The School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution

A New (Old) Narrative for the Left
The Green Wave washes over a movement in hibernation
OP-ED: Iran in the Era of Moderation and Reform
The challenge of violent extremism
Mason student’s question to Democratic presidential candidate goes viral
Vision Series: Sandra Cheldelin to Discuss Women and Conflict
Hunger strike highlights forgotten tragedy of Palestinian prisoners
Next Up in Somalia’s Fragile Transition: Bridge Political Divides
How U.S. Ambassadors Influence China (But Not Americans)
Mason Professors, Graduates Take Active Role in Latin American Conflicts
US Lawmaker Urges Egypt to Release Dual Citizen
Court clears American aid worker after 3 years behind bars in Egypt
Anacostia totem pole belies Washington’s devotion to Redskins
Fed Up With Climate Change Apathy
Massachusetts and Genocide
Do military women want combat jobs? The survey numbers say yes — and so do more than 9,000 combat action badges
Lingering Questions Surround Geneva III
When Washington Welcomes A Nonviolent Muslim: What CBS News and Congress Have In Common
How to Fix Turkey's Fall From International Favor
Civility: The Way We Drive
Regionalization of Conflict and Opportunities for Peace in the Horn of Africa
The Time For Leadership To Protect All Civilians Across Syria
Politics and the city – the battle over Istanbul’s Gezi park
U.S. Credibility Around the World Damaged by Afghanistan War
Students Practice Citizen Diplomacy in Syria
Essay on the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the Sykes-Picot Agreement هل العرب أمام سايكس بيكو جديدة؟
Netanyahu's Kennedy moment
How Belgraders Remember the NATO Bombings
WATCH: Bernie Sanders hugs Muslim student, vows to fight racism as Jew
Peace – practical, not fanciful
The World Discovers Afghanistan’s Peaceful Clerics
Managing the Madness in the Middle East
Crimea Muslims Fear Separation, Exile
Q & A With Kevin Avruch, Ph.D.
A look at the American 'Countering Violent Extremism' strategy
Advocates for Egypt’s street children face unjust imprisonment
Taliban Prisoner Releases Are High-Risk, Low-Reward
Press Pause on the Rush to War
Working Abroad a Big Help on the Hill
Insight Policing and the Role of the Civilian in Police Accountability
When studying abroad in a conflict zone, safety is key
Heavy metal music unites Jews and Muslims across the Middle East
Inspiring Curious Feminists: Reflections on Cynthia Enloe
The Politics of Bongo Flava
Maltese neutrality still a brilliant idea
Mason intern ventures into rural Mexico conflict zone to practice mediation
Russian Consul General to Crimea Resigns Following Offensive Comments About Crimean Tatar Deportation
Turkmenistan cautiously opens to the world
How the U.S. Deals With a Land Known for Corruption
Myanmar's negotiator expresses belief in China's willingness to help in peace process
Six leading Libyan women dominate Virginia conference on Libya
Yemen is on the Brink of Chaos - And Why It's So Important
Jordan Valley essential for a viable Palestinian state
Hezbollah’s Triumph
Police should put away the military gear and build connections with young people
Realising peace potential of constitution
Next Steps in Syria
Prevention better than punitive in Syria
Don't Talk, Do Something! Palestinian/Israeli Unilateralism as Legitimate Negotiations
How to Solve Your Conflicts, and Get FED at the Same Time
The Missing Ingredient in UN's 2030 Global Goals
When soldiers commit murder
Hutu Diaspora Narrative: Identity in Conflict, Conflict of Identity
Crimean Tatars Support EuroMaidan Protests in Kyiv
Social Scientist Sees Bias Within
Dismissal of Evidence Affected Paris Agreement
Keeping USAID: why the US shouldn’t cut off its nose
Obama: fine words and a touch of game theory
Why the White House Won't Win the Afghanistan War
A Toast for Peace
How Did Democratic Candidates Do? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
Graduate students spend spring break with Syrian refugees
Mass shootings show need for gun law reform
Confederate flag: hatred or heritage?
An Extreme Sport: Middle East Peacebuilding
'Tribunal' Opens Hearings Into Mass Killings in Indonesia
Why the US must support bid for Palestinian statehood
Using Israeli and Palestinian Guides, Tour Group Helps Visitors ‘Experience the People’
The Real War on Coal Starts in Kosovo
The three-ring circus of American politics
The Art of Appeasement, Part I Unraveling a Patchwork of Improvised Disaster
Mirëdita Dobar Dan Festival in Belgrade: We Stuck our Foot in the Open Door
Presidents must come together on East Asia
Problem-solving approach privileges both parties
She Didn't Have a Gun... She Had MLK's Dream
Albany Gets "F" for Failing to Protect Tenants
As New Threats Emerge, U.S. Closes Drone Base in Ethiopia
World Bank needs Jeffrey Sachs
Myanmar Fighting Poses Dilemma for China
Why Congress Should Care About the Beepocalypse | Commentary
What Secretary Clinton Does Not Recognize About Egypt’s Anti-Regime Protests
How Did VP Candidates Do in the Debate? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
Egyptian-American activist Aya Hegazi returns to US following Egypt court acquittal
Awakening the Demons: There is no Arab Spring coming to Iraq. But sectarian protests could tear this fragile country apart.
No Immunity for US Troops: Why Hamid Karzai Punted to Loya Jirga
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - Discussion with Marc Gopin: Part 1 on Economic Peace & Justice
Why World Leaders Are Starting to Eat Garbage
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
IAA Chief Attends Workshop
Vietnam and Great Power Rivalries
A Caution Against Framing Syria as an Assad-Opposition Dichotomy
Aziz Abu Sarah Named National Geographic Emerging Explorer
Keeping Iran and Saudi Arabia From War
Feckless on Foreign Policy
National Geographic Offering Israel Tour: National Geographic Expedition is offering 12-day tours of the Holy Land, complete with hotels and museums
A New Approach to Dealing With Global Food Insecurity
Evolving policy in a changing world: Examining challenges and opportunities in the new US Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review
Mason experts explain how ISIS attacks are recruitment tools
Faith dialogue focus on social media sites
Today, I join Khader Adnan’s hunger strike – will you?
A Palestinian’s journey from stone-throwing to conflict resolution
The Bo Xilai Verdict: Everybody Wins
The Ghailani Verdict - Susan Hirsch featured in the New York Times
Teaching Sept. 11 To Students Who Were Born After The Attacks Happened
Reimagining Transitional Justice in Bali
Rand Paul's Filibuster Gives Civil Liberties A Rare Washington Moment
7 Ways Obama's U.N. Speech Revealed His Inconsistent Foreign Policy
Germany Tells NATO, Russia To Dialogue Before Things Get 'Completely Out Of Control'
A Cultural Awakening Leads to Abundance of Conflict Resolution Opportunities
Couple Spend Their Wedding Money on Street Children, End up in an Egyptian Prison
A New Heroism in Israel and Palestine
In new class, students get lessons in karate kicks, world peace, diplomacy
Why I'm Going to Yemen
Reflections of a Catholic American on bin Laden’s death
An American humanitarian worker goes on trial in Cairo. What’s next for Aya Hijazi?
Collaboration with China is preferable to containment
The Dangers of Soft Power: Government backed cultural programs often come across as just propaganda
With Mike Duvall, Fall of Another ‘Family Values’ Crusader
Could a Nuclear Iran Bring About More Stability, Rather Than Less?
GMU Student Burns Pagoda For Senior Art Project
At Town Hall, Sanders Makes Commitment to 'End All Forms of Racism in This Country'
Indignados de Wall Street, ¿el Tea Party de la izquierda?
Congress makes Elmo cry by defunding Palestinian 'Sesame Street'
9/11 Forever (and Ever)
Chomsky Takes on the World (Bank)
Are Direct Negotiations Good or Bad for the Palestinians?
The Ugly Reality Of Islamophobia (And How Catholics Should Stand Up Against It)
Trump’s favorite dictator is jailing U.S. citizens
Tehran looks ready to tango
How Climate Change Sparked the Crisis in Syria
The American Elections: Prospects for a New US Foreign Policy
Mason Student Strives to Bring Peace Before Dangerous African Presidential Vote
Analysis: Progressive policies provide answer for Sanders’ foreign policy gap
Gridlock is death for deliberation
Syria, Lebanon, and the Middle East: Enabling a War-to-Peace Transition
On “The Mystery of Capital”
Mason Center Works Toward a Peaceful Future
Conflict resolution workshop benefits Patriots and participants
The only way forward on Syria
Use US soft power to free the Ashraf Seven
Responsible Journalism Series: Media as Critical Reflective Practice
Israelis and Palestinians -- rage, fear and misunderstanding
Why Forest Whitaker Is Making the UN Goals Famous
Optimism at last for American jailed in Egypt, her family
Scars of the Khmer Rouge: How Cambodia is healing from a genocide
An online occupation
Mason professors offer insights in aftermath of Paris tragedy
Time to stop coddling Iran
A peace dividend we should all want
Police Militarization Must Be Halted
Two Crimean Tatar Mosques Torched in Crimea on the Eve of Major Muslim Holiday
Hillel Event Bridges Israeli-Palestinian Gap
Donald Trump's Immigration Plan Would Ban One-Third of the World From the U.S.
Iraqi Kurdistan fears Maliki returning to power
Sandy Hook shootings: We need to focus on more than just gun control
If America wants Assad to respect international law, it must respect it, too
What the Middle East can learn from Southeast Asia
Can Obama Influence Ethiopia on Human Rights, Democracy?
Palestine: Still key to stability in the Middle East
When diplomatic opportunities were dismissed
Students discuss effects of Charlie Hebdo shooting
U.S.-E.U. Rhetoric on Russia as Destructive as a Chekhovian Duel
Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution Becomes a School
When Contested Narratives of Identity and Victimhood are Victims of Politics
The 2017 Arthur N. Rupe Great Debate: Is ISIS an Existential Threat to the United States?
Stop atrocities before they start
Women in combat: US military on verge of making it official
Marginalizing Muslims in Switzerland
Religion and Power Moving Forward into the Twenty-First Century
What Do We Mean When We Say "Clean Energy"?
Comment: The Cyprus Challenge: A solution paradigm shift
UN Summit Already Successful: $50 Billion Divested From Fossil Fuels
America’s litmus test on Syria
Could ‘Insight Policing’ have saved Sandra Bland, Freddie Gray and others?
Teach, model, grow and live in empathy to build world peace, says interfaith expert Marc Gopin at Frontier Luncheon
یەریڤان سەعید، توێژەر لە پەیمانگای وڵاتانی كەنداو لە واشنتۆن:
Congress Can't Ignore Afghanistan in Budget Talks
Syria Needs Real Help, Not American Bombs
Fulbright Scholars Offer Tips to Win the Prize
For young adults who lost parents on Sept. 11, a hope for peace
From protests to politics, a new way forward for Yemen
Conflict as an opportunity
Crimean Tatars Fear for Their Safety After Crimea’s Annexation to Russia
Producing solutions by appreciating the interconnections
Activists: Release of Detainees in Syria Crucial to Peace Process
Firing Up Kurdish Nationalism in Iraq
Darfur Donor Conference: A Park for a Deadly Conflict
How Women’s Rights Are Linked to U.S.-Iran Negotiations
Peace Movement Has Become Powerless, Says MK Yuli Tamir
Rwandan refugee works for peace and justice
UVA Gives Diversity Awards to Longtime Professors McDowell and Dukes
Inside the Beltway: Pillars of liberty
Book Review: Professors and their Politics
Solon Simmons' "The Eclipse of Equality"
Orange Revolution in Ukraine: Inspiration of Disillusionment?
Man-to-man chat can avert disaster
Bribes, money hidden in teddy bears: welcome to US spending in Afghanistan
Sign a Drone Treaty Before Everyone Does as We Do
Soldiers Into Students: Veterans, Educators Try to Ease Transition
Who to Blame for the Absence of a Kurdish State after Sykes Picot?
Bucolic Peekskill under attack: View
How to stop the stone-throwing in Anacostia
What Would MLK Think of America’s Modern Wars?
Texas flood's climate change irony: Column
The Emperor’s new clothes – bluster in the GOP
Palestinian Organization Wins 1st Place in Intercultural Innovation Award
Social Scientist Sees Bias Within
Tunisia’s Elections Seal Transition, Raise Fears of Old Regime
How to Defuse the Ukraine Crisis: The way to respond to Russia is not with Cold War rhetoric
Tragedy & Triumph
Professor Utilizes Real World Experience in Conflict Resolution Studies
Trump 'ordered Sisi' to release US-Egyptian charity worker
A Conflict Resolution Scholar Explains How to Resolve Conflicts in the Quiet Car
Five Steps America Must Take Now to Combat Climate Change
إيران والعواصم الأربع: السيطرة بداية الانهيار
ما هو الإرث السياسي لمحمود عباس؟
How Egypt’s most famous jailed couple celebrated Valentine’s Day
9 Costs of Drone Strikes
Feminist Scholar Cynthia Enloe Delivers Keynote Address at Gender and Conflict Conference
Entitled to Protection, Palestinians Should Join the ICC, Now
When nature trumps nurture, we all lose
Is the Spirit of Sykes-Picot Still Alive in the Middle East after a Century?
Egypt’s Street Children, Aya Hijazi, and Me
Boycotting Muslim 'Savages' Ad on DC Metro in Protest of Hate Speech
Advertising against Muslims? Not with my tax dollars
As Ethiopia votes, what’s ‘free and fair’ got to do with it?
A Peacebuilding Approach to Teaching About Extremism
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
Israel's New Left Goes Online
How Germans Go Green
Clash of Dreams: Becoming a ‘Normal Country’ in East Asia
One Week After Colorado Shooting, US Government Still Failing to Safeguard America
State Department Should Speak Out For Aya Hijazi, US Human Rights Defender In Egypt Prison
American Aid Worker Is Cleared of Child Abuse Charges in Egypt
The Libyan Revolution at Two
Trust in Maliki harms U.S. credibility
Author, Terrorism Victim Hirsch Says Capital Punishment Hurts U.S. Image Abroad
Donald Trump and the Politics of Personality: To Understand Trumpism, Look Abroad!
Halep'in geleceği ve Türkiye'nin güvenliği
Syria’s Christian conundrum
UC Berkeley holds 6th annual TED conference, explores themes of wisdom, compassion
Transforming a Nation
Congratulations to the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at GMU: The IMTD and ICAR partnership continues
Confronting genocide in Myanmar: The urgent need to prevent and protect
Learning from SIGIR's Final Report on Iraq Reconstruction
Genocide or Terrorism? Transnational Advocacy and the Ogaden Conflict
The Lonely Man of Peace
Political Discourse: A Family Affair
Blessed Are the Climate Advocates
Muslim advocates welcome Bernie Sanders' support but want visible action
Republican Reasoning: Why 2008 Was the Year for Occupying and Protesting Wall Street
Time for the peace vote?
Dirty Energy Dollars
Crimean Tatars's Pain is Renewed- Kırım Tatarları'nın acıları tazelendi
Universities More Moderate than Believed
A peace-building response to the rise of 'Trumpism'
Lawmakers in Washington increasingly concerned about Ethiopia
Eviction of Palestinian outpost exposes double standard on settlements
A Callous Disregard for the Law
We Lead Developed World in Poverty and Inequality
How Trump Gives Negotiation a Bad Name
What the Flint Crisis Reveals About Inequality in the U.S.
Coup-Speak Speaking
Land Rights Have Become A Women's Issue Through Social Mobilization In Cambodia
Politics and Language: Dimension Beyond Words
"We Are Not Like Them": Itamar Massacre Activates A Dangerous Israeli-Jewish Ethnocentrism
Open letter to President-elect Trump and government officials at all levels
Portrait of Stalin Sparks Brawl at WWII Ceremony in Crimea
Why Rep. Hunter Is Very Wrong About Nuking Iran
Conflict Resolution, One Book at a Time
Climate Action Is Solution to Slowing Superstorms | Commentary
To save his Middle East legacy, Obama must recognise a Palestinian state now
Social media project addresses extremist violence at home and abroad
Palestine's Right to Defend Itself
Europe’s Migration Crisis: Causes and Cures
Semites Unite! You Have Nothing to Lose But your Conflict
Why Hong Kong's #OccupyCentral Used Nonviolent Action as Tactic
Growing Sense of Polarization and Escalating Tensions in Crimea Ahead of 69th Anniversary of Crimean Tatar
Experts Say There Will Be No Contest in Ethiopia's Upcoming Vote
The Impact of the Syrian Civil War on Identity Groups in Turkey
A Mood Is Not A Movement: Five Ideas For The Anti-Trump Forces
Why, Indeed, History Should Sometimes Repeat Itself: a Review of History as a Prelude
What Are the Rules of War?
Lieberman and the Peace Process
Chattanooga: on the need to fight terror with reason
Nimr Al Nimr: Anatomy of a Man
Bringing Florida to Justice, Not Just George Zimmerman
The Current of Discord on the Mekong
The Tale of Two Cities: Kyiv and Simferopol
Egypt: Revolution or bust
သုတေတီတစ်ဦး၏ နာဂဒေသနှင့်လူမျိုးများအကြောင်း [Research about the future of local and indigenous people]
The Coaching Revolution in the Federal Government
BHU holds seminar on peacebuilding
Peaceful Dispute Resolution Ideas
A Grassroots Visit Belies Washington's View of Afghanistan
Colombia's Inminent Peace Agreement: A Brief Analysis of What the Agreement is, What is Next and What is Missing
Opinion: Why Trump’s foreign policy won’t make America great again
Paul Ryan's Radical Economic Regime: Why His House Budget Legacy Is a Lesson in Elitism
The Business Argument for Addressing Climate Change
Bosnia: Stabilization Stalled in Negative Peace
Let's keep Syria's blood off America's hands
Is America turning into a failed state?
Bullies, Jerks and Weasels
We're Unfair to Draft-Card Burners
The Difference Between Protest America 1968 And 2017
These fiscal cliff hawks ought to be foreign policy doves
Ethiopia’s Muslim Activists Pave a Path for Nonviolent Political Activism
The Saudis and the Iranians Need to Talk: And we need to make it happen
Working for world peace here at home
The Indoctrination Myth
Essebsi Must Work With Islamists to Ensure Tunisia’s Transition
Rwanda- A Country Still in Need
Only Good Governance can Defeat Al Qaeda in Yemen
My sister has been jailed in Egypt for 900 days. When will the U.S. help free her?
Who is Aya Hijazi, the American freed from jail in Egypt?
"With friends like these..." on Romney's comments about Israeli and Palestinian culture
In Afghanistan, end the fighting and stop the meddling
Ahmadinejad - Incitement Deserves Indictment
Mason Partners with Ghana-based African Peace Building Organization
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
With Income Inequality Comes Violence
Terrorism and Development
Why Americans Are Ready to Pay More Money for Cleaner Energy
Columbia Prof Uses Math To Create World Peace
Obama Thinks Too Small on Climate Change
Libya: A failed state or a failed government?
Inevitable US policy shift on Burma: why and how
In America, domestic extremists are a bigger risk than foreign terrorism
Athletes Pick A Side At The Women's March
Israel Inside/Out: Perspectives And Prisms
Busting the Biofuels Boom
A Westside Story: Through the Eyes of a Sandtown Child!
Mason student starts ‘sustainable, reproducible’ businesses in war zones
Afghan religious figures, diplomats come together in İstanbul
Price tag attack on J’lem church provokes religious condemnation
We can't let climate change turn droughts, flash floods and mudslides into the new normal
The Chinese Dream From Mao to Xi
The Mother of Badly Timed Arms Sales
The Path To Clean Energy Requires An Energy-Storage Revolution
‘Don’t Disturb The Peace’: Post-Conflict Politics In Aceh, Indonesia
DOS UNIVERSIDADES AMERICANAS Ibarretxe trae a Euskadi el Agirre Lehendakaria Center
Americans have had enough conflict
PCDN's Dr. Catalina Rojas awarded the prestigious SXSW Dewey Award for use of digital technology to help others
As China’s Economy Falters, Military Parade Offers Chance to Burnish Image
Aya Hegazy trial postponed for 5th time after court unable to turn on laptop
Tourism of Destruction, Tourism of Construction: Two Trips to the Holy Land
Scholars skeptical on Japan apology
How to Pull Yemen Back from the Edge
Obama's Middle East Speech: The Message Was Not Received
Streator Grads do 'Amazing Things'
An 'Afghan Summer' of revolt - Part 2
Britain’s election results may prove to be a blow to US foreign policy goals
Bernie Sanders Vows To Fight Anti-Islam Sentiment: 2016 Democratic Presidential Candidate Hugs Muslim Woman On Stage
Awakening to Women: The Nobel Effect
National Geographic Expeditions ‘Holy Land’ Partner Scores Top UN Award
Peace Parsha: Hayyei Sarah - Love and Care across Boundaries
Oil Is At The Heart Of The Ukraine Crisis
Trump got Egypt to free an American prisoner. Here’s her story.
Hillary Clinton Asks Egypt’s President Sisi to Release Aya Hijazi
Richard Solomon Proved Sport Matters through the ‘Ping-Pong’ Diplomacy, and George Mason University is Poised to Tell Us How
An Ill-Advised Purge in Libya
Why water is key to Syria conflict
A New Model for American Foreign Policy
Mason’s Michael Shank Joins White House Climate Change Group
Did Bernie Sanders just steal Joe Lieberman’s Jewish crown?
Shank: White House, Congress Choosing Wrong Path on Iran
Why is ISIS destroying Iraq's historical heritage?
Education in Tanzania: Losing the Future
Liberia’s Path from Anarchy to Elections
Conflict Resolution Educators Converge on Mason for Annual Conference
Hottest Year on Record, 2014, Brings Economic Opportunity
Congress vs. the Super-Pollutants
Faith-Based Diplomacy
Direct Analytical Approach to Peacebuilding
خبير في النزاعات الدولية: ترامب سيبيع الورقة السورية لبوتين (حوار)
Paul Ryan's path to economic peril
The effect of 100 years of amnesia on the Turkish population
Turkey’s Kurdish Peace Process – Analysis - Part 3
كاتبة فلسطينية تعيش في واشنطن: أطفالنا ضحايا وليسوا إرهابيين
Palestinian, Jew give both sides on joint Jerusalem tours
What My Amish and Mennonite Forefathers Would Think About My Job in Congress (and Why I Left)
Go After Super Pollutants
New Crimean Tatar History Book Comes Under Attack from Russian Nationalist Groups
Former Middle East 'Foes' to Speak on Building Peace
Addressing divide between communities and police
Why Did Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Go to Iraq?
In fighting gangs, US should look to El Salvador
Does the U.S. have a moral imperative in Syria?
Lessons from South Asia for an Arab Spring
Obama Arrives in Kenya, on Personal and Official Journey
The NYC Security Risk That Candidates Aren't Discussing
Violence and violence-containment's $460 billion price tag
Promoting Peace and Conflict Awareness In Small Town America: Independence, Kansas
Ukraine Diplomatic Deal: Necessary Next Steps
Even a weakened Libya can avoid civil war
Beijing Encroaching on Moscow’s Military Dominance in Tajikistan
Tariq Ramadan in Chicago's Holocaust Museum
Palestine’s new PM and his prospects for success
Why U.S. Could Opt For 'Zero Option' In Afghanistan
EU Threat Has Inspired Panic Rather than Reform
The Russian Military Intervention in Syria; Is This Really a Concern for the U.S.?
Ending the Exploitation of People and the Planet
The Price of Abandoning Yemen
Faculty Spotlight on Innovation: Susan Hirsch & Agnieszka Paczynska
Israeli-Palestinian conflict - discussion with Marc Gopin: on economic peace & justice
The Future of Kurdistan, Between Unity and Balkanization
‘Strength through peace – not peace through strength’: a reaction to Trump’s America First foreign policy
‘Amish Mafia’ is a shameful, unrealistic portrayal of plain people
Explorer’s Analysis: Inside Key Issues of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
Slavery and Climate – There's More in Common Than You Think, Vatican Says
The Noxious Origins of NYC Gentrification: Cooking Gas
Indian Guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Hopes to Teach Peace to the Taliban
Republicans want to fight climate change, too
Crimean Crisis Escalates Further
Motives of suicide terrorists
The Ottoman Experience in Mosul, Then and Now
ما هي خلفية اشتعال القومية الكردية في العراق؟
The Conflict that Became Mine
Food insecurity rising as crop production falls
Should Palestinians Accept Israel as a Jewish State?
What Pope Francis Will Say to America This Week
Donald Trump’s bigotry has inspired U.S. Muslim voters like no candidate before
Questions must be about gun safety
Freeport's Highland Community College board will seat Shockey and Musser
U.S. Military Interventionism Has Harmed Iraq Dearly
I Was a Palestinian Stone-thrower. Here's Why I Stopped
In Israel, the Rent Is Too Damn High
Why Congress Needs to Act Now On Super-Pollutants
New Grad ‘Ecstatic’ with Peace Corps Posting to Mozambique
Mason S-CAR Dean’s Book Awarded Top Prize by International Conflict Organization
A.T. Ariyaratne: Leading Sri Lanka's Largest Civil Society Movement for 50 Years
Letter to the editor: A response to "Immigration could swing it for Brexit"
Working for Peace in the Age of Trump
Israeli, Palestinian join forces to offer tours with two viewpoints
The Struggle for Independence in West Papua
Rand Paul Got It Right on ISIS
Riyadh Conference: What Makes It Different?
Afghan civil society calls for just peace
The ’60s Begin to Fade as Liberal Professors Retire
Dialogue, satire and the attack on Charlie Hebdo
A Budget for Working America
What will Rep. Dennis Kucinich's legacy be?
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
American Aid Worker, Release Secured by Trump Officials, Leaves Egypt
Visiting professor analyzes conflict
America's police are looking more and more like the military
Missing From Trial: Detainee Statements
Gulf Nations Can Provide Jobs, Which Is Crucial to Syrian Refugees
Mason students discuss Islamophobia
Anticipating the Syria of Tomorrow: Strategies to Decrease Violence Against Innocents
Voices: In midst of war, life goes on for Syrian kids
Doctoral Student Goes to Hollywood to Teach Peace Techniques
America's lawmakers in Libyan quagmire
Using hip-hop to resolve global conflict
Global Mayors Protest Trump’s Anti-Climate Cabinet
Obama must stand up to Netanyahu on Israeli settler violence
A Local First approach to early warning and response
Confronting Homeland Security's 'SSSS' Watch List
Obama’s speech was more of the same - and not what we needed
The Israeli ex-settler at the center of Occupy Wall Street
Rodef Shalom to host panel on Palestinian perspectives
Climate Change Is An Immediate Threat
China’s Puzzling ADIZ Decision Making
Unite, Confuse, and Inspire: A Response to the Rise of Racism in Israel
Rights groups renew request for release of defendants in the Belady Foundation case and urge compliance with legal standards for pretrial detention
Beyer Statement On Acquittal of Aya Hijazi and Her Co-Defendants in Egypt
Why is the US so reticent to read the right messages in Asia and the Pacific?
First Person: Five Things I Learned in Syrian Refugee Camps
Behind the Headlines: Israeli Arab's Water Project May Aid Regional Cooperation
Mason/EMU alum Michael Shank works with media to tell the story of climate change
Girls released from Boko Haram captivity rejected by society - new report
Sick talk: The danger of blaming migrants for Israel’s ills
How to fix our police departments
Needed: Social Engineering?
Fuel for extremism is beyond Bin Laden, EMU prof says
Sorry, Aung San Suu Kyi, the Rohingya Crisis Is No Laughing Matter
U.S. Sanctions On Iran Should Be Lifted For Humanitarian Goods
'Ceasefire' Is the Syria Word We Need to Hear
Hamas Advocating Dialogue Through Children’s Cartoon?
Democratic Party looks like America
Unclenched Fists
Bernie Sanders vows to fight Islamophobia and 'ugly stain of racism' in the US
US must vote in favour or abstain
Seeing Both Sides of the Holy Land
Detroit On The Brink
How to save the American Dream
America cannot afford such inequality
Fragility Needs Innovative Development Financing
Don't let Yemen turn into Syria: Column
China and Japan engage neocortices
Options for Action in Syria
Female suicide bombers; Misguided media; Karadzic at the Hague
Police Should Put Away the Military Gear and Build Connections with Young People
The Federal response in Malheur and far right extremism
Review: Free Burma
‘The American Lawrence of Arabia’s’ life goes on show in the U.S.
Do We Need Dictatorship?
Egypt frees U.S. charity worker Aya Hijazi from prison
Resolute in uncertain times: peacebuilding in the new US administration
Drones weaken USA's moral might: Opposing view
Minimum wage war reaches tipping point
The Speech that Time Forgot
Anti-immigration Legislation Makes Cities and Citizens Less Safe
Unholy Media Malpractice: The press totally missed the point of Bernie Sanders' trip to the Vatican.
THE RUSSIAN PLOT, Or, How to Avoid Taking Responsibility for Losing a Presidential Election
Turkey's Best Asset to Tackle ISIS: Ankara or America?
Turning Training into Action: Mason Students Analyze a Conflict in Brazil
ISIS attacks fueled by illegal guns and open societies we can’t afford to lose
Horizon that is always receding
Iraq’s Islamic divisions intensify
Ukrainian and Crimean Authorities Snub OSCE over Minority Rights
Elvis Costello Snubs Israel
Cure Police Violence As If It Were a Disease
Washington Area Students Weigh in on South Sudan Conflict
Tackling the most grave and serious global security threats
10 Syria Questions for John Kerry and Chuck Hagel
What Egypt Can Learn from the “Swine Flu” Scare
Deadly challenge of keeping Syria health-care workers safe
Academics & Activists Discuss Poverty, Inequality, Conflict
What the Killing of Trayvon Martin Means for Maryland
To finally see the invisible Israelis before our eyes
Crimean Tatar Mejlis Elects New Chairperson as Mustafa Cemilev Steps Down
Post-Mubarak Egypt: From successful protest to sustainable social transformation
Settlement of Karabakh conflict ruled out as long as ‘mutual concessions’ perceived as loss
Conflict-sensitive Repatriation: Lessons from Displaced Communities in North-eastern Nigeria
Immigration debate: How DC can move the conversation forward
No Iran deal, but significant progress in Geneva
Afghans Want U.S. to Stay but Do Things Differently
Rep. Charles Rangel: Let's slow down the next superstorm
التدخل الروسي أوقف انهيار النظام السوري مؤقتاً
Only catastrophes lead to the sharing of sovereignty
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