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Why defeating ISIS with military might is starry eyed idealism
The Ugly Reality Of Islamophobia (And How Catholics Should Stand Up Against It)
China and Japan REALLY Don’t Like Each Other
Aziz Abu Sarah is a Tour Guide
The ISIS takeover of Ramadi means hard choices face the Iraqi and US governments
Congress makes Elmo cry by defunding Palestinian 'Sesame Street'
Athletes Pick A Side At The Women's March
America's Water Supply Is Going Down the Drain
Nato should negotiate a security structure that includes Russia
How Egypt’s most famous jailed couple celebrated Valentine’s Day
A third intifada is inevitable unless Israel changes course
In fighting gangs, US should look to El Salvador
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
The Current of Discord on the Mekong
Sudan, after the breakup: Can violence be prevented?
The Obama administration ignores an American imprisoned in Egypt
How U.S. Ambassadors Influence China (But Not Americans)
U.S. Sanctions On Iran Should Be Lifted For Humanitarian Goods
Blessed Are the Climate Advocates
Ineffective tightening of sanctions on Iran
THE RUSSIAN PLOT, Or, How to Avoid Taking Responsibility for Losing a Presidential Election
How to Pull Yemen Back from the Edge
Palestine: Still key to stability in the Middle East
Religion and Power Moving Forward into the Twenty-First Century
Political Discourse: A Family Affair
‘Don’t Disturb The Peace’: Post-Conflict Politics In Aceh, Indonesia
Keeping the Keys: The Rise of the Palestinian Diplomatic Intifada
65 years after 'catastrophe,' Palestinians have little to cheer about
CPCS Hosted Conference in Washington D.C.
US must vote in favour or abstain
Confronting genocide in Myanmar: The urgent need to prevent and protect
Education in Tanzania: Losing the Future
Monk-Turned-Street Artist Paints the Homeless to Teach New Yorkers Compassion
Mason/EMU alum Michael Shank works with media to tell the story of climate change
Cyprus: An EU Presidency occupied by Candidate Turkey
Don't let Yemen turn into Syria: Column
Dirty Energy Dollars
Bible Texts Misused in Rumsfeld Reports, Religious Leaders Say
Trump Should Take a Lesson From the Pope on How to Lead
Here's Why The U.S. Needs To Upgrade Economic Indicators
Awakening the Demons: There is no Arab Spring coming to Iraq. But sectarian protests could tear this fragile country apart.
Voices: In midst of war, life goes on for Syrian kids
The costly errors of America's wars
Adjunct Faculty Demand Change
U.S.-E.U. Rhetoric on Russia as Destructive as a Chekhovian Duel
Bernie Sanders Vows To Fight Anti-Islam Sentiment: 2016 Democratic Presidential Candidate Hugs Muslim Woman On Stage
Food insecurity rising as crop production falls
Displaced by Genocide, Mason Student Plans to Help Other Refugees
Heavy metal music unites Jews and Muslims across the Middle East
Realising peace potential of constitution
The Price of Abandoning Yemen
Faith-Based Diplomacy
Why Forest Whitaker Is Making the UN Goals Famous
The Dangers of Soft Power: Government backed cultural programs often come across as just propaganda
Death to America in Yemen? No.
Mason Center Works Toward a Peaceful Future
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry denounces US calls for Aya Hegazy’s release
Why Congress Should Care About the Beepocalypse | Commentary
She Didn't Have a Gun... She Had MLK's Dream
American impotence and the ‘Born in Jerusalem’ law
Germany's lesson for U.S. -- keep faith with workers
Working for Peace in the Age of Trump
Why Congress Needs to Act Now On Super-Pollutants
Why Should Israel Care What the Rest of the World Thinks?
Crashing in America
Instead of Gray’s Raise D.C., Michelle Rhee’s book: Let’s take a truly radical approach to school reform
Conflict-sensitive Repatriation: Lessons from Displaced Communities in North-eastern Nigeria
Yemen Can't Do It Alone
Addressing divide between communities and police
China’s Foreign Policy Debates
Congress Should Scrutinize Pending Trade Pacts
The challenge of violent extremism
What My Amish and Mennonite Forefathers Would Think About My Job in Congress (and Why I Left)
Global Mayors Protest Trump’s Anti-Climate Cabinet
Embracing Healthier Communities Through Clean Energy
Morocco a Stable East-West Bridge
Couple Spend Their Wedding Money on Street Children, End up in an Egyptian Prison
'Delenda Carthago': ISIS, threat and recovery
Obama must stand up to Netanyahu on Israeli settler violence
Freed Egyptian American prisoner returns home following Trump intervention
What Aziz Abu Sarah learned in Hebrew school
Bosnia Back on the Brink: Ukraine can learn from Bosnia's failed socioeconomic policies
Doing Due Diligence on Diplomacy With Damascus
Insights Obama can now use to undermine Putin’s narrative
Spread of US poverty risks serious social disorder
Streator Grads do 'Amazing Things'
Needed: Social Engineering?
The Missing Ingredient in UN's 2030 Global Goals
Mason Student Studies Emerging Protest Culture Over Land Rights Conflicts in Cambodia
Comment: The Cyprus Challenge: A solution paradigm shift
Beyer Statement On Acquittal of Aya Hijazi and Her Co-Defendants in Egypt
Next Up in Somalia’s Fragile Transition: Bridge Political Divides
Are Direct Negotiations Good or Bad for the Palestinians?
Mirëdita Dobar Dan Festival in Belgrade: We Stuck our Foot in the Open Door
Stop atrocities before they start
NYC Housing: A Clear and Present Danger
Palestinian, Jew give both sides on joint Jerusalem tours
Resolute in uncertain times: peacebuilding in the new US administration
Do We Need Dictatorship?
Yeni Bir Toplumsal Sozlesme Arayisi
A new look at climate change
Police Should Put Away the Military Gear and Build Connections with Young People
Invest in the Afghan people not foreign contractors
Iraqi Kurdistan fears Maliki returning to power
Police Militarization Must Be Halted
A.T. Ariyaratne: Leading Sri Lanka's Largest Civil Society Movement for 50 Years
Honoring National Service in War and Peace
Jobs: A Human Right | Commentary
Why Protest? And What’s Next: Truth-Telling and Reconciliation for Ferguson and Beyond
Scholars skeptical on Japan apology
Netanyahu’s address to Congress is a recipe for disaster, not peace
Arab Gulf States Wary of Iran’s Role in the Battle for Mosul
Crimean Tatars Fear for Their Safety After Crimea’s Annexation to Russia
Bernie Sanders vows to fight Islamophobia and 'ugly stain of racism' in the US
The Next Step for Myanmar
Slavery and Climate – There's More in Common Than You Think, Vatican Says
Shank and Gilchrest: Increasing the Peace Can Reduce the Debt
یەریڤان سەعید، توێژەر لە پەیمانگای وڵاتانی كەنداو لە واشنتۆن:
Don't Let China Dominate: When it comes to renewable energy, China is trumping the U.S.
Marginalizing Muslims in Switzerland
Six leading Libyan women dominate Virginia conference on Libya
Maltese neutrality still a brilliant idea
Hillary Clinton Asks Egypt’s President Sisi to Release Aya Hijazi
How to Defuse the Ukraine Crisis: The way to respond to Russia is not with Cold War rhetoric
Advertising against Muslims? Not with my tax dollars
Evolving policy in a changing world: Examining challenges and opportunities in the new US Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review
National Geographic Expeditions ‘Holy Land’ Partner Scores Top UN Award
There is a Major Climate Issue Hiding in Your Closet: Fast Fashion
Africa Needs More from Obama than Promises
Missing From Trial: Detainee Statements
Mason students discuss Islamophobia
Ryan Gosling spreads message from Bernie Sanders
Prop. 35 tackles child sex-trafficking
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
Africa: Can January Makamba Be the Next President of Tanzania?
What Secretary Clinton Does Not Recognize About Egypt’s Anti-Regime Protests
Police should put away the military gear and build connections with young people
Clash of Dreams: Becoming a ‘Normal Country’ in East Asia
Collaboration with China is preferable to containment
Politics Unusual
Afghan civil society calls for just peace
خبير في النزاعات الدولية: ترامب سيبيع الورقة السورية لبوتين (حوار)
Civil Society Is Faltering In This Middle East Nation
Don't Talk, Do Something! Palestinian/Israeli Unilateralism as Legitimate Negotiations
Analysis: Progressive policies provide answer for Sanders’ foreign policy gap
The Russian Military Intervention in Syria; Is This Really a Concern for the U.S.?
The Green Wave washes over a movement in hibernation
Senators Welcome Release of Unjustly Imprisoned Egyptian-American Aya Hijazi
A Fixable Problem for Our Society
Doing away with food deserts in the District
Confederate flag: hatred or heritage?
Yemen needs action, not just talk
Sorry, Aung San Suu Kyi, the Rohingya Crisis Is No Laughing Matter
Explosion of the Sacred
Fayetteville Charity Helps African Group
Meat Alert
The case for compulsory voting
Trump’s favorite dictator is jailing U.S. citizens
Detroit On The Brink
Hillel Event Bridges Israeli-Palestinian Gap
Who to Blame for the Absence of a Kurdish State after Sykes Picot?
Jordan Valley essential for a viable Palestinian state
Achieving the mission: A conversation with UPEACE Vice Rector Amr Abdalla
Will Saudi Arabia's 'Operation Decisive Storm' restore order in Yemen?
Why the US must support bid for Palestinian statehood
Dismissal of Evidence Affected Paris Agreement
S-CAR Class Inspires Landmark Lawsuit
Why Bernie Sanders is standing with Muslims
Interview: Zheng Wang
Can Obama Influence Ethiopia on Human Rights, Democracy?
Coup-Speak Speaking
A Mood Is Not A Movement: Five Ideas For The Anti-Trump Forces
The Audacity of Air Strikes and Secret Deals: Just making Isis grow stronger?
Hamas Advocating Dialogue Through Children’s Cartoon?
Direct Analytical Approach to Peacebuilding
Libya: A failed state or a failed government?
Syria's Next Generation
Regionalization of Conflict and Opportunities for Peace in the Horn of Africa
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
Rwanda- A Country Still in Need
10 Syria Questions for John Kerry and Chuck Hagel
Albany Gets "F" for Failing to Protect Tenants
World Bank needs Jeffrey Sachs
Presidents must come together on East Asia
Stop the ISIS War Before It Gets Worse!
A Grassroots Visit Belies Washington's View of Afghanistan
What Do We Mean When We Say "Clean Energy"?
Gun Bans Aren't the Only Answer to America's Violence Problem
Public ‘schools of hope’ could be anything but
Egypt: Revolution or bust
Europe Must Help Syria’s Women Make Peace
The Bo Xilai Verdict: Everybody Wins
Bribes, money hidden in teddy bears: welcome to US spending in Afghanistan
As Ethiopia votes, what’s ‘free and fair’ got to do with it?
Washington’s rapprochement with Syria is welcomed but not enough
Meryl Streep is right; bullying hurts us all
The U.S. Is No. 1 In Global Arms Sales
Cost of inaction will be great
Aya Hegazy trial postponed for 5th time after court unable to turn on laptop
Europe’s Migration Crisis: Causes and Cures
National Geographic Offering Israel Tour: National Geographic Expedition is offering 12-day tours of the Holy Land, complete with hotels and museums
Egyptian-American activist Aya Hegazi returns to US following Egypt court acquittal
Essebsi Must Work With Islamists to Ensure Tunisia’s Transition
Chomsky Takes on the World (Bank)
Politics and the city – the battle over Istanbul’s Gezi park
The effect of 100 years of amnesia on the Turkish population
The Israeli ex-settler at the center of Occupy Wall Street
Pro-Earth Republicans In The Era Of President Trump
Election campaigns and the politics of performance
Academics & Activists Discuss Poverty, Inequality, Conflict
Mason Partners with Ghana-based African Peace Building Organization
Peace Economics and Occupy Wall Street
After Nearly Three Years, An American In Egypt Walks Free
How Germans Go Green
Trump got Egypt to free an American prisoner. Here’s her story.
We're Unfair to Draft-Card Burners
Palestine’s new PM and his prospects for success
Highland Community College Board Candidates Weigh District's Financial, Enrollment Woes
Point of View opens—A place for conflict conversation, transformation
Letter to the Editor: Dismissal of Evidence Affected Paris Agreement
Roads: Getting Them Done
Mason experts explain how ISIS attacks are recruitment tools
'Ceasefire' Is the Syria Word We Need to Hear
Yemen: Ripe for a solution?
Post Eurozone crisis, how to increase a country's resilience to risk
Why Did Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Go to Iraq?
Go After Super Pollutants
People to People Contact
Keeping Iran and Saudi Arabia From War
Dignity for Iran equals an Iran free of nuclear weapons
Sequester set to sock it to D.C.’s poorest
Student Studies Connection of Abusive Treatment of Humans and Animals
Peace is profitable: time for the US to invest
Activists: Release of Detainees in Syria Crucial to Peace Process
Crimean Crisis Escalates Further
Inclusiveness: The Right (and Political) Way to Be
Five Steps America Must Take Now to Combat Climate Change
Syrian Ramadan at the Edge of War
Violence and violence-containment's $460 billion price tag
‘Strength through peace – not peace through strength’: a reaction to Trump’s America First foreign policy
Fossil Fuel Divestment Makes UN Climate Summit a Success
EU Threat Has Inspired Panic Rather than Reform
To save his Middle East legacy, Obama must recognise a Palestinian state now
Egypt frees U.S. charity worker Aya Hijazi from prison
The Path To Clean Energy Requires An Energy-Storage Revolution
A Budget for Working America
The Struggle for Independence in West Papua
Ethiopian Ruling Coalition Wins Majority of Parliament Seats
Candidates should address cost  of violence in primary states
Businesses Must Take the Lead on Climate-Change Action
Divestment-Investment Can Break Congressional Gridlock on Climate Change
5 Ways We Should Radically Reconsider War
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
An alternative to the World Bank and IMF
Reading Dr Ambedkar as a narrative for social change
Students discuss effects of Charlie Hebdo shooting
Bush's true legacy in Egypt
The Impact of the Syrian Civil War on Identity Groups in Turkey
China’s Puzzling ADIZ Decision Making
How U.S. War Funds Get Wasted ... And How to Stop It
Britain’s election results may prove to be a blow to US foreign policy goals
Eight ingredients for a peaceful society
A New (Old) Narrative for the Left
Duly Elected Tyranny: Recovering Democracy in the Age of Majority Abuses
Working Abroad a Big Help on the Hill
Did Bernie Sanders just steal Joe Lieberman’s Jewish crown?
George Mason University Partners With an African Nonprofit Organization- 72Africa
We Must Revive the American Dream by Alleviating Poverty
Trump 'ordered Sisi' to release US-Egyptian charity worker
Tunisia’s Elections Seal Transition, Raise Fears of Old Regime
Drones weaken USA's moral might: Opposing view
The Business Argument for Addressing Climate Change
Awakening to Women: The Nobel Effect
Cardin Meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister
Civility: The Way We Drive
The Emperor’s new clothes – bluster in the GOP
A Cultural Awakening Leads to Abundance of Conflict Resolution Opportunities
Mass shootings show need for gun law reform
Court clears American aid worker after 3 years behind bars in Egypt
Peace Parsha: Hayyei Sarah - Love and Care across Boundaries
Universities More Moderate than Believed
Letter to the editor: A response to "Immigration could swing it for Brexit"
Hong Kong's 'Occupy': A movement for universal suffrage in Hong Kong is worrying Beijing
Does China Have a Foreign Policy?
Vietnam and Great Power Rivalries
Civilian Devastation During War Explored in ‘Why They Die’
Beijing Encroaching on Moscow’s Military Dominance in Tajikistan
The Politics of Bongo Flava
Mason student’s question to Democratic presidential candidate goes viral
Turkmenistan cautiously opens to the world
Obama Arrives in Kenya, on Personal and Official Journey
Review: Free Burma
Washington Area Students Weigh in on South Sudan Conflict
Why Hong Kong's #OccupyCentral Used Nonviolent Action as Tactic
Sorting Out Our Options in Afghanistan
Essay on the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the Sykes-Picot Agreement هل العرب أمام سايكس بيكو جديدة؟
Turkey’s once-worldly aims falter, even close allies concerned
The Coming Rise of Afghan Militias
The 2017 Arthur N. Rupe Great Debate: Is ISIS an Existential Threat to the United States?
How to Fix Turkey's Fall From International Favor
Fuel for extremism is beyond Bin Laden, EMU prof says
My sister has been jailed in Egypt for 900 days. When will the U.S. help free her?
Crimean Tatars fear exile again
WATCH: Bernie Sanders hugs Muslim student, vows to fight racism as Jew
Look to Iran for a solution in Syria
The Saudis and the Iranians Need to Talk: And we need to make it happen
From protests to politics, a new way forward for Yemen
Why Washington is wrong to impose visa suspension on Iraqis
Using Israeli and Palestinian Guides, Tour Group Helps Visitors ‘Experience the People’
Afghans Want U.S. to Stay but Do Things Differently
Ending the Exploitation of People and the Planet
Post-Mubarak Egypt: From successful protest to sustainable social transformation
A peace-building response to the rise of 'Trumpism'
How China’s Economic Rebalancing is like the Movie 'Speed'
Armenian, Azeri experts' Karabakh settlement recommendations
Confronting Homeland Security's 'SSSS' Watch List
Measuring the cost of violence
Feckless on Foreign Policy
How to stop Libya becoming another Iraq
Author, Terrorism Victim Hirsch Says Capital Punishment Hurts U.S. Image Abroad
25 Rights groups: The Belady Foundation case demonstrates that individual and community initiatives face only repression and fabricated charges
ISIS attacks fueled by illegal guns and open societies we can’t afford to lose
Is Yemen’s power struggle over?
Who is Aya Hijazi, the American freed from jail in Egypt?
Fighting extremism: Dignity is the answer
The Mother of Badly Timed Arms Sales
My Turkish Airport
Mason’s Global Problem Solving Consortium in National Spotlight
Learning from SIGIR's Final Report on Iraq Reconstruction
David N. Cicilline and Michael Shank: Global warming threatens R.I.
Is the OSCE relevant to Cyprus? Or is Cyprus irrelevant to the OSCE?
Expect Resource Wars With Exxon CEO At State Helm
Why I'm Going to Yemen
Administrative Referendum: A wakeup call for the ethno-political conflict in Darfur
Settler Terrorism -- An American Problem
Netanyahu's Kennedy moment
Reimagining Transitional Justice in Bali
Climate Change Is An Immediate Threat
Military spending is not right way to boost America's economic security
Freeport's Highland Community College board will seat Shockey and Musser
Republican Reasoning: Why 2008 Was the Year for Occupying and Protesting Wall Street
The Time For Leadership To Protect All Civilians Across Syria
On “The Mystery of Capital”
Mason student starts ‘sustainable, reproducible’ businesses in war zones
Somalia Needs a War on Poverty
Donald Trump and the Politics of Personality: To Understand Trumpism, Look Abroad!
9 Costs of Drone Strikes
Lawmakers in Washington increasingly concerned about Ethiopia
Tanzanian President’s Former Aide Plans Bid to Succeed Him
The Art of Appeasement, Part I Unraveling a Patchwork of Improvised Disaster
In America, domestic extremists are a bigger risk than foreign terrorism
America’s litmus test on Syria
Nonviolent resistance key to Middle East breakthrough
Cyclone Pam Is Just the Start
Columbia Prof Uses Math To Create World Peace
The Ottoman Experience in Mosul, Then and Now
Overnight Crimean Crisis Hits Stalemate
At Town Hall, Sanders Makes Commitment to 'End All Forms of Racism in This Country'
America's police are looking more and more like the military
Vatican Mayors Summit Spots Pope on Municipal Pulpit
Focus on Al Qaeda in Yemen magnifies chronic instability
Sisters know a good road trip when they see one
UN Summit Already Successful: $50 Billion Divested From Fossil Fuels
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR; Resolving Conflicts in the Caucasus
Unholy Media Malpractice: The press totally missed the point of Bernie Sanders' trip to the Vatican.
U.S. Soldiers in Somalia and the Pentagon's Unlearned Lessons
Don't forget Malaysia
Congressmen urge Egypt to release Virginia woman from jail
Ukraine crisis underscores need for renewables push
Free West Papua: Growing International Solidarity for a Forgotten Independence Movement
Texas flood's climate change irony: Column
New Virginia gun law will boost violence, costs
Bucolic Peekskill under attack: View
Man-to-man chat can avert disaster
Hamas Should Be Part of Middle East Peace Talks
UVA Gives Diversity Awards to Longtime Professors McDowell and Dukes
Nigeria: A Network That Reconnects North With Sardauna's Biographer John Paden
Keeping USAID: why the US shouldn’t cut off its nose
Land Rights Have Become A Women's Issue Through Social Mobilization In Cambodia
Motives of suicide terrorists
Donald Trump's Immigration Plan Would Ban One-Third of the World From the U.S.
Why China’s New Rich Want to Emigrate
The Big Problems in Obama's Big Trade Deals
Post-Election Ferguson: Bipartisan Congress to Demilitarize Police
Cyprus – the drama unfolds
Egypt’s Street Children, Aya Hijazi, and Me
A Caution Against Framing Syria as an Assad-Opposition Dichotomy
We Lead Developed World in Poverty and Inequality
Girls released from Boko Haram captivity rejected by society - new report
Climate Action Is Solution to Slowing Superstorms | Commentary
Boycotting Muslim 'Savages' Ad on DC Metro in Protest of Hate Speech
American Aid Worker, Release Secured by Trump Officials, Leaves Egypt
Dialogue, satire and the attack on Charlie Hebdo
Hottest Year on Record, 2014, Brings Economic Opportunity
Turkey's Best Asset to Tackle ISIS: Ankara or America?
Vision Series: Sandra Cheldelin to Discuss Women and Conflict
An American humanitarian worker goes on trial in Cairo. What’s next for Aya Hijazi?
Transforming a Nation
Working for world peace here at home
As China’s Economy Falters, Military Parade Offers Chance to Burnish Image
Paul Ryan's Radical Economic Regime: Why His House Budget Legacy Is a Lesson in Elitism
American Aid Worker Is Cleared of Child Abuse Charges in Egypt
Yemen’s a Model All Right—For Disaster
America cannot afford such inequality
Hillary Clinton’s Response to the Pulse Orlando Shootings
How to save the American Dream
Darfur Donor Conference: A Park for a Deadly Conflict
Terrorism and Development
Time to stop coddling Iran
How to Have a Productive Conversation About Politics at Thanksgiving
Politics and Language: Dimension Beyond Words
Obama’s speech was more of the same - and not what we needed
Why Rep. Hunter Is Very Wrong About Nuking Iran
Insight Policing and the Role of the Civilian in Police Accountability
Shank: White House, Congress Choosing Wrong Path on Iran
How one liberal group is trying to help Democrats win back the House in 2018
Responding to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Is Religious Freedom the Answer?
Soldiers Into Students: Veterans, Educators Try to Ease Transition
Is the Spirit of Sykes-Picot Still Alive in the Middle East after a Century?
Sign a Drone Treaty Before Everyone Does as We Do
An Ill-Advised Purge in Libya
How to fix our police departments
Obama's Middle East Speech: The Message Was Not Received
After 900 days in pre-trial detention, campaigns call for release of Aya Hegazy
Future of Crimean Tartar Muslims Hangs in the Balance
Muslim advocates welcome Bernie Sanders' support but want visible action
To stop al-Shabab, help Somali people
Bring Russia out of the cold and into the fold
Lack of US-Syria Diplomacy Leads to Dangerous Isolation
It's the Arab spring for dictators
Bosnia: Stabilization Stalled in Negative Peace
Can J Street Sideline AIPAC?
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