The School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution

Female suicide bombers; Misguided media; Karadzic at the Hague
Why Bernie Sanders is standing with Muslims
Sequester set to sock it to D.C.’s poorest
Go After Super Pollutants
Can the Tribes of NATO help the Tribes of Afghanistan?
The Path To Clean Energy Requires An Energy-Storage Revolution
7 Ways Obama's U.N. Speech Revealed His Inconsistent Foreign Policy
Evolving policy in a changing world: Examining challenges and opportunities in the new US Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review
What Paul Ryan’s economic roadmap means for America
The three-ring circus of American politics
WATCH: Bernie Sanders hugs Muslim student, vows to fight racism as Jew
Preventing gang violence in San Diego
Divestment-Investment Can Break Congressional Gridlock on Climate Change
Peace is profitable: time for the US to invest
The Future of Kurdistan, Between Unity and Balkanization
Press Pause on the Rush to War
The Business Argument for Addressing Climate Change
9 Costs of Drone Strikes
Congress Can't Ignore Afghanistan in Budget Talks
Solon Simmons' "The Eclipse of Equality"
Peshmerga-Iraqi forces united over Mosul, but can this last?
Crashing in America
What Would MLK Think of America’s Modern Wars?
High school students learn conflict resolution through karate
Bringing Florida to Justice, Not Just George Zimmerman
Women sue Pentagon over combat exclusion
Elizabeth Degi Mount - DBFA
Dirt on Our Hands
Our Understanding of Terrorism is being Undermined
The NYC Security Risk That Candidates Aren't Discussing
Let's keep Syria's blood off America's hands
Fighting extremism: Dignity is the answer
A Mood Is Not A Movement: Five Ideas For The Anti-Trump Forces
Has outgoing Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal brought about a new, more peaceful, face to the organization?
Social media project addresses extremist violence at home and abroad
No Iran deal, but significant progress in Geneva
Donald Trump and the Politics of Personality: To Understand Trumpism, Look Abroad!
'Free Speech' on the DC Metro
Nato should negotiate a security structure that includes Russia
Mason experts explain how ISIS attacks are recruitment tools
America Must Rethink the War on Terror: The Authorization for Use of Military Force needs to be modified to avoid mission creep
More record warmth means more flooding: Column
Youth from all areas of Philadelphia kick off Peace Olympics with March
My sister has been jailed in Egypt for 900 days. When will the U.S. help free her?
Past a certain point conflict becomes unstoppable
The Saudis and the Iranians Need to Talk: And we need to make it happen
The anatomy of an anti-Taliban uprising
'Less Violent' Does Not Have to Mean 'Apathetic'
Inclusiveness: The Right (and Political) Way to Be
Anacostia totem pole belies Washington’s devotion to Redskins
Yemen is on the Brink of Chaos - And Why It's So Important
Republican Reasoning: Why 2008 Was the Year for Occupying and Protesting Wall Street
Hillary Clinton Asks Egypt’s President Sisi to Release Aya Hijazi
Mary Wade to Hold Trayvon Book Launch in MT Airy
Britain’s election results may prove to be a blow to US foreign policy goals
Paul Ryan's Radical Economic Regime: Why His House Budget Legacy Is a Lesson in Elitism
Jobs: A Human Right | Commentary
In fighting gangs, US should look to El Salvador
Turkey’s Kurdish peace process – framework law – part 2
Don't forget Malaysia
Trump Should Take a Lesson From the Pope on How to Lead
What Are the Rules of War?
Saudi in Yemen; It’s personal now
Gilbert gunman's rampage sheds light on extremism: Immigration issue is a beacon to neo-Nazis
Crisis management system for Japan and China
Mason professors offer insights in aftermath of Paris tragedy
Anacostia: Why I have faith in the future of my neighborhood
Promoting peace, locally and globally
What will Rep. Dennis Kucinich's legacy be?
How I learned to forgive my brother’s murderers
Busting the Biofuels Boom
How to Fix Turkey's Fall From International Favor
Public ‘schools of hope’ could be anything but
The Indoctrination Myth
Global Mayors Protest Trump’s Anti-Climate Cabinet
Why Army women are demanding the right to fight — and die — in combat
How Did Democratic Candidates Do? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
Inevitable US policy shift on Burma: why and how
If You Want Revenge for 9/11, Don't Look to the Kids Who Lost A Parent
Congress Should Scrutinize Pending Trade Pacts
Dialogue, satire and the attack on Charlie Hebdo
It's the Arab spring for dictators
Candidates should address cost  of violence in primary states
Streator Grads do 'Amazing Things'
Militarization of U.S. Police Forces
Can Obama Influence Ethiopia on Human Rights, Democracy?
Our Love-Hate Relationship With Frankenstorms and Hurricane Sandy and Why We Must End It
A Budget for Working America
Cost of inaction will be great
Mason student’s question to Democratic presidential candidate goes viral
Addressing DC's truancy epidemic
Dirty Energy Dollars
Spread of US poverty risks serious social disorder
Congressmen urge Egypt to release Virginia woman from jail
Americans have had enough conflict
Texas flood's climate change irony: Column
Political Discourse: A Family Affair
Is America turning into a failed state?
Bernie Sanders Vows To Fight Back Against Islamophobia In The 2016 Race
Gun Bans Aren't the Only Answer to America's Violence Problem
Stop the ISIS War Before It Gets Worse!
The costly errors of America's wars
Police should put away the military gear and build connections with young people
A Callous Disregard for the Law
Turkey's Best Asset to Tackle ISIS: Ankara or America?
We must make anti-bullying a mainstream message
Genocide or Terrorism? Transnational Advocacy and the Ogaden Conflict
‘Amish Mafia’ is a shameful, unrealistic portrayal of plain people
U.S. Military Interventionism Has Harmed Iraq Dearly
Motives of suicide terrorists
What Do We Mean When We Say "Clean Energy"?
The Struggle for Independence in West Papua
Student Studies Connection of Abusive Treatment of Humans and Animals
What the Killing of Trayvon Martin Means for Maryland
A new look at climate change
ISIS attacks fueled by illegal guns and open societies we can’t afford to lose
The Harm in Hashtags
Water shortages are coming. It's time for us to act.
The Federal response in Malheur and far right extremism
Advertising against Muslims? Not with my tax dollars
George Mason to cultivate global leaders
Why Did Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Go to Iraq?
The 'anti-science' side of the political divide
THE RUSSIAN PLOT, Or, How to Avoid Taking Responsibility for Losing a Presidential Election
Tea-Party, Progressives United on Fast-Track Trade Authority
Meat Alert
Hurricane Sandy: Time to do something about climate change
Community Activists Question Timing Of Grand Jury Announcement
The Emperor’s new clothes – bluster in the GOP
To stop sexual assault against women in the US military, add more women
Yemen’s a Model All Right—For Disaster
Eight ingredients for a peaceful society
How to Have a Productive Conversation About Politics at Thanksgiving
Why the Kerry-Karzai Afghan Security Deal Won't Work
USDA Does Diets Differently, Moves Off Meat
We Must Revive the American Dream by Alleviating Poverty
Here's Why The U.S. Needs To Upgrade Economic Indicators
At Town Hall, Sanders Makes Commitment to 'End All Forms of Racism in This Country'
Why is the US so reticent to read the right messages in Asia and the Pacific?
Ferguson, Social Justice, and the Role of Community Colleges
On 10th Anniversary of Afghan War, Time to Exit Militarized US Foreign Policy
A camp for young people touched by terror
Syria Conflict Panel
The challenge of violent extremism
Only catastrophes lead to the sharing of sovereignty
Saving District of Columbia’s Youth Court
كاتبة فلسطينية تعيش في واشنطن: أطفالنا ضحايا وليسوا إرهابيين
Prop. 35 tackles child sex-trafficking
Gaza becomes Syria: Middle East geopolitics 2.0
Reflections of a Catholic American on bin Laden’s death
Hillary Clinton’s Response to the Pulse Orlando Shootings
If America wants Assad to respect international law, it must respect it, too
Freeport's Highland Community College board will seat Shockey and Musser
When Washington Welcomes A Nonviolent Muslim: What CBS News and Congress Have In Common
U.S. Credibility Around the World Damaged by Afghanistan War
GOP, follow Stevens' example
Rethinking transitions: finding the pathway from military to community security
Ghailani Trial and Sentence Affirms US Federal Court System
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Our moral obligations in Somalia
UC Berkeley holds 6th annual TED conference, explores themes of wisdom, compassion
The 2017 Arthur N. Rupe Great Debate: Is ISIS an Existential Threat to the United States?
Afghan-U.S. relations damaged by shooting: analyst
Meryl Streep is right; bullying hurts us all
Women in Combat
The Russian Military Intervention in Syria; Is This Really a Concern for the U.S.?
U.S.-E.U. Rhetoric on Russia as Destructive as a Chekhovian Duel
Lone wolf senator builds case to engage Myanmar
For young adults who lost parents on Sept. 11, a hope for peace
Bribes, money hidden in teddy bears: welcome to US spending in Afghanistan
Myanmar Fighting Poses Dilemma for China
یەریڤان سەعید، توێژەر لە پەیمانگای وڵاتانی كەنداو لە واشنتۆن:
Divide and conquer negotiations
Pro-Earth Republicans In The Era Of President Trump
Food insecurity rising as crop production falls
Police Should Put Away the Military Gear and Build Connections with Young People
Our Prejudicial and Political Pecking Order
Author, Terrorism Victim Hirsch Says Capital Punishment Hurts U.S. Image Abroad
A Peacebuilding Approach to Teaching About Extremism
Immigration debate: How DC can move the conversation forward
Detroit On The Brink
The Israeli ex-settler at the center of Occupy Wall Street
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry denounces US calls for Aya Hegazy’s release
Five Steps America Must Take Now to Combat Climate Change
Rand Paul Got It Right on ISIS
Democratic Party looks like America
Obama’s local, international obstacles on Syria
Muslim advocates welcome Bernie Sanders' support but want visible action
Missing the mark on Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy at MLK Avenue
The Price of Abandoning Yemen
Time to stop coddling Iran
Addressing divide between communities and police
Options for Action in Syria
Insights Obama can now use to undermine Putin’s narrative
In Oak Creek, Wis., hearts open to Sikhs after temple shooting
The Dangers of Soft Power: Government backed cultural programs often come across as just propaganda
Obama making up drone rules as he goes
The U.S. Is No. 1 In Global Arms Sales
Why defeating ISIS with military might is starry eyed idealism
To save his Middle East legacy, Obama must recognise a Palestinian state now
Free West Papua: Growing International Solidarity for a Forgotten Independence Movement
Terrorism and Development
Shank and Gilchrest: Increasing the Peace Can Reduce the Debt
Fallacy of a moderate mullah
A third intifada is inevitable unless Israel changes course
How to stop the stone-throwing in Anacostia
Why D.C. should take Youth Court program off life support
One Week After Colorado Shooting, US Government Still Failing to Safeguard America
Did Bernie Sanders just steal Joe Lieberman’s Jewish crown?
Why we should keep out of Somalia’s affairs
Students discuss effects of Charlie Hebdo shooting
Don't let Yemen turn into Syria: Column
Higher education leans left. But why? And so what?
Getting to “E Pluribus Unum”
UN climate change negotiations in Poland this week
Data show drone attacks doomed to fail against ISIS in Syria
Missing From Trial: Detainee Statements
Mason student researches homelessness from a conflict perspective
How U.S. War Funds Get Wasted ... And How to Stop It
A Palestinian’s journey from stone-throwing to conflict resolution
Athletes Pick A Side At The Women's March
What My Amish and Mennonite Forefathers Would Think About My Job in Congress (and Why I Left)
Mason intern ventures into rural Mexico conflict zone to practice mediation
No Immunity for US Troops: Why Hamid Karzai Punted to Loya Jirga
Chattanooga: on the need to fight terror with reason
Obama must stand up to Netanyahu on Israeli settler violence
Small town America shouldn't resemble war zone
Bernie Sanders Vows To Fight Anti-Islam Sentiment: 2016 Democratic Presidential Candidate Hugs Muslim Woman On Stage
Rand Paul's Filibuster Gives Civil Liberties A Rare Washington Moment
Police Militarization Must Be Halted
A Palestinian drasha for Rosh Hashana
Teaching Sept. 11 To Students Who Were Born After The Attacks Happened
To stop al-Shabab, help Somali people
The ISIS takeover of Ramadi means hard choices face the Iraqi and US governments
Republicans and the Mennonite vote
Mideast peace deal… and they lived unhappily ever after
Ryan Gosling spreads message from Bernie Sanders
Marijuana cartels and the Mafia
Africa Needs More from Obama than Promises
When nature trumps nurture, we all lose
My Turkish Airport
Charlie Rangel: Why I Oppose Syria Strikes
Confederate flag: hatred or heritage?
Woodbridge Resident Gains White House Internship
‘Lincoln’: Where was Frederick Douglass?
Beyond the limits of counterterrorism: towards a peace and development agenda that can engage constructively with extremism
Only Good Governance can Defeat Al Qaeda in Yemen
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Somalia on the Brink
How to fix our police departments
When soldiers commit murder
Feckless on Foreign Policy
Women in combat: US military on verge of making it official
'Delenda Carthago': ISIS, threat and recovery
Why I'm Going to Yemen
Soldiers Into Students: Veterans, Educators Try to Ease Transition
Palestine: Still key to stability in the Middle East
The Real War on Coal Starts in Kosovo
Peace-maker: We must look below the surface
‘Strength through peace – not peace through strength’: a reaction to Trump’s America First foreign policy
New Virginia gun law will boost violence, costs
Expect Resource Wars With Exxon CEO At State Helm
Why NFL's Washington Redskins needs renaming
Mason’s Michael Shank Joins White House Climate Change Group
Why We Heart Hurricanes: The Climate Change Connection
PCDN's Dr. Catalina Rojas awarded the prestigious SXSW Dewey Award for use of digital technology to help others
Obama’s speech was more of the same - and not what we needed
Military spending is not right way to boost America's economic security
9/11 Forever (and Ever)
Spreading Peace, Block by Block: A North Philly neighborhood rallies around its youth
How Did VP Candidates Do in the Debate? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
America's police are looking more and more like the military
Albany Gets "F" for Failing to Protect Tenants
Tale of Two Conventions: Why Charlotte Wins Over White Tampa
America’s litmus test on Syria
Bernie Sanders vows to fight Islamophobia and 'ugly stain of racism' in the US
Female soldiers fight Pentagon in court for combat positions
The Audacity of Air Strikes and Secret Deals: Just making Isis grow stronger?
Peace – practical, not fanciful
A look at the American 'Countering Violent Extremism' strategy
Look to Iran for a solution in Syria
David N. Cicilline and Michael Shank: Global warming threatens R.I.
Mass shootings show need for gun law reform
Time to write the rules for cyber and drone challenges
Tackling the most grave and serious global security threats
Turkey’s Kurdish peace process: dead end – part 1
"We Are Not Like Them": Itamar Massacre Activates A Dangerous Israeli-Jewish Ethnocentrism
In America, domestic extremists are a bigger risk than foreign terrorism
She Didn't Have a Gun... She Had MLK's Dream
NYC Housing: A Clear and Present Danger
Violence and violence-containment's $460 billion price tag
Congress vs. the Super-Pollutants
Palestinian Child Attackers Are Victims, Not Terrorists
The District’s Divide: Classism, Racism and the Re-Election of Marion Barry
Dear Congress: Take Your Power Back
The Ghailani Verdict - Susan Hirsch featured in the New York Times
Mason students discuss Islamophobia
A New Approach to Dealing With Global Food Insecurity
Inspiring Curious Feminists: Reflections on Cynthia Enloe
‘Don’t Disturb The Peace’: Post-Conflict Politics In Aceh, Indonesia
Germany's lesson for U.S. -- keep faith with workers
خبير في النزاعات الدولية: ترامب سيبيع الورقة السورية لبوتين (حوار)
Suffolk reservist sues over ban on women in combat
Settler Terrorism -- An American Problem
With Mike Duvall, Fall of Another ‘Family Values’ Crusader
Working for world peace here at home
The Big Problems in Obama's Big Trade Deals
A Fixable Problem for Our Society
Why Washington is wrong to impose visa suspension on Iraqis
Measuring the cost of violence
Conflict resolution workshop benefits Patriots and participants
Climate crisis and the will to act
Deadly challenge of keeping Syria health-care workers safe
Sit down with Iran to ensure there is no ‘October surprise’
How to save the American Dream

The School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution

Search

welcome message

Primary links

rosters

IMPORTANT LINKS

The School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution

Search

welcome message

Primary links

rosters

IMPORTANT LINKS

AddThis