The School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution

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

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