The School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution

David N. Cicilline and Michael Shank: Global warming threatens R.I.
Egypt’s Street Children, Aya Hijazi, and Me
Republican Reasoning: Why 2008 Was the Year for Occupying and Protesting Wall Street
Is America turning into a failed state?
Somalia on the Brink
Muslim advocates welcome Bernie Sanders' support but want visible action
When Washington Welcomes A Nonviolent Muslim: What CBS News and Congress Have In Common
Africa Needs More from Obama than Promises
In fighting gangs, US should look to El Salvador
The Dangers of Soft Power: Government backed cultural programs often come across as just propaganda
The Real War on Coal Starts in Kosovo
The Russian Military Intervention in Syria; Is This Really a Concern for the U.S.?
Bringing Eritrea In From The Cold
U.S. Military Interventionism Has Harmed Iraq Dearly
Food insecurity rising as crop production falls
Our Military Shouldn’t Turn Its Back on Servicewomen Who Need an Abortion
GOP, follow Stevens' example
Saudi in Yemen; It’s personal now
Pro-Earth Republicans In The Era Of President Trump
Fuel for extremism is beyond Bin Laden, EMU prof says
Congress vs. the Super-Pollutants
Conflict Analysis and Resolution Students Named Boren Fellows
A col.’s view of commander’s authority
Public ‘schools of hope’ could be anything but
The Indoctrination Myth
Dear Congress: Take Your Power Back
Five Steps America Must Take Now to Combat Climate Change
Aya Hegazy trial postponed for 5th time after court unable to turn on laptop
Why We Heart Hurricanes: The Climate Change Connection
How to Fix Turkey's Fall From International Favor
The Ottoman Experience in Mosul, Then and Now
One Week After Colorado Shooting, US Government Still Failing to Safeguard America
Rand Paul's Filibuster Gives Civil Liberties A Rare Washington Moment
Deadly challenge of keeping Syria health-care workers safe
Don't let Yemen turn into Syria: Column
Measuring the cost of violence
Ukraine Diplomatic Deal: Necessary Next Steps
A Callous Disregard for the Law
Mason student researches homelessness from a conflict perspective
Democratic Party looks like America
9/11 Forever (and Ever)
Hillary Clinton Asks Egypt’s President Sisi to Release Aya Hijazi
With Mike Duvall, Fall of Another ‘Family Values’ Crusader
Suffolk reservist sues over ban on women in combat
The ISIS takeover of Ramadi means hard choices face the Iraqi and US governments
Athletes Pick A Side At The Women's March
Spread of US poverty risks serious social disorder
Here's Why The U.S. Needs To Upgrade Economic Indicators
She Didn't Have a Gun... She Had MLK's Dream
Bernie Sanders Vows To Fight Anti-Islam Sentiment: 2016 Democratic Presidential Candidate Hugs Muslim Woman On Stage
In Oak Creek, Wis., hearts open to Sikhs after temple shooting
The Audacity of Air Strikes and Secret Deals: Just making Isis grow stronger?
Germany Tells NATO, Russia To Dialogue Before Things Get 'Completely Out Of Control'
Nigeria: A Network That Reconnects North With Sardauna's Biographer John Paden
The Business Argument for Addressing Climate Change
خبير في النزاعات الدولية: ترامب سيبيع الورقة السورية لبوتين (حوار)
Want to cut big government abuses? Start with defence contracting
Saving District of Columbia’s Youth Court
A New Approach to Dealing With Global Food Insecurity
Ryan Gosling spreads message from Bernie Sanders
Coup-Speak Speaking
Gaza becomes Syria: Middle East geopolitics 2.0
Who to Blame for the Absence of a Kurdish State after Sykes Picot?
Obama making up drone rules as he goes
Defense Department in Somalia
The Big Problems in Obama's Big Trade Deals
Data show drone attacks doomed to fail against ISIS in Syria
Bringing Florida to Justice, Not Just George Zimmerman
Saudi rejects foreign interference in Iraq, blames ‘sectarian’ Maliki | Reuters
No Immunity for US Troops: Why Hamid Karzai Punted to Loya Jirga
التدخل الروسي أوقف انهيار النظام السوري مؤقتاً
The District’s Divide: Classism, Racism and the Re-Election of Marion Barry
Student Studies Connection of Abusive Treatment of Humans and Animals
Resolute in uncertain times: peacebuilding in the new US administration
Even a weakened Libya can avoid civil war
Women sue Pentagon over combat exclusion
Military spending is not right way to boost America's economic security
Mason’s Michael Shank Joins White House Climate Change Group
‘Don’t Disturb The Peace’: Post-Conflict Politics In Aceh, Indonesia
The 'anti-science' side of the political divide
Dirt on Our Hands
Syria Conflict Panel
The Federal response in Malheur and far right extremism
Sit down with Iran to ensure there is no ‘October surprise’
Fighting extremism: Dignity is the answer
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
Bible Texts Misused in Rumsfeld Reports, Religious Leaders Say
Why Protest? And What’s Next: Truth-Telling and Reconciliation for Ferguson and Beyond
Albany Gets "F" for Failing to Protect Tenants
‘Strength through peace – not peace through strength’: a reaction to Trump’s America First foreign policy
Youth from all areas of Philadelphia kick off Peace Olympics with March
A Budget for Working America
If America wants Assad to respect international law, it must respect it, too
Mason experts explain how ISIS attacks are recruitment tools
Republicans and the Mennonite vote
Go After Super Pollutants
Police should put away the military gear and build connections with young people
5 Ways We Should Radically Reconsider War
No Iran deal, but significant progress in Geneva
Britain’s election results may prove to be a blow to US foreign policy goals
Global Mayors Protest Trump’s Anti-Climate Cabinet
On 10th Anniversary of Afghan War, Time to Exit Militarized US Foreign Policy
Obama’s local, international obstacles on Syria
What Would MLK Think of America’s Modern Wars?
Bernie Sanders vows to fight Islamophobia and 'ugly stain of racism' in the US
Woodbridge Resident Gains White House Internship
Divestment-Investment Can Break Congressional Gridlock on Climate Change
Prop. 35 tackles child sex-trafficking
Expect Resource Wars With Exxon CEO At State Helm
When nature trumps nurture, we all lose
Time to write the rules for cyber and drone challenges
Let's keep Syria's blood off America's hands
Elizabeth Degi Mount - DBFA
How a glacier could thaw dangerous India and Pakistan freeze
The U.S. Is No. 1 In Global Arms Sales
Is the Spirit of Sykes-Picot Still Alive in the Middle East after a Century?
‘Lincoln’: Where was Frederick Douglass?
Freeport's Highland Community College board will seat Shockey and Musser
Crisis management system for Japan and China
In the Army, sex discrimination begins at West Point
Donald Trump and the Politics of Personality: To Understand Trumpism, Look Abroad!
The 2017 Arthur N. Rupe Great Debate: Is ISIS an Existential Threat to the United States?
The U.S. Afghanistan Strategy Is Failing and It's Time to Pull Out
Promoting peace, locally and globally
America's police are looking more and more like the military
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
'Free Speech' on the DC Metro
UC Berkeley holds 6th annual TED conference, explores themes of wisdom, compassion
Beijing Encroaching on Moscow’s Military Dominance in Tajikistan
Overstating The 'Crime Gun' Data
Sequester set to sock it to D.C.’s poorest
Can Obama Influence Ethiopia on Human Rights, Democracy?
Dumping Military Kit on Cops Makes Main Street a War Zone
Candidates should address cost  of violence in primary states
S-CAR Class Inspires Landmark Lawsuit
Options for Action in Syria
Working for world peace here at home
Tale of Two Conventions: Why Charlotte Wins Over White Tampa
More record warmth means more flooding: Column
The Path To Clean Energy Requires An Energy-Storage Revolution
Inevitable US policy shift on Burma: why and how
Why Army women are demanding the right to fight — and die — in combat
Evolving policy in a changing world: Examining challenges and opportunities in the new US Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review
Why Washington is wrong to impose visa suspension on Iraqis
The Israeli ex-settler at the center of Occupy Wall Street
Small town America shouldn't resemble war zone
Syria Needs Real Help, Not American Bombs
Why Bernie Sanders is standing with Muslims
Mass shootings show need for gun law reform
Yemen is on the Brink of Chaos - And Why It's So Important
PCDN's Dr. Catalina Rojas awarded the prestigious SXSW Dewey Award for use of digital technology to help others
Gun Bans Aren't the Only Answer to America's Violence Problem
Turkey's Best Asset to Tackle ISIS: Ankara or America?
Boarding the Train for a Trip into the Past
Civilian Devastation During War Explored in ‘Why They Die’
Mideast peace deal… and they lived unhappily ever after
Busting the Biofuels Boom
WATCH: Bernie Sanders hugs Muslim student, vows to fight racism as Jew
Gilbert gunman's rampage sheds light on extremism: Immigration issue is a beacon to neo-Nazis
What can Washington do about militarized police forces?
Tackling the most grave and serious global security threats
U.S. Soldiers in Somalia and the Pentagon's Unlearned Lessons
Congress Should Scrutinize Pending Trade Pacts
Settler Terrorism -- An American Problem
What the Killing of Trayvon Martin Means for Maryland
Beware Libya’s ‘Fair Dictator’
Climate crisis and the will to act
What Do We Mean When We Say "Clean Energy"?
Anacostia: Why I have faith in the future of my neighborhood
Terrorism and Development
Sorry, Aung San Suu Kyi, the Rohingya Crisis Is No Laughing Matter
Why defeating ISIS with military might is starry eyed idealism
A new look at climate change
The only way forward on Syria
US Navy Seals plan to accept women after female soldiers graduate as rangers
Firing Up Kurdish Nationalism in Iraq
Higher education leans left. But why? And so what?
How to Pull Yemen Back from the Edge
7 Ways Obama's U.N. Speech Revealed His Inconsistent Foreign Policy
Analysis: Progressive policies provide answer for Sanders’ foreign policy gap
Our Love-Hate Relationship With Frankenstorms and Hurricane Sandy and Why We Must End It
George Mason to cultivate global leaders
How Did VP Candidates Do in the Debate? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
Could ‘Insight Policing’ have saved Sandra Bland, Freddie Gray and others?
Anacostia totem pole belies Washington’s devotion to Redskins
The Saudis and the Iranians Need to Talk: And we need to make it happen
A Mood Is Not A Movement: Five Ideas For The Anti-Trump Forces
Eight ingredients for a peaceful society
Women-in-Combat Plaintiff to Present Keynote at Gender and Conflict Center Reception
Charlie Rangel: Why I Oppose Syria Strikes
The Emperor’s new clothes – bluster in the GOP
What Paul Ryan’s economic roadmap means for America
Dirty Energy Dollars
Addressing divide between communities and police
Ahmadinejad - Incitement Deserves Indictment
Tea-Party, Progressives United on Fast-Track Trade Authority
Post-Election Ferguson: Bipartisan Congress to Demilitarize Police
Meryl Streep is right; bullying hurts us all
A Palestinian drasha for Rosh Hashana
America’s litmus test on Syria
The Struggle for Independence in West Papua
Inclusiveness: The Right (and Political) Way to Be
9 Costs of Drone Strikes
Man-to-man chat can avert disaster
Cost of inaction will be great
Marijuana cartels and the Mafia
THE RUSSIAN PLOT, Or, How to Avoid Taking Responsibility for Losing a Presidential Election
Peace is profitable: time for the US to invest
Sign a Drone Treaty Before Everyone Does as We Do
Advertising against Muslims? Not with my tax dollars
ISIS attacks fueled by illegal guns and open societies we can’t afford to lose
Violence and violence-containment's $460 billion price tag
UN Small Arms Conference: Evaluation and Prospects
Keeping Iran and Saudi Arabia From War
Congress Can't Ignore Afghanistan in Budget Talks
CPCS Hosted Conference in Washington D.C.
U.S. Credibility Around the World Damaged by Afghanistan War
To stop sexual assault against women in the US military, add more women
Meat Alert
Tariq Ramadan in Chicago's Holocaust Museum
Catching Kony
Rethinking transitions: finding the pathway from military to community security
Past a certain point conflict becomes unstoppable
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Hurricane Sandy: Time to do something about climate change
How to fix our police departments
How to Have a Productive Conversation About Politics at Thanksgiving
What will Rep. Dennis Kucinich's legacy be?
Addressing DC's truancy epidemic
Insight Policing and the Role of the Civilian in Police Accountability
Why can’t America just take out Assad?
Divide and conquer negotiations
When Radio Goes Bad: RF communications and the increased violence in South Sudan
Look to Iran for a solution in Syria
Palestine: Still key to stability in the Middle East
We Must Revive the American Dream by Alleviating Poverty
A Fixable Problem for Our Society
Congressmen urge Egypt to release Virginia woman from jail
Lone wolf senator builds case to engage Myanmar
Women in Combat
Texas flood's climate change irony: Column
It's the Arab spring for dictators
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
How to save the American Dream
What Are the Rules of War?
Mason student’s question to Democratic presidential candidate goes viral
Paul Ryan's Radical Economic Regime: Why His House Budget Legacy Is a Lesson in Elitism
Ferguson, Social Justice, and the Role of Community Colleges
We're Unfair to Draft-Card Burners
Nato should negotiate a security structure that includes Russia
Afghan Security Forces Pass First Test, But Questions Remain
Missing the mark on Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy at MLK Avenue
Insights Obama can now use to undermine Putin’s narrative
Arab Americans Organize with the ANSWER Coalition to Protest Trump Inauguration
Peace – practical, not fanciful
The three-ring circus of American politics
Our moral obligations in Somalia
Bernie Sanders Vows To Fight Back Against Islamophobia In The 2016 Race
Invest in the Afghan people not foreign contractors
Stop Treating America Like a War Zone: Congress must stop the militarization of America's police forces
Is Yemen’s power struggle over?
We gain more than we lose in the Iran nuclear deal [Commentary]
Bribes, money hidden in teddy bears: welcome to US spending in Afghanistan
How Did Democratic Candidates Do? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
Shank and Gilchrest: Increasing the Peace Can Reduce the Debt
Solon Simmons' "The Eclipse of Equality"
Militarization of U.S. Police Forces
To save his Middle East legacy, Obama must recognise a Palestinian state now
These fiscal cliff hawks ought to be foreign policy doves
NYC Housing: A Clear and Present Danger
Streator Grads do 'Amazing Things'
Maltese neutrality still a brilliant idea
Fallacy of a moderate mullah
Learning from SIGIR's Final Report on Iraq Reconstruction
Do military women want combat jobs? The survey numbers say yes — and so do more than 9,000 combat action badges
ما هي خلفية اشتعال القومية الكردية في العراق؟
Germany's lesson for U.S. -- keep faith with workers
Why D.C. should take Youth Court program off life support
Americans have had enough conflict
Did Bernie Sanders just steal Joe Lieberman’s Jewish crown?
Our Prejudicial and Political Pecking Order
Inspiring Curious Feminists: Reflections on Cynthia Enloe
My sister has been jailed in Egypt for 900 days. When will the U.S. help free her?
Water shortages are coming. It's time for us to act.
Why is the US so reticent to read the right messages in Asia and the Pacific?
USDA Does Diets Differently, Moves Off Meat
Iraqi Kurdistan fears Maliki returning to power
What My Amish and Mennonite Forefathers Would Think About My Job in Congress (and Why I Left)
U.S.-E.U. Rhetoric on Russia as Destructive as a Chekhovian Duel
Press Pause on the Rush to War
Japan’s Remilitarization, Beating Ploughshares into Swords
Political Discourse: A Family Affair
Detroit On The Brink
Europe Must Help Syria’s Women Make Peace
Sorting Out Our Options in Afghanistan
UN climate change negotiations in Poland this week
The challenge of violent extremism
Feckless on Foreign Policy
Can the Tribes of NATO help the Tribes of Afghanistan?
'Less Violent' Does Not Have to Mean 'Apathetic'
Free West Papua: Growing International Solidarity for a Forgotten Independence Movement
At Town Hall, Sanders Makes Commitment to 'End All Forms of Racism in This Country'
We must make anti-bullying a mainstream message
Stop the ISIS War Before It Gets Worse!
Author, Terrorism Victim Hirsch Says Capital Punishment Hurts U.S. Image Abroad
Preventing gang violence in San Diego
Getting to “E Pluribus Unum”
The costly errors of America's wars
Jobs: A Human Right | Commentary
Why we should keep out of Somalia’s affairs
A third intifada is inevitable unless Israel changes course
Conflict and the Consequences of Isolation: A Comparative Study
Palestine's Right to Defend Itself
Trump Should Take a Lesson From the Pope on How to Lead
‘Amish Mafia’ is a shameful, unrealistic portrayal of plain people
Confederate flag: hatred or heritage?
'Ceasefire' Is the Syria Word We Need to Hear
How U.S. War Funds Get Wasted ... And How to Stop It
As China’s Economy Falters, Military Parade Offers Chance to Burnish Image
When soldiers commit murder
Beyond the limits of counterterrorism: towards a peace and development agenda that can engage constructively with extremism
Why the Kerry-Karzai Afghan Security Deal Won't Work
Crashing in America
How to stop the stone-throwing in Anacostia
High school students learn conflict resolution through karate
Mason intern ventures into rural Mexico conflict zone to practice mediation
Ghailani Trial and Sentence Affirms US Federal Court System
Immigration debate: How DC can move the conversation forward
Police Should Put Away the Military Gear and Build Connections with Young People
Reimagining Transitional Justice in Bali
New Virginia gun law will boost violence, costs
Why I'm Going to Yemen
Mary Wade to Hold Trayvon Book Launch in MT Airy
The NYC Security Risk That Candidates Aren't Discussing
Obama must stand up to Netanyahu on Israeli settler violence
Myanmar Fighting Poses Dilemma for China
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry denounces US calls for Aya Hegazy’s release
Soldiers Into Students: Veterans, Educators Try to Ease Transition
Women in combat: US military on verge of making it official
Rand Paul Got It Right on ISIS
یەریڤان سەعید، توێژەر لە پەیمانگای وڵاتانی كەنداو لە واشنتۆن:
Spreading Peace, Block by Block: A North Philly neighborhood rallies around its youth
China’s Puzzling ADIZ Decision Making
10 Syria Questions for John Kerry and Chuck Hagel
Obama’s speech was more of the same - and not what we needed
Only catastrophes lead to the sharing of sovereignty
Police Militarization Must Be Halted
The Obama administration ignores an American imprisoned in Egypt
Community Activists Question Timing Of Grand Jury Announcement
Why NFL's Washington Redskins needs renaming
Female soldiers fight Pentagon in court for combat positions

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