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When Contested Narratives of Identity and Victimhood are Victims of Politics
Ethiopia’s Muslim Activists Pave a Path for Nonviolent Political Activism
Lingering Questions Surround Geneva III
Interview: Zheng Wang
Woodbridge Resident Gains White House Internship
Obama making up drone rules as he goes
Mason Student Studies Emerging Protest Culture Over Land Rights Conflicts in Cambodia
Peace is profitable: time for the US to invest
Yemen is on the Brink of Chaos - And Why It's So Important
Businesses Must Take the Lead on Climate-Change Action
Boots on the Ground, Not Unmanned Robots in the Sky
Afghans Want U.S. to Stay but Do Things Differently
Who to Blame for the Absence of a Kurdish State after Sykes Picot?
The Bo Xilai Verdict: Everybody Wins
The Impact of the Syrian Civil War on Identity Groups in Turkey
Afghans Failing Security Test In Badakhshan
Mason student’s question to Democratic presidential candidate goes viral
Rodef Shalom to host panel on Palestinian perspectives
Africa: Can January Makamba Be the Next President of Tanzania?
What Paul Ryan’s economic roadmap means for America
American Aid Worker, Release Secured by Trump Officials, Leaves Egypt
Evolving policy in a changing world: Examining challenges and opportunities in the new US Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review
Mason Professors, Graduates Take Active Role in Latin American Conflicts
How to Pull Yemen Back from the Edge
When studying abroad in a conflict zone, safety is key
No end in sight for conflict between our two angels
Anacostia: Why I have faith in the future of my neighborhood
US Navy Seals plan to accept women after female soldiers graduate as rangers
Congratulations to the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at GMU: The IMTD and ICAR partnership continues
Stop the ISIS War Before It Gets Worse!
A New (Old) Narrative for the Left
America's police are looking more and more like the military
Hamas Should Be Part of Middle East Peace Talks
Direct Analytical Approach to Peacebuilding
Small town America shouldn't resemble war zone
Visiting professor analyzes conflict
Bernie Sanders Vows To Fight Back Against Islamophobia In The 2016 Race
Measuring the cost of violence
Peace-maker: We must look below the surface
In Oak Creek, Wis., hearts open to Sikhs after temple shooting
Beyer Statement On Acquittal of Aya Hijazi and Her Co-Defendants in Egypt
Politics Unusual
Hillel Event Bridges Israeli-Palestinian Gap
Explosion of the Sacred
After 900 days in pre-trial detention, campaigns call for release of Aya Hegazy
Busting the Biofuels Boom
NYC Housing: A Clear and Present Danger
Our Prejudicial and Political Pecking Order
Displaced by Genocide, Mason Student Plans to Help Other Refugees
Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution Becomes a School
Gaza becomes Syria: Middle East geopolitics 2.0
THE RUSSIAN PLOT, Or, How to Avoid Taking Responsibility for Losing a Presidential Election
Trust in Maliki harms U.S. credibility
PCDN's Dr. Catalina Rojas awarded the prestigious SXSW Dewey Award for use of digital technology to help others
Ending the Exploitation of People and the Planet
Is America turning into a failed state?
Morocco: An Emerging Model For Muslim-Jewish Relations – OpEd
ISIS attacks fueled by illegal guns and open societies we can’t afford to lose
Youth from all areas of Philadelphia kick off Peace Olympics with March
A Palestinian’s journey from stone-throwing to conflict resolution
Advocates for Egypt’s street children face unjust imprisonment
Insights Obama can now use to undermine Putin’s narrative
People to People Contact
When Radio Goes Bad: RF communications and the increased violence in South Sudan
The Path To Clean Energy Requires An Energy-Storage Revolution
Let's keep Syria's blood off America's hands
The Missing Ingredient in UN's 2030 Global Goals
Shank and Gilchrest: Increasing the Peace Can Reduce the Debt
Charleston Shootings: The Intersection Of Race And Gender
Ghailani Trial and Sentence Affirms US Federal Court System
Solon Simmons' "The Eclipse of Equality"
Sorry, Aung San Suu Kyi, the Rohingya Crisis Is No Laughing Matter
Press Pause on the Rush to War
For Economic Growth, Repeal Drug Laws and Rehabilitate Ex-Cons
Turkey’s once-worldly aims falter, even close allies concerned
Missing the mark on Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy at MLK Avenue
Myanmar's negotiator expresses belief in China's willingness to help in peace process
Awakening to Women: The Nobel Effect
9/11 Forever (and Ever)
Realising peace potential of constitution
Why Army women are demanding the right to fight — and die — in combat
Sorting Out Our Options in Afghanistan
Overnight Crimean Crisis Hits Stalemate
A camp for young people touched by terror
How U.S. War Funds Get Wasted ... And How to Stop It
Mason student researches homelessness from a conflict perspective
Science of unintended consequences
In new class, students get lessons in karate kicks, world peace, diplomacy
Boycotting Muslim 'Savages' Ad on DC Metro in Protest of Hate Speech
Conflict-sensitive Repatriation: Lessons from Displaced Communities in North-eastern Nigeria
Doctoral Student Goes to Hollywood to Teach Peace Techniques
Open letter to President-elect Trump and government officials at all levels
Explorer’s Analysis: Inside Key Issues of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
Aya Hegazy trial postponed for 5th time after court unable to turn on laptop
Congress vs. the Super-Pollutants
In fighting gangs, US should look to El Salvador
Rwandan refugee works for peace and justice
Civilian Devastation During War Explored in ‘Why They Die’
Police Militarization Must Be Halted
Presidents must come together on East Asia
Why NFL's Washington Redskins needs renaming
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR; Resolving Conflicts in the Caucasus
A Budget for Working America
Europe Must Help Syria’s Women Make Peace
Military spending is not right way to boost America's economic security
Mason experts explain how ISIS attacks are recruitment tools
Social Scientist Sees Bias Within
Land Rights Have Become A Women's Issue Through Social Mobilization In Cambodia
Tale of Two Conventions: Why Charlotte Wins Over White Tampa
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
Texas flood's climate change irony: Column
Overstating The 'Crime Gun' Data
The Struggle for Independence in West Papua
Analysis: Progressive policies provide answer for Sanders’ foreign policy gap
Women in combat: US military on verge of making it official
A New Heroism in Israel and Palestine
‘Lincoln’: Where was Frederick Douglass?
Meat Alert
Ötekilerden ‘Ötekilere’ (From Others to ‘Others’)
Fossil Fuel Divestment Makes UN Climate Summit a Success
Feckless on Foreign Policy
Climate crisis and the will to act
Wanted: Middle East Statesmen
In America, domestic extremists are a bigger risk than foreign terrorism
Chomsky Takes on the World (Bank)
Teach, model, grow and live in empathy to build world peace, says interfaith expert Marc Gopin at Frontier Luncheon
Darfur Donor Conference: A Park for a Deadly Conflict
At Town Hall, Sanders Makes Commitment to 'End All Forms of Racism in This Country'
Hunger strike highlights forgotten tragedy of Palestinian prisoners
Hutu Diaspora Narrative: Identity in Conflict, Conflict of Identity
Republicans and the Mennonite vote
Former Del. Jim Scott remembered for selfless public service
The challenge of violent extremism
America cannot afford such inequality
Election campaigns and the politics of performance
သုတေတီတစ်ဦး၏ နာဂဒေသနှင့်လူမျိုးများအကြောင်း [Research about the future of local and indigenous people]
Coup-Speak Speaking
How to stop the stone-throwing in Anacostia
Yemen: Ripe for a solution?
Don't forget Malaysia
Africa Needs More from Obama than Promises
خبير في النزاعات الدولية: ترامب سيبيع الورقة السورية لبوتين (حوار)
Drowning the Arab Spring in Gulf Oil
Missing From Trial: Detainee Statements
Unholy Media Malpractice: The press totally missed the point of Bernie Sanders' trip to the Vatican.
'Less Violent' Does Not Have to Mean 'Apathetic'
Interview with CNN: Ancient blueprint for Middle East peace touring U.S.
كاتبة فلسطينية تعيش في واشنطن: أطفالنا ضحايا وليسوا إرهابيين
Eight ingredients for a peaceful society
Dialogue, satire and the attack on Charlie Hebdo
Inside the Beltway: Pillars of liberty
Why can’t America just take out Assad?
David N. Cicilline and Michael Shank: Global warming threatens R.I.
Bible Texts Misused in Rumsfeld Reports, Religious Leaders Say
Roads: Getting Them Done
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
A Local First approach to early warning and response
Palestine: Still key to stability in the Middle East
Israel Inside/Out: Perspectives And Prisms
Chattanooga: on the need to fight terror with reason
Motives of suicide terrorists
An Extreme Sport: Middle East Peacebuilding
Pro-Earth Republicans In The Era Of President Trump
Mary Wade to Hold Trayvon Book Launch in MT Airy
Author, Terrorism Victim Hirsch Says Capital Punishment Hurts U.S. Image Abroad
Crashing in America
Saving District of Columbia’s Youth Court
Why Protest? And What’s Next: Truth-Telling and Reconciliation for Ferguson and Beyond
'Delenda Carthago': ISIS, threat and recovery
The Israeli ex-settler at the center of Occupy Wall Street
Next Up in Somalia’s Fragile Transition: Bridge Political Divides
Iraqi Kurdistan fears Maliki returning to power
Confederate flag: hatred or heritage?
Letter to the Editor from Dennis Sandole Published in The Economist
New Crimean Tatar History Book Comes Under Attack from Russian Nationalist Groups
Rights groups renew request for release of defendants in the Belady Foundation case and urge compliance with legal standards for pretrial detention
New Grad ‘Ecstatic’ with Peace Corps Posting to Mozambique
For young adults who lost parents on Sept. 11, a hope for peace
When soldiers commit murder
Voices: In midst of war, life goes on for Syrian kids
Tragedy & Triumph
Promoting peace, locally and globally
Conflict Resolution Educators Converge on Mason for Annual Conference
10 Syria Questions for John Kerry and Chuck Hagel
How I learned to forgive my brother’s murderers
'Ceasefire' Is the Syria Word We Need to Hear
Preventing gang violence in San Diego
Religion and Power Moving Forward into the Twenty-First Century
Republican Reasoning: Why 2008 Was the Year for Occupying and Protesting Wall Street
Dirty Energy Dollars
یەریڤان سەعید، توێژەر لە پەیمانگای وڵاتانی كەنداو لە واشنتۆن:
Tea-Party, Progressives United on Fast-Track Trade Authority
Students Practice Citizen Diplomacy in Syria
Future of Crimean Tartar Muslims Hangs in the Balance
Moving Beyond Hope: The IOC and Team Refugee
U.S. Sanctions On Iran Should Be Lifted For Humanitarian Goods
The Emperor’s new clothes – bluster in the GOP
The Indoctrination Myth
UC Berkeley holds 6th annual TED conference, explores themes of wisdom, compassion
A Silver Lining to the Film and Riots Tragedy: Freedom, Diversity, and the New Competition for Arab Public Space
Reading Dr Ambedkar as a narrative for social change
Bring Russia out of the cold and into the fold
Beijing Encroaching on Moscow’s Military Dominance in Tajikistan
Cultural Educator: Aziz Abu Sarah
Girls released from Boko Haram captivity rejected by society - new report
A new look at climate change
9 Costs of Drone Strikes
An OSCE reconciliation strategy for Cyprus?
Why World Leaders Are Starting to Eat Garbage
Aziz Abu Sarah Named National Geographic Emerging Explorer
Why Hong Kong's #OccupyCentral Used Nonviolent Action as Tactic
Bucolic Peekskill under attack: View
Counter-Revolutions and Evolutions: Lessons of Egypt and Iran
Can J Street Sideline AIPAC?
Letter to the editor: A response to "Immigration could swing it for Brexit"
China and Japan REALLY Don’t Like Each Other
Cure Police Violence As If It Were a Disease
BHU holds seminar on peacebuilding
A Peacebuilding Approach to Teaching About Extremism
New Virginia gun law will boost violence, costs
Students discuss effects of Charlie Hebdo shooting
Netanyahu's Kennedy moment
Freed Egyptian American prisoner returns home following Trump intervention
A Westside Story: Through the Eyes of a Sandtown Child!
One Week After Colorado Shooting, US Government Still Failing to Safeguard America
Why D.C. should take Youth Court program off life support
What the Flint Crisis Reveals About Inequality in the U.S.
Shank: White House, Congress Choosing Wrong Path on Iran
Problem-solving approach privileges both parties
Do military women want combat jobs? The survey numbers say yes — and so do more than 9,000 combat action badges
Fuel for extremism is beyond Bin Laden, EMU prof says
Using Israeli and Palestinian Guides, Tour Group Helps Visitors ‘Experience the People’
Egypt’s Street Children, Aya Hijazi, and Me
Past a certain point conflict becomes unstoppable
Why Should Israel Care What the Rest of the World Thinks?
Using hip-hop to resolve global conflict
Hong Kong's 'Occupy': A movement for universal suffrage in Hong Kong is worrying Beijing
We're Unfair to Draft-Card Burners
Awakening the Demons: There is no Arab Spring coming to Iraq. But sectarian protests could tear this fragile country apart.
Muslim advocates welcome Bernie Sanders' support but want visible action
The World Discovers Afghanistan’s Peaceful Clerics
Fighting extremism: Dignity is the answer
Mass shootings show need for gun law reform
After Nearly Three Years, An American In Egypt Walks Free
GMU Student Burns Pagoda For Senior Art Project
A Discussion with Marc Gopin, Director, Center on Religion, Diplomacy, and Conflict Resolution
Civility: The Way We Drive
Arab Gulf States Wary of Iran’s Role in the Battle for Mosul
Our moral obligations in Somalia
Highland Community College Board Candidates Weigh District's Financial, Enrollment Woes
Why We Heart Hurricanes: The Climate Change Connection
Can Obama Influence Ethiopia on Human Rights, Democracy?
Why defeating ISIS with military might is starry eyed idealism
Turkey’s Kurdish Peace Process – Analysis - Part 3
Getting to “E Pluribus Unum”
To stop al-Shabab, help Somali people
Nato should negotiate a security structure that includes Russia
Creating Resilient Communities
Obama’s local, international obstacles on Syria
Rand Paul's Filibuster Gives Civil Liberties A Rare Washington Moment
A third intifada is inevitable unless Israel changes course
Is the OSCE relevant to Cyprus? Or is Cyprus irrelevant to the OSCE?
Senior Government Officials Participate at Workshop on Strategic Communication and Conflict Resolution
Don't let Yemen turn into Syria: Column
Scars of the Khmer Rouge: How Cambodia is healing from a genocide
The Art of Appeasement, Part I Unraveling a Patchwork of Improvised Disaster
The Politics of Bongo Flava
Congressmen urge Egypt to release Virginia woman from jail
Aziz Abu Sarah is a Tour Guide
Nimr Al Nimr: Anatomy of a Man
How a glacier could thaw dangerous India and Pakistan freeze
Slavery and Climate – There's More in Common Than You Think, Vatican Says
What Secretary Clinton Does Not Recognize About Egypt’s Anti-Regime Protests
U.S. Military Interventionism Has Harmed Iraq Dearly
Cardin Meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister
A Callous Disregard for the Law
A New Model for American Foreign Policy
The Syrian Revolution Is Not a Holy War
Time to write the rules for cyber and drone challenges
The Coming Rise of Afghan Militias
Aziz Abu Sarah – Ending the Cycle of Violence in Israel and Palestine
Settler Turned Peace Activist Now Occupies Wall Street: Kobi Skolnick Puts Jewish Stamp on Protest, Not Just on Holidays
More record warmth means more flooding: Column
A Mood Is Not A Movement: Five Ideas For The Anti-Trump Forces
Saudi in Yemen; It’s personal now
With Mike Duvall, Fall of Another ‘Family Values’ Crusader
Crimean Tatars Support EuroMaidan Protests in Kyiv
Why Obama should pardon Snowden: Column
Peacebuilding: the new generation
Working for world peace here at home
From protests to politics, a new way forward for Yemen
Scholars skeptical on Japan apology
Obama must stand up to Netanyahu on Israeli settler violence
Public ‘schools of hope’ could be anything but
Alumnus Helps Special-Needs Students Transition to Higher Ed, Work
Resolute in uncertain times: peacebuilding in the new US administration
At summer camp, Syrian child refugees recall a lost homeland
25 Rights groups: The Belady Foundation case demonstrates that individual and community initiatives face only repression and fabricated charges
Crisis management system for Japan and China
In fighting gangs, US should look to El Salvador
How Did Democratic Candidates Do? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
Palestinian, Jew give both sides on joint Jerusalem tours
Go After Super Pollutants
The Difference Between Protest America 1968 And 2017
Why the White House Won't Win the Afghanistan War
How the U.S. Deals With a Land Known for Corruption
Ukraine crisis underscores need for renewables push
A look at the American 'Countering Violent Extremism' strategy
America Must Rethink the War on Terror: The Authorization for Use of Military Force needs to be modified to avoid mission creep
Mason student starts ‘sustainable, reproducible’ businesses in war zones
The ’60s Begin to Fade as Liberal Professors Retire
Syria, Lebanon, and the Middle East: Enabling a War-to-Peace Transition
Could a Nuclear Iran Bring About More Stability, Rather Than Less?
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
Rand Paul Got It Right on ISIS
The Ghailani Verdict - Susan Hirsch featured in the New York Times
Free West Papua: Growing International Solidarity for a Forgotten Independence Movement
Did Bernie Sanders just steal Joe Lieberman’s Jewish crown?
Women sue Pentagon over combat exclusion
Tourism of Destruction, Tourism of Construction: Two Trips to the Holy Land
Congress Can't Ignore Afghanistan in Budget Talks
A Cultural Awakening Leads to Abundance of Conflict Resolution Opportunities
When nature trumps nurture, we all lose
UN Summit Already Successful: $50 Billion Divested From Fossil Fuels
Athletes Pick A Side At The Women's March
In Afghanistan, end the fighting and stop the meddling
A Toast for Peace
6th Annual Graduate Education Symposium in Peace and Conflict Resolution Meets at George Mason University
Oil Is At The Heart Of The Ukraine Crisis
The Future of Kurdistan, Between Unity and Balkanization
The Conflict that Became Mine
Bernie Sanders Vows To Fight Anti-Islam Sentiment: 2016 Democratic Presidential Candidate Hugs Muslim Woman On Stage
Candidates should address cost of violence in primary states
The Current of Discord on the Mekong
Comment: The Cyprus Challenge: A solution paradigm shift
Senators Welcome Release of Unjustly Imprisoned Egyptian-American Aya Hijazi
Confronting Homeland Security's 'SSSS' Watch List
Water shortages are coming. It's time for us to act.
Why I'm Going to Yemen
Settlement of Karabakh conflict ruled out as long as ‘mutual concessions’ perceived as loss
The NYC Security Risk That Candidates Aren't Discussing
Review: Free Burma
The District’s Divide: Classism, Racism and the Re-Election of Marion Barry
Mason Student Strives to Bring Peace Before Dangerous African Presidential Vote
Resolved to Keep Faith
Divestment-Investment Can Break Congressional Gridlock on Climate Change
Boarding the Train for a Trip into the Past
The Next Step for Myanmar
5 Ways We Should Radically Reconsider War
Dr. Jeremy Rinker- UNCG Campus Weekly
Here's Why The U.S. Needs To Upgrade Economic Indicators
A Conflict Resolution Scholar Explains How to Resolve Conflicts in the Quiet Car
Ryan Gosling spreads message from Bernie Sanders
A peace dividend we should all want
What Aziz Abu Sarah learned in Hebrew school
Questions must be about gun safety
Court clears American aid worker after 3 years behind bars in Egypt
Blessed Are the Climate Advocates
Could ‘Insight Policing’ have saved Sandra Bland, Freddie Gray and others?
On “The Mystery of Capital”
How Did VP Candidates Do in the Debate? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
Why we should keep out of Somalia’s affairs
Collateral damage by drones dirties the hands of our nation
Deadly challenge of keeping Syria health-care workers safe
Egypt: Revolution or bust
Palestine's Right to Defend Itself
Expect Resource Wars With Exxon CEO At State Helm
Syria Conflict Panel
A New United Nations of Human Rights Countries
Graduate students spend spring break with Syrian refugees
Mideast peace deal… and they lived unhappily ever after
Anacostia totem pole belies Washington’s devotion to Redskins
Elizabeth Degi Mount - DBFA
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
How Germans Go Green
Why Did Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Go to Iraq?
The Business Argument for Addressing Climate Change
Soldiers Into Students: Veterans, Educators Try to Ease Transition
U.S.-E.U. Rhetoric on Russia as Destructive as a Chekhovian Duel
U.S. Couple Held In Egyptian Prison For 1 Year Over Unfounded Child Abuse
Armenian, Azeri experts' Karabakh settlement recommendations
The Noxious Origins of NYC Gentrification: Cooking Gas
Bringing Florida to Justice, Not Just George Zimmerman
Will Saudi Arabia's 'Operation Decisive Storm' restore order in Yemen?
USDA Does Diets Differently, Moves Off Meat
What will Rep. Dennis Kucinich's legacy be?
Rethinking transitions: finding the pathway from military to community security
The Time For Leadership To Protect All Civilians Across Syria
If America wants Assad to respect international law, it must respect it, too
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
The Dangers of Soft Power: Government backed cultural programs often come across as just propaganda
Taliban Prisoner Releases Are High-Risk, Low-Reward
The Russian Military Intervention in Syria; Is This Really a Concern for the U.S.?
A Palestinian drasha for Rosh Hashana
Detroit On The Brink
‘Strength through peace – not peace through strength’: a reaction to Trump’s America First foreign policy
UN climate change negotiations in Poland this week
The Lonely Man of Peace
Crimean Tatars Fear for Their Safety After Crimea’s Annexation to Russia
The Ugly Reality Of Islamophobia (And How Catholics Should Stand Up Against It)
Conflict Analysis and Resolution Students Named Boren Fellows
Sarajevo: Memories of war
The U.S. Afghanistan Strategy Is Failing and It's Time to Pull Out
How to fix our police departments
The Green Wave washes over a movement in hibernation
Keeping USAID: why the US shouldn’t cut off its nose
How to Have a Productive Conversation About Politics at Thanksgiving
Explorer’s Analysis: Inside Key Issues of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
We can only hope that the cerebral will get the better of the visceral
Fallacy of a moderate mullah
Anticipating the Syria of Tomorrow: Strategies to Decrease Violence Against Innocents
Tackling the most grave and serious global security threats
Mason Partners with Ghana-based African Peace Building Organization
Columbia Prof Uses Math To Create World Peace
Ferguson, Social Justice, and the Role of Community Colleges
Working for Peace in the Age of Trump
How Women’s Rights Are Linked to U.S.-Iran Negotiations
Marginalizing Muslims in Switzerland
Hillary Clinton’s Response to the Pulse Orlando Shootings
How to Defuse the Ukraine Crisis: The way to respond to Russia is not with Cold War rhetoric
Meet Nousha Kabawat and her unstoppable drive to help Syria’s displaced children thrive
Immigration debate: How DC can move the conversation forward
Obama’s speech was more of the same - and not what we needed
Has outgoing Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal brought about a new, more peaceful, face to the organization?
Promoting Peace and Conflict Awareness In Small Town America: Independence, Kansas
Political Discourse: A Family Affair
Egyptian-American activist Aya Hegazi returns to US following Egypt court acquittal
10 Ways Conflict is Like Sex
Unite, Confuse, and Inspire: A Response to the Rise of Racism in Israel
Duly Elected Tyranny: Recovering Democracy in the Age of Majority Abuses
The Federal response in Malheur and far right extremism
Invest in the Afghan people not foreign contractors
GOP, follow Stevens' example
A col.’s view of commander’s authority
Reflections of a Catholic American on bin Laden’s death
Bosnia: Stabilization Stalled in Negative Peace
Global Mayors Protest Trump’s Anti-Climate Cabinet
Why the Kerry-Karzai Afghan Security Deal Won't Work
Peace Movement Has Become Powerless, Says MK Yuli Tamir
Honoring National Service in War and Peace
How to save the American Dream
Religions meet at VST
"With friends like these..." on Romney's comments about Israeli and Palestinian culture
Bernie Sanders vows to fight Islamophobia and 'ugly stain of racism' in the US
National Geographic Expeditions ‘Holy Land’ Partner Scores Top UN Award
Conflict as an opportunity
Paul Ryan's Radical Economic Regime: Why His House Budget Legacy Is a Lesson in Elitism
Reimagining Transitional Justice in Bali
Britain’s election results may prove to be a blow to US foreign policy goals
Q & A With Kevin Avruch, Ph.D.
Transforming a Nation
The Ottoman Experience in Mosul, Then and Now
Somalia on the Brink
'Free Speech' on the DC Metro
Insight Policing and the Role of the Civilian in Police Accountability
"We Are Not Like Them": Itamar Massacre Activates A Dangerous Israeli-Jewish Ethnocentrism
What can Washington do about militarized police forces?
In Egypt, even helping street children can land you in prison
7 Ways Obama's U.N. Speech Revealed His Inconsistent Foreign Policy
Filmmaker’s ‘Will to Communicate’ Breaks through Community’s Silence
Six leading Libyan women dominate Virginia conference on Libya
America’s litmus test on Syria
DOS UNIVERSIDADES AMERICANAS Ibarretxe trae a Euskadi el Agirre Lehendakaria Center
Palestinian Child Attackers Are Victims, Not Terrorists
Ineffective tightening of sanctions on Iran
A Fixable Problem for Our Society
Why the Gun Control Debate Doesn't Do Justice to Colorado Killings
Dumping Military Kit on Cops Makes Main Street a War Zone
Art Student Set to Send ‘Transformative’ Project Up in Flames on Mason Pond
Bullies, Jerks and Weasels
Politics and Language: Dimension Beyond Words
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry denounces US calls for Aya Hegazy’s release
OP-ED: Iran in the Era of Moderation and Reform
Academics & Activists Discuss Poverty, Inequality, Conflict
Violence and violence-containment's $460 billion price tag
The 2017 Arthur N. Rupe Great Debate: Is ISIS an Existential Threat to the United States?
Syrian Ramadan at the Edge of War
Peshmerga-Iraqi forces united over Mosul, but can this last?
The U.S. Is No. 1 In Global Arms Sales
An American humanitarian worker goes on trial in Cairo. What’s next for Aya Hijazi?
Options for Action in Syria
Beyond Jewish Blessings and Curses There is Absolute Love
UVA Gives Diversity Awards to Longtime Professors McDowell and Dukes
Mason S-CAR Dean’s Book Awarded Top Prize by International Conflict Organization
Female soldiers fight Pentagon in court for combat positions
Israelis and Palestinians -- rage, fear and misunderstanding
Vision Series: Sandra Cheldelin to Discuss Women and Conflict
Peace Parsha: Hayyei Sarah - Love and Care across Boundaries
Washington Area Students Weigh in on South Sudan Conflict
Freeport's Highland Community College board will seat Shockey and Musser
Inevitable US policy shift on Burma: why and how
The Tale of Two Cities: Kyiv and Simferopol
US Lawmaker Urges Egypt to Release Dual Citizen
The Big Problems in Obama's Big Trade Deals
How a monk-turned-street artist sees New York City’s homeless
Indian Guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Hopes to Teach Peace to the Taliban
Student Studies Connection of Abusive Treatment of Humans and Animals
Sit down with Iran to ensure there is no ‘October surprise’
A Caution Against Framing Syria as an Assad-Opposition Dichotomy
From Israel to Mason: Conflict scholars present a peace proposal at the UN
Prevention better than punitive in Syria
How Egypt’s most famous jailed couple celebrated Valentine’s Day
U.S. Credibility Around the World Damaged by Afghanistan War
Prop. 35 tackles child sex-trafficking
Colombia's Inminent Peace Agreement: A Brief Analysis of What the Agreement is, What is Next and What is Missing
Point of View opens—A place for conflict conversation, transformation
Tanzanian President’s Former Aide Plans Bid to Succeed Him
Why Washington is wrong to impose visa suspension on Iraqis
Peaceful Dispute Resolution Ideas
Faith-Based Diplomacy
Rwanda- A Country Still in Need
A peace-building response to the rise of 'Trumpism'
Doing Due Diligence on Diplomacy With Damascus
Monk-Turned-Street Artist Paints the Homeless to Teach New Yorkers Compassion
Higher education leans left. But why? And so what?
Syria's Next Generation
The anatomy of an anti-Taliban uprising
Firing Up Kurdish Nationalism in Iraq
Albany Gets "F" for Failing to Protect Tenants
Sudan, after the breakup: Can violence be prevented?
Denied Victimhood and Contested Narratives: The Case of Hutu Diaspora
She Didn't Have a Gun... She Had MLK's Dream
Hope for Peace May Be Encouraged by Enemies in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Why U.S. Could Opt For 'Zero Option' In Afghanistan
Post Eurozone crisis, how to increase a country's resilience to risk
‘Amish Mafia’ is a shameful, unrealistic portrayal of plain people
Arts and Peacebuilding
Comment: A federal constituent “state” is not in the interest of Turkish Cypriots
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The Search for the ‘Why’ of Fort Hood
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Education in Tanzania: Losing the Future
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A New Approach to Dealing With Global Food Insecurity
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The three-ring circus of American politics
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Climate Change Is An Immediate Threat
Have We Become Hopelessly Divided?
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Ukraine Diplomatic Deal: Necessary Next Steps
Teaching Sept. 11 To Students Who Were Born After The Attacks Happened
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What the Killing of Trayvon Martin Means for Maryland
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Beyond the limits of counterterrorism: towards a peace and development agenda that can engage constructively with extremism
Confronting genocide in Myanmar: The urgent need to prevent and protect
Charlie Rangel: Why I Oppose Syria Strikes
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Libya: A failed state or a failed government?
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We Must Revive the American Dream by Alleviating Poverty
The Coaching Revolution in the Federal Government
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With Income Inequality Comes Violence
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Settler Terrorism -- An American Problem
Horizon that is always receding
Responding to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Is Religious Freedom the Answer?
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EU Threat Has Inspired Panic Rather than Reform
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Inspiring Curious Feminists: Reflections on Cynthia Enloe
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Police Should Put Away the Military Gear and Build Connections with Young People
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How to Solve Your Conflicts, and Get FED at the Same Time
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Yemen’s a Model All Right—For Disaster
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