‘deprived of all knowledge’ about public schools
Tourism of Destruction, Tourism of Construction: Two Trips to the Holy Land
Mason experts explain how ISIS attacks are recruitment tools
'The world is flat' in Egypt
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USDA Does Diets Differently, Moves Off Meat
How to stop Libya becoming another Iraq
Syria Needs Real Help, Not American Bombs
A Grassroots Visit Belies Washington's View of Afghanistan
Freed Egyptian American prisoner returns home following Trump intervention
Obama’s local, international obstacles on Syria
Interreligious Intercultural Dialogue Institutionalized - Deja Vu All Over Again
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Peace – practical, not fanciful
Adjunct Faculty Demand Change
Bible Texts Misused in Rumsfeld Reports, Religious Leaders Say
High school students learn conflict resolution through karate
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"With friends like these..." on Romney's comments about Israeli and Palestinian culture
Meryl Streep is right; bullying hurts us all
Gridlock is death for deliberation
Inclusiveness: The Right (and Political) Way to Be
Promoting Peace and Conflict Awareness In Small Town America: Independence, Kansas
Bush's true legacy in Egypt
Trump Should Take a Lesson From the Pope on How to Lead
Ethiopian Ruling Coalition Wins Majority of Parliament Seats
Dear Congress: Take Your Power Back
Why we should keep out of Somalia’s affairs
Ahmadinejad - Incitement Deserves Indictment
After Nearly Three Years, An American In Egypt Walks Free
Turkey’s once-worldly aims falter, even close allies concerned
National Geographic Offering Israel Tour: National Geographic Expedition is offering 12-day tours of the Holy Land, complete with hotels and museums
Aya Hegazy trial postponed for 5th time after court unable to turn on laptop
Why the US must support bid for Palestinian statehood
Conflict Management Fieldwork in Jordan Yields Surprises, Insights
A Cultural Awakening Leads to Abundance of Conflict Resolution Opportunities
Go After Super Pollutants
Reflections on Transformative Education: Toward Peace Learning Systems
China’s Foreign Policy Debates
An Ill-Advised Purge in Libya
Eight ingredients for a peaceful society
THE RUSSIAN PLOT, Or, How to Avoid Taking Responsibility for Losing a Presidential Election
What the Killing of Trayvon Martin Means for Maryland
A third intifada is inevitable unless Israel changes course
Conflict as an opportunity
Tragedy & Triumph
Our Military Shouldn’t Turn Its Back on Servicewomen Who Need an Abortion
Post-Election Ferguson: Bipartisan Congress to Demilitarize Police
Rituals of Gendered Violence: School Girl Kidnappings in Nigeria
Armenian, Azeri experts' Karabakh settlement recommendations
Nato should negotiate a security structure that includes Russia
Dumping Military Kit on Cops Makes Main Street a War Zone
Fallacy of a moderate mullah
Tale of Two Conventions: Why Charlotte Wins Over White Tampa
Did Bernie Sanders just steal Joe Lieberman’s Jewish crown?
Aziz Abu Sarah Named National Geographic Emerging Explorer
Rights groups renew request for release of defendants in the Belady Foundation case and urge compliance with legal standards for pretrial detention
Mason’s Michael Shank Joins White House Climate Change Group
The Audacity of Air Strikes and Secret Deals: Just making Isis grow stronger?
Trust in Maliki harms U.S. credibility
Inevitable US policy shift on Burma: why and how
Faith dialogue focus on social media sites
Confronting genocide in Myanmar: The urgent need to prevent and protect
A Strike Against Israel
Aziz Abu Sarah – Ending the Cycle of Violence in Israel and Palestine
A Fixable Problem for Our Society
One Week After Colorado Shooting, US Government Still Failing to Safeguard America
Ending the Exploitation of People and the Planet
The effect of 100 years of amnesia on the Turkish population
Needed: Social Engineering?
Politics and the city – the battle over Istanbul’s Gezi park
Morocco a Stable East-West Bridge
How one liberal group is trying to help Democrats win back the House in 2018
Why the White House Won't Win the Afghanistan War
Paul Ryan's Radical Economic Regime: Why His House Budget Legacy Is a Lesson in Elitism
The Missing Ingredient in UN's 2030 Global Goals
Yemen: Expert says 'regulated escalation' expected Friday
Fragility Needs Innovative Development Financing
Obama Arrives in Kenya, on Personal and Official Journey
Stop the ISIS War Before It Gets Worse!
A Callous Disregard for the Law
Faith-Based Diplomacy
Rubenstein, Faculty Member of the Year, took time to find his calling
Crimean Tatars's Pain is Renewed- Kırım Tatarları'nın acıları tazelendi
Preventing gang violence in San Diego
Indignados de Wall Street, ¿el Tea Party de la izquierda?
Beijing Encroaching on Moscow’s Military Dominance in Tajikistan
National Geographic Expeditions ‘Holy Land’ Partner Scores Top UN Award
How Did Democratic Candidates Do? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
Next Up in Somalia’s Fragile Transition: Bridge Political Divides
Universities More Moderate than Believed
Freeport's Highland Community College board will seat Shockey and Musser
Do We Need Dictatorship?
Russian Consul General to Crimea Resigns Following Offensive Comments About Crimean Tatar Deportation
What the Middle East can learn from Southeast Asia
It's the Arab spring for dictators
Cyprus: An EU Presidency occupied by Candidate Turkey
The Emperor’s new clothes – bluster in the GOP
"We Are Not Like Them": Itamar Massacre Activates A Dangerous Israeli-Jewish Ethnocentrism
The Impact of the Syrian Civil War on Identity Groups in Turkey
How to Solve Your Conflicts, and Get FED at the Same Time
An online occupation
What Are the Rules of War?
EU Threat Has Inspired Panic Rather than Reform
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
Ukrainian and Crimean Authorities Snub OSCE over Minority Rights
Tackling the most grave and serious global security threats
Donald Trump’s bigotry has inspired U.S. Muslim voters like no candidate before
Gulf Nations Can Provide Jobs, Which Is Crucial to Syrian Refugees
Detroit On The Brink
Hezbollah’s Triumph
Voices: In midst of war, life goes on for Syrian kids
Crimean Crisis Escalates Further
Obama: fine words and a touch of game theory
Businesses Must Take the Lead on Climate-Change Action
Sick talk: The danger of blaming migrants for Israel’s ills
Mason student’s question to Democratic presidential candidate goes viral
Land Rights Have Become A Women's Issue Through Social Mobilization In Cambodia
62nd Anniversary of the Crimean Tatar Deportation “Protest Meeting” in Simferopol, Crimea Went By Peacefully
Mirëdita Dobar Dan Festival in Belgrade: We Stuck our Foot in the Open Door
Albany Gets "F" for Failing to Protect Tenants
Solon Simmons' "The Eclipse of Equality"
She Didn't Have a Gun... She Had MLK's Dream
Should Palestinians Accept Israel as a Jewish State?
Senators Welcome Release of Unjustly Imprisoned Egyptian-American Aya Hijazi
The three-ring circus of American politics
Problem-solving approach privileges both parties
Mason students discuss Islamophobia
Time to stop coddling Iran
Arab Gulf States Wary of Iran’s Role in the Battle for Mosul
People to People Contact
How to Fix Turkey's Fall From International Favor
China and Japan REALLY Don’t Like Each Other
Interview with CNN: Ancient blueprint for Middle East peace touring U.S.
The World Discovers Afghanistan’s Peaceful Clerics
A New (Old) Narrative for the Left
Heavy metal music unites Jews and Muslims across the Middle East
WATCH: Bernie Sanders hugs Muslim student, vows to fight racism as Jew
To finally see the invisible Israelis before our eyes
What Secretary Clinton Does Not Recognize About Egypt’s Anti-Regime Protests
Honoring National Service in War and Peace
The ISIS takeover of Ramadi means hard choices face the Iraqi and US governments
Doctoral Student Goes to Hollywood to Teach Peace Techniques
OP-ED: Iran in the Era of Moderation and Reform
Missing From Trial: Detainee Statements
Court clears American aid worker after 3 years behind bars in Egypt
'Ceasefire' Is the Syria Word We Need to Hear
The Green Wave washes over a movement in hibernation
Girls released from Boko Haram captivity rejected by society - new report
Orange Revolution in Ukraine: Inspiration of Disillusionment?
Congressmen urge Egypt to release Virginia woman from jail
Donald Trump and the Politics of Personality: To Understand Trumpism, Look Abroad!
Ferguson, Social Justice, and the Role of Community Colleges
The Next Step for Myanmar
Clash of Dreams: Becoming a ‘Normal Country’ in East Asia
China and Japan engage neocortices
Ineffective tightening of sanctions on Iran
Streator Grads do 'Amazing Things'
The Indoctrination Myth
'Tribunal' Opens Hearings Into Mass Killings in Indonesia
Myanmar Fighting Poses Dilemma for China
The Ghailani Verdict - Susan Hirsch featured in the New York Times
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Politics Unusual
Civil Society Is Faltering In This Middle East Nation
Obama Thinks Too Small on Climate Change
Author, Terrorism Victim Hirsch Says Capital Punishment Hurts U.S. Image Abroad
Advocates for Egypt’s street children face unjust imprisonment
Interview: Zheng Wang
Netanyahu's Kennedy moment
Palestine: Still key to stability in the Middle East
When nature trumps nurture, we all lose
A camp for young people touched by terror
Police Should Put Away the Military Gear and Build Connections with Young People
Fossil Fuel Divestment Makes UN Climate Summit a Success
Mary Wade to Hold Trayvon Book Launch in MT Airy
Hamas Advocating Dialogue Through Children’s Cartoon?
Spread of US poverty risks serious social disorder
From Israel to Mason: Conflict scholars present a peace proposal at the UN
Has outgoing Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal brought about a new, more peaceful, face to the organization?
The Russian Military Intervention in Syria; Is This Really a Concern for the U.S.?
A Palestinian’s journey from stone-throwing to conflict resolution
Are Direct Negotiations Good or Bad for the Palestinians?
التدخل الروسي أوقف انهيار النظام السوري مؤقتاً
Turkey's Best Asset to Tackle ISIS: Ankara or America?
Explosion of the Sacred
The only way forward on Syria
Conference on Activist H. Thurman Held on ‘9/11’ Anniversary
Realising peace potential of constitution
Militarization of U.S. Police Forces
Questions must be about gun safety
Working for world peace here at home
Resolved to Keep Faith
Europe Must Help Syria’s Women Make Peace
Displaced by Genocide, Mason Student Plans to Help Other Refugees
The Meaning of Freedom
Does the U.S. have a moral imperative in Syria?
The Speech that Time Forgot
Keeping USAID: why the US shouldn’t cut off its nose
Small town America shouldn't resemble war zone
In fighting gangs, US should look to El Salvador
Dismissal of Evidence Affected Paris Agreement
Will Republicans suggest an economic cure in Nevada?
Congress Better Listen to the Pope on Climate Change
Peace Parsha: Hayyei Sarah - Love and Care across Boundaries
Hillel Event Bridges Israeli-Palestinian Gap
Highland Community College Board Candidates Weigh District's Financial, Enrollment Woes
S-CAR Class Inspires Landmark Lawsuit
Palestine’s new PM and his prospects for success
Lieberman and the Peace Process
Presidents must come together on East Asia
Woodbridge Resident Gains White House Internship
Mason student starts ‘sustainable, reproducible’ businesses in war zones
Even a weakened Libya can avoid civil war
The Future of Kurdistan, Between Unity and Balkanization
Fulbright Scholars Offer Tips to Win the Prize
An Extreme Sport: Middle East Peacebuilding
Explorer’s Analysis: Inside Key Issues of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
Afghans Want U.S. to Stay but Do Things Differently
Egyptian-American activist Aya Hegazi returns to US following Egypt court acquittal
America’s litmus test on Syria
Congress Can't Ignore Afghanistan in Budget Talks
For Economic Growth, Repeal Drug Laws and Rehabilitate Ex-Cons
Republican Reasoning: Why 2008 Was the Year for Occupying and Protesting Wall Street
Could ‘Insight Policing’ have saved Sandra Bland, Freddie Gray and others?
In new class, students get lessons in karate kicks, world peace, diplomacy
Rwanda- A Country Still in Need
Does China Have a Foreign Policy?
Feckless on Foreign Policy
Shank: White House, Congress Choosing Wrong Path on Iran
At Town Hall, Sanders Makes Commitment to 'End All Forms of Racism in This Country'
Using Peace 'Means' to Achieve Peaceful 'Ends'
Motives of suicide terrorists
Who to Blame for the Absence of a Kurdish State after Sykes Picot?
Texas flood's climate change irony: Column
Why Americans Are Ready to Pay More Money for Cleaner Energy
Busting the Biofuels Boom
Hamas Should Be Part of Middle East Peace Talks
Reimagining Transitional Justice in Bali
Sign a Drone Treaty Before Everyone Does as We Do
Israel Inside/Out: Perspectives And Prisms
25 Rights groups: The Belady Foundation case demonstrates that individual and community initiatives face only repression and fabricated charges
Semites Unite! You Have Nothing to Lose But your Conflict
How Did VP Candidates Do in the Debate? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
As China’s Economy Falters, Military Parade Offers Chance to Burnish Image
Tanzanian President’s Former Aide Plans Bid to Succeed Him
Syria, Lebanon, and the Middle East: Enabling a War-to-Peace Transition
The Bo Xilai Verdict: Everybody Wins
Why Protest? And What’s Next: Truth-Telling and Reconciliation for Ferguson and Beyond
A peace dividend we should all want
In Egypt, even helping street children can land you in prison
When diplomatic opportunities were dismissed
Palestinian Child Attackers Are Victims, Not Terrorists
Republicans want to fight climate change, too
What will Rep. Dennis Kucinich's legacy be?
Essay on the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the Sykes-Picot Agreement هل العرب أمام سايكس بيكو جديدة؟
The challenge of violent extremism
A Peacebuilding Travel Log
The Real War on Coal Starts in Kosovo
Filmmaker’s ‘Will to Communicate’ Breaks through Community’s Silence
Trump’s favorite dictator is jailing U.S. citizens
Use US soft power to free the Ashraf Seven
Could a Nuclear Iran Bring About More Stability, Rather Than Less?
Hope for Peace May Be Encouraged by Enemies in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Columbia Prof Uses Math To Create World Peace
U.S. Couple Held In Egyptian Prison For 1 Year Over Unfounded Child Abuse
US Navy Seals plan to accept women after female soldiers graduate as rangers
Yemen is on the Brink of Chaos - And Why It's So Important
First Person: Five Things I Learned in Syrian Refugee Camps
Lone wolf senator builds case to engage Myanmar
Nigeria: A Network That Reconnects North With Sardauna's Biographer John Paden
Spreading Peace, Block by Block: A North Philly neighborhood rallies around its youth
Sorry, Aung San Suu Kyi, the Rohingya Crisis Is No Laughing Matter
The 'anti-science' side of the political divide
Israelis and Palestinians -- rage, fear and misunderstanding
Tunisia’s Elections Seal Transition, Raise Fears of Old Regime
Unite, Confuse, and Inspire: A Response to the Rise of Racism in Israel
Creating Resilient Communities
How Belgraders Remember the NATO Bombings
Election campaigns and the politics of performance
Learning from SIGIR's Final Report on Iraq Reconstruction
The American Elections: Prospects for a New US Foreign Policy
Iraqi Kurdistan fears Maliki returning to power
No Iran deal, but significant progress in Geneva
Republicans and the Mennonite vote
Nimr Al Nimr: Anatomy of a Man
Obama's Middle East Speech: The Message Was Not Received
Moving Beyond Hope: The IOC and Team Refugee
A picture of hope and courage
Using Israeli and Palestinian Guides, Tour Group Helps Visitors ‘Experience the People’
Options for Action in Syria
Myanmar Vote Plan Clouds New US Dialogue
The 2017 Arthur N. Rupe Great Debate: Is ISIS an Existential Threat to the United States?
How to save the American Dream
Awakening to Women: The Nobel Effect
How to Have a Productive Conversation About Politics at Thanksgiving
Hunger strike highlights forgotten tragedy of Palestinian prisoners
Rep. Charles Rangel: Let's slow down the next superstorm
How Germans Go Green
America cannot afford such inequality
CPCS Hosted Conference in Washington D.C.
Roads: Getting Them Done
Portrait of Stalin Sparks Brawl at WWII Ceremony in Crimea
Lessons from South Asia for an Arab Spring
یەریڤان سەعید، توێژەر لە پەیمانگای وڵاتانی كەنداو لە واشنتۆن:
IAA Chief Attends Workshop
Riyadh Conference: What Makes It Different?
Egypt frees U.S. charity worker Aya Hijazi from prison
Meet Nousha Kabawat and her unstoppable drive to help Syria’s displaced children thrive
Deadly challenge of keeping Syria health-care workers safe
What can Washington do about militarized police forces?
10 Syria Questions for John Kerry and Chuck Hagel
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR; Resolving Conflicts in the Caucasus
Firing Up Kurdish Nationalism in Iraq
Human Rights of Crimean Tatars Discussed in European Parliament
Is Yemen’s power struggle over?
Crashing in America
Mason Student Studies Emerging Protest Culture Over Land Rights Conflicts in Cambodia
Breakdown in Yemen
Experts Say There Will Be No Contest in Ethiopia's Upcoming Vote
Will Saudi Arabia's 'Operation Decisive Storm' restore order in Yemen?
Overnight Crimean Crisis Hits Stalemate
Congress Must Tax Fossil Fuels
Bucolic Peekskill under attack: View
CMEP conference: Middle East peace process needs new paradigm
Obama’s speech was more of the same - and not what we needed
Egypt: Revolution or bust
We're Unfair to Draft-Card Burners
The Saudis and the Iranians Need to Talk: And we need to make it happen
U.S. Military Interventionism Has Harmed Iraq Dearly
Ethiopia’s Muslim Activists Pave a Path for Nonviolent Political Activism
Wanted: Middle East Statesmen
Trump 'ordered Sisi' to release US-Egyptian charity worker
Is America turning into a failed state?
These fiscal cliff hawks ought to be foreign policy doves
How I learned to forgive my brother’s murderers
Palestinian, Jew give both sides on joint Jerusalem tours
Activists: Release of Detainees in Syria Crucial to Peace Process
The Art of Appeasement, Part I Unraveling a Patchwork of Improvised Disaster
UC Berkeley holds 6th annual TED conference, explores themes of wisdom, compassion
How to Defuse the Ukraine Crisis: The way to respond to Russia is not with Cold War rhetoric
Nonviolent resistance key to Middle East breakthrough
Time for the peace vote?
Egypt’s Street Children, Aya Hijazi, and Me
Coup-Speak Speaking
Muslim advocates welcome Bernie Sanders' support but want visible action
Africa: Can January Makamba Be the Next President of Tanzania?
Only Good Governance can Defeat Al Qaeda in Yemen
Keeping Iran and Saudi Arabia From War
Evolving policy in a changing world: Examining challenges and opportunities in the new US Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review
Alumnus Helps Special-Needs Students Transition to Higher Ed, Work
Advertising against Muslims? Not with my tax dollars
5 Ways We Should Radically Reconsider War
American Aid Worker Is Cleared of Child Abuse Charges in Egypt
We gain more than we lose in the Iran nuclear deal [Commentary]
Obama must stand up to Netanyahu on Israeli settler violence
We can only hope that the cerebral will get the better of the visceral
In Israel, the Rent Is Too Damn High
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry denounces US calls for Aya Hegazy’s release
Mason/EMU alum Michael Shank works with media to tell the story of climate change
Responding to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Is Religious Freedom the Answer?
Five Steps America Must Take Now to Combat Climate Change
‘The American Lawrence of Arabia’s’ life goes on show in the U.S.
China’s Puzzling ADIZ Decision Making
The Coming Rise of Afghan Militias
Palestinian Organization Wins 1st Place in Intercultural Innovation Award
Pro-Earth Republicans In The Era Of President Trump
From protests to politics, a new way forward for Yemen
Europe’s Migration Crisis: Causes and Cures
Essebsi Must Work With Islamists to Ensure Tunisia’s Transition
Seeking Opportunities for Intervention: One woman’s efforts to positively influence inner-city youth: Interview with Mary Wade
Why Forest Whitaker Is Making the UN Goals Famous
GMU Student Burns Pagoda For Senior Art Project
The Harm in Hashtags
The Big Problems in Obama's Big Trade Deals
Behind the Headlines: Israeli Arab's Water Project May Aid Regional Cooperation
Lawmakers in Washington increasingly concerned about Ethiopia
Why Rep. Hunter Is Very Wrong About Nuking Iran
Political Discourse: A Family Affair
The NYC Security Risk That Candidates Aren't Discussing
America's lawmakers in Libyan quagmire
US Lawmaker Urges Egypt to Release Dual Citizen
Yemen: Ripe for a solution?
UN Summit Already Successful: $50 Billion Divested From Fossil Fuels
Why water is key to Syria conflict
Sorting Out Our Options in Afghanistan
The Israeli ex-settler at the center of Occupy Wall Street
Letter to the Editor: Dismissal of Evidence Affected Paris Agreement
Today, I join Khader Adnan’s hunger strike – will you?
Climate Action Is Solution to Slowing Superstorms | Commentary
We can't let climate change turn droughts, flash floods and mudslides into the new normal
Trump got Egypt to free an American prisoner. Here’s her story.
Elections are good, right? Well, not always
Insights Obama can now use to undermine Putin’s narrative
Civility: The Way We Drive
Hottest Year on Record, 2014, Brings Economic Opportunity
We Lead Developed World in Poverty and Inequality
A Mood Is Not A Movement: Five Ideas For The Anti-Trump Forces
Counter-Revolutions and Evolutions: Lessons of Egypt and Iran
We must make anti-bullying a mainstream message
For young adults who lost parents on Sept. 11, a hope for peace
Regionalization of Conflict and Opportunities for Peace in the Horn of Africa
A look at the American 'Countering Violent Extremism' strategy
Muslim Women Find Empowerment Through Competitive Sports
Man-to-man chat can avert disaster
Charlie Rangel: Why I Oppose Syria Strikes
Lieberman and the Peace Process
Conflict-sensitive Repatriation: Lessons from Displaced Communities in North-eastern Nigeria
Hong Kong's 'Occupy': A movement for universal suffrage in Hong Kong is worrying Beijing
Prop. 35 tackles child sex-trafficking
US must vote in favour or abstain
Denied Victimhood and Contested Narratives: The Case of Hutu Diaspora
Equality in action: A conversation at the checkpoint
What Pope Francis Will Say to America This Week
Yemen’s a Model All Right—For Disaster
Former Middle East 'Foes' to Speak on Building Peace
Saudi in Yemen; It’s personal now
The Politics of Bongo Flava
65 years after 'catastrophe,' Palestinians have little to cheer about
What Egypt Can Learn from the “Swine Flu” Scare
The Difference Between Protest America 1968 And 2017
9 Costs of Drone Strikes
Monk-Turned-Street Artist Paints the Homeless to Teach New Yorkers Compassion
Why defeating ISIS with military might is starry eyed idealism
The Obama administration ignores an American imprisoned in Egypt
Slavery and Climate – There's More in Common Than You Think, Vatican Says
Palestine's Right to Defend Itself
At summer camp, Syrian child refugees recall a lost homeland
Can J Street Sideline AIPAC?
Who is Aya Hijazi, the American freed from jail in Egypt?
Jordan Valley essential for a viable Palestinian state
Next Steps in Syria
The Syrian Revolution Is Not a Holy War
Israeli-Palestinian conflict - discussion with Marc Gopin: on economic peace & justice
Scholars skeptical on Japan apology
Future of Crimean Tartar Muslims Hangs in the Balance
Darfur Donor Conference: A Park for a Deadly Conflict
Athletes Pick A Side At The Women's March
Invest in the Afghan people not foreign contractors
Bernie Sanders Vows To Fight Anti-Islam Sentiment: 2016 Democratic Presidential Candidate Hugs Muslim Woman On Stage
Stuart High School Students Use Traditional Karate to Help With Conflict Resolution
Yemen Can't Do It Alone
Letter to the editor: A response to "Immigration could swing it for Brexit"
Rand Paul Got It Right on ISIS
Saudi rejects foreign interference in Iraq, blames ‘sectarian’ Maliki | Reuters
The Struggle for Independence in West Papua
Why Should Israel Care What the Rest of the World Thinks?
‘Don’t Disturb The Peace’: Post-Conflict Politics In Aceh, Indonesia
Saving District of Columbia’s Youth Court
IRP leader speaks in Washington, unsure of party goals and wary of Tajikistan’s future
Search – Côte d’Ivoire wins the Prize of Excellency
Horizon that is always receding
My sister has been jailed in Egypt for 900 days. When will the U.S. help free her?
Data show drone attacks doomed to fail against ISIS in Syria
Managing the Madness in the Middle East
Soldiers Into Students: Veterans, Educators Try to Ease Transition
Why is ISIS destroying Iraq's historical heritage?
The Chinese Dream From Mao to Xi
The Libyan Revolution at Two
What My Amish and Mennonite Forefathers Would Think About My Job in Congress (and Why I Left)
خبير في النزاعات الدولية: ترامب سيبيع الورقة السورية لبوتين (حوار)
Violence and violence-containment's $460 billion price tag
كاتبة فلسطينية تعيش في واشنطن: أطفالنا ضحايا وليسوا إرهابيين
George Mason to cultivate global leaders
Holy Land tours a new tool in peacebuilding
Is the Spirit of Sykes-Picot Still Alive in the Middle East after a Century?
As Ethiopia votes, what’s ‘free and fair’ got to do with it?
4th Annual Symposium on the State of Graduate Education in Peace and Conflict Resolution, George Mason University, May 19-20, 2014
Let's keep Syria's blood off America's hands
Community Activists Question Timing Of Grand Jury Announcement
Richard Solomon Proved Sport Matters through the ‘Ping-Pong’ Diplomacy, and George Mason University is Poised to Tell Us How
Congress vs. the Super-Pollutants
An 'Afghan Summer' of revolt - Part 2
Lingering Questions Surround Geneva III
The costly errors of America's wars
Teaching Sept. 11 To Students Who Were Born After The Attacks Happened
Do military women want combat jobs? The survey numbers say yes — and so do more than 9,000 combat action badges
Why Hong Kong's #OccupyCentral Used Nonviolent Action as Tactic
7 Ways Obama's U.N. Speech Revealed His Inconsistent Foreign Policy
Eviction of Palestinian outpost exposes double standard on settlements
Youth from all areas of Philadelphia kick off Peace Olympics with March
Cardin Meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister
The ’60s Begin to Fade as Liberal Professors Retire
'Delenda Carthago': ISIS, threat and recovery
Dialogue, satire and the attack on Charlie Hebdo
Imagining Peace: The Practical Advantages for Muslims, Jews and Christians of Peace for Palestine and Israel
Six leading Libyan women dominate Virginia conference on Libya
Blessed Are the Climate Advocates
Why I'm Going to Yemen
U.S. Sanctions On Iran Should Be Lifted For Humanitarian Goods
A New Model for American Foreign Policy
Why Did Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Go to Iraq?
UN climate change negotiations in Poland this week
Comment: The Cyprus Challenge: A solution paradigm shift
Academics & Activists Discuss Poverty, Inequality, Conflict
Netanyahu’s address to Congress is a recipe for disaster, not peace
The Ugly Reality Of Islamophobia (And How Catholics Should Stand Up Against It)
Insight Policing and the Role of the Civilian in Police Accountability
Bosnia: Stabilization Stalled in Negative Peace
Look to Iran for a solution in Syria
Students Practice Citizen Diplomacy in Syria
Tariq Ramadan in Chicago's Holocaust Museum
Bosnia Back on the Brink: Ukraine can learn from Bosnia's failed socioeconomic policies
Settler Turned Peace Activist Now Occupies Wall Street: Kobi Skolnick Puts Jewish Stamp on Protest, Not Just on Holidays
Open letter to President-elect Trump and government officials at all levels
Israel's New Left Goes Online
Making Nonviolent Statecraft into a Self-Evident Truth
Climate Change Is An Immediate Threat
Water shortages are coming. It's time for us to act.
Confederate flag: hatred or heritage?
On “The Mystery of Capital”
Drones weaken USA's moral might: Opposing view
U.S. Drones Mobilize Pakistani Nonviolent Movement
‘Strength through peace – not peace through strength’: a reaction to Trump’s America First foreign policy
America's police are looking more and more like the military
Why the Gun Control Debate Doesn't Do Justice to Colorado Killings
Mason student researches homelessness from a conflict perspective
Don't forget Malaysia
Donald Trump's Immigration Plan Would Ban One-Third of the World From the U.S.
Vatican Mayors Summit Spots Pope on Municipal Pulpit
Stop Treating America Like a War Zone: Congress must stop the militarization of America's police forces
Humanitarian Missiles Are Superior to Cruise Missiles
How the U.S. Deals With a Land Known for Corruption
ما هي خلفية اشتعال القومية الكردية في العراق؟
Two Crimean Tatar Mosques Torched in Crimea on the Eve of Major Muslim Holiday
Sandy Hook shootings: We need to focus on more than just gun control
Graduate students spend spring break with Syrian refugees
Mason Partners with Ghana-based African Peace Building Organization
9/11 Forever (and Ever)
Elvis Costello Snubs Israel
Terrorism and Development
U.S.-E.U. Rhetoric on Russia as Destructive as a Chekhovian Duel
Stop atrocities before they start
Working for Peace in the Age of Trump
A New Heroism in Israel and Palestine
Yeni Bir Toplumsal Sozlesme Arayisi
Post-Mubarak Egypt: From successful protest to sustainable social transformation
My Turkish Airport
Bring Russia out of the cold and into the fold
UN Small Arms Conference: Evaluation and Prospects
Cultural Educator: Aziz Abu Sarah
A Toast for Peace
American Aid Worker, Release Secured by Trump Officials, Leaves Egypt
Dignity for Iran equals an Iran free of nuclear weapons
GOP, follow Stevens' example
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Point of View opens—A place for conflict conversation, transformation
The Ottoman Experience in Mosul, Then and Now
New Norm on Human Rights Emerging in Bolivia
How to fix our police departments
A Budget for Working America
Awakening the Demons: There is no Arab Spring coming to Iraq. But sectarian protests could tear this fragile country apart.
Global Mayors Protest Trump’s Anti-Climate Cabinet
Review: Free Burma
Bernie Sanders vows to fight Islamophobia and 'ugly stain of racism' in the US
Students discuss effects of Charlie Hebdo shooting
Peshmerga-Iraqi forces united over Mosul, but can this last?
In America, domestic extremists are a bigger risk than foreign terrorism
A Westside Story: Through the Eyes of a Sandtown Child!
A Caution Against Framing Syria as an Assad-Opposition Dichotomy
A Local First approach to early warning and response
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - Discussion with Marc Gopin: Part 1 on Economic Peace & Justice
Beyer Statement On Acquittal of Aya Hijazi and Her Co-Defendants in Egypt
Libya: A failed state or a failed government?
Sit down with Iran to ensure there is no ‘October surprise’
Couple Spend Their Wedding Money on Street Children, End up in an Egyptian Prison
Want to cut big government abuses? Start with defence contracting
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
Meat Alert
Police Militarization Must Be Halted
Death to America in Yemen? No.
Why China’s New Rich Want to Emigrate
Tehran looks ready to tango
Afghan civil society calls for just peace
Expect Resource Wars With Exxon CEO At State Helm
Lack of US-Syria Diplomacy Leads to Dangerous Isolation
ISIS attacks fueled by illegal guns and open societies we can’t afford to lose
Fighting extremism: Dignity is the answer
Jerusalem’s potential to bring Jews and Muslims together
Direct Analytical Approach to Peacebuilding
Britain’s election results may prove to be a blow to US foreign policy goals
Duly Elected Tyranny: Recovering Democracy in the Age of Majority Abuses
Bribes, money hidden in teddy bears: welcome to US spending in Afghanistan
A New United Nations of Human Rights Countries
Don't let Yemen turn into Syria: Column
Minimum wage war reaches tipping point
Democratic Party looks like America
Analysis: Progressive policies provide answer for Sanders’ foreign policy gap
Comment: A federal constituent “state” is not in the interest of Turkish Cypriots
State Department Should Speak Out For Aya Hijazi, US Human Rights Defender In Egypt Prison
Mason Student Strives to Bring Peace Before Dangerous African Presidential Vote
The Price of Abandoning Yemen
Syria Conflict Panel
With Mike Duvall, Fall of Another ‘Family Values’ Crusader
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
The Time For Leadership To Protect All Civilians Across Syria
Price tag attack on J’lem church provokes religious condemnation
Anti-immigration Legislation Makes Cities and Citizens Less Safe
Senior Government Officials Participate at Workshop on Strategic Communication and Conflict Resolution
Egypt acquits American woman detained for 3 years
What Do We Mean When We Say "Clean Energy"?
Scars of the Khmer Rouge: How Cambodia is healing from a genocide
Transforming a Nation
Doing Due Diligence on Diplomacy With Damascus
Female suicide bombers; Misguided media; Karadzic at the Hague
Washington Area Students Weigh in on South Sudan Conflict
How Women’s Rights Are Linked to U.S.-Iran Negotiations
Mass shootings show need for gun law reform
Lecture by Susan Hirsch at San Anton Palace
Fuel for extremism is beyond Bin Laden, EMU prof says
A peace-building response to the rise of 'Trumpism'
Can Obama Influence Ethiopia on Human Rights, Democracy?
Why Congress Needs to Act Now On Super-Pollutants
Press Pause on the Rush to War
Responsible Journalism Series: Media as Critical Reflective Practice
Public ‘schools of hope’ could be anything but
Crimea Muslims Fear Separation, Exile
Marijuana cartels and the Mafia
Yemen needs action, not just talk
When Contested Narratives of Identity and Victimhood are Victims of Politics
Congress makes Elmo cry by defunding Palestinian 'Sesame Street'
Why US and Chinese cities will make or break any global climate deal
Protecting America's Clean Drinking Water
A Discussion with Marc Gopin, Director, Center on Religion, Diplomacy, and Conflict Resolution
Book Review: Professors and their Politics
Politics and Language: Dimension Beyond Words
Doing away with food deserts in the District
EMU Professor Urges Shift in Iraqi, Afghan Strategy
Why Washington is wrong to impose visa suspension on Iraqis
Anticipating the Syria of Tomorrow: Strategies to Decrease Violence Against Innocents
Fayetteville Charity Helps African Group
Maltese neutrality still a brilliant idea
Police should put away the military gear and build connections with young people
Syrian Ramadan at the Edge of War
Gaza becomes Syria: Middle East geopolitics 2.0
Prevention better than punitive in Syria
Marginalizing Muslims in Switzerland
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
Growing Sense of Polarization and Escalating Tensions in Crimea Ahead of 69th Anniversary of Crimean Tatar
Why, Indeed, History Should Sometimes Repeat Itself: a Review of History as a Prelude
UVA Gives Diversity Awards to Longtime Professors McDowell and Dukes
Dirty Energy Dollars
Israel Claims Holy Sites, Reignites Religious Flashpoint
Student Studies Connection of Abusive Treatment of Humans and Animals
Crimean Tatars Fear for Their Safety After Crimea’s Annexation to Russia
The Conflict that Became Mine
There is a Major Climate Issue Hiding in Your Closet: Fast Fashion
Syria’s Christian conundrum
Why Bernie Sanders is standing with Muslims
Inspiring Curious Feminists: Reflections on Cynthia Enloe
Social Scientist Sees Bias Within
Hillary Clinton’s Response to the Pulse Orlando Shootings
American impotence and the ‘Born in Jerusalem’ law
Beware Libya’s ‘Fair Dictator’
Free West Papua: Growing International Solidarity for a Forgotten Independence Movement
Peace Movement Has Become Powerless, Says MK Yuli Tamir
Former Del. Jim Scott remembered for selfless public service
Mideast peace deal… and they lived unhappily ever after
Israeli, Palestinian join forces to offer tours with two viewpoints
How Egypt’s most famous jailed couple celebrated Valentine’s Day
Civilian Devastation During War Explored in ‘Why They Die’
After 900 days in pre-trial detention, campaigns call for release of Aya Hegazy
ما هو الإرث السياسي لمحمود عباس؟
A.T. Ariyaratne: Leading Sri Lanka's Largest Civil Society Movement for 50 Years
Syria's Next Generation
How China’s Economic Rebalancing is like the Movie 'Speed'
Rand Paul's Filibuster Gives Civil Liberties A Rare Washington Moment
Washington’s rapprochement with Syria is welcomed but not enough
Arab Americans Organize with the ANSWER Coalition to Protest Trump Inauguration
Focus on Al Qaeda in Yemen magnifies chronic instability
Ryan Gosling spreads message from Bernie Sanders
The Current of Discord on the Mekong
Ghailani Trial and Sentence Affirms US Federal Court System
Using hip-hop to resolve global conflict
Confronting Homeland Security's 'SSSS' Watch List
Entitled to Protection, Palestinians Should Join the ICC, Now
Aziz Abu Sarah is a Tour Guide
إيران والعواصم الأربع: السيطرة بداية الانهيار
Why can’t America just take out Assad?
U.S. Credibility Around the World Damaged by Afghanistan War
A Silver Lining to the Film and Riots Tragedy: Freedom, Diversity, and the New Competition for Arab Public Space
Halep'in geleceği ve Türkiye'nin güvenliği
Origins and Responses to the Arab Awakening
The Path To Clean Energy Requires An Energy-Storage Revolution
A col.’s view of commander’s authority
Iraq’s Islamic divisions intensify
Drowning the Arab Spring in Gulf Oil
Chomsky Takes on the World (Bank)
Instead of Gray’s Raise D.C., Michelle Rhee’s book: Let’s take a truly radical approach to school reform
Afghan religious figures, diplomats come together in İstanbul
An American humanitarian worker goes on trial in Cairo. What’s next for Aya Hijazi?
World Bank needs Jeffrey Sachs
USIP Awards Jennings Randolph Senior Fellowships and Peace Scholarships for 2015-2016
What Aziz Abu Sarah learned in Hebrew school
Overstating The 'Crime Gun' Data
To save his Middle East legacy, Obama must recognise a Palestinian state now
Unclenched Fists
How to Pull Yemen Back from the Edge
Conflict Analysis and Resolution Students Named Boren Fellows
Massachusetts and Genocide
Have We Become Hopelessly Divided?
Why U.S. Could Opt For 'Zero Option' In Afghanistan
What Paul Ryan’s economic roadmap means for America
Administrative Referendum: A wakeup call for the ethno-political conflict in Darfur
Ötekilerden ‘Ötekilere’ (From Others to ‘Others’)
Hillary Clinton Asks Egypt’s President Sisi to Release Aya Hijazi
How Trump Gives Negotiation a Bad Name
Don't Let China Dominate: When it comes to renewable energy, China is trumping the U.S.
How Climate Change Sparked the Crisis in Syria
The Lonely Man of Peace
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
Resolute in uncertain times: peacebuilding in the new US administration
Rodef Shalom to host panel on Palestinian perspectives
Religion and Power Moving Forward into the Twenty-First Century
Keeping the Keys: The Rise of the Palestinian Diplomatic Intifada
Turkey's Complex Policy
The Business Argument for Addressing Climate Change
Education in Tanzania: Losing the Future
America Must Rethink the War on Terror: The Authorization for Use of Military Force needs to be modified to avoid mission creep
Working Abroad a Big Help on the Hill
The inclusion of women in the peacemaking process
No Immunity for US Troops: Why Hamid Karzai Punted to Loya Jirga
The case for compulsory voting
As New Threats Emerge, U.S. Closes Drone Base in Ethiopia
Liberia’s Path from Anarchy to Elections
Addressing divide between communities and police
The World Does Not Need a Jewish Ann Coulter: An Open Letter To Ben Shapiro.
Africa Needs More from Obama than Promises
If America wants Assad to respect international law, it must respect it, too
Conflict Resolution, One Book at a Time
Reading Dr Ambedkar as a narrative for social change
New Crimean Tatar History Book Comes Under Attack from Russian Nationalist Groups
In fighting gangs, US should look to El Salvador
Opinion: Why Trump’s foreign policy won’t make America great again
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