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Working Abroad a Big Help on the Hill
Donald Trump and the Politics of Personality: To Understand Trumpism, Look Abroad!
Keeping USAID: why the US shouldn’t cut off its nose
Is Yemen’s power struggle over?
Fossil Fuel Divestment Makes UN Climate Summit a Success
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry denounces US calls for Aya Hegazy’s release
Only Good Governance can Defeat Al Qaeda in Yemen
Palestine: Still key to stability in the Middle East
Prevention better than punitive in Syria
Saudi in Yemen; It’s personal now
Presidents must come together on East Asia
World Bank needs Jeffrey Sachs
China’s Puzzling ADIZ Decision Making
Slavery and Climate – There's More in Common Than You Think, Vatican Says
Egyptian-American activist Aya Hegazi returns to US following Egypt court acquittal
IRP leader speaks in Washington, unsure of party goals and wary of Tajikistan’s future
An online occupation
A look at the American 'Countering Violent Extremism' strategy
Universities More Moderate than Believed
The Emperor’s new clothes – bluster in the GOP
The Real War on Coal Starts in Kosovo
Using Peace 'Means' to Achieve Peaceful 'Ends'
Feckless on Foreign Policy
Indignados de Wall Street, ¿el Tea Party de la izquierda?
After Nearly Three Years, An American In Egypt Walks Free
Political Discourse: A Family Affair
Civil Society Is Faltering In This Middle East Nation
My Turkish Airport
The Speech that Time Forgot
At Town Hall, Sanders Makes Commitment to 'End All Forms of Racism in This Country'
The only way forward on Syria
Essebsi Must Work With Islamists to Ensure Tunisia’s Transition
Expect Resource Wars With Exxon CEO At State Helm
Want to cut big government abuses? Start with defence contracting
Is America turning into a failed state?
Ethiopian Ruling Coalition Wins Majority of Parliament Seats
U.S.-E.U. Rhetoric on Russia as Destructive as a Chekhovian Duel
Is the Spirit of Sykes-Picot Still Alive in the Middle East after a Century?
Afghans Want U.S. to Stay but Do Things Differently
Climate Action Is Solution to Slowing Superstorms | Commentary
Congress Must Tax Fossil Fuels
Next Up in Somalia’s Fragile Transition: Bridge Political Divides
How to Have a Productive Conversation About Politics at Thanksgiving
Regionalization of Conflict and Opportunities for Peace in the Horn of Africa
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Minimum wage war reaches tipping point
Politics Unusual
Why Did Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Go to Iraq?
Questions must be about gun safety
Author, Terrorism Victim Hirsch Says Capital Punishment Hurts U.S. Image Abroad
ما هو الإرث السياسي لمحمود عباس؟
China and Japan engage neocortices
Why Hong Kong's #OccupyCentral Used Nonviolent Action as Tactic
After 900 days in pre-trial detention, campaigns call for release of Aya Hegazy
Post-Mubarak Egypt: From successful protest to sustainable social transformation
We can only hope that the cerebral will get the better of the visceral
Look to Iran for a solution in Syria
Confederate flag: hatred or heritage?
یەریڤان سەعید، توێژەر لە پەیمانگای وڵاتانی كەنداو لە واشنتۆن:
Coup-Speak Speaking
How China’s Economic Rebalancing is like the Movie 'Speed'
Mason’s Michael Shank Joins White House Climate Change Group
Firing Up Kurdish Nationalism in Iraq
Congress Can't Ignore Afghanistan in Budget Talks
Stop the ISIS War Before It Gets Worse!
Hillary Clinton Asks Egypt’s President Sisi to Release Aya Hijazi
Unite, Confuse, and Inspire: A Response to the Rise of Racism in Israel
The Missing Ingredient in UN's 2030 Global Goals
Why we should keep out of Somalia’s affairs
Scholars skeptical on Japan apology
Bucolic Peekskill under attack: View
Time for the peace vote?
Crimean Tatars's Pain is Renewed- Kırım Tatarları'nın acıları tazelendi
Trump 'ordered Sisi' to release US-Egyptian charity worker
The Green Wave washes over a movement in hibernation
Solon Simmons' "The Eclipse of Equality"
Donald Trump's Immigration Plan Would Ban One-Third of the World From the U.S.
Inevitable US policy shift on Burma: why and how
Obama’s speech was more of the same - and not what we needed
U.S. Sanctions On Iran Should Be Lifted For Humanitarian Goods
To finally see the invisible Israelis before our eyes
A New (Old) Narrative for the Left
Time to stop coddling Iran
Human Rights of Crimean Tatars Discussed in European Parliament
The Saudis and the Iranians Need to Talk: And we need to make it happen
Republicans and the Mennonite vote
Transforming a Nation
Letter to the editor: A response to "Immigration could swing it for Brexit"
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR; Resolving Conflicts in the Caucasus
Muslim advocates welcome Bernie Sanders' support but want visible action
Portrait of Stalin Sparks Brawl at WWII Ceremony in Crimea
We can't let climate change turn droughts, flash floods and mudslides into the new normal
Cardin Meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister
Origins and Responses to the Arab Awakening
Opinion: Why Trump’s foreign policy won’t make America great again
Turkey’s once-worldly aims falter, even close allies concerned
Confronting Homeland Security's 'SSSS' Watch List
Why can’t America just take out Assad?
Unholy Media Malpractice: The press totally missed the point of Bernie Sanders' trip to the Vatican.
Why Should Israel Care What the Rest of the World Thinks?
How Did Democratic Candidates Do? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
Awakening the Demons: There is no Arab Spring coming to Iraq. But sectarian protests could tear this fragile country apart.
Dirty Energy Dollars
Denied Victimhood and Contested Narratives: The Case of Hutu Diaspora
Egypt frees U.S. charity worker Aya Hijazi from prison
Search – Côte d’Ivoire wins the Prize of Excellency
Why U.S. Could Opt For 'Zero Option' In Afghanistan
Scars of the Khmer Rouge: How Cambodia is healing from a genocide
Washington Area Students Weigh in on South Sudan Conflict
9 Costs of Drone Strikes
Why Congress Should Care About the Beepocalypse | Commentary
We Lead Developed World in Poverty and Inequality
Mason/EMU alum Michael Shank works with media to tell the story of climate change
Public ‘schools of hope’ could be anything but
Sandy Hook shootings: We need to focus on more than just gun control
UN Summit Already Successful: $50 Billion Divested From Fossil Fuels
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
Bush's true legacy in Egypt
The NYC Security Risk That Candidates Aren't Discussing
10 Syria Questions for John Kerry and Chuck Hagel
Book Review: Professors and their Politics
The Difference Between Protest America 1968 And 2017
The Indoctrination Myth
China’s Foreign Policy Debates
How Trump Gives Negotiation a Bad Name
Who is Aya Hijazi, the American freed from jail in Egypt?
Problem-solving approach privileges both parties
What can Washington do about militarized police forces?
A peace-building response to the rise of 'Trumpism'
America cannot afford such inequality
Mason student researches homelessness from a conflict perspective
OP-ED: Iran in the Era of Moderation and Reform
Death to America in Yemen? No.
Athletes Pick A Side At The Women's March
Settler Turned Peace Activist Now Occupies Wall Street: Kobi Skolnick Puts Jewish Stamp on Protest, Not Just on Holidays
New Crimean Tatar History Book Comes Under Attack from Russian Nationalist Groups
‘Don’t Disturb The Peace’: Post-Conflict Politics In Aceh, Indonesia
Democratic Party looks like America
Duly Elected Tyranny: Recovering Democracy in the Age of Majority Abuses
The Future of Kurdistan, Between Unity and Balkanization
Myanmar Vote Plan Clouds New US Dialogue
Bernie Sanders Vows To Fight Anti-Islam Sentiment: 2016 Democratic Presidential Candidate Hugs Muslim Woman On Stage
Hottest Year on Record, 2014, Brings Economic Opportunity
Fighting extremism: Dignity is the answer
THE RUSSIAN PLOT, Or, How to Avoid Taking Responsibility for Losing a Presidential Election
Why the US must support bid for Palestinian statehood
Dignity for Iran equals an Iran free of nuclear weapons
Texas flood's climate change irony: Column
Ukraine Diplomatic Deal: Necessary Next Steps
Keeping Iran and Saudi Arabia From War
Can J Street Sideline AIPAC?
Anti-immigration Legislation Makes Cities and Citizens Less Safe
Palestine’s new PM and his prospects for success
How Germans Go Green
Open letter to President-elect Trump and government officials at all levels
When nature trumps nurture, we all lose
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Fallacy of a moderate mullah
Britain’s election results may prove to be a blow to US foreign policy goals
Have We Become Hopelessly Divided?
We must make anti-bullying a mainstream message
A New United Nations of Human Rights Countries
Congress Better Listen to the Pope on Climate Change
An Ill-Advised Purge in Libya
Responding to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Is Religious Freedom the Answer?
Activists: Release of Detainees in Syria Crucial to Peace Process
Even a weakened Libya can avoid civil war
Couple Spend Their Wedding Money on Street Children, End up in an Egyptian Prison
No Immunity for US Troops: Why Hamid Karzai Punted to Loya Jirga
The Business Argument for Addressing Climate Change
‘Strength through peace – not peace through strength’: a reaction to Trump’s America First foreign policy
Gridlock is death for deliberation
China and Japan REALLY Don’t Like Each Other
US Navy Seals plan to accept women after female soldiers graduate as rangers
ما هي خلفية اشتعال القومية الكردية في العراق؟
Why, Indeed, History Should Sometimes Repeat Itself: a Review of History as a Prelude
Using Israeli and Palestinian Guides, Tour Group Helps Visitors ‘Experience the People’
The Path To Clean Energy Requires An Energy-Storage Revolution
The Ghailani Verdict - Susan Hirsch featured in the New York Times
Nimr Al Nimr: Anatomy of a Man
Busting the Biofuels Boom
Will Saudi Arabia's 'Operation Decisive Storm' restore order in Yemen?
Working for Peace in the Age of Trump
Congress makes Elmo cry by defunding Palestinian 'Sesame Street'
How to save the American Dream
Bring Russia out of the cold and into the fold
American Aid Worker, Release Secured by Trump Officials, Leaves Egypt
Obama must stand up to Netanyahu on Israeli settler violence
How to stop Libya becoming another Iraq
Addressing divide between communities and police
Lone wolf senator builds case to engage Myanmar
Yeni Bir Toplumsal Sozlesme Arayisi
Obama Thinks Too Small on Climate Change
Africa: Can January Makamba Be the Next President of Tanzania?
Egypt’s Street Children, Aya Hijazi, and Me
Peace – practical, not fanciful
Two Crimean Tatar Mosques Torched in Crimea on the Eve of Major Muslim Holiday
Comment: The Cyprus Challenge: A solution paradigm shift
Needed: Social Engineering?
Mirëdita Dobar Dan Festival in Belgrade: We Stuck our Foot in the Open Door
How the U.S. Deals With a Land Known for Corruption
Bernie Sanders vows to fight Islamophobia and 'ugly stain of racism' in the US
Drones weaken USA's moral might: Opposing view
Tunisia’s Elections Seal Transition, Raise Fears of Old Regime
An American humanitarian worker goes on trial in Cairo. What’s next for Aya Hijazi?
Orange Revolution in Ukraine: Inspiration of Disillusionment?
Elections are good, right? Well, not always
Sign a Drone Treaty Before Everyone Does as We Do
The ISIS takeover of Ramadi means hard choices face the Iraqi and US governments
American Aid Worker Is Cleared of Child Abuse Charges in Egypt
Crimean Crisis Escalates Further
Our Military Shouldn’t Turn Its Back on Servicewomen Who Need an Abortion
Peace Movement Has Become Powerless, Says MK Yuli Tamir
Rep. Charles Rangel: Let's slow down the next superstorm
"With friends like these..." on Romney's comments about Israeli and Palestinian culture
Detroit On The Brink
When Contested Narratives of Identity and Victimhood are Victims of Politics
Don't forget Malaysia
How Egypt’s most famous jailed couple celebrated Valentine’s Day
Interview: Zheng Wang
How Belgraders Remember the NATO Bombings
How one liberal group is trying to help Democrats win back the House in 2018
Why the Gun Control Debate Doesn't Do Justice to Colorado Killings
Morocco a Stable East-West Bridge
Meat Alert
The 2017 Arthur N. Rupe Great Debate: Is ISIS an Existential Threat to the United States?
In fighting gangs, US should look to El Salvador
The Price of Abandoning Yemen
How Did VP Candidates Do in the Debate? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
Motives of suicide terrorists
Analysis: Progressive policies provide answer for Sanders’ foreign policy gap
Press Pause on the Rush to War
Freeport's Highland Community College board will seat Shockey and Musser
Why Washington is wrong to impose visa suspension on Iraqis
From protests to politics, a new way forward for Yemen
The Bo Xilai Verdict: Everybody Wins
Yemen: Ripe for a solution?
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
These fiscal cliff hawks ought to be foreign policy doves
Man-to-man chat can avert disaster
Fragility Needs Innovative Development Financing
Trump got Egypt to free an American prisoner. Here’s her story.
As New Threats Emerge, U.S. Closes Drone Base in Ethiopia
Advertising against Muslims? Not with my tax dollars
How to Fix Turkey's Fall From International Favor
There is a Major Climate Issue Hiding in Your Closet: Fast Fashion
A peace dividend we should all want
Hong Kong's 'Occupy': A movement for universal suffrage in Hong Kong is worrying Beijing
Former Del. Jim Scott remembered for selfless public service
Tale of Two Conventions: Why Charlotte Wins Over White Tampa
Why Americans Are Ready to Pay More Money for Cleaner Energy
The Obama administration ignores an American imprisoned in Egypt
Sorting Out Our Options in Afghanistan
Why Bernie Sanders is standing with Muslims
Politics and the city – the battle over Istanbul’s Gezi park
Republicans want to fight climate change, too
خبير في النزاعات الدولية: ترامب سيبيع الورقة السورية لبوتين (حوار)
Semites Unite! You Have Nothing to Lose But your Conflict
Growing Sense of Polarization and Escalating Tensions in Crimea Ahead of 69th Anniversary of Crimean Tatar
American impotence and the ‘Born in Jerusalem’ law
Mass shootings show need for gun law reform
Politics and Language: Dimension Beyond Words
In America, domestic extremists are a bigger risk than foreign terrorism
Marginalizing Muslims in Switzerland
Ryan Gosling spreads message from Bernie Sanders
65 years after 'catastrophe,' Palestinians have little to cheer about
Climate Change Is An Immediate Threat
The Time For Leadership To Protect All Civilians Across Syria
America's lawmakers in Libyan quagmire
For Economic Growth, Repeal Drug Laws and Rehabilitate Ex-Cons
Congress vs. the Super-Pollutants
Post-Election Ferguson: Bipartisan Congress to Demilitarize Police
Lawmakers in Washington increasingly concerned about Ethiopia
Six leading Libyan women dominate Virginia conference on Libya
Nato should negotiate a security structure that includes Russia
What Pope Francis Will Say to America This Week
Why Protest? And What’s Next: Truth-Telling and Reconciliation for Ferguson and Beyond
Police Militarization Must Be Halted
The Ottoman Experience in Mosul, Then and Now
Why defeating ISIS with military might is starry eyed idealism
Aya Hegazy trial postponed for 5th time after court unable to turn on laptop
Why the White House Won't Win the Afghanistan War
Turkey's Best Asset to Tackle ISIS: Ankara or America?
Realising peace potential of constitution
Shank: White House, Congress Choosing Wrong Path on Iran
How to Defuse the Ukraine Crisis: The way to respond to Russia is not with Cold War rhetoric
Do military women want combat jobs? The survey numbers say yes — and so do more than 9,000 combat action badges
Reading Dr Ambedkar as a narrative for social change
Tackling the most grave and serious global security threats
Bosnia: Stabilization Stalled in Negative Peace
Congressmen urge Egypt to release Virginia woman from jail
What will Rep. Dennis Kucinich's legacy be?
Academics & Activists Discuss Poverty, Inequality, Conflict
Ethiopia’s Muslim Activists Pave a Path for Nonviolent Political Activism
Highland Community College Board Candidates Weigh District's Financial, Enrollment Woes
Trump is ‘deprived of all knowledge’ about public schools
The 'anti-science' side of the political divide
Bosnia Back on the Brink: Ukraine can learn from Bosnia's failed socioeconomic policies
USDA Does Diets Differently, Moves Off Meat
Freed Egyptian American prisoner returns home following Trump intervention
Sit down with Iran to ensure there is no ‘October surprise’
Palestine's Right to Defend Itself
Europe Must Help Syria’s Women Make Peace
Experts Say There Will Be No Contest in Ethiopia's Upcoming Vote
Mason experts explain how ISIS attacks are recruitment tools
The Big Problems in Obama's Big Trade Deals
Students discuss effects of Charlie Hebdo shooting
Meryl Streep is right; bullying hurts us all
US must vote in favour or abstain
What Paul Ryan’s economic roadmap means for America
Election campaigns and the politics of performance
We're Unfair to Draft-Card Burners
Conflict Resolution, One Book at a Time
Inclusiveness: The Right (and Political) Way to Be
America Must Rethink the War on Terror: The Authorization for Use of Military Force needs to be modified to avoid mission creep
What Aziz Abu Sarah learned in Hebrew school
Pro-Earth Republicans In The Era Of President Trump
In Israel, the Rent Is Too Damn High
What Do We Mean When We Say "Clean Energy"?
The three-ring circus of American politics
Evolving policy in a changing world: Examining challenges and opportunities in the new US Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review
Beyer Statement On Acquittal of Aya Hijazi and Her Co-Defendants in Egypt
Overnight Crimean Crisis Hits Stalemate
Essay on the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the Sykes-Picot Agreement هل العرب أمام سايكس بيكو جديدة؟
A Grassroots Visit Belies Washington's View of Afghanistan
The Russian Military Intervention in Syria; Is This Really a Concern for the U.S.?
Does China Have a Foreign Policy?
Yemen’s a Model All Right—For Disaster
Beijing Encroaching on Moscow’s Military Dominance in Tajikistan
Liberia’s Path from Anarchy to Elections
How I learned to forgive my brother’s murderers
Why Rep. Hunter Is Very Wrong About Nuking Iran
Blessed Are the Climate Advocates
Iraqi Kurdistan fears Maliki returning to power
The case for compulsory voting
The American Elections: Prospects for a New US Foreign Policy
As China’s Economy Falters, Military Parade Offers Chance to Burnish Image
Tariq Ramadan in Chicago's Holocaust Museum
Preventing gang violence in San Diego
The Audacity of Air Strikes and Secret Deals: Just making Isis grow stronger?
My sister has been jailed in Egypt for 900 days. When will the U.S. help free her?
Social Scientist Sees Bias Within
Did Bernie Sanders just steal Joe Lieberman’s Jewish crown?
Options for Action in Syria
CPCS Hosted Conference in Washington D.C.
It's the Arab spring for dictators
Lack of US-Syria Diplomacy Leads to Dangerous Isolation
The Chinese Dream From Mao to Xi
Mason Student Strives to Bring Peace Before Dangerous African Presidential Vote
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
GOP, follow Stevens' example
Why Congress Needs to Act Now On Super-Pollutants
The Ugly Reality Of Islamophobia (And How Catholics Should Stand Up Against It)
One Week After Colorado Shooting, US Government Still Failing to Safeguard America
Lecture by Susan Hirsch at San Anton Palace
A Local First approach to early warning and response
How to fix our police departments
Businesses Must Take the Lead on Climate-Change Action
What My Amish and Mennonite Forefathers Would Think About My Job in Congress (and Why I Left)
Crimea Muslims Fear Separation, Exile
Senators Welcome Release of Unjustly Imprisoned Egyptian-American Aya Hijazi
An 'Afghan Summer' of revolt - Part 2
Beware Libya’s ‘Fair Dictator’
Police should put away the military gear and build connections with young people
With Mike Duvall, Fall of Another ‘Family Values’ Crusader
Mason student’s question to Democratic presidential candidate goes viral
Learning from SIGIR's Final Report on Iraq Reconstruction
The Current of Discord on the Mekong
Arab Americans Organize with the ANSWER Coalition to Protest Trump Inauguration
Horizon that is always receding
Ukrainian and Crimean Authorities Snub OSCE over Minority Rights
Albany Gets "F" for Failing to Protect Tenants
Paul Ryan's Radical Economic Regime: Why His House Budget Legacy Is a Lesson in Elitism
Do We Need Dictatorship?
Trump Should Take a Lesson From the Pope on How to Lead
EU Threat Has Inspired Panic Rather than Reform
WATCH: Bernie Sanders hugs Muslim student, vows to fight racism as Jew
Russian Consul General to Crimea Resigns Following Offensive Comments About Crimean Tatar Deportation
Keeping the Keys: The Rise of the Palestinian Diplomatic Intifada
Sorry, Aung San Suu Kyi, the Rohingya Crisis Is No Laughing Matter
Comment: A federal constituent “state” is not in the interest of Turkish Cypriots
Donald Trump’s bigotry has inspired U.S. Muslim voters like no candidate before
U.S. Credibility Around the World Damaged by Afghanistan War
As Ethiopia votes, what’s ‘free and fair’ got to do with it?
Trump’s favorite dictator is jailing U.S. citizens
To save his Middle East legacy, Obama must recognise a Palestinian state now
Ahmadinejad - Incitement Deserves Indictment
Why US and Chinese cities will make or break any global climate deal
Rand Paul's Filibuster Gives Civil Liberties A Rare Washington Moment
Tanzanian President’s Former Aide Plans Bid to Succeed Him
Dismissal of Evidence Affected Paris Agreement
Maltese neutrality still a brilliant idea
25 Rights groups: The Belady Foundation case demonstrates that individual and community initiatives face only repression and fabricated charges
UN climate change negotiations in Poland this week
Insights Obama can now use to undermine Putin’s narrative
A Mood Is Not A Movement: Five Ideas For The Anti-Trump Forces
Woodbridge Resident Gains White House Internship
A Budget for Working America

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