The School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution

In America, domestic extremists are a bigger risk than foreign terrorism
George Mason to cultivate global leaders
A Multifaceted Crisis
Americans have had enough conflict
‘Amish Mafia’ is a shameful, unrealistic portrayal of plain people
Conflict Resolution Educators Converge on Mason for Annual Conference
Police Should Put Away the Military Gear and Build Connections with Young People
Aziz Abu Sarah Named National Geographic Emerging Explorer
Ten lessons from Myanmar's peace process
Crimean Tatars Support EuroMaidan Protests in Kyiv
PCDN's Dr. Catalina Rojas awarded the prestigious SXSW Dewey Award for use of digital technology to help others
Keeping USAID: why the US shouldn’t cut off its nose
How U.S. War Funds Get Wasted ... And How to Stop It
Coup-Speak Speaking
A Fixable Problem for Our Society
Lone wolf senator builds case to engage Myanmar
Charlie Rangel: Why I Oppose Syria Strikes
How to stop the stone-throwing in Anacostia
Beijing Encroaching on Moscow’s Military Dominance in Tajikistan
Albany Gets "F" for Failing to Protect Tenants
Resolved to Keep Faith
Faculty Spotlight on Innovation: Susan Hirsch & Agnieszka Paczynska
Freed Egyptian American prisoner returns home following Trump intervention
Lack of US-Syria Diplomacy Leads to Dangerous Isolation
The Syrian Revolution Is Not a Holy War
Ethiopia’s Muslim Activists Pave a Path for Nonviolent Political Activism
Could a Nuclear Iran Bring About More Stability, Rather Than Less?
Professor Utilizes Real World Experience in Conflict Resolution Studies
Unclenched Fists
Motives of suicide terrorists
Use US soft power to free the Ashraf Seven
Why can’t America just take out Assad?
Social Scientist Sees Bias Within
Stimson Center Names Five Nonresident Fellows
The Audacity of Air Strikes and Secret Deals: Just making Isis grow stronger?
Myanmar Vote Plan Clouds New US Dialogue
Busting the Biofuels Boom
The case for compulsory voting
Moving Beyond Hope: The IOC and Team Refugee
High school students learn conflict resolution through karate
Imagining Peace: The Practical Advantages for Muslims, Jews and Christians of Peace for Palestine and Israel
Food insecurity rising as crop production falls
Interview with CNN: Ancient blueprint for Middle East peace touring U.S.
Sisters know a good road trip when they see one
George Mason University Partners With an African Nonprofit Organization- 72Africa
Afghan civil society calls for just peace
The Missing Ingredient in UN's 2030 Global Goals
Alumnus Helps Special-Needs Students Transition to Higher Ed, Work
Afghans Want U.S. to Stay but Do Things Differently
We're Unfair to Draft-Card Burners
Africa: Can January Makamba Be the Next President of Tanzania?
A Discussion with Marc Gopin, Director, Center on Religion, Diplomacy, and Conflict Resolution
Why the Kerry-Karzai Afghan Security Deal Won't Work
The Coming Rise of Afghan Militias
Optimism at last for American jailed in Egypt, her family
Do military women want combat jobs? The survey numbers say yes — and so do more than 9,000 combat action badges
Point of View opens—A place for conflict conversation, transformation
Mason student researches homelessness from a conflict perspective
U.S.-E.U. Rhetoric on Russia as Destructive as a Chekhovian Duel
Hamas Should Be Part of Middle East Peace Talks
Armenian, Azeri experts' Karabakh settlement recommendations
When Washington Welcomes A Nonviolent Muslim: What CBS News and Congress Have In Common
Peace-maker: We must look below the surface
People to People Contact
Fed Up With Climate Change Apathy
These fiscal cliff hawks ought to be foreign policy doves
Resolute in uncertain times: peacebuilding in the new US administration
Chattanooga: on the need to fight terror with reason
Obama's Middle East Speech: The Message Was Not Received
China and Japan REALLY Don’t Like Each Other
Author, Terrorism Victim Hirsch Says Capital Punishment Hurts U.S. Image Abroad
Firing Up Kurdish Nationalism in Iraq
Stop atrocities before they start
Shank and Gilchrest: Increasing the Peace Can Reduce the Debt
Dr. Jeremy Rinker- UNCG Campus Weekly
At summer camp, Syrian child refugees recall a lost homeland
National Geographic Offering Israel Tour: National Geographic Expedition is offering 12-day tours of the Holy Land, complete with hotels and museums
Settlement of Karabakh conflict ruled out as long as ‘mutual concessions’ perceived as loss
Confronting Homeland Security's 'SSSS' Watch List
"We Are Not Like Them": Itamar Massacre Activates A Dangerous Israeli-Jewish Ethnocentrism
Turkey’s once-worldly aims falter, even close allies concerned
Senators Welcome Release of Unjustly Imprisoned Egyptian-American Aya Hijazi
An Alternative for Afghan Peace Talks
Girls released from Boko Haram captivity rejected by society - new report
Next Up in Somalia’s Fragile Transition: Bridge Political Divides
Sorting Out Our Options in Afghanistan
The Struggle for Independence in West Papua
Paul Ryan's path to economic peril
Rights groups renew request for release of defendants in the Belady Foundation case and urge compliance with legal standards for pretrial detention
Voices: In midst of war, life goes on for Syrian kids
Holy Land tours a new tool in peacebuilding
Women in combat: US military on verge of making it official
Achieving the mission: A conversation with UPEACE Vice Rector Amr Abdalla
Don't let Yemen turn into Syria: Column
I Was a Palestinian Stone-thrower. Here's Why I Stopped
Israel's New Left Goes Online
When studying abroad in a conflict zone, safety is key
Stop the ISIS War Before It Gets Worse!
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR; Resolving Conflicts in the Caucasus
Woodbridge Resident Gains White House Internship
Europe Must Help Syria’s Women Make Peace
Syria, Lebanon, and the Middle East: Enabling a War-to-Peace Transition
Trump got Egypt to free an American prisoner. Here’s her story.
Elections in Tajikistan Have Implications for U.S. Policy in Afghanistan
Morocco: An Emerging Model For Muslim-Jewish Relations – OpEd
Trump is ‘deprived of all knowledge’ about public schools
Rwandan refugee works for peace and justice
Settler Turned Peace Activist Now Occupies Wall Street: Kobi Skolnick Puts Jewish Stamp on Protest, Not Just on Holidays
For young adults who lost parents on Sept. 11, a hope for peace
Why I'm Going to Yemen
Wanted: Middle East Statesmen
A Local First approach to early warning and response
6th Annual Graduate Education Symposium in Peace and Conflict Resolution Meets at George Mason University
Hutu Diaspora Narrative: Identity in Conflict, Conflict of Identity
Could ‘Insight Policing’ have saved Sandra Bland, Freddie Gray and others?
Drowning the Arab Spring in Gulf Oil
An OSCE reconciliation strategy for Cyprus?
An American humanitarian worker goes on trial in Cairo. What’s next for Aya Hijazi?
Yemen: Ripe for a solution?
Columbia Prof Uses Math To Create World Peace
Yeni Bir Toplumsal Sozlesme Arayisi
The Tale of Two Cities: Kyiv and Simferopol
Filmmaker’s ‘Will to Communicate’ Breaks through Community’s Silence
The Coaching Revolution in the Federal Government
Peacebuilding: the new generation
No end in sight for conflict between our two angels
Tunisia’s Elections Seal Transition, Raise Fears of Old Regime
Letter to the Editor from Dennis Sandole Published in The Economist
Press Pause on the Rush to War
Israeli, Palestinian join forces to offer tours with two viewpoints
How to Have a Productive Conversation About Politics at Thanksgiving
Bring Russia out of the cold and into the fold
Regionalization of Conflict and Opportunities for Peace in the Horn of Africa
'Less Violent' Does Not Have to Mean 'Apathetic'
What the Middle East can learn from Southeast Asia
Egyptian-American activist Aya Hegazi returns to US following Egypt court acquittal
Afghans Failing Security Test In Badakhshan
When soldiers commit murder
UVA Gives Diversity Awards to Longtime Professors McDowell and Dukes
Cultural Educator: Aziz Abu Sarah
The anatomy of an anti-Taliban uprising
How Did VP Candidates Do in the Debate? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
Politics Unusual
Egypt: Revolution or bust
Crisis management system for Japan and China
Reimagining Transitional Justice in Bali
The ’60s Begin to Fade as Liberal Professors Retire
Analysis: Progressive policies provide answer for Sanders’ foreign policy gap
Managing the Madness in the Middle East
Students Practice Citizen Diplomacy in Syria
Our moral obligations in Somalia
Inside the Beltway: Pillars of liberty
Why Obama should pardon Snowden: Column
In new class, students get lessons in karate kicks, world peace, diplomacy
Sudan, after the breakup: Can violence be prevented?
Why NFL's Washington Redskins needs renaming
A Conflict Resolution Scholar Explains How to Resolve Conflicts in the Quiet Car
Why Did Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Go to Iraq?
Myanmar's negotiator expresses belief in China's willingness to help in peace process
The World Discovers Afghanistan’s Peaceful Clerics
Nimr Al Nimr: Anatomy of a Man
An Extreme Sport: Middle East Peacebuilding
Can J Street Sideline AIPAC?
Religions meet at VST
Promoting Peace and Conflict Awareness In Small Town America: Independence, Kansas
Q & A With Kevin Avruch, Ph.D.
No Immunity for US Troops: Why Hamid Karzai Punted to Loya Jirga
Why Protest? And What’s Next: Truth-Telling and Reconciliation for Ferguson and Beyond
Arab Americans Organize with the ANSWER Coalition to Protest Trump Inauguration
Arts and Peacebuilding
Peace – practical, not fanciful
Working for world peace here at home
Ukraine Diplomatic Deal: Necessary Next Steps
Why Should Israel Care What the Rest of the World Thinks?
The Real War on Coal Starts in Kosovo
A New Heroism in Israel and Palestine
Direct Analytical Approach to Peacebuilding
Fighting extremism: Dignity is the answer
The Art of Appeasement, Part I Unraveling a Patchwork of Improvised Disaster
Trust in Maliki harms U.S. credibility
Interreligious Intercultural Dialogue Institutionalized - Deja Vu All Over Again
From Israel to Mason: Conflict scholars present a peace proposal at the UN
Displaced by Genocide, Mason Student Plans to Help Other Refugees
Ötekilerden ‘Ötekilere’ (From Others to ‘Others’)
Mason professors offer insights in aftermath of Paris tragedy
How to Defuse the Ukraine Crisis: The way to respond to Russia is not with Cold War rhetoric
A New United Nations of Human Rights Countries
ما هي خلفية اشتعال القومية الكردية في العراق؟
Doing Due Diligence on Diplomacy With Damascus
How a glacier could thaw dangerous India and Pakistan freeze
Prevention better than punitive in Syria
Israel Inside/Out: Perspectives And Prisms
Denied Victimhood and Contested Narratives: The Case of Hutu Diaspora
A Westside Story: Through the Eyes of a Sandtown Child!
Egypt frees U.S. charity worker Aya Hijazi from prison
Time to write the rules for cyber and drone challenges
Trump 'ordered Sisi' to release US-Egyptian charity worker
Science of unintended consequences
We can only hope that the cerebral will get the better of the visceral
A Palestinian’s journey from stone-throwing to conflict resolution
With Mike Duvall, Fall of Another ‘Family Values’ Crusader
Free West Papua: Growing International Solidarity for a Forgotten Independence Movement
Netanyahu's Kennedy moment
U.S. Couple Held In Egyptian Prison For 1 Year Over Unfounded Child Abuse
Scars of the Khmer Rouge: How Cambodia is healing from a genocide
Peshmerga-Iraqi forces united over Mosul, but can this last?
Interview: Zheng Wang
Darfur Donor Conference: A Park for a Deadly Conflict
Dumping Military Kit on Cops Makes Main Street a War Zone
'Delenda Carthago': ISIS, threat and recovery
Rodef Shalom to host panel on Palestinian perspectives
What the Flint Crisis Reveals About Inequality in the U.S.
Using Israeli and Palestinian Guides, Tour Group Helps Visitors ‘Experience the People’
How the U.S. Deals With a Land Known for Corruption
Anticipating the Syria of Tomorrow: Strategies to Decrease Violence Against Innocents
A look at the American 'Countering Violent Extremism' strategy
Syria's Next Generation
Mason Professors, Graduates Take Active Role in Latin American Conflicts
Counter-Revolutions and Evolutions: Lessons of Egypt and Iran
DOS UNIVERSIDADES AMERICANAS Ibarretxe trae a Euskadi el Agirre Lehendakaria Center
Presidents must come together on East Asia
Colombia's Inminent Peace Agreement: A Brief Analysis of What the Agreement is, What is Next and What is Missing
Afghan religious figures, diplomats come together in İstanbul
The Noxious Origins of NYC Gentrification: Cooking Gas
How to Pull Yemen Back from the Edge
A Toast for Peace
Why we should keep out of Somalia’s affairs
Letter to the editor: A response to "Immigration could swing it for Brexit"
The Current of Discord on the Mekong
Israeli-Palestinian conflict - discussion with Marc Gopin: on economic peace & justice
The Next Step for Myanmar
In fighting gangs, US should look to El Salvador
Social media project addresses extremist violence at home and abroad
Mason Student Strives to Bring Peace Before Dangerous African Presidential Vote
Civilian Devastation During War Explored in ‘Why They Die’
The Emperor’s new clothes – bluster in the GOP
Crimean Tatar Mejlis Elects New Chairperson as Mustafa Cemilev Steps Down
Missing From Trial: Detainee Statements
Conflict-sensitive Repatriation: Lessons from Displaced Communities in North-eastern Nigeria
Bribes, money hidden in teddy bears: welcome to US spending in Afghanistan
Shank: White House, Congress Choosing Wrong Path on Iran
What Aziz Abu Sarah learned in Hebrew school
Soldiers Into Students: Veterans, Educators Try to Ease Transition
Options for Action in Syria
Anacostia: Why I have faith in the future of my neighborhood
Mason intern ventures into rural Mexico conflict zone to practice mediation
Fulbright Scholars Offer Tips to Win the Prize
Congratulations to the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at GMU: The IMTD and ICAR partnership continues
Hong Kong's 'Occupy': A movement for universal suffrage in Hong Kong is worrying Beijing
A New Model for American Foreign Policy
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
BHU holds seminar on peacebuilding
Bringing Florida to Justice, Not Just George Zimmerman
Donald Trump’s bigotry has inspired U.S. Muslim voters like no candidate before
Explorer’s Analysis: Inside Key Issues of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
An 'Afghan Summer' of revolt - Part 2
Arab Gulf States Wary of Iran’s Role in the Battle for Mosul
GMU Student Burns Pagoda For Senior Art Project
Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution Becomes a School
U.S. Credibility Around the World Damaged by Afghanistan War
‘Don’t Disturb The Peace’: Post-Conflict Politics In Aceh, Indonesia
Germany's lesson for U.S. -- keep faith with workers
Hope for Peace May Be Encouraged by Enemies in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Breakdown in Yemen
The Lonely Man of Peace
Somalia on the Brink
Only catastrophes lead to the sharing of sovereignty
US Lawmaker Urges Egypt to Release Dual Citizen
Scholars skeptical on Japan apology
Tragedy & Triumph
Why the White House Won't Win the Afghanistan War
Visiting professor analyzes conflict
Have We Become Hopelessly Divided?
Aziz Abu Sarah – Ending the Cycle of Violence in Israel and Palestine
EU as model for peace
Academics & Activists Discuss Poverty, Inequality, Conflict
Turning Training into Action: Mason Students Analyze a Conflict in Brazil
Marginalizing Muslims in Switzerland
Tourism of Destruction, Tourism of Construction: Two Trips to the Holy Land
Cure Police Violence As If It Were a Disease
Inspiring Curious Feminists: Reflections on Cynthia Enloe
Universities More Moderate than Believed
In Afghanistan, end the fighting and stop the meddling
Anacostia totem pole belies Washington’s devotion to Redskins
A New (Old) Narrative for the Left
Mason Student Studies Emerging Protest Culture Over Land Rights Conflicts in Cambodia
On 10th Anniversary of Afghan War, Time to Exit Militarized US Foreign Policy
How a monk-turned-street artist sees New York City’s homeless
The Politics of Bongo Flava
Peace Movement Has Become Powerless, Says MK Yuli Tamir
Aziz Abu Sarah is a Tour Guide
Using hip-hop to resolve global conflict
Conflict as an opportunity
Bullies, Jerks and Weasels
To stop al-Shabab, help Somali people
Congress Can't Ignore Afghanistan in Budget Talks
Conflict resolution workshop benefits Patriots and participants
Insight Policing and the Role of the Civilian in Police Accountability
Comment: A federal constituent “state” is not in the interest of Turkish Cypriots
A Peacebuilding Approach to Teaching About Extremism
Ukraine crisis underscores need for renewables push
Germany Tells NATO, Russia To Dialogue Before Things Get 'Completely Out Of Control'
Reading Dr Ambedkar as a narrative for social change
Conflict Analysis and Resolution Students Named Boren Fellows
Violence and violence-containment's $460 billion price tag
Inevitable US policy shift on Burma: why and how
What Are the Rules of War?
Collateral damage by drones dirties the hands of our nation
When Contested Narratives of Identity and Victimhood are Victims of Politics
10 Ways Conflict is Like Sex
Don't forget Malaysia
Mason S-CAR Dean’s Book Awarded Top Prize by International Conflict Organization
American Aid Worker, Release Secured by Trump Officials, Leaves Egypt
Indian Guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Hopes to Teach Peace to the Taliban
For Economic Growth, Repeal Drug Laws and Rehabilitate Ex-Cons
Senior Government Officials Participate at Workshop on Strategic Communication and Conflict Resolution
She Didn't Have a Gun... She Had MLK's Dream
Democratic Party looks like America
Teaching Sept. 11 To Students Who Were Born After The Attacks Happened
Art Student Set to Send ‘Transformative’ Project Up in Flames on Mason Pond
Producing solutions by appreciating the interconnections
Fallacy of a moderate mullah
The Conflict that Became Mine
Richard Solomon Proved Sport Matters through the ‘Ping-Pong’ Diplomacy, and George Mason University is Poised to Tell Us How
'Tribunal' Opens Hearings Into Mass Killings in Indonesia
Has outgoing Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal brought about a new, more peaceful, face to the organization?
The Federal response in Malheur and far right extremism
Bosnia: Stabilization Stalled in Negative Peace
Faith-Based Diplomacy
With Income Inequality Comes Violence
A peace-building response to the rise of 'Trumpism'
UC Berkeley holds 6th annual TED conference, explores themes of wisdom, compassion
Unite, Confuse, and Inspire: A Response to the Rise of Racism in Israel
How Women’s Rights Are Linked to U.S.-Iran Negotiations
This Week in Poverty: 'A Place at the Table' and 'American Winter'
The Difference Between Protest America 1968 And 2017
Making Nonviolent Statecraft into a Self-Evident Truth
Is the OSCE relevant to Cyprus? Or is Cyprus irrelevant to the OSCE?
Lecture by Susan Hirsch at San Anton Palace
Doctoral Student Goes to Hollywood to Teach Peace Techniques
A Grassroots Visit Belies Washington's View of Afghanistan
A New Approach to Dealing With Global Food Insecurity
Hillary Clinton’s Response to the Pulse Orlando Shootings
To finally see the invisible Israelis before our eyes
Hillel Event Bridges Israeli-Palestinian Gap
Past a certain point conflict becomes unstoppable
Taliban Prisoner Releases Are High-Risk, Low-Reward
In Egypt, even helping street children can land you in prison
US Navy Seals plan to accept women after female soldiers graduate as rangers
Palestinian, Jew give both sides on joint Jerusalem tours
Riyadh Conference: What Makes It Different?
New Crimean Tatar History Book Comes Under Attack from Russian Nationalist Groups
5 Ways We Should Radically Reconsider War
New Grad ‘Ecstatic’ with Peace Corps Posting to Mozambique
Invest in the Afghan people not foreign contractors
Myanmar Fighting Poses Dilemma for China
A.T. Ariyaratne: Leading Sri Lanka's Largest Civil Society Movement for 50 Years
Look to Iran for a solution in Syria
Problem-solving approach privileges both parties
Open letter to President-elect Trump and government officials at all levels
How to Solve Your Conflicts, and Get FED at the Same Time
Reflections of a Catholic American on bin Laden’s death
Oil Is At The Heart Of The Ukraine Crisis
Beyond Jewish Blessings and Curses There is Absolute Love
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
Immigration debate: How DC can move the conversation forward
What the Killing of Trayvon Martin Means for Maryland
Creating Resilient Communities
Explorer’s Analysis: Inside Key Issues of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
Boycotting Muslim 'Savages' Ad on DC Metro in Protest of Hate Speech
သုတေတီတစ်ဦး၏ နာဂဒေသနှင့်လူမျိုးများအကြောင်း [Research about the future of local and indigenous people]
Post-Election Ferguson: Bipartisan Congress to Demilitarize Police
Why defeating ISIS with military might is starry eyed idealism
Genocide or Terrorism? Transnational Advocacy and the Ogaden Conflict
Former Del. Jim Scott remembered for selfless public service
The U.S. Afghanistan Strategy Is Failing and It's Time to Pull Out
Lingering Questions Surround Geneva III
9/11 Forever (and Ever)
Hamas Advocating Dialogue Through Children’s Cartoon?
What Would MLK Think of America’s Modern Wars?
Comment: The Cyprus Challenge: A solution paradigm shift
State Department Should Speak Out For Aya Hijazi, US Human Rights Defender In Egypt Prison
Feminist Scholar Cynthia Enloe Delivers Keynote Address at Gender and Conflict Conference
What will Rep. Dennis Kucinich's legacy be?
Peaceful Dispute Resolution Ideas
"With friends like these..." on Romney's comments about Israeli and Palestinian culture
Advocates for Egypt’s street children face unjust imprisonment
Israelis and Palestinians -- rage, fear and misunderstanding
Hunger strike highlights forgotten tragedy of Palestinian prisoners
Libya’s GNA and the Future of Public Discourse
Turkey’s Kurdish Peace Process – Analysis - Part 3
EU Threat Has Inspired Panic Rather than Reform
Post Eurozone crisis, how to increase a country's resilience to risk
Meet Nousha Kabawat and her unstoppable drive to help Syria’s displaced children thrive
Land Rights Have Become A Women's Issue Through Social Mobilization In Cambodia
America cannot afford such inequality
Boots on the Ground, Not Unmanned Robots in the Sky
Why is the US so reticent to read the right messages in Asia and the Pacific?
Working for Peace in the Age of Trump
Why World Leaders Are Starting to Eat Garbage
Can the Tribes of NATO help the Tribes of Afghanistan?
If You Want Revenge for 9/11, Don't Look to the Kids Who Lost A Parent
Transforming a Nation
Should Palestinians Accept Israel as a Jewish State?
OP-ED: Iran in the Era of Moderation and Reform

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