The School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution

Working Abroad a Big Help on the Hill
The Big Problems in Obama's Big Trade Deals
Graduate students spend spring break with Syrian refugees
Iraqi Kurdistan fears Maliki returning to power
Why Congress Needs to Act Now On Super-Pollutants
Aziz Abu Sarah Named National Geographic Emerging Explorer
Obama must stand up to Netanyahu on Israeli settler violence
I Was a Palestinian Stone-thrower. Here's Why I Stopped
U.S. Couple Held In Egyptian Prison For 1 Year Over Unfounded Child Abuse
Two Crimean Tatar Mosques Torched in Crimea on the Eve of Major Muslim Holiday
The Speech that Time Forgot
Blessed Are the Climate Advocates
Trust in Maliki harms U.S. credibility
Tariq Ramadan in Chicago's Holocaust Museum
Myanmar Fighting Poses Dilemma for China
Hunger strike highlights forgotten tragedy of Palestinian prisoners
DOS UNIVERSIDADES AMERICANAS Ibarretxe trae a Euskadi el Agirre Lehendakaria Center
Lecture by Susan Hirsch at San Anton Palace
Streator Grads do 'Amazing Things'
Forgiveness as a rational necessity: My outsider’s take on Easter
Seeking Opportunities for Intervention: One woman’s efforts to positively influence inner-city youth: Interview with Mary Wade
When Washington Welcomes A Nonviolent Muslim: What CBS News and Congress Have In Common
Yemen: Ripe for a solution?
Keeping Iran and Saudi Arabia From War
Doing Due Diligence on Diplomacy With Damascus
How I learned to forgive my brother’s murderers
یەریڤان سەعید، توێژەر لە پەیمانگای وڵاتانی كەنداو لە واشنتۆن:
Turning Training into Action: Mason Students Analyze a Conflict in Brazil
Congratulations to the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at GMU: The IMTD and ICAR partnership continues
Tale of Two Conventions: Why Charlotte Wins Over White Tampa
The Russian Military Intervention in Syria; Is This Really a Concern for the U.S.?
The Ugly Reality Of Islamophobia (And How Catholics Should Stand Up Against It)
Is America turning into a failed state?
Afghans Want U.S. to Stay but Do Things Differently
The Business Argument for Addressing Climate Change
10 Syria Questions for John Kerry and Chuck Hagel
ما هي خلفية اشتعال القومية الكردية في العراق؟
A Palestinian’s journey from stone-throwing to conflict resolution
The World Discovers Afghanistan’s Peaceful Clerics
An Ill-Advised Purge in Libya
Mason student researches homelessness from a conflict perspective
Conflict Resolution Educators Converge on Mason for Annual Conference
Overnight Crimean Crisis Hits Stalemate
Trump got Egypt to free an American prisoner. Here’s her story.
Chattanooga: on the need to fight terror with reason
Feminist Scholar Cynthia Enloe Delivers Keynote Address at Gender and Conflict Conference
Why Americans Are Ready to Pay More Money for Cleaner Energy
"We Are Not Like Them": Itamar Massacre Activates A Dangerous Israeli-Jewish Ethnocentrism
Republicans and the Mennonite vote
What Pope Francis Will Say to America This Week
Donald Trump's Immigration Plan Would Ban One-Third of the World From the U.S.
Libya: A failed state or a failed government?
Hamas Should Be Part of Middle East Peace Talks
Cultural Educator: Aziz Abu Sarah
American Aid Worker, Release Secured by Trump Officials, Leaves Egypt
9/11 Forever (and Ever)
Vision Series: Sandra Cheldelin to Discuss Women and Conflict
Is Yemen’s power struggle over?
A Peacebuilding Approach to Teaching About Extremism
Beijing Encroaching on Moscow’s Military Dominance in Tajikistan
Ukraine crisis underscores need for renewables push
Israeli-Palestinian conflict - discussion with Marc Gopin: on economic peace & justice
Bring Russia out of the cold and into the fold
Syria's Next Generation
Lack of US-Syria Diplomacy Leads to Dangerous Isolation
65 years after 'catastrophe,' Palestinians have little to cheer about
We can only hope that the cerebral will get the better of the visceral
Bucolic Peekskill under attack: View
Inside the Beltway: Pillars of liberty
ما هو الإرث السياسي لمحمود عباس؟
Teach, model, grow and live in empathy to build world peace, says interfaith expert Marc Gopin at Frontier Luncheon
Use US soft power to free the Ashraf Seven
Nato should negotiate a security structure that includes Russia
Our moral obligations in Somalia
Direct Analytical Approach to Peacebuilding
Beyer Statement On Acquittal of Aya Hijazi and Her Co-Defendants in Egypt
Responding to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Is Religious Freedom the Answer?
Palestinian, Jew give both sides on joint Jerusalem tours
GOP, follow Stevens' example
Muslim advocates welcome Bernie Sanders' support but want visible action
Activists: Release of Detainees in Syria Crucial to Peace Process
The Bo Xilai Verdict: Everybody Wins
Soldiers Into Students: Veterans, Educators Try to Ease Transition
A Westside Story: Through the Eyes of a Sandtown Child!
How Women’s Rights Are Linked to U.S.-Iran Negotiations
Students discuss effects of Charlie Hebdo shooting
The Indoctrination Myth
Afghans Failing Security Test In Badakhshan
Stimson Center Names Five Nonresident Fellows
Egypt’s Street Children, Aya Hijazi, and Me
Civil Society Is Faltering In This Middle East Nation
Social Scientist Sees Bias Within
A New Model for American Foreign Policy
Aziz Abu Sarah is a Tour Guide
Elections are good, right? Well, not always
Lawmakers in Washington increasingly concerned about Ethiopia
Fossil Fuel Divestment Makes UN Climate Summit a Success
In Israel, the Rent Is Too Damn High
IRP leader speaks in Washington, unsure of party goals and wary of Tajikistan’s future
ISIS attacks fueled by illegal guns and open societies we can’t afford to lose
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry denounces US calls for Aya Hegazy’s release
Crimean Tatars's Pain is Renewed- Kırım Tatarları'nın acıları tazelendi
The Lonely Man of Peace
Britain’s election results may prove to be a blow to US foreign policy goals
Researching Genocide, Promoting Peace at Mason’s S-CAR
Conflict as an opportunity
New Virginia gun law will boost violence, costs
Visiting professor analyzes conflict
Administrative Referendum: A wakeup call for the ethno-political conflict in Darfur
THE RUSSIAN PLOT, Or, How to Avoid Taking Responsibility for Losing a Presidential Election
Politics and Language: Dimension Beyond Words
Ghailani Trial and Sentence Affirms US Federal Court System
Woodbridge Resident Gains White House Internship
Do military women want combat jobs? The survey numbers say yes — and so do more than 9,000 combat action badges
Who to Blame for the Absence of a Kurdish State after Sykes Picot?
Conflict Analysis and Resolution Students Named Boren Fellows
The Syrian Revolution Is Not a Holy War
A Mood Is Not A Movement: Five Ideas For The Anti-Trump Forces
Africa Needs More from Obama than Promises
When nature trumps nurture, we all lose
A Silver Lining to the Film and Riots Tragedy: Freedom, Diversity, and the New Competition for Arab Public Space
Anti-immigration Legislation Makes Cities and Citizens Less Safe
US Lawmaker Urges Egypt to Release Dual Citizen
Growing Sense of Polarization and Escalating Tensions in Crimea Ahead of 69th Anniversary of Crimean Tatar
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR; Resolving Conflicts in the Caucasus
The effect of 100 years of amnesia on the Turkish population
Look to Iran for a solution in Syria
Conflict-sensitive Repatriation: Lessons from Displaced Communities in North-eastern Nigeria
Tunisia’s Elections Seal Transition, Raise Fears of Old Regime
Congress makes Elmo cry by defunding Palestinian 'Sesame Street'
Why is the US so reticent to read the right messages in Asia and the Pacific?
If You Want Revenge for 9/11, Don't Look to the Kids Who Lost A Parent
Sorry, Aung San Suu Kyi, the Rohingya Crisis Is No Laughing Matter
New Crimean Tatar History Book Comes Under Attack from Russian Nationalist Groups
Imagining Peace: The Practical Advantages for Muslims, Jews and Christians of Peace for Palestine and Israel
No end in sight for conflict between our two angels
Insight Policing and the Role of the Civilian in Police Accountability
Essay on the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the Sykes-Picot Agreement هل العرب أمام سايكس بيكو جديدة؟
Highland Community College Board Candidates Weigh District's Financial, Enrollment Woes
Search – Côte d’Ivoire wins the Prize of Excellency
The Difference Between Protest America 1968 And 2017
How to stop Libya becoming another Iraq
Liberia’s Path from Anarchy to Elections
Netanyahu's Kennedy moment
Rep. Charles Rangel: Let's slow down the next superstorm
A peace-building response to the rise of 'Trumpism'
Mason S-CAR Dean’s Book Awarded Top Prize by International Conflict Organization
Wanted: Middle East Statesmen
Freeport's Highland Community College board will seat Shockey and Musser
At summer camp, Syrian child refugees recall a lost homeland
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
How Germans Go Green
A peace dividend we should all want
Preventing gang violence in San Diego
The Emperor’s new clothes – bluster in the GOP
Resolute in uncertain times: peacebuilding in the new US administration
Future of Crimean Tartar Muslims Hangs in the Balance
Q & A With Kevin Avruch, Ph.D.
Slavery and Climate – There's More in Common Than You Think, Vatican Says
High school students learn conflict resolution through karate
Shank and Gilchrest: Increasing the Peace Can Reduce the Debt
America Must Rethink the War on Terror: The Authorization for Use of Military Force needs to be modified to avoid mission creep
Even a weakened Libya can avoid civil war
Mass shootings show need for gun law reform
Settler Terrorism -- An American Problem
The Impact of the Syrian Civil War on Identity Groups in Turkey
Genocide or Terrorism? Transnational Advocacy and the Ogaden Conflict
5 Ways We Should Radically Reconsider War
Free West Papua: Growing International Solidarity for a Forgotten Independence Movement
Former Del. Jim Scott remembered for selfless public service
Dirty Energy Dollars
US must vote in favour or abstain
An OSCE reconciliation strategy for Cyprus?
Bernie Sanders Vows To Fight Anti-Islam Sentiment: 2016 Democratic Presidential Candidate Hugs Muslim Woman On Stage
Settlement of Karabakh conflict ruled out as long as ‘mutual concessions’ perceived as loss
How to Defuse the Ukraine Crisis: The way to respond to Russia is not with Cold War rhetoric
Bullies, Jerks and Weasels
American impotence and the ‘Born in Jerusalem’ law
Peaceful Dispute Resolution Ideas
Land Rights Have Become A Women's Issue Through Social Mobilization In Cambodia
Science of unintended consequences
Congress Must Tax Fossil Fuels
Lingering Questions Surround Geneva III
There is a Major Climate Issue Hiding in Your Closet: Fast Fashion
Alumnus Helps Special-Needs Students Transition to Higher Ed, Work
A Cultural Awakening Leads to Abundance of Conflict Resolution Opportunities
We're Unfair to Draft-Card Burners
Why Rep. Hunter Is Very Wrong About Nuking Iran
A New United Nations of Human Rights Countries
Why we should keep out of Somalia’s affairs
To save his Middle East legacy, Obama must recognise a Palestinian state now
Richard Solomon Proved Sport Matters through the ‘Ping-Pong’ Diplomacy, and George Mason University is Poised to Tell Us How
Why Hong Kong's #OccupyCentral Used Nonviolent Action as Tactic
Horizon that is always receding
Anacostia: Why I have faith in the future of my neighborhood
كاتبة فلسطينية تعيش في واشنطن: أطفالنا ضحايا وليسوا إرهابيين
My sister has been jailed in Egypt for 900 days. When will the U.S. help free her?
Clash of Dreams: Becoming a ‘Normal Country’ in East Asia
Inevitable US policy shift on Burma: why and how
Confronting Homeland Security's 'SSSS' Watch List
In Afghanistan, end the fighting and stop the meddling
The Current of Discord on the Mekong
The ’60s Begin to Fade as Liberal Professors Retire
Does China Have a Foreign Policy?
When studying abroad in a conflict zone, safety is key
Boarding the Train for a Trip into the Past
Election campaigns and the politics of performance
Bush's true legacy in Egypt
With Income Inequality Comes Violence
We Lead Developed World in Poverty and Inequality
New Grad ‘Ecstatic’ with Peace Corps Posting to Mozambique
Opinion: Why Trump’s foreign policy won’t make America great again
Why Did Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Go to Iraq?
Stop the ISIS War Before It Gets Worse!
Columbia Prof Uses Math To Create World Peace
Sit down with Iran to ensure there is no ‘October surprise’
'Delenda Carthago': ISIS, threat and recovery
Teaching Sept. 11 To Students Who Were Born After The Attacks Happened
New Crimean Tatar History Book Comes Under Attack from Russian Nationalist Groups
Faith-Based Diplomacy
Unclenched Fists
To stop al-Shabab, help Somali people
Essebsi Must Work With Islamists to Ensure Tunisia’s Transition
Candidates should address cost  of violence in primary states
This Week in Poverty: 'A Place at the Table' and 'American Winter'
The Missing Ingredient in UN's 2030 Global Goals
Pro-Earth Republicans In The Era Of President Trump
S-CAR Class Inspires Landmark Lawsuit
Tragedy & Triumph
A New Heroism in Israel and Palestine
Mason Student Strives to Bring Peace Before Dangerous African Presidential Vote
In America, domestic extremists are a bigger risk than foreign terrorism
Politics and the city – the battle over Istanbul’s Gezi park
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
‘Strength through peace – not peace through strength’: a reaction to Trump’s America First foreign policy
An online occupation
Reflections of a Catholic American on bin Laden’s death
Could a Nuclear Iran Bring About More Stability, Rather Than Less?
George Mason University Partners With an African Nonprofit Organization- 72Africa
Hillary Clinton Asks Egypt’s President Sisi to Release Aya Hijazi
Dignity for Iran equals an Iran free of nuclear weapons
Can J Street Sideline AIPAC?
Turkey's Best Asset to Tackle ISIS: Ankara or America?
Charlie Rangel: Why I Oppose Syria Strikes
Reading Dr Ambedkar as a narrative for social change
We can't let climate change turn droughts, flash floods and mudslides into the new normal
Time for the peace vote?
Why Protest? And What’s Next: Truth-Telling and Reconciliation for Ferguson and Beyond
As New Threats Emerge, U.S. Closes Drone Base in Ethiopia
Letter to the Editor: Dismissal of Evidence Affected Paris Agreement
Crimean Tatars Support EuroMaidan Protests in Kyiv
Mason Professors, Graduates Take Active Role in Latin American Conflicts
Violence and violence-containment's $460 billion price tag
Deadly challenge of keeping Syria health-care workers safe
Voices: In midst of war, life goes on for Syrian kids
Beware Libya’s ‘Fair Dictator’
Getting On Board with Genocide Prevention: Education, Training Are Key
Comment: The Cyprus Challenge: A solution paradigm shift
Why US and Chinese cities will make or break any global climate deal
Addressing divide between communities and police
Turkey’s once-worldly aims falter, even close allies concerned
Why Should Israel Care What the Rest of the World Thinks?
Explorer’s Analysis: Inside Key Issues of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
Freed Egyptian American prisoner returns home following Trump intervention
Peace Parsha: Hayyei Sarah - Love and Care across Boundaries
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
Sandy Hook shootings: We need to focus on more than just gun control
Obama’s speech was more of the same - and not what we needed
How to Have a Productive Conversation About Politics at Thanksgiving
Why Congress Should Care About the Beepocalypse | Commentary
Experts Say There Will Be No Contest in Ethiopia's Upcoming Vote
USDA Does Diets Differently, Moves Off Meat
How to Fix Turkey's Fall From International Favor
When soldiers commit murder
Russian Consul General to Crimea Resigns Following Offensive Comments About Crimean Tatar Deportation
Couple Spend Their Wedding Money on Street Children, End up in an Egyptian Prison
Working for Peace in the Age of Trump
Questions must be about gun safety
Mason Student Studies Emerging Protest Culture Over Land Rights Conflicts in Cambodia
The Future of Kurdistan, Between Unity and Balkanization
Congress vs. the Super-Pollutants
Filmmaker’s ‘Will to Communicate’ Breaks through Community’s Silence
Somalia on the Brink
After Nearly Three Years, An American In Egypt Walks Free
Police Militarization Must Be Halted
Point of View opens—A place for conflict conversation, transformation
Interreligious Intercultural Dialogue Institutionalized - Deja Vu All Over Again
Bernie Sanders vows to fight Islamophobia and 'ugly stain of racism' in the US
The Ottoman Experience in Mosul, Then and Now
The Chinese Dream From Mao to Xi
A.T. Ariyaratne: Leading Sri Lanka's Largest Civil Society Movement for 50 Years
10 Ways Conflict is Like Sex
Food insecurity rising as crop production falls
Promoting Peace and Conflict Awareness In Small Town America: Independence, Kansas
The U.S. Afghanistan Strategy Is Failing and It's Time to Pull Out
Obama: fine words and a touch of game theory
Analysis: Progressive policies provide answer for Sanders’ foreign policy gap
Meryl Streep is right; bullying hurts us all
Duly Elected Tyranny: Recovering Democracy in the Age of Majority Abuses
Egypt: Revolution or bust
Beyond Jewish Blessings and Curses There is Absolute Love
OP-ED: Iran in the Era of Moderation and Reform
What Do We Mean When We Say "Clean Energy"?
Don't let Yemen turn into Syria: Column
UN Summit Already Successful: $50 Billion Divested From Fossil Fuels
Want to cut big government abuses? Start with defence contracting
Collateral damage by drones dirties the hands of our nation
A third intifada is inevitable unless Israel changes course
Professor Utilizes Real World Experience in Conflict Resolution Studies
How to save the American Dream
Hamas Advocating Dialogue Through Children’s Cartoon?
Post-Election Ferguson: Bipartisan Congress to Demilitarize Police
The Next Step for Myanmar
Republicans want to fight climate change, too
Has outgoing Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal brought about a new, more peaceful, face to the organization?
Awakening the Demons: There is no Arab Spring coming to Iraq. But sectarian protests could tear this fragile country apart.
Palestine: Still key to stability in the Middle East
In Egypt, even helping street children can land you in prison
Do We Need Dictatorship?
What Secretary Clinton Does Not Recognize About Egypt’s Anti-Regime Protests
9 Costs of Drone Strikes
Donald Trump and the Politics of Personality: To Understand Trumpism, Look Abroad!
Letter to the editor: A response to "Immigration could swing it for Brexit"
Obama Thinks Too Small on Climate Change
UVA Gives Diversity Awards to Longtime Professors McDowell and Dukes
Washington Area Students Weigh in on South Sudan Conflict
The Meaning of Freedom
America's lawmakers in Libyan quagmire
The Green Wave washes over a movement in hibernation
Aziz Abu Sarah – Ending the Cycle of Violence in Israel and Palestine
State Department Should Speak Out For Aya Hijazi, US Human Rights Defender In Egypt Prison
Ukrainian and Crimean Authorities Snub OSCE over Minority Rights
How the U.S. Deals With a Land Known for Corruption
Art Student Set to Send ‘Transformative’ Project Up in Flames on Mason Pond
Mary Wade to Hold Trayvon Book Launch in MT Airy
Public ‘schools of hope’ could be anything but
Dialogue, satire and the attack on Charlie Hebdo
National Geographic Expeditions ‘Holy Land’ Partner Scores Top UN Award
Morocco: An Emerging Model For Muslim-Jewish Relations – OpEd
For young adults who lost parents on Sept. 11, a hope for peace
Cardin Meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister
U.S.-E.U. Rhetoric on Russia as Destructive as a Chekhovian Duel
The Ghailani Verdict - Susan Hirsch featured in the New York Times
Gridlock is death for deliberation
How Trump Gives Negotiation a Bad Name
Is the Spirit of Sykes-Picot Still Alive in the Middle East after a Century?
The only way forward on Syria
How Egypt’s most famous jailed couple celebrated Valentine’s Day
Why Washington is wrong to impose visa suspension on Iraqis
An Extreme Sport: Middle East Peacebuilding
Resolved to Keep Faith
Political Discourse: A Family Affair
Making Nonviolent Statecraft into a Self-Evident Truth
Fragility Needs Innovative Development Financing
For Mason Conflict Professor, Unrest in Ukraine Is Personal
A Toast for Peace
CPCS Hosted Conference in Washington D.C.
Prevention better than punitive in Syria
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
Climate Change Is An Immediate Threat
What My Amish and Mennonite Forefathers Would Think About My Job in Congress (and Why I Left)
Taliban Prisoner Releases Are High-Risk, Low-Reward
Sarajevo: Memories of war
From Israel to Mason: Conflict scholars present a peace proposal at the UN
Crimean Tatars Fear for Their Safety After Crimea’s Annexation to Russia
Universities More Moderate than Believed
Syrian Ramadan at the Edge of War
In new class, students get lessons in karate kicks, world peace, diplomacy
How a glacier could thaw dangerous India and Pakistan freeze
Why defeating ISIS with military might is starry eyed idealism
Paul Ryan's Radical Economic Regime: Why His House Budget Legacy Is a Lesson in Elitism
Congress Better Listen to the Pope on Climate Change
Cure Police Violence As If It Were a Disease
'Ceasefire' Is the Syria Word We Need to Hear
Ahmadinejad - Incitement Deserves Indictment
She Didn't Have a Gun... She Had MLK's Dream
Senators Welcome Release of Unjustly Imprisoned Egyptian-American Aya Hijazi
Detroit On The Brink
Indignados de Wall Street, ¿el Tea Party de la izquierda?
Why, Indeed, History Should Sometimes Repeat Itself: a Review of History as a Prelude
Why Bernie Sanders is standing with Muslims
Denied Victimhood and Contested Narratives: The Case of Hutu Diaspora
Rwanda: Opening the door to dialogue (Claudine Kuradusenge)
A Multifaceted Crisis
Albany Gets "F" for Failing to Protect Tenants
UN climate change negotiations in Poland this week
Death to America in Yemen? No.
From protests to politics, a new way forward for Yemen
Stop atrocities before they start
Girls released from Boko Haram captivity rejected by society - new report
Bosnian refugee discovers profound symbolism of concentration camp spoons
History Education in the South Caucasus
Why the Gun Control Debate Doesn't Do Justice to Colorado Killings
As China’s Economy Falters, Military Parade Offers Chance to Burnish Image
Religions meet at VST
Minimum wage war reaches tipping point
Germany Tells NATO, Russia To Dialogue Before Things Get 'Completely Out Of Control'
A New Approach to Dealing With Global Food Insecurity
Unholy Media Malpractice: The press totally missed the point of Bernie Sanders' trip to the Vatican.
Why can’t America just take out Assad?
Iraq’s Islamic divisions intensify
Civilian Devastation During War Explored in ‘Why They Die’
Problem-solving approach privileges both parties
Ryan Gosling spreads message from Bernie Sanders
After 900 days in pre-trial detention, campaigns call for release of Aya Hegazy
China’s Puzzling ADIZ Decision Making
Lone wolf senator builds case to engage Myanmar
The ISIS takeover of Ramadi means hard choices face the Iraqi and US governments
Boots on the Ground, Not Unmanned Robots in the Sky
To finally see the invisible Israelis before our eyes
Germany's lesson for U.S. -- keep faith with workers
Darfur Donor Conference: A Park for a Deadly Conflict
What the Flint Crisis Reveals About Inequality in the U.S.
Arab Americans Organize with the ANSWER Coalition to Protest Trump Inauguration
Why I'm Going to Yemen
Producing solutions by appreciating the interconnections
Morocco a Stable East-West Bridge
Armenian, Azeri experts' Karabakh settlement recommendations
Peace, alliance, and inclusivity: Ending conflict in Myanmar
Have We Become Hopelessly Divided?
Using Israeli and Palestinian Guides, Tour Group Helps Visitors ‘Experience the People’
Origins and Responses to the Arab Awakening
National Geographic Offering Israel Tour: National Geographic Expedition is offering 12-day tours of the Holy Land, complete with hotels and museums
USIP Awards Jennings Randolph Senior Fellowships and Peace Scholarships for 2015-2016
The Path To Clean Energy Requires An Energy-Storage Revolution
Hong Kong's 'Occupy': A movement for universal suffrage in Hong Kong is worrying Beijing
Myanmar Vote Plan Clouds New US Dialogue
Politics Unusual
Americans have had enough conflict
Peace-maker: We must look below the surface
Israel's New Left Goes Online
Interview with CNN: Ancient blueprint for Middle East peace touring U.S.
Nimr Al Nimr: Anatomy of a Man
Expect Resource Wars With Exxon CEO At State Helm
When Radio Goes Bad: RF communications and the increased violence in South Sudan
What will Rep. Dennis Kucinich's legacy be?
Tourism of Destruction, Tourism of Construction: Two Trips to the Holy Land
Mason’s Michael Shank Joins White House Climate Change Group
6th Annual Graduate Education Symposium in Peace and Conflict Resolution Meets at George Mason University
Learning from SIGIR's Final Report on Iraq Reconstruction
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Sisters know a good road trip when they see one
Turkey’s Kurdish Peace Process – Analysis - Part 3
Obama's Middle East Speech: The Message Was Not Received
The anatomy of an anti-Taliban uprising
Myanmar's negotiator expresses belief in China's willingness to help in peace process
A camp for young people touched by terror
Faculty Spotlight on Innovation: Susan Hirsch & Agnieszka Paczynska
Marginalizing Muslims in Switzerland
Insights Obama can now use to undermine Putin’s narrative
Press Pause on the Rush to War
Keeping USAID: why the US shouldn’t cut off its nose
Senior Government Officials Participate at Workshop on Strategic Communication and Conflict Resolution
Seeing Both Sides of the Holy Land
Anacostia totem pole belies Washington’s devotion to Redskins
Working for world peace here at home
The Time For Leadership To Protect All Civilians Across Syria
The Tale of Two Cities: Kyiv and Simferopol
One Week After Colorado Shooting, US Government Still Failing to Safeguard America
Coup-Speak Speaking
The World Does Not Need a Jewish Ann Coulter: An Open Letter To Ben Shapiro.
Will Saudi Arabia's 'Operation Decisive Storm' restore order in Yemen?
Aya Hegazy trial postponed for 5th time after court unable to turn on laptop
Trump is ‘deprived of all knowledge’ about public schools
Karina V. Korostelina's "Political Insults"
Egypt frees U.S. charity worker Aya Hijazi from prison
Paul Ryan's path to economic peril
How Did Democratic Candidates Do? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
Europe Must Help Syria’s Women Make Peace
Time to write the rules for cyber and drone challenges
Peace Movement Has Become Powerless, Says MK Yuli Tamir
Saudi in Yemen; It’s personal now
Syria Needs Real Help, Not American Bombs
Egyptian-American activist Aya Hegazi returns to US following Egypt court acquittal
Yemen’s a Model All Right—For Disaster
Is the OSCE relevant to Cyprus? Or is Cyprus irrelevant to the OSCE?
In fighting gangs, US should look to El Salvador
Yeni Bir Toplumsal Sozlesme Arayisi
Mason intern ventures into rural Mexico conflict zone to practice mediation
Rwanda- A Country Still in Need
Hillel Event Bridges Israeli-Palestinian Gap
Fulbright Scholars Offer Tips to Win the Prize
UC Berkeley holds 6th annual TED conference, explores themes of wisdom, compassion
Bringing Florida to Justice, Not Just George Zimmerman
Portrait of Stalin Sparks Brawl at WWII Ceremony in Crimea
Post-Mubarak Egypt: From successful protest to sustainable social transformation
We must make anti-bullying a mainstream message
Why World Leaders Are Starting to Eat Garbage
The Obama administration ignores an American imprisoned in Egypt
Crisis management system for Japan and China
Community Activists Question Timing Of Grand Jury Announcement
What Would MLK Think of America’s Modern Wars?
Reimagining Transitional Justice in Bali
Tanzanian President’s Former Aide Plans Bid to Succeed Him
Peace – practical, not fanciful
Congress Can't Ignore Afghanistan in Budget Talks
Inclusiveness: The Right (and Political) Way to Be
Dismissal of Evidence Affected Paris Agreement
How China’s Economic Rebalancing is like the Movie 'Speed'
People to People Contact
Ethiopian Ruling Coalition Wins Majority of Parliament Seats
Why NFL's Washington Redskins needs renaming
Using Peace 'Means' to Achieve Peaceful 'Ends'
Catching Kony
BHU holds seminar on peacebuilding
Did Bernie Sanders just steal Joe Lieberman’s Jewish crown?
Feckless on Foreign Policy
A Peacebuilding Travel Log
Mason/EMU alum Michael Shank works with media to tell the story of climate change
Hillary Clinton’s Response to the Pulse Orlando Shootings
Why U.S. Could Opt For 'Zero Option' In Afghanistan
Massachusetts and Genocide
Advertising against Muslims? Not with my tax dollars
Creating Resilient Communities
Dumping Military Kit on Cops Makes Main Street a War Zone
The Price of Abandoning Yemen
Why the US must support bid for Palestinian statehood
How to stop the stone-throwing in Anacostia
Palestinian Child Attackers Are Victims, Not Terrorists
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
Bosnia Back on the Brink: Ukraine can learn from Bosnia's failed socioeconomic policies
Sorting Out Our Options in Afghanistan
The challenge of violent extremism
Why the Kerry-Karzai Afghan Security Deal Won't Work
George Mason to cultivate global leaders
The 'anti-science' side of the political divide
"With friends like these..." on Romney's comments about Israeli and Palestinian culture
The NYC Security Risk That Candidates Aren't Discussing
Optimism at last for American jailed in Egypt, her family
Transforming a Nation
Only Good Governance can Defeat Al Qaeda in Yemen
Anticipating the Syria of Tomorrow: Strategies to Decrease Violence Against Innocents
Peacebuilding: the new generation
Donald Trump’s bigotry has inspired U.S. Muslim voters like no candidate before
How one liberal group is trying to help Democrats win back the House in 2018
Man-to-man chat can avert disaster
Comment: A federal constituent “state” is not in the interest of Turkish Cypriots
Boycotting Muslim 'Savages' Ad on DC Metro in Protest of Hate Speech
Israelis and Palestinians -- rage, fear and misunderstanding
Rights groups renew request for release of defendants in the Belady Foundation case and urge compliance with legal standards for pretrial detention
Human Rights of Crimean Tatars Discussed in European Parliament
Conflict Resolution, One Book at a Time
How Belgraders Remember the NATO Bombings
Fed Up With Climate Change Apathy
The 2017 Arthur N. Rupe Great Debate: Is ISIS an Existential Threat to the United States?
What Aziz Abu Sarah learned in Hebrew school
EU as model for peace
Rand Paul's Filibuster Gives Civil Liberties A Rare Washington Moment
The Noxious Origins of NYC Gentrification: Cooking Gas
An American humanitarian worker goes on trial in Cairo. What’s next for Aya Hijazi?
Ukraine Diplomatic Deal: Necessary Next Steps
Sudan, after the breakup: Can violence be prevented?
Shank: White House, Congress Choosing Wrong Path on Iran
Police Should Put Away the Military Gear and Build Connections with Young People
Using hip-hop to resolve global conflict
Hottest Year on Record, 2014, Brings Economic Opportunity
Mason students discuss Islamophobia
It's the Arab spring for dictators
Palestine's Right to Defend Itself
Regionalization of Conflict and Opportunities for Peace in the Horn of Africa
Democratic Party looks like America
Religion and Power Moving Forward into the Twenty-First Century
Moving Beyond Hope: The IOC and Team Refugee
The three-ring circus of American politics
A Grassroots Visit Belies Washington's View of Afghanistan
Confederate flag: hatred or heritage?
What Are the Rules of War?
Firing Up Kurdish Nationalism in Iraq
Keeping the Keys: The Rise of the Palestinian Diplomatic Intifada
Measuring the cost of violence
China and Japan engage neocortices
Riyadh Conference: What Makes It Different?
Conflict resolution workshop benefits Patriots and participants
Crimean Crisis Escalates Further
America cannot afford such inequality
How to Solve Your Conflicts, and Get FED at the Same Time
Scholars skeptical on Japan apology
Maltese neutrality still a brilliant idea
Only catastrophes lead to the sharing of sovereignty
Rwandan refugee works for peace and justice
Meet Nousha Kabawat and her unstoppable drive to help Syria’s displaced children thrive
The Dangers of Soft Power: Government backed cultural programs often come across as just propaganda
The Search for the ‘Why’ of Fort Hood
Ethiopia’s Muslim Activists Pave a Path for Nonviolent Political Activism
Trump 'ordered Sisi' to release US-Egyptian charity worker
Breakdown in Yemen
Settler Turned Peace Activist Now Occupies Wall Street: Kobi Skolnick Puts Jewish Stamp on Protest, Not Just on Holidays
Tackling the most grave and serious global security threats
Mason student’s question to Democratic presidential candidate goes viral
When Contested Narratives of Identity and Victimhood are Victims of Politics
A Budget for Working America
Could ‘Insight Policing’ have saved Sandra Bland, Freddie Gray and others?
The Saudis and the Iranians Need to Talk: And we need to make it happen
Women in combat: US military on verge of making it official
Syria, Lebanon, and the Middle East: Enabling a War-to-Peace Transition
Indian Guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Hopes to Teach Peace to the Taliban
Palestine’s new PM and his prospects for success
Stitching together the torn fabric of church and society
Businesses Must Take the Lead on Climate-Change Action
A Caution Against Framing Syria as an Assad-Opposition Dichotomy
The case for compulsory voting
Arts and Peacebuilding
My Turkish Airport
Fallacy of a moderate mullah
PCDN's Dr. Catalina Rojas awarded the prestigious SXSW Dewey Award for use of digital technology to help others
Busting the Biofuels Boom
Dr. Jeremy Rinker- UNCG Campus Weekly
American Aid Worker Is Cleared of Child Abuse Charges in Egypt
Ferguson, Social Justice, and the Role of Community Colleges
Time to stop coddling Iran
These fiscal cliff hawks ought to be foreign policy doves
WATCH: Bernie Sanders hugs Muslim student, vows to fight racism as Jew
Arab Gulf States Wary of Iran’s Role in the Battle for Mosul
China’s Foreign Policy Debates
Letter to the Editor from Dennis Sandole Published in The Economist
Evolving policy in a changing world: Examining challenges and opportunities in the new US Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review
Counter-Revolutions and Evolutions: Lessons of Egypt and Iran
Africa: Can January Makamba Be the Next President of Tanzania?
World Bank needs Jeffrey Sachs
The Conflict that Became Mine
The Federal response in Malheur and far right extremism
A New (Old) Narrative for the Left
How to Pull Yemen Back from the Edge
Motives of suicide terrorists
The American Elections: Prospects for a New US Foreign Policy
The Real War on Coal Starts in Kosovo
An Interview with Dr. Tetsushi Ogata
Advocates for Egypt’s street children face unjust imprisonment
Bosnia: Stabilization Stalled in Negative Peace
Orange Revolution in Ukraine: Inspiration of Disillusionment?
Israel Inside/Out: Perspectives And Prisms
'Tribunal' Opens Hearings Into Mass Killings in Indonesia
Congressmen urge Egypt to release Virginia woman from jail
Crimea Muslims Fear Separation, Exile
Students Practice Citizen Diplomacy in Syria
GMU Student Burns Pagoda For Senior Art Project
Drowning the Arab Spring in Gulf Oil
Fighting extremism: Dignity is the answer
Rodef Shalom to host panel on Palestinian perspectives
A Conflict Resolution Scholar Explains How to Resolve Conflicts in the Quiet Car
Academics & Activists Discuss Poverty, Inequality, Conflict
Social media project addresses extremist violence at home and abroad
The Politics of Bongo Flava
Holy Land tours a new tool in peacebuilding
Post Eurozone crisis, how to increase a country's resilience to risk
US Navy Seals plan to accept women after female soldiers graduate as rangers
Trump Should Take a Lesson From the Pope on How to Lead
U.S. Sanctions On Iran Should Be Lifted For Humanitarian Goods
For Economic Growth, Repeal Drug Laws and Rehabilitate Ex-Cons
Realising peace potential of constitution
What can Washington do about militarized police forces?
Ötekilerden ‘Ötekilere’ (From Others to ‘Others’)
An 'Afghan Summer' of revolt - Part 2
Climate Action Is Solution to Slowing Superstorms | Commentary
Why Obama should pardon Snowden: Column
'Less Violent' Does Not Have to Mean 'Apathetic'
EU Threat Has Inspired Panic Rather than Reform
Scars of the Khmer Rouge: How Cambodia is healing from a genocide
Options for Action in Syria
The Coaching Revolution in the Federal Government
A Fixable Problem for Our Society
Equality in action: A conversation at the checkpoint
The Libyan Revolution at Two
How a monk-turned-street artist sees New York City’s homeless
Confronting genocide in Myanmar: The urgent need to prevent and protect
Crimean Tatar Mejlis Elects New Chairperson as Mustafa Cemilev Steps Down
Unite, Confuse, and Inspire: A Response to the Rise of Racism in Israel
Gilbert gunman's rampage sheds light on extremism: Immigration issue is a beacon to neo-Nazis
Displaced by Genocide, Mason Student Plans to Help Other Refugees
Our Military Shouldn’t Turn Its Back on Servicewomen Who Need an Abortion
Terrorism and Development
25 Rights groups: The Belady Foundation case demonstrates that individual and community initiatives face only repression and fabricated charges
Presidents must come together on East Asia
Solon Simmons' "The Eclipse of Equality"
Don't forget Malaysia
What Paul Ryan’s economic roadmap means for America
Colombia's Inminent Peace Agreement: A Brief Analysis of What the Agreement is, What is Next and What is Missing
A look at the American 'Countering Violent Extremism' strategy
Sign a Drone Treaty Before Everyone Does as We Do
Should Palestinians Accept Israel as a Jewish State?
Book Review: Professors and their Politics
Explorer’s Analysis: Inside Key Issues of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
Who is Aya Hijazi, the American freed from jail in Egypt?
Next Up in Somalia’s Fragile Transition: Bridge Political Divides
Afghan civil society calls for just peace
In fighting gangs, US should look to El Salvador
Mason experts explain how ISIS attacks are recruitment tools
Open letter to President-elect Trump and government officials at all levels
Crimean Tatars fear exile again
A Discussion with Marc Gopin, Director, Center on Religion, Diplomacy, and Conflict Resolution
Charleston Shootings: The Intersection Of Race And Gender
How to fix our police departments
What the Killing of Trayvon Martin Means for Maryland
Drones weaken USA's moral might: Opposing view
Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution Becomes a School
In Oak Creek, Wis., hearts open to Sikhs after temple shooting
Mason Partners with Ghana-based African Peace Building Organization
Police should put away the military gear and build connections with young people
U.S. Credibility Around the World Damaged by Afghanistan War
Missing From Trial: Detainee Statements
The Struggle for Independence in West Papua
‘Don’t Disturb The Peace’: Post-Conflict Politics In Aceh, Indonesia
Managing the Madness in the Middle East
Republican Reasoning: Why 2008 Was the Year for Occupying and Protesting Wall Street
‘Amish Mafia’ is a shameful, unrealistic portrayal of plain people
At Town Hall, Sanders Makes Commitment to 'End All Forms of Racism in This Country'
သုတေတီတစ်ဦး၏ နာဂဒေသနှင့်လူမျိုးများအကြောင်း [Research about the future of local and indigenous people]
China and Japan REALLY Don’t Like Each Other
The Art of Appeasement, Part I Unraveling a Patchwork of Improvised Disaster
Texas flood's climate change irony: Column
Why the White House Won't Win the Afghanistan War
Inspiring Curious Feminists: Reflections on Cynthia Enloe
Afghan-U.S. relations damaged by shooting: analyst
Immigration debate: How DC can move the conversation forward
Hope for Peace May Be Encouraged by Enemies in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Athletes Pick A Side At The Women's March
Doctoral Student Goes to Hollywood to Teach Peace Techniques
Meat Alert
Mirëdita Dobar Dan Festival in Belgrade: We Stuck our Foot in the Open Door
Interview: Zheng Wang
Author, Terrorism Victim Hirsch Says Capital Punishment Hurts U.S. Image Abroad
A Local First approach to early warning and response
Six leading Libyan women dominate Virginia conference on Libya
Trump’s favorite dictator is jailing U.S. citizens
The Audacity of Air Strikes and Secret Deals: Just making Isis grow stronger?
Semites Unite! You Have Nothing to Lose But your Conflict
Israeli, Palestinian join forces to offer tours with two viewpoints
Mason professors offer insights in aftermath of Paris tragedy
How Did VP Candidates Do in the Debate? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
Oil Is At The Heart Of The Ukraine Crisis
With Mike Duvall, Fall of Another ‘Family Values’ Crusader
As Ethiopia votes, what’s ‘free and fair’ got to do with it?
No Immunity for US Troops: Why Hamid Karzai Punted to Loya Jirga
Hutu Diaspora Narrative: Identity in Conflict, Conflict of Identity
Social Scientist Sees Bias Within
Achieving the mission: A conversation with UPEACE Vice Rector Amr Abdalla
Libya’s GNA and the Future of Public Discourse
خبير في النزاعات الدولية: ترامب سيبيع الورقة السورية لبوتين (حوار)
Needed: Social Engineering?
Peshmerga-Iraqi forces united over Mosul, but can this last?
IAA Chief Attends Workshop

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