The School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution

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

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