The School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution

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

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