The School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution

If America wants Assad to respect international law, it must respect it, too
Congressmen urge Egypt to release Virginia woman from jail
Shank and Gilchrest: Increasing the Peace Can Reduce the Debt
How Did Democratic Candidates Do? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
Stop the ISIS War Before It Gets Worse!
We Lead Developed World in Poverty and Inequality
A new look at climate change
Why Did Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Go to Iraq?
'Free Speech' on the DC Metro
Administrative Referendum: A wakeup call for the ethno-political conflict in Darfur
Will Saudi Arabia's 'Operation Decisive Storm' restore order in Yemen?
The costly errors of America's wars
Crimean Tatars fear exile again
Doing away with food deserts in the District
World Bank needs Jeffrey Sachs
Mason’s Michael Shank Joins White House Climate Change Group
How to stop Libya becoming another Iraq
Suffolk reservist sues over ban on women in combat
There is a Major Climate Issue Hiding in Your Closet: Fast Fashion
A Silver Lining to the Film and Riots Tragedy: Freedom, Diversity, and the New Competition for Arab Public Space
Mason student researches homelessness from a conflict perspective
Students discuss effects of Charlie Hebdo shooting
Motives of suicide terrorists
Mason’s Global Problem Solving Consortium in National Spotlight
Rand Paul's Filibuster Gives Civil Liberties A Rare Washington Moment
Cure Police Violence As If It Were a Disease
Deadly challenge of keeping Syria health-care workers safe
Dear Congress: Take Your Power Back
The Struggle for Independence in West Papua
Militarization of U.S. Police Forces
Getting to “E Pluribus Unum”
What Paul Ryan’s economic roadmap means for America
At Town Hall, Sanders Makes Commitment to 'End All Forms of Racism in This Country'
What Aziz Abu Sarah learned in Hebrew school
Sudan, after the breakup: Can violence be prevented?
America’s litmus test on Syria
An alternative to the World Bank and IMF
Who to Blame for the Absence of a Kurdish State after Sykes Picot?
Rand Paul Got It Right on ISIS
Measuring the cost of violence
Aziz Abu Sarah is a Tour Guide
The Next Step for Myanmar
Confronting genocide in Myanmar: The urgent need to prevent and protect
Questions must be about gun safety
كاتبة فلسطينية تعيش في واشنطن: أطفالنا ضحايا وليسوا إرهابيين
Dirty Energy Dollars
Soldiers Into Students: Veterans, Educators Try to Ease Transition
Jobs: A Human Right | Commentary
Is Yemen’s power struggle over?
Graduate students spend spring break with Syrian refugees
David N. Cicilline and Michael Shank: Global warming threatens R.I.
Spreading Peace, Block by Block: A North Philly neighborhood rallies around its youth
Needed: Social Engineering?
To stop sexual assault against women in the US military, add more women
Options for Action in Syria
The Ottoman Experience in Mosul, Then and Now
Gilbert gunman's rampage sheds light on extremism: Immigration issue is a beacon to neo-Nazis
Israelis and Palestinians -- rage, fear and misunderstanding
The Audacity of Air Strikes and Secret Deals: Just making Isis grow stronger?
Nato should negotiate a security structure that includes Russia
U.S. Credibility Around the World Damaged by Afghanistan War
Keeping USAID: why the US shouldn’t cut off its nose
Anacostia: Why I have faith in the future of my neighborhood
Did Bernie Sanders just steal Joe Lieberman’s Jewish crown?
Freeport's Highland Community College board will seat Shockey and Musser
Peace – practical, not fanciful
Overnight Crimean Crisis Hits Stalemate
Hillary Clinton Asks Egypt’s President Sisi to Release Aya Hijazi
When soldiers commit murder
Arts and Peacebuilding
Africa Needs More from Obama than Promises
Women sue Pentagon over combat exclusion
‘Strength through peace – not peace through strength’: a reaction to Trump’s America First foreign policy
Our Love-Hate Relationship With Frankenstorms and Hurricane Sandy and Why We Must End It
The Missing Ingredient in UN's 2030 Global Goals
How to fix our police departments
When nature trumps nurture, we all lose
A Budget for Working America
Immigration debate: How DC can move the conversation forward
The 'anti-science' side of the political divide
Insight Policing and the Role of the Civilian in Police Accountability
Solon Simmons' "The Eclipse of Equality"
What Are the Rules of War?
No Iran deal, but significant progress in Geneva
Meryl Streep is right; bullying hurts us all
Tale of Two Conventions: Why Charlotte Wins Over White Tampa
Obama’s speech was more of the same - and not what we needed
George Mason to cultivate global leaders
Holy Land tours a new tool in peacebuilding
How to save the American Dream
Female soldiers fight Pentagon in court for combat positions
The Future of Kurdistan, Between Unity and Balkanization
Charleston Shootings: The Intersection Of Race And Gender
Why D.C. should take Youth Court program off life support
Our moral obligations in Somalia
Why the Kerry-Karzai Afghan Security Deal Won't Work
Expect Resource Wars With Exxon CEO At State Helm
Paul Ryan's Radical Economic Regime: Why His House Budget Legacy Is a Lesson in Elitism
Muslim advocates welcome Bernie Sanders' support but want visible action
A Palestinian’s journey from stone-throwing to conflict resolution
One Week After Colorado Shooting, US Government Still Failing to Safeguard America
Is America turning into a failed state?
Prop. 35 tackles child sex-trafficking
Using hip-hop to resolve global conflict
The ISIS takeover of Ramadi means hard choices face the Iraqi and US governments
A peace dividend we should all want
Armenian, Azeri experts' Karabakh settlement recommendations
To stop al-Shabab, help Somali people
Mason intern ventures into rural Mexico conflict zone to practice mediation
9 Costs of Drone Strikes
ISIS attacks fueled by illegal guns and open societies we can’t afford to lose
Go After Super Pollutants
With Mike Duvall, Fall of Another ‘Family Values’ Crusader
Libya: A failed state or a failed government?
Tariq Ramadan in Chicago's Holocaust Museum
‘Amish Mafia’ is a shameful, unrealistic portrayal of plain people
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Turkey's Best Asset to Tackle ISIS: Ankara or America?
Spread of US poverty risks serious social disorder
Roads: Getting Them Done
Charlie Rangel: Why I Oppose Syria Strikes
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry denounces US calls for Aya Hegazy’s release
How a glacier could thaw dangerous India and Pakistan freeze
Religion and Power Moving Forward into the Twenty-First Century
Bosnia: Stabilization Stalled in Negative Peace
Cost of inaction will be great
Fallacy of a moderate mullah
Don't let Yemen turn into Syria: Column
Hurricane Sandy: Time to do something about climate change
Palestine: Still key to stability in the Middle East
Terrorism and Development
Horizon that is always receding
Future of Crimean Tartar Muslims Hangs in the Balance
America Must Rethink the War on Terror: The Authorization for Use of Military Force needs to be modified to avoid mission creep
The Indoctrination Myth
Donald Trump and the Politics of Personality: To Understand Trumpism, Look Abroad!
America's Water Supply Is Going Down the Drain
Why Army women are demanding the right to fight — and die — in combat
Why Washington is wrong to impose visa suspension on Iraqis
We Must Revive the American Dream by Alleviating Poverty
Working for world peace here at home
Inspiring Curious Feminists: Reflections on Cynthia Enloe
Yemen Can't Do It Alone
Why China’s New Rich Want to Emigrate
Sequester set to sock it to D.C.’s poorest
Addressing divide between communities and police
Vatican Mayors Summit Spots Pope on Municipal Pulpit
Promoting peace, locally and globally
Free West Papua: Growing International Solidarity for a Forgotten Independence Movement
Food insecurity rising as crop production falls
خبير في النزاعات الدولية: ترامب سيبيع الورقة السورية لبوتين (حوار)
Peace Economics and Occupy Wall Street
Bernie Sanders Vows To Fight Anti-Islam Sentiment: 2016 Democratic Presidential Candidate Hugs Muslim Woman On Stage
Essebsi Must Work With Islamists to Ensure Tunisia’s Transition
Seeking Opportunities for Intervention: One woman’s efforts to positively influence inner-city youth: Interview with Mary Wade
'Less Violent' Does Not Have to Mean 'Apathetic'
Instead of Gray’s Raise D.C., Michelle Rhee’s book: Let’s take a truly radical approach to school reform
Hillary Clinton’s Response to the Pulse Orlando Shootings
Albany Gets "F" for Failing to Protect Tenants
Congress makes Elmo cry by defunding Palestinian 'Sesame Street'
Dirt on Our Hands
Advertising against Muslims? Not with my tax dollars
Five Steps America Must Take Now to Combat Climate Change
Sorry, Aung San Suu Kyi, the Rohingya Crisis Is No Laughing Matter
We must make anti-bullying a mainstream message
Ryan Gosling spreads message from Bernie Sanders
Detroit On The Brink
Could ‘Insight Policing’ have saved Sandra Bland, Freddie Gray and others?
Saving District of Columbia’s Youth Court
Sandy Hook shootings: We need to focus on more than just gun control
What Do We Mean When We Say "Clean Energy"?
Unclenched Fists
Youth from all areas of Philadelphia kick off Peace Olympics with March
How U.S. War Funds Get Wasted ... And How to Stop It
Look to Iran for a solution in Syria
Denied Victimhood and Contested Narratives: The Case of Hutu Diaspora
When Washington Welcomes A Nonviolent Muslim: What CBS News and Congress Have In Common
I Was a Palestinian Stone-thrower. Here's Why I Stopped
Yemen is on the Brink of Chaos - And Why It's So Important
Community Activists Question Timing Of Grand Jury Announcement
'Ceasefire' Is the Syria Word We Need to Hear
Conflict-sensitive Repatriation: Lessons from Displaced Communities in North-eastern Nigeria
GOP, follow Stevens' example
Couple Spend Their Wedding Money on Street Children, End up in an Egyptian Prison
CPCS Hosted Conference in Washington D.C.
Republican Reasoning: Why 2008 Was the Year for Occupying and Protesting Wall Street
U.S.-E.U. Rhetoric on Russia as Destructive as a Chekhovian Duel
A camp for young people touched by terror
Bringing Florida to Justice, Not Just George Zimmerman
Mason Partners with Ghana-based African Peace Building Organization
Divestment-Investment Can Break Congressional Gridlock on Climate Change
Why U.S. Could Opt For 'Zero Option' In Afghanistan
A Mood Is Not A Movement: Five Ideas For The Anti-Trump Forces
Our Prejudicial and Political Pecking Order
Nimr Al Nimr: Anatomy of a Man
High school students learn conflict resolution through karate
Peace is profitable: time for the US to invest
Why Congress Should Care About the Beepocalypse | Commentary
Stop atrocities before they start
Higher education leans left. But why? And so what?
Police Should Put Away the Military Gear and Build Connections with Young People
U.S. Military Interventionism Has Harmed Iraq Dearly
10 Syria Questions for John Kerry and Chuck Hagel
Tea-Party, Progressives United on Fast-Track Trade Authority
Feckless on Foreign Policy
The anatomy of an anti-Taliban uprising
Mason experts explain how ISIS attacks are recruitment tools
The Current of Discord on the Mekong
Ghailani Trial and Sentence Affirms US Federal Court System
Bosnia Back on the Brink: Ukraine can learn from Bosnia's failed socioeconomic policies
Anacostia totem pole belies Washington’s devotion to Redskins
Police should put away the military gear and build connections with young people
Slavery and Climate – There's More in Common Than You Think, Vatican Says
Syrian Ramadan at the Edge of War
A Peacebuilding Travel Log
Somalia on the Brink
No Immunity for US Troops: Why Hamid Karzai Punted to Loya Jirga
Social media project addresses extremist violence at home and abroad
Only catastrophes lead to the sharing of sovereignty
Bernie Sanders vows to fight Islamophobia and 'ugly stain of racism' in the US
A Fixable Problem for Our Society
Unite, Confuse, and Inspire: A Response to the Rise of Racism in Israel
Dignity for Iran equals an Iran free of nuclear weapons
Marijuana cartels and the Mafia
Keeping Iran and Saudi Arabia From War
Evolving policy in a changing world: Examining challenges and opportunities in the new US Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review
Cyprus – the drama unfolds
The Real War on Coal Starts in Kosovo
7 Ways Obama's U.N. Speech Revealed His Inconsistent Foreign Policy
Conflict resolution workshop benefits Patriots and participants
Anticipating the Syria of Tomorrow: Strategies to Decrease Violence Against Innocents
A third intifada is inevitable unless Israel changes course
Tanzanian President’s Former Aide Plans Bid to Succeed Him
Inevitable US policy shift on Burma: why and how
Turkey’s once-worldly aims falter, even close allies concerned
Obama making up drone rules as he goes
The Syrian Revolution Is Not a Holy War
Insights Obama can now use to undermine Putin’s narrative
The Israeli ex-settler at the center of Occupy Wall Street
On “The Mystery of Capital”
Hottest Year on Record, 2014, Brings Economic Opportunity
Press Pause on the Rush to War
How Did VP Candidates Do in the Debate? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
Violence and violence-containment's $460 billion price tag
The Russian Military Intervention in Syria; Is This Really a Concern for the U.S.?
Don't Let China Dominate: When it comes to renewable energy, China is trumping the U.S.
Author, Terrorism Victim Hirsch Says Capital Punishment Hurts U.S. Image Abroad
Congress vs. the Super-Pollutants
Reimagining Transitional Justice in Bali
How to stop the stone-throwing in Anacostia
The NYC Security Risk That Candidates Aren't Discussing
NYC Housing: A Clear and Present Danger
Civilian Devastation During War Explored in ‘Why They Die’
Crimean Tatars Fear for Their Safety After Crimea’s Annexation to Russia
Afghan-U.S. relations damaged by shooting: analyst
Meat Alert
Palestine's Right to Defend Itself
Women in Combat
It's the Arab spring for dictators
Obama must stand up to Netanyahu on Israeli settler violence
If You Want Revenge for 9/11, Don't Look to the Kids Who Lost A Parent
How to Fix Turkey's Fall From International Favor
Why defeating ISIS with military might is starry eyed idealism
How China’s Economic Rebalancing is like the Movie 'Speed'
Awakening the Demons: There is no Arab Spring coming to Iraq. But sectarian protests could tear this fragile country apart.
A look at the American 'Countering Violent Extremism' strategy
Candidates should address cost  of violence in primary states
The World Does Not Need a Jewish Ann Coulter: An Open Letter To Ben Shapiro.
Rethinking transitions: finding the pathway from military to community security
She Didn't Have a Gun... She Had MLK's Dream
Why NFL's Washington Redskins needs renaming
Boarding the Train for a Trip into the Past
Political Discourse: A Family Affair
Why Bernie Sanders is standing with Muslims
Peace-maker: We must look below the surface
Tragedy & Triumph
Here's Why The U.S. Needs To Upgrade Economic Indicators
Gun Bans Aren't the Only Answer to America's Violence Problem
My Turkish Airport
The Saudis and the Iranians Need to Talk: And we need to make it happen
How to Pull Yemen Back from the Edge
A New Approach to Dealing With Global Food Insecurity
America's police are looking more and more like the military
Streator Grads do 'Amazing Things'
In Oak Creek, Wis., hearts open to Sikhs after temple shooting
WATCH: Bernie Sanders hugs Muslim student, vows to fight racism as Jew
9/11 Forever (and Ever)
America cannot afford such inequality
Mideast peace deal… and they lived unhappily ever after
In fighting gangs, US should look to El Salvador
Ending the Exploitation of People and the Planet
Britain’s election results may prove to be a blow to US foreign policy goals
Afghan civil society calls for just peace
The Big Problems in Obama's Big Trade Deals
Mary Wade to Hold Trayvon Book Launch in MT Airy
When Contested Narratives of Identity and Victimhood are Victims of Politics
Post Eurozone crisis, how to increase a country's resilience to risk
'Delenda Carthago': ISIS, threat and recovery
Ferguson, Social Justice, and the Role of Community Colleges
5 Ways We Should Radically Reconsider War
Somalia Needs a War on Poverty
Public ‘schools of hope’ could be anything but
‘Lincoln’: Where was Frederick Douglass?
How I learned to forgive my brother’s murderers
Confederate flag: hatred or heritage?
A Palestinian drasha for Rosh Hashana
When Radio Goes Bad: RF communications and the increased violence in South Sudan
The Path To Clean Energy Requires An Energy-Storage Revolution
What the Killing of Trayvon Martin Means for Maryland
Settler Terrorism -- An American Problem
Man-to-man chat can avert disaster
Interview: Zheng Wang
Washington Area Students Weigh in on South Sudan Conflict
Why We Heart Hurricanes: The Climate Change Connection
Academics & Activists Discuss Poverty, Inequality, Conflict
Student Studies Connection of Abusive Treatment of Humans and Animals
Aziz Abu Sarah Named National Geographic Emerging Explorer
Rwanda- A Country Still in Need
Military spending is not right way to boost America's economic security
Germany's lesson for U.S. -- keep faith with workers
Mason Student Strives to Bring Peace Before Dangerous African Presidential Vote
The U.S. Is No. 1 In Global Arms Sales
UN climate change negotiations in Poland this week
Athletes Pick A Side At The Women's March
An 'Afghan Summer' of revolt - Part 2
Sarajevo: Memories of war
To finally see the invisible Israelis before our eyes
What Secretary Clinton Does Not Recognize About Egypt’s Anti-Regime Protests
Chomsky Takes on the World (Bank)
Why is the US so reticent to read the right messages in Asia and the Pacific?
The Impact of the Syrian Civil War on Identity Groups in Turkey
Chattanooga: on the need to fight terror with reason
Embracing Healthier Communities Through Clean Energy
What Would MLK Think of America’s Modern Wars?
Climate crisis and the will to act
THE RUSSIAN PLOT, Or, How to Avoid Taking Responsibility for Losing a Presidential Election
Republicans and the Mennonite vote
Inclusiveness: The Right (and Political) Way to Be
Dialogue, satire and the attack on Charlie Hebdo
The Ghailani Verdict - Susan Hirsch featured in the New York Times
Obama’s local, international obstacles on Syria
Preventing gang violence in San Diego
Trump Should Take a Lesson From the Pope on How to Lead
Texas flood's climate change irony: Column
What My Amish and Mennonite Forefathers Would Think About My Job in Congress (and Why I Left)
Let's keep Syria's blood off America's hands
Americans have had enough conflict
The Time For Leadership To Protect All Civilians Across Syria
Why the Gun Control Debate Doesn't Do Justice to Colorado Killings
Palestinian Child Attackers Are Victims, Not Terrorists
Managing the Madness in the Middle East
Lone wolf senator builds case to engage Myanmar
Time to write the rules for cyber and drone challenges
Tackling the most grave and serious global security threats
Crashing in America
How Belgraders Remember the NATO Bombings
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
Transforming a Nation
Politics and the city – the battle over Istanbul’s Gezi park
A Callous Disregard for the Law
My sister has been jailed in Egypt for 900 days. When will the U.S. help free her?
Review: Free Burma
George Mason University Partners With an African Nonprofit Organization- 72Africa
The Price of Abandoning Yemen
PCDN's Dr. Catalina Rojas awarded the prestigious SXSW Dewey Award for use of digital technology to help others
Crisis management system for Japan and China
‘Don’t Disturb The Peace’: Post-Conflict Politics In Aceh, Indonesia
The District’s Divide: Classism, Racism and the Re-Election of Marion Barry
The Federal response in Malheur and far right extremism
Saudi in Yemen; It’s personal now
Palestinian, Jew give both sides on joint Jerusalem tours
Crimean Crisis Escalates Further
Lack of US-Syria Diplomacy Leads to Dangerous Isolation
As China’s Economy Falters, Military Parade Offers Chance to Burnish Image
Gaza becomes Syria: Middle East geopolitics 2.0
Women in combat: US military on verge of making it official
یەریڤان سەعید، توێژەر لە پەیمانگای وڵاتانی كەنداو لە واشنتۆن:
Sit down with Iran to ensure there is no ‘October surprise’
For young adults who lost parents on Sept. 11, a hope for peace
UC Berkeley holds 6th annual TED conference, explores themes of wisdom, compassion
"We Are Not Like Them": Itamar Massacre Activates A Dangerous Israeli-Jewish Ethnocentrism
Rwanda: Opening the door to dialogue (Claudine Kuradusenge)
Addressing DC's truancy epidemic
Fragility Needs Innovative Development Financing
New Virginia gun law will boost violence, costs
Can Obama Influence Ethiopia on Human Rights, Democracy?
Beyond the limits of counterterrorism: towards a peace and development agenda that can engage constructively with extremism
Syria Needs Real Help, Not American Bombs
Why the White House Won't Win the Afghanistan War
Global Mayors Protest Trump’s Anti-Climate Cabinet
Democratic Party looks like America
Mason student’s question to Democratic presidential candidate goes viral
Fighting extremism: Dignity is the answer
What will Rep. Dennis Kucinich's legacy be?
Small town America shouldn't resemble war zone
Missing the mark on Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy at MLK Avenue
Teach, model, grow and live in empathy to build world peace, says interfaith expert Marc Gopin at Frontier Luncheon
USDA Does Diets Differently, Moves Off Meat
Civil Society Is Faltering In This Middle East Nation
Busting the Biofuels Boom
Past a certain point conflict becomes unstoppable
Pro-Earth Republicans In The Era Of President Trump
Mass shootings show need for gun law reform
Bernie Sanders Vows To Fight Back Against Islamophobia In The 2016 Race
More record warmth means more flooding: Column
Water shortages are coming. It's time for us to act.
The three-ring circus of American politics
In fighting gangs, US should look to El Salvador
To save his Middle East legacy, Obama must recognise a Palestinian state now
The challenge of violent extremism
Eight ingredients for a peaceful society
Congress Should Scrutinize Pending Trade Pacts
Syria Conflict Panel
How to Have a Productive Conversation About Politics at Thanksgiving
Woodbridge Resident Gains White House Internship
Elizabeth Degi Mount - DBFA
Police Militarization Must Be Halted
The Search for the ‘Why’ of Fort Hood
The Dangers of Soft Power: Government backed cultural programs often come across as just propaganda
The 2017 Arthur N. Rupe Great Debate: Is ISIS an Existential Threat to the United States?
Congress Can't Ignore Afghanistan in Budget Talks
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
The Business Argument for Addressing Climate Change
Vision Series: Sandra Cheldelin to Discuss Women and Conflict
Politics and Language: Dimension Beyond Words

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