The School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution

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

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