The School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution

A look at the American 'Countering Violent Extremism' strategy
Egypt frees U.S. charity worker Aya Hijazi from prison
Why US and Chinese cities will make or break any global climate deal
Fallacy of a moderate mullah
Marijuana cartels and the Mafia
Libya’s GNA and the Future of Public Discourse
Afghans Want U.S. to Stay but Do Things Differently
Saudi in Yemen; It’s personal now
What the Killing of Trayvon Martin Means for Maryland
Fossil Fuel Divestment Makes UN Climate Summit a Success
Open letter to President-elect Trump and government officials at all levels
Indignados de Wall Street, ¿el Tea Party de la izquierda?
A Peacebuilding Approach to Teaching About Extremism
Affirmative Action for Somalia
65 years after 'catastrophe,' Palestinians have little to cheer about
To save his Middle East legacy, Obama must recognise a Palestinian state now
Universities More Moderate than Believed
Slavery and Climate – There's More in Common Than You Think, Vatican Says
Political Discourse: A Family Affair
American Aid Worker, Release Secured by Trump Officials, Leaves Egypt
Conflict as an opportunity
The Difference Between Protest America 1968 And 2017
Transforming a Nation
She Didn't Have a Gun... She Had MLK's Dream
Why, Indeed, History Should Sometimes Repeat Itself: a Review of History as a Prelude
Hamas Should Be Part of Middle East Peace Talks
Feminist Scholar Cynthia Enloe Delivers Keynote Address at Gender and Conflict Conference
The U.S. Afghanistan Strategy Is Failing and It's Time to Pull Out
Africa Needs More from Obama than Promises
သုတေတီတစ်ဦး၏ နာဂဒေသနှင့်လူမျိုးများအကြောင်း [Research about the future of local and indigenous people]
Palestinian, Jew give both sides on joint Jerusalem tours
Muslim advocates welcome Bernie Sanders' support but want visible action
Two Crimean Tatar Mosques Torched in Crimea on the Eve of Major Muslim Holiday
Afghans Failing Security Test In Badakhshan
Graduate students spend spring break with Syrian refugees
Bible Texts Misused in Rumsfeld Reports, Religious Leaders Say
Texas flood's climate change irony: Column
Paul Ryan's Radical Economic Regime: Why His House Budget Legacy Is a Lesson in Elitism
A Fixable Problem for Our Society
Beyer Statement On Acquittal of Aya Hijazi and Her Co-Defendants in Egypt
Athletes Pick A Side At The Women's March
Rodef Shalom to host panel on Palestinian perspectives
New Crimean Tatar History Book Comes Under Attack from Russian Nationalist Groups
A New Approach to Dealing With Global Food Insecurity
Police should put away the military gear and build connections with young people
Egypt: Revolution or bust
Mason Student Studies Emerging Protest Culture Over Land Rights Conflicts in Cambodia
UN climate change negotiations in Poland this week
PCDN's Dr. Catalina Rojas awarded the prestigious SXSW Dewey Award for use of digital technology to help others
UC Berkeley holds 6th annual TED conference, explores themes of wisdom, compassion
Trump’s favorite dictator is jailing U.S. citizens
An Extreme Sport: Middle East Peacebuilding
How Did VP Candidates Do in the Debate? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
In Israel, the Rent Is Too Damn High
ISIS attacks fueled by illegal guns and open societies we can’t afford to lose
Dignity for Iran equals an Iran free of nuclear weapons
Nonviolent resistance key to Middle East breakthrough
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Soldiers Into Students: Veterans, Educators Try to Ease Transition
As Ethiopia votes, what’s ‘free and fair’ got to do with it?
With Income Inequality Comes Violence
Next Up in Somalia’s Fragile Transition: Bridge Political Divides
خبير في النزاعات الدولية: ترامب سيبيع الورقة السورية لبوتين (حوار)
Palestine is nearly here, deal with it
Future of Crimean Tartar Muslims Hangs in the Balance
The Real War on Coal Starts in Kosovo
Mirëdita Dobar Dan Festival in Belgrade: We Stuck our Foot in the Open Door
Peshmerga-Iraqi forces united over Mosul, but can this last?
Donald Trump and the Politics of Personality: To Understand Trumpism, Look Abroad!
Boots on the Ground, Not Unmanned Robots in the Sky
Problem-solving approach privileges both parties
Doctoral Student Goes to Hollywood to Teach Peace Techniques
Charlie Rangel: Why I Oppose Syria Strikes
U.S. Couple Held In Egyptian Prison For 1 Year Over Unfounded Child Abuse
When nature trumps nurture, we all lose
Aziz Abu Sarah – Ending the Cycle of Violence in Israel and Palestine
Turkey’s once-worldly aims falter, even close allies concerned
Morocco: An Emerging Model For Muslim-Jewish Relations – OpEd
Couple Spend Their Wedding Money on Street Children, End up in an Egyptian Prison
The Lonely Man of Peace
How Belgraders Remember the NATO Bombings
A New Heroism in Israel and Palestine
Detroit On The Brink
Streator Grads do 'Amazing Things'
Ineffective tightening of sanctions on Iran
How a monk-turned-street artist sees New York City’s homeless
China and Japan REALLY Don’t Like Each Other
Conflict Analysis and Resolution Students Named Boren Fellows
Keeping Iran and Saudi Arabia From War
Sudan, after the breakup: Can violence be prevented?
How Trump Gives Negotiation a Bad Name
7 Ways Obama's U.N. Speech Revealed His Inconsistent Foreign Policy
National Geographic Offering Israel Tour: National Geographic Expedition is offering 12-day tours of the Holy Land, complete with hotels and museums
Morocco a Stable East-West Bridge
Conflict-sensitive Repatriation: Lessons from Displaced Communities in North-eastern Nigeria
Inspiring Curious Feminists: Reflections on Cynthia Enloe
Iraqi Kurdistan fears Maliki returning to power
Syria Needs Real Help, Not American Bombs
The Ugly Reality Of Islamophobia (And How Catholics Should Stand Up Against It)
Resolved to Keep Faith
Making Nonviolent Statecraft into a Self-Evident Truth
U.S. Credibility Around the World Damaged by Afghanistan War
Instead of Gray’s Raise D.C., Michelle Rhee’s book: Let’s take a truly radical approach to school reform
Stimson Center Names Five Nonresident Fellows
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR; Resolving Conflicts in the Caucasus
Confederate flag: hatred or heritage?
Violence and violence-containment's $460 billion price tag
Why Hong Kong's #OccupyCentral Used Nonviolent Action as Tactic
Conflict Resolution Educators Converge on Mason for Annual Conference
Spread of US poverty risks serious social disorder
Mason student starts ‘sustainable, reproducible’ businesses in war zones
Mason’s Global Problem Solving Consortium in National Spotlight
America Must Rethink the War on Terror: The Authorization for Use of Military Force needs to be modified to avoid mission creep
Why Forest Whitaker Is Making the UN Goals Famous
Trump got Egypt to free an American prisoner. Here’s her story.
The World Does Not Need a Jewish Ann Coulter: An Open Letter To Ben Shapiro.
Options for Action in Syria
An 'Afghan Summer' of revolt - Part 2
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
The Current of Discord on the Mekong
‘Strength through peace – not peace through strength’: a reaction to Trump’s America First foreign policy
How to Pull Yemen Back from the Edge
Congress Better Listen to the Pope on Climate Change
Turkmenistan cautiously opens to the world
In fighting gangs, US should look to El Salvador
Administrative Referendum: A wakeup call for the ethno-political conflict in Darfur
Wanted: Middle East Statesmen
Terrorism and Development
Lack of US-Syria Diplomacy Leads to Dangerous Isolation
Stop the ISIS War Before It Gets Worse!
Beijing Encroaching on Moscow’s Military Dominance in Tajikistan
US must vote in favour or abstain
Bernie Sanders Vows To Fight Anti-Islam Sentiment: 2016 Democratic Presidential Candidate Hugs Muslim Woman On Stage
Crimean Tatars's Pain is Renewed- Kırım Tatarları'nın acıları tazelendi
Stop atrocities before they start
What Do We Mean When We Say "Clean Energy"?
Hillel Event Bridges Israeli-Palestinian Gap
Bring Russia out of the cold and into the fold
Paul Ryan's path to economic peril
Former Del. Jim Scott remembered for selfless public service
Essebsi Must Work With Islamists to Ensure Tunisia’s Transition
Working for Peace in the Age of Trump
The 'anti-science' side of the political divide
Politics and Language: Dimension Beyond Words
What Would MLK Think of America’s Modern Wars?
Donald Trump's Immigration Plan Would Ban One-Third of the World From the U.S.
Why defeating ISIS with military might is starry eyed idealism
Congress Can't Ignore Afghanistan in Budget Talks
5 Ways We Should Radically Reconsider War
Scholars skeptical on Japan apology
Germany's lesson for U.S. -- keep faith with workers
An online occupation
Activists: Release of Detainees in Syria Crucial to Peace Process
Horizon that is always receding
كاتبة فلسطينية تعيش في واشنطن: أطفالنا ضحايا وليسوا إرهابيين
Growing Sense of Polarization and Escalating Tensions in Crimea Ahead of 69th Anniversary of Crimean Tatar
Does China Have a Foreign Policy?
UVA Gives Diversity Awards to Longtime Professors McDowell and Dukes
Bullies, Jerks and Weasels
A Westside Story: Through the Eyes of a Sandtown Child!
Questions must be about gun safety
A Palestinian’s journey from stone-throwing to conflict resolution
Why can’t America just take out Assad?
Global Mayors Protest Trump’s Anti-Climate Cabinet
EU as model for peace
Crimean Tatars Support EuroMaidan Protests in Kyiv
Advertising against Muslims? Not with my tax dollars
Teach, model, grow and live in empathy to build world peace, says interfaith expert Marc Gopin at Frontier Luncheon
Yemen Can't Do It Alone
As China’s Economy Falters, Military Parade Offers Chance to Burnish Image
Why NFL's Washington Redskins needs renaming
Syria, Lebanon, and the Middle East: Enabling a War-to-Peace Transition
Lawmakers in Washington increasingly concerned about Ethiopia
Solon Simmons' "The Eclipse of Equality"
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry denounces US calls for Aya Hegazy’s release
Columbia Prof Uses Math To Create World Peace
USIP Awards Jennings Randolph Senior Fellowships and Peace Scholarships for 2015-2016
Saving District of Columbia’s Youth Court
Interview with CNN: Ancient blueprint for Middle East peace touring U.S.
How Egypt’s most famous jailed couple celebrated Valentine’s Day
Inevitable US policy shift on Burma: why and how
GMU Student Burns Pagoda For Senior Art Project
9 Costs of Drone Strikes
Peace Parsha: Hayyei Sarah - Love and Care across Boundaries
THE RUSSIAN PLOT, Or, How to Avoid Taking Responsibility for Losing a Presidential Election
Washington’s rapprochement with Syria is welcomed but not enough
Lecture by Susan Hirsch at San Anton Palace
Why Congress Should Care About the Beepocalypse | Commentary
The Big Problems in Obama's Big Trade Deals
Who to Blame for the Absence of a Kurdish State after Sykes Picot?
Holy Land tours a new tool in peacebuilding
Mason’s Michael Shank Joins White House Climate Change Group
Why the Kerry-Karzai Afghan Security Deal Won't Work
How to stop the stone-throwing in Anacostia
Author, Terrorism Victim Hirsch Says Capital Punishment Hurts U.S. Image Abroad
Tariq Ramadan in Chicago's Holocaust Museum
Rituals of Gendered Violence: School Girl Kidnappings in Nigeria
What Are the Rules of War?
US Lawmaker Urges Egypt to Release Dual Citizen
Obama's Middle East Speech: The Message Was Not Received
Myanmar's negotiator expresses belief in China's willingness to help in peace process
We gain more than we lose in the Iran nuclear deal [Commentary]
Why Protest? And What’s Next: Truth-Telling and Reconciliation for Ferguson and Beyond
Lingering Questions Surround Geneva III
Faith-Based Diplomacy
Scars of the Khmer Rouge: How Cambodia is healing from a genocide
Gridlock is death for deliberation
Tanzanian President’s Former Aide Plans Bid to Succeed Him
Sorry, Aung San Suu Kyi, the Rohingya Crisis Is No Laughing Matter
Spreading Peace, Block by Block: A North Philly neighborhood rallies around its youth
Mason student researches homelessness from a conflict perspective
The Bo Xilai Verdict: Everybody Wins
Politics and the city – the battle over Istanbul’s Gezi park
Is the Spirit of Sykes-Picot Still Alive in the Middle East after a Century?
Imagining Peace: The Practical Advantages for Muslims, Jews and Christians of Peace for Palestine and Israel
Obama Arrives in Kenya, on Personal and Official Journey
Trust in Maliki harms U.S. credibility
Boycotting Muslim 'Savages' Ad on DC Metro in Protest of Hate Speech
Working Abroad a Big Help on the Hill
Reading Dr Ambedkar as a narrative for social change
Promoting Peace and Conflict Awareness In Small Town America: Independence, Kansas
A Mood Is Not A Movement: Five Ideas For The Anti-Trump Forces
A peace-building response to the rise of 'Trumpism'
Don't forget Malaysia
How Did Democratic Candidates Do? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
Use US soft power to free the Ashraf Seven
Preventing gang violence in San Diego
When studying abroad in a conflict zone, safety is key
Can J Street Sideline AIPAC?
Book Review: Professors and their Politics
Shank and Gilchrest: Increasing the Peace Can Reduce the Debt
UN Summit Already Successful: $50 Billion Divested From Fossil Fuels
Resolute in uncertain times: peacebuilding in the new US administration
Awakening to Women: The Nobel Effect
Obama’s speech was more of the same - and not what we needed
Bosnia Back on the Brink: Ukraine can learn from Bosnia's failed socioeconomic policies
Russian Consul General to Crimea Resigns Following Offensive Comments About Crimean Tatar Deportation
Robert C. Koehler: Healthy conflict creates resilient communities
America cannot afford such inequality
How to Solve Your Conflicts, and Get FED at the Same Time
Democratic Party looks like America
Freed Egyptian American prisoner returns home following Trump intervention
Republicans want to fight climate change, too
Why Washington is wrong to impose visa suspension on Iraqis
Needed: Social Engineering?
Ethiopia’s Muslim Activists Pave a Path for Nonviolent Political Activism
Women in combat: US military on verge of making it official
Tackling the most grave and serious global security threats
Why Should Israel Care What the Rest of the World Thinks?
Voices: In midst of war, life goes on for Syrian kids
Science of unintended consequences
The Meaning of Freedom
Settlement of Karabakh conflict ruled out as long as ‘mutual concessions’ perceived as loss
Point of View opens—A place for conflict conversation, transformation
Bernie Sanders vows to fight Islamophobia and 'ugly stain of racism' in the US
New Crimean Tatar History Book Comes Under Attack from Russian Nationalist Groups
BHU holds seminar on peacebuilding
Opinion: Why Trump’s foreign policy won’t make America great again
Could ‘Insight Policing’ have saved Sandra Bland, Freddie Gray and others?
American impotence and the ‘Born in Jerusalem’ law
Only catastrophes lead to the sharing of sovereignty
After Nearly Three Years, An American In Egypt Walks Free
Tunisia’s Elections Seal Transition, Raise Fears of Old Regime
There is a Major Climate Issue Hiding in Your Closet: Fast Fashion
Has outgoing Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal brought about a new, more peaceful, face to the organization?
U.S.-E.U. Rhetoric on Russia as Destructive as a Chekhovian Duel
Busting the Biofuels Boom
The Impact of the Syrian Civil War on Identity Groups in Turkey
Post-Mubarak Egypt: From successful protest to sustainable social transformation
Why World Leaders Are Starting to Eat Garbage
Nato should negotiate a security structure that includes Russia
How to fix our police departments
Richard Solomon Proved Sport Matters through the ‘Ping-Pong’ Diplomacy, and George Mason University is Poised to Tell Us How
Palestine's Right to Defend Itself
My sister has been jailed in Egypt for 900 days. When will the U.S. help free her?
Want to cut big government abuses? Start with defence contracting
A third intifada is inevitable unless Israel changes course
America’s litmus test on Syria
Awakening the Demons: There is no Arab Spring coming to Iraq. But sectarian protests could tear this fragile country apart.
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
A.T. Ariyaratne: Leading Sri Lanka's Largest Civil Society Movement for 50 Years
Confronting Homeland Security's 'SSSS' Watch List
Why the Gun Control Debate Doesn't Do Justice to Colorado Killings
How Germans Go Green
Arab Americans Organize with the ANSWER Coalition to Protest Trump Inauguration
Will Republicans suggest an economic cure in Nevada?
Crimean Tatars Fear for Their Safety After Crimea’s Annexation to Russia
Let's keep Syria's blood off America's hands
We're Unfair to Draft-Card Burners
Bush's true legacy in Egypt
Mason/EMU alum Michael Shank works with media to tell the story of climate change
Counter-Revolutions and Evolutions: Lessons of Egypt and Iran
These fiscal cliff hawks ought to be foreign policy doves
Why Did Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Go to Iraq?
Alumnus Helps Special-Needs Students Transition to Higher Ed, Work
Teaching Sept. 11 To Students Who Were Born After The Attacks Happened
America's lawmakers in Libyan quagmire
Israelis and Palestinians -- rage, fear and misunderstanding
Time to write the rules for cyber and drone challenges
Rand Paul's Filibuster Gives Civil Liberties A Rare Washington Moment
Aya Hegazy trial postponed for 5th time after court unable to turn on laptop
Hamas Advocating Dialogue Through Children’s Cartoon?
Blessed Are the Climate Advocates
Tourism of Destruction, Tourism of Construction: Two Trips to the Holy Land
Breakdown in Yemen
Pro-Earth Republicans In The Era Of President Trump
Afghan civil society calls for just peace
If You Want Revenge for 9/11, Don't Look to the Kids Who Lost A Parent
How to Defuse the Ukraine Crisis: The way to respond to Russia is not with Cold War rhetoric
Collaboration with China is preferable to containment
In America, domestic extremists are a bigger risk than foreign terrorism
Seeking Opportunities for Intervention: One woman’s efforts to positively influence inner-city youth: Interview with Mary Wade
Police Should Put Away the Military Gear and Build Connections with Young People
Americans have had enough conflict
Israel Inside/Out: Perspectives And Prisms
The American Elections: Prospects for a New US Foreign Policy
Public ‘schools of hope’ could be anything but
Land Rights Have Become A Women's Issue Through Social Mobilization In Cambodia
Explorer’s Analysis: Inside Key Issues of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
Hillary Clinton Asks Egypt’s President Sisi to Release Aya Hijazi
Regionalization of Conflict and Opportunities for Peace in the Horn of Africa
Religion and Power Moving Forward into the Twenty-First Century
Genocide or Terrorism? Transnational Advocacy and the Ogaden Conflict
China and Japan engage neocortices
Analysis: Progressive policies provide answer for Sanders’ foreign policy gap
How the U.S. Deals With a Land Known for Corruption
The Business Argument for Addressing Climate Change
Focus on Al Qaeda in Yemen magnifies chronic instability
Ferguson, Social Justice, and the Role of Community Colleges
Letter to the Editor: Dismissal of Evidence Affected Paris Agreement
The Israeli ex-settler at the center of Occupy Wall Street
Fayetteville Charity Helps African Group
How U.S. Ambassadors Influence China (But Not Americans)
The only way forward on Syria
Direct Analytical Approach to Peacebuilding
Mason Professors, Graduates Take Active Role in Latin American Conflicts
Displaced by Genocide, Mason Student Plans to Help Other Refugees
Look to Iran for a solution in Syria
A Silver Lining to the Film and Riots Tragedy: Freedom, Diversity, and the New Competition for Arab Public Space
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
To finally see the invisible Israelis before our eyes
The inclusion of women in the peacemaking process
Civil Society Is Faltering In This Middle East Nation
Addressing divide between communities and police
Maltese neutrality still a brilliant idea
Rwandan refugee works for peace and justice
Why Rep. Hunter Is Very Wrong About Nuking Iran
In fighting gangs, US should look to El Salvador
Palestine: Still key to stability in the Middle East
A Toast for Peace
NYC Housing: A Clear and Present Danger
When soldiers commit murder
Using Israeli and Palestinian Guides, Tour Group Helps Visitors ‘Experience the People’
How to Have a Productive Conversation About Politics at Thanksgiving
On 10th Anniversary of Afghan War, Time to Exit Militarized US Foreign Policy
Why Bernie Sanders is standing with Muslims
How to save the American Dream
DC Public Schools: How to keep kids out of class, not in
Creating Resilient Communities
A Discussion with Marc Gopin, Director, Center on Religion, Diplomacy, and Conflict Resolution
USDA Does Diets Differently, Moves Off Meat
What Paul Ryan’s economic roadmap means for America
Senators Welcome Release of Unjustly Imprisoned Egyptian-American Aya Hijazi
Peace-maker: We must look below the surface
Trump is ‘deprived of all knowledge’ about public schools
Do We Need Dictatorship?
The Struggle for Independence in West Papua
‘Amish Mafia’ is a shameful, unrealistic portrayal of plain people
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - Discussion with Marc Gopin: Part 1 on Economic Peace & Justice
Student Studies Connection of Abusive Treatment of Humans and Animals
World Bank needs Jeffrey Sachs
Turkey’s Kurdish Peace Process – Analysis - Part 3
The Ottoman Experience in Mosul, Then and Now
Civilian Devastation During War Explored in ‘Why They Die’
Ryan Gosling spreads message from Bernie Sanders
Ukrainian and Crimean Authorities Snub OSCE over Minority Rights
Darfur Donor Conference: A Park for a Deadly Conflict
Donald Trump’s bigotry has inspired U.S. Muslim voters like no candidate before
A Multifaceted Crisis
10 Ways Conflict is Like Sex
We must make anti-bullying a mainstream message
We can't let climate change turn droughts, flash floods and mudslides into the new normal
Court clears American aid worker after 3 years behind bars in Egypt
Meryl Streep is right; bullying hurts us all
Hunger strike highlights forgotten tragedy of Palestinian prisoners
The Tale of Two Cities: Kyiv and Simferopol
A Local First approach to early warning and response
The Future of Kurdistan, Between Unity and Balkanization
Social Scientist Sees Bias Within
Arts and Peacebuilding
Why the White House Won't Win the Afghanistan War
A New United Nations of Human Rights Countries
Syria's Next Generation
Don't let Yemen turn into Syria: Column
UN Small Arms Conference: Evaluation and Prospects
Professor Utilizes Real World Experience in Conflict Resolution Studies
Origins and Responses to the Arab Awakening
'Tribunal' Opens Hearings Into Mass Killings in Indonesia
The three-ring circus of American politics
A Conflict Resolution Scholar Explains How to Resolve Conflicts in the Quiet Car
Mason students discuss Islamophobia
Lone wolf senator builds case to engage Myanmar
Britain’s election results may prove to be a blow to US foreign policy goals
Anticipating the Syria of Tomorrow: Strategies to Decrease Violence Against Innocents
Yemen’s a Model All Right—For Disaster
In Egypt, even helping street children can land you in prison
The World Discovers Afghanistan’s Peaceful Clerics
The Missing Ingredient in UN's 2030 Global Goals
Rwanda- A Country Still in Need
New Grad ‘Ecstatic’ with Peace Corps Posting to Mozambique
Letter to the editor: A response to "Immigration could swing it for Brexit"
What Secretary Clinton Does Not Recognize About Egypt’s Anti-Regime Protests
US Navy Seals plan to accept women after female soldiers graduate as rangers
No Immunity for US Troops: Why Hamid Karzai Punted to Loya Jirga
Israeli, Palestinian join forces to offer tours with two viewpoints
A Peacebuilding Travel Log
10 Syria Questions for John Kerry and Chuck Hagel
State Department Should Speak Out For Aya Hijazi, US Human Rights Defender In Egypt Prison
Netanyahu’s address to Congress is a recipe for disaster, not peace
Climate Action Is Solution to Slowing Superstorms | Commentary
The Dangers of Soft Power: Government backed cultural programs often come across as just propaganda
Anacostia totem pole belies Washington’s devotion to Redskins
Girls released from Boko Haram captivity rejected by society - new report
Myanmar Vote Plan Clouds New US Dialogue
The effect of 100 years of amnesia on the Turkish population
Shank: White House, Congress Choosing Wrong Path on Iran
Managing the Madness in the Middle East
Cardin Meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister
Youth from all areas of Philadelphia kick off Peace Olympics with March
As New Threats Emerge, U.S. Closes Drone Base in Ethiopia
The Chinese Dream From Mao to Xi
Learning from SIGIR's Final Report on Iraq Reconstruction
Using hip-hop to resolve global conflict
The Ghailani Verdict - Susan Hirsch featured in the New York Times
A picture of hope and courage
First Person: Five Things I Learned in Syrian Refugee Camps
Obama must stand up to Netanyahu on Israeli settler violence
Conference on Activist H. Thurman Held on ‘9/11’ Anniversary
Keeping USAID: why the US shouldn’t cut off its nose
Using Peace 'Means' to Achieve Peaceful 'Ends'
Washington Area Students Weigh in on South Sudan Conflict
Fragility Needs Innovative Development Financing
Mason Center Works Toward a Peaceful Future
Colombia's Inminent Peace Agreement: A Brief Analysis of What the Agreement is, What is Next and What is Missing
Congress vs. the Super-Pollutants
Nigeria: A Network That Reconnects North With Sardauna's Biographer John Paden
What the Flint Crisis Reveals About Inequality in the U.S.
Marginalizing Muslims in Switzerland
Freeport's Highland Community College board will seat Shockey and Musser
Bringing Eritrea In From The Cold
The Price of Abandoning Yemen
From Israel to Mason: Conflict scholars present a peace proposal at the UN
Settler Turned Peace Activist Now Occupies Wall Street: Kobi Skolnick Puts Jewish Stamp on Protest, Not Just on Holidays
Yeni Bir Toplumsal Sozlesme Arayisi
Chomsky Takes on the World (Bank)
Portrait of Stalin Sparks Brawl at WWII Ceremony in Crimea
Unholy Media Malpractice: The press totally missed the point of Bernie Sanders' trip to the Vatican.
Water shortages are coming. It's time for us to act.
Chattanooga: on the need to fight terror with reason
Press Pause on the Rush to War
Tale of Two Conventions: Why Charlotte Wins Over White Tampa
Egyptian-American activist Aya Hegazi returns to US following Egypt court acquittal
George Mason to cultivate global leaders
It's the Arab spring for dictators
Election campaigns and the politics of performance
Cultural Educator: Aziz Abu Sarah
Why U.S. Could Opt For 'Zero Option' In Afghanistan
Is Yemen’s power struggle over?
Peace Movement Has Become Powerless, Says MK Yuli Tamir
Will Saudi Arabia's 'Operation Decisive Storm' restore order in Yemen?
From protests to politics, a new way forward for Yemen
Man-to-man chat can avert disaster
Denied Victimhood and Contested Narratives: The Case of Hutu Diaspora
Peace – practical, not fanciful
Inclusiveness: The Right (and Political) Way to Be
Hong Kong's 'Occupy': A movement for universal suffrage in Hong Kong is worrying Beijing
Immigration debate: How DC can move the conversation forward
التدخل الروسي أوقف انهيار النظام السوري مؤقتاً
Israeli-Palestinian conflict - discussion with Marc Gopin: on economic peace & justice
Albany Gets "F" for Failing to Protect Tenants
Republicans and the Mennonite vote
Reimagining Transitional Justice in Bali
What Aziz Abu Sarah learned in Hebrew school
Businesses Must Take the Lead on Climate-Change Action
Today, I join Khader Adnan’s hunger strike – will you?
Ukraine Diplomatic Deal: Necessary Next Steps
Our moral obligations in Somalia
Cure Police Violence As If It Were a Disease
Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution Becomes a School
Mason Partners with Ghana-based African Peace Building Organization
Filmmaker’s ‘Will to Communicate’ Breaks through Community’s Silence
High school students learn conflict resolution through karate
Social Scientist Sees Bias Within
Turning Training into Action: Mason Students Analyze a Conflict in Brazil
After 900 days in pre-trial detention, campaigns call for release of Aya Hegazy
Why the US must support bid for Palestinian statehood
Palestinian Child Attackers Are Victims, Not Terrorists
Faculty Spotlight on Innovation: Susan Hirsch & Agnieszka Paczynska
"With friends like these..." on Romney's comments about Israeli and Palestinian culture
For Economic Growth, Repeal Drug Laws and Rehabilitate Ex-Cons
People to People Contact
The ISIS takeover of Ramadi means hard choices face the Iraqi and US governments
The case for compulsory voting
Climate Change Is An Immediate Threat
A New (Old) Narrative for the Left
Congress makes Elmo cry by defunding Palestinian 'Sesame Street'
Crimean Crisis Escalates Further
Aziz Abu Sarah is a Tour Guide
Religions meet at VST
Producing solutions by appreciating the interconnections
Meat Alert
How Women’s Rights Are Linked to U.S.-Iran Negotiations
GOP, follow Stevens' example
Have We Become Hopelessly Divided?
Why Americans Are Ready to Pay More Money for Cleaner Energy
The Path To Clean Energy Requires An Energy-Storage Revolution
Comment: A federal constituent “state” is not in the interest of Turkish Cypriots
I Was a Palestinian Stone-thrower. Here's Why I Stopped
Sign a Drone Treaty Before Everyone Does as We Do
DOS UNIVERSIDADES AMERICANAS Ibarretxe trae a Euskadi el Agirre Lehendakaria Center
25 Rights groups: The Belady Foundation case demonstrates that individual and community initiatives face only repression and fabricated charges
Sorting Out Our Options in Afghanistan
Unclenched Fists
Post Eurozone crisis, how to increase a country's resilience to risk
9/11 Forever (and Ever)
Expect Resource Wars With Exxon CEO At State Helm
A peace dividend we should all want
For young adults who lost parents on Sept. 11, a hope for peace
A Budget for Working America
Obama Thinks Too Small on Climate Change
6th Annual Graduate Education Symposium in Peace and Conflict Resolution Meets at George Mason University
Tragedy & Triumph
Yemen: Ripe for a solution?
Drowning the Arab Spring in Gulf Oil
IRP leader speaks in Washington, unsure of party goals and wary of Tajikistan’s future
A New Model for American Foreign Policy
Rubenstein, Faculty Member of the Year, took time to find his calling
Death to America in Yemen? No.
At summer camp, Syrian child refugees recall a lost homeland
A camp for young people touched by terror
Congratulations to the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at GMU: The IMTD and ICAR partnership continues
The Russian Military Intervention in Syria; Is This Really a Concern for the U.S.?
'Ceasefire' Is the Syria Word We Need to Hear
Tehran looks ready to tango
Did Bernie Sanders just steal Joe Lieberman’s Jewish crown?
Conflict Resolution, One Book at a Time
Turkey's Best Asset to Tackle ISIS: Ankara or America?
Coup-Speak Speaking
Responding to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Is Religious Freedom the Answer?
The Time For Leadership To Protect All Civilians Across Syria
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
The Emperor’s new clothes – bluster in the GOP
China’s Puzzling ADIZ Decision Making
Hottest Year on Record, 2014, Brings Economic Opportunity
Our Military Shouldn’t Turn Its Back on Servicewomen Who Need an Abortion
One Week After Colorado Shooting, US Government Still Failing to Safeguard America
Muslim Women Find Empowerment Through Competitive Sports
Mary Wade to Hold Trayvon Book Launch in MT Airy
Book review: The Shifting Grounds of Conflict and Peacebuilding
Don't Talk, Do Something! Palestinian/Israeli Unilateralism as Legitimate Negotiations
Firing Up Kurdish Nationalism in Iraq
Africa: Can January Makamba Be the Next President of Tanzania?
Sisters know a good road trip when they see one
The Harm in Hashtags
Europe Must Help Syria’s Women Make Peace
"We Are Not Like Them": Itamar Massacre Activates A Dangerous Israeli-Jewish Ethnocentrism
What Pope Francis Will Say to America This Week
Minimum wage war reaches tipping point
Prop. 35 tackles child sex-trafficking
The NYC Security Risk That Candidates Aren't Discussing
A Grassroots Visit Belies Washington's View of Afghanistan
Highland Community College Board Candidates Weigh District's Financial, Enrollment Woes
Bringing Florida to Justice, Not Just George Zimmerman
Bosnia: Stabilization Stalled in Negative Peace
Mason intern ventures into rural Mexico conflict zone to practice mediation
Yemen needs action, not just talk
Mason student’s question to Democratic presidential candidate goes viral
Women’s Exclusion Worsens Somali Crises
Palestine’s new PM and his prospects for success
Six leading Libyan women dominate Virginia conference on Libya
Q & A With Kevin Avruch, Ph.D.
Fulbright Scholars Offer Tips to Win the Prize
Netanyahu's Kennedy moment
Trump 'ordered Sisi' to release US-Egyptian charity worker
Fighting extremism: Dignity is the answer
Presidents must come together on East Asia
Education in Tanzania: Losing the Future
Free West Papua: Growing International Solidarity for a Forgotten Independence Movement
An OSCE reconciliation strategy for Cyprus?
Ahmadinejad - Incitement Deserves Indictment
Cyclone Pam Is Just the Start
The Indoctrination Myth
What can Washington do about militarized police forces?
Dismissal of Evidence Affected Paris Agreement
Time to stop coddling Iran
WATCH: Bernie Sanders hugs Muslim student, vows to fight racism as Jew
Human Rights of Crimean Tatars Discussed in European Parliament
The Conflict that Became Mine
Crashing in America
New Norm on Human Rights Emerging in Bolivia
Ethiopian Ruling Coalition Wins Majority of Parliament Seats
Mass shootings show need for gun law reform
Senior Government Officials Participate at Workshop on Strategic Communication and Conflict Resolution
American Aid Worker Is Cleared of Child Abuse Charges in Egypt
Feckless on Foreign Policy
Israel's New Left Goes Online
Crimean Tatar Mejlis Elects New Chairperson as Mustafa Cemilev Steps Down
Why we should keep out of Somalia’s affairs
The Obama administration ignores an American imprisoned in Egypt
62nd Anniversary of the Crimean Tatar Deportation “Protest Meeting” in Simferopol, Crimea Went By Peacefully
ما هو الإرث السياسي لمحمود عباس؟
Peaceful Dispute Resolution Ideas
Germany Tells NATO, Russia To Dialogue Before Things Get 'Completely Out Of Control'
How to Fix Turkey's Fall From International Favor
Dumping Military Kit on Cops Makes Main Street a War Zone
How to stop Libya becoming another Iraq
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
Orange Revolution in Ukraine: Inspiration of Disillusionment?
Europe’s Migration Crisis: Causes and Cures
Is America turning into a failed state?
Visiting professor analyzes conflict
How I learned to forgive my brother’s murderers
Letter to the Editor from Dennis Sandole Published in The Economist
Post-Election Ferguson: Bipartisan Congress to Demilitarize Police
Cyprus: An EU Presidency occupied by Candidate Turkey
Protecting America's Clean Drinking Water
Optimism at last for American jailed in Egypt, her family
Time for the peace vote?
Nimr Al Nimr: Anatomy of a Man
Crimean Tatars fear exile again
Armenian, Azeri experts' Karabakh settlement recommendations
Hillary Clinton’s Response to the Pulse Orlando Shootings
Only Good Governance can Defeat Al Qaeda in Yemen
Do military women want combat jobs? The survey numbers say yes — and so do more than 9,000 combat action badges
In Afghanistan, end the fighting and stop the meddling
Anacostia: Why I have faith in the future of my neighborhood
4th Annual Symposium on the State of Graduate Education in Peace and Conflict Resolution, George Mason University, May 19-20, 2014
If America wants Assad to respect international law, it must respect it, too
Rights groups renew request for release of defendants in the Belady Foundation case and urge compliance with legal standards for pretrial detention
Ötekilerden ‘Ötekilere’ (From Others to ‘Others’)
Anti-immigration Legislation Makes Cities and Citizens Less Safe
Libya: A failed state or a failed government?
Why is the US so reticent to read the right messages in Asia and the Pacific?
We can only hope that the cerebral will get the better of the visceral
Students Practice Citizen Diplomacy in Syria
Art Student Set to Send ‘Transformative’ Project Up in Flames on Mason Pond
When Washington Welcomes A Nonviolent Muslim: What CBS News and Congress Have In Common
Dirty Energy Dollars
An American humanitarian worker goes on trial in Cairo. What’s next for Aya Hijazi?
Is the OSCE relevant to Cyprus? Or is Cyprus irrelevant to the OSCE?
Working for world peace here at home
How China’s Economic Rebalancing is like the Movie 'Speed'
U.S. Sanctions On Iran Should Be Lifted For Humanitarian Goods
Honoring National Service in War and Peace
The Mother of Badly Timed Arms Sales
Insight Policing and the Role of the Civilian in Police Accountability
To stop al-Shabab, help Somali people
Sit down with Iran to ensure there is no ‘October surprise’
We Lead Developed World in Poverty and Inequality
The Coaching Revolution in the Federal Government
Stuart High School Students Use Traditional Karate to Help With Conflict Resolution
How one liberal group is trying to help Democrats win back the House in 2018
Moving Beyond Hope: The IOC and Team Refugee
Liberia’s Path from Anarchy to Elections
Rep. Charles Rangel: Let's slow down the next superstorm
Crisis management system for Japan and China
Taliban Prisoner Releases Are High-Risk, Low-Reward
The Federal response in Malheur and far right extremism
EU Threat Has Inspired Panic Rather than Reform
CPCS Hosted Conference in Washington D.C.
When diplomatic opportunities were dismissed
The Audacity of Air Strikes and Secret Deals: Just making Isis grow stronger?
Conflict resolution workshop benefits Patriots and participants
Vision Series: Sandra Cheldelin to Discuss Women and Conflict
Mason experts explain how ISIS attacks are recruitment tools
Oil Is At The Heart Of The Ukraine Crisis
Drones weaken USA's moral might: Opposing view
Dr. Jeremy Rinker- UNCG Campus Weekly
Are Direct Negotiations Good or Bad for the Palestinians?
Vatican Mayors Summit Spots Pope on Municipal Pulpit
A Callous Disregard for the Law
Could a Nuclear Iran Bring About More Stability, Rather Than Less?
Who is Aya Hijazi, the American freed from jail in Egypt?
Hutu Diaspora Narrative: Identity in Conflict, Conflict of Identity
یەریڤان سەعید، توێژەر لە پەیمانگای وڵاتانی كەنداو لە واشنتۆن:
Why I'm Going to Yemen
Explorer’s Analysis: Inside Key Issues of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
Settler Terrorism -- An American Problem
Interview: Zheng Wang
Sandy Hook shootings: We need to focus on more than just gun control
Academics & Activists Discuss Poverty, Inequality, Conflict
Should Palestinians Accept Israel as a Jewish State?
Vietnam and Great Power Rivalries
Indian Guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Hopes to Teach Peace to the Taliban
Why Congress Needs to Act Now On Super-Pollutants
When Contested Narratives of Identity and Victimhood are Victims of Politics
Republican Reasoning: Why 2008 Was the Year for Occupying and Protesting Wall Street
At Town Hall, Sanders Makes Commitment to 'End All Forms of Racism in This Country'
Crimea Muslims Fear Separation, Exile
Congress Must Tax Fossil Fuels
Elections are good, right? Well, not always
Experts Say There Will Be No Contest in Ethiopia's Upcoming Vote
The Saudis and the Iranians Need to Talk: And we need to make it happen
Comment: The Cyprus Challenge: A solution paradigm shift
‘Don’t Disturb The Peace’: Post-Conflict Politics In Aceh, Indonesia
Myanmar Fighting Poses Dilemma for China
Bucolic Peekskill under attack: View
A Strike Against Israel
The Politics of Bongo Flava
Somalia on the Brink
Meet Nousha Kabawat and her unstoppable drive to help Syria’s displaced children thrive
Even a weakened Libya can avoid civil war
Missing From Trial: Detainee Statements
In new class, students get lessons in karate kicks, world peace, diplomacy
The ’60s Begin to Fade as Liberal Professors Retire
Gaza becomes Syria: Middle East geopolitics 2.0
Arab Gulf States Wary of Iran’s Role in the Battle for Mosul
Semites Unite! You Have Nothing to Lose But your Conflict
Mason professors offer insights in aftermath of Paris tragedy
'Less Violent' Does Not Have to Mean 'Apathetic'
Achieving the mission: A conversation with UPEACE Vice Rector Amr Abdalla
The Syrian Revolution Is Not a Holy War
The Art of Appeasement, Part I Unraveling a Patchwork of Improvised Disaster
Evolving policy in a changing world: Examining challenges and opportunities in the new US Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review
Inside the Beltway: Pillars of liberty
Keeping the Keys: The Rise of the Palestinian Diplomatic Intifada
Egypt’s Street Children, Aya Hijazi, and Me
National Geographic Expeditions ‘Holy Land’ Partner Scores Top UN Award
Overnight Crimean Crisis Hits Stalemate
OP-ED: Iran in the Era of Moderation and Reform
My Turkish Airport
Motives of suicide terrorists
A Cultural Awakening Leads to Abundance of Conflict Resolution Opportunities
Food insecurity rising as crop production falls
Interreligious Intercultural Dialogue Institutionalized - Deja Vu All Over Again
Reflections on Transformative Education: Toward Peace Learning Systems
Advocates for Egypt’s street children face unjust imprisonment
Beware Libya’s ‘Fair Dictator’
Congressmen urge Egypt to release Virginia woman from jail
Aziz Abu Sarah Named National Geographic Emerging Explorer
'Delenda Carthago': ISIS, threat and recovery
Mason S-CAR Dean’s Book Awarded Top Prize by International Conflict Organization
This Week in Poverty: 'A Place at the Table' and 'American Winter'
Search – Côte d’Ivoire wins the Prize of Excellency
With Mike Duvall, Fall of Another ‘Family Values’ Crusader
Politics Unusual
Woodbridge Resident Gains White House Internship
More record warmth means more flooding: Column
Social media project addresses extremist violence at home and abroad
What My Amish and Mennonite Forefathers Would Think About My Job in Congress (and Why I Left)
The Noxious Origins of NYC Gentrification: Cooking Gas
Ukraine crisis underscores need for renewables push
Peacebuilding: the new generation
Trump Should Take a Lesson From the Pope on How to Lead
What will Rep. Dennis Kucinich's legacy be?
Mason Student Strives to Bring Peace Before Dangerous African Presidential Vote
The Next Step for Myanmar
Collateral damage by drones dirties the hands of our nation
Beyond Jewish Blessings and Curses There is Absolute Love
The 2017 Arthur N. Rupe Great Debate: Is ISIS an Existential Threat to the United States?
Prevention better than punitive in Syria
Why Obama should pardon Snowden: Column
Reflections of a Catholic American on bin Laden’s death
George Mason University Partners With an African Nonprofit Organization- 72Africa
Defense Department in Somalia
An Ill-Advised Purge in Libya
Hope for Peace May Be Encouraged by Enemies in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
The Speech that Time Forgot
Insights Obama can now use to undermine Putin’s narrative
No end in sight for conflict between our two angels
Police Militarization Must Be Halted
Confronting genocide in Myanmar: The urgent need to prevent and protect
Faith dialogue focus on social media sites
Riyadh Conference: What Makes It Different?
China’s Foreign Policy Debates
Doing Due Diligence on Diplomacy With Damascus
Essay on the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the Sykes-Picot Agreement هل العرب أمام سايكس بيكو جديدة؟
Unite, Confuse, and Inspire: A Response to the Rise of Racism in Israel
Can Obama Influence Ethiopia on Human Rights, Democracy?
Fed Up With Climate Change Apathy
The Green Wave washes over a movement in hibernation
EMU Professor Urges Shift in Iraqi, Afghan Strategy
ما هي خلفية اشتعال القومية الكردية في العراق؟
Students discuss effects of Charlie Hebdo shooting
Realising peace potential of constitution
Duly Elected Tyranny: Recovering Democracy in the Age of Majority Abuses

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