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Hillary Clinton’s Response to the Pulse Orlando Shootings
Obama: fine words and a touch of game theory
Jordan Valley essential for a viable Palestinian state
A Toast for Peace
'Delenda Carthago': ISIS, threat and recovery
CMEP conference: Middle East peace process needs new paradigm
10 Ways Conflict is Like Sex
On 10th Anniversary of Afghan War, Time to Exit Militarized US Foreign Policy
Denied Victimhood and Contested Narratives: The Case of Hutu Diaspora
Explorer’s Analysis: Inside Key Issues of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
Gaza becomes Syria: Middle East geopolitics 2.0
Hezbollah’s Triumph
Did Bernie Sanders just steal Joe Lieberman’s Jewish crown?
Israeli, Palestinian join forces to offer tours with two viewpoints
Advocates for Egypt’s street children face unjust imprisonment
Africa: Can January Makamba Be the Next President of Tanzania?
'The world is flat' in Egypt
Heavy metal music unites Jews and Muslims across the Middle East
Politics Unusual
Semites Unite! You Have Nothing to Lose But your Conflict
My sister has been jailed in Egypt for 900 days. When will the U.S. help free her?
Somalia on the Brink
U.S. Military Interventionism Has Harmed Iraq Dearly
The Art of Appeasement, Part I Unraveling a Patchwork of Improvised Disaster
Palestine: Still key to stability in the Middle East
National Geographic Offering Israel Tour: National Geographic Expedition is offering 12-day tours of the Holy Land, complete with hotels and museums
Rwandan refugee works for peace and justice
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It's the Arab spring for dictators
The Next Step for Myanmar
Essebsi Must Work With Islamists to Ensure Tunisia’s Transition
Peshmerga-Iraqi forces united over Mosul, but can this last?
Is the Spirit of Sykes-Picot Still Alive in the Middle East after a Century?
Nonviolent resistance key to Middle East breakthrough
Mason S-CAR Dean’s Book Awarded Top Prize by International Conflict Organization
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - Discussion with Marc Gopin: Part 1 on Economic Peace & Justice
When soldiers commit murder
Who is Aya Hijazi, the American freed from jail in Egypt?
Terrorism and Development
Comment: A federal constituent “state” is not in the interest of Turkish Cypriots
State Department Should Speak Out For Aya Hijazi, US Human Rights Defender In Egypt Prison
Conflict-sensitive Repatriation: Lessons from Displaced Communities in North-eastern Nigeria
Aziz Abu Sarah is a Tour Guide
Entitled to Protection, Palestinians Should Join the ICC, Now
With Mike Duvall, Fall of Another ‘Family Values’ Crusader
If You Want Revenge for 9/11, Don't Look to the Kids Who Lost A Parent
The anatomy of an anti-Taliban uprising
Arts and Peacebuilding
Congress makes Elmo cry by defunding Palestinian 'Sesame Street'
Egypt’s Street Children, Aya Hijazi, and Me
Fed Up With Climate Change Apathy
A Palestinian’s journey from stone-throwing to conflict resolution
Sudan, after the breakup: Can violence be prevented?
Graduate students spend spring break with Syrian refugees
Why is the US so reticent to read the right messages in Asia and the Pacific?
Crisis management system for Japan and China
Germany Tells NATO, Russia To Dialogue Before Things Get 'Completely Out Of Control'
UC Berkeley holds 6th annual TED conference, explores themes of wisdom, compassion
Congratulations to the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at GMU: The IMTD and ICAR partnership continues
A look at the American 'Countering Violent Extremism' strategy
Conflict Analysis and Resolution Students Named Boren Fellows
S-CAR Class Inspires Landmark Lawsuit
Responsible Journalism Series: Media as Critical Reflective Practice
Yeni Bir Toplumsal Sozlesme Arayisi
Inside the Beltway: Pillars of liberty
A picture of hope and courage
Ineffective tightening of sanctions on Iran
An American humanitarian worker goes on trial in Cairo. What’s next for Aya Hijazi?
Press Pause on the Rush to War
Police Militarization Must Be Halted
Are Direct Negotiations Good or Bad for the Palestinians?
How I learned to forgive my brother’s murderers
Taliban Prisoner Releases Are High-Risk, Low-Reward
Peaceful Dispute Resolution Ideas
Morocco a Stable East-West Bridge
Germany's lesson for U.S. -- keep faith with workers
‘Don’t Disturb The Peace’: Post-Conflict Politics In Aceh, Indonesia
Teach, model, grow and live in empathy to build world peace, says interfaith expert Marc Gopin at Frontier Luncheon
Palestine’s new PM and his prospects for success
Ukraine crisis underscores need for renewables push
Marginalizing Muslims in Switzerland
A third intifada is inevitable unless Israel changes course
Woodbridge Resident Gains White House Internship
The Saudis and the Iranians Need to Talk: And we need to make it happen
Settler Turned Peace Activist Now Occupies Wall Street: Kobi Skolnick Puts Jewish Stamp on Protest, Not Just on Holidays
Mason intern ventures into rural Mexico conflict zone to practice mediation
Prevention better than punitive in Syria
Using Israeli and Palestinian Guides, Tour Group Helps Visitors ‘Experience the People’
Hillel Event Bridges Israeli-Palestinian Gap
Girls released from Boko Haram captivity rejected by society - new report
‘Amish Mafia’ is a shameful, unrealistic portrayal of plain people
What Egypt Can Learn from the “Swine Flu” Scare
Richard Solomon Proved Sport Matters through the ‘Ping-Pong’ Diplomacy, and George Mason University is Poised to Tell Us How
Land Rights Have Become A Women's Issue Through Social Mobilization In Cambodia
Maltese neutrality still a brilliant idea
Darfur Donor Conference: A Park for a Deadly Conflict
America’s litmus test on Syria
Peace Movement Has Become Powerless, Says MK Yuli Tamir
Aziz Abu Sarah – Ending the Cycle of Violence in Israel and Palestine
When Washington Welcomes A Nonviolent Muslim: What CBS News and Congress Have In Common
The ISIS takeover of Ramadi means hard choices face the Iraqi and US governments
Point of View opens—A place for conflict conversation, transformation
The Ottoman Experience in Mosul, Then and Now
She Didn't Have a Gun... She Had MLK's Dream
An Extreme Sport: Middle East Peacebuilding
Could ‘Insight Policing’ have saved Sandra Bland, Freddie Gray and others?
The Federal response in Malheur and far right extremism
Why We Heart Hurricanes: The Climate Change Connection
George Mason University Partners With an African Nonprofit Organization- 72Africa
Iraqi Kurdistan fears Maliki returning to power
Boots on the Ground, Not Unmanned Robots in the Sky
George Mason to cultivate global leaders
Yemen Can't Do It Alone
6th Annual Graduate Education Symposium in Peace and Conflict Resolution Meets at George Mason University
When diplomatic opportunities were dismissed
The effect of 100 years of amnesia on the Turkish population
Origins and Responses to the Arab Awakening
Professor Utilizes Real World Experience in Conflict Resolution Studies
A New Approach to Dealing With Global Food Insecurity
Beyond the limits of counterterrorism: towards a peace and development agenda that can engage constructively with extremism
Soldiers Into Students: Veterans, Educators Try to Ease Transition
The Missing Ingredient in UN's 2030 Global Goals
Boycotting Muslim 'Savages' Ad on DC Metro in Protest of Hate Speech
Mason Student Studies Emerging Protest Culture Over Land Rights Conflicts in Cambodia
Divide and conquer negotiations
Presidents must come together on East Asia
7 Ways Obama's U.N. Speech Revealed His Inconsistent Foreign Policy
Dialogue, satire and the attack on Charlie Hebdo
Holy Land tours a new tool in peacebuilding
Dr. Jeremy Rinker- UNCG Campus Weekly
Interview with CNN: Ancient blueprint for Middle East peace touring U.S.
We gain more than we lose in the Iran nuclear deal [Commentary]
Mason Students Start Business Focused on Ethical Transparency
From protests to politics, a new way forward for Yemen
American Aid Worker, Release Secured by Trump Officials, Leaves Egypt
Feminist Scholar Cynthia Enloe Delivers Keynote Address at Gender and Conflict Conference
Netanyahu’s address to Congress is a recipe for disaster, not peace
A camp for young people touched by terror
Reading Dr Ambedkar as a narrative for social change
Armenian, Azeri experts' Karabakh settlement recommendations
How to Pull Yemen Back from the Edge
The Lonely Man of Peace
Mason student researches homelessness from a conflict perspective
Netanyahu's Kennedy moment
Mason Student Strives to Bring Peace Before Dangerous African Presidential Vote
The World Discovers Afghanistan’s Peaceful Clerics
خبير في النزاعات الدولية: ترامب سيبيع الورقة السورية لبوتين (حوار)
How Climate Change Sparked the Crisis in Syria
Yemen’s a Model All Right—For Disaster
Unite, Confuse, and Inspire: A Response to the Rise of Racism in Israel
The Syrian Revolution Is Not a Holy War
Why Protest? And What’s Next: Truth-Telling and Reconciliation for Ferguson and Beyond
Why Rep. Hunter Is Very Wrong About Nuking Iran
Author, Terrorism Victim Hirsch Says Capital Punishment Hurts U.S. Image Abroad
Why is ISIS destroying Iraq's historical heritage?
Mason Center Works Toward a Peaceful Future
Cure Police Violence As If It Were a Disease
Politics and the city – the battle over Istanbul’s Gezi park
New Crimean Tatar History Book Comes Under Attack from Russian Nationalist Groups
Conflict Resolution, One Book at a Time
WATCH: Bernie Sanders hugs Muslim student, vows to fight racism as Jew
IAA Chief Attends Workshop
Chattanooga: on the need to fight terror with reason
Faith dialogue focus on social media sites
Conflict resolution workshop benefits Patriots and participants
If America wants Assad to respect international law, it must respect it, too
Yemen is on the Brink of Chaos - And Why It's So Important
Universities More Moderate than Believed
25 Rights groups: The Belady Foundation case demonstrates that individual and community initiatives face only repression and fabricated charges
Tackling the most grave and serious global security threats
Food insecurity rising as crop production falls
U.S. Drones Mobilize Pakistani Nonviolent Movement
A Strike Against Israel
Beyer Statement On Acquittal of Aya Hijazi and Her Co-Defendants in Egypt
We're Unfair to Draft-Card Burners
BHU holds seminar on peacebuilding
Oil Is At The Heart Of The Ukraine Crisis
A Grassroots Visit Belies Washington's View of Afghanistan
'Tribunal' Opens Hearings Into Mass Killings in Indonesia
A New Heroism in Israel and Palestine
Rand Paul Got It Right on ISIS
A Palestinian drasha for Rosh Hashana
When Contested Narratives of Identity and Victimhood are Victims of Politics
Syria Needs Real Help, Not American Bombs
Turkey’s Kurdish Peace Process – Analysis - Part 3
Our Understanding of Terrorism is being Undermined
Hope for Peace May Be Encouraged by Enemies in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Anacostia: Why I have faith in the future of my neighborhood
Don't let Yemen turn into Syria: Column
Students discuss effects of Charlie Hebdo shooting
Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution Becomes a School
Mideast peace deal… and they lived unhappily ever after
Ahmadinejad - Incitement Deserves Indictment
Coup-Speak Speaking
GMU Student Burns Pagoda For Senior Art Project
Civilian Devastation During War Explored in ‘Why They Die’
After 900 days in pre-trial detention, campaigns call for release of Aya Hegazy
What Would MLK Think of America’s Modern Wars?
How to stop Libya becoming another Iraq
Bullies, Jerks and Weasels
Libya’s GNA and the Future of Public Discourse
Israel Inside/Out: Perspectives And Prisms
Colombia's Inminent Peace Agreement: A Brief Analysis of What the Agreement is, What is Next and What is Missing
یەریڤان سەعید، توێژەر لە پەیمانگای وڵاتانی كەنداو لە واشنتۆن:
Why the Kerry-Karzai Afghan Security Deal Won't Work
Peace-maker: We must look below the surface
Bush's true legacy in Egypt
Using hip-hop to resolve global conflict
Awakening the Demons: There is no Arab Spring coming to Iraq. But sectarian protests could tear this fragile country apart.
Bringing Florida to Justice, Not Just George Zimmerman
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
Saudi in Yemen; It’s personal now
Aziz Abu Sarah Named National Geographic Emerging Explorer
Rights groups renew request for release of defendants in the Belady Foundation case and urge compliance with legal standards for pretrial detention
The 2017 Arthur N. Rupe Great Debate: Is ISIS an Existential Threat to the United States?
OP-ED: Iran in the Era of Moderation and Reform
Doctoral Student Goes to Hollywood to Teach Peace Techniques
Inevitable US policy shift on Burma: why and how
For young adults who lost parents on Sept. 11, a hope for peace
A Silver Lining to the Film and Riots Tragedy: Freedom, Diversity, and the New Competition for Arab Public Space
Data show drone attacks doomed to fail against ISIS in Syria
National Geographic Expeditions ‘Holy Land’ Partner Scores Top UN Award
Feckless on Foreign Policy
Trust in Maliki harms U.S. credibility
Senior Government Officials Participate at Workshop on Strategic Communication and Conflict Resolution
Jerusalem’s potential to bring Jews and Muslims together
التدخل الروسي أوقف انهيار النظام السوري مؤقتاً
Morocco: An Emerging Model For Muslim-Jewish Relations – OpEd
U.S. Credibility Around the World Damaged by Afghanistan War
PCDN's Dr. Catalina Rojas awarded the prestigious SXSW Dewey Award for use of digital technology to help others
Former Del. Jim Scott remembered for selfless public service
High school students learn conflict resolution through karate
Yemen: Expert says 'regulated escalation' expected Friday
A peace-building response to the rise of 'Trumpism'
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
Peacebuilding: the new generation
The Politics of Bongo Flava
Faith-Based Diplomacy
Mason experts explain how ISIS attacks are recruitment tools
Only catastrophes lead to the sharing of sovereignty
Insight Policing and the Role of the Civilian in Police Accountability
Palestinian Organization Wins 1st Place in Intercultural Innovation Award
Social media project addresses extremist violence at home and abroad
A Callous Disregard for the Law
Managing the Madness in the Middle East
Trump got Egypt to free an American prisoner. Here’s her story.
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Eviction of Palestinian outpost exposes double standard on settlements
No Iran deal, but significant progress in Geneva
A New Model for American Foreign Policy
The U.S. Afghanistan Strategy Is Failing and It's Time to Pull Out
The Future of Kurdistan, Between Unity and Balkanization
America Must Rethink the War on Terror: The Authorization for Use of Military Force needs to be modified to avoid mission creep
Crimean Tatars Support EuroMaidan Protests in Kyiv
EU Threat Has Inspired Panic Rather than Reform
Palestinian Child Attackers Are Victims, Not Terrorists
9 Costs of Drone Strikes
Bring Russia out of the cold and into the fold
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
Open letter to President-elect Trump and government officials at all levels
What Are the Rules of War?
Bosnia: Stabilization Stalled in Negative Peace
Former Middle East 'Foes' to Speak on Building Peace
We can only hope that the cerebral will get the better of the visceral
An OSCE reconciliation strategy for Cyprus?
EMU Professor Urges Shift in Iraqi, Afghan Strategy
Why can’t America just take out Assad?
‘The American Lawrence of Arabia’s’ life goes on show in the U.S.
"We Are Not Like Them": Itamar Massacre Activates A Dangerous Israeli-Jewish Ethnocentrism
Who to Blame for the Absence of a Kurdish State after Sykes Picot?
The Conflict that Became Mine
Faculty Spotlight on Innovation: Susan Hirsch & Agnieszka Paczynska
Should Palestinians Accept Israel as a Jewish State?
Israelis and Palestinians -- rage, fear and misunderstanding
Syria’s Christian conundrum
Evolving policy in a changing world: Examining challenges and opportunities in the new US Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review
Peace – practical, not fanciful
သုတေတီတစ်ဦး၏ နာဂဒေသနှင့်လူမျိုးများအကြောင်း [Research about the future of local and indigenous people]
Ethiopia’s Muslim Activists Pave a Path for Nonviolent Political Activism
Palestine's Right to Defend Itself
Israeli-Palestinian conflict - discussion with Marc Gopin: on economic peace & justice
Stimson Center Names Five Nonresident Fellows
Hurricane Sandy: Time to do something about climate change
Why Did Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Go to Iraq?
Hutu Diaspora Narrative: Identity in Conflict, Conflict of Identity
Egypt: Revolution or bust
Violence and violence-containment's $460 billion price tag
Art Student Set to Send ‘Transformative’ Project Up in Flames on Mason Pond
In Israel, the Rent Is Too Damn High
Conflict Management Fieldwork in Jordan Yields Surprises, Insights
Busting the Biofuels Boom
Saudi rejects foreign interference in Iraq, blames ‘sectarian’ Maliki | Reuters
A.T. Ariyaratne: Leading Sri Lanka's Largest Civil Society Movement for 50 Years
Nimr Al Nimr: Anatomy of a Man
Obama must stand up to Netanyahu on Israeli settler violence
Why World Leaders Are Starting to Eat Garbage
Israel's New Left Goes Online
The Difference Between Protest America 1968 And 2017
Americans have had enough conflict
What Aziz Abu Sarah learned in Hebrew school
What Secretary Clinton Does Not Recognize About Egypt’s Anti-Regime Protests
Direct Analytical Approach to Peacebuilding
A Conflict Resolution Scholar Explains How to Resolve Conflicts in the Quiet Car
Turkey’s once-worldly aims falter, even close allies concerned
Missing From Trial: Detainee Statements
Indian Guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Hopes to Teach Peace to the Taliban
Freed Egyptian American prisoner returns home following Trump intervention
Voices: In midst of war, life goes on for Syrian kids
Ötekilerden ‘Ötekilere’ (From Others to ‘Others’)
Why Obama should pardon Snowden: Column
Keeping USAID: why the US shouldn’t cut off its nose
The Real War on Coal Starts in Kosovo
Civil Society Is Faltering In This Middle East Nation
Hamas Advocating Dialogue Through Children’s Cartoon?
Working for world peace here at home
Democratic Party looks like America
US Navy Seals plan to accept women after female soldiers graduate as rangers
Seeing Both Sides of the Holy Land
Arab Americans Organize with the ANSWER Coalition to Protest Trump Inauguration
Why water is key to Syria conflict
Next Up in Somalia’s Fragile Transition: Bridge Political Divides
Imagining Peace: The Practical Advantages for Muslims, Jews and Christians of Peace for Palestine and Israel
UVA Gives Diversity Awards to Longtime Professors McDowell and Dukes
Anacostia totem pole belies Washington’s devotion to Redskins
Fallacy of a moderate mullah
Behind the Headlines: Israeli Arab's Water Project May Aid Regional Cooperation
Syria's Next Generation
Resolved to Keep Faith
Meet Nousha Kabawat and her unstoppable drive to help Syria’s displaced children thrive
Learning from SIGIR's Final Report on Iraq Reconstruction
U.S.-E.U. Rhetoric on Russia as Destructive as a Chekhovian Duel
The Speech that Time Forgot
A Peacebuilding Approach to Teaching About Extremism
With Income Inequality Comes Violence
Deadly challenge of keeping Syria health-care workers safe
Afghan religious figures, diplomats come together in İstanbul
Conflict Resolution Educators Converge on Mason for Annual Conference
Does the U.S. have a moral imperative in Syria?
Iraq’s Islamic divisions intensify
America cannot afford such inequality
How Egypt’s most famous jailed couple celebrated Valentine’s Day
Is Yemen’s power struggle over?
Why NFL's Washington Redskins needs renaming
The Hill Features Michael Shank, ICAR Ph.D. Candidate
Social Scientist Sees Bias Within
After Nearly Three Years, An American In Egypt Walks Free
Religions meet at VST
Immigration debate: How DC can move the conversation forward
China and Japan REALLY Don’t Like Each Other
Afghans Want U.S. to Stay but Do Things Differently
Europe’s Migration Crisis: Causes and Cures
Tourism of Destruction, Tourism of Construction: Two Trips to the Holy Land
American impotence and the ‘Born in Jerusalem’ law
Yemen needs action, not just talk
Beijing Encroaching on Moscow’s Military Dominance in Tajikistan
Explorer’s Analysis: Inside Key Issues of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
Read This Before You Post About Gaza On Facebook
Elvis Costello Snubs Israel
Lingering Questions Surround Geneva III
Problem-solving approach privileges both parties
Don't Talk, Do Something! Palestinian/Israeli Unilateralism as Legitimate Negotiations
Dumping Military Kit on Cops Makes Main Street a War Zone
Promoting Peace and Conflict Awareness In Small Town America: Independence, Kansas
Even a weakened Libya can avoid civil war
Dignity for Iran equals an Iran free of nuclear weapons
Hamas Should Be Part of Middle East Peace Talks
No end in sight for conflict between our two angels
Post-Election Ferguson: Bipartisan Congress to Demilitarize Police
Time to stop coddling Iran
Arab Gulf States Wary of Iran’s Role in the Battle for Mosul
The Struggle for Independence in West Papua
Turkey’s Kurdish peace process: dead end – part 1
A Multifaceted Crisis
When studying abroad in a conflict zone, safety is key
Collateral damage by drones dirties the hands of our nation
Making Nonviolent Statecraft into a Self-Evident Truth
‘Strength through peace – not peace through strength’: a reaction to Trump’s America First foreign policy
No Immunity for US Troops: Why Hamid Karzai Punted to Loya Jirga
Fighting extremism: Dignity is the answer
Producing solutions by appreciating the interconnections
Keeping Iran and Saudi Arabia From War
"With friends like these..." on Romney's comments about Israeli and Palestinian culture
What the Killing of Trayvon Martin Means for Maryland
Turkey's Best Asset to Tackle ISIS: Ankara or America?
Columbia Prof Uses Math To Create World Peace
U.S. Couple Held In Egyptian Prison For 1 Year Over Unfounded Child Abuse
Tariq Ramadan in Chicago's Holocaust Museum
A Local First approach to early warning and response
Alumnus Helps Special-Needs Students Transition to Higher Ed, Work
Lone wolf senator builds case to engage Myanmar
The Noxious Origins of NYC Gentrification: Cooking Gas
Remembering Roger Fisher And Our Stage Of Human Global Development
ما هو الإرث السياسي لمحمود عباس؟
EU as model for peace
Working for Peace in the Age of Trump
First Person: Five Things I Learned in Syrian Refugee Camps
A Fixable Problem for Our Society
Tragedy & Triumph
Creating Resilient Communities
DOS UNIVERSIDADES AMERICANAS Ibarretxe trae a Euskadi el Agirre Lehendakaria Center
Genocide or Terrorism? Transnational Advocacy and the Ogaden Conflict
Filmmaker’s ‘Will to Communicate’ Breaks through Community’s Silence
Senators Welcome Release of Unjustly Imprisoned Egyptian-American Aya Hijazi
In new class, students get lessons in karate kicks, world peace, diplomacy
Reflections of a Catholic American on bin Laden’s death
Fragility Needs Innovative Development Financing
Firing Up Kurdish Nationalism in Iraq
Bribes, money hidden in teddy bears: welcome to US spending in Afghanistan
Transforming a Nation
Myanmar Vote Plan Clouds New US Dialogue
The Emperor’s new clothes – bluster in the GOP
Comment: The Cyprus Challenge: A solution paradigm shift
Police Should Put Away the Military Gear and Build Connections with Young People
Afghan civil society calls for just peace
In Egypt, even helping street children can land you in prison
Options for Action in Syria
Breakdown in Yemen
Egypt acquits American woman detained for 3 years
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Tehran looks ready to tango
Women in combat: US military on verge of making it official
Beyond Jewish Blessings and Curses There is Absolute Love
Afghan-U.S. relations damaged by shooting: analyst
The Obama administration ignores an American imprisoned in Egypt
The only way forward on Syria
The Tale of Two Cities: Kyiv and Simferopol
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR; Resolving Conflicts in the Caucasus
Mason professors offer insights in aftermath of Paris tragedy
Anticipating the Syria of Tomorrow: Strategies to Decrease Violence Against Innocents
Fulbright Scholars Offer Tips to Win the Prize
The Israeli ex-settler at the center of Occupy Wall Street
Resolute in uncertain times: peacebuilding in the new US administration
10 Syria Questions for John Kerry and Chuck Hagel
The Price of Abandoning Yemen
A Discussion with Marc Gopin, Director, Center on Religion, Diplomacy, and Conflict Resolution
Couple Spend Their Wedding Money on Street Children, End up in an Egyptian Prison
Next Steps in Syria
Counter-Revolutions and Evolutions: Lessons of Egypt and Iran
What the Middle East can learn from Southeast Asia
Today, I join Khader Adnan’s hunger strike – will you?
Court clears American aid worker after 3 years behind bars in Egypt
Death to America in Yemen? No.
Egypt frees U.S. charity worker Aya Hijazi from prison
Letter to the editor: A response to "Immigration could swing it for Brexit"
Afghans Failing Security Test In Badakhshan
'Less Violent' Does Not Have to Mean 'Apathetic'
Wanted: Middle East Statesmen
I Was a Palestinian Stone-thrower. Here's Why I Stopped
Sick talk: The danger of blaming migrants for Israel’s ills
A Westside Story: Through the Eyes of a Sandtown Child!
US must vote in favour or abstain
Settlement of Karabakh conflict ruled out as long as ‘mutual concessions’ perceived as loss
Cultural Educator: Aziz Abu Sarah
Turning Training into Action: Mason Students Analyze a Conflict in Brazil
Israel Claims Holy Sites, Reignites Religious Flashpoint
Analysis: Progressive policies provide answer for Sanders’ foreign policy gap
How to stop the stone-throwing in Anacostia
Have We Become Hopelessly Divided?
To finally see the invisible Israelis before our eyes
Post-Mubarak Egypt: From successful protest to sustainable social transformation
Focus on Al Qaeda in Yemen magnifies chronic instability
Unclenched Fists
Why the US must support bid for Palestinian statehood
How Did VP Candidates Do in the Debate? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
Our moral obligations in Somalia
Beware Libya’s ‘Fair Dictator’
People to People Contact
Academics & Activists Discuss Poverty, Inequality, Conflict
Sit down with Iran to ensure there is no ‘October surprise’
Settler Terrorism -- An American Problem
Rodef Shalom to host panel on Palestinian perspectives
Why Washington is wrong to impose visa suspension on Iraqis
Drowning the Arab Spring in Gulf Oil
Myanmar Fighting Poses Dilemma for China
Only Good Governance can Defeat Al Qaeda in Yemen
Essay on the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the Sykes-Picot Agreement هل العرب أمام سايكس بيكو جديدة؟
Visiting professor analyzes conflict
Time to write the rules for cyber and drone challenges
5 Ways We Should Radically Reconsider War
Lack of US-Syria Diplomacy Leads to Dangerous Isolation
Egyptian-American activist Aya Hegazi returns to US following Egypt court acquittal
Will Saudi Arabia's 'Operation Decisive Storm' restore order in Yemen?
America's lawmakers in Libyan quagmire
US Lawmaker Urges Egypt to Release Dual Citizen
The Coaching Revolution in the Federal Government
Let's keep Syria's blood off America's hands
The Harm in Hashtags
Sorting Out Our Options in Afghanistan
How a monk-turned-street artist sees New York City’s homeless
Could a Nuclear Iran Bring About More Stability, Rather Than Less?
Do military women want combat jobs? The survey numbers say yes — and so do more than 9,000 combat action badges
Equality in action: A conversation at the checkpoint
A New (Old) Narrative for the Left
Syria Conflict Panel
Keeping the Keys: The Rise of the Palestinian Diplomatic Intifada
The Ghailani Verdict - Susan Hirsch featured in the New York Times
Donald Trump’s bigotry has inspired U.S. Muslim voters like no candidate before
The Libyan Revolution at Two
Use US soft power to free the Ashraf Seven
A New United Nations of Human Rights Countries
How to Fix Turkey's Fall From International Favor
Regionalization of Conflict and Opportunities for Peace in the Horn of Africa
Europe Must Help Syria’s Women Make Peace
U.S. Sanctions On Iran Should Be Lifted For Humanitarian Goods
Ukraine Diplomatic Deal: Necessary Next Steps
Lieberman and the Peace Process
Obama’s speech was more of the same - and not what we needed
The case for compulsory voting
Displaced by Genocide, Mason Student Plans to Help Other Refugees
Is the OSCE relevant to Cyprus? Or is Cyprus irrelevant to the OSCE?
The Time For Leadership To Protect All Civilians Across Syria
Charlie Rangel: Why I Oppose Syria Strikes
Responding to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Is Religious Freedom the Answer?
Turkey's Complex Policy
Mason students discuss Islamophobia
In fighting gangs, US should look to El Salvador
Why the White House Won't Win the Afghanistan War
Female suicide bombers; Misguided media; Karadzic at the Hague
The ’60s Begin to Fade as Liberal Professors Retire
Reimagining Transitional Justice in Bali
My Turkish Airport
Stop atrocities before they start
How to Defuse the Ukraine Crisis: The way to respond to Russia is not with Cold War rhetoric
Can J Street Sideline AIPAC?
ISIS attacks fueled by illegal guns and open societies we can’t afford to lose
Post Eurozone crisis, how to increase a country's resilience to risk
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The costly errors of America's wars
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Trump 'ordered Sisi' to release US-Egyptian charity worker
Scholars skeptical on Japan apology
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