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U.S. Sanctions On Iran Should Be Lifted For Humanitarian Goods
Open letter to President-elect Trump and government officials at all levels
Anti-immigration Legislation Makes Cities and Citizens Less Safe
Vision Series: Sandra Cheldelin to Discuss Women and Conflict
The Missing Ingredient in UN's 2030 Global Goals
To finally see the invisible Israelis before our eyes
China and Japan REALLY Don’t Like Each Other
Advocates for Egypt’s street children face unjust imprisonment
Sit down with Iran to ensure there is no ‘October surprise’
Letter to the editor: A response to "Immigration could swing it for Brexit"
Albany Gets "F" for Failing to Protect Tenants
Water shortages are coming. It's time for us to act.
Stop the ISIS War Before It Gets Worse!
Arab Gulf States Wary of Iran’s Role in the Battle for Mosul
Why US and Chinese cities will make or break any global climate deal
Why the US must support bid for Palestinian statehood
A third intifada is inevitable unless Israel changes course
Tunisia’s Elections Seal Transition, Raise Fears of Old Regime
Why Rep. Hunter Is Very Wrong About Nuking Iran
Chomsky Takes on the World (Bank)
The inclusion of women in the peacemaking process
Comment: The Cyprus Challenge: A solution paradigm shift
Robert C. Koehler: Healthy conflict creates resilient communities
Confronting Homeland Security's 'SSSS' Watch List
How the U.S. Deals With a Land Known for Corruption
Turkey’s Kurdish peace process – framework law – part 2
Tariq Ramadan in Chicago's Holocaust Museum
Drones weaken USA's moral might: Opposing view
Mason Center Works Toward a Peaceful Future
Protecting America's Clean Drinking Water
Five Steps America Must Take Now to Combat Climate Change
Turkey’s once-worldly aims falter, even close allies concerned
Businesses Must Take the Lead on Climate-Change Action
Focus on Al Qaeda in Yemen magnifies chronic instability
UVA Gives Diversity Awards to Longtime Professors McDowell and Dukes
The effect of 100 years of amnesia on the Turkish population
Why Should Israel Care What the Rest of the World Thinks?
Rituals of Gendered Violence: School Girl Kidnappings in Nigeria
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
Addressing DC's truancy epidemic
Rights groups renew request for release of defendants in the Belady Foundation case and urge compliance with legal standards for pretrial detention
Gulf Nations Can Provide Jobs, Which Is Crucial to Syrian Refugees
Managing the Madness in the Middle East
Options for Action in Syria
THE RUSSIAN PLOT, Or, How to Avoid Taking Responsibility for Losing a Presidential Election
Science of unintended consequences
How Egypt’s most famous jailed couple celebrated Valentine’s Day
Terrorism and Development
A New United Nations of Human Rights Countries
Politics and Language: Dimension Beyond Words
Former Del. Jim Scott remembered for selfless public service
Why is the US so reticent to read the right messages in Asia and the Pacific?
A peace-building response to the rise of 'Trumpism'
Yemen: Ripe for a solution?
Bush's true legacy in Egypt
Armenian, Azeri experts' Karabakh settlement recommendations
The Time For Leadership To Protect All Civilians Across Syria
Afghan civil society calls for just peace
What the Flint Crisis Reveals About Inequality in the U.S.
How to Fix Turkey's Fall From International Favor
Don't Talk, Do Something! Palestinian/Israeli Unilateralism as Legitimate Negotiations
Crimean Tatars fear exile again
Richard Solomon Proved Sport Matters through the ‘Ping-Pong’ Diplomacy, and George Mason University is Poised to Tell Us How
Hurricane Sandy: Time to do something about climate change
The Future of Kurdistan, Between Unity and Balkanization
Slavery and Climate – There's More in Common Than You Think, Vatican Says
The Ghailani Verdict - Susan Hirsch featured in the New York Times
Fossil Fuel Divestment Makes UN Climate Summit a Success
Doing Due Diligence on Diplomacy With Damascus
Denied Victimhood and Contested Narratives: The Case of Hutu Diaspora
Hurricane Joaquin: Another Word for Climate Change
US must vote in favour or abstain
Riyadh Conference: What Makes It Different?
Conflict as an opportunity
China’s Puzzling ADIZ Decision Making
How one liberal group is trying to help Democrats win back the House in 2018
Book review: The Shifting Grounds of Conflict and Peacebuilding
Is the Spirit of Sykes-Picot Still Alive in the Middle East after a Century?
Texas flood's climate change irony: Column
Sorting Out Our Options in Afghanistan
Divestment-Investment Can Break Congressional Gridlock on Climate Change
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry denounces US calls for Aya Hegazy’s release
Congress Better Listen to the Pope on Climate Change
Netanyahu’s address to Congress is a recipe for disaster, not peace
How Peer Pressure Brought Australia on Board Climate Fund
Keeping the Keys: The Rise of the Palestinian Diplomatic Intifada
UN climate change negotiations in Poland this week
America’s litmus test on Syria
It's the Arab spring for dictators
Cyprus: An EU Presidency occupied by Candidate Turkey
What Do We Mean When We Say "Clean Energy"?
Britain’s election results may prove to be a blow to US foreign policy goals
Marginalizing Muslims in Switzerland
Why Americans Are Ready to Pay More Money for Cleaner Energy
Reading Dr Ambedkar as a narrative for social change
Palestine’s new PM and his prospects for success
Maltese neutrality still a brilliant idea
More record warmth means more flooding: Column
Trust in Maliki harms U.S. credibility
We gain more than we lose in the Iran nuclear deal [Commentary]
Meryl Streep is right; bullying hurts us all
What the Killing of Trayvon Martin Means for Maryland
For Economic Growth, Repeal Drug Laws and Rehabilitate Ex-Cons
The Business Argument for Addressing Climate Change
Missing From Trial: Detainee Statements
Transforming a Nation
Freed Egyptian American prisoner returns home following Trump intervention
Achieving the mission: A conversation with UPEACE Vice Rector Amr Abdalla
Hillary Clinton Asks Egypt’s President Sisi to Release Aya Hijazi
Mason/EMU alum Michael Shank works with media to tell the story of climate change
Responding to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Is Religious Freedom the Answer?
The Struggle for Independence in West Papua
An American humanitarian worker goes on trial in Cairo. What’s next for Aya Hijazi?
Palestine is nearly here, deal with it
We can only hope that the cerebral will get the better of the visceral
Voices: In midst of war, life goes on for Syrian kids
Author, Terrorism Victim Hirsch Says Capital Punishment Hurts U.S. Image Abroad
Overnight Crimean Crisis Hits Stalemate
After Nearly Three Years, An American In Egypt Walks Free
An alternative to the World Bank and IMF
Donald Trump's Immigration Plan Would Ban One-Third of the World From the U.S.
Displaced by Genocide, Mason Student Plans to Help Other Refugees
Ghailani Trial and Sentence Affirms US Federal Court System
Conflict Analysis and Resolution Students Named Boren Fellows
Resolute in uncertain times: peacebuilding in the new US administration
I Was a Palestinian Stone-thrower. Here's Why I Stopped
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
Palestine: Still key to stability in the Middle East
Land Rights Have Become A Women's Issue Through Social Mobilization In Cambodia
How to Defuse the Ukraine Crisis: The way to respond to Russia is not with Cold War rhetoric
Lawmakers in Washington increasingly concerned about Ethiopia
National Geographic Offering Israel Tour: National Geographic Expedition is offering 12-day tours of the Holy Land, complete with hotels and museums
Hillary Clinton’s Response to the Pulse Orlando Shootings
The Saudis and the Iranians Need to Talk: And we need to make it happen
Are Direct Negotiations Good or Bad for the Palestinians?
Using Israeli and Palestinian Guides, Tour Group Helps Visitors ‘Experience the People’
Activists: Release of Detainees in Syria Crucial to Peace Process
Final Frontier on Carbon Emissions: Food
Time to stop coddling Iran
Obama’s speech was more of the same - and not what we needed
What Aziz Abu Sarah learned in Hebrew school
A new look at climate change
Oil Is At The Heart Of The Ukraine Crisis
Sisters know a good road trip when they see one
Netanyahu's Kennedy moment
Unholy Media Malpractice: The press totally missed the point of Bernie Sanders' trip to the Vatican.
The ISIS takeover of Ramadi means hard choices face the Iraqi and US governments
Faith-Based Diplomacy
Palestine's Right to Defend Itself
America Must Rethink the War on Terror: The Authorization for Use of Military Force needs to be modified to avoid mission creep
Mason Student Studies Emerging Protest Culture Over Land Rights Conflicts in Cambodia
Regionalization of Conflict and Opportunities for Peace in the Horn of Africa
Next Up in Somalia’s Fragile Transition: Bridge Political Divides
Why the Kerry-Karzai Afghan Security Deal Won't Work
Time to write the rules for cyber and drone challenges
Bucolic Peekskill under attack: View
Shank: White House, Congress Choosing Wrong Path on Iran
Because National Governments Won't, Cities Are Pushing Zero-Energy Buildings
David N. Cicilline and Michael Shank: Global warming threatens R.I.
A Grassroots Visit Belies Washington's View of Afghanistan
Embracing Healthier Communities Through Clean Energy
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
Afghans Failing Security Test In Badakhshan
U.S. Couple Held In Egyptian Prison For 1 Year Over Unfounded Child Abuse
Dirty Energy Dollars
Look to Iran for a solution in Syria
Congress vs. the Super-Pollutants
خبير في النزاعات الدولية: ترامب سيبيع الورقة السورية لبوتين (حوار)
Indian Guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Hopes to Teach Peace to the Taliban
Mason students discuss Islamophobia
Saudi in Yemen; It’s personal now
Germany Tells NATO, Russia To Dialogue Before Things Get 'Completely Out Of Control'
Do We Need Dictatorship?
Senators Welcome Release of Unjustly Imprisoned Egyptian-American Aya Hijazi
Rand Paul's Filibuster Gives Civil Liberties A Rare Washington Moment
Fragility Needs Innovative Development Financing
Mason’s Michael Shank Joins White House Climate Change Group
Motives of suicide terrorists
UN Summit Already Successful: $50 Billion Divested From Fossil Fuels
Let's keep Syria's blood off America's hands
Confronting genocide in Myanmar: The urgent need to prevent and protect
Cyprus – the drama unfolds
Analysis: Progressive policies provide answer for Sanders’ foreign policy gap
How to fix our police departments
EMU Professor Urges Shift in Iraqi, Afghan Strategy
Future of Crimean Tartar Muslims Hangs in the Balance
Court clears American aid worker after 3 years behind bars in Egypt
Congress Can't Ignore Afghanistan in Budget Talks
The Obama administration ignores an American imprisoned in Egypt
Syrian Ramadan at the Edge of War
The Mother of Badly Timed Arms Sales
Politics and the city – the battle over Istanbul’s Gezi park
When Contested Narratives of Identity and Victimhood are Victims of Politics
The Russian Military Intervention in Syria; Is This Really a Concern for the U.S.?
On 10th Anniversary of Afghan War, Time to Exit Militarized US Foreign Policy
As New Threats Emerge, U.S. Closes Drone Base in Ethiopia
Republicans want to fight climate change, too
Why China’s New Rich Want to Emigrate
Iraqi Kurdistan fears Maliki returning to power
Boycotting Muslim 'Savages' Ad on DC Metro in Protest of Hate Speech
Keeping Iran and Saudi Arabia From War
American impotence and the ‘Born in Jerusalem’ law
Bible Texts Misused in Rumsfeld Reports, Religious Leaders Say
Man-to-man chat can avert disaster
My sister has been jailed in Egypt for 900 days. When will the U.S. help free her?
Rwandan refugee works for peace and justice
Comment: A federal constituent “state” is not in the interest of Turkish Cypriots
Europe’s Migration Crisis: Causes and Cures
We can't let climate change turn droughts, flash floods and mudslides into the new normal
Why U.S. Could Opt For 'Zero Option' In Afghanistan
Hong Kong's 'Occupy': A movement for universal suffrage in Hong Kong is worrying Beijing
یەریڤان سەعید، توێژەر لە پەیمانگای وڵاتانی كەنداو لە واشنتۆن:
The case for compulsory voting
Ending the Exploitation of People and the Planet
Post-Election Ferguson: Bipartisan Congress to Demilitarize Police
EU Threat Has Inspired Panic Rather than Reform
How to stop Libya becoming another Iraq
Keeping USAID: why the US shouldn’t cut off its nose
65 years after 'catastrophe,' Palestinians have little to cheer about
Egypt frees U.S. charity worker Aya Hijazi from prison
Peace Parsha: Hayyei Sarah - Love and Care across Boundaries
7 Ways Obama's U.N. Speech Revealed His Inconsistent Foreign Policy
The Dangers of Soft Power: Government backed cultural programs often come across as just propaganda
Feckless on Foreign Policy
Bringing Eritrea In From The Cold
Indian Point: Past Its Expiration Date
Turkey's Best Asset to Tackle ISIS: Ankara or America?
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - Discussion with Marc Gopin: Part 1 on Economic Peace & Justice
Why I'm Going to Yemen
Egyptian-American activist Aya Hegazi returns to US following Egypt court acquittal
Does China Have a Foreign Policy?
US Lawmaker Urges Egypt to Release Dual Citizen
Meat Alert
Police Militarization Must Be Halted
Free West Papua: Growing International Solidarity for a Forgotten Independence Movement
Pro-Earth Republicans In The Era Of President Trump
Equality in action: A conversation at the checkpoint
Aya Hegazy trial postponed for 5th time after court unable to turn on laptop
Will Saudi Arabia's 'Operation Decisive Storm' restore order in Yemen?
Shank and Powell: Climate Change Fight Includes Private Sector
U.S.-E.U. Rhetoric on Russia as Destructive as a Chekhovian Duel
Reimagining Transitional Justice in Bali
Gun Bans Aren't the Only Answer to America's Violence Problem
Europe Must Help Syria’s Women Make Peace
Can Obama Influence Ethiopia on Human Rights, Democracy?
What Secretary Clinton Does Not Recognize About Egypt’s Anti-Regime Protests
Collaboration with China is preferable to containment
From Israel to Mason: Conflict scholars present a peace proposal at the UN
'Delenda Carthago': ISIS, threat and recovery
Is the OSCE relevant to Cyprus? Or is Cyprus irrelevant to the OSCE?
The NYC Security Risk That Candidates Aren't Discussing
Death to America in Yemen? No.
Ukraine crisis underscores need for renewables push
Don't let Yemen turn into Syria: Column
Our Love-Hate Relationship With Frankenstorms and Hurricane Sandy and Why We Must End It
My Turkish Airport
Bring Russia out of the cold and into the fold
Trump got Egypt to free an American prisoner. Here’s her story.
Bosnia: Stabilization Stalled in Negative Peace
The Ottoman Experience in Mosul, Then and Now
Rep. Charles Rangel: Let's slow down the next superstorm
Palestinian, Jew give both sides on joint Jerusalem tours
Fayetteville Charity Helps African Group
Myanmar Fighting Poses Dilemma for China
Use US soft power to free the Ashraf Seven
Mason’s Global Problem Solving Consortium in National Spotlight
Realising peace potential of constitution
The anatomy of an anti-Taliban uprising
Why Forest Whitaker Is Making the UN Goals Famous
Evolving policy in a changing world: Examining challenges and opportunities in the new US Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review
Students Practice Citizen Diplomacy in Syria
Gaza becomes Syria: Middle East geopolitics 2.0
The only way forward on Syria
Why World Leaders Are Starting to Eat Garbage
Congratulations to the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at GMU: The IMTD and ICAR partnership continues
How Germans Go Green
Climate crisis and the will to act
Sign a Drone Treaty Before Everyone Does as We Do
Presidents must come together on East Asia
9 Costs of Drone Strikes
Graduate students spend spring break with Syrian refugees
Blessed Are the Climate Advocates
Afghans Want U.S. to Stay but Do Things Differently
Dear Congress: Take Your Power Back
Firing Up Kurdish Nationalism in Iraq
Congress Must Tax Fossil Fuels
The Path To Clean Energy Requires An Energy-Storage Revolution
Detroit On The Brink
How Climate Change Sparked the Crisis in Syria
'Ceasefire' Is the Syria Word We Need to Hear
Egypt’s Street Children, Aya Hijazi, and Me
Lack of US-Syria Diplomacy Leads to Dangerous Isolation
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
CPCS Hosted Conference in Washington D.C.
Nato should negotiate a security structure that includes Russia
Roads: Getting Them Done
Trump 'ordered Sisi' to release US-Egyptian charity worker
Nonviolent resistance key to Middle East breakthrough
Moving Beyond Hope: The IOC and Team Refugee
A col.’s view of commander’s authority
Yemen Can't Do It Alone
The Price of Abandoning Yemen
Why we should keep out of Somalia’s affairs
Sorry, Aung San Suu Kyi, the Rohingya Crisis Is No Laughing Matter
Washington’s rapprochement with Syria is welcomed but not enough
Did Bernie Sanders just steal Joe Lieberman’s Jewish crown?
Scholars skeptical on Japan apology
Working Abroad a Big Help on the Hill
Crimean Tatars Fear for Their Safety After Crimea’s Annexation to Russia
American Aid Worker Is Cleared of Child Abuse Charges in Egypt
Is Yemen’s power struggle over?
Police should put away the military gear and build connections with young people
Deadly challenge of keeping Syria health-care workers safe
Sudan, after the breakup: Can violence be prevented?
Learning from SIGIR's Final Report on Iraq Reconstruction
Beijing Encroaching on Moscow’s Military Dominance in Tajikistan
Climate Action Is Solution to Slowing Superstorms | Commentary
Can the Tribes of NATO help the Tribes of Afghanistan?
The Noxious Origins of NYC Gentrification: Cooking Gas
The Current of Discord on the Mekong
China’s Foreign Policy Debates
Why Did Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Go to Iraq?
Obama must stand up to Netanyahu on Israeli settler violence
Who to Blame for the Absence of a Kurdish State after Sykes Picot?
Climate change denial — the dangerous lie
Israeli-Palestinian conflict - discussion with Marc Gopin: on economic peace & justice
Why Congress Needs to Act Now On Super-Pollutants
After 900 days in pre-trial detention, campaigns call for release of Aya Hegazy
What Pope Francis Will Say to America This Week
Columbia Prof Uses Math To Create World Peace
ISIS attacks fueled by illegal guns and open societies we can’t afford to lose
A Fixable Problem for Our Society
Turkmenistan cautiously opens to the world
Bosnia Back on the Brink: Ukraine can learn from Bosnia's failed socioeconomic policies
‘Strength through peace – not peace through strength’: a reaction to Trump’s America First foreign policy
Republicans and the Mennonite vote
To save his Middle East legacy, Obama must recognise a Palestinian state now
As Ethiopia votes, what’s ‘free and fair’ got to do with it?
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR; Resolving Conflicts in the Caucasus
Turkey’s Kurdish peace process: dead end – part 1
The 2017 Arthur N. Rupe Great Debate: Is ISIS an Existential Threat to the United States?
Doing away with food deserts in the District
Don't forget Malaysia
Yemen’s a Model All Right—For Disaster
Americans have had enough conflict
Libya: A failed state or a failed government?
There is a Major Climate Issue Hiding in Your Closet: Fast Fashion
When diplomatic opportunities were dismissed
Proof Nuclear Energy Is a Huge Security Risk
Insights Obama can now use to undermine Putin’s narrative
Hamas Should Be Part of Middle East Peace Talks
How to Pull Yemen Back from the Edge
Who is Aya Hijazi, the American freed from jail in Egypt?
Darfur Donor Conference: A Park for a Deadly Conflict
State Department Should Speak Out For Aya Hijazi, US Human Rights Defender In Egypt Prison
Data show drone attacks doomed to fail against ISIS in Syria
Go After Super Pollutants
10 Syria Questions for John Kerry and Chuck Hagel
Expect Resource Wars With Exxon CEO At State Helm
National Geographic Expeditions ‘Holy Land’ Partner Scores Top UN Award
Search – Côte d’Ivoire wins the Prize of Excellency
Vietnam and Great Power Rivalries
Behind the Headlines: Israeli Arab's Water Project May Aid Regional Cooperation
Ukraine Diplomatic Deal: Necessary Next Steps
‘Don’t Disturb The Peace’: Post-Conflict Politics In Aceh, Indonesia
Tehran looks ready to tango
A look at the American 'Countering Violent Extremism' strategy
Obama Arrives in Kenya, on Personal and Official Journey
Only Good Governance can Defeat Al Qaeda in Yemen
Obama Thinks Too Small on Climate Change
Letter to the Editor: Dismissal of Evidence Affected Paris Agreement
'Tribunal' Opens Hearings Into Mass Killings in Indonesia
Ineffective tightening of sanctions on Iran
When studying abroad in a conflict zone, safety is key
Syria's Next Generation
Why Congress Should Care About the Beepocalypse | Commentary
Trump’s favorite dictator is jailing U.S. citizens
Why We Heart Hurricanes: The Climate Change Connection
Teach, model, grow and live in empathy to build world peace, says interfaith expert Marc Gopin at Frontier Luncheon
USDA Does Diets Differently, Moves Off Meat
Mason Professors, Graduates Take Active Role in Latin American Conflicts
Don't Let China Dominate: When it comes to renewable energy, China is trumping the U.S.
Dismissal of Evidence Affected Paris Agreement
Making Nonviolent Statecraft into a Self-Evident Truth
Peace – practical, not fanciful
The Emperor’s new clothes – bluster in the GOP
Fighting extremism: Dignity is the answer
How U.S. Ambassadors Influence China (But Not Americans)
Washington Area Students Weigh in on South Sudan Conflict
An 'Afghan Summer' of revolt - Part 2
Essay on the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the Sykes-Picot Agreement هل العرب أمام سايكس بيكو جديدة؟
Ethiopian Ruling Coalition Wins Majority of Parliament Seats
The Lonely Man of Peace
Africa Needs More from Obama than Promises
Hottest Year on Record, 2014, Brings Economic Opportunity
Settler Terrorism -- An American Problem
Obama's Middle East Speech: The Message Was Not Received
Climate Change Is An Immediate Threat
Why the White House Won't Win the Afghanistan War
Saving District of Columbia’s Youth Court
Why Washington is wrong to impose visa suspension on Iraqis
Anticipating the Syria of Tomorrow: Strategies to Decrease Violence Against Innocents
التدخل الروسي أوقف انهيار النظام السوري مؤقتاً
Politics Unusual
Can J Street Sideline AIPAC?
Promoting peace, locally and globally
ما هي خلفية اشتعال القومية الكردية في العراق؟
Stop atrocities before they start
Congressmen urge Egypt to release Virginia woman from jail
9/11 Forever (and Ever)
Fed Up With Climate Change Apathy
Defense Department in Somalia
Global Mayors Protest Trump’s Anti-Climate Cabinet
When soldiers commit murder
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Confederate flag: hatred or heritage?
Community Activists Question Timing Of Grand Jury Announcement
Civility: The Way We Drive
American Aid Worker, Release Secured by Trump Officials, Leaves Egypt
Awakening the Demons: There is no Arab Spring coming to Iraq. But sectarian protests could tear this fragile country apart.
The Ugly Reality Of Islamophobia (And How Catholics Should Stand Up Against It)
Donald Trump and the Politics of Personality: To Understand Trumpism, Look Abroad!
Why defeating ISIS with military might is starry eyed idealism
The Audacity of Air Strikes and Secret Deals: Just making Isis grow stronger?
Busting the Biofuels Boom
Cardin Meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister
The World Discovers Afghanistan’s Peaceful Clerics
Lingering Questions Surround Geneva III
Cyclone Pam Is Just the Start
Morocco a Stable East-West Bridge
Crimean Crisis Escalates Further
Beyer Statement On Acquittal of Aya Hijazi and Her Co-Defendants in Egypt
In fighting gangs, US should look to El Salvador
The Impact of the Syrian Civil War on Identity Groups in Turkey
Vatican Mayors Summit Spots Pope on Municipal Pulpit
Tragedy & Triumph

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