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Don't Talk, Do Something! Palestinian/Israeli Unilateralism as Legitimate Negotiations
Syria, Lebanon, and the Middle East: Enabling a War-to-Peace Transition
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
Faith dialogue focus on social media sites
Minimum wage war reaches tipping point
Crashing in America
Students Practice Citizen Diplomacy in Syria
A Cultural Awakening Leads to Abundance of Conflict Resolution Opportunities
Political Discourse: A Family Affair
UN Summit Already Successful: $50 Billion Divested From Fossil Fuels
Streator Grads do 'Amazing Things'
'The world is flat' in Egypt
U.S. Sanctions On Iran Should Be Lifted For Humanitarian Goods
The Current of Discord on the Mekong
Former Del. Jim Scott remembered for selfless public service
Indignados de Wall Street, ¿el Tea Party de la izquierda?
7 Ways Obama's U.N. Speech Revealed His Inconsistent Foreign Policy
How Egypt’s most famous jailed couple celebrated Valentine’s Day
Afghans Want U.S. to Stay but Do Things Differently
How to Solve Your Conflicts, and Get FED at the Same Time
CMEP conference: Middle East peace process needs new paradigm
Palestine's Right to Defend Itself
After 900 days in pre-trial detention, campaigns call for release of Aya Hegazy
Only Good Governance can Defeat Al Qaeda in Yemen
Don't let Yemen turn into Syria: Column
Why the US must support bid for Palestinian statehood
Options for Action in Syria
Hope for Peace May Be Encouraged by Enemies in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Hamas Should Be Part of Middle East Peace Talks
A Westside Story: Through the Eyes of a Sandtown Child!
From protests to politics, a new way forward for Yemen
Doctoral Student Goes to Hollywood to Teach Peace Techniques
Fragility Needs Innovative Development Financing
Are Direct Negotiations Good or Bad for the Palestinians?
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
10 Syria Questions for John Kerry and Chuck Hagel
The Emperor’s new clothes – bluster in the GOP
Beyond Jewish Blessings and Curses There is Absolute Love
Turkey's Best Asset to Tackle ISIS: Ankara or America?
Israel's New Left Goes Online
Hong Kong's 'Occupy': A movement for universal suffrage in Hong Kong is worrying Beijing
My Turkish Airport
Hezbollah’s Triumph
ISIS attacks fueled by illegal guns and open societies we can’t afford to lose
Next Steps in Syria
9/11 Forever (and Ever)
یەریڤان سەعید، توێژەر لە پەیمانگای وڵاتانی كەنداو لە واشنتۆن:
Ötekilerden ‘Ötekilere’ (From Others to ‘Others’)
What the Middle East can learn from Southeast Asia
UC Berkeley holds 6th annual TED conference, explores themes of wisdom, compassion
Reading Dr Ambedkar as a narrative for social change
Washington’s rapprochement with Syria is welcomed but not enough
'Ceasefire' Is the Syria Word We Need to Hear
Why Forest Whitaker Is Making the UN Goals Famous
Inevitable US policy shift on Burma: why and how
Settler Terrorism -- An American Problem
The Green Wave washes over a movement in hibernation
Why Hong Kong's #OccupyCentral Used Nonviolent Action as Tactic
خبير في النزاعات الدولية: ترامب سيبيع الورقة السورية لبوتين (حوار)
"We Are Not Like Them": Itamar Massacre Activates A Dangerous Israeli-Jewish Ethnocentrism
OP-ED: Iran in the Era of Moderation and Reform
Land Rights Have Become A Women's Issue Through Social Mobilization In Cambodia
Freed Egyptian American prisoner returns home following Trump intervention
Spread of US poverty risks serious social disorder
Why the White House Won't Win the Afghanistan War
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Lieberman and the Peace Process
Insight Policing and the Role of the Civilian in Police Accountability
Cyprus: An EU Presidency occupied by Candidate Turkey
Stop the ISIS War Before It Gets Worse!
The Time For Leadership To Protect All Civilians Across Syria
62nd Anniversary of the Crimean Tatar Deportation “Protest Meeting” in Simferopol, Crimea Went By Peacefully
Doing Due Diligence on Diplomacy With Damascus
American Aid Worker Is Cleared of Child Abuse Charges in Egypt
US must vote in favour or abstain
Syria Conflict Panel
Couple Spend Their Wedding Money on Street Children, End up in an Egyptian Prison
Wanted: Middle East Statesmen
The Saudis and the Iranians Need to Talk: And we need to make it happen
Heavy metal music unites Jews and Muslims across the Middle East
U.S. Military Interventionism Has Harmed Iraq Dearly
U.S. Couple Held In Egyptian Prison For 1 Year Over Unfounded Child Abuse
Jerusalem’s potential to bring Jews and Muslims together
Awakening the Demons: There is no Arab Spring coming to Iraq. But sectarian protests could tear this fragile country apart.
Essebsi Must Work With Islamists to Ensure Tunisia’s Transition
The costly errors of America's wars
Charlie Rangel: Why I Oppose Syria Strikes
Academics & Activists Discuss Poverty, Inequality, Conflict
إيران والعواصم الأربع: السيطرة بداية الانهيار
Post-Election Ferguson: Bipartisan Congress to Demilitarize Police
Price tag attack on J’lem church provokes religious condemnation
How to Pull Yemen Back from the Edge
The Impact of the Syrian Civil War on Identity Groups in Turkey
Former Middle East 'Foes' to Speak on Building Peace
WATCH: Bernie Sanders hugs Muslim student, vows to fight racism as Jew
Eviction of Palestinian outpost exposes double standard on settlements
Next Up in Somalia’s Fragile Transition: Bridge Political Divides
Iraqi Kurdistan fears Maliki returning to power
Yeni Bir Toplumsal Sozlesme Arayisi
Female suicide bombers; Misguided media; Karadzic at the Hague
Saudi in Yemen; It’s personal now
Congress makes Elmo cry by defunding Palestinian 'Sesame Street'
Obama’s local, international obstacles on Syria
Keeping Iran and Saudi Arabia From War
Bible Texts Misused in Rumsfeld Reports, Religious Leaders Say
Israelis and Palestinians -- rage, fear and misunderstanding
Israel Inside/Out: Perspectives And Prisms
Managing the Madness in the Middle East
Athletes Pick A Side At The Women's March
Yemen: Expert says 'regulated escalation' expected Friday
At summer camp, Syrian child refugees recall a lost homeland
Lieberman and the Peace Process
Why is ISIS destroying Iraq's historical heritage?
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
Afghan religious figures, diplomats come together in İstanbul
Fallacy of a moderate mullah
Graduate students spend spring break with Syrian refugees
The Lonely Man of Peace
Data show drone attacks doomed to fail against ISIS in Syria
Could a Nuclear Iran Bring About More Stability, Rather Than Less?
The Price of Abandoning Yemen
Pro-Earth Republicans In The Era Of President Trump
Even a weakened Libya can avoid civil war
Conflict Analysis and Resolution Students Named Boren Fellows
To finally see the invisible Israelis before our eyes
Senators Welcome Release of Unjustly Imprisoned Egyptian-American Aya Hijazi
Awakening to Women: The Nobel Effect
Drowning the Arab Spring in Gulf Oil
Mason students discuss Islamophobia
Can J Street Sideline AIPAC?
Deadly challenge of keeping Syria health-care workers safe
A New Heroism in Israel and Palestine
Gaza becomes Syria: Middle East geopolitics 2.0
Arab Gulf States Wary of Iran’s Role in the Battle for Mosul
Peshmerga-Iraqi forces united over Mosul, but can this last?
Obama: fine words and a touch of game theory
Trump’s favorite dictator is jailing U.S. citizens
Semites Unite! You Have Nothing to Lose But your Conflict
Look to Iran for a solution in Syria
Lingering Questions Surround Geneva III
Why Should Israel Care What the Rest of the World Thinks?
Rand Paul Got It Right on ISIS
Lack of US-Syria Diplomacy Leads to Dangerous Isolation
A Caution Against Framing Syria as an Assad-Opposition Dichotomy
US Lawmaker Urges Egypt to Release Dual Citizen
Egypt acquits American woman detained for 3 years
The Libyan Revolution at Two
Tunisia’s Elections Seal Transition, Raise Fears of Old Regime
Humanitarian Missiles Are Superior to Cruise Missiles
Riyadh Conference: What Makes It Different?
Massachusetts and Genocide
The effect of 100 years of amnesia on the Turkish population
Rodef Shalom to host panel on Palestinian perspectives
Do We Need Dictatorship?
Teach, model, grow and live in empathy to build world peace, says interfaith expert Marc Gopin at Frontier Luncheon
Elvis Costello Snubs Israel
A third intifada is inevitable unless Israel changes course
Why, Indeed, History Should Sometimes Repeat Itself: a Review of History as a Prelude
More record warmth means more flooding: Column
The inclusion of women in the peacemaking process
America's lawmakers in Libyan quagmire
Lessons from South Asia for an Arab Spring
Voices: In midst of war, life goes on for Syrian kids
Rubenstein, Faculty Member of the Year, took time to find his calling
The World Discovers Afghanistan’s Peaceful Clerics
We gain more than we lose in the Iran nuclear deal [Commentary]
Essay on the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the Sykes-Picot Agreement هل العرب أمام سايكس بيكو جديدة؟
Lone wolf senator builds case to engage Myanmar
Making Nonviolent Statecraft into a Self-Evident Truth
Obama must stand up to Netanyahu on Israeli settler violence
Iraq’s Islamic divisions intensify
Egypt’s Street Children, Aya Hijazi, and Me
Egypt frees U.S. charity worker Aya Hijazi from prison
Cultural Educator: Aziz Abu Sarah
‘The American Lawrence of Arabia’s’ life goes on show in the U.S.
Egyptian-American activist Aya Hegazi returns to US following Egypt court acquittal
The Israeli ex-settler at the center of Occupy Wall Street
No Iran deal, but significant progress in Geneva
The Syrian Revolution Is Not a Holy War
Responsible Journalism Series: Media as Critical Reflective Practice
Police Should Put Away the Military Gear and Build Connections with Young People
IAA Chief Attends Workshop
Using Israeli and Palestinian Guides, Tour Group Helps Visitors ‘Experience the People’
Cardin Meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister
Egypt: Revolution or bust
Politics and the city – the battle over Istanbul’s Gezi park
Fighting extremism: Dignity is the answer
Beyer Statement On Acquittal of Aya Hijazi and Her Co-Defendants in Egypt
A Palestinian drasha for Rosh Hashana
Trust in Maliki harms U.S. credibility
Aya Hegazy trial postponed for 5th time after court unable to turn on laptop
A Toast for Peace
Fulbright Scholars Offer Tips to Win the Prize
Syria’s Christian conundrum
How to stop Libya becoming another Iraq
Conflict Management Fieldwork in Jordan Yields Surprises, Insights
Holy Land tours a new tool in peacebuilding
The Conflict that Became Mine
Origins and Responses to the Arab Awakening
Press Pause on the Rush to War
Palestine: Still key to stability in the Middle East
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - Discussion with Marc Gopin: Part 1 on Economic Peace & Justice
Confronting Homeland Security's 'SSSS' Watch List
A Strike Against Israel
Civil Society Is Faltering In This Middle East Nation
Europe Must Help Syria’s Women Make Peace
A Discussion with Marc Gopin, Director, Center on Religion, Diplomacy, and Conflict Resolution
Muslim advocates welcome Bernie Sanders' support but want visible action
Tehran looks ready to tango
Keeping the Keys: The Rise of the Palestinian Diplomatic Intifada
Why Did Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Go to Iraq?
Prevention better than punitive in Syria
Mason experts explain how ISIS attacks are recruitment tools
Morocco a Stable East-West Bridge
Freeport's Highland Community College board will seat Shockey and Musser
National Geographic Expeditions ‘Holy Land’ Partner Scores Top UN Award
America’s litmus test on Syria
Who to Blame for the Absence of a Kurdish State after Sykes Picot?
Israeli-Palestinian conflict - discussion with Marc Gopin: on economic peace & justice
'Delenda Carthago': ISIS, threat and recovery
Israeli, Palestinian join forces to offer tours with two viewpoints
Detroit On The Brink
Why Washington is wrong to impose visa suspension on Iraqis
Obama's Middle East Speech: The Message Was Not Received
What Egypt Can Learn from the “Swine Flu” Scare
Syria's Next Generation
Firing Up Kurdish Nationalism in Iraq
Ineffective tightening of sanctions on Iran
Use US soft power to free the Ashraf Seven
التدخل الروسي أوقف انهيار النظام السوري مؤقتاً
Hamas Advocating Dialogue Through Children’s Cartoon?
ما هو الإرث السياسي لمحمود عباس؟
A Silver Lining to the Film and Riots Tragedy: Freedom, Diversity, and the New Competition for Arab Public Space
The Audacity of Air Strikes and Secret Deals: Just making Isis grow stronger?
THE RUSSIAN PLOT, Or, How to Avoid Taking Responsibility for Losing a Presidential Election
Why defeating ISIS with military might is starry eyed idealism
Let's keep Syria's blood off America's hands
Promoting Peace and Conflict Awareness In Small Town America: Independence, Kansas
Trump 'ordered Sisi' to release US-Egyptian charity worker
Settler Turned Peace Activist Now Occupies Wall Street: Kobi Skolnick Puts Jewish Stamp on Protest, Not Just on Holidays
Counter-Revolutions and Evolutions: Lessons of Egypt and Iran
How I learned to forgive my brother’s murderers
Conflict Resolution, One Book at a Time
The World Does Not Need a Jewish Ann Coulter: An Open Letter To Ben Shapiro.
Tourism of Destruction, Tourism of Construction: Two Trips to the Holy Land
Read This Before You Post About Gaza On Facebook
Activists: Release of Detainees in Syria Crucial to Peace Process
Bush's true legacy in Egypt
Palestine’s new PM and his prospects for success
Richard Solomon Proved Sport Matters through the ‘Ping-Pong’ Diplomacy, and George Mason University is Poised to Tell Us How
Time to stop coddling Iran
How Climate Change Sparked the Crisis in Syria
Halep'in geleceği ve Türkiye'nin güvenliği
Peace Movement Has Become Powerless, Says MK Yuli Tamir
American impotence and the ‘Born in Jerusalem’ law
When diplomatic opportunities were dismissed
Saudi rejects foreign interference in Iraq, blames ‘sectarian’ Maliki | Reuters
State Department Should Speak Out For Aya Hijazi, US Human Rights Defender In Egypt Prison
Unite, Confuse, and Inspire: A Response to the Rise of Racism in Israel
Interview with CNN: Ancient blueprint for Middle East peace touring U.S.
What Aziz Abu Sarah learned in Hebrew school
Aziz Abu Sarah Named National Geographic Emerging Explorer
If America wants Assad to respect international law, it must respect it, too
Mason student researches homelessness from a conflict perspective
Behind the Headlines: Israeli Arab's Water Project May Aid Regional Cooperation
Unclenched Fists
Has outgoing Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal brought about a new, more peaceful, face to the organization?
Transforming a Nation
The Future of Kurdistan, Between Unity and Balkanization
Happy Independence Day wishes from a Palestinian
كاتبة فلسطينية تعيش في واشنطن: أطفالنا ضحايا وليسوا إرهابيين
Tackling the most grave and serious global security threats
Yemen’s a Model All Right—For Disaster
A Mood Is Not A Movement: Five Ideas For The Anti-Trump Forces
Inclusiveness: The Right (and Political) Way to Be
U.S. Drones Mobilize Pakistani Nonviolent Movement
Will Saudi Arabia's 'Operation Decisive Storm' restore order in Yemen?
The 2017 Arthur N. Rupe Great Debate: Is ISIS an Existential Threat to the United States?
Seeing Both Sides of the Holy Land
Mideast peace deal… and they lived unhappily ever after
Is the Spirit of Sykes-Picot Still Alive in the Middle East after a Century?
A.T. Ariyaratne: Leading Sri Lanka's Largest Civil Society Movement for 50 Years
The Russian Military Intervention in Syria; Is This Really a Concern for the U.S.?
Sit down with Iran to ensure there is no ‘October surprise’
Responding to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Is Religious Freedom the Answer?
Global Mayors Protest Trump’s Anti-Climate Cabinet
Mason Center Works Toward a Peaceful Future
Syria Needs Real Help, Not American Bombs
Death to America in Yemen? No.
Who is Aya Hijazi, the American freed from jail in Egypt?
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
Why Rep. Hunter Is Very Wrong About Nuking Iran
UVA Gives Diversity Awards to Longtime Professors McDowell and Dukes
Faith-Based Diplomacy
Yemen: Ripe for a solution?
Netanyahu's Kennedy moment
Fossil Fuel Divestment Makes UN Climate Summit a Success
An American humanitarian worker goes on trial in Cairo. What’s next for Aya Hijazi?
Post-Mubarak Egypt: From successful protest to sustainable social transformation
Learning from SIGIR's Final Report on Iraq Reconstruction
Conflict as an opportunity
After Nearly Three Years, An American In Egypt Walks Free
Yemen needs action, not just talk
First Person: Five Things I Learned in Syrian Refugee Camps
25 Rights groups: The Belady Foundation case demonstrates that individual and community initiatives face only repression and fabricated charges
A Grassroots Visit Belies Washington's View of Afghanistan
Slavery and Climate – There's More in Common Than You Think, Vatican Says
Sick talk: The danger of blaming migrants for Israel’s ills
An Extreme Sport: Middle East Peacebuilding
My sister has been jailed in Egypt for 900 days. When will the U.S. help free her?
What Secretary Clinton Does Not Recognize About Egypt’s Anti-Regime Protests
In Israel, the Rent Is Too Damn High
A Callous Disregard for the Law
Did Bernie Sanders just steal Joe Lieberman’s Jewish crown?
Ahmadinejad - Incitement Deserves Indictment
The ISIS takeover of Ramadi means hard choices face the Iraqi and US governments
The ’60s Begin to Fade as Liberal Professors Retire
Entitled to Protection, Palestinians Should Join the ICC, Now
A peace-building response to the rise of 'Trumpism'
Turkey's Complex Policy
Bernie Sanders vows to fight Islamophobia and 'ugly stain of racism' in the US
An Ill-Advised Purge in Libya
A Palestinian’s journey from stone-throwing to conflict resolution
Advocates for Egypt’s street children face unjust imprisonment
What Are the Rules of War?
Mason student starts ‘sustainable, reproducible’ businesses in war zones
A New Model for American Foreign Policy
The Business Argument for Addressing Climate Change
Hunger strike highlights forgotten tragedy of Palestinian prisoners
Jordan Valley essential for a viable Palestinian state
We're Unfair to Draft-Card Burners
Israel Claims Holy Sites, Reignites Religious Flashpoint
Europe’s Migration Crisis: Causes and Cures
Interreligious Intercultural Dialogue Institutionalized - Deja Vu All Over Again
Breakdown in Yemen
It's the Arab spring for dictators
Netanyahu’s address to Congress is a recipe for disaster, not peace
EMU Professor Urges Shift in Iraqi, Afghan Strategy
How to Fix Turkey's Fall From International Favor
ما هي خلفية اشتعال القومية الكردية في العراق؟
Palestinian Organization Wins 1st Place in Intercultural Innovation Award
U.S. Credibility Around the World Damaged by Afghanistan War
To save his Middle East legacy, Obama must recognise a Palestinian state now
Sorting Out Our Options in Afghanistan
Gulf Nations Can Provide Jobs, Which Is Crucial to Syrian Refugees
Remembering Roger Fisher And Our Stage Of Human Global Development
Yemen is on the Brink of Chaos - And Why It's So Important
In Egypt, even helping street children can land you in prison
Maltese neutrality still a brilliant idea
Aziz Abu Sarah is a Tour Guide
Inspiring Curious Feminists: Reflections on Cynthia Enloe
American Aid Worker, Release Secured by Trump Officials, Leaves Egypt
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
How Women’s Rights Are Linked to U.S.-Iran Negotiations
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
The Speech that Time Forgot
A picture of hope and courage
Anticipating the Syria of Tomorrow: Strategies to Decrease Violence Against Innocents
The Meaning of Freedom
The Ottoman Experience in Mosul, Then and Now
Yemen Can't Do It Alone
The only way forward on Syria
Court clears American aid worker after 3 years behind bars in Egypt
Palestinian, Jew give both sides on joint Jerusalem tours
Why water is key to Syria conflict
We can only hope that the cerebral will get the better of the visceral
Should Palestinians Accept Israel as a Jewish State?
Albany Gets "F" for Failing to Protect Tenants
Focus on Al Qaeda in Yemen magnifies chronic instability
Beware Libya’s ‘Fair Dictator’
Rights groups renew request for release of defendants in the Belady Foundation case and urge compliance with legal standards for pretrial detention
Imagining Peace: The Practical Advantages for Muslims, Jews and Christians of Peace for Palestine and Israel
Nonviolent resistance key to Middle East breakthrough
Myanmar Fighting Poses Dilemma for China
Columbia Prof Uses Math To Create World Peace
Does the U.S. have a moral imperative in Syria?
Nimr Al Nimr: Anatomy of a Man
Filmmaker’s ‘Will to Communicate’ Breaks through Community’s Silence
Politics Unusual
Today, I join Khader Adnan’s hunger strike – will you?
Why I'm Going to Yemen
The Obama administration ignores an American imprisoned in Egypt
Hillel Event Bridges Israeli-Palestinian Gap
Ryan Gosling spreads message from Bernie Sanders
Is Yemen’s power struggle over?
Protecting America's Clean Drinking Water
Washington Area Students Weigh in on South Sudan Conflict
Obama’s speech was more of the same - and not what we needed
Conference on Activist H. Thurman Held on ‘9/11’ Anniversary
Terrorism and Development
Tariq Ramadan in Chicago's Holocaust Museum
Equality in action: A conversation at the checkpoint
Dignity for Iran equals an Iran free of nuclear weapons
Honoring National Service in War and Peace
People to People Contact
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
Police Militarization Must Be Halted
Meryl Streep is right; bullying hurts us all
Resolved to Keep Faith
Explorer’s Analysis: Inside Key Issues of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks

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