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Spreading Peace, Block by Block: A North Philly neighborhood rallies around its youth
Terrorism and Development
A look at the American 'Countering Violent Extremism' strategy
Is America turning into a failed state?
What Are the Rules of War?
Paul Ryan's Radical Economic Regime: Why His House Budget Legacy Is a Lesson in Elitism
Donald Trump and the Politics of Personality: To Understand Trumpism, Look Abroad!
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Soldiers Into Students: Veterans, Educators Try to Ease Transition
Africa Needs More from Obama than Promises
Mason student researches homelessness from a conflict perspective
Five Steps America Must Take Now to Combat Climate Change
Preventing gang violence in San Diego
Peace – practical, not fanciful
Inspiring Curious Feminists: Reflections on Cynthia Enloe
My Turkish Airport
The Dangers of Soft Power: Government backed cultural programs often come across as just propaganda
Our moral obligations in Somalia
9 Costs of Drone Strikes
Deadly challenge of keeping Syria health-care workers safe
Boarding the Train for a Trip into the Past
Nato should negotiate a security structure that includes Russia
Beyond the limits of counterterrorism: towards a peace and development agenda that can engage constructively with extremism
Obama making up drone rules as he goes
What Do We Mean When We Say "Clean Energy"?
Why U.S. Could Opt For 'Zero Option' In Afghanistan
Armenian, Azeri experts' Karabakh settlement recommendations
What the Killing of Trayvon Martin Means for Maryland
Albany Gets "F" for Failing to Protect Tenants
Streator Grads do 'Amazing Things'
Politics and Language: Dimension Beyond Words
How to stop the stone-throwing in Anacostia
WATCH: Bernie Sanders hugs Muslim student, vows to fight racism as Jew
When nature trumps nurture, we all lose
Dialogue, satire and the attack on Charlie Hebdo
Couple Spend Their Wedding Money on Street Children, End up in an Egyptian Prison
Tea-Party, Progressives United on Fast-Track Trade Authority
Stop atrocities before they start
Germany's lesson for U.S. -- keep faith with workers
Unclenched Fists
When Contested Narratives of Identity and Victimhood are Victims of Politics
Crimean Tatars fear exile again
Americans have had enough conflict
Obama must stand up to Netanyahu on Israeli settler violence
'Delenda Carthago': ISIS, threat and recovery
Tariq Ramadan in Chicago's Holocaust Museum
Holy Land tours a new tool in peacebuilding
Dirty Energy Dollars
A peace dividend we should all want
CPCS Hosted Conference in Washington D.C.
The Path To Clean Energy Requires An Energy-Storage Revolution
Here's Why The U.S. Needs To Upgrade Economic Indicators
Press Pause on the Rush to War
Political Discourse: A Family Affair
Settler Terrorism -- An American Problem
Why Did Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Go to Iraq?
One Week After Colorado Shooting, US Government Still Failing to Safeguard America
Bosnia: Stabilization Stalled in Negative Peace
Nimr Al Nimr: Anatomy of a Man
No Immunity for US Troops: Why Hamid Karzai Punted to Loya Jirga
Anacostia totem pole belies Washington’s devotion to Redskins
Spread of US poverty risks serious social disorder
High school students learn conflict resolution through karate
The Impact of the Syrian Civil War on Identity Groups in Turkey
Saving District of Columbia’s Youth Court
Free West Papua: Growing International Solidarity for a Forgotten Independence Movement
We must make anti-bullying a mainstream message
Police Should Put Away the Military Gear and Build Connections with Young People
Athletes Pick A Side At The Women's March
With Mike Duvall, Fall of Another ‘Family Values’ Crusader
How to stop Libya becoming another Iraq
Obama’s speech was more of the same - and not what we needed
In fighting gangs, US should look to El Salvador
George Mason to cultivate global leaders
Trump Should Take a Lesson From the Pope on How to Lead
Crisis management system for Japan and China
Advertising against Muslims? Not with my tax dollars
Gilbert gunman's rampage sheds light on extremism: Immigration issue is a beacon to neo-Nazis
Slavery and Climate – There's More in Common Than You Think, Vatican Says
THE RUSSIAN PLOT, Or, How to Avoid Taking Responsibility for Losing a Presidential Election
Massachusetts and Genocide
Dear Congress: Take Your Power Back
‘Lincoln’: Where was Frederick Douglass?
Inclusiveness: The Right (and Political) Way to Be
Horizon that is always receding
The Syrian Revolution Is Not a Holy War
Women in Combat
How U.S. War Funds Get Wasted ... And How to Stop It
Lack of US-Syria Diplomacy Leads to Dangerous Isolation
Evolving policy in a changing world: Examining challenges and opportunities in the new US Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review
The Time For Leadership To Protect All Civilians Across Syria
Overnight Crimean Crisis Hits Stalemate
Why We Heart Hurricanes: The Climate Change Connection
Palestinian Child Attackers Are Victims, Not Terrorists
Egypt: Revolution or bust
Keeping the Keys: The Rise of the Palestinian Diplomatic Intifada
Why NFL's Washington Redskins needs renaming
Awakening the Demons: There is no Arab Spring coming to Iraq. But sectarian protests could tear this fragile country apart.
New Virginia gun law will boost violence, costs
Insights Obama can now use to undermine Putin’s narrative
My sister has been jailed in Egypt for 900 days. When will the U.S. help free her?
Rwanda: Opening the door to dialogue (Claudine Kuradusenge)
Mary Wade to Hold Trayvon Book Launch in MT Airy
An 'Afghan Summer' of revolt - Part 2
George Mason University Partners With an African Nonprofit Organization- 72Africa
Conflict-sensitive Repatriation: Lessons from Displaced Communities in North-eastern Nigeria
Seeking Opportunities for Intervention: One woman’s efforts to positively influence inner-city youth: Interview with Mary Wade
Police Militarization Must Be Halted
The NYC Security Risk That Candidates Aren't Discussing
Youth from all areas of Philadelphia kick off Peace Olympics with March
NYC Housing: A Clear and Present Danger
Fragility Needs Innovative Development Financing
Obama’s local, international obstacles on Syria
10 Syria Questions for John Kerry and Chuck Hagel
Only catastrophes lead to the sharing of sovereignty
Meat Alert
‘Strength through peace – not peace through strength’: a reaction to Trump’s America First foreign policy
Could ‘Insight Policing’ have saved Sandra Bland, Freddie Gray and others?
Divestment-Investment Can Break Congressional Gridlock on Climate Change
Working for world peace here at home
America's police are looking more and more like the military
Gun Bans Aren't the Only Answer to America's Violence Problem
Republican Reasoning: Why 2008 Was the Year for Occupying and Protesting Wall Street
How to Fix Turkey's Fall From International Favor
Teach, model, grow and live in empathy to build world peace, says interfaith expert Marc Gopin at Frontier Luncheon
Libya: A failed state or a failed government?
Somalia on the Brink
Anticipating the Syria of Tomorrow: Strategies to Decrease Violence Against Innocents
The World Does Not Need a Jewish Ann Coulter: An Open Letter To Ben Shapiro.
Global Mayors Protest Trump’s Anti-Climate Cabinet
Community Activists Question Timing Of Grand Jury Announcement
Solon Simmons' "The Eclipse of Equality"
Bernie Sanders Vows To Fight Anti-Islam Sentiment: 2016 Democratic Presidential Candidate Hugs Muslim Woman On Stage
Tackling the most grave and serious global security threats
To save his Middle East legacy, Obama must recognise a Palestinian state now
A new look at climate change
The Real War on Coal Starts in Kosovo
Shank and Gilchrest: Increasing the Peace Can Reduce the Debt
The Saudis and the Iranians Need to Talk: And we need to make it happen
Pro-Earth Republicans In The Era Of President Trump
Dirt on Our Hands
The District’s Divide: Classism, Racism and the Re-Election of Marion Barry
Bernie Sanders Vows To Fight Back Against Islamophobia In The 2016 Race
Peace is profitable: time for the US to invest
What Aziz Abu Sarah learned in Hebrew school
How I learned to forgive my brother’s murderers
UN climate change negotiations in Poland this week
Military spending is not right way to boost America's economic security
The Indoctrination Myth
Britain’s election results may prove to be a blow to US foreign policy goals
How to Have a Productive Conversation About Politics at Thanksgiving
Future of Crimean Tartar Muslims Hangs in the Balance
Sit down with Iran to ensure there is no ‘October surprise’
Elizabeth Degi Mount - DBFA
Ghailani Trial and Sentence Affirms US Federal Court System
Detroit On The Brink
Why is the US so reticent to read the right messages in Asia and the Pacific?
What My Amish and Mennonite Forefathers Would Think About My Job in Congress (and Why I Left)
Confederate flag: hatred or heritage?
Congressmen urge Egypt to release Virginia woman from jail
Small town America shouldn't resemble war zone
A Callous Disregard for the Law
Democratic Party looks like America
How Did Democratic Candidates Do? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
Don't let Yemen turn into Syria: Column
Unite, Confuse, and Inspire: A Response to the Rise of Racism in Israel
The Audacity of Air Strikes and Secret Deals: Just making Isis grow stronger?
Academics & Activists Discuss Poverty, Inequality, Conflict
Climate crisis and the will to act
The Israeli ex-settler at the center of Occupy Wall Street
Student Studies Connection of Abusive Treatment of Humans and Animals
Cure Police Violence As If It Were a Disease
Mideast peace deal… and they lived unhappily ever after
She Didn't Have a Gun... She Had MLK's Dream
In Oak Creek, Wis., hearts open to Sikhs after temple shooting
Mason Student Strives to Bring Peace Before Dangerous African Presidential Vote
Why Washington is wrong to impose visa suspension on Iraqis
Inevitable US policy shift on Burma: why and how
Palestine's Right to Defend Itself
Mason experts explain how ISIS attacks are recruitment tools
Prop. 35 tackles child sex-trafficking
Civilian Devastation During War Explored in ‘Why They Die’
To finally see the invisible Israelis before our eyes
Who to Blame for the Absence of a Kurdish State after Sykes Picot?
U.S. Credibility Around the World Damaged by Afghanistan War
A New Approach to Dealing With Global Food Insecurity
When Washington Welcomes A Nonviolent Muslim: What CBS News and Congress Have In Common
Syrian Ramadan at the Edge of War
Getting to “E Pluribus Unum”
Author, Terrorism Victim Hirsch Says Capital Punishment Hurts U.S. Image Abroad
Promoting peace, locally and globally
Congress Can't Ignore Afghanistan in Budget Talks
At Town Hall, Sanders Makes Commitment to 'End All Forms of Racism in This Country'
Crashing in America
Women in combat: US military on verge of making it official
The Big Problems in Obama's Big Trade Deals
When soldiers commit murder
Texas flood's climate change irony: Column
Confronting genocide in Myanmar: The urgent need to prevent and protect
U.S.-E.U. Rhetoric on Russia as Destructive as a Chekhovian Duel
'Free Speech' on the DC Metro
كاتبة فلسطينية تعيش في واشنطن: أطفالنا ضحايا وليسوا إرهابيين
Why defeating ISIS with military might is starry eyed idealism
A Palestinian’s journey from stone-throwing to conflict resolution
Why the White House Won't Win the Afghanistan War
Addressing DC's truancy epidemic
The 'anti-science' side of the political divide
How Belgraders Remember the NATO Bombings
The Ottoman Experience in Mosul, Then and Now
A Budget for Working America
Syria Conflict Panel
A Silver Lining to the Film and Riots Tragedy: Freedom, Diversity, and the New Competition for Arab Public Space
Israelis and Palestinians -- rage, fear and misunderstanding
Public ‘schools of hope’ could be anything but
Tragedy & Triumph
Go After Super Pollutants
The Federal response in Malheur and far right extremism
Afghan civil society calls for just peace
Saudi in Yemen; It’s personal now
Hillary Clinton Asks Egypt’s President Sisi to Release Aya Hijazi
America’s litmus test on Syria
If America wants Assad to respect international law, it must respect it, too
Republicans and the Mennonite vote
Arts and Peacebuilding
A Mood Is Not A Movement: Five Ideas For The Anti-Trump Forces
America cannot afford such inequality
Man-to-man chat can avert disaster
If You Want Revenge for 9/11, Don't Look to the Kids Who Lost A Parent
Past a certain point conflict becomes unstoppable
Missing the mark on Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy at MLK Avenue
A Palestinian drasha for Rosh Hashana
UC Berkeley holds 6th annual TED conference, explores themes of wisdom, compassion
The Future of Kurdistan, Between Unity and Balkanization
Time to write the rules for cyber and drone challenges
What Would MLK Think of America’s Modern Wars?
Why the Gun Control Debate Doesn't Do Justice to Colorado Killings
Can Obama Influence Ethiopia on Human Rights, Democracy?
Meryl Streep is right; bullying hurts us all
5 Ways We Should Radically Reconsider War
U.S. Military Interventionism Has Harmed Iraq Dearly
Why Bernie Sanders is standing with Muslims
Sandy Hook shootings: We need to focus on more than just gun control
Using hip-hop to resolve global conflict
Fallacy of a moderate mullah
Let's keep Syria's blood off America's hands
How a glacier could thaw dangerous India and Pakistan freeze
USDA Does Diets Differently, Moves Off Meat
Expect Resource Wars With Exxon CEO At State Helm
We Lead Developed World in Poverty and Inequality
Why D.C. should take Youth Court program off life support
Anacostia: Why I have faith in the future of my neighborhood
Muslim advocates welcome Bernie Sanders' support but want visible action
Aziz Abu Sarah Named National Geographic Emerging Explorer
Peace-maker: We must look below the surface
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Suffolk reservist sues over ban on women in combat
America Must Rethink the War on Terror: The Authorization for Use of Military Force needs to be modified to avoid mission creep
The U.S. Afghanistan Strategy Is Failing and It's Time to Pull Out
The challenge of violent extremism
Mason intern ventures into rural Mexico conflict zone to practice mediation
Crimean Tatars Fear for Their Safety After Crimea’s Annexation to Russia
Our Love-Hate Relationship With Frankenstorms and Hurricane Sandy and Why We Must End It
ISIS attacks fueled by illegal guns and open societies we can’t afford to lose
What Secretary Clinton Does Not Recognize About Egypt’s Anti-Regime Protests
9/11 Forever (and Ever)
Rand Paul's Filibuster Gives Civil Liberties A Rare Washington Moment
Measuring the cost of violence
The Business Argument for Addressing Climate Change
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry denounces US calls for Aya Hegazy’s release
How to save the American Dream
Options for Action in Syria
Tale of Two Conventions: Why Charlotte Wins Over White Tampa
Religion and Power Moving Forward into the Twenty-First Century
Reimagining Transitional Justice in Bali
The Ghailani Verdict - Susan Hirsch featured in the New York Times
Yemen is on the Brink of Chaos - And Why It's So Important
Administrative Referendum: A wakeup call for the ethno-political conflict in Darfur
Militarization of U.S. Police Forces
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
Will Saudi Arabia's 'Operation Decisive Storm' restore order in Yemen?
Addressing divide between communities and police
The three-ring circus of American politics
Syria Needs Real Help, Not American Bombs
Mass shootings show need for gun law reform
Mason’s Michael Shank Joins White House Climate Change Group
It's the Arab spring for dictators
Lone wolf senator builds case to engage Myanmar
Gaza becomes Syria: Middle East geopolitics 2.0
Sarajevo: Memories of war
Marijuana cartels and the Mafia
Palestinian, Jew give both sides on joint Jerusalem tours
Students discuss effects of Charlie Hebdo shooting
Hillary Clinton’s Response to the Pulse Orlando Shootings
'Ceasefire' Is the Syria Word We Need to Hear
Busting the Biofuels Boom
Woodbridge Resident Gains White House Internship
Chattanooga: on the need to fight terror with reason
خبير في النزاعات الدولية: ترامب سيبيع الورقة السورية لبوتين (حوار)
PCDN's Dr. Catalina Rojas awarded the prestigious SXSW Dewey Award for use of digital technology to help others
Rethinking transitions: finding the pathway from military to community security
‘Amish Mafia’ is a shameful, unrealistic portrayal of plain people
Graduate students spend spring break with Syrian refugees
Women sue Pentagon over combat exclusion
Congress Should Scrutinize Pending Trade Pacts
Bringing Florida to Justice, Not Just George Zimmerman
Rand Paul Got It Right on ISIS
Sorry, Aung San Suu Kyi, the Rohingya Crisis Is No Laughing Matter
When Radio Goes Bad: RF communications and the increased violence in South Sudan
Hurricane Sandy: Time to do something about climate change
Ryan Gosling spreads message from Bernie Sanders
"We Are Not Like Them": Itamar Massacre Activates A Dangerous Israeli-Jewish Ethnocentrism
A Fixable Problem for Our Society
No Iran deal, but significant progress in Geneva
Immigration debate: How DC can move the conversation forward
Higher education leans left. But why? And so what?
David N. Cicilline and Michael Shank: Global warming threatens R.I.
Denied Victimhood and Contested Narratives: The Case of Hutu Diaspora
Rwanda- A Country Still in Need
7 Ways Obama's U.N. Speech Revealed His Inconsistent Foreign Policy
We Must Revive the American Dream by Alleviating Poverty
I Was a Palestinian Stone-thrower. Here's Why I Stopped
The 2017 Arthur N. Rupe Great Debate: Is ISIS an Existential Threat to the United States?
What will Rep. Dennis Kucinich's legacy be?
Managing the Madness in the Middle East
Did Bernie Sanders just steal Joe Lieberman’s Jewish crown?
Eight ingredients for a peaceful society
Freeport's Highland Community College board will seat Shockey and Musser
A camp for young people touched by terror
'Less Violent' Does Not Have to Mean 'Apathetic'
Charlie Rangel: Why I Oppose Syria Strikes
What Paul Ryan’s economic roadmap means for America
Mason Partners with Ghana-based African Peace Building Organization
Washington Area Students Weigh in on South Sudan Conflict
Water shortages are coming. It's time for us to act.
Stop the ISIS War Before It Gets Worse!
For young adults who lost parents on Sept. 11, a hope for peace
Why the Kerry-Karzai Afghan Security Deal Won't Work
Female soldiers fight Pentagon in court for combat positions
Vision Series: Sandra Cheldelin to Discuss Women and Conflict
How to fix our police departments
Police should put away the military gear and build connections with young people
Jobs: A Human Right | Commentary
The Struggle for Independence in West Papua
Questions must be about gun safety
Insight Policing and the Role of the Civilian in Police Accountability
Feckless on Foreign Policy
The Search for the ‘Why’ of Fort Hood
The U.S. Is No. 1 In Global Arms Sales
Mason student’s question to Democratic presidential candidate goes viral
In fighting gangs, US should look to El Salvador
Keeping Iran and Saudi Arabia From War
Congress vs. the Super-Pollutants
Aziz Abu Sarah is a Tour Guide
Violence and violence-containment's $460 billion price tag
Charleston Shootings: The Intersection Of Race And Gender
Social media project addresses extremist violence at home and abroad
Cost of inaction will be great
A Peacebuilding Travel Log
GOP, follow Stevens' example
Bernie Sanders vows to fight Islamophobia and 'ugly stain of racism' in the US
In Israel, the Rent Is Too Damn High
Fighting extremism: Dignity is the answer
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Why Army women are demanding the right to fight — and die — in combat
To stop sexual assault against women in the US military, add more women
Afghan-U.S. relations damaged by shooting: analyst
The ISIS takeover of Ramadi means hard choices face the Iraqi and US governments
Conflict resolution workshop benefits Patriots and participants
Crimean Crisis Escalates Further
Our Prejudicial and Political Pecking Order
A third intifada is inevitable unless Israel changes course
Motives of suicide terrorists
More record warmth means more flooding: Column
Sequester set to sock it to D.C.’s poorest
Candidates should address cost  of violence in primary states
Turkey's Best Asset to Tackle ISIS: Ankara or America?
How Did VP Candidates Do in the Debate? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
Bosnia Back on the Brink: Ukraine can learn from Bosnia's failed socioeconomic policies
Look to Iran for a solution in Syria
The anatomy of an anti-Taliban uprising
The Russian Military Intervention in Syria; Is This Really a Concern for the U.S.?
‘Don’t Disturb The Peace’: Post-Conflict Politics In Aceh, Indonesia
Sudan, after the breakup: Can violence be prevented?
Ferguson, Social Justice, and the Role of Community Colleges
Palestine: Still key to stability in the Middle East
Food insecurity rising as crop production falls

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