The School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution

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

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