The School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution

Hillary Clinton Asks Egypt’s President Sisi to Release Aya Hijazi
The Bo Xilai Verdict: Everybody Wins
The Saudis and the Iranians Need to Talk: And we need to make it happen
Our Love-Hate Relationship With Frankenstorms and Hurricane Sandy and Why We Must End It
What the Middle East can learn from Southeast Asia
Iraqi Kurdistan fears Maliki returning to power
Administrative Referendum: A wakeup call for the ethno-political conflict in Darfur
To stop al-Shabab, help Somali people
A Palestinian’s journey from stone-throwing to conflict resolution
Fuel for extremism is beyond Bin Laden, EMU prof says
Hong Kong's 'Occupy': A movement for universal suffrage in Hong Kong is worrying Beijing
Post-Election Ferguson: Bipartisan Congress to Demilitarize Police
Syria’s Christian conundrum
Feckless on Foreign Policy
Obama’s speech was more of the same - and not what we needed
Bribes, money hidden in teddy bears: welcome to US spending in Afghanistan
The Audacity of Air Strikes and Secret Deals: Just making Isis grow stronger?
Producing solutions by appreciating the interconnections
The Future of Kurdistan, Between Unity and Balkanization
CPCS Hosted Conference in Washington D.C.
When soldiers commit murder
Social media project addresses extremist violence at home and abroad
U.S. Military Interventionism Has Harmed Iraq Dearly
Public ‘schools of hope’ could be anything but
ISIS attacks fueled by illegal guns and open societies we can’t afford to lose
America Must Rethink the War on Terror: The Authorization for Use of Military Force needs to be modified to avoid mission creep
Stop Treating America Like a War Zone: Congress must stop the militarization of America's police forces
Universities More Moderate than Believed
In America, domestic extremists are a bigger risk than foreign terrorism
We gain more than we lose in the Iran nuclear deal [Commentary]
Time for the peace vote?
Beijing Encroaching on Moscow’s Military Dominance in Tajikistan
How to Pull Yemen Back from the Edge
Data show drone attacks doomed to fail against ISIS in Syria
Is Yemen’s power struggle over?
Sorting Out Our Options in Afghanistan
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Women in Combat
Why is ISIS destroying Iraq's historical heritage?
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry denounces US calls for Aya Hegazy’s release
When Radio Goes Bad: RF communications and the increased violence in South Sudan
Deadly challenge of keeping Syria health-care workers safe
Hurricane Sandy: Time to do something about climate change
Germany Tells NATO, Russia To Dialogue Before Things Get 'Completely Out Of Control'
Why can’t America just take out Assad?
Couple Spend Their Wedding Money on Street Children, End up in an Egyptian Prison
Militarization of U.S. Police Forces
Myanmar Fighting Poses Dilemma for China
Want to cut big government abuses? Start with defence contracting
Europe Must Help Syria’s Women Make Peace
Mason’s Global Problem Solving Consortium in National Spotlight
10 Ways Conflict is Like Sex
Boycotting Muslim 'Savages' Ad on DC Metro in Protest of Hate Speech
It's the Arab spring for dictators
Working for world peace here at home
Explorer’s Analysis: Inside Key Issues of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
9/11 Forever (and Ever)
Maltese neutrality still a brilliant idea
Scars of the Khmer Rouge: How Cambodia is healing from a genocide
Heavy metal music unites Jews and Muslims across the Middle East
Boarding the Train for a Trip into the Past
Turkey’s Kurdish peace process – framework law – part 2
كاتبة فلسطينية تعيش في واشنطن: أطفالنا ضحايا وليسوا إرهابيين
In the Army, sex discrimination begins at West Point
Stop the ISIS War Before It Gets Worse!
What will Rep. Dennis Kucinich's legacy be?
Mirëdita Dobar Dan Festival in Belgrade: We Stuck our Foot in the Open Door
Obama’s local, international obstacles on Syria
Scholars skeptical on Japan apology
An Alternative for Afghan Peace Talks
Sorry, Aung San Suu Kyi, the Rohingya Crisis Is No Laughing Matter
Beyond the limits of counterterrorism: towards a peace and development agenda that can engage constructively with extremism
Firing Up Kurdish Nationalism in Iraq
Religion and Power Moving Forward into the Twenty-First Century
Female soldiers fight Pentagon in court for combat positions
Our Understanding of Terrorism is being Undermined
Is the Spirit of Sykes-Picot Still Alive in the Middle East after a Century?
'Ceasefire' Is the Syria Word We Need to Hear
The Ottoman Experience in Mosul, Then and Now
Civility: The Way We Drive
Do military women want combat jobs? The survey numbers say yes — and so do more than 9,000 combat action badges
Congress Can't Ignore Afghanistan in Budget Talks
5 Ways We Should Radically Reconsider War
Mason students discuss Islamophobia
No Iran deal, but significant progress in Geneva
The Current of Discord on the Mekong
Can the Tribes of NATO help the Tribes of Afghanistan?
A camp for young people touched by terror
Women-in-Combat Plaintiff to Present Keynote at Gender and Conflict Center Reception
Fulbright Scholars Offer Tips to Win the Prize
Our Prejudicial and Political Pecking Order
Female suicide bombers; Misguided media; Karadzic at the Hague
Why Did Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Go to Iraq?
Palestine: Still key to stability in the Middle East
The Next Step for Myanmar
A Fixable Problem for Our Society
Reflections of a Catholic American on bin Laden’s death
The Obama administration ignores an American imprisoned in Egypt
Women’s Exclusion Worsens Somali Crises
Confronting Homeland Security's 'SSSS' Watch List
9 Costs of Drone Strikes
Athletes Pick A Side At The Women's March
Mason experts explain how ISIS attacks are recruitment tools
Advertising against Muslims? Not with my tax dollars
Why Hong Kong's #OccupyCentral Used Nonviolent Action as Tactic
Motives of suicide terrorists
Confederate flag: hatred or heritage?
Bringing Eritrea In From The Cold
THE RUSSIAN PLOT, Or, How to Avoid Taking Responsibility for Losing a Presidential Election
The U.S. Is No. 1 In Global Arms Sales
The 2017 Arthur N. Rupe Great Debate: Is ISIS an Existential Threat to the United States?
A third intifada is inevitable unless Israel changes course
The only way forward on Syria
Africa Needs More from Obama than Promises
Unite, Confuse, and Inspire: A Response to the Rise of Racism in Israel
Trump Should Take a Lesson From the Pope on How to Lead
Time to write the rules for cyber and drone challenges
Syria's Next Generation
Divide and conquer negotiations
Open letter to President-elect Trump and government officials at all levels
The Harm in Hashtags
Reimagining Transitional Justice in Bali
Mason Student Studies Emerging Protest Culture Over Land Rights Conflicts in Cambodia
Nigeria: A Network That Reconnects North With Sardauna's Biographer John Paden
Soldiers Into Students: Veterans, Educators Try to Ease Transition
التدخل الروسي أوقف انهيار النظام السوري مؤقتاً
Women in combat: US military on verge of making it official
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
The Politics of Bongo Flava
The World Does Not Need a Jewish Ann Coulter: An Open Letter To Ben Shapiro.
Problem-solving approach privileges both parties
Nato should negotiate a security structure that includes Russia
American Aid Worker Is Cleared of Child Abuse Charges in Egypt
Aya Hegazy trial postponed for 5th time after court unable to turn on laptop
Elections in Tajikistan Have Implications for U.S. Policy in Afghanistan
Peace-maker: We must look below the surface
Civilian Devastation During War Explored in ‘Why They Die’
A look at the American 'Countering Violent Extremism' strategy
China’s Puzzling ADIZ Decision Making
Ethiopian Ruling Coalition Wins Majority of Parliament Seats
Obama must stand up to Netanyahu on Israeli settler violence
‘Strength through peace – not peace through strength’: a reaction to Trump’s America First foreign policy
If You Want Revenge for 9/11, Don't Look to the Kids Who Lost A Parent
10 Syria Questions for John Kerry and Chuck Hagel
Yemen’s a Model All Right—For Disaster
"We Are Not Like Them": Itamar Massacre Activates A Dangerous Israeli-Jewish Ethnocentrism
Art Student Set to Send ‘Transformative’ Project Up in Flames on Mason Pond
Coup-Speak Speaking
Arab Americans Organize with the ANSWER Coalition to Protest Trump Inauguration
An Extreme Sport: Middle East Peacebuilding
A Peacebuilding Approach to Teaching About Extremism
To stop sexual assault against women in the US military, add more women
Using Israeli and Palestinian Guides, Tour Group Helps Visitors ‘Experience the People’
Only Good Governance can Defeat Al Qaeda in Yemen
We're Unfair to Draft-Card Burners
'Less Violent' Does Not Have to Mean 'Apathetic'
Voices: In midst of war, life goes on for Syrian kids
Catching Kony
Cardin Meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister
Saudi rejects foreign interference in Iraq, blames ‘sectarian’ Maliki | Reuters
ما هي خلفية اشتعال القومية الكردية في العراق؟
The Russian Military Intervention in Syria; Is This Really a Concern for the U.S.?
BHU holds seminar on peacebuilding
Palestine's Right to Defend Itself
Hillel Event Bridges Israeli-Palestinian Gap
Using hip-hop to resolve global conflict
Defense Department in Somalia
Adjunct Faculty Demand Change
Transforming a Nation
A col.’s view of commander’s authority
Obama making up drone rules as he goes
Ahmadinejad - Incitement Deserves Indictment
How I learned to forgive my brother’s murderers
Suffolk reservist sues over ban on women in combat
Students discuss effects of Charlie Hebdo shooting
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
Teaching Sept. 11 To Students Who Were Born After The Attacks Happened
Ukraine Diplomatic Deal: Necessary Next Steps
Syrian Ramadan at the Edge of War
Why We Heart Hurricanes: The Climate Change Connection
Beyond Jewish Blessings and Curses There is Absolute Love
Don't let Yemen turn into Syria: Column
The Federal response in Malheur and far right extremism
America's police are looking more and more like the military
Tunisia’s Elections Seal Transition, Raise Fears of Old Regime
Peace is profitable: time for the US to invest
Police should put away the military gear and build connections with young people
Bosnia Back on the Brink: Ukraine can learn from Bosnia's failed socioeconomic policies
The ISIS takeover of Ramadi means hard choices face the Iraqi and US governments
The anatomy of an anti-Taliban uprising
Businesses Must Take the Lead on Climate-Change Action
The Emperor’s new clothes – bluster in the GOP
Why we should keep out of Somalia’s affairs
Police Militarization Must Be Halted
Even a weakened Libya can avoid civil war
Turkey's Best Asset to Tackle ISIS: Ankara or America?
How a glacier could thaw dangerous India and Pakistan freeze
Creating dialogues that make a difference
UN Small Arms Conference: Evaluation and Prospects
Tariq Ramadan in Chicago's Holocaust Museum
Palestinian Child Attackers Are Victims, Not Terrorists
Learning from SIGIR's Final Report on Iraq Reconstruction
The Meaning of Freedom
Imagining Peace: The Practical Advantages for Muslims, Jews and Christians of Peace for Palestine and Israel
Who to Blame for the Absence of a Kurdish State after Sykes Picot?
Sign a Drone Treaty Before Everyone Does as We Do
How to Fix Turkey's Fall From International Favor
Has outgoing Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal brought about a new, more peaceful, face to the organization?
Resolute in uncertain times: peacebuilding in the new US administration
Dear Congress: Take Your Power Back
‘Don’t Disturb The Peace’: Post-Conflict Politics In Aceh, Indonesia
Mason Partners with Ghana-based African Peace Building Organization
Taliban Prisoner Releases Are High-Risk, Low-Reward
New Norm on Human Rights Emerging in Bolivia
Our Military Shouldn’t Turn Its Back on Servicewomen Who Need an Abortion
Women sue Pentagon over combat exclusion
After 900 days in pre-trial detention, campaigns call for release of Aya Hegazy
Politics and Language: Dimension Beyond Words
Police Should Put Away the Military Gear and Build Connections with Young People
These fiscal cliff hawks ought to be foreign policy doves
Filmmaker’s ‘Will to Communicate’ Breaks through Community’s Silence
Beyer Statement On Acquittal of Aya Hijazi and Her Co-Defendants in Egypt
25 Rights groups: The Belady Foundation case demonstrates that individual and community initiatives face only repression and fabricated charges
Afghan Security Forces Pass First Test, But Questions Remain
Fighting extremism: Dignity is the answer
Time to stop coddling Iran
A peace-building response to the rise of 'Trumpism'
Why China’s New Rich Want to Emigrate
Albany Gets "F" for Failing to Protect Tenants
National Geographic Offering Israel Tour: National Geographic Expedition is offering 12-day tours of the Holy Land, complete with hotels and museums
How one liberal group is trying to help Democrats win back the House in 2018
For young adults who lost parents on Sept. 11, a hope for peace
Press Pause on the Rush to War
Next Up in Somalia’s Fragile Transition: Bridge Political Divides
Don't forget Malaysia
How Belgraders Remember the NATO Bombings
Invest in the Afghan people not foreign contractors
Egypt’s Street Children, Aya Hijazi, and Me
Ten lessons from Myanmar's peace process
How U.S. War Funds Get Wasted ... And How to Stop It
The Price of Abandoning Yemen
Peshmerga-Iraqi forces united over Mosul, but can this last?
My Turkish Airport
Small town America shouldn't resemble war zone
Terrorism and Development
Afghan-U.S. relations damaged by shooting: analyst
Expect Resource Wars With Exxon CEO At State Helm
Beware Libya’s ‘Fair Dictator’
Reading Dr Ambedkar as a narrative for social change
'Delenda Carthago': ISIS, threat and recovery
Military spending is not right way to boost America's economic security
What can Washington do about militarized police forces?
A Discussion with Marc Gopin, Director, Center on Religion, Diplomacy, and Conflict Resolution
Keeping Iran and Saudi Arabia From War
U.S. Soldiers in Somalia and the Pentagon's Unlearned Lessons
Dismissal of Evidence Affected Paris Agreement
Why I'm Going to Yemen
As China’s Economy Falters, Military Parade Offers Chance to Burnish Image
Tackling the most grave and serious global security threats
Hamas Should Be Part of Middle East Peace Talks
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Why Army women are demanding the right to fight — and die — in combat
Land Rights Have Become A Women's Issue Through Social Mobilization In Cambodia
Afghan religious figures, diplomats come together in İstanbul
Congressmen urge Egypt to release Virginia woman from jail
S-CAR Class Inspires Landmark Lawsuit
Chattanooga: on the need to fight terror with reason
'Free Speech' on the DC Metro
Author, Terrorism Victim Hirsch Says Capital Punishment Hurts U.S. Image Abroad
Dumping Military Kit on Cops Makes Main Street a War Zone
Analysis: Progressive policies provide answer for Sanders’ foreign policy gap
Past a certain point conflict becomes unstoppable
Dialogue, satire and the attack on Charlie Hebdo
The costly errors of America's wars
Addressing divide between communities and police
Chomsky Takes on the World (Bank)
Evolving policy in a changing world: Examining challenges and opportunities in the new US Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review
An 'Afghan Summer' of revolt - Part 2
Why Washington is wrong to impose visa suspension on Iraqis
Japan’s Remilitarization, Beating Ploughshares into Swords
Syria Needs Real Help, Not American Bombs
Detroit On The Brink
Why defeating ISIS with military might is starry eyed idealism
Insights Obama can now use to undermine Putin’s narrative
Conflict and the Consequences of Isolation: A Comparative Study
خبير في النزاعات الدولية: ترامب سيبيع الورقة السورية لبوتين (حوار)
Turkey’s Kurdish peace process: dead end – part 1
Mason professors offer insights in aftermath of Paris tragedy
Conflict Analysis and Resolution Students Named Boren Fellows
Man-to-man chat can avert disaster
The Ghailani Verdict - Susan Hirsch featured in the New York Times
Hillary Clinton’s Response to the Pulse Orlando Shootings
Mason S-CAR Dean’s Book Awarded Top Prize by International Conflict Organization
How to fix our police departments
The U.S. Afghanistan Strategy Is Failing and It's Time to Pull Out
Conflict resolution workshop benefits Patriots and participants
Rethinking transitions: finding the pathway from military to community security
Who is Aya Hijazi, the American freed from jail in Egypt?
Settler Terrorism -- An American Problem
The Coming Rise of Afghan Militias
Bible Texts Misused in Rumsfeld Reports, Religious Leaders Say
Essay on the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the Sykes-Picot Agreement هل العرب أمام سايكس بيكو جديدة؟
Genocide or Terrorism? Transnational Advocacy and the Ogaden Conflict
Activists: Release of Detainees in Syria Crucial to Peace Process
Education in Tanzania: Losing the Future
US Navy Seals plan to accept women after female soldiers graduate as rangers
‘Lincoln’: Where was Frederick Douglass?
Missing From Trial: Detainee Statements
After Nearly Three Years, An American In Egypt Walks Free
How Egypt’s most famous jailed couple celebrated Valentine’s Day
Peaceful Dispute Resolution Ideas
Conflict as an opportunity
On 10th Anniversary of Afghan War, Time to Exit Militarized US Foreign Policy

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