The School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution

Libya: A failed state or a failed government?
Hillary Clinton Asks Egypt’s President Sisi to Release Aya Hijazi
Paul Ryan's Radical Economic Regime: Why His House Budget Legacy Is a Lesson in Elitism
How Peer Pressure Brought Australia on Board Climate Fund
Syria's Next Generation
Inevitable US policy shift on Burma: why and how
Politics and Language: Dimension Beyond Words
‘Strength through peace – not peace through strength’: a reaction to Trump’s America First foreign policy
The Coming Rise of Afghan Militias
A Callous Disregard for the Law
25 Rights groups: The Belady Foundation case demonstrates that individual and community initiatives face only repression and fabricated charges
Spreading Peace, Block by Block: A North Philly neighborhood rallies around its youth
Rand Paul Got It Right on ISIS
Fossil Fuel Divestment Makes UN Climate Summit a Success
Our moral obligations in Somalia
We're Unfair to Draft-Card Burners
When Washington Welcomes A Nonviolent Muslim: What CBS News and Congress Have In Common
Final Frontier on Carbon Emissions: Food
Republicans want to fight climate change, too
Missing From Trial: Detainee Statements
Rwanda- A Country Still in Need
Athletes Pick A Side At The Women's March
Prop. 35 tackles child sex-trafficking
The NYC Security Risk That Candidates Aren't Discussing
Peace – practical, not fanciful
Divestment-Investment Can Break Congressional Gridlock on Climate Change
Armenian, Azeri experts' Karabakh settlement recommendations
Women sue Pentagon over combat exclusion
Mason Student Studies Emerging Protest Culture Over Land Rights Conflicts in Cambodia
Climate Change Is An Immediate Threat
Author, Terrorism Victim Hirsch Says Capital Punishment Hurts U.S. Image Abroad
Clash of Dreams: Becoming a ‘Normal Country’ in East Asia
THE RUSSIAN PLOT, Or, How to Avoid Taking Responsibility for Losing a Presidential Election
GOP, follow Stevens' example
Fayetteville Charity Helps African Group
David N. Cicilline and Michael Shank: Global warming threatens R.I.
Don't forget Malaysia
Beyond the limits of counterterrorism: towards a peace and development agenda that can engage constructively with extremism
U.S. Sanctions On Iran Should Be Lifted For Humanitarian Goods
No Iran deal, but significant progress in Geneva
Direct Analytical Approach to Peacebuilding
Shank and Gilchrest: Increasing the Peace Can Reduce the Debt
Insight Policing and the Role of the Civilian in Police Accountability
Detroit On The Brink
Jordan Valley essential for a viable Palestinian state
Mason intern ventures into rural Mexico conflict zone to practice mediation
Our Prejudicial and Political Pecking Order
Why Bernie Sanders is standing with Muslims
Saudi in Yemen; It’s personal now
One Week After Colorado Shooting, US Government Still Failing to Safeguard America
Why D.C. should take Youth Court program off life support
‘Don’t Disturb The Peace’: Post-Conflict Politics In Aceh, Indonesia
Congress Must Tax Fossil Fuels
Past a certain point conflict becomes unstoppable
Ending the Exploitation of People and the Planet
Higher education leans left. But why? And so what?
Free West Papua: Growing International Solidarity for a Forgotten Independence Movement
Mideast peace deal… and they lived unhappily ever after
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
Political Discourse: A Family Affair
WATCH: Bernie Sanders hugs Muslim student, vows to fight racism as Jew
High school students learn conflict resolution through karate
People to People Contact
Education in Tanzania: Losing the Future
How one liberal group is trying to help Democrats win back the House in 2018
Anacostia totem pole belies Washington’s devotion to Redskins
Mary Wade to Hold Trayvon Book Launch in MT Airy
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Eight ingredients for a peaceful society
USDA Does Diets Differently, Moves Off Meat
Why Hong Kong's #OccupyCentral Used Nonviolent Action as Tactic
Crisis management system for Japan and China
A peace-building response to the rise of 'Trumpism'
We must make anti-bullying a mainstream message
Climate Action Is Solution to Slowing Superstorms | Commentary
Students discuss effects of Charlie Hebdo shooting
Faith-Based Diplomacy
Overnight Crimean Crisis Hits Stalemate
Working for Peace in the Age of Trump
Nigeria: A Network That Reconnects North With Sardauna's Biographer John Paden
Girls released from Boko Haram captivity rejected by society - new report
Awakening to Women: The Nobel Effect
Evolving policy in a changing world: Examining challenges and opportunities in the new US Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review
Using Israeli and Palestinian Guides, Tour Group Helps Visitors ‘Experience the People’
Advertising against Muslims? Not with my tax dollars
Review: Free Burma
What Pope Francis Will Say to America This Week
Dialogue, satire and the attack on Charlie Hebdo
Nato should negotiate a security structure that includes Russia
China and Japan REALLY Don’t Like Each Other
Global Mayors Protest Trump’s Anti-Climate Cabinet
Obama making up drone rules as he goes
The Missing Ingredient in UN's 2030 Global Goals
Civilian Devastation During War Explored in ‘Why They Die’
The U.S. Is No. 1 In Global Arms Sales
How U.S. War Funds Get Wasted ... And How to Stop It
Why Army women are demanding the right to fight — and die — in combat
Trump Should Take a Lesson From the Pope on How to Lead
Mason/EMU alum Michael Shank works with media to tell the story of climate change
Yemen’s a Model All Right—For Disaster
Bosnia Back on the Brink: Ukraine can learn from Bosnia's failed socioeconomic policies
Streator Grads do 'Amazing Things'
How to stop the stone-throwing in Anacostia
Mason experts explain how ISIS attacks are recruitment tools
Turkey's Best Asset to Tackle ISIS: Ankara or America?
Egypt: Revolution or bust
Dear Congress: Take Your Power Back
Conflict-sensitive Repatriation: Lessons from Displaced Communities in North-eastern Nigeria
Hottest Year on Record, 2014, Brings Economic Opportunity
Militarization of U.S. Police Forces
Robert C. Koehler: Healthy conflict creates resilient communities
When soldiers commit murder
America’s litmus test on Syria
Adjunct Faculty Demand Change
We Must Revive the American Dream by Alleviating Poverty
Inclusiveness: The Right (and Political) Way to Be
Terrorism and Development
Universities More Moderate than Believed
Needed: Social Engineering?
Beyer Statement On Acquittal of Aya Hijazi and Her Co-Defendants in Egypt
Darfur Donor Conference: A Park for a Deadly Conflict
Americans have had enough conflict
Crashing in America
Candidates should address cost  of violence in primary states
Vatican Mayors Summit Spots Pope on Municipal Pulpit
Go After Super Pollutants
Time to write the rules for cyber and drone challenges
The Path To Clean Energy Requires An Energy-Storage Revolution
Only catastrophes lead to the sharing of sovereignty
ISIS attacks fueled by illegal guns and open societies we can’t afford to lose
How to Fix Turkey's Fall From International Favor
Lone wolf senator builds case to engage Myanmar
Do We Need Dictatorship?
Realising peace potential of constitution
Female soldiers fight Pentagon in court for combat positions
Options for Action in Syria
How Egypt’s most famous jailed couple celebrated Valentine’s Day
Youth from all areas of Philadelphia kick off Peace Olympics with March
Climate change denial — the dangerous lie
UN Summit Already Successful: $50 Billion Divested From Fossil Fuels
Somalia on the Brink
Police should put away the military gear and build connections with young people
Woodbridge Resident Gains White House Internship
Rep. Charles Rangel: Let's slow down the next superstorm
George Mason to cultivate global leaders
5 Ways We Should Radically Reconsider War
Future of Crimean Tartar Muslims Hangs in the Balance
There is a Major Climate Issue Hiding in Your Closet: Fast Fashion
Marijuana cartels and the Mafia
What the Flint Crisis Reveals About Inequality in the U.S.
Republican Reasoning: Why 2008 Was the Year for Occupying and Protesting Wall Street
Post-Election Ferguson: Bipartisan Congress to Demilitarize Police
The Meaning of Freedom
The Real War on Coal Starts in Kosovo
A new look at climate change
Why World Leaders Are Starting to Eat Garbage
We can't let climate change turn droughts, flash floods and mudslides into the new normal
Shank and Powell: Climate Change Fight Includes Private Sector
Why China’s New Rich Want to Emigrate
Getting to “E Pluribus Unum”
‘Lincoln’: Where was Frederick Douglass?
Mason student researches homelessness from a conflict perspective
Blessed Are the Climate Advocates
Fuel for extremism is beyond Bin Laden, EMU prof says
Why Americans Are Ready to Pay More Money for Cleaner Energy
To stop sexual assault against women in the US military, add more women
Tea-Party, Progressives United on Fast-Track Trade Authority
Our Military Shouldn’t Turn Its Back on Servicewomen Who Need an Abortion
Violence and violence-containment's $460 billion price tag
Police Should Put Away the Military Gear and Build Connections with Young People
9/11 Forever (and Ever)
Small town America shouldn't resemble war zone
Letter to the Editor: Dismissal of Evidence Affected Paris Agreement
Why We Heart Hurricanes: The Climate Change Connection
Mason student’s question to Democratic presidential candidate goes viral
Freeport's Highland Community College board will seat Shockey and Musser
What will Rep. Dennis Kucinich's legacy be?
Duly Elected Tyranny: Recovering Democracy in the Age of Majority Abuses
Who is Aya Hijazi, the American freed from jail in Egypt?
Stop atrocities before they start
Why the Kerry-Karzai Afghan Security Deal Won't Work
Creating Resilient Communities
Germany's lesson for U.S. -- keep faith with workers
She Didn't Have a Gun... She Had MLK's Dream
The three-ring circus of American politics
How Did VP Candidates Do in the Debate? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
Democratic Party looks like America
Bernie Sanders Vows To Fight Back Against Islamophobia In The 2016 Race
Student Studies Connection of Abusive Treatment of Humans and Animals
The Art of Appeasement, Part I Unraveling a Patchwork of Improvised Disaster
Explosion of the Sacred
Iraqi Kurdistan fears Maliki returning to power
Why is the US so reticent to read the right messages in Asia and the Pacific?
Syria Conflict Panel
Indian Point: Past Its Expiration Date
What My Amish and Mennonite Forefathers Would Think About My Job in Congress (and Why I Left)
Slavery and Climate – There's More in Common Than You Think, Vatican Says
Ferguson, Social Justice, and the Role of Community Colleges
U.S. Credibility Around the World Damaged by Afghanistan War
Fragility Needs Innovative Development Financing
In Oak Creek, Wis., hearts open to Sikhs after temple shooting
How sustainability should shape the American diet
Inspiring Curious Feminists: Reflections on Cynthia Enloe
Hamas Advocating Dialogue Through Children’s Cartoon?
U.S.-E.U. Rhetoric on Russia as Destructive as a Chekhovian Duel
Why Washington is wrong to impose visa suspension on Iraqis
Gun Bans Aren't the Only Answer to America's Violence Problem
Charlie Rangel: Why I Oppose Syria Strikes
Couple Spend Their Wedding Money on Street Children, End up in an Egyptian Prison
Spread of US poverty risks serious social disorder
Ethiopian Ruling Coalition Wins Majority of Parliament Seats
Bosnia: Stabilization Stalled in Negative Peace
A New Approach to Dealing With Global Food Insecurity
Gilbert gunman's rampage sheds light on extremism: Immigration issue is a beacon to neo-Nazis
Why US and Chinese cities will make or break any global climate deal
What Aziz Abu Sarah learned in Hebrew school
Filmmaker’s ‘Will to Communicate’ Breaks through Community’s Silence
A Budget for Working America
Meryl Streep is right; bullying hurts us all
Tackling the most grave and serious global security threats
Academics & Activists Discuss Poverty, Inequality, Conflict
Palestinian, Jew give both sides on joint Jerusalem tours
Gaza becomes Syria: Middle East geopolitics 2.0
The Big Problems in Obama's Big Trade Deals
Women in Combat
Hillary Clinton’s Response to the Pulse Orlando Shootings
Meat Alert
Protecting America's Clean Drinking Water
What Egypt Can Learn from the “Swine Flu” Scare
Chomsky Takes on the World (Bank)
Pro-Earth Republicans In The Era Of President Trump
The District’s Divide: Classism, Racism and the Re-Election of Marion Barry
Mason student starts ‘sustainable, reproducible’ businesses in war zones
Insights Obama can now use to undermine Putin’s narrative
Post-Mubarak Egypt: From successful protest to sustainable social transformation
Promoting peace, locally and globally
Public ‘schools of hope’ could be anything but
Politics and the city – the battle over Istanbul’s Gezi park
Food insecurity rising as crop production falls
Unholy Media Malpractice: The press totally missed the point of Bernie Sanders' trip to the Vatican.
Bringing Florida to Justice, Not Just George Zimmerman
'Less Violent' Does Not Have to Mean 'Apathetic'
Dismissal of Evidence Affected Paris Agreement
Sit down with Iran to ensure there is no ‘October surprise’
At Town Hall, Sanders Makes Commitment to 'End All Forms of Racism in This Country'
NYC Housing: A Clear and Present Danger
Water shortages are coming. It's time for us to act.
Election campaigns and the politics of performance
After Nearly Three Years, An American In Egypt Walks Free
Addressing DC's truancy epidemic
Five Steps America Must Take Now to Combat Climate Change
Because National Governments Won't, Cities Are Pushing Zero-Energy Buildings
New Virginia gun law will boost violence, costs
Displaced by Genocide, Mason Student Plans to Help Other Refugees
Tanzanian President’s Former Aide Plans Bid to Succeed Him
Jobs: A Human Right | Commentary
Congressmen urge Egypt to release Virginia woman from jail
Republicans and the Mennonite vote
A third intifada is inevitable unless Israel changes course
UC Berkeley holds 6th annual TED conference, explores themes of wisdom, compassion
Soldiers Into Students: Veterans, Educators Try to Ease Transition
Roads: Getting Them Done
A Mood Is Not A Movement: Five Ideas For The Anti-Trump Forces
An Ill-Advised Purge in Libya
Look to Iran for a solution in Syria
Mason students discuss Islamophobia
Ineffective tightening of sanctions on Iran
Albany Gets "F" for Failing to Protect Tenants
The Audacity of Air Strikes and Secret Deals: Just making Isis grow stronger?
What Would MLK Think of America’s Modern Wars?
The Impact of the Syrian Civil War on Identity Groups in Turkey
9 Costs of Drone Strikes
Hurricane Joaquin: Another Word for Climate Change
The Current of Discord on the Mekong
Hamas Should Be Part of Middle East Peace Talks
Crimean Tatars Fear for Their Safety After Crimea’s Annexation to Russia
Businesses Must Take the Lead on Climate-Change Action
Preventing gang violence in San Diego
The Federal response in Malheur and far right extremism
A Palestinian drasha for Rosh Hashana
The challenge of violent extremism
Why Congress Needs to Act Now On Super-Pollutants
Let's keep Syria's blood off America's hands
Fallacy of a moderate mullah
Settler Terrorism -- An American Problem
A Fixable Problem for Our Society
Behind the Headlines: Israeli Arab's Water Project May Aid Regional Cooperation
The Bo Xilai Verdict: Everybody Wins
خبير في النزاعات الدولية: ترامب سيبيع الورقة السورية لبوتين (حوار)
Congress Can't Ignore Afghanistan in Budget Talks
Working for world peace here at home
Politics Unusual
When nature trumps nurture, we all lose
Solon Simmons' "The Eclipse of Equality"
Collaboration with China is preferable to containment
UN climate change negotiations in Poland this week
Honoring National Service in War and Peace
Heavy metal music unites Jews and Muslims across the Middle East
Mason’s Michael Shank Joins White House Climate Change Group
More record warmth means more flooding: Column
Hong Kong's 'Occupy': A movement for universal suffrage in Hong Kong is worrying Beijing
Sorry, Aung San Suu Kyi, the Rohingya Crisis Is No Laughing Matter
'Free Speech' on the DC Metro
Obama’s speech was more of the same - and not what we needed
Confederate flag: hatred or heritage?
Ghailani Trial and Sentence Affirms US Federal Court System
A Caution Against Framing Syria as an Assad-Opposition Dichotomy
Reading Dr Ambedkar as a narrative for social change
Military spending is not right way to boost America's economic security
No Immunity for US Troops: Why Hamid Karzai Punted to Loya Jirga
Six leading Libyan women dominate Virginia conference on Libya
The Indoctrination Myth
What Are the Rules of War?
Is America turning into a failed state?
My sister has been jailed in Egypt for 900 days. When will the U.S. help free her?
Tale of Two Conventions: Why Charlotte Wins Over White Tampa
Muslim advocates welcome Bernie Sanders' support but want visible action
Cyclone Pam Is Just the Start
Bible Texts Misused in Rumsfeld Reports, Religious Leaders Say
Civility: The Way We Drive
Court clears American aid worker after 3 years behind bars in Egypt
Rand Paul's Filibuster Gives Civil Liberties A Rare Washington Moment
Fed Up With Climate Change Apathy
Proof Nuclear Energy Is a Huge Security Risk
Measuring the cost of violence
Syrian Ramadan at the Edge of War
Responding to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Is Religious Freedom the Answer?
The Dangers of Soft Power: Government backed cultural programs often come across as just propaganda
The Ugly Reality Of Islamophobia (And How Catholics Should Stand Up Against It)
Mass shootings show need for gun law reform
Elizabeth Degi Mount - DBFA
Land Rights Have Become A Women's Issue Through Social Mobilization In Cambodia
With Mike Duvall, Fall of Another ‘Family Values’ Crusader
The Politics of Bongo Flava
یەریڤان سەعید، توێژەر لە پەیمانگای وڵاتانی كەنداو لە واشنتۆن:
Missing the mark on Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy at MLK Avenue
Press Pause on the Rush to War
Aya Hegazy trial postponed for 5th time after court unable to turn on laptop
The Israeli ex-settler at the center of Occupy Wall Street
Texas flood's climate change irony: Column
Don't Let China Dominate: When it comes to renewable energy, China is trumping the U.S.
Busting the Biofuels Boom
Invest in the Afghan people not foreign contractors
How Did Democratic Candidates Do? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
Fighting extremism: Dignity is the answer
Community Activists Question Timing Of Grand Jury Announcement
Why Congress Should Care About the Beepocalypse | Commentary
Feckless on Foreign Policy
In fighting gangs, US should look to El Salvador
Administrative Referendum: A wakeup call for the ethno-political conflict in Darfur
Point of View opens—A place for conflict conversation, transformation
Africa Needs More from Obama than Promises
Congress Should Scrutinize Pending Trade Pacts
Women in combat: US military on verge of making it official
Mirëdita Dobar Dan Festival in Belgrade: We Stuck our Foot in the Open Door
A Cultural Awakening Leads to Abundance of Conflict Resolution Opportunities
How Germans Go Green
Cost of inaction will be great
Mason’s Global Problem Solving Consortium in National Spotlight
Expect Resource Wars With Exxon CEO At State Helm
Anacostia: Why I have faith in the future of my neighborhood
Monk-Turned-Street Artist Paints the Homeless to Teach New Yorkers Compassion
Art Student Set to Send ‘Transformative’ Project Up in Flames on Mason Pond
Why defeating ISIS with military might is starry eyed idealism
Rethinking transitions: finding the pathway from military to community security
Learning from SIGIR's Final Report on Iraq Reconstruction
Why NFL's Washington Redskins needs renaming
Why Forest Whitaker Is Making the UN Goals Famous
What the Killing of Trayvon Martin Means for Maryland
Here's Why The U.S. Needs To Upgrade Economic Indicators
How to Have a Productive Conversation About Politics at Thanksgiving
Our Love-Hate Relationship With Frankenstorms and Hurricane Sandy and Why We Must End It
Bernie Sanders Vows To Fight Anti-Islam Sentiment: 2016 Democratic Presidential Candidate Hugs Muslim Woman On Stage
Highland Community College Board Candidates Weigh District's Financial, Enrollment Woes
Mason Professors, Graduates Take Active Role in Latin American Conflicts
Dirt on Our Hands
Reimagining Transitional Justice in Bali
Immigration debate: How DC can move the conversation forward
America's police are looking more and more like the military
What Do We Mean When We Say "Clean Energy"?
The 'anti-science' side of the political divide
Can Obama Influence Ethiopia on Human Rights, Democracy?
Dirty Energy Dollars
Saving District of Columbia’s Youth Court
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry denounces US calls for Aya Hegazy’s release
What Paul Ryan’s economic roadmap means for America
Ryan Gosling spreads message from Bernie Sanders
How to fix our police departments
A.T. Ariyaratne: Leading Sri Lanka's Largest Civil Society Movement for 50 Years
On “The Mystery of Capital”
Washington Area Students Weigh in on South Sudan Conflict
Why Protest? And What’s Next: Truth-Telling and Reconciliation for Ferguson and Beyond
How Climate Change Sparked the Crisis in Syria
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Afghan civil society calls for just peace
The Saudis and the Iranians Need to Talk: And we need to make it happen
Yemen is on the Brink of Chaos - And Why It's So Important
The Struggle for Independence in West Papua
Addressing divide between communities and police
The case for compulsory voting
The Russian Military Intervention in Syria; Is This Really a Concern for the U.S.?
Africa: Can January Makamba Be the Next President of Tanzania?
How the U.S. Deals With a Land Known for Corruption
Crimean Crisis Escalates Further
Bucolic Peekskill under attack: View
An alternative to the World Bank and IMF
Did Bernie Sanders just steal Joe Lieberman’s Jewish crown?
Yemen needs action, not just talk
The ISIS takeover of Ramadi means hard choices face the Iraqi and US governments
Stop the ISIS War Before It Gets Worse!
Aziz Abu Sarah is a Tour Guide
Congress vs. the Super-Pollutants
Congress Better Listen to the Pope on Climate Change
Tunisia’s Elections Seal Transition, Raise Fears of Old Regime
PCDN's Dr. Catalina Rojas awarded the prestigious SXSW Dewey Award for use of digital technology to help others
How China’s Economic Rebalancing is like the Movie 'Speed'
Egypt’s Street Children, Aya Hijazi, and Me
‘Amish Mafia’ is a shameful, unrealistic portrayal of plain people
The Noxious Origins of NYC Gentrification: Cooking Gas
Britain’s election results may prove to be a blow to US foreign policy goals
Peace is profitable: time for the US to invest
U.S. Military Interventionism Has Harmed Iraq Dearly
Obama Thinks Too Small on Climate Change
Suffolk reservist sues over ban on women in combat
In America, domestic extremists are a bigger risk than foreign terrorism
Coup-Speak Speaking
Donald Trump and the Politics of Personality: To Understand Trumpism, Look Abroad!
Peace Parsha: Hayyei Sarah - Love and Care across Boundaries
How to save the American Dream
Cardin Meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister
Hurricane Sandy: Time to do something about climate change
Yeni Bir Toplumsal Sozlesme Arayisi
The Business Argument for Addressing Climate Change
What Secretary Clinton Does Not Recognize About Egypt’s Anti-Regime Protests
Embracing Healthier Communities Through Clean Energy
Keeping USAID: why the US shouldn’t cut off its nose
Doing away with food deserts in the District
Climate crisis and the will to act
To save his Middle East legacy, Obama must recognise a Palestinian state now
From protests to politics, a new way forward for Yemen
If America wants Assad to respect international law, it must respect it, too
Obama’s local, international obstacles on Syria
After 900 days in pre-trial detention, campaigns call for release of Aya Hegazy
The Green Wave washes over a movement in hibernation
Bernie Sanders vows to fight Islamophobia and 'ugly stain of racism' in the US
Voices: In midst of war, life goes on for Syrian kids
Hillel Event Bridges Israeli-Palestinian Gap
Transforming a Nation
American Aid Worker Is Cleared of Child Abuse Charges in Egypt
Sequester set to sock it to D.C.’s poorest
7 Ways Obama's U.N. Speech Revealed His Inconsistent Foreign Policy
UVA Gives Diversity Awards to Longtime Professors McDowell and Dukes
National Geographic Expeditions ‘Holy Land’ Partner Scores Top UN Award
Deadly challenge of keeping Syria health-care workers safe
Police Militarization Must Be Halted

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