The School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution

Don't Talk, Do Something! Palestinian/Israeli Unilateralism as Legitimate Negotiations
DOS UNIVERSIDADES AMERICANAS Ibarretxe trae a Euskadi el Agirre Lehendakaria Center
Teach, model, grow and live in empathy to build world peace, says interfaith expert Marc Gopin at Frontier Luncheon
An Extreme Sport: Middle East Peacebuilding
62nd Anniversary of the Crimean Tatar Deportation “Protest Meeting” in Simferopol, Crimea Went By Peacefully
Shank: White House, Congress Choosing Wrong Path on Iran
Obama’s speech was more of the same - and not what we needed
Social media project addresses extremist violence at home and abroad
Why NFL's Washington Redskins needs renaming
Wanted: Middle East Statesmen
How Belgraders Remember the NATO Bombings
Why we should keep out of Somalia’s affairs
A Fixable Problem for Our Society
Point of View opens—A place for conflict conversation, transformation
The Green Wave washes over a movement in hibernation
Aya Hegazy trial postponed for 5th time after court unable to turn on laptop
Richard Solomon Proved Sport Matters through the ‘Ping-Pong’ Diplomacy, and George Mason University is Poised to Tell Us How
How to Defuse the Ukraine Crisis: The way to respond to Russia is not with Cold War rhetoric
Israel Claims Holy Sites, Reignites Religious Flashpoint
Hunger strike highlights forgotten tragedy of Palestinian prisoners
Arts and Peacebuilding
State Department Should Speak Out For Aya Hijazi, US Human Rights Defender In Egypt Prison
Interview with Saira Yamin
6th Annual Graduate Education Symposium in Peace and Conflict Resolution Meets at George Mason University
Tariq Ramadan in Chicago's Holocaust Museum
Doctoral Student Goes to Hollywood to Teach Peace Techniques
What Secretary Clinton Does Not Recognize About Egypt’s Anti-Regime Protests
Violence and violence-containment's $460 billion price tag
كاتبة فلسطينية تعيش في واشنطن: أطفالنا ضحايا وليسوا إرهابيين
Confronting genocide in Myanmar: The urgent need to prevent and protect
Why the Kerry-Karzai Afghan Security Deal Won't Work
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - Discussion with Marc Gopin: Part 1 on Economic Peace & Justice
CPCS Hosted Conference in Washington D.C.
New Grad ‘Ecstatic’ with Peace Corps Posting to Mozambique
More record warmth means more flooding: Column
In Israel, the Rent Is Too Damn High
Political Discourse: A Family Affair
Did Bernie Sanders just steal Joe Lieberman’s Jewish crown?
Iraqi Kurdistan fears Maliki returning to power
Faculty Spotlight on Innovation: Susan Hirsch & Agnieszka Paczynska
People to People Contact
Insight Policing and the Role of the Civilian in Police Accountability
How to fix our police departments
Do We Need Dictatorship?
Sudan, after the breakup: Can violence be prevented?
Lack of US-Syria Diplomacy Leads to Dangerous Isolation
'Delenda Carthago': ISIS, threat and recovery
Mason intern ventures into rural Mexico conflict zone to practice mediation
Trust in Maliki harms U.S. credibility
Germany Tells NATO, Russia To Dialogue Before Things Get 'Completely Out Of Control'
The only way forward on Syria
Iraq’s Islamic divisions intensify
Ötekilerden ‘Ötekilere’ (From Others to ‘Others’)
We must make anti-bullying a mainstream message
Palestine: Still key to stability in the Middle East
It's the Arab spring for dictators
Turkey’s once-worldly aims falter, even close allies concerned
Sorting Out Our Options in Afghanistan
Syrian Ramadan at the Edge of War
‘The American Lawrence of Arabia’s’ life goes on show in the U.S.
Palestinian Organization Wins 1st Place in Intercultural Innovation Award
Sandy Hook shootings: We need to focus on more than just gun control
Direct Analytical Approach to Peacebuilding
ما هي خلفية اشتعال القومية الكردية في العراق؟
Germany's lesson for U.S. -- keep faith with workers
Religion and Power Moving Forward into the Twenty-First Century
The Ottoman Experience in Mosul, Then and Now
A Callous Disregard for the Law
Morocco a Stable East-West Bridge
Afghans Failing Security Test In Badakhshan
Fragility Needs Innovative Development Financing
Bosnia: Stabilization Stalled in Negative Peace
Resolved to Keep Faith
Cyprus: An EU Presidency occupied by Candidate Turkey
For young adults who lost parents on Sept. 11, a hope for peace
Feckless on Foreign Policy
Crisis management system for Japan and China
Lieberman and the Peace Process
American impotence and the ‘Born in Jerusalem’ law
Explorer’s Analysis: Inside Key Issues of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
The Current of Discord on the Mekong
Spread of US poverty risks serious social disorder
Interreligious Intercultural Dialogue Institutionalized - Deja Vu All Over Again
Crashing in America
American Aid Worker, Release Secured by Trump Officials, Leaves Egypt
Crimean Tatar Mejlis Elects New Chairperson as Mustafa Cemilev Steps Down
Are Direct Negotiations Good or Bad for the Palestinians?
What the Middle East can learn from Southeast Asia
Visiting professor analyzes conflict
The Impact of the Syrian Civil War on Identity Groups in Turkey
Turkey’s Kurdish Peace Process – Analysis - Part 3
Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution Becomes a School
CMEP conference: Middle East peace process needs new paradigm
The Emperor’s new clothes – bluster in the GOP
خبير في النزاعات الدولية: ترامب سيبيع الورقة السورية لبوتين (حوار)
Women in combat: US military on verge of making it official
Can J Street Sideline AIPAC?
Post-Election Ferguson: Bipartisan Congress to Demilitarize Police
Somalia on the Brink
Myanmar Fighting Poses Dilemma for China
A Palestinian drasha for Rosh Hashana
National Geographic Offering Israel Tour: National Geographic Expedition is offering 12-day tours of the Holy Land, complete with hotels and museums
How I learned to forgive my brother’s murderers
Beyer Statement On Acquittal of Aya Hijazi and Her Co-Defendants in Egypt
Crimean Tatars fear exile again
Hillel Event Bridges Israeli-Palestinian Gap
New Virginia gun law will boost violence, costs
Mason Student Studies Emerging Protest Culture Over Land Rights Conflicts in Cambodia
Professor Utilizes Real World Experience in Conflict Resolution Studies
The Libyan Revolution at Two
We're Unfair to Draft-Card Burners
Beware Libya’s ‘Fair Dictator’
Producing solutions by appreciating the interconnections
Coup-Speak Speaking
Bernie Sanders vows to fight Islamophobia and 'ugly stain of racism' in the US
Streator Grads do 'Amazing Things'
Counter-Revolutions and Evolutions: Lessons of Egypt and Iran
Why Should Israel Care What the Rest of the World Thinks?
Scars of the Khmer Rouge: How Cambodia is healing from a genocide
Aziz Abu Sarah is a Tour Guide
Keeping the Keys: The Rise of the Palestinian Diplomatic Intifada
Civilian Devastation During War Explored in ‘Why They Die’
An 'Afghan Summer' of revolt - Part 2
Girls released from Boko Haram captivity rejected by society - new report
Don't let Yemen turn into Syria: Column
Bosnia Back on the Brink: Ukraine can learn from Bosnia's failed socioeconomic policies
Bible Texts Misused in Rumsfeld Reports, Religious Leaders Say
Congress makes Elmo cry by defunding Palestinian 'Sesame Street'
US Navy Seals plan to accept women after female soldiers graduate as rangers
A camp for young people touched by terror
Feminist Scholar Cynthia Enloe Delivers Keynote Address at Gender and Conflict Conference
Honoring National Service in War and Peace
Conflict-sensitive Repatriation: Lessons from Displaced Communities in North-eastern Nigeria
Civil Society Is Faltering In This Middle East Nation
What will Rep. Dennis Kucinich's legacy be?
Shank and Gilchrest: Increasing the Peace Can Reduce the Debt
A third intifada is inevitable unless Israel changes course
Conflict resolution workshop benefits Patriots and participants
Americans have had enough conflict
إيران والعواصم الأربع: السيطرة بداية الانهيار
Terrorism and Development
U.S. Sanctions On Iran Should Be Lifted For Humanitarian Goods
Detroit On The Brink
Columbia Prof Uses Math To Create World Peace
Comment: The Cyprus Challenge: A solution paradigm shift
The Federal response in Malheur and far right extremism
Sisters know a good road trip when they see one
Dignity for Iran equals an Iran free of nuclear weapons
Letter to the Editor from Dennis Sandole Published in The Economist
The World Does Not Need a Jewish Ann Coulter: An Open Letter To Ben Shapiro.
Syria's Next Generation
Washington’s rapprochement with Syria is welcomed but not enough
Taliban Prisoner Releases Are High-Risk, Low-Reward
Unite, Confuse, and Inspire: A Response to the Rise of Racism in Israel
Science of unintended consequences
Aziz Abu Sarah – Ending the Cycle of Violence in Israel and Palestine
When Contested Narratives of Identity and Victimhood are Victims of Politics
Why water is key to Syria conflict
Author, Terrorism Victim Hirsch Says Capital Punishment Hurts U.S. Image Abroad
Stop atrocities before they start
The Audacity of Air Strikes and Secret Deals: Just making Isis grow stronger?
Reflections of a Catholic American on bin Laden’s death
The case for compulsory voting
Nimr Al Nimr: Anatomy of a Man
Presidents must come together on East Asia
We gain more than we lose in the Iran nuclear deal [Commentary]
Students Practice Citizen Diplomacy in Syria
Fulbright Scholars Offer Tips to Win the Prize
Prevention better than punitive in Syria
Promoting Peace and Conflict Awareness In Small Town America: Independence, Kansas
Afghan religious figures, diplomats come together in İstanbul
Why, Indeed, History Should Sometimes Repeat Itself: a Review of History as a Prelude
To save his Middle East legacy, Obama must recognise a Palestinian state now
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
When Radio Goes Bad: RF communications and the increased violence in South Sudan
Rwandan refugee works for peace and justice
After 900 days in pre-trial detention, campaigns call for release of Aya Hegazy
Does the U.S. have a moral imperative in Syria?
Congressional Quarterly Features Michael Shank, ICAR Ph.D. Candidate
Achieving the mission: A conversation with UPEACE Vice Rector Amr Abdalla
Europe Must Help Syria’s Women Make Peace
Man-to-man chat can avert disaster
"We Are Not Like Them": Itamar Massacre Activates A Dangerous Israeli-Jewish Ethnocentrism
Woodbridge Resident Gains White House Internship
Working for world peace here at home
Egypt’s Street Children, Aya Hijazi, and Me
Minimum wage war reaches tipping point
How the U.S. Deals With a Land Known for Corruption
A Westside Story: Through the Eyes of a Sandtown Child!
She Didn't Have a Gun... She Had MLK's Dream
Conflict as an opportunity
Settler Turned Peace Activist Now Occupies Wall Street: Kobi Skolnick Puts Jewish Stamp on Protest, Not Just on Holidays
Israeli, Palestinian join forces to offer tours with two viewpoints
The Syrian Revolution Is Not a Holy War
Former Del. Jim Scott remembered for selfless public service
Overnight Crimean Crisis Hits Stalemate
Universities More Moderate than Believed
A Strike Against Israel
Lieberman and the Peace Process
This Week in Poverty: 'A Place at the Table' and 'American Winter'
The Future of Kurdistan, Between Unity and Balkanization
Palestine's Right to Defend Itself
Egypt: Revolution or bust
When Washington Welcomes A Nonviolent Muslim: What CBS News and Congress Have In Common
Yeni Bir Toplumsal Sozlesme Arayisi
THE RUSSIAN PLOT, Or, How to Avoid Taking Responsibility for Losing a Presidential Election
Why the White House Won't Win the Afghanistan War
A Toast for Peace
Unclenched Fists
A New Approach to Dealing With Global Food Insecurity
Tunisia’s Elections Seal Transition, Raise Fears of Old Regime
Peace – practical, not fanciful
Boycotting Muslim 'Savages' Ad on DC Metro in Protest of Hate Speech
25 Rights groups: The Belady Foundation case demonstrates that individual and community initiatives face only repression and fabricated charges
Why can’t America just take out Assad?
Rwanda: Opening the door to dialogue (Claudine Kuradusenge)
Hezbollah’s Triumph
Candidates should address cost  of violence in primary states
Data show drone attacks doomed to fail against ISIS in Syria
Rights groups renew request for release of defendants in the Belady Foundation case and urge compliance with legal standards for pretrial detention
An Ill-Advised Purge in Libya
Who to Blame for the Absence of a Kurdish State after Sykes Picot?
Alumnus Helps Special-Needs Students Transition to Higher Ed, Work
Only Good Governance can Defeat Al Qaeda in Yemen
Focus on Al Qaeda in Yemen magnifies chronic instability
Ryan Gosling spreads message from Bernie Sanders
Sorry, Aung San Suu Kyi, the Rohingya Crisis Is No Laughing Matter
No Immunity for US Troops: Why Hamid Karzai Punted to Loya Jirga
Ahmadinejad - Incitement Deserves Indictment
Confederate flag: hatred or heritage?
Armenian, Azeri experts' Karabakh settlement recommendations
Yemen’s a Model All Right—For Disaster
Why the US must support bid for Palestinian statehood
Democratic Party looks like America
Hope for Peace May Be Encouraged by Enemies in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Why Did Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Go to Iraq?
'Less Violent' Does Not Have to Mean 'Apathetic'
The Art of Appeasement, Part I Unraveling a Patchwork of Improvised Disaster
The World Discovers Afghanistan’s Peaceful Clerics
Police Should Put Away the Military Gear and Build Connections with Young People
High school students learn conflict resolution through karate
Transforming a Nation
Seeking Opportunities for Intervention: One woman’s efforts to positively influence inner-city youth: Interview with Mary Wade
When soldiers commit murder
'Tribunal' Opens Hearings Into Mass Killings in Indonesia
Open letter to President-elect Trump and government officials at all levels
First Person: Five Things I Learned in Syrian Refugee Camps
PCDN's Dr. Catalina Rojas awarded the prestigious SXSW Dewey Award for use of digital technology to help others
Doing Due Diligence on Diplomacy With Damascus
Responding to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Is Religious Freedom the Answer?
America's lawmakers in Libyan quagmire
In Oak Creek, Wis., hearts open to Sikhs after temple shooting
Libya’s GNA and the Future of Public Discourse
یەریڤان سەعید، توێژەر لە پەیمانگای وڵاتانی كەنداو لە واشنتۆن:
Time to write the rules for cyber and drone challenges
With Mike Duvall, Fall of Another ‘Family Values’ Crusader
How to Solve Your Conflicts, and Get FED at the Same Time
Death to America in Yemen? No.
Afghan civil society calls for just peace
In fighting gangs, US should look to El Salvador
Essay on the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the Sykes-Picot Agreement هل العرب أمام سايكس بيكو جديدة؟
Reading Dr Ambedkar as a narrative for social change
The U.S. Afghanistan Strategy Is Failing and It's Time to Pull Out
The Russian Military Intervention in Syria; Is This Really a Concern for the U.S.?
သုတေတီတစ်ဦး၏ နာဂဒေသနှင့်လူမျိုးများအကြောင်း [Research about the future of local and indigenous people]
Options for Action in Syria
A New Model for American Foreign Policy
Obama: fine words and a touch of game theory
Fossil Fuel Divestment Makes UN Climate Summit a Success
Regionalization of Conflict and Opportunities for Peace in the Horn of Africa
IAA Chief Attends Workshop
The Noxious Origins of NYC Gentrification: Cooking Gas
Athletes Pick A Side At The Women's March
U.S. Credibility Around the World Damaged by Afghanistan War
Responsible Journalism Series: Media as Critical Reflective Practice
Albany Gets "F" for Failing to Protect Tenants
Syria Needs Real Help, Not American Bombs
To finally see the invisible Israelis before our eyes
The Israeli ex-settler at the center of Occupy Wall Street
‘Amish Mafia’ is a shameful, unrealistic portrayal of plain people
Graduate students spend spring break with Syrian refugees
Freed Egyptian American prisoner returns home following Trump intervention
New Crimean Tatar History Book Comes Under Attack from Russian Nationalist Groups
Trump got Egypt to free an American prisoner. Here’s her story.
Lessons from South Asia for an Arab Spring
Nonviolent resistance key to Middle East breakthrough
Cure Police Violence As If It Were a Disease
Read This Before You Post About Gaza On Facebook
Even a weakened Libya can avoid civil war
A New Heroism in Israel and Palestine
Sarajevo: Memories of war
Boarding the Train for a Trip into the Past
Why U.S. Could Opt For 'Zero Option' In Afghanistan
Marginalizing Muslims in Switzerland
Confronting Homeland Security's 'SSSS' Watch List
What Would MLK Think of America’s Modern Wars?
Essebsi Must Work With Islamists to Ensure Tunisia’s Transition
Yemen needs action, not just talk
Israel Inside/Out: Perspectives And Prisms
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
After Nearly Three Years, An American In Egypt Walks Free
Future of Crimean Tartar Muslims Hangs in the Balance
Former Middle East 'Foes' to Speak on Building Peace
Has outgoing Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal brought about a new, more peaceful, face to the organization?
Why World Leaders Are Starting to Eat Garbage
Conflict Management Fieldwork in Jordan Yields Surprises, Insights
Why is the US so reticent to read the right messages in Asia and the Pacific?
Religions meet at VST
U.S. Military Interventionism Has Harmed Iraq Dearly
Motives of suicide terrorists
Gilbert gunman's rampage sheds light on extremism: Immigration issue is a beacon to neo-Nazis
Inclusiveness: The Right (and Political) Way to Be
Pro-Earth Republicans In The Era Of President Trump
How Women’s Rights Are Linked to U.S.-Iran Negotiations
Peace Movement Has Become Powerless, Says MK Yuli Tamir
The effect of 100 years of amnesia on the Turkish population
OP-ED: Iran in the Era of Moderation and Reform
A Palestinian’s journey from stone-throwing to conflict resolution
Time to stop coddling Iran
A Silver Lining to the Film and Riots Tragedy: Freedom, Diversity, and the New Competition for Arab Public Space
We can only hope that the cerebral will get the better of the visceral
Dumping Military Kit on Cops Makes Main Street a War Zone
Oil Is At The Heart Of The Ukraine Crisis
Could ‘Insight Policing’ have saved Sandra Bland, Freddie Gray and others?
National Geographic Expeditions ‘Holy Land’ Partner Scores Top UN Award
Do military women want combat jobs? The survey numbers say yes — and so do more than 9,000 combat action badges
Why Obama should pardon Snowden: Column
Eviction of Palestinian outpost exposes double standard on settlements
Keeping Iran and Saudi Arabia From War
Rubenstein, Faculty Member of the Year, took time to find his calling
A Peacebuilding Travel Log
Holy Land tours a new tool in peacebuilding
When diplomatic opportunities were dismissed
Palestinian Child Attackers Are Victims, Not Terrorists
Conflict Resolution Educators Converge on Mason for Annual Conference
Drowning the Arab Spring in Gulf Oil
Missing From Trial: Detainee Statements
Saudi in Yemen; It’s personal now
Conflict Analysis and Resolution Students Named Boren Fellows
Breakdown in Yemen
The costly errors of America's wars
Paul Ryan's path to economic peril
Stimson Center Names Five Nonresident Fellows
A Mood Is Not A Movement: Five Ideas For The Anti-Trump Forces
Obama’s local, international obstacles on Syria
Soldiers Into Students: Veterans, Educators Try to Ease Transition
Displaced by Genocide, Mason Student Plans to Help Other Refugees
How to Fix Turkey's Fall From International Favor
Measuring the cost of violence
Imagining Peace: The Practical Advantages for Muslims, Jews and Christians of Peace for Palestine and Israel
From protests to politics, a new way forward for Yemen
Israelis and Palestinians -- rage, fear and misunderstanding
Beijing Encroaching on Moscow’s Military Dominance in Tajikistan
Syria Conflict Panel
Behind the Headlines: Israeli Arab's Water Project May Aid Regional Cooperation
Palestine’s new PM and his prospects for success
Yemen is on the Brink of Chaos - And Why It's So Important
Obama's Middle East Speech: The Message Was Not Received
Inside the Beltway: Pillars of liberty
Academics & Activists Discuss Poverty, Inequality, Conflict
The Difference Between Protest America 1968 And 2017
The Dangers of Soft Power: Government backed cultural programs often come across as just propaganda
The Lonely Man of Peace
Charleston Shootings: The Intersection Of Race And Gender
What Are the Rules of War?
Inspiring Curious Feminists: Reflections on Cynthia Enloe
Is the OSCE relevant to Cyprus? Or is Cyprus irrelevant to the OSCE?
Tackling the most grave and serious global security threats
Dr. Jeremy Rinker- UNCG Campus Weekly
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
The Politics of Bongo Flava
Social Scientist Sees Bias Within
Colombia's Inminent Peace Agreement: A Brief Analysis of What the Agreement is, What is Next and What is Missing
Arab Gulf States Wary of Iran’s Role in the Battle for Mosul
Charlie Rangel: Why I Oppose Syria Strikes
The Hill Features Michael Shank, ICAR Ph.D. Candidate
Darfur Donor Conference: A Park for a Deadly Conflict
A look at the American 'Countering Violent Extremism' strategy
Stop the ISIS War Before It Gets Worse!
Egypt frees U.S. charity worker Aya Hijazi from prison
9 Costs of Drone Strikes
How a monk-turned-street artist sees New York City’s homeless
Global Mayors Protest Trump’s Anti-Climate Cabinet
Fallacy of a moderate mullah
Conflict Resolution, One Book at a Time
10 Ways Conflict is Like Sex
Ethiopia’s Muslim Activists Pave a Path for Nonviolent Political Activism
George Mason to cultivate global leaders
Vision Series: Sandra Cheldelin to Discuss Women and Conflict
Anacostia: Why I have faith in the future of my neighborhood
UVA Gives Diversity Awards to Longtime Professors McDowell and Dukes
Senators Welcome Release of Unjustly Imprisoned Egyptian-American Aya Hijazi
Crimean Tatars Support EuroMaidan Protests in Kyiv
America cannot afford such inequality
What Egypt Can Learn from the “Swine Flu” Scare
Interview with CNN: Ancient blueprint for Middle East peace touring U.S.
The Obama administration ignores an American imprisoned in Egypt
Turning Training into Action: Mason Students Analyze a Conflict in Brazil
Post-Mubarak Egypt: From successful protest to sustainable social transformation
Syria’s Christian conundrum
Mason experts explain how ISIS attacks are recruitment tools
In Egypt, even helping street children can land you in prison
Peaceful Dispute Resolution Ideas
A Grassroots Visit Belies Washington's View of Afghanistan
Politics Unusual
Busting the Biofuels Boom
Dialogue, satire and the attack on Charlie Hebdo
Republican Reasoning: Why 2008 Was the Year for Occupying and Protesting Wall Street
Obama must stand up to Netanyahu on Israeli settler violence
How Egypt’s most famous jailed couple celebrated Valentine’s Day
Court clears American aid worker after 3 years behind bars in Egypt
Ukraine crisis underscores need for renewables push
Elvis Costello Snubs Israel
Israel's New Left Goes Online
ما هو الإرث السياسي لمحمود عباس؟
U.S. Couple Held In Egyptian Prison For 1 Year Over Unfounded Child Abuse
Why Protest? And What’s Next: Truth-Telling and Reconciliation for Ferguson and Beyond
Letter to the editor: A response to "Immigration could swing it for Brexit"
A Caution Against Framing Syria as an Assad-Opposition Dichotomy
Peshmerga-Iraqi forces united over Mosul, but can this last?
Conflict and the Consequences of Isolation: A Comparative Study
WATCH: Bernie Sanders hugs Muslim student, vows to fight racism as Jew
Cardin Meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister
In Afghanistan, end the fighting and stop the meddling
The Search for the ‘Why’ of Fort Hood
The Business Argument for Addressing Climate Change
The Real War on Coal Starts in Kosovo
Protecting America's Clean Drinking Water
Semites Unite! You Have Nothing to Lose But your Conflict
Could a Nuclear Iran Bring About More Stability, Rather Than Less?
Lingering Questions Surround Geneva III
Have We Become Hopelessly Divided?
Jordan Valley essential for a viable Palestinian state
Bullies, Jerks and Weasels
Seeing Both Sides of the Holy Land
Yemen: Ripe for a solution?
In new class, students get lessons in karate kicks, world peace, diplomacy
Is the Spirit of Sykes-Picot Still Alive in the Middle East after a Century?
Keeping USAID: why the US shouldn’t cut off its nose
Why I'm Going to Yemen
Jerusalem’s potential to bring Jews and Muslims together
Bringing Florida to Justice, Not Just George Zimmerman
Europe’s Migration Crisis: Causes and Cures
Resolute in uncertain times: peacebuilding in the new US administration
To stop al-Shabab, help Somali people
Filmmaker’s ‘Will to Communicate’ Breaks through Community’s Silence
Voices: In midst of war, life goes on for Syrian kids
Politics and the city – the battle over Istanbul’s Gezi park
Police Militarization Must Be Halted
Comment: A federal constituent “state” is not in the interest of Turkish Cypriots
Mass shootings show need for gun law reform
When studying abroad in a conflict zone, safety is key
‘Strength through peace – not peace through strength’: a reaction to Trump’s America First foreign policy
Mason S-CAR Dean’s Book Awarded Top Prize by International Conflict Organization
Inevitable US policy shift on Burma: why and how
Chattanooga: on the need to fight terror with reason
Syria, Lebanon, and the Middle East: Enabling a War-to-Peace Transition
A peace dividend we should all want
In fighting gangs, US should look to El Salvador
Egypt acquits American woman detained for 3 years
Catching Kony
George Mason University Partners With an African Nonprofit Organization- 72Africa
Settlement of Karabakh conflict ruled out as long as ‘mutual concessions’ perceived as loss
Look to Iran for a solution in Syria
Beyond Jewish Blessings and Curses There is Absolute Love
BHU holds seminar on peacebuilding
UN Summit Already Successful: $50 Billion Divested From Fossil Fuels
Congratulations to the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at GMU: The IMTD and ICAR partnership continues
With Income Inequality Comes Violence
Lecture by Susan Hirsch at San Anton Palace
Working for Peace in the Age of Trump
Genocide or Terrorism? Transnational Advocacy and the Ogaden Conflict
Faith-Based Diplomacy
The Saudis and the Iranians Need to Talk: And we need to make it happen
Explorer’s Analysis: Inside Key Issues of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
Africa: Can January Makamba Be the Next President of Tanzania?
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
An OSCE reconciliation strategy for Cyprus?
التدخل الروسي أوقف انهيار النظام السوري مؤقتاً
Egyptian-American activist Aya Hegazi returns to US following Egypt court acquittal
U.S.-E.U. Rhetoric on Russia as Destructive as a Chekhovian Duel
Mason Partners with Ghana-based African Peace Building Organization
How Did VP Candidates Do in the Debate? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
Humanitarian Missiles Are Superior to Cruise Missiles
U.S. Drones Mobilize Pakistani Nonviolent Movement
Awakening the Demons: There is no Arab Spring coming to Iraq. But sectarian protests could tear this fragile country apart.
Meet Nousha Kabawat and her unstoppable drive to help Syria’s displaced children thrive
Africa Needs More from Obama than Promises
Why defeating ISIS with military might is starry eyed idealism
Tourism of Destruction, Tourism of Construction: Two Trips to the Holy Land
Riyadh Conference: What Makes It Different?
Arab Americans Organize with the ANSWER Coalition to Protest Trump Inauguration
Interview: Zheng Wang
EU Threat Has Inspired Panic Rather than Reform
The ISIS takeover of Ramadi means hard choices face the Iraqi and US governments
The Struggle for Independence in West Papua
Peace-maker: We must look below the surface
Indignados de Wall Street, ¿el Tea Party de la izquierda?
Collateral damage by drones dirties the hands of our nation
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Reimagining Transitional Justice in Bali
Crimean Tatars Fear for Their Safety After Crimea’s Annexation to Russia
A Discussion with Marc Gopin, Director, Center on Religion, Diplomacy, and Conflict Resolution
Today, I join Khader Adnan’s hunger strike – will you?
Morocco: An Emerging Model For Muslim-Jewish Relations – OpEd
My Turkish Airport
How to stop Libya becoming another Iraq
Yemen Can't Do It Alone
No end in sight for conflict between our two angels
A Peacebuilding Approach to Teaching About Extremism
Expect Resource Wars With Exxon CEO At State Helm
Food insecurity rising as crop production falls
Should Palestinians Accept Israel as a Jewish State?
Art Student Set to Send ‘Transformative’ Project Up in Flames on Mason Pond
A Local First approach to early warning and response
Senior Government Officials Participate at Workshop on Strategic Communication and Conflict Resolution
Palestinian, Jew give both sides on joint Jerusalem tours
Remembering Roger Fisher And Our Stage Of Human Global Development
Couple Spend Their Wedding Money on Street Children, End up in an Egyptian Prison
Trump’s favorite dictator is jailing U.S. citizens
China and Japan REALLY Don’t Like Each Other
Israeli-Palestinian conflict - discussion with Marc Gopin: on economic peace & justice
EU as model for peace
A Cultural Awakening Leads to Abundance of Conflict Resolution Opportunities
US Lawmaker Urges Egypt to Release Dual Citizen
Tehran looks ready to tango
In America, domestic extremists are a bigger risk than foreign terrorism
The 2017 Arthur N. Rupe Great Debate: Is ISIS an Existential Threat to the United States?
Entitled to Protection, Palestinians Should Join the ICC, Now
Ghailani Trial and Sentence Affirms US Federal Court System
How a glacier could thaw dangerous India and Pakistan freeze
Mason professors offer insights in aftermath of Paris tragedy
The Time For Leadership To Protect All Civilians Across Syria
The Next Step for Myanmar
5 Ways We Should Radically Reconsider War
Freeport's Highland Community College board will seat Shockey and Musser
Peacebuilding: the new generation
9/11 Forever (and Ever)
Origins and Responses to the Arab Awakening
Netanyahu's Kennedy moment
Analysis: Progressive policies provide answer for Sanders’ foreign policy gap
Washington Area Students Weigh in on South Sudan Conflict
America’s litmus test on Syria
A.T. Ariyaratne: Leading Sri Lanka's Largest Civil Society Movement for 50 Years
A picture of hope and courage
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How to Have a Productive Conversation About Politics at Thanksgiving
Fed Up With Climate Change Apathy
A New United Nations of Human Rights Countries
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Why Washington is wrong to impose visa suspension on Iraqis
Libya: A failed state or a failed government?
Hamas Advocating Dialogue Through Children’s Cartoon?
Slavery and Climate – There's More in Common Than You Think, Vatican Says
10 Syria Questions for John Kerry and Chuck Hagel
Land Rights Have Become A Women's Issue Through Social Mobilization In Cambodia
Ineffective tightening of sanctions on Iran
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Why Forest Whitaker Is Making the UN Goals Famous
Firing Up Kurdish Nationalism in Iraq
Politics and Language: Dimension Beyond Words
The ’60s Begin to Fade as Liberal Professors Retire
Making Nonviolent Statecraft into a Self-Evident Truth
Activists: Release of Detainees in Syria Crucial to Peace Process
Press Pause on the Rush to War
Female suicide bombers; Misguided media; Karadzic at the Hague
The Conflict that Became Mine
A peace-building response to the rise of 'Trumpism'
Using Israeli and Palestinian Guides, Tour Group Helps Visitors ‘Experience the People’
Mason Center Works Toward a Peaceful Future
Anticipating the Syria of Tomorrow: Strategies to Decrease Violence Against Innocents
If You Want Revenge for 9/11, Don't Look to the Kids Who Lost A Parent
Meryl Streep is right; bullying hurts us all
Use US soft power to free the Ashraf Seven
The Speech that Time Forgot
Rand Paul Got It Right on ISIS
Cultural Educator: Aziz Abu Sarah
Hutu Diaspora Narrative: Identity in Conflict, Conflict of Identity
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
Problem-solving approach privileges both parties
Donald Trump’s bigotry has inspired U.S. Muslim voters like no candidate before
Trump 'ordered Sisi' to release US-Egyptian charity worker
The Tale of Two Cities: Kyiv and Simferopol
Turkey's Complex Policy
EMU Professor Urges Shift in Iraqi, Afghan Strategy
A Conflict Resolution Scholar Explains How to Resolve Conflicts in the Quiet Car
Police should put away the military gear and build connections with young people
Gaza becomes Syria: Middle East geopolitics 2.0
'The world is flat' in Egypt
Sick talk: The danger of blaming migrants for Israel’s ills
Mason student starts ‘sustainable, reproducible’ businesses in war zones
Optimism at last for American jailed in Egypt, her family
No Iran deal, but significant progress in Geneva
Afghans Want U.S. to Stay but Do Things Differently
GMU Student Burns Pagoda For Senior Art Project
Our moral obligations in Somalia
What Aziz Abu Sarah learned in Hebrew school
US must vote in favour or abstain
Sit down with Iran to ensure there is no ‘October surprise’
Mason students discuss Islamophobia
American Aid Worker Is Cleared of Child Abuse Charges in Egypt
Rwanda- A Country Still in Need
Happy Independence Day wishes from a Palestinian
Rodef Shalom to host panel on Palestinian perspectives
Gulf Nations Can Provide Jobs, Which Is Crucial to Syrian Refugees
Teaching Sept. 11 To Students Who Were Born After The Attacks Happened
Anacostia totem pole belies Washington’s devotion to Redskins
Hillary Clinton’s Response to the Pulse Orlando Shootings
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Bush's true legacy in Egypt
Heavy metal music unites Jews and Muslims across the Middle East
Muslim advocates welcome Bernie Sanders' support but want visible action
An American humanitarian worker goes on trial in Cairo. What’s next for Aya Hijazi?
Boots on the Ground, Not Unmanned Robots in the Sky
Hamas Should Be Part of Middle East Peace Talks
Turkey's Best Asset to Tackle ISIS: Ankara or America?
Let's keep Syria's blood off America's hands
Next Up in Somalia’s Fragile Transition: Bridge Political Divides
Horizon that is always receding
The anatomy of an anti-Taliban uprising
Halep'in geleceği ve Türkiye'nin güvenliği
Advocates for Egypt’s street children face unjust imprisonment
Hong Kong's 'Occupy': A movement for universal suffrage in Hong Kong is worrying Beijing
A Multifaceted Crisis
Equality in action: A conversation at the checkpoint
Mason Student Strives to Bring Peace Before Dangerous African Presidential Vote
Moving Beyond Hope: The IOC and Team Refugee
Scholars skeptical on Japan apology
Using hip-hop to resolve global conflict
The Coaching Revolution in the Federal Government
How to Pull Yemen Back from the Edge
Tragedy & Triumph
What the Killing of Trayvon Martin Means for Maryland
ISIS attacks fueled by illegal guns and open societies we can’t afford to lose
From Israel to Mason: Conflict scholars present a peace proposal at the UN
7 Ways Obama's U.N. Speech Revealed His Inconsistent Foreign Policy
Community Activists Question Timing Of Grand Jury Announcement
Will Saudi Arabia's 'Operation Decisive Storm' restore order in Yemen?
Learning from SIGIR's Final Report on Iraq Reconstruction
Managing the Madness in the Middle East
Aziz Abu Sarah Named National Geographic Emerging Explorer
Only catastrophes lead to the sharing of sovereignty
What the Flint Crisis Reveals About Inequality in the U.S.
The inclusion of women in the peacemaking process
Mideast peace deal… and they lived unhappily ever after
Lone wolf senator builds case to engage Myanmar
Deadly challenge of keeping Syria health-care workers safe
Why is ISIS destroying Iraq's historical heritage?
What My Amish and Mennonite Forefathers Would Think About My Job in Congress (and Why I Left)
Preventing gang violence in San Diego
Mason Professors, Graduates Take Active Role in Latin American Conflicts
Afghan-U.S. relations damaged by shooting: analyst
Myanmar's negotiator expresses belief in China's willingness to help in peace process
Denied Victimhood and Contested Narratives: The Case of Hutu Diaspora
How Climate Change Sparked the Crisis in Syria
Massachusetts and Genocide
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The Price of Abandoning Yemen
Yemen: Expert says 'regulated escalation' expected Friday
Why the Gun Control Debate Doesn't Do Justice to Colorado Killings
The Missing Ingredient in UN's 2030 Global Goals
Trump is ‘deprived of all knowledge’ about public schools
'Ceasefire' Is the Syria Word We Need to Hear
Myanmar Vote Plan Clouds New US Dialogue
Bring Russia out of the cold and into the fold
At summer camp, Syrian child refugees recall a lost homeland
Students discuss effects of Charlie Hebdo shooting
Faith dialogue focus on social media sites
Next Steps in Syria
Creating Resilient Communities
Who is Aya Hijazi, the American freed from jail in Egypt?
Ukraine Diplomatic Deal: Necessary Next Steps
Settler Terrorism -- An American Problem
My sister has been jailed in Egypt for 900 days. When will the U.S. help free her?
If America wants Assad to respect international law, it must respect it, too
Conference on Activist H. Thurman Held on ‘9/11’ Anniversary
"With friends like these..." on Romney's comments about Israeli and Palestinian culture
Addressing divide between communities and police
The Meaning of Freedom
Maltese neutrality still a brilliant idea
Post Eurozone crisis, how to increase a country's resilience to risk
Mason student researches homelessness from a conflict perspective
A New (Old) Narrative for the Left
Why Rep. Hunter Is Very Wrong About Nuking Iran
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR; Resolving Conflicts in the Caucasus
Evolving policy in a changing world: Examining challenges and opportunities in the new US Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review
Free West Papua: Growing International Solidarity for a Forgotten Independence Movement
Fighting extremism: Dignity is the answer
Awakening to Women: The Nobel Effect
How to stop the stone-throwing in Anacostia
For Economic Growth, Repeal Drug Laws and Rehabilitate Ex-Cons
‘Don’t Disturb The Peace’: Post-Conflict Politics In Aceh, Indonesia
Crimean Crisis Escalates Further
Q & A With Kevin Avruch, Ph.D.
Price tag attack on J’lem church provokes religious condemnation

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