The School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution

The 2017 Arthur N. Rupe Great Debate: Is ISIS an Existential Threat to the United States?
Mass shootings show need for gun law reform
Europe’s Migration Crisis: Causes and Cures
No Immunity for US Troops: Why Hamid Karzai Punted to Loya Jirga
Global Mayors Protest Trump’s Anti-Climate Cabinet
Social Scientist Sees Bias Within
The ISIS takeover of Ramadi means hard choices face the Iraqi and US governments
My Turkish Airport
Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution Becomes a School
What Would MLK Think of America’s Modern Wars?
A Caution Against Framing Syria as an Assad-Opposition Dichotomy
Hamas Should Be Part of Middle East Peace Talks
An OSCE reconciliation strategy for Cyprus?
Academics & Activists Discuss Poverty, Inequality, Conflict
The three-ring circus of American politics
American Aid Worker Is Cleared of Child Abuse Charges in Egypt
Catching Kony
Donald Trump and the Politics of Personality: To Understand Trumpism, Look Abroad!
Activists: Release of Detainees in Syria Crucial to Peace Process
Point of View opens—A place for conflict conversation, transformation
Managing the Madness in the Middle East
UC Berkeley holds 6th annual TED conference, explores themes of wisdom, compassion
UVA Gives Diversity Awards to Longtime Professors McDowell and Dukes
Could ‘Insight Policing’ have saved Sandra Bland, Freddie Gray and others?
Immigration debate: How DC can move the conversation forward
Why Congress Should Care About the Beepocalypse | Commentary
Anticipating the Syria of Tomorrow: Strategies to Decrease Violence Against Innocents
Anti-immigration Legislation Makes Cities and Citizens Less Safe
THE RUSSIAN PLOT, Or, How to Avoid Taking Responsibility for Losing a Presidential Election
Hunger strike highlights forgotten tragedy of Palestinian prisoners
Politics Unusual
Trump Should Take a Lesson From the Pope on How to Lead
Producing solutions by appreciating the interconnections
Advertising against Muslims? Not with my tax dollars
Why I'm Going to Yemen
PCDN's Dr. Catalina Rojas awarded the prestigious SXSW Dewey Award for use of digital technology to help others
Anacostia: Why I have faith in the future of my neighborhood
How a monk-turned-street artist sees New York City’s homeless
We gain more than we lose in the Iran nuclear deal [Commentary]
Lawmakers in Washington increasingly concerned about Ethiopia
How Trump Gives Negotiation a Bad Name
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry denounces US calls for Aya Hegazy’s release
Want to cut big government abuses? Start with defence contracting
The Price of Abandoning Yemen
Using Peace 'Means' to Achieve Peaceful 'Ends'
How Egypt’s most famous jailed couple celebrated Valentine’s Day
Soldiers Into Students: Veterans, Educators Try to Ease Transition
Achieving the mission: A conversation with UPEACE Vice Rector Amr Abdalla
The Chinese Dream From Mao to Xi
ما هي خلفية اشتعال القومية الكردية في العراق؟
Dialogue, satire and the attack on Charlie Hebdo
Turkey's Best Asset to Tackle ISIS: Ankara or America?
Essay on the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the Sykes-Picot Agreement هل العرب أمام سايكس بيكو جديدة؟
What will Rep. Dennis Kucinich's legacy be?
The Big Problems in Obama's Big Trade Deals
On “The Mystery of Capital”
Morocco a Stable East-West Bridge
Sit down with Iran to ensure there is no ‘October surprise’
Monk-Turned-Street Artist Paints the Homeless to Teach New Yorkers Compassion
Crisis management system for Japan and China
A Mood Is Not A Movement: Five Ideas For The Anti-Trump Forces
Vatican Mayors Summit Spots Pope on Municipal Pulpit
US Lawmaker Urges Egypt to Release Dual Citizen
America's lawmakers in Libyan quagmire
To stop al-Shabab, help Somali people
Why Congress Needs to Act Now On Super-Pollutants
George Mason to cultivate global leaders
Lingering Questions Surround Geneva III
The Lonely Man of Peace
This Week in Poverty: 'A Place at the Table' and 'American Winter'
Chomsky Takes on the World (Bank)
American Aid Worker, Release Secured by Trump Officials, Leaves Egypt
Invest in the Afghan people not foreign contractors
Colombia's Inminent Peace Agreement: A Brief Analysis of What the Agreement is, What is Next and What is Missing
Sorry, Aung San Suu Kyi, the Rohingya Crisis Is No Laughing Matter
The World Discovers Afghanistan’s Peaceful Clerics
Highland Community College Board Candidates Weigh District's Financial, Enrollment Woes
To save his Middle East legacy, Obama must recognise a Palestinian state now
Mason Professors, Graduates Take Active Role in Latin American Conflicts
Doing Due Diligence on Diplomacy With Damascus
U.S.-E.U. Rhetoric on Russia as Destructive as a Chekhovian Duel
Could a Nuclear Iran Bring About More Stability, Rather Than Less?
Why Bernie Sanders is standing with Muslims
Why U.S. Could Opt For 'Zero Option' In Afghanistan
Why Washington is wrong to impose visa suspension on Iraqis
USDA Does Diets Differently, Moves Off Meat
A look at the American 'Countering Violent Extremism' strategy
Congratulations to the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at GMU: The IMTD and ICAR partnership continues
10 Syria Questions for John Kerry and Chuck Hagel
Gaza becomes Syria: Middle East geopolitics 2.0
When studying abroad in a conflict zone, safety is key
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR; Resolving Conflicts in the Caucasus
An Ill-Advised Purge in Libya
Hong Kong's 'Occupy': A movement for universal suffrage in Hong Kong is worrying Beijing
Violence and violence-containment's $460 billion price tag
Mason Partners with Ghana-based African Peace Building Organization
Open letter to President-elect Trump and government officials at all levels
Spread of US poverty risks serious social disorder
Climate Change Is An Immediate Threat
Crimean Tatars Fear for Their Safety After Crimea’s Annexation to Russia
Comment: The Cyprus Challenge: A solution paradigm shift
Ryan Gosling spreads message from Bernie Sanders
How Women’s Rights Are Linked to U.S.-Iran Negotiations
There is a Major Climate Issue Hiding in Your Closet: Fast Fashion
Ethiopian Ruling Coalition Wins Majority of Parliament Seats
Police should put away the military gear and build connections with young people
"We Are Not Like Them": Itamar Massacre Activates A Dangerous Israeli-Jewish Ethnocentrism
Ethiopia’s Muslim Activists Pave a Path for Nonviolent Political Activism
Solon Simmons' "The Eclipse of Equality"
Wanted: Middle East Statesmen
Sandy Hook shootings: We need to focus on more than just gun control
'Less Violent' Does Not Have to Mean 'Apathetic'
Lack of US-Syria Diplomacy Leads to Dangerous Isolation
As China’s Economy Falters, Military Parade Offers Chance to Burnish Image
သုတေတီတစ်ဦး၏ နာဂဒေသနှင့်လူမျိုးများအကြောင်း [Research about the future of local and indigenous people]
On 10th Anniversary of Afghan War, Time to Exit Militarized US Foreign Policy
9/11 Forever (and Ever)
Scholars skeptical on Japan apology
An Interview with Dr. Tetsushi Ogata
A Discussion with Marc Gopin, Director, Center on Religion, Diplomacy, and Conflict Resolution
65 years after 'catastrophe,' Palestinians have little to cheer about
Conflict-sensitive Repatriation: Lessons from Displaced Communities in North-eastern Nigeria
Inside the Beltway: Pillars of liberty
'Delenda Carthago': ISIS, threat and recovery
Five Steps America Must Take Now to Combat Climate Change
Arab Americans Organize with the ANSWER Coalition to Protest Trump Inauguration
Today, I join Khader Adnan’s hunger strike – will you?
The challenge of violent extremism
Mirëdita Dobar Dan Festival in Belgrade: We Stuck our Foot in the Open Door
62nd Anniversary of the Crimean Tatar Deportation “Protest Meeting” in Simferopol, Crimea Went By Peacefully
Busting the Biofuels Boom
Rituals of Gendered Violence: School Girl Kidnappings in Nigeria
5 Ways We Should Radically Reconsider War
Interreligious Intercultural Dialogue Institutionalized - Deja Vu All Over Again
Lecture by Susan Hirsch at San Anton Palace
Time to write the rules for cyber and drone challenges
Richard Solomon Proved Sport Matters through the ‘Ping-Pong’ Diplomacy, and George Mason University is Poised to Tell Us How
Mason’s Michael Shank Joins White House Climate Change Group
My sister has been jailed in Egypt for 900 days. When will the U.S. help free her?
Civilian Devastation During War Explored in ‘Why They Die’
Police Militarization Must Be Halted
Syria, Lebanon, and the Middle East: Enabling a War-to-Peace Transition
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Bullies, Jerks and Weasels
Addressing DC's truancy epidemic
Rwanda: Opening the door to dialogue (Claudine Kuradusenge)
Pro-Earth Republicans In The Era Of President Trump
Congress makes Elmo cry by defunding Palestinian 'Sesame Street'
How Belgraders Remember the NATO Bombings
Keeping Iran and Saudi Arabia From War
Only Good Governance can Defeat Al Qaeda in Yemen
Let's keep Syria's blood off America's hands
Transforming a Nation
Author, Terrorism Victim Hirsch Says Capital Punishment Hurts U.S. Image Abroad
Collateral damage by drones dirties the hands of our nation
Mason student researches homelessness from a conflict perspective
Somalia Needs a War on Poverty
Why Did Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Go to Iraq?
Obama Arrives in Kenya, on Personal and Official Journey
Teaching Sept. 11 To Students Who Were Born After The Attacks Happened
Origins and Responses to the Arab Awakening
Don't Let China Dominate: When it comes to renewable energy, China is trumping the U.S.
Africa: Can January Makamba Be the Next President of Tanzania?
Aya Hegazy trial postponed for 5th time after court unable to turn on laptop
Inevitable US policy shift on Burma: why and how
Nonviolent resistance key to Middle East breakthrough
China’s Puzzling ADIZ Decision Making
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
Post Eurozone crisis, how to increase a country's resilience to risk
George Mason University Partners With an African Nonprofit Organization- 72Africa
CPCS Hosted Conference in Washington D.C.
Why Forest Whitaker Is Making the UN Goals Famous
The Ghailani Verdict - Susan Hirsch featured in the New York Times
Conflict Analysis and Resolution Students Named Boren Fellows
Politics and Language: Dimension Beyond Words
Working Abroad a Big Help on the Hill
The Green Wave washes over a movement in hibernation
Yeni Bir Toplumsal Sozlesme Arayisi
Fallacy of a moderate mullah
The inclusion of women in the peacemaking process
How to Solve Your Conflicts, and Get FED at the Same Time
The Ugly Reality Of Islamophobia (And How Catholics Should Stand Up Against It)
Netanyahu’s address to Congress is a recipe for disaster, not peace
Look to Iran for a solution in Syria
Africa Needs More from Obama than Promises
Fighting extremism: Dignity is the answer
Analysis: Progressive policies provide answer for Sanders’ foreign policy gap
Faith-Based Diplomacy
Morocco: An Emerging Model For Muslim-Jewish Relations – OpEd
Women’s Exclusion Worsens Somali Crises
Former Del. Jim Scott remembered for selfless public service
No end in sight for conflict between our two angels
What Pope Francis Will Say to America This Week
Conflict Resolution Educators Converge on Mason for Annual Conference
Afghan civil society calls for just peace
Senior Government Officials Participate at Workshop on Strategic Communication and Conflict Resolution
Ending the Exploitation of People and the Planet
Water shortages are coming. It's time for us to act.
America Must Rethink the War on Terror: The Authorization for Use of Military Force needs to be modified to avoid mission creep
The Tale of Two Cities: Kyiv and Simferopol
Political Discourse: A Family Affair
Inclusiveness: The Right (and Political) Way to Be
Peaceful Dispute Resolution Ideas
Trump is ‘deprived of all knowledge’ about public schools
Albany Gets "F" for Failing to Protect Tenants
Donald Trump's Immigration Plan Would Ban One-Third of the World From the U.S.
Liberia’s Path from Anarchy to Elections
At summer camp, Syrian child refugees recall a lost homeland
An Extreme Sport: Middle East Peacebuilding
Can J Street Sideline AIPAC?
China and Japan engage neocortices
Human Rights of Crimean Tatars Discussed in European Parliament
Shank and Gilchrest: Increasing the Peace Can Reduce the Debt
Gulf Nations Can Provide Jobs, Which Is Crucial to Syrian Refugees
Beijing Encroaching on Moscow’s Military Dominance in Tajikistan
Awakening to Women: The Nobel Effect
Protecting America's Clean Drinking Water
Will Saudi Arabia's 'Operation Decisive Storm' restore order in Yemen?
Tariq Ramadan in Chicago's Holocaust Museum
Paul Ryan's Radical Economic Regime: Why His House Budget Legacy Is a Lesson in Elitism
ISIS attacks fueled by illegal guns and open societies we can’t afford to lose
In Afghanistan, end the fighting and stop the meddling
Meryl Streep is right; bullying hurts us all
The ’60s Begin to Fade as Liberal Professors Retire
Evolving policy in a changing world: Examining challenges and opportunities in the new US Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review
Teach, model, grow and live in empathy to build world peace, says interfaith expert Marc Gopin at Frontier Luncheon
Even a weakened Libya can avoid civil war
The Struggle for Independence in West Papua
Promoting peace, locally and globally
Why Should Israel Care What the Rest of the World Thinks?
Why, Indeed, History Should Sometimes Repeat Itself: a Review of History as a Prelude
Administrative Referendum: A wakeup call for the ethno-political conflict in Darfur
Is America turning into a failed state?
Beyer Statement On Acquittal of Aya Hijazi and Her Co-Defendants in Egypt
Science of unintended consequences
Mason/EMU alum Michael Shank works with media to tell the story of climate change
The Ottoman Experience in Mosul, Then and Now
Peace – practical, not fanciful
Dirty Energy Dollars
How to fix our police departments
Donald Trump’s bigotry has inspired U.S. Muslim voters like no candidate before
Israeli-Palestinian conflict - discussion with Marc Gopin: on economic peace & justice
Congress Must Tax Fossil Fuels
Rwanda- A Country Still in Need
With Income Inequality Comes Violence
Aziz Abu Sarah – Ending the Cycle of Violence in Israel and Palestine
In Egypt, even helping street children can land you in prison
Israel's New Left Goes Online
GMU Student Burns Pagoda For Senior Art Project
Who to Blame for the Absence of a Kurdish State after Sykes Picot?
Motives of suicide terrorists
A Local First approach to early warning and response
How to Pull Yemen Back from the Edge
Nato should negotiate a security structure that includes Russia
Problem-solving approach privileges both parties
If You Want Revenge for 9/11, Don't Look to the Kids Who Lost A Parent
The Dangers of Soft Power: Government backed cultural programs often come across as just propaganda
Don't let Yemen turn into Syria: Column
Police Should Put Away the Military Gear and Build Connections with Young People
Professor Utilizes Real World Experience in Conflict Resolution Studies
Why the US must support bid for Palestinian statehood
The Audacity of Air Strikes and Secret Deals: Just making Isis grow stronger?
Inspiring Curious Feminists: Reflections on Cynthia Enloe
Mason students discuss Islamophobia
A.T. Ariyaratne: Leading Sri Lanka's Largest Civil Society Movement for 50 Years
Does China Have a Foreign Policy?
How China’s Economic Rebalancing is like the Movie 'Speed'
Reading Dr Ambedkar as a narrative for social change
What Aziz Abu Sarah learned in Hebrew school
Insights Obama can now use to undermine Putin’s narrative
Is the Spirit of Sykes-Picot Still Alive in the Middle East after a Century?
Holy Land tours a new tool in peacebuilding
New Grad ‘Ecstatic’ with Peace Corps Posting to Mozambique
Education in Tanzania: Losing the Future
The American Elections: Prospects for a New US Foreign Policy
National Geographic Offering Israel Tour: National Geographic Expedition is offering 12-day tours of the Holy Land, complete with hotels and museums
Fayetteville Charity Helps African Group
U.S. Credibility Around the World Damaged by Afghanistan War
Washington Area Students Weigh in on South Sudan Conflict
The World Does Not Need a Jewish Ann Coulter: An Open Letter To Ben Shapiro.
State Department Should Speak Out For Aya Hijazi, US Human Rights Defender In Egypt Prison
Comment: A federal constituent “state” is not in the interest of Turkish Cypriots
7 Ways Obama's U.N. Speech Revealed His Inconsistent Foreign Policy
Stop the ISIS War Before It Gets Worse!
Hutu Diaspora Narrative: Identity in Conflict, Conflict of Identity
Girls released from Boko Haram captivity rejected by society - new report
Hamas Advocating Dialogue Through Children’s Cartoon?
Interview with CNN: Ancient blueprint for Middle East peace touring U.S.
Oil Is At The Heart Of The Ukraine Crisis
Freed Egyptian American prisoner returns home following Trump intervention
When Washington Welcomes A Nonviolent Muslim: What CBS News and Congress Have In Common
Rep. Charles Rangel: Let's slow down the next superstorm
Cardin Meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister
Time for the peace vote?
Saudi in Yemen; It’s personal now
Robert C. Koehler: Healthy conflict creates resilient communities
One Week After Colorado Shooting, US Government Still Failing to Safeguard America
Politics and the city – the battle over Istanbul’s Gezi park
Ukraine Diplomatic Deal: Necessary Next Steps
Don't Talk, Do Something! Palestinian/Israeli Unilateralism as Legitimate Negotiations
The anatomy of an anti-Taliban uprising
Mason student’s question to Democratic presidential candidate goes viral
Interview: Zheng Wang
It's the Arab spring for dictators
Fulbright Scholars Offer Tips to Win the Prize
A peace-building response to the rise of 'Trumpism'
Fuel for extremism is beyond Bin Laden, EMU prof says
Charlie Rangel: Why I Oppose Syria Strikes
An online occupation
Myanmar Fighting Poses Dilemma for China
What the Flint Crisis Reveals About Inequality in the U.S.
How the U.S. Deals With a Land Known for Corruption
Why Protest? And What’s Next: Truth-Telling and Reconciliation for Ferguson and Beyond
Crimea Muslims Fear Separation, Exile
After Nearly Three Years, An American In Egypt Walks Free
Heavy metal music unites Jews and Muslims across the Middle East
Settler Terrorism -- An American Problem
Resolute in uncertain times: peacebuilding in the new US administration
The Israeli ex-settler at the center of Occupy Wall Street
Keeping the Keys: The Rise of the Palestinian Diplomatic Intifada
Russian Consul General to Crimea Resigns Following Offensive Comments About Crimean Tatar Deportation
Crimean Crisis Escalates Further
Paul Ryan's path to economic peril
WATCH: Bernie Sanders hugs Muslim student, vows to fight racism as Jew
Food insecurity rising as crop production falls
Businesses Must Take the Lead on Climate-Change Action
Texas flood's climate change irony: Column
The Impact of the Syrian Civil War on Identity Groups in Turkey
Egypt frees U.S. charity worker Aya Hijazi from prison
Cultural Educator: Aziz Abu Sarah
How to stop Libya becoming another Iraq
A Toast for Peace
In fighting gangs, US should look to El Salvador
Jordan Valley essential for a viable Palestinian state
When soldiers commit murder
Arts and Peacebuilding
Settlement of Karabakh conflict ruled out as long as ‘mutual concessions’ perceived as loss
Yemen needs action, not just talk
More record warmth means more flooding: Column
Student Studies Connection of Abusive Treatment of Humans and Animals
التدخل الروسي أوقف انهيار النظام السوري مؤقتاً
Q & A With Kevin Avruch, Ph.D.
Public ‘schools of hope’ could be anything but
Questions must be about gun safety
USIP Awards Jennings Randolph Senior Fellowships and Peace Scholarships for 2015-2016
America's police are looking more and more like the military
A New (Old) Narrative for the Left
A Strike Against Israel
As Ethiopia votes, what’s ‘free and fair’ got to do with it?
We're Unfair to Draft-Card Burners
Egypt: Revolution or bust
Our moral obligations in Somalia
Doctoral Student Goes to Hollywood to Teach Peace Techniques
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - Discussion with Marc Gopin: Part 1 on Economic Peace & Justice
Congress Can't Ignore Afghanistan in Budget Talks
The Missing Ingredient in UN's 2030 Global Goals
Sign a Drone Treaty Before Everyone Does as We Do
Why can’t America just take out Assad?
The Indoctrination Myth
US Navy Seals plan to accept women after female soldiers graduate as rangers
After 900 days in pre-trial detention, campaigns call for release of Aya Hegazy
Time to stop coddling Iran
Go After Super Pollutants
Syria's Next Generation
For Economic Growth, Repeal Drug Laws and Rehabilitate Ex-Cons
A Multifaceted Crisis
Afghans Failing Security Test In Badakhshan
A Budget for Working America
Woodbridge Resident Gains White House Internship
Myanmar's negotiator expresses belief in China's willingness to help in peace process
Expect Resource Wars With Exxon CEO At State Helm
National Geographic Expeditions ‘Holy Land’ Partner Scores Top UN Award
Blessed Are the Climate Advocates
In America, domestic extremists are a bigger risk than foreign terrorism
Peshmerga-Iraqi forces united over Mosul, but can this last?
Aziz Abu Sarah is a Tour Guide
Needed: Social Engineering?
A New United Nations of Human Rights Countries
How to stop the stone-throwing in Anacostia
As New Threats Emerge, U.S. Closes Drone Base in Ethiopia
Defense Department in Somalia
Have We Become Hopelessly Divided?
A picture of hope and courage
The Path To Clean Energy Requires An Energy-Storage Revolution
Orange Revolution in Ukraine: Inspiration of Disillusionment?
Fossil Fuel Divestment Makes UN Climate Summit a Success
Students discuss effects of Charlie Hebdo shooting
25 Rights groups: The Belady Foundation case demonstrates that individual and community initiatives face only repression and fabricated charges
Lone wolf senator builds case to engage Myanmar
Awakening the Demons: There is no Arab Spring coming to Iraq. But sectarian protests could tear this fragile country apart.
China’s Foreign Policy Debates
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
Confederate flag: hatred or heritage?
Direct Analytical Approach to Peacebuilding
Sudan, after the breakup: Can violence be prevented?
Obama Thinks Too Small on Climate Change
Do We Need Dictatorship?
Conference on Activist H. Thurman Held on ‘9/11’ Anniversary
Boycotting Muslim 'Savages' Ad on DC Metro in Protest of Hate Speech
Mason experts explain how ISIS attacks are recruitment tools
Use US soft power to free the Ashraf Seven
Sisters know a good road trip when they see one
Chattanooga: on the need to fight terror with reason
Hillary Clinton Asks Egypt’s President Sisi to Release Aya Hijazi
Ötekilerden ‘Ötekilere’ (From Others to ‘Others’)
Fed Up With Climate Change Apathy
The Meaning of Freedom
Conflict as an opportunity
Did Bernie Sanders just steal Joe Lieberman’s Jewish crown?
Myanmar Vote Plan Clouds New US Dialogue
Rand Paul's Filibuster Gives Civil Liberties A Rare Washington Moment
Affirmative Action for Somalia
Senators Welcome Release of Unjustly Imprisoned Egyptian-American Aya Hijazi
Gridlock is death for deliberation
Why US and Chinese cities will make or break any global climate deal
Letter to the Editor: Dismissal of Evidence Affected Paris Agreement
A peace dividend we should all want
A Fixable Problem for Our Society
Vietnam and Great Power Rivalries
Creating Resilient Communities
Are Direct Negotiations Good or Bad for the Palestinians?
The only way forward on Syria
Crimean Tatar Mejlis Elects New Chairperson as Mustafa Cemilev Steps Down
Democratic Party looks like America
At Town Hall, Sanders Makes Commitment to 'End All Forms of Racism in This Country'
UN climate change negotiations in Poland this week
Presidents must come together on East Asia
The Saudis and the Iranians Need to Talk: And we need to make it happen
Addressing divide between communities and police
Resolved to Keep Faith
Prevention better than punitive in Syria
Palestine's Right to Defend Itself
Marginalizing Muslims in Switzerland
The Coming Rise of Afghan Militias
Two Crimean Tatar Mosques Torched in Crimea on the Eve of Major Muslim Holiday
Bringing Eritrea In From The Cold
Mason Student Studies Emerging Protest Culture Over Land Rights Conflicts in Cambodia
How to Have a Productive Conversation About Politics at Thanksgiving
Settler Turned Peace Activist Now Occupies Wall Street: Kobi Skolnick Puts Jewish Stamp on Protest, Not Just on Holidays
Next Up in Somalia’s Fragile Transition: Bridge Political Divides
Only catastrophes lead to the sharing of sovereignty
A third intifada is inevitable unless Israel changes course
Boots on the Ground, Not Unmanned Robots in the Sky
Feckless on Foreign Policy
Germany's lesson for U.S. -- keep faith with workers
A Westside Story: Through the Eyes of a Sandtown Child!
The Future of Kurdistan, Between Unity and Balkanization
Why defeating ISIS with military might is starry eyed idealism
Free West Papua: Growing International Solidarity for a Forgotten Independence Movement
Why Americans Are Ready to Pay More Money for Cleaner Energy
Peace Movement Has Become Powerless, Says MK Yuli Tamir
Tackling the most grave and serious global security threats
Palestine: Still key to stability in the Middle East
Dignity for Iran equals an Iran free of nuclear weapons
From protests to politics, a new way forward for Yemen
Meat Alert
Adjunct Faculty Demand Change
Republican Reasoning: Why 2008 Was the Year for Occupying and Protesting Wall Street
Detroit On The Brink
High school students learn conflict resolution through karate
Crashing in America
Experts Say There Will Be No Contest in Ethiopia's Upcoming Vote
Stop atrocities before they start
Crimean Tatars fear exile again
Keeping USAID: why the US shouldn’t cut off its nose
Why the Gun Control Debate Doesn't Do Justice to Colorado Killings
Israelis and Palestinians -- rage, fear and misunderstanding
Optimism at last for American jailed in Egypt, her family
Rodef Shalom to host panel on Palestinian perspectives
Britain’s election results may prove to be a blow to US foreign policy goals
Letter to the editor: A response to "Immigration could swing it for Brexit"
Yemen Can't Do It Alone
Why we should keep out of Somalia’s affairs
Civil Society Is Faltering In This Middle East Nation
Filmmaker’s ‘Will to Communicate’ Breaks through Community’s Silence
These fiscal cliff hawks ought to be foreign policy doves
For young adults who lost parents on Sept. 11, a hope for peace
Libya: A failed state or a failed government?
Dumping Military Kit on Cops Makes Main Street a War Zone
Yemen: Ripe for a solution?
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
Semites Unite! You Have Nothing to Lose But your Conflict
Why Hong Kong's #OccupyCentral Used Nonviolent Action as Tactic
Land Rights Have Become A Women's Issue Through Social Mobilization In Cambodia
How I learned to forgive my brother’s murderers
People to People Contact
Darfur Donor Conference: A Park for a Deadly Conflict
China and Japan REALLY Don’t Like Each Other
Scars of the Khmer Rouge: How Cambodia is healing from a genocide
Using hip-hop to resolve global conflict
Ghailani Trial and Sentence Affirms US Federal Court System
Armenian, Azeri experts' Karabakh settlement recommendations
Explosion of the Sacred
A New Model for American Foreign Policy
Israel Inside/Out: Perspectives And Prisms
The Emperor’s new clothes – bluster in the GOP
Genocide or Terrorism? Transnational Advocacy and the Ogaden Conflict
How one liberal group is trying to help Democrats win back the House in 2018
Displaced by Genocide, Mason Student Plans to Help Other Refugees
Rights groups renew request for release of defendants in the Belady Foundation case and urge compliance with legal standards for pretrial detention
Aziz Abu Sarah Named National Geographic Emerging Explorer
Americans have had enough conflict
Using Israeli and Palestinian Guides, Tour Group Helps Visitors ‘Experience the People’
The Current of Discord on the Mekong
We can only hope that the cerebral will get the better of the visceral
Sorting Out Our Options in Afghanistan
A Conflict Resolution Scholar Explains How to Resolve Conflicts in the Quiet Car
How U.S. Ambassadors Influence China (But Not Americans)
Egyptian-American activist Aya Hegazi returns to US following Egypt court acquittal
A New Heroism in Israel and Palestine
Making Nonviolent Statecraft into a Self-Evident Truth
An American humanitarian worker goes on trial in Cairo. What’s next for Aya Hijazi?
Palestine is nearly here, deal with it
Book Review: Professors and their Politics
Unholy Media Malpractice: The press totally missed the point of Bernie Sanders' trip to the Vatican.
Unite, Confuse, and Inspire: A Response to the Rise of Racism in Israel
Learning from SIGIR's Final Report on Iraq Reconstruction
When Radio Goes Bad: RF communications and the increased violence in South Sudan
EMU Professor Urges Shift in Iraqi, Afghan Strategy
An 'Afghan Summer' of revolt - Part 2
A Peacebuilding Approach to Teaching About Extremism
Why Rep. Hunter Is Very Wrong About Nuking Iran
یەریڤان سەعید، توێژەر لە پەیمانگای وڵاتانی كەنداو لە واشنتۆن:
Slavery and Climate – There's More in Common Than You Think, Vatican Says
Fragility Needs Innovative Development Financing
Reflections of a Catholic American on bin Laden’s death
Press Pause on the Rush to War
Turkey’s Kurdish Peace Process – Analysis - Part 3
Essebsi Must Work With Islamists to Ensure Tunisia’s Transition
The Federal response in Malheur and far right extremism
Conflict Resolution, One Book at a Time
Anacostia totem pole belies Washington’s devotion to Redskins
Crimean Tatars's Pain is Renewed- Kırım Tatarları'nın acıları tazelendi
Reimagining Transitional Justice in Bali
Coup-Speak Speaking
Congress Better Listen to the Pope on Climate Change
From Israel to Mason: Conflict scholars present a peace proposal at the UN
Is the OSCE relevant to Cyprus? Or is Cyprus irrelevant to the OSCE?
A Palestinian’s journey from stone-throwing to conflict resolution
Portrait of Stalin Sparks Brawl at WWII Ceremony in Crimea
Overnight Crimean Crisis Hits Stalemate
What Paul Ryan’s economic roadmap means for America
Muslim advocates welcome Bernie Sanders' support but want visible action
Why NFL's Washington Redskins needs renaming
Bucolic Peekskill under attack: View
American impotence and the ‘Born in Jerusalem’ law
Cure Police Violence As If It Were a Disease
Don't forget Malaysia
Explorer’s Analysis: Inside Key Issues of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
Turkey’s Kurdish peace process: dead end – part 1
A Grassroots Visit Belies Washington's View of Afghanistan
Preventing gang violence in San Diego
Growing Sense of Polarization and Escalating Tensions in Crimea Ahead of 69th Anniversary of Crimean Tatar
Bringing Florida to Justice, Not Just George Zimmerman
Data show drone attacks doomed to fail against ISIS in Syria
Denied Victimhood and Contested Narratives: The Case of Hutu Diaspora
Can the Tribes of NATO help the Tribes of Afghanistan?
Peace Parsha: Hayyei Sarah - Love and Care across Boundaries
Feminist Scholar Cynthia Enloe Delivers Keynote Address at Gender and Conflict Conference
Elections are good, right? Well, not always
Universities More Moderate than Believed
Rubenstein, Faculty Member of the Year, took time to find his calling
We must make anti-bullying a mainstream message
'Tribunal' Opens Hearings Into Mass Killings in Indonesia
Why the Kerry-Karzai Afghan Security Deal Won't Work
Egypt’s Street Children, Aya Hijazi, and Me
The 'anti-science' side of the political divide
Confronting Homeland Security's 'SSSS' Watch List
Religions meet at VST
Post-Mubarak Egypt: From successful protest to sustainable social transformation
Somalia on the Brink
Alumnus Helps Special-Needs Students Transition to Higher Ed, Work
Ahmadinejad - Incitement Deserves Indictment
‘Amish Mafia’ is a shameful, unrealistic portrayal of plain people
Nimr Al Nimr: Anatomy of a Man
Mason S-CAR Dean’s Book Awarded Top Prize by International Conflict Organization
Court clears American aid worker after 3 years behind bars in Egypt
The U.S. Afghanistan Strategy Is Failing and It's Time to Pull Out
Do military women want combat jobs? The survey numbers say yes — and so do more than 9,000 combat action badges
Arab Gulf States Wary of Iran’s Role in the Battle for Mosul
Palestinian, Jew give both sides on joint Jerusalem tours
Tanzanian President’s Former Aide Plans Bid to Succeed Him
How to Fix Turkey's Fall From International Favor
The Syrian Revolution Is Not a Holy War
Bible Texts Misused in Rumsfeld Reports, Religious Leaders Say
BHU holds seminar on peacebuilding
Ukraine crisis underscores need for renewables push
9 Costs of Drone Strikes
Climate Action Is Solution to Slowing Superstorms | Commentary
Social media project addresses extremist violence at home and abroad
EU as model for peace
Unclenched Fists
6th Annual Graduate Education Symposium in Peace and Conflict Resolution Meets at George Mason University
Bush's true legacy in Egypt
OP-ED: Iran in the Era of Moderation and Reform
Election campaigns and the politics of performance
Germany Tells NATO, Russia To Dialogue Before Things Get 'Completely Out Of Control'
Israeli, Palestinian join forces to offer tours with two viewpoints
Working for world peace here at home
U.S. Soldiers in Somalia and the Pentagon's Unlearned Lessons
Advocates for Egypt’s street children face unjust imprisonment
Insight Policing and the Role of the Civilian in Police Accountability
Congressmen urge Egypt to release Virginia woman from jail
In Israel, the Rent Is Too Damn High
UN Summit Already Successful: $50 Billion Divested From Fossil Fuels
Promoting Peace and Conflict Awareness In Small Town America: Independence, Kansas
Search – Côte d’Ivoire wins the Prize of Excellency
Letter to the Editor from Dennis Sandole Published in The Economist
"With friends like these..." on Romney's comments about Israeli and Palestinian culture
The Bo Xilai Verdict: Everybody Wins
Firing Up Kurdish Nationalism in Iraq
The Business Argument for Addressing Climate Change
Our Military Shouldn’t Turn Its Back on Servicewomen Who Need an Abortion
Tragedy & Triumph
Peacebuilding: the new generation
Roads: Getting Them Done
We Lead Developed World in Poverty and Inequality
Obama must stand up to Netanyahu on Israeli settler violence
Mason student starts ‘sustainable, reproducible’ businesses in war zones
Congress vs. the Super-Pollutants
Realising peace potential of constitution
Deadly challenge of keeping Syria health-care workers safe
Why Obama should pardon Snowden: Column
When nature trumps nurture, we all lose
Trust in Maliki harms U.S. credibility
Man-to-man chat can avert disaster
Republicans want to fight climate change, too
Hope for Peace May Be Encouraged by Enemies in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Students Practice Citizen Diplomacy in Syria
DOS UNIVERSIDADES AMERICANAS Ibarretxe trae a Euskadi el Agirre Lehendakaria Center
Bosnia Back on the Brink: Ukraine can learn from Bosnia's failed socioeconomic policies
Trump 'ordered Sisi' to release US-Egyptian charity worker
Shank: White House, Congress Choosing Wrong Path on Iran
How Did Democratic Candidates Do? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
The Time For Leadership To Protect All Civilians Across Syria
What My Amish and Mennonite Forefathers Would Think About My Job in Congress (and Why I Left)
Tunisia’s Elections Seal Transition, Raise Fears of Old Regime
Terrorism and Development
Six leading Libyan women dominate Virginia conference on Libya
Trump got Egypt to free an American prisoner. Here’s her story.
Hottest Year on Record, 2014, Brings Economic Opportunity
New Crimean Tatar History Book Comes Under Attack from Russian Nationalist Groups
Tale of Two Conventions: Why Charlotte Wins Over White Tampa
Bernie Sanders Vows To Fight Anti-Islam Sentiment: 2016 Democratic Presidential Candidate Hugs Muslim Woman On Stage
Women in combat: US military on verge of making it official
The Difference Between Protest America 1968 And 2017
Bring Russia out of the cold and into the fold
Europe Must Help Syria’s Women Make Peace
Regionalization of Conflict and Opportunities for Peace in the Horn of Africa
What Are the Rules of War?
Turning Training into Action: Mason Students Analyze a Conflict in Brazil
Libya’s GNA and the Future of Public Discourse
EU Threat Has Inspired Panic Rather than Reform
Tehran looks ready to tango
New Crimean Tatar History Book Comes Under Attack from Russian Nationalist Groups
When diplomatic opportunities were dismissed
Why World Leaders Are Starting to Eat Garbage
Mason intern ventures into rural Mexico conflict zone to practice mediation
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
How Germans Go Green
Republicans and the Mennonite vote
Mason professors offer insights in aftermath of Paris tragedy
Counter-Revolutions and Evolutions: Lessons of Egypt and Iran
Athletes Pick A Side At The Women's March
World Bank needs Jeffrey Sachs
10 Ways Conflict is Like Sex
The Obama administration ignores an American imprisoned in Egypt
Maltese neutrality still a brilliant idea
She Didn't Have a Gun... She Had MLK's Dream
Beware Libya’s ‘Fair Dictator’
Should Palestinians Accept Israel as a Jewish State?
Is Yemen’s power struggle over?
The NYC Security Risk That Candidates Aren't Discussing
Faculty Spotlight on Innovation: Susan Hirsch & Agnieszka Paczynska
Indian Guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Hopes to Teach Peace to the Taliban
A Cultural Awakening Leads to Abundance of Conflict Resolution Opportunities
Dismissal of Evidence Affected Paris Agreement
US must vote in favour or abstain
Breakdown in Yemen
In new class, students get lessons in karate kicks, world peace, diplomacy
Opinion: Why Trump’s foreign policy won’t make America great again
Hillel Event Bridges Israeli-Palestinian Gap
Palestine’s new PM and his prospects for success
Future of Crimean Tartar Muslims Hangs in the Balance
The Coaching Revolution in the Federal Government
The case for compulsory voting
I Was a Palestinian Stone-thrower. Here's Why I Stopped
The Next Step for Myanmar
خبير في النزاعات الدولية: ترامب سيبيع الورقة السورية لبوتين (حوار)
Has outgoing Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal brought about a new, more peaceful, face to the organization?
Post-Election Ferguson: Bipartisan Congress to Demilitarize Police
Hillary Clinton’s Response to the Pulse Orlando Shootings
Social Scientist Sees Bias Within
A New Approach to Dealing With Global Food Insecurity
Duly Elected Tyranny: Recovering Democracy in the Age of Majority Abuses
Missing From Trial: Detainee Statements
GOP, follow Stevens' example
The Noxious Origins of NYC Gentrification: Cooking Gas
Turkey’s once-worldly aims falter, even close allies concerned
Trump’s favorite dictator is jailing U.S. citizens
Mason Student Strives to Bring Peace Before Dangerous African Presidential Vote
How Did VP Candidates Do in the Debate? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
Horizon that is always receding
Responding to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Is Religious Freedom the Answer?
Death to America in Yemen? No.
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
The Art of Appeasement, Part I Unraveling a Patchwork of Improvised Disaster
The Conflict that Became Mine
How to Defuse the Ukraine Crisis: The way to respond to Russia is not with Cold War rhetoric
Streator Grads do 'Amazing Things'
Equality in action: A conversation at the checkpoint
Art Student Set to Send ‘Transformative’ Project Up in Flames on Mason Pond
Honoring National Service in War and Peace
What Secretary Clinton Does Not Recognize About Egypt’s Anti-Regime Protests
The Real War on Coal Starts in Kosovo
Civility: The Way We Drive
Beyond Jewish Blessings and Curses There is Absolute Love
IRP leader speaks in Washington, unsure of party goals and wary of Tajikistan’s future
Riyadh Conference: What Makes It Different?
'Ceasefire' Is the Syria Word We Need to Hear
Iraqi Kurdistan fears Maliki returning to power
Can Obama Influence Ethiopia on Human Rights, Democracy?
U.S. Couple Held In Egyptian Prison For 1 Year Over Unfounded Child Abuse
Columbia Prof Uses Math To Create World Peace
Drowning the Arab Spring in Gulf Oil
Bosnia: Stabilization Stalled in Negative Peace
To finally see the invisible Israelis before our eyes
Couple Spend Their Wedding Money on Street Children, End up in an Egyptian Prison
With Mike Duvall, Fall of Another ‘Family Values’ Crusader
Visiting professor analyzes conflict
Clash of Dreams: Becoming a ‘Normal Country’ in East Asia
Who is Aya Hijazi, the American freed from jail in Egypt?
Tourism of Destruction, Tourism of Construction: Two Trips to the Holy Land
The Russian Military Intervention in Syria; Is This Really a Concern for the U.S.?
Freeport's Highland Community College board will seat Shockey and Musser
Dr. Jeremy Rinker- UNCG Campus Weekly
Imagining Peace: The Practical Advantages for Muslims, Jews and Christians of Peace for Palestine and Israel
U.S. Sanctions On Iran Should Be Lifted For Humanitarian Goods
The Politics of Bongo Flava
Bartoli & Shirch featured in the Echo Press: Commentary - A perspective on peace for the season
Book review: The Shifting Grounds of Conflict and Peacebuilding
Obama’s speech was more of the same - and not what we needed
Minimum wage war reaches tipping point
‘Strength through peace – not peace through strength’: a reaction to Trump’s America First foreign policy
Syrian Ramadan at the Edge of War
Moving Beyond Hope: The IOC and Team Refugee
Obama's Middle East Speech: The Message Was Not Received
Options for Action in Syria
What can Washington do about militarized police forces?
Peace-maker: We must look below the surface
Stimson Center Names Five Nonresident Fellows
The Speech that Time Forgot
Why is the US so reticent to read the right messages in Asia and the Pacific?
How to save the American Dream
‘Don’t Disturb The Peace’: Post-Conflict Politics In Aceh, Indonesia
Review: Free Burma
Rwandan refugee works for peace and justice
Conflict resolution workshop benefits Patriots and participants
Ineffective tightening of sanctions on Iran
We can't let climate change turn droughts, flash floods and mudslides into the new normal
What Do We Mean When We Say "Clean Energy"?
America cannot afford such inequality
Drones weaken USA's moral might: Opposing view
Crimean Tatars Support EuroMaidan Protests in Kyiv
Netanyahu's Kennedy moment
Bernie Sanders vows to fight Islamophobia and 'ugly stain of racism' in the US
Why the White House Won't Win the Afghanistan War
Working for Peace in the Age of Trump
Climate change denial — the dangerous lie
Meet Nousha Kabawat and her unstoppable drive to help Syria’s displaced children thrive
Mason Center Works Toward a Peaceful Future
Explorer’s Analysis: Inside Key Issues of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
Turkey’s Kurdish peace process – framework law – part 2
Afghans Want U.S. to Stay but Do Things Differently
Taliban Prisoner Releases Are High-Risk, Low-Reward
Ukrainian and Crimean Authorities Snub OSCE over Minority Rights
What the Killing of Trayvon Martin Means for Maryland
ما هو الإرث السياسي لمحمود عباس؟
When Contested Narratives of Identity and Victimhood are Victims of Politics
Indignados de Wall Street, ¿el Tea Party de la izquierda?
Yemen’s a Model All Right—For Disaster
Voices: In midst of war, life goes on for Syrian kids

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