The School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution

EMU Professor Urges Shift in Iraqi, Afghan Strategy
Expect Resource Wars With Exxon CEO At State Helm
Syrian Ramadan at the Edge of War
The Coming Rise of Afghan Militias
What can Washington do about militarized police forces?
Peshmerga-Iraqi forces united over Mosul, but can this last?
The 2017 Arthur N. Rupe Great Debate: Is ISIS an Existential Threat to the United States?
كاتبة فلسطينية تعيش في واشنطن: أطفالنا ضحايا وليسوا إرهابيين
Hillary Clinton’s Response to the Pulse Orlando Shootings
No Immunity for US Troops: Why Hamid Karzai Punted to Loya Jirga
Stuart High School Students Use Traditional Karate to Help With Conflict Resolution
Has outgoing Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal brought about a new, more peaceful, face to the organization?
How to Defuse the Ukraine Crisis: The way to respond to Russia is not with Cold War rhetoric
Evolving policy in a changing world: Examining challenges and opportunities in the new US Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review
‘Lincoln’: Where was Frederick Douglass?
U.S. Military Interventionism Has Harmed Iraq Dearly
Imagining Peace: The Practical Advantages for Muslims, Jews and Christians of Peace for Palestine and Israel
‘Don’t Disturb The Peace’: Post-Conflict Politics In Aceh, Indonesia
USIP Awards Jennings Randolph Senior Fellowships and Peace Scholarships for 2015-2016
Essay on the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the Sykes-Picot Agreement هل العرب أمام سايكس بيكو جديدة؟
10 Syria Questions for John Kerry and Chuck Hagel
Fighting extremism: Dignity is the answer
Afghan religious figures, diplomats come together in İstanbul
Open letter to President-elect Trump and government officials at all levels
A Silver Lining to the Film and Riots Tragedy: Freedom, Diversity, and the New Competition for Arab Public Space
Dear Congress: Take Your Power Back
Our Understanding of Terrorism is being Undermined
Why Did Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Go to Iraq?
The Russian Military Intervention in Syria; Is This Really a Concern for the U.S.?
Creating Resilient Communities
Armenian, Azeri experts' Karabakh settlement recommendations
A Palestinian’s journey from stone-throwing to conflict resolution
Point of View opens—A place for conflict conversation, transformation
Professor Utilizes Real World Experience in Conflict Resolution Studies
U.S. Soldiers in Somalia and the Pentagon's Unlearned Lessons
How Belgraders Remember the NATO Bombings
Emerging Powers and Post-Conflict Reconstruction in Liberia
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - Discussion with Marc Gopin: Part 1 on Economic Peace & Justice
یەریڤان سەعید، توێژەر لە پەیمانگای وڵاتانی كەنداو لە واشنتۆن:
As China’s Economy Falters, Military Parade Offers Chance to Burnish Image
Mason students discuss Islamophobia
The only way forward on Syria
Dirty Energy Dollars
Reflections of a Catholic American on bin Laden’s death
The Missing Ingredient in UN's 2030 Global Goals
A look at the American 'Countering Violent Extremism' strategy
Women in combat: US military on verge of making it official
Terrorism and Development
Invest in the Afghan people not foreign contractors
Female suicide bombers; Misguided media; Karadzic at the Hague
Arab Americans Organize with the ANSWER Coalition to Protest Trump Inauguration
Obama Arrives in Kenya, on Personal and Official Journey
Achieving the mission: A conversation with UPEACE Vice Rector Amr Abdalla
Stop the ISIS War Before It Gets Worse!
Even a weakened Libya can avoid civil war
Mason experts explain how ISIS attacks are recruitment tools
My Turkish Airport
Afghan Security Forces Pass First Test, But Questions Remain
Syria's Next Generation
Afghan-U.S. relations damaged by shooting: analyst
U.S.-E.U. Rhetoric on Russia as Destructive as a Chekhovian Duel
Letter to the Editor: Dismissal of Evidence Affected Paris Agreement
Bring Russia out of the cold and into the fold
Is Yemen’s power struggle over?
Turkey’s Kurdish peace process: dead end – part 1
Holy Land tours a new tool in peacebuilding
Keeping USAID: why the US shouldn’t cut off its nose
A third intifada is inevitable unless Israel changes course
In America, domestic extremists are a bigger risk than foreign terrorism
America's police are looking more and more like the military
Students discuss effects of Charlie Hebdo shooting
Congress makes Elmo cry by defunding Palestinian 'Sesame Street'
Hong Kong's 'Occupy': A movement for universal suffrage in Hong Kong is worrying Beijing
Hurricane Sandy: Time to do something about climate change
Imagine a Violent World Where You Have No Military Option: What Would You Do?
A Discussion with Marc Gopin, Director, Center on Religion, Diplomacy, and Conflict Resolution
Why can’t America just take out Assad?
Aziz Abu Sarah – Ending the Cycle of Violence in Israel and Palestine
Dr. Jeremy Rinker- UNCG Campus Weekly
The Struggle for Independence in West Papua
What Aziz Abu Sarah learned in Hebrew school
Can the Tribes of NATO help the Tribes of Afghanistan?
Dismissal of Evidence Affected Paris Agreement
Time to write the rules for cyber and drone challenges
Post-Election Ferguson: Bipartisan Congress to Demilitarize Police
Netanyahu's Kennedy moment
A Peacebuilding Travel Log
Sorting Out Our Options in Afghanistan
Washington Area Students Weigh in on South Sudan Conflict
Mason Partners with Ghana-based African Peace Building Organization
An Interview with Dr. Tetsushi Ogata
To stop sexual assault against women in the US military, add more women
Protecting America's Clean Drinking Water
Semites Unite! You Have Nothing to Lose But your Conflict
When studying abroad in a conflict zone, safety is key
Teaching Sept. 11 To Students Who Were Born After The Attacks Happened
Lessons from Afghanistan
Turkey's Best Asset to Tackle ISIS: Ankara or America?
Nato should negotiate a security structure that includes Russia
Feckless on Foreign Policy
US Navy Seals plan to accept women after female soldiers graduate as rangers
We can only hope that the cerebral will get the better of the visceral
BHU holds seminar on peacebuilding
The Audacity of Air Strikes and Secret Deals: Just making Isis grow stronger?
Don't forget Malaysia
Working for world peace here at home
Police should put away the military gear and build connections with young people
Suffolk reservist sues over ban on women in combat
Voices: In midst of war, life goes on for Syrian kids
How a glacier could thaw dangerous India and Pakistan freeze
Politics and Language: Dimension Beyond Words
What the Middle East can learn from Southeast Asia
Social media project addresses extremist violence at home and abroad
Chattanooga: on the need to fight terror with reason
Female soldiers fight Pentagon in court for combat positions
Stop Treating America Like a War Zone: Congress must stop the militarization of America's police forces
Motives of suicide terrorists
Tariq Ramadan in Chicago's Holocaust Museum
A Peacebuilding Approach to Teaching About Extremism
Mirëdita Dobar Dan Festival in Belgrade: We Stuck our Foot in the Open Door
Militarization of U.S. Police Forces
Land Rights Have Become A Women's Issue Through Social Mobilization In Cambodia
The U.S. Afghanistan Strategy Is Failing and It's Time to Pull Out
Rwanda- A Country Still in Need
Ethiopian Ruling Coalition Wins Majority of Parliament Seats
Congress Can't Ignore Afghanistan in Budget Talks
The U.S. Is No. 1 In Global Arms Sales
The Ghailani Verdict - Susan Hirsch featured in the New York Times
Former Del. Jim Scott remembered for selfless public service
Westboro Baptist Church: Thanks for Visiting and Come Again
Is the Spirit of Sykes-Picot Still Alive in the Middle East after a Century?
Press Pause on the Rush to War
Conflict as an opportunity
Afghan civil society calls for just peace
Obama’s local, international obstacles on Syria
Resolute in uncertain times: peacebuilding in the new US administration
Obama must stand up to Netanyahu on Israeli settler violence
Promoting peace, locally and globally
Happy Independence Day wishes from a Palestinian
Lawmakers in Washington increasingly concerned about Ethiopia
George Mason University Partners With an African Nonprofit Organization- 72Africa
Six leading Libyan women dominate Virginia conference on Libya
Aziz Abu Sarah is a Tour Guide
We can't let climate change turn droughts, flash floods and mudslides into the new normal
Peace – practical, not fanciful
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
We gain more than we lose in the Iran nuclear deal [Commentary]
Politics Unusual
How to Pull Yemen Back from the Edge
Ahmadinejad - Incitement Deserves Indictment
‘Strength through peace – not peace through strength’: a reaction to Trump’s America First foreign policy
Data show drone attacks doomed to fail against ISIS in Syria
How I learned to forgive my brother’s murderers
Learning from SIGIR's Final Report on Iraq Reconstruction
9/11 Forever (and Ever)
Peace is profitable: time for the US to invest
Administrative Referendum: A wakeup call for the ethno-political conflict in Darfur
Fragility Needs Innovative Development Financing
Women sue Pentagon over combat exclusion
Saudi in Yemen; It’s personal now
9 Costs of Drone Strikes
Reconciliation in Rwanda: Building Peace Through Dialogue
Egypt’s Street Children, Aya Hijazi, and Me
Andrew Left The Window Open
Darfur Donor Conference: A Park for a Deadly Conflict
Using Israeli and Palestinian Guides, Tour Group Helps Visitors ‘Experience the People’
Why defeating ISIS with military might is starry eyed idealism
Fayetteville Charity Helps African Group
Teach, model, grow and live in empathy to build world peace, says interfaith expert Marc Gopin at Frontier Luncheon
Why the White House Won't Win the Afghanistan War
How to Fix Turkey's Fall From International Favor
Science of unintended consequences
Ukraine Diplomatic Deal: Necessary Next Steps
The Time For Leadership To Protect All Civilians Across Syria
Fulbright Scholars Offer Tips to Win the Prize
Nigeria: A Network That Reconnects North With Sardauna's Biographer John Paden
Turkey’s Kurdish peace process – framework law – part 2
Ghailani Trial and Sentence Affirms US Federal Court System
Conflict-sensitive Repatriation: Lessons from Displaced Communities in North-eastern Nigeria
Palestinian Child Attackers Are Victims, Not Terrorists
6th Annual Graduate Education Symposium in Peace and Conflict Resolution Meets at George Mason University
Past a certain point conflict becomes unstoppable
Promoting Peace and Conflict Awareness In Small Town America: Independence, Kansas
National Geographic Expeditions ‘Holy Land’ Partner Scores Top UN Award
Bosnia Back on the Brink: Ukraine can learn from Bosnia's failed socioeconomic policies
Confronting Homeland Security's 'SSSS' Watch List
Problem-solving approach privileges both parties
Saudi rejects foreign interference in Iraq, blames ‘sectarian’ Maliki | Reuters
Water shortages are coming. It's time for us to act.
After Nearly Three Years, An American In Egypt Walks Free
I Was a Palestinian Stone-thrower. Here's Why I Stopped
Direct Analytical Approach to Peacebuilding
Free West Papua: Growing International Solidarity for a Forgotten Independence Movement
Myanmar Fighting Poses Dilemma for China
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
သုတေတီတစ်ဦး၏ နာဂဒေသနှင့်လူမျိုးများအကြောင်း [Research about the future of local and indigenous people]
Sign a Drone Treaty Before Everyone Does as We Do
The anatomy of an anti-Taliban uprising
Anthropologist Searches for Way to Measure Peacebuilding Success
Soldiers Into Students: Veterans, Educators Try to Ease Transition
How one liberal group is trying to help Democrats win back the House in 2018
Settler Terrorism -- An American Problem
التدخل الروسي أوقف انهيار النظام السوري مؤقتاً
How U.S. War Funds Get Wasted ... And How to Stop It
Next Up in Somalia’s Fragile Transition: Bridge Political Divides
Civilian Devastation During War Explored in ‘Why They Die’
The Federal response in Malheur and far right extremism
The Path To Clean Energy Requires An Energy-Storage Revolution
'Ceasefire' Is the Syria Word We Need to Hear
Insights Obama can now use to undermine Putin’s narrative
Transforming a Nation
Missing From Trial: Detainee Statements
Why Washington is wrong to impose visa suspension on Iraqis
Do military women want combat jobs? The survey numbers say yes — and so do more than 9,000 combat action badges
Search – Côte d’Ivoire wins the Prize of Excellency
Military spending is not right way to boost America's economic security
Responding to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Is Religious Freedom the Answer?
Liberia’s Path from Anarchy to Elections
If You Want Revenge for 9/11, Don't Look to the Kids Who Lost A Parent
The Impact of the Syrian Civil War on Identity Groups in Turkey
Why Army women are demanding the right to fight — and die — in combat
Will Saudi Arabia's 'Operation Decisive Storm' restore order in Yemen?
Conflict and the Consequences of Isolation: A Comparative Study
Lessons from South Asia for an Arab Spring
خبير في النزاعات الدولية: ترامب سيبيع الورقة السورية لبوتين (حوار)
Deadly challenge of keeping Syria health-care workers safe
Rand Paul's Filibuster Gives Civil Liberties A Rare Washington Moment
Africa Needs More from Obama than Promises
Yemen Can't Do It Alone
Ten lessons from Myanmar's peace process
We're Unfair to Draft-Card Burners
Elections in Tajikistan Have Implications for U.S. Policy in Afghanistan
Death to America in Yemen? No.
An Alternative for Afghan Peace Talks
Crimean Tatars fear exile again
Climate change denial — the dangerous lie
Obama making up drone rules as he goes
UN Small Arms Conference: Evaluation and Prospects
Tragedy & Triumph
Firing Up Kurdish Nationalism in Iraq
Europe’s Migration Crisis: Causes and Cures
Honoring National Service in War and Peace
To stop al-Shabab, help Somali people
The Current of Discord on the Mekong
Will Republicans suggest an economic cure in Nevada?
'Less Violent' Does Not Have to Mean 'Apathetic'
From Israel to Mason: Conflict scholars present a peace proposal at the UN
Our Love-Hate Relationship With Frankenstorms and Hurricane Sandy and Why We Must End It
Rethinking transitions: finding the pathway from military to community security
Hillel Event Bridges Israeli-Palestinian Gap
Don't let Yemen turn into Syria: Column
Myanmar's negotiator expresses belief in China's willingness to help in peace process
Robert C. Koehler: Healthy conflict creates resilient communities
Why we should keep out of Somalia’s affairs
A Fixable Problem for Our Society
On 10th Anniversary of Afghan War, Time to Exit Militarized US Foreign Policy
Activists: Release of Detainees in Syria Crucial to Peace Process
Libya: A failed state or a failed government?
GMU Student Burns Pagoda For Senior Art Project
Anticipating the Syria of Tomorrow: Strategies to Decrease Violence Against Innocents
The Harm in Hashtags
Hamas Should Be Part of Middle East Peace Talks
The inclusion of women in the peacemaking process
Gulf Nations Can Provide Jobs, Which Is Crucial to Syrian Refugees
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Conflict Analysis and Resolution Students Named Boren Fellows
Peace Parsha: Hayyei Sarah - Love and Care across Boundaries
The costly errors of America's wars
Palestine: Still key to stability in the Middle East
The Ugly Reality Of Islamophobia (And How Catholics Should Stand Up Against It)
Why U.S. Could Opt For 'Zero Option' In Afghanistan
CPCS Hosted Conference in Washington D.C.
Author, Terrorism Victim Hirsch Says Capital Punishment Hurts U.S. Image Abroad
Global Mayors Protest Trump’s Anti-Climate Cabinet
Police Should Put Away the Military Gear and Build Connections with Young People
Hope for Peace May Be Encouraged by Enemies in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Addressing DC's truancy epidemic
Bosnia: Stabilization Stalled in Negative Peace
Maltese neutrality still a brilliant idea
The Emperor’s new clothes – bluster in the GOP
The Future of Kurdistan, Between Unity and Balkanization
Peaceful Dispute Resolution Ideas
How to fix our police departments
When soldiers commit murder
S-CAR Class Inspires Landmark Lawsuit
Sorry, Aung San Suu Kyi, the Rohingya Crisis Is No Laughing Matter
Slavery and Climate – There's More in Common Than You Think, Vatican Says
Taliban Prisoner Releases Are High-Risk, Low-Reward
Palestine's Right to Defend Itself
Only Good Governance can Defeat Al Qaeda in Yemen
Rubenstein, Faculty Member of the Year, took time to find his calling
Mason professors offer insights in aftermath of Paris tragedy
Who to Blame for the Absence of a Kurdish State after Sykes Picot?
Why the Kerry-Karzai Afghan Security Deal Won't Work
Using Peace 'Means' to Achieve Peaceful 'Ends'
Divide and conquer negotiations
China’s Puzzling ADIZ Decision Making
The ISIS takeover of Ramadi means hard choices face the Iraqi and US governments
These fiscal cliff hawks ought to be foreign policy doves
Beware Libya’s ‘Fair Dictator’
Unite, Confuse, and Inspire: A Response to the Rise of Racism in Israel
Reimagining Transitional Justice in Bali
'Delenda Carthago': ISIS, threat and recovery
Our Military Shouldn’t Turn Its Back on Servicewomen Who Need an Abortion
Syria Needs Real Help, Not American Bombs
Peace-maker: We must look below the surface
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
Beijing Encroaching on Moscow’s Military Dominance in Tajikistan
An 'Afghan Summer' of revolt - Part 2
Doctoral Student Goes to Hollywood to Teach Peace Techniques
Bible Texts Misused in Rumsfeld Reports, Religious Leaders Say
Iraqi Kurdistan fears Maliki returning to power
Making Nonviolent Statecraft into a Self-Evident Truth
What Do We Mean When We Say "Clean Energy"?
Bribes, money hidden in teddy bears: welcome to US spending in Afghanistan
Climate Change Is An Immediate Threat
Time to stop coddling Iran
Analysis: Progressive policies provide answer for Sanders’ foreign policy gap
Congressmen urge Egypt to release Virginia woman from jail
Defense Department in Somalia
Scars of the Khmer Rouge: How Cambodia is healing from a genocide
Why I'm Going to Yemen
5 Ways We Should Radically Reconsider War
It's the Arab spring for dictators
A col.’s view of commander’s authority
How Egypt’s most famous jailed couple celebrated Valentine’s Day
America Must Rethink the War on Terror: The Authorization for Use of Military Force needs to be modified to avoid mission creep
Police Militarization Must Be Halted
Fuel for extremism is beyond Bin Laden, EMU prof says
For young adults who lost parents on Sept. 11, a hope for peace
Europe Must Help Syria’s Women Make Peace
Women in Combat
Vietnam and Great Power Rivalries
Coup-Speak Speaking
U.S. Drones Mobilize Pakistani Nonviolent Movement
Boarding the Train for a Trip into the Past
Can Obama Influence Ethiopia on Human Rights, Democracy?
Awakening the Demons: There is no Arab Spring coming to Iraq. But sectarian protests could tear this fragile country apart.
Man-to-man chat can avert disaster
Post-Mubarak Egypt: From successful protest to sustainable social transformation
Obama’s speech was more of the same - and not what we needed
Religions meet at VST
Counter-Revolutions and Evolutions: Lessons of Egypt and Iran
Reflections on Transformative Education: Toward Peace Learning Systems
Catching Kony
Women-in-Combat Plaintiff to Present Keynote at Gender and Conflict Center Reception
Conflict resolution workshop benefits Patriots and participants
The Saudis and the Iranians Need to Talk: And we need to make it happen
Tackling the most grave and serious global security threats
How to stop Libya becoming another Iraq
What will Rep. Dennis Kucinich's legacy be?
ما هي خلفية اشتعال القومية الكردية في العراق؟
ISIS attacks fueled by illegal guns and open societies we can’t afford to lose
Keeping Iran and Saudi Arabia From War
The Next Step for Myanmar
To finally see the invisible Israelis before our eyes
Equality in action: A conversation at the checkpoint
Small town America shouldn't resemble war zone
Why We Heart Hurricanes: The Climate Change Connection
Beyond the limits of counterterrorism: towards a peace and development agenda that can engage constructively with extremism
Former Middle East 'Foes' to Speak on Building Peace
Dumping Military Kit on Cops Makes Main Street a War Zone
Anti-immigration Legislation Makes Cities and Citizens Less Safe
Unholy Media Malpractice: The press totally missed the point of Bernie Sanders' trip to the Vatican.
Peace Corps Program & Training Specialist for Africa
Dialogue, satire and the attack on Charlie Hebdo
Yemen needs action, not just talk
The Ottoman Experience in Mosul, Then and Now
Turkey’s once-worldly aims falter, even close allies concerned
Britain’s election results may prove to be a blow to US foreign policy goals
Cyprus: An EU Presidency occupied by Candidate Turkey
Rituals of Gendered Violence: School Girl Kidnappings in Nigeria
Faith-Based Diplomacy
Realising peace potential of constitution
Mason Student Studies Emerging Protest Culture Over Land Rights Conflicts in Cambodia
Peace, alliance, and inclusivity: Ending conflict in Myanmar
In the Army, sex discrimination begins at West Point
Yemen’s a Model All Right—For Disaster
Want to cut big government abuses? Start with defence contracting
The NYC Security Risk That Candidates Aren't Discussing
A camp for young people touched by terror
Genocide or Terrorism? Transnational Advocacy and the Ogaden Conflict
Confederate flag: hatred or heritage?
Germany Tells NATO, Russia To Dialogue Before Things Get 'Completely Out Of Control'
Meryl Streep is right; bullying hurts us all
Mason Student Strives to Bring Peace Before Dangerous African Presidential Vote
Girls released from Boko Haram captivity rejected by society - new report
Afghans Failing Security Test In Badakhshan
The Price of Abandoning Yemen
"We Are Not Like Them": Itamar Massacre Activates A Dangerous Israeli-Jewish Ethnocentrism
Japan’s Remilitarization, Beating Ploughshares into Swords
The Obama administration ignores an American imprisoned in Egypt
No Iran deal, but significant progress in Geneva
Scholars skeptical on Japan apology
Bringing Eritrea In From The Cold
When Radio Goes Bad: RF communications and the increased violence in South Sudan

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