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