The School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution

A Cultural Awakening Leads to Abundance of Conflict Resolution Opportunities
Yemen’s a Model All Right—For Disaster
U.S. Sanctions On Iran Should Be Lifted For Humanitarian Goods
How the U.S. Deals With a Land Known for Corruption
Firing Up Kurdish Nationalism in Iraq
Trump Should Take a Lesson From the Pope on How to Lead
China and Japan REALLY Don’t Like Each Other
With Income Inequality Comes Violence
Faith dialogue focus on social media sites
Open letter to President-elect Trump and government officials at all levels
Mason student’s question to Democratic presidential candidate goes viral
How to fix our police departments
Press Pause on the Rush to War
Universities More Moderate than Believed
Politics Unusual
A Caution Against Framing Syria as an Assad-Opposition Dichotomy
Taliban Prisoner Releases Are High-Risk, Low-Reward
U.S. Drones Mobilize Pakistani Nonviolent Movement
It's the Arab spring for dictators
Girls released from Boko Haram captivity rejected by society - new report
Why NFL's Washington Redskins needs renaming
The U.S. Afghanistan Strategy Is Failing and It's Time to Pull Out
Resolved to Keep Faith
Go After Super Pollutants
Immigration debate: How DC can move the conversation forward
A Toast for Peace
Trump 'ordered Sisi' to release US-Egyptian charity worker
Essay on the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the Sykes-Picot Agreement هل العرب أمام سايكس بيكو جديدة؟
Hong Kong's 'Occupy': A movement for universal suffrage in Hong Kong is worrying Beijing
Tourism of Destruction, Tourism of Construction: Two Trips to the Holy Land
A Palestinian drasha for Rosh Hashana
သုတေတီတစ်ဦး၏ နာဂဒေသနှင့်လူမျိုးများအကြောင်း [Research about the future of local and indigenous people]
WATCH: Bernie Sanders hugs Muslim student, vows to fight racism as Jew
‘The American Lawrence of Arabia’s’ life goes on show in the U.S.
Prevention better than punitive in Syria
Hezbollah’s Triumph
Why I'm Going to Yemen
‘Amish Mafia’ is a shameful, unrealistic portrayal of plain people
Businesses Must Take the Lead on Climate-Change Action
The Federal response in Malheur and far right extremism
Even a weakened Libya can avoid civil war
Insight Policing and the Role of the Civilian in Police Accountability
American Aid Worker Is Cleared of Child Abuse Charges in Egypt
Creating Resilient Communities
Mideast peace deal… and they lived unhappily ever after
Shank: White House, Congress Choosing Wrong Path on Iran
Civilian Devastation During War Explored in ‘Why They Die’
How Did VP Candidates Do in the Debate? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
'Tribunal' Opens Hearings Into Mass Killings in Indonesia
The Current of Discord on the Mekong
She Didn't Have a Gun... She Had MLK's Dream
The Art of Appeasement, Part I Unraveling a Patchwork of Improvised Disaster
A peace-building response to the rise of 'Trumpism'
On “The Mystery of Capital”
Israel Inside/Out: Perspectives And Prisms
A New (Old) Narrative for the Left
Nimr Al Nimr: Anatomy of a Man
Producing solutions by appreciating the interconnections
How to Solve Your Conflicts, and Get FED at the Same Time
The Price of Abandoning Yemen
"With friends like these..." on Romney's comments about Israeli and Palestinian culture
Ahmadinejad - Incitement Deserves Indictment
Genocide or Terrorism? Transnational Advocacy and the Ogaden Conflict
Violence and violence-containment's $460 billion price tag
Aziz Abu Sarah Named National Geographic Emerging Explorer
U.S. Couple Held In Egyptian Prison For 1 Year Over Unfounded Child Abuse
The Russian Military Intervention in Syria; Is This Really a Concern for the U.S.?
Myanmar Fighting Poses Dilemma for China
A New Approach to Dealing With Global Food Insecurity
With Mike Duvall, Fall of Another ‘Family Values’ Crusader
Police should put away the military gear and build connections with young people
New Crimean Tatar History Book Comes Under Attack from Russian Nationalist Groups
A Silver Lining to the Film and Riots Tragedy: Freedom, Diversity, and the New Competition for Arab Public Space
Congress makes Elmo cry by defunding Palestinian 'Sesame Street'
Expect Resource Wars With Exxon CEO At State Helm
Working for world peace here at home
Freeport's Highland Community College board will seat Shockey and Musser
7 Ways Obama's U.N. Speech Revealed His Inconsistent Foreign Policy
Tragedy & Triumph
American impotence and the ‘Born in Jerusalem’ law
Africa Needs More from Obama than Promises
DOS UNIVERSIDADES AMERICANAS Ibarretxe trae a Euskadi el Agirre Lehendakaria Center
Germany Tells NATO, Russia To Dialogue Before Things Get 'Completely Out Of Control'
Advocates for Egypt’s street children face unjust imprisonment
The Syrian Revolution Is Not a Holy War
Gulf Nations Can Provide Jobs, Which Is Crucial to Syrian Refugees
Keeping the Keys: The Rise of the Palestinian Diplomatic Intifada
Armenian, Azeri experts' Karabakh settlement recommendations
Responsible Journalism Series: Media as Critical Reflective Practice
The Coaching Revolution in the Federal Government
Mirëdita Dobar Dan Festival in Belgrade: We Stuck our Foot in the Open Door
Future of Crimean Tartar Muslims Hangs in the Balance
Only catastrophes lead to the sharing of sovereignty
Palestinian Organization Wins 1st Place in Intercultural Innovation Award
Conflict Resolution Educators Converge on Mason for Annual Conference
Mason experts explain how ISIS attacks are recruitment tools
Student Studies Connection of Abusive Treatment of Humans and Animals
How Climate Change Sparked the Crisis in Syria
Trump got Egypt to free an American prisoner. Here’s her story.
Confronting Homeland Security's 'SSSS' Watch List
How to stop Libya becoming another Iraq
Interview with Saira Yamin
Morocco a Stable East-West Bridge
Realising peace potential of constitution
25 Rights groups: The Belady Foundation case demonstrates that individual and community initiatives face only repression and fabricated charges
Women in combat: US military on verge of making it official
Indian Guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Hopes to Teach Peace to the Taliban
Yemen: Expert says 'regulated escalation' expected Friday
Breakdown in Yemen
Doing Due Diligence on Diplomacy With Damascus
Marginalizing Muslims in Switzerland
Who is Aya Hijazi, the American freed from jail in Egypt?
Keeping Iran and Saudi Arabia From War
Oil Is At The Heart Of The Ukraine Crisis
Anticipating the Syria of Tomorrow: Strategies to Decrease Violence Against Innocents
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
Beijing Encroaching on Moscow’s Military Dominance in Tajikistan
At Town Hall, Sanders Makes Commitment to 'End All Forms of Racism in This Country'
Syria's Next Generation
If America wants Assad to respect international law, it must respect it, too
Former Middle East 'Foes' to Speak on Building Peace
Entitled to Protection, Palestinians Should Join the ICC, Now
Tackling the most grave and serious global security threats
EMU Professor Urges Shift in Iraqi, Afghan Strategy
Presidents must come together on East Asia
Hope for Peace May Be Encouraged by Enemies in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Counter-Revolutions and Evolutions: Lessons of Egypt and Iran
Social Scientist Sees Bias Within
Egypt frees U.S. charity worker Aya Hijazi from prison
US Navy Seals plan to accept women after female soldiers graduate as rangers
‘Don’t Disturb The Peace’: Post-Conflict Politics In Aceh, Indonesia
Dr. Jeremy Rinker- UNCG Campus Weekly
Faculty Spotlight on Innovation: Susan Hirsch & Agnieszka Paczynska
Sick talk: The danger of blaming migrants for Israel’s ills
Peace – practical, not fanciful
Activists: Release of Detainees in Syria Crucial to Peace Process
Mason professors offer insights in aftermath of Paris tragedy
Promoting Peace and Conflict Awareness In Small Town America: Independence, Kansas
Syria Needs Real Help, Not American Bombs
Could ‘Insight Policing’ have saved Sandra Bland, Freddie Gray and others?
Transforming a Nation
Anacostia: Why I have faith in the future of my neighborhood
Feckless on Foreign Policy
Libya’s GNA and the Future of Public Discourse
Post-Mubarak Egypt: From successful protest to sustainable social transformation
Muslim Women Find Empowerment Through Competitive Sports
Iraq’s Islamic divisions intensify
Afghans Failing Security Test In Badakhshan
Peace Movement Has Become Powerless, Says MK Yuli Tamir
Richard Solomon Proved Sport Matters through the ‘Ping-Pong’ Diplomacy, and George Mason University is Poised to Tell Us How
Graduate students spend spring break with Syrian refugees
Turkey’s once-worldly aims falter, even close allies concerned
Coup-Speak Speaking
In Israel, the Rent Is Too Damn High
Professor Utilizes Real World Experience in Conflict Resolution Studies
Israelis and Palestinians -- rage, fear and misunderstanding
Conflict as an opportunity
What Would MLK Think of America’s Modern Wars?
Soldiers Into Students: Veterans, Educators Try to Ease Transition
Addressing divide between communities and police
Politics and Language: Dimension Beyond Words
Obama must stand up to Netanyahu on Israeli settler violence
Israel's New Left Goes Online
Optimism at last for American jailed in Egypt, her family
The Noxious Origins of NYC Gentrification: Cooking Gas
Scars of the Khmer Rouge: How Cambodia is healing from a genocide
Five Steps America Must Take Now to Combat Climate Change
Only Good Governance can Defeat Al Qaeda in Yemen
Fulbright Scholars Offer Tips to Win the Prize
Don't Let China Dominate: When it comes to renewable energy, China is trumping the U.S.
Visiting professor analyzes conflict
Missing From Trial: Detainee Statements
Ötekilerden ‘Ötekilere’ (From Others to ‘Others’)
US Lawmaker Urges Egypt to Release Dual Citizen
Rwandan refugee works for peace and justice
Tunisia’s Elections Seal Transition, Raise Fears of Old Regime
OP-ED: Iran in the Era of Moderation and Reform
The Lonely Man of Peace
Tariq Ramadan in Chicago's Holocaust Museum
Teach, model, grow and live in empathy to build world peace, says interfaith expert Marc Gopin at Frontier Luncheon
Crimean Tatars Support EuroMaidan Protests in Kyiv
Political Discourse: A Family Affair
The World Discovers Afghanistan’s Peaceful Clerics
An American humanitarian worker goes on trial in Cairo. What’s next for Aya Hijazi?
The Emperor’s new clothes – bluster in the GOP
Terrorism and Development
Trust in Maliki harms U.S. credibility
Imagining Peace: The Practical Advantages for Muslims, Jews and Christians of Peace for Palestine and Israel
Ethiopian Ruling Coalition Wins Majority of Parliament Seats
Gaza becomes Syria: Middle East geopolitics 2.0
The Libyan Revolution at Two
Author, Terrorism Victim Hirsch Says Capital Punishment Hurts U.S. Image Abroad
Iraqi Kurdistan fears Maliki returning to power
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Use US soft power to free the Ashraf Seven
What the Killing of Trayvon Martin Means for Maryland
Arts and Peacebuilding
Next Up in Somalia’s Fragile Transition: Bridge Political Divides
Conflict Analysis and Resolution Students Named Boren Fellows
Conflict Resolution, One Book at a Time
ما هي خلفية اشتعال القومية الكردية في العراق؟
Who to Blame for the Absence of a Kurdish State after Sykes Picot?
How to Defuse the Ukraine Crisis: The way to respond to Russia is not with Cold War rhetoric
The case for compulsory voting
Afghan religious figures, diplomats come together in İstanbul
Resolute in uncertain times: peacebuilding in the new US administration
A Peacebuilding Approach to Teaching About Extremism
High school students learn conflict resolution through karate
A Callous Disregard for the Law
America cannot afford such inequality
GMU Student Burns Pagoda For Senior Art Project
Saudi rejects foreign interference in Iraq, blames ‘sectarian’ Maliki | Reuters
Eviction of Palestinian outpost exposes double standard on settlements
Congressional Quarterly Features Michael Shank, ICAR Ph.D. Candidate
یەریڤان سەعید، توێژەر لە پەیمانگای وڵاتانی كەنداو لە واشنتۆن:
We can only hope that the cerebral will get the better of the visceral
Why the White House Won't Win the Afghanistan War
Catching Kony
Regionalization of Conflict and Opportunities for Peace in the Horn of Africa
Tanzanian President’s Former Aide Plans Bid to Succeed Him
Stop atrocities before they start
A Grassroots Visit Belies Washington's View of Afghanistan
American Aid Worker, Release Secured by Trump Officials, Leaves Egypt
Is the Spirit of Sykes-Picot Still Alive in the Middle East after a Century?
How to save the American Dream
Post Eurozone crisis, how to increase a country's resilience to risk
Yemen needs action, not just talk
Settlement of Karabakh conflict ruled out as long as ‘mutual concessions’ perceived as loss
Muslim advocates welcome Bernie Sanders' support but want visible action
Death to America in Yemen? No.
What Are the Rules of War?
Elvis Costello Snubs Israel
How to Pull Yemen Back from the Edge
An OSCE reconciliation strategy for Cyprus?
Don't Talk, Do Something! Palestinian/Israeli Unilateralism as Legitimate Negotiations
Bucolic Peekskill under attack: View
Stimson Center Names Five Nonresident Fellows
No Immunity for US Troops: Why Hamid Karzai Punted to Loya Jirga
Today, I join Khader Adnan’s hunger strike – will you?
Why defeating ISIS with military might is starry eyed idealism
Police Should Put Away the Military Gear and Build Connections with Young People
Beyer Statement On Acquittal of Aya Hijazi and Her Co-Defendants in Egypt
Six leading Libyan women dominate Virginia conference on Libya
Dignity for Iran equals an Iran free of nuclear weapons
Invest in the Afghan people not foreign contractors
Time to stop coddling Iran
My sister has been jailed in Egypt for 900 days. When will the U.S. help free her?
Europe’s Migration Crisis: Causes and Cures
To finally see the invisible Israelis before our eyes
Ethiopia’s Muslim Activists Pave a Path for Nonviolent Political Activism
Bullies, Jerks and Weasels
Fragility Needs Innovative Development Financing
Education in Tanzania: Losing the Future
Collateral damage by drones dirties the hands of our nation
Egypt’s Street Children, Aya Hijazi, and Me
Academics & Activists Discuss Poverty, Inequality, Conflict
Motives of suicide terrorists
Chattanooga: on the need to fight terror with reason
The Audacity of Air Strikes and Secret Deals: Just making Isis grow stronger?
Achieving the mission: A conversation with UPEACE Vice Rector Amr Abdalla
The Search for the ‘Why’ of Fort Hood
UVA Gives Diversity Awards to Longtime Professors McDowell and Dukes
'Ceasefire' Is the Syria Word We Need to Hear
Focus on Al Qaeda in Yemen magnifies chronic instability
Columbia Prof Uses Math To Create World Peace
Teaching Sept. 11 To Students Who Were Born After The Attacks Happened
George Mason University Partners With an African Nonprofit Organization- 72Africa
Essebsi Must Work With Islamists to Ensure Tunisia’s Transition
Busting the Biofuels Boom
Inevitable US policy shift on Burma: why and how
The Impact of the Syrian Civil War on Identity Groups in Turkey
U.S.-E.U. Rhetoric on Russia as Destructive as a Chekhovian Duel
Remembering Roger Fisher And Our Stage Of Human Global Development
National Geographic Expeditions ‘Holy Land’ Partner Scores Top UN Award
Social media project addresses extremist violence at home and abroad
How a monk-turned-street artist sees New York City’s homeless
The Business Argument for Addressing Climate Change
Americans have had enough conflict
What will Rep. Dennis Kucinich's legacy be?
Albany Gets "F" for Failing to Protect Tenants
Stop the ISIS War Before It Gets Worse!
This Week in Poverty: 'A Place at the Table' and 'American Winter'
PCDN's Dr. Catalina Rojas awarded the prestigious SXSW Dewey Award for use of digital technology to help others
Don't let Yemen turn into Syria: Column
Mason Student Studies Emerging Protest Culture Over Land Rights Conflicts in Cambodia
A Palestinian’s journey from stone-throwing to conflict resolution
The Real War on Coal Starts in Kosovo
Faith-Based Diplomacy
Conflict-sensitive Repatriation: Lessons from Displaced Communities in North-eastern Nigeria
We're Unfair to Draft-Card Burners
Crimean Tatars Fear for Their Safety After Crimea’s Annexation to Russia
Comment: The Cyprus Challenge: A solution paradigm shift
Afghan civil society calls for just peace
The Time For Leadership To Protect All Civilians Across Syria
Mason student starts ‘sustainable, reproducible’ businesses in war zones
Feminist Scholar Cynthia Enloe Delivers Keynote Address at Gender and Conflict Conference
Why water is key to Syria conflict
Egypt acquits American woman detained for 3 years
The ISIS takeover of Ramadi means hard choices face the Iraqi and US governments
An Extreme Sport: Middle East Peacebuilding
An Ill-Advised Purge in Libya
A New Model for American Foreign Policy
A Mood Is Not A Movement: Five Ideas For The Anti-Trump Forces
How Egypt’s most famous jailed couple celebrated Valentine’s Day
Interview: Zheng Wang
Lack of US-Syria Diplomacy Leads to Dangerous Isolation
Reflections of a Catholic American on bin Laden’s death
Do military women want combat jobs? The survey numbers say yes — and so do more than 9,000 combat action badges
9/11 Forever (and Ever)
Politics and the city – the battle over Istanbul’s Gezi park
EU Threat Has Inspired Panic Rather than Reform
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
In America, domestic extremists are a bigger risk than foreign terrorism
Clash of Dreams: Becoming a ‘Normal Country’ in East Asia
Cyprus: An EU Presidency occupied by Candidate Turkey
The Israeli ex-settler at the center of Occupy Wall Street
How to Have a Productive Conversation About Politics at Thanksgiving
Bernie Sanders Vows To Fight Anti-Islam Sentiment: 2016 Democratic Presidential Candidate Hugs Muslim Woman On Stage
How to Fix Turkey's Fall From International Favor
Does the U.S. have a moral imperative in Syria?
A Discussion with Marc Gopin, Director, Center on Religion, Diplomacy, and Conflict Resolution
Blessed Are the Climate Advocates
Doctoral Student Goes to Hollywood to Teach Peace Techniques
Is Yemen’s power struggle over?
What the Middle East can learn from Southeast Asia
The Difference Between Protest America 1968 And 2017
Lingering Questions Surround Geneva III
How Women’s Rights Are Linked to U.S.-Iran Negotiations
The ’60s Begin to Fade as Liberal Professors Retire
Don't forget Malaysia
Former Del. Jim Scott remembered for selfless public service
Why Forest Whitaker Is Making the UN Goals Famous
'Less Violent' Does Not Have to Mean 'Apathetic'
CMEP conference: Middle East peace process needs new paradigm
Republican Reasoning: Why 2008 Was the Year for Occupying and Protesting Wall Street
The Ottoman Experience in Mosul, Then and Now
كاتبة فلسطينية تعيش في واشنطن: أطفالنا ضحايا وليسوا إرهابيين
Inspiring Curious Feminists: Reflections on Cynthia Enloe
Explorer’s Analysis: Inside Key Issues of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
Israeli-Palestinian conflict - discussion with Marc Gopin: on economic peace & justice
Needed: Social Engineering?
Problem-solving approach privileges both parties
Athletes Pick A Side At The Women's March
When studying abroad in a conflict zone, safety is key
'The world is flat' in Egypt
Can Obama Influence Ethiopia on Human Rights, Democracy?
Responding to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Is Religious Freedom the Answer?
Obama: fine words and a touch of game theory
Should Palestinians Accept Israel as a Jewish State?
Why can’t America just take out Assad?
التدخل الروسي أوقف انهيار النظام السوري مؤقتاً
Time to write the rules for cyber and drone challenges
Review: Free Burma
Why the US must support bid for Palestinian statehood
The highest high and the lowest low: Colombian’s NO to the peace agreement or how to deeply hurt hope in 24 hours or less
I Was a Palestinian Stone-thrower. Here's Why I Stopped
George Mason to cultivate global leaders
The Struggle for Independence in West Papua
A.T. Ariyaratne: Leading Sri Lanka's Largest Civil Society Movement for 50 Years
Europe Must Help Syria’s Women Make Peace
Do We Need Dictatorship?
Sit down with Iran to ensure there is no ‘October surprise’
Rodef Shalom to host panel on Palestinian perspectives
خبير في النزاعات الدولية: ترامب سيبيع الورقة السورية لبوتين (حوار)
Lecture by Susan Hirsch at San Anton Palace
The effect of 100 years of amnesia on the Turkish population
America's police are looking more and more like the military
Peshmerga-Iraqi forces united over Mosul, but can this last?
Slavery and Climate – There's More in Common Than You Think, Vatican Says
Fossil Fuel Divestment Makes UN Climate Summit a Success
Nonviolent resistance key to Middle East breakthrough
5 Ways We Should Radically Reconsider War
America's lawmakers in Libyan quagmire
State Department Should Speak Out For Aya Hijazi, US Human Rights Defender In Egypt Prison
Colombia's Inminent Peace Agreement: A Brief Analysis of What the Agreement is, What is Next and What is Missing
Dialogue, satire and the attack on Charlie Hebdo
A Local First approach to early warning and response
Hamas Advocating Dialogue Through Children’s Cartoon?
The Future of Kurdistan, Between Unity and Balkanization
The Tale of Two Cities: Kyiv and Simferopol
Democratic Party looks like America
Seeing Both Sides of the Holy Land
Streator Grads do 'Amazing Things'
Riyadh Conference: What Makes It Different?
Highland Community College Board Candidates Weigh District's Financial, Enrollment Woes
First Person: Five Things I Learned in Syrian Refugee Camps
Sudan, after the breakup: Can violence be prevented?
Texas flood's climate change irony: Column
Turkey’s Kurdish Peace Process – Analysis - Part 3
Why is the US so reticent to read the right messages in Asia and the Pacific?
Behind the Headlines: Israeli Arab's Water Project May Aid Regional Cooperation
Why Did Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Go to Iraq?
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Crisis management system for Japan and China
Shank and Gilchrest: Increasing the Peace Can Reduce the Debt
Data show drone attacks doomed to fail against ISIS in Syria
How Germans Go Green
Peacebuilding: the new generation
The Speech that Time Forgot
Reading Dr Ambedkar as a narrative for social change
Letter to the editor: A response to "Immigration could swing it for Brexit"
Ukraine crisis underscores need for renewables push
Inside the Beltway: Pillars of liberty
Is the OSCE relevant to Cyprus? Or is Cyprus irrelevant to the OSCE?
From Israel to Mason: Conflict scholars present a peace proposal at the UN
Obama’s speech was more of the same - and not what we needed
In new class, students get lessons in karate kicks, world peace, diplomacy
Options for Action in Syria
Turkey's Complex Policy
Post-Election Ferguson: Bipartisan Congress to Demilitarize Police
Beware Libya’s ‘Fair Dictator’
The Coming Rise of Afghan Militias
The Hill Features Michael Shank, ICAR Ph.D. Candidate
‘Strength through peace – not peace through strength’: a reaction to Trump’s America First foreign policy
Couple Spend Their Wedding Money on Street Children, End up in an Egyptian Prison
Peaceful Dispute Resolution Ideas
Science of unintended consequences
Congratulations to the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at GMU: The IMTD and ICAR partnership continues
Managing the Madness in the Middle East
Palestine’s new PM and his prospects for success
Afghans Want U.S. to Stay but Do Things Differently
Freed Egyptian American prisoner returns home following Trump intervention
Using hip-hop to resolve global conflict
Bosnia Back on the Brink: Ukraine can learn from Bosnia's failed socioeconomic policies
Woodbridge Resident Gains White House Internship
Awakening to Women: The Nobel Effect
Denied Victimhood and Contested Narratives: The Case of Hutu Diaspora
Bernie Sanders vows to fight Islamophobia and 'ugly stain of racism' in the US
Syria, Lebanon, and the Middle East: Enabling a War-to-Peace Transition
10 Syria Questions for John Kerry and Chuck Hagel
Happy Independence Day wishes from a Palestinian
Civil Society Is Faltering In This Middle East Nation
Next Steps in Syria
Lieberman and the Peace Process
Working for Peace in the Age of Trump
Analysis: Progressive policies provide answer for Sanders’ foreign policy gap
In Afghanistan, end the fighting and stop the meddling
Price tag attack on J’lem church provokes religious condemnation
Maltese neutrality still a brilliant idea
Yemen: Ripe for a solution?
After Nearly Three Years, An American In Egypt Walks Free
To save his Middle East legacy, Obama must recognise a Palestinian state now
Obama’s local, international obstacles on Syria
When Washington Welcomes A Nonviolent Muslim: What CBS News and Congress Have In Common
Palestinian, Jew give both sides on joint Jerusalem tours
After 900 days in pre-trial detention, campaigns call for release of Aya Hegazy
ISIS attacks fueled by illegal guns and open societies we can’t afford to lose
Africa: Can January Makamba Be the Next President of Tanzania?
Cultural Educator: Aziz Abu Sarah
A Multifaceted Crisis
Moving Beyond Hope: The IOC and Team Refugee
Explosion of the Sacred
How to stop the stone-throwing in Anacostia
Global Mayors Protest Trump’s Anti-Climate Cabinet
Administrative Referendum: A wakeup call for the ethno-political conflict in Darfur
Yemen Can't Do It Alone
Deadly challenge of keeping Syria health-care workers safe
Yemen is on the Brink of Chaos - And Why It's So Important
Darfur Donor Conference: A Park for a Deadly Conflict
Hamas Should Be Part of Middle East Peace Talks
Dumping Military Kit on Cops Makes Main Street a War Zone
Donald Trump’s bigotry has inspired U.S. Muslim voters like no candidate before
We gain more than we lose in the Iran nuclear deal [Commentary]
Conflict and the Consequences of Isolation: A Comparative Study
The costly errors of America's wars
The Path To Clean Energy Requires An Energy-Storage Revolution
Myanmar's negotiator expresses belief in China's willingness to help in peace process
Peace-maker: We must look below the surface
Our moral obligations in Somalia
Lone wolf senator builds case to engage Myanmar
Cure Police Violence As If It Were a Disease
Ukraine Diplomatic Deal: Necessary Next Steps
The Green Wave washes over a movement in hibernation
EU as model for peace
THE RUSSIAN PLOT, Or, How to Avoid Taking Responsibility for Losing a Presidential Election
If You Want Revenge for 9/11, Don't Look to the Kids Who Lost A Parent
Turkey's Best Asset to Tackle ISIS: Ankara or America?
Drowning the Arab Spring in Gulf Oil
Holy Land tours a new tool in peacebuilding
The Saudis and the Iranians Need to Talk: And we need to make it happen
Using Israeli and Palestinian Guides, Tour Group Helps Visitors ‘Experience the People’
Interview with CNN: Ancient blueprint for Middle East peace touring U.S.
Filmmaker’s ‘Will to Communicate’ Breaks through Community’s Silence
Obama's Middle East Speech: The Message Was Not Received
Hillary Clinton Asks Egypt’s President Sisi to Release Aya Hijazi
Why World Leaders Are Starting to Eat Garbage
Senior Government Officials Participate at Workshop on Strategic Communication and Conflict Resolution
Let's keep Syria's blood off America's hands
Myanmar Vote Plan Clouds New US Dialogue
Public ‘schools of hope’ could be anything but
Religions meet at VST
Crimean Crisis Escalates Further
Paul Ryan's path to economic peril
What My Amish and Mennonite Forefathers Would Think About My Job in Congress (and Why I Left)
Sorry, Aung San Suu Kyi, the Rohingya Crisis Is No Laughing Matter
Monk-Turned-Street Artist Paints the Homeless to Teach New Yorkers Compassion
Voices: In midst of war, life goes on for Syrian kids
Syria Conflict Panel
Mason Professors, Graduates Take Active Role in Latin American Conflicts
A Westside Story: Through the Eyes of a Sandtown Child!
Palestine's Right to Defend Itself
Why Protest? And What’s Next: Truth-Telling and Reconciliation for Ferguson and Beyond
Beyond Jewish Blessings and Curses There is Absolute Love
Washington Area Students Weigh in on South Sudan Conflict
Mason students discuss Islamophobia
Why Rep. Hunter Is Very Wrong About Nuking Iran
When soldiers commit murder
Meat Alert
Peace Parsha: Hayyei Sarah - Love and Care across Boundaries
Learning from SIGIR's Final Report on Iraq Reconstruction
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR; Resolving Conflicts in the Caucasus
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
6th Annual Graduate Education Symposium in Peace and Conflict Resolution Meets at George Mason University
The Bo Xilai Verdict: Everybody Wins
IAA Chief Attends Workshop
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
Mason intern ventures into rural Mexico conflict zone to practice mediation
Why Bernie Sanders is standing with Muslims
UC Berkeley holds 6th annual TED conference, explores themes of wisdom, compassion
Charlie Rangel: Why I Oppose Syria Strikes
Q & A With Kevin Avruch, Ph.D.
Unclenched Fists
Alumnus Helps Special-Needs Students Transition to Higher Ed, Work
In fighting gangs, US should look to El Salvador
Lessons from South Asia for an Arab Spring
Why Washington is wrong to impose visa suspension on Iraqis
Halep'in geleceği ve Türkiye'nin güvenliği
Food insecurity rising as crop production falls
Germany's lesson for U.S. -- keep faith with workers
Mason Center Works Toward a Peaceful Future
Wanted: Middle East Statesmen
Senators Welcome Release of Unjustly Imprisoned Egyptian-American Aya Hijazi
Direct Analytical Approach to Peacebuilding
Jordan Valley essential for a viable Palestinian state
A New Heroism in Israel and Palestine
US must vote in favour or abstain
Adjunct Faculty Demand Change
Ryan Gosling spreads message from Bernie Sanders
Land Rights Have Become A Women's Issue Through Social Mobilization In Cambodia
At summer camp, Syrian child refugees recall a lost homeland
Israel Claims Holy Sites, Reignites Religious Flashpoint
Election campaigns and the politics of performance
Interreligious Intercultural Dialogue Institutionalized - Deja Vu All Over Again
There is a Major Climate Issue Hiding in Your Closet: Fast Fashion
What the Flint Crisis Reveals About Inequality in the U.S.
Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution Becomes a School
A picture of hope and courage
Police Militarization Must Be Halted
BHU holds seminar on peacebuilding
Court clears American aid worker after 3 years behind bars in Egypt
Ending the Exploitation of People and the Planet
Mason S-CAR Dean’s Book Awarded Top Prize by International Conflict Organization
No end in sight for conflict between our two angels
Semites Unite! You Have Nothing to Lose But your Conflict
Conflict Management Fieldwork in Jordan Yields Surprises, Insights
'Delenda Carthago': ISIS, threat and recovery
Hutu Diaspora Narrative: Identity in Conflict, Conflict of Identity
Free West Papua: Growing International Solidarity for a Forgotten Independence Movement
People to People Contact
A look at the American 'Countering Violent Extremism' strategy
Roads: Getting Them Done
National Geographic Offering Israel Tour: National Geographic Expedition is offering 12-day tours of the Holy Land, complete with hotels and museums
Has outgoing Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal brought about a new, more peaceful, face to the organization?
Arab Americans Organize with the ANSWER Coalition to Protest Trump Inauguration
The Missing Ingredient in UN's 2030 Global Goals
Art Student Set to Send ‘Transformative’ Project Up in Flames on Mason Pond
Why the Kerry-Karzai Afghan Security Deal Won't Work
Bush's true legacy in Egypt
Syrian Ramadan at the Edge of War
UN Summit Already Successful: $50 Billion Divested From Fossil Fuels
Awakening the Demons: There is no Arab Spring coming to Iraq. But sectarian protests could tear this fragile country apart.
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - Discussion with Marc Gopin: Part 1 on Economic Peace & Justice
Comment: A federal constituent “state” is not in the interest of Turkish Cypriots
Rights groups renew request for release of defendants in the Belady Foundation case and urge compliance with legal standards for pretrial detention
Making Nonviolent Statecraft into a Self-Evident Truth
What Aziz Abu Sarah learned in Hebrew school
Why we should keep out of Somalia’s affairs
Sorting Out Our Options in Afghanistan
The Obama administration ignores an American imprisoned in Egypt
Crimean Tatar Mejlis Elects New Chairperson as Mustafa Cemilev Steps Down
Could a Nuclear Iran Bring About More Stability, Rather Than Less?
Equality in action: A conversation at the checkpoint
Pro-Earth Republicans In The Era Of President Trump
Mason student researches homelessness from a conflict perspective
Saudi in Yemen; It’s personal now
To stop al-Shabab, help Somali people
Jerusalem’s potential to bring Jews and Muslims together
Rand Paul Got It Right on ISIS
Read This Before You Post About Gaza On Facebook
Morocco: An Emerging Model For Muslim-Jewish Relations – OpEd
A New United Nations of Human Rights Countries
Have We Become Hopelessly Divided?
For Economic Growth, Repeal Drug Laws and Rehabilitate Ex-Cons
U.S. Credibility Around the World Damaged by Afghanistan War
When diplomatic opportunities were dismissed
ما هو الإرث السياسي لمحمود عباس؟
Climate Change Is An Immediate Threat
New Grad ‘Ecstatic’ with Peace Corps Posting to Mozambique
Lieberman and the Peace Process
Keeping USAID: why the US shouldn’t cut off its nose
Hillary Clinton’s Response to the Pulse Orlando Shootings
Rwanda- A Country Still in Need
Mass shootings show need for gun law reform
Ineffective tightening of sanctions on Iran
Conflict resolution workshop benefits Patriots and participants
Yeni Bir Toplumsal Sozlesme Arayisi
Scholars skeptical on Japan apology
Look to Iran for a solution in Syria
Are Direct Negotiations Good or Bad for the Palestinians?
The challenge of violent extremism
U.S. Military Interventionism Has Harmed Iraq Dearly
Tehran looks ready to tango
Female suicide bombers; Misguided media; Karadzic at the Hague
Sisters know a good road trip when they see one
Aya Hegazy trial postponed for 5th time after court unable to turn on laptop
No Iran deal, but significant progress in Geneva
From protests to politics, a new way forward for Yemen
Fuel for extremism is beyond Bin Laden, EMU prof says
Detroit On The Brink
The only way forward on Syria
Can J Street Sideline AIPAC?
Egyptian-American activist Aya Hegazi returns to US following Egypt court acquittal
Honoring National Service in War and Peace
Chomsky Takes on the World (Bank)
9 Costs of Drone Strikes
Settler Turned Peace Activist Now Occupies Wall Street: Kobi Skolnick Puts Jewish Stamp on Protest, Not Just on Holidays
When Contested Narratives of Identity and Victimhood are Victims of Politics
Inclusiveness: The Right (and Political) Way to Be
Why is ISIS destroying Iraq's historical heritage?
Humanitarian Missiles Are Superior to Cruise Missiles
Hillel Event Bridges Israeli-Palestinian Gap
Duly Elected Tyranny: Recovering Democracy in the Age of Majority Abuses
Why, Indeed, History Should Sometimes Repeat Itself: a Review of History as a Prelude
What Egypt Can Learn from the “Swine Flu” Scare
Trump is ‘deprived of all knowledge’ about public schools
Did Bernie Sanders just steal Joe Lieberman’s Jewish crown?
Boots on the Ground, Not Unmanned Robots in the Sky
A Strike Against Israel
"We Are Not Like Them": Itamar Massacre Activates A Dangerous Israeli-Jewish Ethnocentrism
Mason Student Strives to Bring Peace Before Dangerous African Presidential Vote
Reimagining Transitional Justice in Bali
Unholy Media Malpractice: The press totally missed the point of Bernie Sanders' trip to the Vatican.
America’s litmus test on Syria
Syria’s Christian conundrum
Point of View opens—A place for conflict conversation, transformation
Arab Gulf States Wary of Iran’s Role in the Battle for Mosul
A third intifada is inevitable unless Israel changes course
Students discuss effects of Charlie Hebdo shooting
Explorer’s Analysis: Inside Key Issues of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
Bible Texts Misused in Rumsfeld Reports, Religious Leaders Say
The Ugly Reality Of Islamophobia (And How Catholics Should Stand Up Against It)
Civility: The Way We Drive
Israeli, Palestinian join forces to offer tours with two viewpoints
Meryl Streep is right; bullying hurts us all
Palestine: Still key to stability in the Middle East
Egypt: Revolution or bust
Displaced by Genocide, Mason Student Plans to Help Other Refugees
Why Hong Kong's #OccupyCentral Used Nonviolent Action as Tactic
The Conflict that Became Mine
Why Should Israel Care What the Rest of the World Thinks?
Trump’s favorite dictator is jailing U.S. citizens
Crashing in America
Libya: A failed state or a failed government?
Heavy metal music unites Jews and Muslims across the Middle East
Origins and Responses to the Arab Awakening
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry denounces US calls for Aya Hegazy’s release
Aziz Abu Sarah – Ending the Cycle of Violence in Israel and Palestine
Fighting extremism: Dignity is the answer
Somalia on the Brink
Letter to the Editor from Dennis Sandole Published in The Economist
Meet Nousha Kabawat and her unstoppable drive to help Syria’s displaced children thrive
The Politics of Bongo Flava
Boycotting Muslim 'Savages' Ad on DC Metro in Protest of Hate Speech
Hunger strike highlights forgotten tragedy of Palestinian prisoners
In Egypt, even helping street children can land you in prison
For young adults who lost parents on Sept. 11, a hope for peace
Insights Obama can now use to undermine Putin’s narrative
The Next Step for Myanmar
What Secretary Clinton Does Not Recognize About Egypt’s Anti-Regime Protests
Bring Russia out of the cold and into the fold
Bosnia: Stabilization Stalled in Negative Peace
A Conflict Resolution Scholar Explains How to Resolve Conflicts in the Quiet Car
إيران والعواصم الأربع: السيطرة بداية الانهيار
Netanyahu’s address to Congress is a recipe for disaster, not peace
Why Obama should pardon Snowden: Column
Settler Terrorism -- An American Problem
A Fixable Problem for Our Society
Aziz Abu Sarah is a Tour Guide
Students Practice Citizen Diplomacy in Syria
The 2017 Arthur N. Rupe Great Debate: Is ISIS an Existential Threat to the United States?
My Turkish Airport
Overnight Crimean Crisis Hits Stalemate
Netanyahu's Kennedy moment
Washington’s rapprochement with Syria is welcomed but not enough
Cardin Meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister
Fayetteville Charity Helps African Group
Will Saudi Arabia's 'Operation Decisive Storm' restore order in Yemen?
Fed Up With Climate Change Apathy
Unite, Confuse, and Inspire: A Response to the Rise of Racism in Israel
10 Ways Conflict is Like Sex
Turning Training into Action: Mason Students Analyze a Conflict in Brazil
Anacostia totem pole belies Washington’s devotion to Redskins
Massachusetts and Genocide
How one liberal group is trying to help Democrats win back the House in 2018
How I learned to forgive my brother’s murderers
Fallacy of a moderate mullah
Bringing Florida to Justice, Not Just George Zimmerman

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