The School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution

Mason student starts ‘sustainable, reproducible’ businesses in war zones
State Department Should Speak Out For Aya Hijazi, US Human Rights Defender In Egypt Prison
Doctoral Student Goes to Hollywood to Teach Peace Techniques
Drowning the Arab Spring in Gulf Oil
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
Syrian Ramadan at the Edge of War
U.S. Credibility Around the World Damaged by Afghanistan War
An Ill-Advised Purge in Libya
Unite, Confuse, and Inspire: A Response to the Rise of Racism in Israel
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
When diplomatic opportunities were dismissed
U.S. Drones Mobilize Pakistani Nonviolent Movement
Social media project addresses extremist violence at home and abroad
Go After Super Pollutants
Final Frontier on Carbon Emissions: Food
Our Military Shouldn’t Turn Its Back on Servicewomen Who Need an Abortion
The Chinese Dream From Mao to Xi
Armenian, Azeri experts' Karabakh settlement recommendations
Yemen: Expert says 'regulated escalation' expected Friday
Freeport's Highland Community College board will seat Shockey and Musser
Tale of Two Conventions: Why Charlotte Wins Over White Tampa
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR; Resolving Conflicts in the Caucasus
Advocates for Egypt’s street children face unjust imprisonment
Promoting Peace and Conflict Awareness In Small Town America: Independence, Kansas
At Town Hall, Sanders Makes Commitment to 'End All Forms of Racism in This Country'
A peace-building response to the rise of 'Trumpism'
Why I'm Going to Yemen
How Climate Change Sparked the Crisis in Syria
Indignados de Wall Street, ¿el Tea Party de la izquierda?
Albany Gets "F" for Failing to Protect Tenants
Why U.S. Could Opt For 'Zero Option' In Afghanistan
Preventing gang violence in San Diego
Universities More Moderate than Believed
Conflict-sensitive Repatriation: Lessons from Displaced Communities in North-eastern Nigeria
Couple Spend Their Wedding Money on Street Children, End up in an Egyptian Prison
World Bank needs Jeffrey Sachs
Confronting genocide in Myanmar: The urgent need to prevent and protect
The Audacity of Air Strikes and Secret Deals: Just making Isis grow stronger?
Why World Leaders Are Starting to Eat Garbage
How to save the American Dream
Learning from SIGIR's Final Report on Iraq Reconstruction
Maltese neutrality still a brilliant idea
Student Studies Connection of Abusive Treatment of Humans and Animals
Paul Ryan's Radical Economic Regime: Why His House Budget Legacy Is a Lesson in Elitism
Wanted: Middle East Statesmen
Realising peace potential of constitution
Conflict as an opportunity
The ISIS takeover of Ramadi means hard choices face the Iraqi and US governments
Why, Indeed, History Should Sometimes Repeat Itself: a Review of History as a Prelude
Hezbollah’s Triumph
Who is Aya Hijazi, the American freed from jail in Egypt?
Analysis: Progressive policies provide answer for Sanders’ foreign policy gap
New Virginia gun law will boost violence, costs
When Contested Narratives of Identity and Victimhood are Victims of Politics
Why Congress Needs to Act Now On Super-Pollutants
A Cultural Awakening Leads to Abundance of Conflict Resolution Opportunities
Ukrainian and Crimean Authorities Snub OSCE over Minority Rights
Portrait of Stalin Sparks Brawl at WWII Ceremony in Crimea
62nd Anniversary of the Crimean Tatar Deportation “Protest Meeting” in Simferopol, Crimea Went By Peacefully
IAA Chief Attends Workshop
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - Discussion with Marc Gopin: Part 1 on Economic Peace & Justice
Presidents must come together on East Asia
Tunisia’s Elections Seal Transition, Raise Fears of Old Regime
Palestinian Child Attackers Are Victims, Not Terrorists
The Impact of the Syrian Civil War on Identity Groups in Turkey
Politics and Language: Dimension Beyond Words
If America wants Assad to respect international law, it must respect it, too
Time to stop coddling Iran
Unclenched Fists
Israeli, Palestinian join forces to offer tours with two viewpoints
With Mike Duvall, Fall of Another ‘Family Values’ Crusader
‘Don’t Disturb The Peace’: Post-Conflict Politics In Aceh, Indonesia
How to Fix Turkey's Fall From International Favor
Lecture by Susan Hirsch at San Anton Palace
After 900 days in pre-trial detention, campaigns call for release of Aya Hegazy
Palestine's Right to Defend Itself
Washington’s rapprochement with Syria is welcomed but not enough
Mason’s Michael Shank Joins White House Climate Change Group
The three-ring circus of American politics
Congress Must Tax Fossil Fuels
What Secretary Clinton Does Not Recognize About Egypt’s Anti-Regime Protests
What Do We Mean When We Say "Clean Energy"?
CMEP conference: Middle East peace process needs new paradigm
A New United Nations of Human Rights Countries
Feckless on Foreign Policy
How Germans Go Green
I Was a Palestinian Stone-thrower. Here's Why I Stopped
Mirëdita Dobar Dan Festival in Belgrade: We Stuck our Foot in the Open Door
Crimean Crisis Escalates Further
Syria Needs Real Help, Not American Bombs
Orange Revolution in Ukraine: Inspiration of Disillusionment?
Land Rights Have Become A Women's Issue Through Social Mobilization In Cambodia
Sarajevo: Memories of war
The Path To Clean Energy Requires An Energy-Storage Revolution
Why Americans Are Ready to Pay More Money for Cleaner Energy
Afghan religious figures, diplomats come together in İstanbul
The World Does Not Need a Jewish Ann Coulter: An Open Letter To Ben Shapiro.
We gain more than we lose in the Iran nuclear deal [Commentary]
Interview with CNN: Ancient blueprint for Middle East peace touring U.S.
Sudan, after the breakup: Can violence be prevented?
UVA Gives Diversity Awards to Longtime Professors McDowell and Dukes
Heavy metal music unites Jews and Muslims across the Middle East
Female suicide bombers; Misguided media; Karadzic at the Hague
خبير في النزاعات الدولية: ترامب سيبيع الورقة السورية لبوتين (حوار)
Detroit On The Brink
The Russian Military Intervention in Syria; Is This Really a Concern for the U.S.?
Honoring National Service in War and Peace
Rwanda: Opening the door to dialogue (Claudine Kuradusenge)
OP-ED: Iran in the Era of Moderation and Reform
When nature trumps nurture, we all lose
Turkey's Best Asset to Tackle ISIS: Ankara or America?
A Silver Lining to the Film and Riots Tragedy: Freedom, Diversity, and the New Competition for Arab Public Space
Lieberman and the Peace Process
Richard Solomon Proved Sport Matters through the ‘Ping-Pong’ Diplomacy, and George Mason University is Poised to Tell Us How
Obama’s speech was more of the same - and not what we needed
A camp for young people touched by terror
A Peacebuilding Travel Log
Trust in Maliki harms U.S. credibility
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
Fulbright Scholars Offer Tips to Win the Prize
Fallacy of a moderate mullah
Instead of Gray’s Raise D.C., Michelle Rhee’s book: Let’s take a truly radical approach to school reform
Trump got Egypt to free an American prisoner. Here’s her story.
Tariq Ramadan in Chicago's Holocaust Museum
How Egypt’s most famous jailed couple celebrated Valentine’s Day
Lack of US-Syria Diplomacy Leads to Dangerous Isolation
EMU Professor Urges Shift in Iraqi, Afghan Strategy
Streator Grads do 'Amazing Things'
Ferguson, Social Justice, and the Role of Community Colleges
What Pope Francis Will Say to America This Week
Unholy Media Malpractice: The press totally missed the point of Bernie Sanders' trip to the Vatican.
Why China’s New Rich Want to Emigrate
How U.S. War Funds Get Wasted ... And How to Stop It
Liberia’s Path from Anarchy to Elections
Highland Community College Board Candidates Weigh District's Financial, Enrollment Woes
Netanyahu's Kennedy moment
Can J Street Sideline AIPAC?
Iraqi Kurdistan fears Maliki returning to power
To finally see the invisible Israelis before our eyes
Transforming a Nation
A Callous Disregard for the Law
Republican Reasoning: Why 2008 Was the Year for Occupying and Protesting Wall Street
Texas flood's climate change irony: Column
Why the White House Won't Win the Afghanistan War
In fighting gangs, US should look to El Salvador
Hillel Event Bridges Israeli-Palestinian Gap
ما هي خلفية اشتعال القومية الكردية في العراق؟
Halep'in geleceği ve Türkiye'nin güvenliği
A Strike Against Israel
From Israel to Mason: Conflict scholars present a peace proposal at the UN
Fossil Fuel Divestment Makes UN Climate Summit a Success
ما هو الإرث السياسي لمحمود عباس؟
Hong Kong's 'Occupy': A movement for universal suffrage in Hong Kong is worrying Beijing
Hottest Year on Record, 2014, Brings Economic Opportunity
Even a weakened Libya can avoid civil war
High school students learn conflict resolution through karate
We must make anti-bullying a mainstream message
Why Should Israel Care What the Rest of the World Thinks?
یەریڤان سەعید، توێژەر لە پەیمانگای وڵاتانی كەنداو لە واشنتۆن:
Essebsi Must Work With Islamists to Ensure Tunisia’s Transition
Muslim advocates welcome Bernie Sanders' support but want visible action
Addressing divide between communities and police
Post-Election Ferguson: Bipartisan Congress to Demilitarize Police
Interreligious Intercultural Dialogue Institutionalized - Deja Vu All Over Again
Could ‘Insight Policing’ have saved Sandra Bland, Freddie Gray and others?
American Aid Worker, Release Secured by Trump Officials, Leaves Egypt
Administrative Referendum: A wakeup call for the ethno-political conflict in Darfur
Candidates should address cost  of violence in primary states
Adjunct Faculty Demand Change
Africa Needs More from Obama than Promises
Seeing Both Sides of the Holy Land
Donald Trump and the Politics of Personality: To Understand Trumpism, Look Abroad!
America’s litmus test on Syria
65 years after 'catastrophe,' Palestinians have little to cheer about
Motives of suicide terrorists
9 Costs of Drone Strikes
إيران والعواصم الأربع: السيطرة بداية الانهيار
Bucolic Peekskill under attack: View
We can't let climate change turn droughts, flash floods and mudslides into the new normal
Europe’s Migration Crisis: Causes and Cures
The Future of Kurdistan, Between Unity and Balkanization
S-CAR Class Inspires Landmark Lawsuit
What Are the Rules of War?
Semites Unite! You Have Nothing to Lose But your Conflict
National Geographic Offering Israel Tour: National Geographic Expedition is offering 12-day tours of the Holy Land, complete with hotels and museums
The Lonely Man of Peace
Beyer Statement On Acquittal of Aya Hijazi and Her Co-Defendants in Egypt
Syria, Lebanon, and the Middle East: Enabling a War-to-Peace Transition
Working for world peace here at home
Conflict Management Fieldwork in Jordan Yields Surprises, Insights
U.S. Military Interventionism Has Harmed Iraq Dearly
Eight ingredients for a peaceful society
Police Should Put Away the Military Gear and Build Connections with Young People
Sign a Drone Treaty Before Everyone Does as We Do
Does China Have a Foreign Policy?
What will Rep. Dennis Kucinich's legacy be?
Opinion: Why Trump’s foreign policy won’t make America great again
Shank: White House, Congress Choosing Wrong Path on Iran
Massachusetts and Genocide
Egypt’s Street Children, Aya Hijazi, and Me
Yemen’s a Model All Right—For Disaster
Aziz Abu Sarah – Ending the Cycle of Violence in Israel and Palestine
Who to Blame for the Absence of a Kurdish State after Sykes Picot?
Crimean Tatars fear exile again
Busting the Biofuels Boom
Columbia Prof Uses Math To Create World Peace
Art Student Set to Send ‘Transformative’ Project Up in Flames on Mason Pond
Monk-Turned-Street Artist Paints the Homeless to Teach New Yorkers Compassion
Rights groups renew request for release of defendants in the Belady Foundation case and urge compliance with legal standards for pretrial detention
Alumnus Helps Special-Needs Students Transition to Higher Ed, Work
No Immunity for US Troops: Why Hamid Karzai Punted to Loya Jirga
Faith dialogue focus on social media sites
How to Solve Your Conflicts, and Get FED at the Same Time
'Ceasefire' Is the Syria Word We Need to Hear
Why Protest? And What’s Next: Truth-Telling and Reconciliation for Ferguson and Beyond
Imagining Peace: The Practical Advantages for Muslims, Jews and Christians of Peace for Palestine and Israel
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
How a glacier could thaw dangerous India and Pakistan freeze
Working Abroad a Big Help on the Hill
THE RUSSIAN PLOT, Or, How to Avoid Taking Responsibility for Losing a Presidential Election
Tanzanian President’s Former Aide Plans Bid to Succeed Him
Rep. Charles Rangel: Let's slow down the next superstorm
Essay on the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the Sykes-Picot Agreement هل العرب أمام سايكس بيكو جديدة؟
How China’s Economic Rebalancing is like the Movie 'Speed'
The Real War on Coal Starts in Kosovo
Obama's Middle East Speech: The Message Was Not Received
CPCS Hosted Conference in Washington D.C.
Could a Nuclear Iran Bring About More Stability, Rather Than Less?
How the U.S. Deals With a Land Known for Corruption
Lawmakers in Washington increasingly concerned about Ethiopia
Using Peace 'Means' to Achieve Peaceful 'Ends'
Bernie Sanders Vows To Fight Anti-Islam Sentiment: 2016 Democratic Presidential Candidate Hugs Muslim Woman On Stage
Fragility Needs Innovative Development Financing
How to Pull Yemen Back from the Edge
Mary Wade to Hold Trayvon Book Launch in MT Airy
Awakening to Women: The Nobel Effect
The Saudis and the Iranians Need to Talk: And we need to make it happen
Interview: Zheng Wang
An alternative to the World Bank and IMF
America cannot afford such inequality
Public ‘schools of hope’ could be anything but
Aya Hegazy trial postponed for 5th time after court unable to turn on laptop
The Indoctrination Myth
Don't Talk, Do Something! Palestinian/Israeli Unilateralism as Legitimate Negotiations
Sorry, Aung San Suu Kyi, the Rohingya Crisis Is No Laughing Matter
Yemen is on the Brink of Chaos - And Why It's So Important
Mason Partners with Ghana-based African Peace Building Organization
Six leading Libyan women dominate Virginia conference on Libya
Bosnia Back on the Brink: Ukraine can learn from Bosnia's failed socioeconomic policies
U.S. Sanctions On Iran Should Be Lifted For Humanitarian Goods
"We Are Not Like Them": Itamar Massacre Activates A Dangerous Israeli-Jewish Ethnocentrism
Voices: In midst of war, life goes on for Syrian kids
Republicans and the Mennonite vote
A Toast for Peace
A Mood Is Not A Movement: Five Ideas For The Anti-Trump Forces
Republicans want to fight climate change, too
Does the U.S. have a moral imperative in Syria?
Palestinian, Jew give both sides on joint Jerusalem tours
Evolving policy in a changing world: Examining challenges and opportunities in the new US Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review
Tackling the most grave and serious global security threats
Experts Say There Will Be No Contest in Ethiopia's Upcoming Vote
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
Did Bernie Sanders just steal Joe Lieberman’s Jewish crown?
Has outgoing Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal brought about a new, more peaceful, face to the organization?
Beijing Encroaching on Moscow’s Military Dominance in Tajikistan
Stop the ISIS War Before It Gets Worse!
As China’s Economy Falters, Military Parade Offers Chance to Burnish Image
Human Rights of Crimean Tatars Discussed in European Parliament
Drones weaken USA's moral might: Opposing view
Egypt: Revolution or bust
Why the Gun Control Debate Doesn't Do Justice to Colorado Killings
Ahmadinejad - Incitement Deserves Indictment
The Difference Between Protest America 1968 And 2017
Dialogue, satire and the attack on Charlie Hebdo
كاتبة فلسطينية تعيش في واشنطن: أطفالنا ضحايا وليسوا إرهابيين
Cure Police Violence As If It Were a Disease
Do We Need Dictatorship?
Politics Unusual
Problem-solving approach privileges both parties
Inevitable US policy shift on Burma: why and how
Former Del. Jim Scott remembered for selfless public service
UC Berkeley holds 6th annual TED conference, explores themes of wisdom, compassion
The Missing Ingredient in UN's 2030 Global Goals
Congress makes Elmo cry by defunding Palestinian 'Sesame Street'
Arab Gulf States Wary of Iran’s Role in the Battle for Mosul
Gaza becomes Syria: Middle East geopolitics 2.0
Measuring the cost of violence
US Navy Seals plan to accept women after female soldiers graduate as rangers
Is America turning into a failed state?
Stop atrocities before they start
Only Good Governance can Defeat Al Qaeda in Yemen
Ending the Exploitation of People and the Planet
A New Heroism in Israel and Palestine
Nato should negotiate a security structure that includes Russia
Athletes Pick A Side At The Women's March
Climate Change Is An Immediate Threat
'Delenda Carthago': ISIS, threat and recovery
We're Unfair to Draft-Card Burners
Overnight Crimean Crisis Hits Stalemate
Explorer’s Analysis: Inside Key Issues of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
In Israel, the Rent Is Too Damn High
The Green Wave washes over a movement in hibernation
Responsible Journalism Series: Media as Critical Reflective Practice
Why can’t America just take out Assad?
‘The American Lawrence of Arabia’s’ life goes on show in the U.S.
Riyadh Conference: What Makes It Different?
Congressmen urge Egypt to release Virginia woman from jail
Saudi rejects foreign interference in Iraq, blames ‘sectarian’ Maliki | Reuters
Ineffective tightening of sanctions on Iran
A picture of hope and courage
The Dangers of Soft Power: Government backed cultural programs often come across as just propaganda
Nonviolent resistance key to Middle East breakthrough
Seeking Opportunities for Intervention: One woman’s efforts to positively influence inner-city youth: Interview with Mary Wade
Donald Trump’s bigotry has inspired U.S. Muslim voters like no candidate before
Coup-Speak Speaking
Morocco a Stable East-West Bridge
Boarding the Train for a Trip into the Past
Breakdown in Yemen
George Mason University Partners With an African Nonprofit Organization- 72Africa
Keeping Iran and Saudi Arabia From War
A Budget for Working America
Advertising against Muslims? Not with my tax dollars
America's lawmakers in Libyan quagmire
Insights Obama can now use to undermine Putin’s narrative
Yeni Bir Toplumsal Sozlesme Arayisi
Why Obama should pardon Snowden: Column
4th Annual Symposium on the State of Graduate Education in Peace and Conflict Resolution, George Mason University, May 19-20, 2014
First Person: Five Things I Learned in Syrian Refugee Camps
Spread of US poverty risks serious social disorder
Charleston Shootings: The Intersection Of Race And Gender
Use US soft power to free the Ashraf Seven
China and Japan engage neocortices
Egypt acquits American woman detained for 3 years
Mason students discuss Islamophobia
Bringing Florida to Justice, Not Just George Zimmerman
What the Middle East can learn from Southeast Asia
Pro-Earth Republicans In The Era Of President Trump
Responding to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Is Religious Freedom the Answer?
Why US and Chinese cities will make or break any global climate deal
Dr. Jeremy Rinker- UNCG Campus Weekly
China’s Foreign Policy Debates
The Big Problems in Obama's Big Trade Deals
Resolved to Keep Faith
Saudi in Yemen; It’s personal now
Political Discourse: A Family Affair
Marginalizing Muslims in Switzerland
Why Did Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Go to Iraq?
Africa: Can January Makamba Be the Next President of Tanzania?
Europe Must Help Syria’s Women Make Peace
Needed: Social Engineering?
Options for Action in Syria
US must vote in favour or abstain
Rand Paul Got It Right on ISIS
No Iran deal, but significant progress in Geneva
In fighting gangs, US should look to El Salvador
Former Middle East 'Foes' to Speak on Building Peace
Reading Dr Ambedkar as a narrative for social change
Girls released from Boko Haram captivity rejected by society - new report
The 'anti-science' side of the political divide
Conflict resolution workshop benefits Patriots and participants
UN Summit Already Successful: $50 Billion Divested From Fossil Fuels
Gulf Nations Can Provide Jobs, Which Is Crucial to Syrian Refugees
Crimea Muslims Fear Separation, Exile
Doing Due Diligence on Diplomacy With Damascus
Why defeating ISIS with military might is starry eyed idealism
In new class, students get lessons in karate kicks, world peace, diplomacy
In Oak Creek, Wis., hearts open to Sikhs after temple shooting
Peace Movement Has Become Powerless, Says MK Yuli Tamir
‘Strength through peace – not peace through strength’: a reaction to Trump’s America First foreign policy
Peace-maker: We must look below the surface
Bernie Sanders vows to fight Islamophobia and 'ugly stain of racism' in the US
As Ethiopia votes, what’s ‘free and fair’ got to do with it?
Congress Can't Ignore Afghanistan in Budget Talks
Israeli-Palestinian conflict - discussion with Marc Gopin: on economic peace & justice
Freed Egyptian American prisoner returns home following Trump intervention
Palestine: Still key to stability in the Middle East
Israel's New Left Goes Online
Dismissal of Evidence Affected Paris Agreement
The Meaning of Freedom
Will Republicans suggest an economic cure in Nevada?
Mason/EMU alum Michael Shank works with media to tell the story of climate change
Jordan Valley essential for a viable Palestinian state
Doing away with food deserts in the District
Yemen Can't Do It Alone
Anticipating the Syria of Tomorrow: Strategies to Decrease Violence Against Innocents
Missing From Trial: Detainee Statements
Working for Peace in the Age of Trump
Senior Government Officials Participate at Workshop on Strategic Communication and Conflict Resolution
ISIS attacks fueled by illegal guns and open societies we can’t afford to lose
The Obama administration ignores an American imprisoned in Egypt
When Radio Goes Bad: RF communications and the increased violence in South Sudan
10 Syria Questions for John Kerry and Chuck Hagel
Horizon that is always receding
Israel Inside/Out: Perspectives And Prisms
Hamas Advocating Dialogue Through Children’s Cartoon?
After Nearly Three Years, An American In Egypt Walks Free
Why is ISIS destroying Iraq's historical heritage?
If You Want Revenge for 9/11, Don't Look to the Kids Who Lost A Parent
How Did VP Candidates Do in the Debate? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
How to stop Libya becoming another Iraq
A peace dividend we should all want
Yemen: Ripe for a solution?
Saving District of Columbia’s Youth Court
The Conflict that Became Mine
Holy Land tours a new tool in peacebuilding
التدخل الروسي أوقف انهيار النظام السوري مؤقتاً
Syria’s Christian conundrum
Author, Terrorism Victim Hirsch Says Capital Punishment Hurts U.S. Image Abroad
Global Mayors Protest Trump’s Anti-Climate Cabinet
Protecting America's Clean Drinking Water
Israelis and Palestinians -- rage, fear and misunderstanding
Letter to the editor: A response to "Immigration could swing it for Brexit"
Future of Crimean Tartar Muslims Hangs in the Balance
Ethiopia’s Muslim Activists Pave a Path for Nonviolent Political Activism
The costly errors of America's wars
How Belgraders Remember the NATO Bombings
Fayetteville Charity Helps African Group
U.S. Couple Held In Egyptian Prison For 1 Year Over Unfounded Child Abuse
A Caution Against Framing Syria as an Assad-Opposition Dichotomy
Counter-Revolutions and Evolutions: Lessons of Egypt and Iran
Spreading Peace, Block by Block: A North Philly neighborhood rallies around its youth
Chattanooga: on the need to fight terror with reason
Somalia Needs a War on Poverty
The Libyan Revolution at Two
The Ghailani Verdict - Susan Hirsch featured in the New York Times
For Economic Growth, Repeal Drug Laws and Rehabilitate Ex-Cons
Violence and violence-containment's $460 billion price tag
Conference on Activist H. Thurman Held on ‘9/11’ Anniversary
In Egypt, even helping street children can land you in prison
Managing the Madness in the Middle East
Making Nonviolent Statecraft into a Self-Evident Truth
Is the Spirit of Sykes-Picot Still Alive in the Middle East after a Century?
China and Japan REALLY Don’t Like Each Other
Let's keep Syria's blood off America's hands
Netanyahu’s address to Congress is a recipe for disaster, not peace
Confederate flag: hatred or heritage?
The anatomy of an anti-Taliban uprising
Conflict Resolution, One Book at a Time
Don't let Yemen turn into Syria: Column
Stuart High School Students Use Traditional Karate to Help With Conflict Resolution
Why Bernie Sanders is standing with Muslims
The Ugly Reality Of Islamophobia (And How Catholics Should Stand Up Against It)
Civil Society Is Faltering In This Middle East Nation
Why water is key to Syria conflict
Settler Turned Peace Activist Now Occupies Wall Street: Kobi Skolnick Puts Jewish Stamp on Protest, Not Just on Holidays
Bring Russia out of the cold and into the fold
Why Rep. Hunter Is Very Wrong About Nuking Iran
Taliban Prisoner Releases Are High-Risk, Low-Reward
Turkey's Complex Policy
Rubenstein, Faculty Member of the Year, took time to find his calling
25 Rights groups: The Belady Foundation case demonstrates that individual and community initiatives face only repression and fabricated charges
Afghan-U.S. relations damaged by shooting: analyst
Lieberman and the Peace Process
Cardin Meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister
Why Hong Kong's #OccupyCentral Used Nonviolent Action as Tactic
Settler Terrorism -- An American Problem
To save his Middle East legacy, Obama must recognise a Palestinian state now
Chomsky Takes on the World (Bank)
Conflict Analysis and Resolution Students Named Boren Fellows
Egypt frees U.S. charity worker Aya Hijazi from prison
Will Saudi Arabia's 'Operation Decisive Storm' restore order in Yemen?
Comment: The Cyprus Challenge: A solution paradigm shift
A Grassroots Visit Belies Washington's View of Afghanistan
Washington Area Students Weigh in on South Sudan Conflict
George Mason to cultivate global leaders
Charlie Rangel: Why I Oppose Syria Strikes
Point of View opens—A place for conflict conversation, transformation
A Westside Story: Through the Eyes of a Sandtown Child!
Is Yemen’s power struggle over?
Elvis Costello Snubs Israel
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
Hope for Peace May Be Encouraged by Enemies in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Today, I join Khader Adnan’s hunger strike – will you?
How to Have a Productive Conversation About Politics at Thanksgiving
Using Israeli and Palestinian Guides, Tour Group Helps Visitors ‘Experience the People’
Arts and Peacebuilding
Two Crimean Tatar Mosques Torched in Crimea on the Eve of Major Muslim Holiday
America Must Rethink the War on Terror: The Authorization for Use of Military Force needs to be modified to avoid mission creep
Post-Mubarak Egypt: From successful protest to sustainable social transformation
The case for compulsory voting
The Search for the ‘Why’ of Fort Hood
Why Washington is wrong to impose visa suspension on Iraqis
What Aziz Abu Sarah learned in Hebrew school
Ryan Gosling spreads message from Bernie Sanders
Meet Nousha Kabawat and her unstoppable drive to help Syria’s displaced children thrive
On “The Mystery of Capital”
GMU Student Burns Pagoda For Senior Art Project
These fiscal cliff hawks ought to be foreign policy doves
Lone wolf senator builds case to engage Myanmar
Senators Welcome Release of Unjustly Imprisoned Egyptian-American Aya Hijazi
How to fix our police departments
Nimr Al Nimr: Anatomy of a Man
National Geographic Expeditions ‘Holy Land’ Partner Scores Top UN Award
Activists: Release of Detainees in Syria Crucial to Peace Process
An online occupation
The World Discovers Afghanistan’s Peaceful Clerics
Do military women want combat jobs? The survey numbers say yes — and so do more than 9,000 combat action badges
Dignity for Iran equals an Iran free of nuclear weapons
DC Public Schools: How to keep kids out of class, not in
Peshmerga-Iraqi forces united over Mosul, but can this last?
Creating Resilient Communities
Tourism of Destruction, Tourism of Construction: Two Trips to the Holy Land
Filmmaker’s ‘Will to Communicate’ Breaks through Community’s Silence
There is a Major Climate Issue Hiding in Your Closet: Fast Fashion
Keeping the Keys: The Rise of the Palestinian Diplomatic Intifada
USIP Awards Jennings Randolph Senior Fellowships and Peace Scholarships for 2015-2016
My Turkish Airport
U.S.-E.U. Rhetoric on Russia as Destructive as a Chekhovian Duel
At summer camp, Syrian child refugees recall a lost homeland
Want to cut big government abuses? Start with defence contracting
Obama must stand up to Netanyahu on Israeli settler violence
Myanmar Vote Plan Clouds New US Dialogue
Court clears American aid worker after 3 years behind bars in Egypt
Death to America in Yemen? No.
Mason student researches homelessness from a conflict perspective
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry denounces US calls for Aya Hegazy’s release
Beware Libya’s ‘Fair Dictator’
Palestinian Organization Wins 1st Place in Intercultural Innovation Award
Insight Policing and the Role of the Civilian in Police Accountability
Libya: A failed state or a failed government?
Awakening the Demons: There is no Arab Spring coming to Iraq. But sectarian protests could tear this fragile country apart.
Jerusalem’s potential to bring Jews and Muslims together
Crashing in America
Gilbert gunman's rampage sheds light on extremism: Immigration issue is a beacon to neo-Nazis
The American Elections: Prospects for a New US Foreign Policy
Arab Americans Organize with the ANSWER Coalition to Protest Trump Inauguration
9/11 Forever (and Ever)
Climate Action Is Solution to Slowing Superstorms | Commentary
In America, domestic extremists are a bigger risk than foreign terrorism
Why Congress Should Care About the Beepocalypse | Commentary
A Local First approach to early warning and response
Comment: A federal constituent “state” is not in the interest of Turkish Cypriots
Scars of the Khmer Rouge: How Cambodia is healing from a genocide
Mason experts explain how ISIS attacks are recruitment tools
US Lawmaker Urges Egypt to Release Dual Citizen
Entitled to Protection, Palestinians Should Join the ICC, Now
7 Ways Obama's U.N. Speech Revealed His Inconsistent Foreign Policy
The Israeli ex-settler at the center of Occupy Wall Street
Slavery and Climate – There's More in Common Than You Think, Vatican Says
Congress vs. the Super-Pollutants
Tehran looks ready to tango
One Week After Colorado Shooting, US Government Still Failing to Safeguard America
How I learned to forgive my brother’s murderers
What the Killing of Trayvon Martin Means for Maryland
Lessons from South Asia for an Arab Spring
Expect Resource Wars With Exxon CEO At State Helm
Police Militarization Must Be Halted
How Did Democratic Candidates Do? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
Why Forest Whitaker Is Making the UN Goals Famous
The Bo Xilai Verdict: Everybody Wins
Bribes, money hidden in teddy bears: welcome to US spending in Afghanistan
Regionalization of Conflict and Opportunities for Peace in the Horn of Africa
Book Review: Professors and their Politics
Democratic Party looks like America
EU Threat Has Inspired Panic Rather than Reform
Have We Become Hopelessly Divided?
Students discuss effects of Charlie Hebdo shooting
A look at the American 'Countering Violent Extremism' strategy
Election campaigns and the politics of performance
Look to Iran for a solution in Syria
Yemen needs action, not just talk
American impotence and the ‘Born in Jerusalem’ law
UN climate change negotiations in Poland this week
Prop. 35 tackles child sex-trafficking
A Discussion with Marc Gopin, Director, Center on Religion, Diplomacy, and Conflict Resolution
Keeping USAID: why the US shouldn’t cut off its nose
We can only hope that the cerebral will get the better of the visceral
The ’60s Begin to Fade as Liberal Professors Retire
The Time For Leadership To Protect All Civilians Across Syria
The Price of Abandoning Yemen
Mason Student Studies Emerging Protest Culture Over Land Rights Conflicts in Cambodia
Crimean Tatars's Pain is Renewed- Kırım Tatarları'nın acıları tazelendi
Politics and the city – the battle over Istanbul’s Gezi park
Ukraine: An Overview of the Crimean Question at the 63rd Anniversary of the Crimean Tartar Deportation
Scholars skeptical on Japan apology
Mass shootings show need for gun law reform
Should Palestinians Accept Israel as a Jewish State?
The inclusion of women in the peacemaking process
Fighting extremism: Dignity is the answer
Inclusiveness: The Right (and Political) Way to Be
Confronting Homeland Security's 'SSSS' Watch List
Next Steps in Syria
Israel Claims Holy Sites, Reignites Religious Flashpoint
Egyptian-American activist Aya Hegazi returns to US following Egypt court acquittal
The NYC Security Risk That Candidates Aren't Discussing
Rodef Shalom to host panel on Palestinian perspectives
Denied Victimhood and Contested Narratives: The Case of Hutu Diaspora
Man-to-man chat can avert disaster
Equality in action: A conversation at the checkpoint
Meat Alert
Growing Sense of Polarization and Escalating Tensions in Crimea Ahead of 69th Anniversary of Crimean Tatar
Russian Consul General to Crimea Resigns Following Offensive Comments About Crimean Tatar Deportation
Social Scientist Sees Bias Within
Cyprus: An EU Presidency occupied by Candidate Turkey
5 Ways We Should Radically Reconsider War
Trump is ‘deprived of all knowledge’ about public schools
A Fixable Problem for Our Society
A third intifada is inevitable unless Israel changes course
Police should put away the military gear and build connections with young people
The Politics of Bongo Flava
Humanitarian Missiles Are Superior to Cruise Missiles
Civilian Devastation During War Explored in ‘Why They Die’
IRP leader speaks in Washington, unsure of party goals and wary of Tajikistan’s future
Sorting Out Our Options in Afghanistan
Reimagining Transitional Justice in Bali
Syria's Next Generation
For young adults who lost parents on Sept. 11, a hope for peace
My sister has been jailed in Egypt for 900 days. When will the U.S. help free her?
An Extreme Sport: Middle East Peacebuilding
What My Amish and Mennonite Forefathers Would Think About My Job in Congress (and Why I Left)
Mason Student Strives to Bring Peace Before Dangerous African Presidential Vote
Mideast peace deal… and they lived unhappily ever after
Obama: fine words and a touch of game theory
Ghailani Trial and Sentence Affirms US Federal Court System
Elections are good, right? Well, not always
Sick talk: The danger of blaming migrants for Israel’s ills
Behind the Headlines: Israeli Arab's Water Project May Aid Regional Cooperation
Meryl Streep is right; bullying hurts us all
Next Up in Somalia’s Fragile Transition: Bridge Political Divides
How sustainability should shape the American diet
Hillary Clinton’s Response to the Pulse Orlando Shootings
Crimean Tatars Fear for Their Safety After Crimea’s Annexation to Russia
Cultural Educator: Aziz Abu Sarah
Origins and Responses to the Arab Awakening
Blessed Are the Climate Advocates
The Emperor’s new clothes – bluster in the GOP
Teaching Sept. 11 To Students Who Were Born After The Attacks Happened
Embracing Healthier Communities Through Clean Energy
How Women’s Rights Are Linked to U.S.-Iran Negotiations
Youth from all areas of Philadelphia kick off Peace Olympics with March
Deadly challenge of keeping Syria health-care workers safe
U.S. Soldiers in Somalia and the Pentagon's Unlearned Lessons
Rand Paul's Filibuster Gives Civil Liberties A Rare Washington Moment
The Mother of Badly Timed Arms Sales
The Syrian Revolution Is Not a Holy War
Focus on Al Qaeda in Yemen magnifies chronic instability
We Lead Developed World in Poverty and Inequality
Optimism at last for American jailed in Egypt, her family
Dirty Energy Dollars
Religion and Power Moving Forward into the Twenty-First Century
Using hip-hop to resolve global conflict
How to Defuse the Ukraine Crisis: The way to respond to Russia is not with Cold War rhetoric
Aziz Abu Sarah is a Tour Guide
Ötekilerden ‘Ötekilere’ (From Others to ‘Others’)
The Business Argument for Addressing Climate Change
An 'Afghan Summer' of revolt - Part 2
The Speech that Time Forgot
Trump’s favorite dictator is jailing U.S. citizens
Inspiring Curious Feminists: Reflections on Cynthia Enloe
Mason student’s question to Democratic presidential candidate goes viral
Hillary Clinton Asks Egypt’s President Sisi to Release Aya Hijazi
Duly Elected Tyranny: Recovering Democracy in the Age of Majority Abuses
Syria Conflict Panel
Vision Series: Sandra Cheldelin to Discuss Women and Conflict
USDA Does Diets Differently, Moves Off Meat
Minimum wage war reaches tipping point
Eviction of Palestinian outpost exposes double standard on settlements
Are Direct Negotiations Good or Bad for the Palestinians?
The 2017 Arthur N. Rupe Great Debate: Is ISIS an Existential Threat to the United States?
Search – Côte d’Ivoire wins the Prize of Excellency
From protests to politics, a new way forward for Yemen
What Egypt Can Learn from the “Swine Flu” Scare
An American humanitarian worker goes on trial in Cairo. What’s next for Aya Hijazi?
Iraq’s Islamic divisions intensify
Congress Better Listen to the Pope on Climate Change
Robert C. Koehler: Healthy conflict creates resilient communities
China’s Puzzling ADIZ Decision Making
Obama Thinks Too Small on Climate Change
Don't forget Malaysia
Terrorism and Development
What Paul Ryan’s economic roadmap means for America
Afghans Want U.S. to Stay but Do Things Differently
How one liberal group is trying to help Democrats win back the House in 2018
The Current of Discord on the Mekong
Press Pause on the Rush to War
Peace – practical, not fanciful
Ethiopian Ruling Coalition Wins Majority of Parliament Seats
Sandy Hook shootings: We need to focus on more than just gun control
Happy Independence Day wishes from a Palestinian
Firing Up Kurdish Nationalism in Iraq
Lingering Questions Surround Geneva III
Price tag attack on J’lem church provokes religious condemnation
Open letter to President-elect Trump and government officials at all levels
Bosnia: Stabilization Stalled in Negative Peace
Data show drone attacks doomed to fail against ISIS in Syria
New Crimean Tatar History Book Comes Under Attack from Russian Nationalist Groups
The only way forward on Syria
'The world is flat' in Egypt
Questions must be about gun safety
Hamas Should Be Part of Middle East Peace Talks
It's the Arab spring for dictators
Myanmar Fighting Poses Dilemma for China
WATCH: Bernie Sanders hugs Muslim student, vows to fight racism as Jew
Donald Trump's Immigration Plan Would Ban One-Third of the World From the U.S.
Education in Tanzania: Losing the Future
Britain’s election results may prove to be a blow to US foreign policy goals
GOP, follow Stevens' example
People to People Contact
Trump 'ordered Sisi' to release US-Egyptian charity worker
Academics & Activists Discuss Poverty, Inequality, Conflict
Hunger strike highlights forgotten tragedy of Palestinian prisoners
The Ottoman Experience in Mosul, Then and Now
What can Washington do about militarized police forces?
Time for the peace vote?
A col.’s view of commander’s authority
Obama’s local, international obstacles on Syria
Palestine’s new PM and his prospects for success
Bush's true legacy in Egypt
Woodbridge Resident Gains White House Internship
Community Activists Question Timing Of Grand Jury Announcement
Businesses Must Take the Lead on Climate-Change Action
A Palestinian’s journey from stone-throwing to conflict resolution
'Tribunal' Opens Hearings Into Mass Killings in Indonesia
Teach, model, grow and live in empathy to build world peace, says interfaith expert Marc Gopin at Frontier Luncheon
Ukraine Diplomatic Deal: Necessary Next Steps
Prevention better than punitive in Syria
Why the US must support bid for Palestinian statehood
Sit down with Iran to ensure there is no ‘October surprise’
Students Practice Citizen Diplomacy in Syria
American Aid Worker Is Cleared of Child Abuse Charges in Egypt
Reflections on Transformative Education: Toward Peace Learning Systems
As New Threats Emerge, U.S. Closes Drone Base in Ethiopia
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
Solon Simmons' "The Eclipse of Equality"
Afghan civil society calls for just peace
How Trump Gives Negotiation a Bad Name
Turkey’s once-worldly aims falter, even close allies concerned
"With friends like these..." on Romney's comments about Israeli and Palestinian culture
Tragedy & Triumph
Graduate students spend spring break with Syrian refugees
Gridlock is death for deliberation
A New Model for American Foreign Policy
A New (Old) Narrative for the Left
More record warmth means more flooding: Column
Anti-immigration Legislation Makes Cities and Citizens Less Safe
Trump Should Take a Lesson From the Pope on How to Lead
Rwanda- A Country Still in Need
Why we should keep out of Somalia’s affairs
Aziz Abu Sarah Named National Geographic Emerging Explorer
The effect of 100 years of amnesia on the Turkish population

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