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How to Fix Turkey's Fall From International Favor
Transforming a Nation
Does China Have a Foreign Policy?
Sorting Out Our Options in Afghanistan
From Israel to Mason: Conflict scholars present a peace proposal at the UN
Inclusiveness: The Right (and Political) Way to Be
Why Army women are demanding the right to fight — and die — in combat
Paul Ryan's path to economic peril
Time for the peace vote?
Opinion: Why Trump’s foreign policy won’t make America great again
As Ethiopia votes, what’s ‘free and fair’ got to do with it?
Why Congress Needs to Act Now On Super-Pollutants
Let's keep Syria's blood off America's hands
Tragedy & Triumph
More record warmth means more flooding: Column
یەریڤان سەعید، توێژەر لە پەیمانگای وڵاتانی كەنداو لە واشنتۆن:
Ukrainian and Crimean Authorities Snub OSCE over Minority Rights
Congress Can't Ignore Afghanistan in Budget Talks
Cost of inaction will be great
A peace-building response to the rise of 'Trumpism'
Arts and Peacebuilding
Press Pause on the Rush to War
Indian Guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Hopes to Teach Peace to the Taliban
Columbia Prof Uses Math To Create World Peace
Crimean Tatar Mejlis Elects New Chairperson as Mustafa Cemilev Steps Down
Interview with CNN: Ancient blueprint for Middle East peace touring U.S.
Conflict Resolution, One Book at a Time
Denied Victimhood and Contested Narratives: The Case of Hutu Diaspora
A third intifada is inevitable unless Israel changes course
Why NFL's Washington Redskins needs renaming
We must make anti-bullying a mainstream message
Palestinian Organization Wins 1st Place in Intercultural Innovation Award
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Blessed Are the Climate Advocates
An online occupation
How U.S. War Funds Get Wasted ... And How to Stop It
Trump got Egypt to free an American prisoner. Here’s her story.
Bucolic Peekskill under attack: View
Dignity for Iran equals an Iran free of nuclear weapons
Israeli, Palestinian join forces to offer tours with two viewpoints
Police should put away the military gear and build connections with young people
Mason’s Michael Shank Joins White House Climate Change Group
Obama's Middle East Speech: The Message Was Not Received
Using Peace 'Means' to Achieve Peaceful 'Ends'
American Aid Worker, Release Secured by Trump Officials, Leaves Egypt
After 900 days in pre-trial detention, campaigns call for release of Aya Hegazy
Aziz Abu Sarah – Ending the Cycle of Violence in Israel and Palestine
Climate crisis and the will to act
9 Costs of Drone Strikes
Spread of US poverty risks serious social disorder
We can only hope that the cerebral will get the better of the visceral
The Business Argument for Addressing Climate Change
U.S. Military Interventionism Has Harmed Iraq Dearly
Doing Due Diligence on Diplomacy With Damascus
Former Middle East 'Foes' to Speak on Building Peace
Egypt’s Street Children, Aya Hijazi, and Me
Lecture by Susan Hirsch at San Anton Palace
Sign a Drone Treaty Before Everyone Does as We Do
Our Love-Hate Relationship With Frankenstorms and Hurricane Sandy and Why We Must End It
Hillary Clinton’s Response to the Pulse Orlando Shootings
Displaced by Genocide, Mason Student Plans to Help Other Refugees
Don't forget Malaysia
George Mason to cultivate global leaders
Beyer Statement On Acquittal of Aya Hijazi and Her Co-Defendants in Egypt
A Budget for Working America
Why Protest? And What’s Next: Truth-Telling and Reconciliation for Ferguson and Beyond
A Grassroots Visit Belies Washington's View of Afghanistan
Drowning the Arab Spring in Gulf Oil
Shank: White House, Congress Choosing Wrong Path on Iran
Point of View opens—A place for conflict conversation, transformation
The Federal response in Malheur and far right extremism
NYC Housing: A Clear and Present Danger
Dear Congress: Take Your Power Back
65 years after 'catastrophe,' Palestinians have little to cheer about
Bible Texts Misused in Rumsfeld Reports, Religious Leaders Say
Tariq Ramadan in Chicago's Holocaust Museum
THE RUSSIAN PLOT, Or, How to Avoid Taking Responsibility for Losing a Presidential Election
Mason student researches homelessness from a conflict perspective
Congress vs. the Super-Pollutants
Boycotting Muslim 'Savages' Ad on DC Metro in Protest of Hate Speech
Today, I join Khader Adnan’s hunger strike – will you?
Is the Spirit of Sykes-Picot Still Alive in the Middle East after a Century?
The Saudis and the Iranians Need to Talk: And we need to make it happen
Responding to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Is Religious Freedom the Answer?
The Struggle for Independence in West Papua
Post-Mubarak Egypt: From successful protest to sustainable social transformation
What Aziz Abu Sarah learned in Hebrew school
Lawmakers in Washington increasingly concerned about Ethiopia
China’s Puzzling ADIZ Decision Making
Preventing gang violence in San Diego
Ahmadinejad - Incitement Deserves Indictment
The Path To Clean Energy Requires An Energy-Storage Revolution
Rep. Charles Rangel: Let's slow down the next superstorm
In new class, students get lessons in karate kicks, world peace, diplomacy
Dirt on Our Hands
Afghans Failing Security Test In Badakhshan
Letter to the Editor from Dennis Sandole Published in The Economist
ما هي خلفية اشتعال القومية الكردية في العراق؟
Sorry, Aung San Suu Kyi, the Rohingya Crisis Is No Laughing Matter
Mason student’s question to Democratic presidential candidate goes viral
Why U.S. Could Opt For 'Zero Option' In Afghanistan
Democratic Party looks like America
EU as model for peace
Six leading Libyan women dominate Virginia conference on Libya
A Westside Story: Through the Eyes of a Sandtown Child!
Fossil Fuel Divestment Makes UN Climate Summit a Success
A Local First approach to early warning and response
Only Good Governance can Defeat Al Qaeda in Yemen
Climate Change Is An Immediate Threat
A Mood Is Not A Movement: Five Ideas For The Anti-Trump Forces
Small town America shouldn't resemble war zone
Why, Indeed, History Should Sometimes Repeat Itself: a Review of History as a Prelude
PCDN's Dr. Catalina Rojas awarded the prestigious SXSW Dewey Award for use of digital technology to help others
Hillary Clinton Asks Egypt’s President Sisi to Release Aya Hijazi
Settler Terrorism -- An American Problem
Mary Wade to Hold Trayvon Book Launch in MT Airy
What the Killing of Trayvon Martin Means for Maryland
Want to cut big government abuses? Start with defence contracting
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
The Politics of Bongo Flava
Awakening the Demons: There is no Arab Spring coming to Iraq. But sectarian protests could tear this fragile country apart.
Students Practice Citizen Diplomacy in Syria
Mason intern ventures into rural Mexico conflict zone to practice mediation
Bernie Sanders Vows To Fight Back Against Islamophobia In The 2016 Race
Tea-Party, Progressives United on Fast-Track Trade Authority
Only catastrophes lead to the sharing of sovereignty
What My Amish and Mennonite Forefathers Would Think About My Job in Congress (and Why I Left)
UVA Gives Diversity Awards to Longtime Professors McDowell and Dukes
Britain’s election results may prove to be a blow to US foreign policy goals
Africa Needs More from Obama than Promises
New Grad ‘Ecstatic’ with Peace Corps Posting to Mozambique
Imagining Peace: The Practical Advantages for Muslims, Jews and Christians of Peace for Palestine and Israel
The Difference Between Protest America 1968 And 2017
'Less Violent' Does Not Have to Mean 'Apathetic'
GOP, follow Stevens' example
The American Elections: Prospects for a New US Foreign Policy
Addressing divide between communities and police
Mason/EMU alum Michael Shank works with media to tell the story of climate change
10 Syria Questions for John Kerry and Chuck Hagel
The U.S. Afghanistan Strategy Is Failing and It's Time to Pull Out
Comment: A federal constituent “state” is not in the interest of Turkish Cypriots
Syria, Lebanon, and the Middle East: Enabling a War-to-Peace Transition
Dismissal of Evidence Affected Paris Agreement
Elizabeth Degi Mount - DBFA
Counter-Revolutions and Evolutions: Lessons of Egypt and Iran
The case for compulsory voting
Afghan religious figures, diplomats come together in İstanbul
Search – Côte d’Ivoire wins the Prize of Excellency
Art Student Set to Send ‘Transformative’ Project Up in Flames on Mason Pond
Palestine's Right to Defend Itself
Conflict Analysis and Resolution Students Named Boren Fellows
America cannot afford such inequality
Athletes Pick A Side At The Women's March
Mideast peace deal… and they lived unhappily ever after
Hurricane Sandy: Time to do something about climate change
My Turkish Airport
Police Should Put Away the Military Gear and Build Connections with Young People
Regionalization of Conflict and Opportunities for Peace in the Horn of Africa
Africa: Can January Makamba Be the Next President of Tanzania?
Former Del. Jim Scott remembered for selfless public service
Overnight Crimean Crisis Hits Stalemate
Rand Paul's Filibuster Gives Civil Liberties A Rare Washington Moment
EU Threat Has Inspired Panic Rather than Reform
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
Myanmar's negotiator expresses belief in China's willingness to help in peace process
Past a certain point conflict becomes unstoppable
Tourism of Destruction, Tourism of Construction: Two Trips to the Holy Land
A Palestinian drasha for Rosh Hashana
Hope for Peace May Be Encouraged by Enemies in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Freeport's Highland Community College board will seat Shockey and Musser
Why Americans Are Ready to Pay More Money for Cleaner Energy
America Must Rethink the War on Terror: The Authorization for Use of Military Force needs to be modified to avoid mission creep
Experts Say There Will Be No Contest in Ethiopia's Upcoming Vote
خبير في النزاعات الدولية: ترامب سيبيع الورقة السورية لبوتين (حوار)
If You Want Revenge for 9/11, Don't Look to the Kids Who Lost A Parent
The Dangers of Soft Power: Government backed cultural programs often come across as just propaganda
Israel Inside/Out: Perspectives And Prisms
Social Scientist Sees Bias Within
6th Annual Graduate Education Symposium in Peace and Conflict Resolution Meets at George Mason University
Slavery and Climate – There's More in Common Than You Think, Vatican Says
Managing the Madness in the Middle East
Cultural Educator: Aziz Abu Sarah
Maltese neutrality still a brilliant idea
Fighting extremism: Dignity is the answer
Richard Solomon Proved Sport Matters through the ‘Ping-Pong’ Diplomacy, and George Mason University is Poised to Tell Us How
How China’s Economic Rebalancing is like the Movie 'Speed'
Missing the mark on Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy at MLK Avenue
Should Palestinians Accept Israel as a Jewish State?
Civilian Devastation During War Explored in ‘Why They Die’
Libya’s GNA and the Future of Public Discourse
Voices: In midst of war, life goes on for Syrian kids
Duly Elected Tyranny: Recovering Democracy in the Age of Majority Abuses
Stop atrocities before they start
The Art of Appeasement, Part I Unraveling a Patchwork of Improvised Disaster
Conflict-sensitive Repatriation: Lessons from Displaced Communities in North-eastern Nigeria
Pro-Earth Republicans In The Era Of President Trump
Mason experts explain how ISIS attacks are recruitment tools
A new look at climate change
Remembering Roger Fisher And Our Stage Of Human Global Development
Rodef Shalom to host panel on Palestinian perspectives
Direct Analytical Approach to Peacebuilding
Rand Paul Got It Right on ISIS
Yemen is on the Brink of Chaos - And Why It's So Important
Our moral obligations in Somalia
Motives of suicide terrorists
Senior Government Officials Participate at Workshop on Strategic Communication and Conflict Resolution
Why Did Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Go to Iraq?
How to save the American Dream
In fighting gangs, US should look to El Salvador
Missing From Trial: Detainee Statements
Rights groups renew request for release of defendants in the Belady Foundation case and urge compliance with legal standards for pretrial detention
Why US and Chinese cities will make or break any global climate deal
To stop al-Shabab, help Somali people
Gilbert gunman's rampage sheds light on extremism: Immigration issue is a beacon to neo-Nazis
UC Berkeley holds 6th annual TED conference, explores themes of wisdom, compassion
Needed: Social Engineering?
Darfur Donor Conference: A Park for a Deadly Conflict
With Mike Duvall, Fall of Another ‘Family Values’ Crusader
Conflict resolution workshop benefits Patriots and participants
At Town Hall, Sanders Makes Commitment to 'End All Forms of Racism in This Country'
Women in Combat
What Paul Ryan’s economic roadmap means for America
Equality in action: A conversation at the checkpoint
Elections are good, right? Well, not always
Confronting Homeland Security's 'SSSS' Watch List
Stop the ISIS War Before It Gets Worse!
Aziz Abu Sarah is a Tour Guide
What will Rep. Dennis Kucinich's legacy be?
Yemen’s a Model All Right—For Disaster
‘Strength through peace – not peace through strength’: a reaction to Trump’s America First foreign policy
Human Rights of Crimean Tatars Discussed in European Parliament
‘Amish Mafia’ is a shameful, unrealistic portrayal of plain people
Author, Terrorism Victim Hirsch Says Capital Punishment Hurts U.S. Image Abroad
Fragility Needs Innovative Development Financing
ما هو الإرث السياسي لمحمود عباس؟
A Callous Disregard for the Law
Lack of US-Syria Diplomacy Leads to Dangerous Isolation
Origins and Responses to the Arab Awakening
New Crimean Tatar History Book Comes Under Attack from Russian Nationalist Groups
A Conflict Resolution Scholar Explains How to Resolve Conflicts in the Quiet Car
The Speech that Time Forgot
When Contested Narratives of Identity and Victimhood are Victims of Politics
Mason professors offer insights in aftermath of Paris tragedy
Why the White House Won't Win the Afghanistan War
In Oak Creek, Wis., hearts open to Sikhs after temple shooting
Afghan civil society calls for just peace
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Unclenched Fists
Turkey’s Kurdish Peace Process – Analysis - Part 3
Peacebuilding: the new generation
Mason Professors, Graduates Take Active Role in Latin American Conflicts
Working for Peace in the Age of Trump
Obama’s local, international obstacles on Syria
Anacostia: Why I have faith in the future of my neighborhood
Working Abroad a Big Help on the Hill
Cure Police Violence As If It Were a Disease
US Navy Seals plan to accept women after female soldiers graduate as rangers
At summer camp, Syrian child refugees recall a lost homeland
Germany's lesson for U.S. -- keep faith with workers
Ötekilerden ‘Ötekilere’ (From Others to ‘Others’)
Inspiring Curious Feminists: Reflections on Cynthia Enloe
Freed Egyptian American prisoner returns home following Trump intervention
Arab Gulf States Wary of Iran’s Role in the Battle for Mosul
Israelis and Palestinians -- rage, fear and misunderstanding
In Afghanistan, end the fighting and stop the meddling
Anticipating the Syria of Tomorrow: Strategies to Decrease Violence Against Innocents
The Israeli ex-settler at the center of Occupy Wall Street
Couple Spend Their Wedding Money on Street Children, End up in an Egyptian Prison
Turkey's Best Asset to Tackle ISIS: Ankara or America?
The U.S. Is No. 1 In Global Arms Sales
Politics and the city – the battle over Istanbul’s Gezi park
A Discussion with Marc Gopin, Director, Center on Religion, Diplomacy, and Conflict Resolution
Global Mayors Protest Trump’s Anti-Climate Cabinet
The Missing Ingredient in UN's 2030 Global Goals
Mason S-CAR Dean’s Book Awarded Top Prize by International Conflict Organization
Our Prejudicial and Political Pecking Order
Mirëdita Dobar Dan Festival in Belgrade: We Stuck our Foot in the Open Door
Can Obama Influence Ethiopia on Human Rights, Democracy?
Mason Center Works Toward a Peaceful Future
Hutu Diaspora Narrative: Identity in Conflict, Conflict of Identity
After Nearly Three Years, An American In Egypt Walks Free
Ukraine crisis underscores need for renewables push
Anacostia totem pole belies Washington’s devotion to Redskins
Afghans Want U.S. to Stay but Do Things Differently
Making Nonviolent Statecraft into a Self-Evident Truth
The Next Step for Myanmar
When Washington Welcomes A Nonviolent Muslim: What CBS News and Congress Have In Common
Peace – practical, not fanciful
Stimson Center Names Five Nonresident Fellows
Highland Community College Board Candidates Weigh District's Financial, Enrollment Woes
Promoting peace, locally and globally
Russian Consul General to Crimea Resigns Following Offensive Comments About Crimean Tatar Deportation
Could ‘Insight Policing’ have saved Sandra Bland, Freddie Gray and others?
Getting to “E Pluribus Unum”
As New Threats Emerge, U.S. Closes Drone Base in Ethiopia
Crisis management system for Japan and China
Obama must stand up to Netanyahu on Israeli settler violence
Price tag attack on J’lem church provokes religious condemnation
Using hip-hop to resolve global conflict
Bring Russia out of the cold and into the fold
Police Militarization Must Be Halted
Free West Papua: Growing International Solidarity for a Forgotten Independence Movement
Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution Becomes a School
Myanmar Fighting Poses Dilemma for China
Don't let Yemen turn into Syria: Column
China’s Foreign Policy Debates
Taliban Prisoner Releases Are High-Risk, Low-Reward
Hamas Should Be Part of Middle East Peace Talks
Congressmen urge Egypt to release Virginia woman from jail
Scholars skeptical on Japan apology
How to Pull Yemen Back from the Edge
BHU holds seminar on peacebuilding
Soldiers Into Students: Veterans, Educators Try to Ease Transition
Reading Dr Ambedkar as a narrative for social change
Cardin Meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister
A Peacebuilding Approach to Teaching About Extremism
Interview: Zheng Wang
Tale of Two Conventions: Why Charlotte Wins Over White Tampa
Hunger strike highlights forgotten tragedy of Palestinian prisoners
To save his Middle East legacy, Obama must recognise a Palestinian state now
10 Ways Conflict is Like Sex
UN Summit Already Successful: $50 Billion Divested From Fossil Fuels
Why we should keep out of Somalia’s affairs
Peshmerga-Iraqi forces united over Mosul, but can this last?
Keeping the Keys: The Rise of the Palestinian Diplomatic Intifada
Washington Area Students Weigh in on South Sudan Conflict
Hong Kong's 'Occupy': A movement for universal suffrage in Hong Kong is worrying Beijing
Tackling the most grave and serious global security threats
Nato should negotiate a security structure that includes Russia
Why Obama should pardon Snowden: Column
Congress Better Listen to the Pope on Climate Change
Syria Conflict Panel
Shank and Gilchrest: Increasing the Peace Can Reduce the Debt
Why the US must support bid for Palestinian statehood
Why is ISIS destroying Iraq's historical heritage?
Politics and Language: Dimension Beyond Words
"With friends like these..." on Romney's comments about Israeli and Palestinian culture
The Lonely Man of Peace
Open letter to President-elect Trump and government officials at all levels
Muslim advocates welcome Bernie Sanders' support but want visible action
UN climate change negotiations in Poland this week
Republicans and the Mennonite vote
Measuring the cost of violence
Donald Trump’s bigotry has inspired U.S. Muslim voters like no candidate before
Post-Election Ferguson: Bipartisan Congress to Demilitarize Police
Divestment-Investment Can Break Congressional Gridlock on Climate Change
Armenian, Azeri experts' Karabakh settlement recommendations
The Ghailani Verdict - Susan Hirsch featured in the New York Times
Breakdown in Yemen
Why Washington is wrong to impose visa suspension on Iraqis
Here's Why The U.S. Needs To Upgrade Economic Indicators
Interreligious Intercultural Dialogue Institutionalized - Deja Vu All Over Again
A New Model for American Foreign Policy
Europe Must Help Syria’s Women Make Peace
Meat Alert
If America wants Assad to respect international law, it must respect it, too
Science of unintended consequences
Peace is profitable: time for the US to invest
သုတေတီတစ်ဦး၏ နာဂဒေသနှင့်လူမျိုးများအကြောင်း [Research about the future of local and indigenous people]
'Tribunal' Opens Hearings Into Mass Killings in Indonesia
How Women’s Rights Are Linked to U.S.-Iran Negotiations
Inside the Beltway: Pillars of liberty
Is the OSCE relevant to Cyprus? Or is Cyprus irrelevant to the OSCE?
How Egypt’s most famous jailed couple celebrated Valentine’s Day
How Belgraders Remember the NATO Bombings
Turning Training into Action: Mason Students Analyze a Conflict in Brazil
To stop sexual assault against women in the US military, add more women
Water shortages are coming. It's time for us to act.
There is a Major Climate Issue Hiding in Your Closet: Fast Fashion
The three-ring circus of American politics
How to stop the stone-throwing in Anacostia
The Future of Kurdistan, Between Unity and Balkanization
Yemen: Ripe for a solution?
Congratulations to the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at GMU: The IMTD and ICAR partnership continues
Students discuss effects of Charlie Hebdo shooting
Senators Welcome Release of Unjustly Imprisoned Egyptian-American Aya Hijazi
Crimean Tatars Support EuroMaidan Protests in Kyiv
DOS UNIVERSIDADES AMERICANAS Ibarretxe trae a Euskadi el Agirre Lehendakaria Center
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR; Resolving Conflicts in the Caucasus
How Did VP Candidates Do in the Debate? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
Climate Action Is Solution to Slowing Superstorms | Commentary
Why the Kerry-Karzai Afghan Security Deal Won't Work
Post Eurozone crisis, how to increase a country's resilience to risk
Indignados de Wall Street, ¿el Tea Party de la izquierda?
Lingering Questions Surround Geneva III
CPCS Hosted Conference in Washington D.C.
Beware Libya’s ‘Fair Dictator’
The only way forward on Syria
Happy Independence Day wishes from a Palestinian
Arab Americans Organize with the ANSWER Coalition to Protest Trump Inauguration
For young adults who lost parents on Sept. 11, a hope for peace
Turkey’s once-worldly aims falter, even close allies concerned
IRP leader speaks in Washington, unsure of party goals and wary of Tajikistan’s future
The ’60s Begin to Fade as Liberal Professors Retire
Trump Should Take a Lesson From the Pope on How to Lead
How to Solve Your Conflicts, and Get FED at the Same Time
Dirty Energy Dollars
Explorer’s Analysis: Inside Key Issues of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
"We Are Not Like Them": Itamar Massacre Activates A Dangerous Israeli-Jewish Ethnocentrism
Conflict as an opportunity
Why can’t America just take out Assad?
China and Japan REALLY Don’t Like Each Other
Female soldiers fight Pentagon in court for combat positions
Wanted: Middle East Statesmen
Time to stop coddling Iran
When studying abroad in a conflict zone, safety is key
Will Saudi Arabia's 'Operation Decisive Storm' restore order in Yemen?
Doctoral Student Goes to Hollywood to Teach Peace Techniques
Palestine’s new PM and his prospects for success
Bullies, Jerks and Weasels
Public ‘schools of hope’ could be anything but
Expect Resource Wars With Exxon CEO At State Helm
The Emperor’s new clothes – bluster in the GOP
Fallacy of a moderate mullah
The Green Wave washes over a movement in hibernation
New Virginia gun law will boost violence, costs
Our Military Shouldn’t Turn Its Back on Servicewomen Who Need an Abortion
American impotence and the ‘Born in Jerusalem’ law
Why Hong Kong's #OccupyCentral Used Nonviolent Action as Tactic
Somalia on the Brink
Social Scientist Sees Bias Within
A Fixable Problem for Our Society
Have We Become Hopelessly Divided?
Bosnia Back on the Brink: Ukraine can learn from Bosnia's failed socioeconomic policies
Prop. 35 tackles child sex-trafficking
5 Ways We Should Radically Reconsider War
U.S. Couple Held In Egyptian Prison For 1 Year Over Unfounded Child Abuse
How Did Democratic Candidates Do? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
7 Ways Obama's U.N. Speech Revealed His Inconsistent Foreign Policy
No end in sight for conflict between our two angels
How to fix our police departments
Election campaigns and the politics of performance
The Conflict that Became Mine
Inevitable US policy shift on Burma: why and how
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
Conflict Resolution Educators Converge on Mason for Annual Conference
Bernie Sanders Vows To Fight Anti-Islam Sentiment: 2016 Democratic Presidential Candidate Hugs Muslim Woman On Stage
Women in combat: US military on verge of making it official
Netanyahu's Kennedy moment
Congress makes Elmo cry by defunding Palestinian 'Sesame Street'
What Do We Mean When We Say "Clean Energy"?
The ISIS takeover of Ramadi means hard choices face the Iraqi and US governments
Using Israeli and Palestinian Guides, Tour Group Helps Visitors ‘Experience the People’
OP-ED: Iran in the Era of Moderation and Reform
Holy Land tours a new tool in peacebuilding
Next Up in Somalia’s Fragile Transition: Bridge Political Divides
Sisters know a good road trip when they see one
Two Crimean Tatar Mosques Torched in Crimea on the Eve of Major Muslim Holiday
Obama making up drone rules as he goes
A New United Nations of Human Rights Countries
Moving Beyond Hope: The IOC and Team Refugee
Mason Student Studies Emerging Protest Culture Over Land Rights Conflicts in Cambodia
Options for Action in Syria
When soldiers commit murder
Orange Revolution in Ukraine: Inspiration of Disillusionment?
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
Sequester set to sock it to D.C.’s poorest
Faith-Based Diplomacy
Beijing Encroaching on Moscow’s Military Dominance in Tajikistan
Ryan Gosling spreads message from Bernie Sanders
Peaceful Dispute Resolution Ideas
Mass shootings show need for gun law reform
Eight ingredients for a peaceful society
For Economic Growth, Repeal Drug Laws and Rehabilitate Ex-Cons
Politics Unusual
Read This Before You Post About Gaza On Facebook
The Big Problems in Obama's Big Trade Deals
One Week After Colorado Shooting, US Government Still Failing to Safeguard America
Trump is ‘deprived of all knowledge’ about public schools
America’s litmus test on Syria
Problem-solving approach privileges both parties
We Lead Developed World in Poverty and Inequality
Meet Nousha Kabawat and her unstoppable drive to help Syria’s displaced children thrive
Do military women want combat jobs? The survey numbers say yes — and so do more than 9,000 combat action badges
Prevention better than punitive in Syria
World Bank needs Jeffrey Sachs
When nature trumps nurture, we all lose
Land Rights Have Become A Women's Issue Through Social Mobilization In Cambodia
Activists: Release of Detainees in Syria Crucial to Peace Process
I Was a Palestinian Stone-thrower. Here's Why I Stopped
Militarization of U.S. Police Forces
With Income Inequality Comes Violence
Spreading Peace, Block by Block: A North Philly neighborhood rallies around its youth
Aya Hegazy trial postponed for 5th time after court unable to turn on laptop
Insights Obama can now use to undermine Putin’s narrative
How to stop Libya becoming another Iraq
Learning from SIGIR's Final Report on Iraq Reconstruction
Q & A With Kevin Avruch, Ph.D.
Meryl Streep is right; bullying hurts us all
Nimr Al Nimr: Anatomy of a Man
Jobs: A Human Right | Commentary
Why We Heart Hurricanes: The Climate Change Connection
We're Unfair to Draft-Card Burners
Insight Policing and the Role of the Civilian in Police Accountability
Liberia’s Path from Anarchy to Elections
The Current of Discord on the Mekong
Reimagining Transitional Justice in Bali
Why Congress Should Care About the Beepocalypse | Commentary
Why is the US so reticent to read the right messages in Asia and the Pacific?
Can J Street Sideline AIPAC?
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry denounces US calls for Aya Hegazy’s release
The Russian Military Intervention in Syria; Is This Really a Concern for the U.S.?
Five Steps America Must Take Now to Combat Climate Change
CMEP conference: Middle East peace process needs new paradigm
Republican Reasoning: Why 2008 Was the Year for Occupying and Protesting Wall Street
Analysis: Progressive policies provide answer for Sanders’ foreign policy gap
Saudi in Yemen; It’s personal now
Rethinking transitions: finding the pathway from military to community security
Portrait of Stalin Sparks Brawl at WWII Ceremony in Crimea
Israeli-Palestinian conflict - discussion with Marc Gopin: on economic peace & justice
In Egypt, even helping street children can land you in prison
Working for world peace here at home
U.S. Credibility Around the World Damaged by Afghanistan War
Sit down with Iran to ensure there is no ‘October surprise’
A Strike Against Israel
Keeping Iran and Saudi Arabia From War
USDA Does Diets Differently, Moves Off Meat
Go After Super Pollutants
She Didn't Have a Gun... She Had MLK's Dream
Even a weakened Libya can avoid civil war
Essebsi Must Work With Islamists to Ensure Tunisia’s Transition
Dumping Military Kit on Cops Makes Main Street a War Zone
The Bo Xilai Verdict: Everybody Wins
China and Japan engage neocortices
Why Should Israel Care What the Rest of the World Thinks?
Semites Unite! You Have Nothing to Lose But your Conflict
Palestine: Still key to stability in the Middle East
Student Studies Connection of Abusive Treatment of Humans and Animals
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