The School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution

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

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