The School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution

Egypt’s Street Children, Aya Hijazi, and Me
Americans have had enough conflict
Donald Trump and the Politics of Personality: To Understand Trumpism, Look Abroad!
A Callous Disregard for the Law
Afghan civil society calls for just peace
Teach, model, grow and live in empathy to build world peace, says interfaith expert Marc Gopin at Frontier Luncheon
How to Fix Turkey's Fall From International Favor
Rand Paul's Filibuster Gives Civil Liberties A Rare Washington Moment
Unite, Confuse, and Inspire: A Response to the Rise of Racism in Israel
Palestine's Right to Defend Itself
Court clears American aid worker after 3 years behind bars in Egypt
When Washington Welcomes A Nonviolent Muslim: What CBS News and Congress Have In Common
We Lead Developed World in Poverty and Inequality
Mason S-CAR Dean’s Book Awarded Top Prize by International Conflict Organization
Mason professors offer insights in aftermath of Paris tragedy
Activists: Release of Detainees in Syria Crucial to Peace Process
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
Evolving policy in a changing world: Examining challenges and opportunities in the new US Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review
Peacebuilding: the new generation
Reflections of a Catholic American on bin Laden’s death
How Germans Go Green
Donald Trump’s bigotry has inspired U.S. Muslim voters like no candidate before
Sit down with Iran to ensure there is no ‘October surprise’
Faith-Based Diplomacy
Crimean Tatars Support EuroMaidan Protests in Kyiv
The NYC Security Risk That Candidates Aren't Discussing
THE RUSSIAN PLOT, Or, How to Avoid Taking Responsibility for Losing a Presidential Election
Police Should Put Away the Military Gear and Build Connections with Young People
At summer camp, Syrian child refugees recall a lost homeland
Indignados de Wall Street, ¿el Tea Party de la izquierda?
Who to Blame for the Absence of a Kurdish State after Sykes Picot?
Stuart High School Students Use Traditional Karate to Help With Conflict Resolution
China and Japan engage neocortices
Universities More Moderate than Believed
Imagine a Violent World Where You Have No Military Option: What Would You Do?
Advocates for Egypt’s street children face unjust imprisonment
Bringing Eritrea In From The Cold
Lessons from Afghanistan
Israelis and Palestinians -- rage, fear and misunderstanding
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry denounces US calls for Aya Hegazy’s release
Politics Unusual
Hottest Year on Record, 2014, Brings Economic Opportunity
Egypt frees U.S. charity worker Aya Hijazi from prison
Breakdown in Yemen
Mason students discuss Islamophobia
Could a Nuclear Iran Bring About More Stability, Rather Than Less?
Can J Street Sideline AIPAC?
A Budget for Working America
The Noxious Origins of NYC Gentrification: Cooking Gas
To finally see the invisible Israelis before our eyes
Is the Spirit of Sykes-Picot Still Alive in the Middle East after a Century?
Sandy Hook shootings: We need to focus on more than just gun control
Israeli-Palestinian conflict - discussion with Marc Gopin: on economic peace & justice
Rituals of Gendered Violence: School Girl Kidnappings in Nigeria
Realising peace potential of constitution
From protests to politics, a new way forward for Yemen
Minimum wage war reaches tipping point
Religion and Power Moving Forward into the Twenty-First Century
US Lawmaker Urges Egypt to Release Dual Citizen
Turkey's Best Asset to Tackle ISIS: Ankara or America?
Palestine’s new PM and his prospects for success
Post-Mubarak Egypt: From successful protest to sustainable social transformation
Ferguson, Social Justice, and the Role of Community Colleges
Comment: The Cyprus Challenge: A solution paradigm shift
Why Should Israel Care What the Rest of the World Thinks?
China’s Puzzling ADIZ Decision Making
Riyadh Conference: What Makes It Different?
Sorry, Aung San Suu Kyi, the Rohingya Crisis Is No Laughing Matter
Muslim Women Find Empowerment Through Competitive Sports
Free West Papua: Growing International Solidarity for a Forgotten Independence Movement
Time to stop coddling Iran
Robert C. Koehler: Healthy conflict creates resilient communities
Interreligious Intercultural Dialogue Institutionalized - Deja Vu All Over Again
A.T. Ariyaratne: Leading Sri Lanka's Largest Civil Society Movement for 50 Years
Election campaigns and the politics of performance
We can only hope that the cerebral will get the better of the visceral
The Difference Between Protest America 1968 And 2017
Why the White House Won't Win the Afghanistan War
Rwandan refugee works for peace and justice
Israel's New Left Goes Online
A peace-building response to the rise of 'Trumpism'
Highland Community College Board Candidates Weigh District's Financial, Enrollment Woes
Darfur Donor Conference: A Park for a Deadly Conflict
Bush's true legacy in Egypt
Using Israeli and Palestinian Guides, Tour Group Helps Visitors ‘Experience the People’
Egyptian-American activist Aya Hegazi returns to US following Egypt court acquittal
Inside the Beltway: Pillars of liberty
Filmmaker’s ‘Will to Communicate’ Breaks through Community’s Silence
Hong Kong's 'Occupy': A movement for universal suffrage in Hong Kong is worrying Beijing
A Peacebuilding Approach to Teaching About Extremism
Resolute in uncertain times: peacebuilding in the new US administration
Slavery and Climate – There's More in Common Than You Think, Vatican Says
A New Approach to Dealing With Global Food Insecurity
Orange Revolution in Ukraine: Inspiration of Disillusionment?
Peace-maker: We must look below the surface
U.S.-E.U. Rhetoric on Russia as Destructive as a Chekhovian Duel
The Federal response in Malheur and far right extremism
Athletes Pick A Side At The Women's March
No Immunity for US Troops: Why Hamid Karzai Punted to Loya Jirga
As China’s Economy Falters, Military Parade Offers Chance to Burnish Image
Time for the peace vote?
The Impact of the Syrian Civil War on Identity Groups in Turkey
In new class, students get lessons in karate kicks, world peace, diplomacy
A Conflict Resolution Scholar Explains How to Resolve Conflicts in the Quiet Car
Tragedy & Triumph
Turkey’s Kurdish Peace Process – Analysis - Part 3
Reimagining Transitional Justice in Bali
Woodbridge Resident Gains White House Internship
A New Model for American Foreign Policy
Faculty Spotlight on Innovation: Susan Hirsch & Agnieszka Paczynska
Muslim advocates welcome Bernie Sanders' support but want visible action
Settlement of Karabakh conflict ruled out as long as ‘mutual concessions’ perceived as loss
Keeping USAID: why the US shouldn’t cut off its nose
Texas flood's climate change irony: Column
The Real War on Coal Starts in Kosovo
When nature trumps nurture, we all lose
We can't let climate change turn droughts, flash floods and mudslides into the new normal
An Interview with Dr. Tetsushi Ogata
Collateral damage by drones dirties the hands of our nation
Hamas Advocating Dialogue Through Children’s Cartoon?
Boarding the Train for a Trip into the Past
Trust in Maliki harms U.S. credibility
US Navy Seals plan to accept women after female soldiers graduate as rangers
If America wants Assad to respect international law, it must respect it, too
The Israeli ex-settler at the center of Occupy Wall Street
We're Unfair to Draft-Card Burners
Reflections on Transformative Education: Toward Peace Learning Systems
Anacostia totem pole belies Washington’s devotion to Redskins
Trump got Egypt to free an American prisoner. Here’s her story.
UN Small Arms Conference: Evaluation and Prospects
Trump’s favorite dictator is jailing U.S. citizens
No end in sight for conflict between our two angels
U.S. Drones Mobilize Pakistani Nonviolent Movement
Turkey’s once-worldly aims falter, even close allies concerned
'Tribunal' Opens Hearings Into Mass Killings in Indonesia
My sister has been jailed in Egypt for 900 days. When will the U.S. help free her?
As Ethiopia votes, what’s ‘free and fair’ got to do with it?
U.S. Sanctions On Iran Should Be Lifted For Humanitarian Goods
Resolved to Keep Faith
Yemen’s a Model All Right—For Disaster
For Economic Growth, Repeal Drug Laws and Rehabilitate Ex-Cons
The Green Wave washes over a movement in hibernation
How the U.S. Deals With a Land Known for Corruption
Crimean Tatars Fear for Their Safety After Crimea’s Annexation to Russia
Academics & Activists Discuss Poverty, Inequality, Conflict
Insight Policing and the Role of the Civilian in Police Accountability
Explorer’s Analysis: Inside Key Issues of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
US must vote in favour or abstain
In America, domestic extremists are a bigger risk than foreign terrorism
Students discuss effects of Charlie Hebdo shooting
Preventing gang violence in San Diego
Former Middle East 'Foes' to Speak on Building Peace
Alumnus Helps Special-Needs Students Transition to Higher Ed, Work
Iraqi Kurdistan fears Maliki returning to power
Bringing Florida to Justice, Not Just George Zimmerman
Crisis management system for Japan and China
Climate Action Is Solution to Slowing Superstorms | Commentary
Teaching Sept. 11 To Students Who Were Born After The Attacks Happened
How Belgraders Remember the NATO Bombings
Drones weaken USA's moral might: Opposing view
Ukraine: An Overview of the Crimean Question at the 63rd Anniversary of the Crimean Tartar Deportation
Managing the Madness in the Middle East
25 Rights groups: The Belady Foundation case demonstrates that individual and community initiatives face only repression and fabricated charges
Political Discourse: A Family Affair
A Toast for Peace
How China’s Economic Rebalancing is like the Movie 'Speed'
How a monk-turned-street artist sees New York City’s homeless
Pro-Earth Republicans In The Era Of President Trump
Direct Analytical Approach to Peacebuilding
Why, Indeed, History Should Sometimes Repeat Itself: a Review of History as a Prelude
A Multifaceted Crisis
Civil Society Is Faltering In This Middle East Nation
‘Strength through peace – not peace through strength’: a reaction to Trump’s America First foreign policy
The Indoctrination Myth
Why U.S. Could Opt For 'Zero Option' In Afghanistan
Colombia's Inminent Peace Agreement: A Brief Analysis of What the Agreement is, What is Next and What is Missing
A Strike Against Israel
Hillary Clinton Asks Egypt’s President Sisi to Release Aya Hijazi
CPCS Hosted Conference in Washington D.C.
Immigration debate: How DC can move the conversation forward
Social Scientist Sees Bias Within
The Price of Abandoning Yemen
Paul Ryan's Radical Economic Regime: Why His House Budget Legacy Is a Lesson in Elitism
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - Discussion with Marc Gopin: Part 1 on Economic Peace & Justice
Bosnia Back on the Brink: Ukraine can learn from Bosnia's failed socioeconomic policies
Mason student starts ‘sustainable, reproducible’ businesses in war zones
Letter to the Editor: Dismissal of Evidence Affected Paris Agreement
Vatican Mayors Summit Spots Pope on Municipal Pulpit
Somalia on the Brink
Semites Unite! You Have Nothing to Lose But your Conflict
George Mason to cultivate global leaders
Problem-solving approach privileges both parties
Lone wolf senator builds case to engage Myanmar
Do We Need Dictatorship?
Hope for Peace May Be Encouraged by Enemies in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Working for Peace in the Age of Trump
How Women’s Rights Are Linked to U.S.-Iran Negotiations
Why World Leaders Are Starting to Eat Garbage
National Geographic Expeditions ‘Holy Land’ Partner Scores Top UN Award
Addressing divide between communities and police
Will Saudi Arabia's 'Operation Decisive Storm' restore order in Yemen?
"With friends like these..." on Romney's comments about Israeli and Palestinian culture
What Secretary Clinton Does Not Recognize About Egypt’s Anti-Regime Protests
Man-to-man chat can avert disaster
Trump 'ordered Sisi' to release US-Egyptian charity worker
With Income Inequality Comes Violence
Germany Tells NATO, Russia To Dialogue Before Things Get 'Completely Out Of Control'
Human Rights of Crimean Tatars Discussed in European Parliament
Bernie Sanders Vows To Fight Anti-Islam Sentiment: 2016 Democratic Presidential Candidate Hugs Muslim Woman On Stage
How to Have a Productive Conversation About Politics at Thanksgiving
Rubenstein, Faculty Member of the Year, took time to find his calling
Bring Russia out of the cold and into the fold
Advertising against Muslims? Not with my tax dollars
Columbia Prof Uses Math To Create World Peace
What Aziz Abu Sarah learned in Hebrew school
Creating Resilient Communities
Global Mayors Protest Trump’s Anti-Climate Cabinet
Drowning the Arab Spring in Gulf Oil
Mason/EMU alum Michael Shank works with media to tell the story of climate change
Options for Action in Syria
A peace dividend we should all want
The Future of Kurdistan, Between Unity and Balkanization
UC Berkeley holds 6th annual TED conference, explores themes of wisdom, compassion
DOS UNIVERSIDADES AMERICANAS Ibarretxe trae a Euskadi el Agirre Lehendakaria Center
Imagining Peace: The Practical Advantages for Muslims, Jews and Christians of Peace for Palestine and Israel
Turning Training into Action: Mason Students Analyze a Conflict in Brazil
American Aid Worker Is Cleared of Child Abuse Charges in Egypt
A New Heroism in Israel and Palestine
Reconciliation in Rwanda: Building Peace Through Dialogue
The three-ring circus of American politics
كاتبة فلسطينية تعيش في واشنطن: أطفالنا ضحايا وليسوا إرهابيين
The Ottoman Experience in Mosul, Then and Now
Firing Up Kurdish Nationalism in Iraq
A Westside Story: Through the Eyes of a Sandtown Child!
The Big Problems in Obama's Big Trade Deals
Obama's Middle East Speech: The Message Was Not Received
Climate Change Is An Immediate Threat
Crashing in America
National Geographic Offering Israel Tour: National Geographic Expedition is offering 12-day tours of the Holy Land, complete with hotels and museums
Myanmar Vote Plan Clouds New US Dialogue
The Tale of Two Cities: Kyiv and Simferopol
Libya’s GNA and the Future of Public Discourse
In Egypt, even helping street children can land you in prison
Yemen: Ripe for a solution?
Prevention better than punitive in Syria
Awakening to Women: The Nobel Effect
Letter to the editor: A response to "Immigration could swing it for Brexit"
Inspiring Curious Feminists: Reflections on Cynthia Enloe
Tehran looks ready to tango
America cannot afford such inequality
Why Americans Are Ready to Pay More Money for Cleaner Energy
Lawmakers in Washington increasingly concerned about Ethiopia
When diplomatic opportunities were dismissed
Don't Talk, Do Something! Palestinian/Israeli Unilateralism as Legitimate Negotiations
Defense Department in Somalia
I Was a Palestinian Stone-thrower. Here's Why I Stopped
Professor Utilizes Real World Experience in Conflict Resolution Studies
GMU Student Burns Pagoda For Senior Art Project
Doing Due Diligence on Diplomacy With Damascus
Don't forget Malaysia
9/11 Forever (and Ever)
How I learned to forgive my brother’s murderers
An 'Afghan Summer' of revolt - Part 2
Marginalizing Muslims in Switzerland
Ukraine crisis underscores need for renewables push
Lecture by Susan Hirsch at San Anton Palace
She Didn't Have a Gun... She Had MLK's Dream
Palestinian, Jew give both sides on joint Jerusalem tours
Africa: Can January Makamba Be the Next President of Tanzania?
Using hip-hop to resolve global conflict
In fighting gangs, US should look to El Salvador
Experts Say There Will Be No Contest in Ethiopia's Upcoming Vote
A Peacebuilding Travel Log
A Mood Is Not A Movement: Five Ideas For The Anti-Trump Forces
Indian Guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Hopes to Teach Peace to the Taliban
Fallacy of a moderate mullah
The Russian Military Intervention in Syria; Is This Really a Concern for the U.S.?
State Department Should Speak Out For Aya Hijazi, US Human Rights Defender In Egypt Prison
Insights Obama can now use to undermine Putin’s narrative
65 years after 'catastrophe,' Palestinians have little to cheer about
Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution Becomes a School
Responding to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Is Religious Freedom the Answer?
Paul Ryan's path to economic peril
Peace Movement Has Become Powerless, Says MK Yuli Tamir
China’s Foreign Policy Debates
Mason student researches homelessness from a conflict perspective
Cardin Meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister
Can Obama Influence Ethiopia on Human Rights, Democracy?
Unholy Media Malpractice: The press totally missed the point of Bernie Sanders' trip to the Vatican.
Congress Can't Ignore Afghanistan in Budget Talks
People to People Contact
Why I'm Going to Yemen
Couple Spend Their Wedding Money on Street Children, End up in an Egyptian Prison
Why Washington is wrong to impose visa suspension on Iraqis
The ’60s Begin to Fade as Liberal Professors Retire
Peaceful Dispute Resolution Ideas
What Pope Francis Will Say to America This Week
Rodef Shalom to host panel on Palestinian perspectives
Fragility Needs Innovative Development Financing
Saudi in Yemen; It’s personal now
The Conflict that Became Mine
Producing solutions by appreciating the interconnections
Bosnia: Stabilization Stalled in Negative Peace
Who is Aya Hijazi, the American freed from jail in Egypt?
Questions must be about gun safety
Community Activists Question Timing Of Grand Jury Announcement
Crimea Muslims Fear Separation, Exile
Obama’s speech was more of the same - and not what we needed
From Israel to Mason: Conflict scholars present a peace proposal at the UN
Syrian Ramadan at the Edge of War
Busting the Biofuels Boom
In Israel, the Rent Is Too Damn High
Fighting extremism: Dignity is the answer
How to stop the stone-throwing in Anacostia
Sorting Out Our Options in Afghanistan
Ukraine Diplomatic Deal: Necessary Next Steps
Stimson Center Names Five Nonresident Fellows
There is a Major Climate Issue Hiding in Your Closet: Fast Fashion
In Afghanistan, end the fighting and stop the meddling
Arts and Peacebuilding
Palestine is nearly here, deal with it
Cure Police Violence As If It Were a Disease
Scholars skeptical on Japan apology
Visiting professor analyzes conflict
What will Rep. Dennis Kucinich's legacy be?
What can Washington do about militarized police forces?
‘Don’t Disturb The Peace’: Post-Conflict Politics In Aceh, Indonesia
9 Costs of Drone Strikes
Beyond Jewish Blessings and Curses There is Absolute Love
'Less Violent' Does Not Have to Mean 'Apathetic'
Bernie Sanders vows to fight Islamophobia and 'ugly stain of racism' in the US
Denied Victimhood and Contested Narratives: The Case of Hutu Diaspora
The Coaching Revolution in the Federal Government
American impotence and the ‘Born in Jerusalem’ law
Let's keep Syria's blood off America's hands
America's lawmakers in Libyan quagmire
Senior Government Officials Participate at Workshop on Strategic Communication and Conflict Resolution
التدخل الروسي أوقف انهيار النظام السوري مؤقتاً
Arab Americans Organize with the ANSWER Coalition to Protest Trump Inauguration
To stop al-Shabab, help Somali people
Do military women want combat jobs? The survey numbers say yes — and so do more than 9,000 combat action badges
Charlie Rangel: Why I Oppose Syria Strikes
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
Religions meet at VST
Syria, Lebanon, and the Middle East: Enabling a War-to-Peace Transition
Why is the US so reticent to read the right messages in Asia and the Pacific?
Mason Professors, Graduates Take Active Role in Latin American Conflicts
How to stop Libya becoming another Iraq
Richard Solomon Proved Sport Matters through the ‘Ping-Pong’ Diplomacy, and George Mason University is Poised to Tell Us How
Gridlock is death for deliberation
Working Abroad a Big Help on the Hill
Time to write the rules for cyber and drone challenges
Westboro Baptist Church: Thanks for Visiting and Come Again
After 900 days in pre-trial detention, campaigns call for release of Aya Hegazy
Confronting Homeland Security's 'SSSS' Watch List
Conflict Analysis and Resolution Students Named Boren Fellows
Regionalization of Conflict and Opportunities for Peace in the Horn of Africa
Protecting America's Clean Drinking Water
The Syrian Revolution Is Not a Holy War
Boycotting Muslim 'Savages' Ad on DC Metro in Protest of Hate Speech
Conflict Resolution, One Book at a Time
Crimean Crisis Escalates Further
Administrative Referendum: A wakeup call for the ethno-political conflict in Darfur
Andrew Left The Window Open
Syria Needs Real Help, Not American Bombs
Yemen needs action, not just talk
6th Annual Graduate Education Symposium in Peace and Conflict Resolution Meets at George Mason University
Promoting Peace and Conflict Awareness In Small Town America: Independence, Kansas
Nigeria: A Network That Reconnects North With Sardauna's Biographer John Paden
A Discussion with Marc Gopin, Director, Center on Religion, Diplomacy, and Conflict Resolution
Promoting peace, locally and globally
Why Did Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Go to Iraq?
What the Killing of Trayvon Martin Means for Maryland
U.S. Credibility Around the World Damaged by Afghanistan War
Anti-immigration Legislation Makes Cities and Citizens Less Safe
The Path To Clean Energy Requires An Energy-Storage Revolution
Blessed Are the Climate Advocates
America Must Rethink the War on Terror: The Authorization for Use of Military Force needs to be modified to avoid mission creep
Maltese neutrality still a brilliant idea
Dirty Energy Dollars
Search – Côte d’Ivoire wins the Prize of Excellency
Democratic Party looks like America
A Grassroots Visit Belies Washington's View of Afghanistan
China and Japan REALLY Don’t Like Each Other
If You Want Revenge for 9/11, Don't Look to the Kids Who Lost A Parent
Expect Resource Wars With Exxon CEO At State Helm
Our Military Shouldn’t Turn Its Back on Servicewomen Who Need an Abortion
Tackling the most grave and serious global security threats
New Norm on Human Rights Emerging in Bolivia
The Harm in Hashtags
The inclusion of women in the peacemaking process
The U.S. Afghanistan Strategy Is Failing and It's Time to Pull Out
Interview: Zheng Wang
Rep. Charles Rangel: Let's slow down the next superstorm
The 'anti-science' side of the political divide
A camp for young people touched by terror
Confederate flag: hatred or heritage?
Congress Must Tax Fossil Fuels
62nd Anniversary of the Crimean Tatar Deportation “Protest Meeting” in Simferopol, Crimea Went By Peacefully
The Audacity of Air Strikes and Secret Deals: Just making Isis grow stronger?
Only catastrophes lead to the sharing of sovereignty
Ahmadinejad - Incitement Deserves Indictment
Oil Is At The Heart Of The Ukraine Crisis
Fayetteville Charity Helps African Group
The Time For Leadership To Protect All Civilians Across Syria
The World Does Not Need a Jewish Ann Coulter: An Open Letter To Ben Shapiro.
What Would MLK Think of America’s Modern Wars?
Horizon that is always receding
Hutu Diaspora Narrative: Identity in Conflict, Conflict of Identity
These fiscal cliff hawks ought to be foreign policy doves
Letter to the Editor from Dennis Sandole Published in The Economist
Transforming a Nation
Lingering Questions Surround Geneva III
Trump is ‘deprived of all knowledge’ about public schools
Food insecurity rising as crop production falls
Mason Partners with Ghana-based African Peace Building Organization
EU as model for peace
Europe Must Help Syria’s Women Make Peace
Vietnam and Great Power Rivalries
Achieving the mission: A conversation with UPEACE Vice Rector Amr Abdalla
Only Good Governance can Defeat Al Qaeda in Yemen
Why Congress Needs to Act Now On Super-Pollutants
American Aid Worker, Release Secured by Trump Officials, Leaves Egypt
Why the Gun Control Debate Doesn't Do Justice to Colorado Killings
PCDN's Dr. Catalina Rojas awarded the prestigious SXSW Dewey Award for use of digital technology to help others
Two Crimean Tatar Mosques Torched in Crimea on the Eve of Major Muslim Holiday
Why Bernie Sanders is standing with Muslims
Mason intern ventures into rural Mexico conflict zone to practice mediation
The 2017 Arthur N. Rupe Great Debate: Is ISIS an Existential Threat to the United States?
USDA Does Diets Differently, Moves Off Meat
A Local First approach to early warning and response
The costly errors of America's wars
Myanmar Fighting Poses Dilemma for China
Six leading Libyan women dominate Virginia conference on Libya
Meryl Streep is right; bullying hurts us all
The Next Step for Myanmar
Meat Alert
Look to Iran for a solution in Syria
What My Amish and Mennonite Forefathers Would Think About My Job in Congress (and Why I Left)
The Obama administration ignores an American imprisoned in Egypt
How to fix our police departments
This Week in Poverty: 'A Place at the Table' and 'American Winter'
The Ghailani Verdict - Susan Hirsch featured in the New York Times
Gaza becomes Syria: Middle East geopolitics 2.0
Beyer Statement On Acquittal of Aya Hijazi and Her Co-Defendants in Egypt
Tourism of Destruction, Tourism of Construction: Two Trips to the Holy Land
Morocco a Stable East-West Bridge
Is America turning into a failed state?
Ryan Gosling spreads message from Bernie Sanders
Dismissal of Evidence Affected Paris Agreement
ما هي خلفية اشتعال القومية الكردية في العراق؟
10 Ways Conflict is Like Sex
New Grad ‘Ecstatic’ with Peace Corps Posting to Mozambique
Netanyahu’s address to Congress is a recipe for disaster, not peace
Keeping the Keys: The Rise of the Palestinian Diplomatic Intifada
Opinion: Why Trump’s foreign policy won’t make America great again
Israel Inside/Out: Perspectives And Prisms
Students Practice Citizen Diplomacy in Syria
Crimean Tatar Mejlis Elects New Chairperson as Mustafa Cemilev Steps Down
When studying abroad in a conflict zone, safety is key
Optimism at last for American jailed in Egypt, her family
Mason Student Strives to Bring Peace Before Dangerous African Presidential Vote
What Are the Rules of War?
Settler Turned Peace Activist Now Occupies Wall Street: Kobi Skolnick Puts Jewish Stamp on Protest, Not Just on Holidays
Hillary Clinton’s Response to the Pulse Orlando Shootings
Land Rights Have Become A Women's Issue Through Social Mobilization In Cambodia
An Ill-Advised Purge in Libya
Water shortages are coming. It's time for us to act.
Beware Libya’s ‘Fair Dictator’
Don't let Yemen turn into Syria: Column
Violence and violence-containment's $460 billion price tag
EMU Professor Urges Shift in Iraqi, Afghan Strategy
We gain more than we lose in the Iran nuclear deal [Commentary]
'Delenda Carthago': ISIS, threat and recovery
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
Britain’s election results may prove to be a blow to US foreign policy goals
Politics and the city – the battle over Istanbul’s Gezi park
Mason Center Works Toward a Peaceful Future
More record warmth means more flooding: Column
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
A Silver Lining to the Film and Riots Tragedy: Freedom, Diversity, and the New Competition for Arab Public Space
EU Threat Has Inspired Panic Rather than Reform
Why Congress Should Care About the Beepocalypse | Commentary
The Missing Ingredient in UN's 2030 Global Goals
Ethiopia’s Muslim Activists Pave a Path for Nonviolent Political Activism
Point of View opens—A place for conflict conversation, transformation
Honoring National Service in War and Peace
Prop. 35 tackles child sex-trafficking
Happy Independence Day wishes from a Palestinian
Anthropologist Searches for Way to Measure Peacebuilding Success
Washington Area Students Weigh in on South Sudan Conflict
Lack of US-Syria Diplomacy Leads to Dangerous Isolation
Use US soft power to free the Ashraf Seven
George Mason University Partners With an African Nonprofit Organization- 72Africa
Rights groups renew request for release of defendants in the Belady Foundation case and urge compliance with legal standards for pretrial detention
Scars of the Khmer Rouge: How Cambodia is healing from a genocide
Russian Consul General to Crimea Resigns Following Offensive Comments About Crimean Tatar Deportation
Even a weakened Libya can avoid civil war
Police Militarization Must Be Halted
What Paul Ryan’s economic roadmap means for America
Should Palestinians Accept Israel as a Jewish State?
The Bo Xilai Verdict: Everybody Wins
As New Threats Emerge, U.S. Closes Drone Base in Ethiopia
An American humanitarian worker goes on trial in Cairo. What’s next for Aya Hijazi?
Obama Arrives in Kenya, on Personal and Official Journey
Dr. Jeremy Rinker- UNCG Campus Weekly
‘Amish Mafia’ is a shameful, unrealistic portrayal of plain people
The Art of Appeasement, Part I Unraveling a Patchwork of Improvised Disaster
Emerging Powers and Post-Conflict Reconstruction in Liberia
Aya Hegazy trial postponed for 5th time after court unable to turn on laptop
It's the Arab spring for dictators
Germany's lesson for U.S. -- keep faith with workers
UN climate change negotiations in Poland this week
Why US and Chinese cities will make or break any global climate deal
Has outgoing Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal brought about a new, more peaceful, face to the organization?
Moving Beyond Hope: The IOC and Team Refugee
Book Review: Professors and their Politics
Afghans Failing Security Test In Badakhshan
Motives of suicide terrorists
Fossil Fuel Divestment Makes UN Climate Summit a Success
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
We must make anti-bullying a mainstream message
Missing From Trial: Detainee Statements
Crimean Tatars's Pain is Renewed- Kırım Tatarları'nın acıları tazelendi
Yeni Bir Toplumsal Sozlesme Arayisi
Conflict resolution workshop benefits Patriots and participants
How to Solve Your Conflicts, and Get FED at the Same Time
Peace Corps Program & Training Specialist for Africa
Want to cut big government abuses? Start with defence contracting
Conflict as an opportunity
Israeli, Palestinian join forces to offer tours with two viewpoints
With Mike Duvall, Fall of Another ‘Family Values’ Crusader
The Politics of Bongo Flava
Analysis: Progressive policies provide answer for Sanders’ foreign policy gap
Businesses Must Take the Lead on Climate-Change Action
Boots on the Ground, Not Unmanned Robots in the Sky
ما هو الإرث السياسي لمحمود عباس؟
Will Republicans suggest an economic cure in Nevada?
Meet Nousha Kabawat and her unstoppable drive to help Syria’s displaced children thrive
Feminist Scholar Cynthia Enloe Delivers Keynote Address at Gender and Conflict Conference
Nonviolent resistance key to Middle East breakthrough
Holy Land tours a new tool in peacebuilding
Africa Needs More from Obama than Promises
Former Del. Jim Scott remembered for selfless public service
Anticipating the Syria of Tomorrow: Strategies to Decrease Violence Against Innocents
Author, Terrorism Victim Hirsch Says Capital Punishment Hurts U.S. Image Abroad
Growing Sense of Polarization and Escalating Tensions in Crimea Ahead of 69th Anniversary of Crimean Tatar
Inclusiveness: The Right (and Political) Way to Be
When Contested Narratives of Identity and Victimhood are Victims of Politics
Conflict-sensitive Repatriation: Lessons from Displaced Communities in North-eastern Nigeria
Albany Gets "F" for Failing to Protect Tenants
Aziz Abu Sarah is a Tour Guide
Comment: A federal constituent “state” is not in the interest of Turkish Cypriots
A Fixable Problem for Our Society
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A New (Old) Narrative for the Left
7 Ways Obama's U.N. Speech Revealed His Inconsistent Foreign Policy
A col.’s view of commander’s authority
Press Pause on the Rush to War
Is the OSCE relevant to Cyprus? Or is Cyprus irrelevant to the OSCE?
My Turkish Airport
Syria's Next Generation
Morocco: An Emerging Model For Muslim-Jewish Relations – OpEd
One Week After Colorado Shooting, US Government Still Failing to Safeguard America
An Extreme Sport: Middle East Peacebuilding
Why can’t America just take out Assad?
Shank: White House, Congress Choosing Wrong Path on Iran
Conference on Activist H. Thurman Held on ‘9/11’ Anniversary
Sign a Drone Treaty Before Everyone Does as We Do
A third intifada is inevitable unless Israel changes course
Arab Gulf States Wary of Iran’s Role in the Battle for Mosul
The ISIS takeover of Ramadi means hard choices face the Iraqi and US governments
Obama Thinks Too Small on Climate Change
Congratulations to the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at GMU: The IMTD and ICAR partnership continues
Next Up in Somalia’s Fragile Transition: Bridge Political Divides
UVA Gives Diversity Awards to Longtime Professors McDowell and Dukes
Obama must stand up to Netanyahu on Israeli settler violence
The Speech that Time Forgot
Overnight Crimean Crisis Hits Stalemate
Palestine: Still key to stability in the Middle East
How Trump Gives Negotiation a Bad Name
Explorer’s Analysis: Inside Key Issues of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
Can the Tribes of NATO help the Tribes of Afghanistan?
Trump Should Take a Lesson From the Pope on How to Lead
Using Peace 'Means' to Achieve Peaceful 'Ends'
Taliban Prisoner Releases Are High-Risk, Low-Reward
Q & A With Kevin Avruch, Ph.D.
Rethinking transitions: finding the pathway from military to community security
Have We Become Hopelessly Divided?
Shank and Gilchrest: Increasing the Peace Can Reduce the Debt
Genocide or Terrorism? Transnational Advocacy and the Ogaden Conflict
Aziz Abu Sarah – Ending the Cycle of Violence in Israel and Palestine
Congressmen urge Egypt to release Virginia woman from jail
Unclenched Fists
The only way forward on Syria
"We Are Not Like Them": Itamar Massacre Activates A Dangerous Israeli-Jewish Ethnocentrism
Detroit On The Brink
How Egypt’s most famous jailed couple celebrated Valentine’s Day
Tale of Two Conventions: Why Charlotte Wins Over White Tampa
Afghans Want U.S. to Stay but Do Things Differently
How to Defuse the Ukraine Crisis: The way to respond to Russia is not with Cold War rhetoric
For young adults who lost parents on Sept. 11, a hope for peace
Social media project addresses extremist violence at home and abroad
Essay on the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the Sykes-Picot Agreement هل العرب أمام سايكس بيكو جديدة؟
Is Yemen’s power struggle over?
Could ‘Insight Policing’ have saved Sandra Bland, Freddie Gray and others?
Duly Elected Tyranny: Recovering Democracy in the Age of Majority Abuses
Sisters know a good road trip when they see one
Science of unintended consequences
Why Rep. Hunter Is Very Wrong About Nuking Iran
Making Nonviolent Statecraft into a Self-Evident Truth
Social Scientist Sees Bias Within
Why Obama should pardon Snowden: Column
The Business Argument for Addressing Climate Change
Stop atrocities before they start
Egypt: Revolution or bust
Why Hong Kong's #OccupyCentral Used Nonviolent Action as Tactic
Republicans and the Mennonite vote
Hamas Should Be Part of Middle East Peace Talks
How U.S. Ambassadors Influence China (But Not Americans)
The Emperor’s new clothes – bluster in the GOP
Confronting genocide in Myanmar: The urgent need to prevent and protect
Displaced by Genocide, Mason Student Plans to Help Other Refugees
The Struggle for Independence in West Papua
Civilian Devastation During War Explored in ‘Why They Die’
The Current of Discord on the Mekong
GOP, follow Stevens' example
Soldiers Into Students: Veterans, Educators Try to Ease Transition
Needed: Social Engineering?
Girls released from Boko Haram captivity rejected by society - new report
Presidents must come together on East Asia
Why NFL's Washington Redskins needs renaming
Congress Better Listen to the Pope on Climate Change
Hunger strike highlights forgotten tragedy of Palestinian prisoners
A look at the American 'Countering Violent Extremism' strategy
NYC Housing: A Clear and Present Danger
Does China Have a Foreign Policy?
Peshmerga-Iraqi forces united over Mosul, but can this last?
Stop the ISIS War Before It Gets Worse!
Freed Egyptian American prisoner returns home following Trump intervention
The case for compulsory voting
Nato should negotiate a security structure that includes Russia
New Crimean Tatar History Book Comes Under Attack from Russian Nationalist Groups
Mason student’s question to Democratic presidential candidate goes viral
Open letter to President-elect Trump and government officials at all levels
Tariq Ramadan in Chicago's Holocaust Museum
Fulbright Scholars Offer Tips to Win the Prize
Why we should keep out of Somalia’s affairs
Origins and Responses to the Arab Awakening
Essebsi Must Work With Islamists to Ensure Tunisia’s Transition
To save his Middle East legacy, Obama must recognise a Palestinian state now
Feckless on Foreign Policy
Why the Kerry-Karzai Afghan Security Deal Won't Work
A Cultural Awakening Leads to Abundance of Conflict Resolution Opportunities
Mary Wade to Hold Trayvon Book Launch in MT Airy
The World Discovers Afghanistan’s Peaceful Clerics
Police should put away the military gear and build connections with young people
High school students learn conflict resolution through karate
Interview with CNN: Ancient blueprint for Middle East peace touring U.S.
Sudan, after the breakup: Can violence be prevented?
An online occupation
After Nearly Three Years, An American In Egypt Walks Free
Post Eurozone crisis, how to increase a country's resilience to risk
The American Elections: Prospects for a New US Foreign Policy
Dignity for Iran equals an Iran free of nuclear weapons
WATCH: Bernie Sanders hugs Muslim student, vows to fight racism as Jew
သုတေတီတစ်ဦး၏ နာဂဒေသနှင့်လူမျိုးများအကြောင်း [Research about the future of local and indigenous people]
Reading Dr Ambedkar as a narrative for social change
Ethiopian Ruling Coalition Wins Majority of Parliament Seats
Armenian, Azeri experts' Karabakh settlement recommendations
Ötekilerden ‘Ötekilere’ (From Others to ‘Others’)
A Palestinian’s journey from stone-throwing to conflict resolution
Peace, alliance, and inclusivity: Ending conflict in Myanmar
IRP leader speaks in Washington, unsure of party goals and wary of Tajikistan’s future
The Lonely Man of Peace
New Crimean Tatar History Book Comes Under Attack from Russian Nationalist Groups
What the Flint Crisis Reveals About Inequality in the U.S.
خبير في النزاعات الدولية: ترامب سيبيع الورقة السورية لبوتين (حوار)
Fed Up With Climate Change Apathy
Mason’s Michael Shank Joins White House Climate Change Group
10 Syria Questions for John Kerry and Chuck Hagel
Spread of US poverty risks serious social disorder
Mirëdita Dobar Dan Festival in Belgrade: We Stuck our Foot in the Open Door
Death to America in Yemen? No.
Why Protest? And What’s Next: Truth-Telling and Reconciliation for Ferguson and Beyond
Are Direct Negotiations Good or Bad for the Palestinians?
Solon Simmons' "The Eclipse of Equality"
Dumping Military Kit on Cops Makes Main Street a War Zone
Coup-Speak Speaking
Lessons from South Asia for an Arab Spring
The Dangers of Soft Power: Government backed cultural programs often come across as just propaganda
USIP Awards Jennings Randolph Senior Fellowships and Peace Scholarships for 2015-2016
How Did VP Candidates Do in the Debate? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
Post-Election Ferguson: Bipartisan Congress to Demilitarize Police
Learning from SIGIR's Final Report on Iraq Reconstruction
Liberia’s Path from Anarchy to Elections
Peace Parsha: Hayyei Sarah - Love and Care across Boundaries
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Book review: The Shifting Grounds of Conflict and Peacebuilding
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR; Resolving Conflicts in the Caucasus
Rwanda- A Country Still in Need
Nimr Al Nimr: Anatomy of a Man
Cultural Educator: Aziz Abu Sarah
Peace – practical, not fanciful
Keeping Iran and Saudi Arabia From War
Marijuana cartels and the Mafia
Hillel Event Bridges Israeli-Palestinian Gap
Doctoral Student Goes to Hollywood to Teach Peace Techniques
How one liberal group is trying to help Democrats win back the House in 2018
When soldiers commit murder
Congress vs. the Super-Pollutants
Myanmar's negotiator expresses belief in China's willingness to help in peace process
U.S. Couple Held In Egyptian Prison For 1 Year Over Unfounded Child Abuse
Art Student Set to Send ‘Transformative’ Project Up in Flames on Mason Pond
Portrait of Stalin Sparks Brawl at WWII Ceremony in Crimea
Why defeating ISIS with military might is starry eyed idealism
Tanzanian President’s Former Aide Plans Bid to Succeed Him
Netanyahu's Kennedy moment
Wanted: Middle East Statesmen
The Chinese Dream From Mao to Xi
Working for world peace here at home
Streator Grads do 'Amazing Things'
A picture of hope and courage
Why Forest Whitaker Is Making the UN Goals Famous
An OSCE reconciliation strategy for Cyprus?
Bullies, Jerks and Weasels
How to Pull Yemen Back from the Edge
یەریڤان سەعید، توێژەر لە پەیمانگای وڵاتانی كەنداو لە واشنتۆن:
World Bank needs Jeffrey Sachs
Women in combat: US military on verge of making it official
How Did Democratic Candidates Do? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
Today, I join Khader Adnan’s hunger strike – will you?
The Ugly Reality Of Islamophobia (And How Catholics Should Stand Up Against It)
Freeport's Highland Community College board will seat Shockey and Musser
BHU holds seminar on peacebuilding
Yemen Can't Do It Alone
UN Summit Already Successful: $50 Billion Divested From Fossil Fuels
Mass shootings show need for gun law reform
5 Ways We Should Radically Reconsider War
How to save the American Dream
Mason experts explain how ISIS attacks are recruitment tools
Conflict Resolution Educators Converge on Mason for Annual Conference
Chattanooga: on the need to fight terror with reason
Our moral obligations in Somalia
Why the US must support bid for Palestinian statehood
Republicans want to fight climate change, too
Anacostia: Why I have faith in the future of my neighborhood
Inevitable US policy shift on Burma: why and how
Politics and Language: Dimension Beyond Words
Did Bernie Sanders just steal Joe Lieberman’s Jewish crown?
Bucolic Peekskill under attack: View
Counter-Revolutions and Evolutions: Lessons of Egypt and Iran
Mason Student Studies Emerging Protest Culture Over Land Rights Conflicts in Cambodia
Congress makes Elmo cry by defunding Palestinian 'Sesame Street'
Donald Trump's Immigration Plan Would Ban One-Third of the World From the U.S.
Voices: In midst of war, life goes on for Syrian kids
Awakening the Demons: There is no Arab Spring coming to Iraq. But sectarian protests could tear this fragile country apart.
Ghailani Trial and Sentence Affirms US Federal Court System
The Meaning of Freedom
Senators Welcome Release of Unjustly Imprisoned Egyptian-American Aya Hijazi
Cyprus: An EU Presidency occupied by Candidate Turkey
A New United Nations of Human Rights Countries
Ukrainian and Crimean Authorities Snub OSCE over Minority Rights
At Town Hall, Sanders Makes Commitment to 'End All Forms of Racism in This Country'
Beijing Encroaching on Moscow’s Military Dominance in Tajikistan
Public ‘schools of hope’ could be anything but
The Saudis and the Iranians Need to Talk: And we need to make it happen
OP-ED: Iran in the Era of Moderation and Reform
Aziz Abu Sarah Named National Geographic Emerging Explorer
Tunisia’s Elections Seal Transition, Raise Fears of Old Regime
What Do We Mean When We Say "Clean Energy"?

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