The School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution

The case for compulsory voting
Yeni Bir Toplumsal Sozlesme Arayisi
What Aziz Abu Sarah learned in Hebrew school
Maltese neutrality still a brilliant idea
As Ethiopia votes, what’s ‘free and fair’ got to do with it?
Transforming a Nation
Why we should keep out of Somalia’s affairs
Don't Talk, Do Something! Palestinian/Israeli Unilateralism as Legitimate Negotiations
‘Lincoln’: Where was Frederick Douglass?
Crashing in America
Settler Turned Peace Activist Now Occupies Wall Street: Kobi Skolnick Puts Jewish Stamp on Protest, Not Just on Holidays
THE RUSSIAN PLOT, Or, How to Avoid Taking Responsibility for Losing a Presidential Election
Gulf Nations Can Provide Jobs, Which Is Crucial to Syrian Refugees
Why Congress Needs to Act Now On Super-Pollutants
Food insecurity rising as crop production falls
Soldiers Into Students: Veterans, Educators Try to Ease Transition
How to save the American Dream
Immigration debate: How DC can move the conversation forward
The Ugly Reality Of Islamophobia (And How Catholics Should Stand Up Against It)
From protests to politics, a new way forward for Yemen
Lawmakers in Washington increasingly concerned about Ethiopia
Yemen Can't Do It Alone
How Belgraders Remember the NATO Bombings
New Crimean Tatar History Book Comes Under Attack from Russian Nationalist Groups
Armenian, Azeri experts' Karabakh settlement recommendations
The 2017 Arthur N. Rupe Great Debate: Is ISIS an Existential Threat to the United States?
Hurricane Sandy: Time to do something about climate change
How Egypt’s most famous jailed couple celebrated Valentine’s Day
Vietnam and Great Power Rivalries
Peace – practical, not fanciful
Sorry, Aung San Suu Kyi, the Rohingya Crisis Is No Laughing Matter
A col.’s view of commander’s authority
Gaza becomes Syria: Middle East geopolitics 2.0
America's police are looking more and more like the military
Conflict Resolution, One Book at a Time
Human Rights of Crimean Tatars Discussed in European Parliament
Awakening the Demons: There is no Arab Spring coming to Iraq. But sectarian protests could tear this fragile country apart.
The Impact of the Syrian Civil War on Identity Groups in Turkey
Higher education leans left. But why? And so what?
Realising peace potential of constitution
Bernie Sanders vows to fight Islamophobia and 'ugly stain of racism' in the US
Keeping the Keys: The Rise of the Palestinian Diplomatic Intifada
CPCS Hosted Conference in Washington D.C.
Future of Crimean Tartar Muslims Hangs in the Balance
To stop sexual assault against women in the US military, add more women
Post Eurozone crisis, how to increase a country's resilience to risk
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
Obama must stand up to Netanyahu on Israeli settler violence
Analysis: Progressive policies provide answer for Sanders’ foreign policy gap
How to fix our police departments
In Israel, the Rent Is Too Damn High
How to Have a Productive Conversation About Politics at Thanksgiving
How Trump Gives Negotiation a Bad Name
U.S. Military Interventionism Has Harmed Iraq Dearly
Options for Action in Syria
A Grassroots Visit Belies Washington's View of Afghanistan
Dignity for Iran equals an Iran free of nuclear weapons
An Ill-Advised Purge in Libya
Mirëdita Dobar Dan Festival in Belgrade: We Stuck our Foot in the Open Door
Equality in action: A conversation at the checkpoint
The Difference Between Protest America 1968 And 2017
ISIS attacks fueled by illegal guns and open societies we can’t afford to lose
More record warmth means more flooding: Column
Fallacy of a moderate mullah
Tragedy & Triumph
Coup-Speak Speaking
Former Del. Jim Scott remembered for selfless public service
Political Discourse: A Family Affair
Nimr Al Nimr: Anatomy of a Man
Students discuss effects of Charlie Hebdo shooting
America's lawmakers in Libyan quagmire
Activists: Release of Detainees in Syria Crucial to Peace Process
Bring Russia out of the cold and into the fold
Promoting peace, locally and globally
Prevention better than punitive in Syria
PCDN's Dr. Catalina Rojas awarded the prestigious SXSW Dewey Award for use of digital technology to help others
Time to write the rules for cyber and drone challenges
Marijuana cartels and the Mafia
Is the Spirit of Sykes-Picot Still Alive in the Middle East after a Century?
Eight ingredients for a peaceful society
Athletes Pick A Side At The Women's March
Climate Action Is Solution to Slowing Superstorms | Commentary
Responding to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Is Religious Freedom the Answer?
Women sue Pentagon over combat exclusion
Are Direct Negotiations Good or Bad for the Palestinians?
How to Defuse the Ukraine Crisis: The way to respond to Russia is not with Cold War rhetoric
Hottest Year on Record, 2014, Brings Economic Opportunity
What the Killing of Trayvon Martin Means for Maryland
Why can’t America just take out Assad?
Mass shootings show need for gun law reform
Sarajevo: Memories of war
Fighting extremism: Dignity is the answer
Liberia’s Path from Anarchy to Elections
Ethiopian Ruling Coalition Wins Majority of Parliament Seats
Dirt on Our Hands
Somalia on the Brink
Reconciliation in Rwanda: Building Peace Through Dialogue
An OSCE reconciliation strategy for Cyprus?
What Do We Mean When We Say "Clean Energy"?
The Israeli ex-settler at the center of Occupy Wall Street
Boarding the Train for a Trip into the Past
Congress Better Listen to the Pope on Climate Change
Fossil Fuel Divestment Makes UN Climate Summit a Success
No Iran deal, but significant progress in Geneva
Experts Say There Will Be No Contest in Ethiopia's Upcoming Vote
How U.S. Ambassadors Influence China (But Not Americans)
Military spending is not right way to boost America's economic security
Congressmen urge Egypt to release Virginia woman from jail
Why Bernie Sanders is standing with Muslims
A Fixable Problem for Our Society
Even a weakened Libya can avoid civil war
Britain’s election results may prove to be a blow to US foreign policy goals
When Radio Goes Bad: RF communications and the increased violence in South Sudan
OP-ED: Iran in the Era of Moderation and Reform
Problem-solving approach privileges both parties
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Saudi in Yemen; It’s personal now
A Palestinian drasha for Rosh Hashana
Pro-Earth Republicans In The Era Of President Trump
As China’s Economy Falters, Military Parade Offers Chance to Burnish Image
Africa Needs More from Obama than Promises
Climate crisis and the will to act
With Mike Duvall, Fall of Another ‘Family Values’ Crusader
Hong Kong's 'Occupy': A movement for universal suffrage in Hong Kong is worrying Beijing
Darfur Donor Conference: A Park for a Deadly Conflict
A look at the American 'Countering Violent Extremism' strategy
The U.S. Afghanistan Strategy Is Failing and It's Time to Pull Out
Iraqi Kurdistan fears Maliki returning to power
Only Good Governance can Defeat Al Qaeda in Yemen
Insights Obama can now use to undermine Putin’s narrative
Crimean Tatars Support EuroMaidan Protests in Kyiv
The Big Problems in Obama's Big Trade Deals
Cyprus: An EU Presidency occupied by Candidate Turkey
Reading Dr Ambedkar as a narrative for social change
Our Prejudicial and Political Pecking Order
Aya Hegazy trial postponed for 5th time after court unable to turn on laptop
Cyclone Pam Is Just the Start
Horizon that is always receding
Letter to the Editor: Dismissal of Evidence Affected Paris Agreement
Mason’s Michael Shank Joins White House Climate Change Group
Turkey’s Kurdish peace process: dead end – part 1
7 Ways Obama's U.N. Speech Revealed His Inconsistent Foreign Policy
EU Threat Has Inspired Panic Rather than Reform
Here's Why The U.S. Needs To Upgrade Economic Indicators
Rand Paul's Filibuster Gives Civil Liberties A Rare Washington Moment
The Future of Kurdistan, Between Unity and Balkanization
Divide and conquer negotiations
‘Strength through peace – not peace through strength’: a reaction to Trump’s America First foreign policy
WATCH: Bernie Sanders hugs Muslim student, vows to fight racism as Jew
Next Up in Somalia’s Fragile Transition: Bridge Political Divides
'Ceasefire' Is the Syria Word We Need to Hear
Crimean Tatars fear exile again
U.S. Sanctions On Iran Should Be Lifted For Humanitarian Goods
Invest in the Afghan people not foreign contractors
Freed Egyptian American prisoner returns home following Trump intervention
An 'Afghan Summer' of revolt - Part 2
The NYC Security Risk That Candidates Aren't Discussing
Syria's Next Generation
The costly errors of America's wars
Denied Victimhood and Contested Narratives: The Case of Hutu Diaspora
Deadly challenge of keeping Syria health-care workers safe
Saudi rejects foreign interference in Iraq, blames ‘sectarian’ Maliki | Reuters
Charlie Rangel: Why I Oppose Syria Strikes
Ahmadinejad - Incitement Deserves Indictment
Mideast peace deal… and they lived unhappily ever after
Gun Bans Aren't the Only Answer to America's Violence Problem
Who to Blame for the Absence of a Kurdish State after Sykes Picot?
Measuring the cost of violence
Working for Peace in the Age of Trump
'Delenda Carthago': ISIS, threat and recovery
Dirty Energy Dollars
Why Rep. Hunter Is Very Wrong About Nuking Iran
The Ghailani Verdict - Susan Hirsch featured in the New York Times
Violence and violence-containment's $460 billion price tag
After Nearly Three Years, An American In Egypt Walks Free
Comment: The Cyprus Challenge: A solution paradigm shift
Working for world peace here at home
The Current of Discord on the Mekong
Obama's Middle East Speech: The Message Was Not Received
My sister has been jailed in Egypt for 900 days. When will the U.S. help free her?
Climate change denial — the dangerous lie
Duly Elected Tyranny: Recovering Democracy in the Age of Majority Abuses
She Didn't Have a Gun... She Had MLK's Dream
Author, Terrorism Victim Hirsch Says Capital Punishment Hurts U.S. Image Abroad
The Dangers of Soft Power: Government backed cultural programs often come across as just propaganda
Sandy Hook shootings: We need to focus on more than just gun control
Why Forest Whitaker Is Making the UN Goals Famous
Is the OSCE relevant to Cyprus? Or is Cyprus irrelevant to the OSCE?
Global Mayors Protest Trump’s Anti-Climate Cabinet
Rep. Charles Rangel: Let's slow down the next superstorm
Yemen is on the Brink of Chaos - And Why It's So Important
Why Army women are demanding the right to fight — and die — in combat
Universities More Moderate than Believed
The Chinese Dream From Mao to Xi
Drones weaken USA's moral might: Opposing view
Don't let Yemen turn into Syria: Column
Questions must be about gun safety
Mason experts explain how ISIS attacks are recruitment tools
Myanmar Fighting Poses Dilemma for China
Egypt frees U.S. charity worker Aya Hijazi from prison
Confronting Homeland Security's 'SSSS' Watch List
Needed: Social Engineering?
A New Approach to Dealing With Global Food Insecurity
EMU Professor Urges Shift in Iraqi, Afghan Strategy
Congress Can't Ignore Afghanistan in Budget Talks
Opinion: Why Trump’s foreign policy won’t make America great again
Vision Series: Sandra Cheldelin to Discuss Women and Conflict
Getting to “E Pluribus Unum”
Mason Student Studies Emerging Protest Culture Over Land Rights Conflicts in Cambodia
Stop the ISIS War Before It Gets Worse!
Afghan Security Forces Pass First Test, But Questions Remain
Bible Texts Misused in Rumsfeld Reports, Religious Leaders Say
Bosnia Back on the Brink: Ukraine can learn from Bosnia's failed socioeconomic policies
Congress Must Tax Fossil Fuels
Hillary Clinton Asks Egypt’s President Sisi to Release Aya Hijazi
Lack of US-Syria Diplomacy Leads to Dangerous Isolation
Social Scientist Sees Bias Within
David N. Cicilline and Michael Shank: Global warming threatens R.I.
U.S.-E.U. Rhetoric on Russia as Destructive as a Chekhovian Duel
The Real War on Coal Starts in Kosovo
Tariq Ramadan in Chicago's Holocaust Museum
How to stop the stone-throwing in Anacostia
Mason students discuss Islamophobia
Terrorism and Development
Republican Reasoning: Why 2008 Was the Year for Occupying and Protesting Wall Street
Cardin Meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister
Donald Trump and the Politics of Personality: To Understand Trumpism, Look Abroad!
An online occupation
Past a certain point conflict becomes unstoppable
The Speech that Time Forgot
Two Crimean Tatar Mosques Torched in Crimea on the Eve of Major Muslim Holiday
"With friends like these..." on Romney's comments about Israeli and Palestinian culture
Donald Trump's Immigration Plan Would Ban One-Third of the World From the U.S.
Germany's lesson for U.S. -- keep faith with workers
A Mood Is Not A Movement: Five Ideas For The Anti-Trump Forces
Inclusiveness: The Right (and Political) Way to Be
A Palestinian’s journey from stone-throwing to conflict resolution
Confederate flag: hatred or heritage?
Crimean Tatars Fear for Their Safety After Crimea’s Annexation to Russia
Collaboration with China is preferable to containment
Woodbridge Resident Gains White House Internship
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
Sit down with Iran to ensure there is no ‘October surprise’
Did Bernie Sanders just steal Joe Lieberman’s Jewish crown?
High school students learn conflict resolution through karate
Want to cut big government abuses? Start with defence contracting
Mason intern ventures into rural Mexico conflict zone to practice mediation
Police Should Put Away the Military Gear and Build Connections with Young People
The U.S. Is No. 1 In Global Arms Sales
Look to Iran for a solution in Syria
Afghans Want U.S. to Stay but Do Things Differently
Obama’s local, international obstacles on Syria
Why Protest? And What’s Next: Truth-Telling and Reconciliation for Ferguson and Beyond
We're Unfair to Draft-Card Burners
Congress makes Elmo cry by defunding Palestinian 'Sesame Street'
Why Washington is wrong to impose visa suspension on Iraqis
A third intifada is inevitable unless Israel changes course
Peace Parsha: Hayyei Sarah - Love and Care across Boundaries
Congress vs. the Super-Pollutants
What will Rep. Dennis Kucinich's legacy be?
Doing Due Diligence on Diplomacy With Damascus
Gilbert gunman's rampage sheds light on extremism: Immigration issue is a beacon to neo-Nazis
Senators Welcome Release of Unjustly Imprisoned Egyptian-American Aya Hijazi
Democratic Party looks like America
Academics & Activists Discuss Poverty, Inequality, Conflict
Using Peace 'Means' to Achieve Peaceful 'Ends'
Comment: A federal constituent “state” is not in the interest of Turkish Cypriots
The Ottoman Experience in Mosul, Then and Now
USDA Does Diets Differently, Moves Off Meat
Rethinking transitions: finding the pathway from military to community security
What Are the Rules of War?
Nato should negotiate a security structure that includes Russia
Sign a Drone Treaty Before Everyone Does as We Do
Preventing gang violence in San Diego
Keeping Iran and Saudi Arabia From War
A peace dividend we should all want
There is a Major Climate Issue Hiding in Your Closet: Fast Fashion
Anti-immigration Legislation Makes Cities and Citizens Less Safe
Police Militarization Must Be Halted
Why U.S. Could Opt For 'Zero Option' In Afghanistan
Trump got Egypt to free an American prisoner. Here’s her story.
A Budget for Working America
Shank and Gilchrest: Increasing the Peace Can Reduce the Debt
Court clears American aid worker after 3 years behind bars in Egypt
Paul Ryan's Radical Economic Regime: Why His House Budget Legacy Is a Lesson in Elitism
Japan’s Remilitarization, Beating Ploughshares into Swords
Conflict as an opportunity
Regionalization of Conflict and Opportunities for Peace in the Horn of Africa
Texas flood's climate change irony: Column
How to Pull Yemen Back from the Edge
What Would MLK Think of America’s Modern Wars?
Morocco a Stable East-West Bridge
Why, Indeed, History Should Sometimes Repeat Itself: a Review of History as a Prelude
Six leading Libyan women dominate Virginia conference on Libya
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
Arab Americans Organize with the ANSWER Coalition to Protest Trump Inauguration
What Pope Francis Will Say to America This Week
UN Summit Already Successful: $50 Billion Divested From Fossil Fuels
Tea-Party, Progressives United on Fast-Track Trade Authority
Conflict Resolution Teams Facilitate Arlington Community Conversations
China’s Puzzling ADIZ Decision Making
65 years after 'catastrophe,' Palestinians have little to cheer about
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry denounces US calls for Aya Hegazy’s release
Mason student’s question to Democratic presidential candidate goes viral
Tunisia’s Elections Seal Transition, Raise Fears of Old Regime
Why defeating ISIS with military might is starry eyed idealism
Post-Election Ferguson: Bipartisan Congress to Demilitarize Police
Politics and Language: Dimension Beyond Words
Advertising against Muslims? Not with my tax dollars
These fiscal cliff hawks ought to be foreign policy doves
For Economic Growth, Repeal Drug Laws and Rehabilitate Ex-Cons
Can the Tribes of NATO help the Tribes of Afghanistan?
Expect Resource Wars With Exxon CEO At State Helm
Data show drone attacks doomed to fail against ISIS in Syria
Divestment-Investment Can Break Congressional Gridlock on Climate Change
Militarization of U.S. Police Forces
Inevitable US policy shift on Burma: why and how
Crimea Muslims Fear Separation, Exile
Addressing DC's truancy epidemic
A peace-building response to the rise of 'Trumpism'
An Alternative for Afghan Peace Talks
Why Did Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Go to Iraq?
Bush's true legacy in Egypt
Scars of the Khmer Rouge: How Cambodia is healing from a genocide
The Tale of Two Cities: Kyiv and Simferopol
Congress Should Scrutinize Pending Trade Pacts
Why the Gun Control Debate Doesn't Do Justice to Colorado Killings
Keeping USAID: why the US shouldn’t cut off its nose
Why We Heart Hurricanes: The Climate Change Connection
25 Rights groups: The Belady Foundation case demonstrates that individual and community initiatives face only repression and fabricated charges
Voices: In midst of war, life goes on for Syrian kids
Civilian Devastation During War Explored in ‘Why They Die’
The Time For Leadership To Protect All Civilians Across Syria
US Navy Seals plan to accept women after female soldiers graduate as rangers
Turkey’s Kurdish peace process – framework law – part 2
Americans have had enough conflict
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR; Resolving Conflicts in the Caucasus
Growing Sense of Polarization and Escalating Tensions in Crimea Ahead of 69th Anniversary of Crimean Tatar
Sequester set to sock it to D.C.’s poorest
The Obama administration ignores an American imprisoned in Egypt
New Virginia gun law will boost violence, costs
The inclusion of women in the peacemaking process
Bernie Sanders Vows To Fight Back Against Islamophobia In The 2016 Race
How Germans Go Green
Defense Department in Somalia
Book Review: Professors and their Politics
Women-in-Combat Plaintiff to Present Keynote at Gender and Conflict Center Reception
Conflict Analysis and Resolution Students Named Boren Fellows
When Washington Welcomes A Nonviolent Muslim: What CBS News and Congress Have In Common
Egyptian-American activist Aya Hegazi returns to US following Egypt court acquittal
The Green Wave washes over a movement in hibernation
When studying abroad in a conflict zone, safety is key
How to Fix Turkey's Fall From International Favor
Origins and Responses to the Arab Awakening
When Contested Narratives of Identity and Victimhood are Victims of Politics
Can Obama Influence Ethiopia on Human Rights, Democracy?
Beware Libya’s ‘Fair Dictator’
Press Pause on the Rush to War
Why Should Israel Care What the Rest of the World Thinks?
The three-ring circus of American politics
Missing the mark on Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy at MLK Avenue
Letter to the editor: A response to "Immigration could swing it for Brexit"
Time for the peace vote?
Trump is ‘deprived of all knowledge’ about public schools
Elizabeth Degi Mount - DBFA
Detroit On The Brink
Minimum wage war reaches tipping point
The Mother of Badly Timed Arms Sales
Focus on Al Qaeda in Yemen magnifies chronic instability
Reimagining Transitional Justice in Bali
What Paul Ryan’s economic roadmap means for America
Lecture by Susan Hirsch at San Anton Palace
To finally see the invisible Israelis before our eyes
Netanyahu’s address to Congress is a recipe for disaster, not peace
After 900 days in pre-trial detention, campaigns call for release of Aya Hegazy
Albany Gets "F" for Failing to Protect Tenants
Rituals of Gendered Violence: School Girl Kidnappings in Nigeria
Ethiopia’s Muslim Activists Pave a Path for Nonviolent Political Activism
A New United Nations of Human Rights Countries
Libya: A failed state or a failed government?
In fighting gangs, US should look to El Salvador
Our Military Shouldn’t Turn Its Back on Servicewomen Who Need an Abortion
Ineffective tightening of sanctions on Iran
Meryl Streep is right; bullying hurts us all
Religion and Power Moving Forward into the Twenty-First Century
Why Hong Kong's #OccupyCentral Used Nonviolent Action as Tactic
Women in Combat
America cannot afford such inequality
How China’s Economic Rebalancing is like the Movie 'Speed'
America Must Rethink the War on Terror: The Authorization for Use of Military Force needs to be modified to avoid mission creep
When soldiers commit murder
Dumping Military Kit on Cops Makes Main Street a War Zone
We must make anti-bullying a mainstream message
Fayetteville Charity Helps African Group
Essebsi Must Work With Islamists to Ensure Tunisia’s Transition
Don't forget Malaysia
The ISIS takeover of Ramadi means hard choices face the Iraqi and US governments
Election campaigns and the politics of performance
Busting the Biofuels Boom
Working Abroad a Big Help on the Hill
‘Amish Mafia’ is a shameful, unrealistic portrayal of plain people
التدخل الروسي أوقف انهيار النظام السوري مؤقتاً
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
Creating dialogues that make a difference
Mason Partners with Ghana-based African Peace Building Organization
Using Israeli and Palestinian Guides, Tour Group Helps Visitors ‘Experience the People’
Why NFL's Washington Redskins needs renaming
Israeli-Palestinian conflict - discussion with Marc Gopin: on economic peace & justice
Chomsky Takes on the World (Bank)
Stop atrocities before they start
A camp for young people touched by terror
62nd Anniversary of the Crimean Tatar Deportation “Protest Meeting” in Simferopol, Crimea Went By Peacefully
Blessed Are the Climate Advocates
Ukraine Diplomatic Deal: Necessary Next Steps
Let's keep Syria's blood off America's hands
The District’s Divide: Classism, Racism and the Re-Election of Marion Barry
How I learned to forgive my brother’s murderers
NYC Housing: A Clear and Present Danger
US must vote in favour or abstain
An American humanitarian worker goes on trial in Cairo. What’s next for Aya Hijazi?
Mason/EMU alum Michael Shank works with media to tell the story of climate change
What can Washington do about militarized police forces?
Why the Kerry-Karzai Afghan Security Deal Won't Work
Myanmar Vote Plan Clouds New US Dialogue
New Crimean Tatar History Book Comes Under Attack from Russian Nationalist Groups
Achieving the mission: A conversation with UPEACE Vice Rector Amr Abdalla
Addressing divide between communities and police
World Bank needs Jeffrey Sachs
Washington Area Students Weigh in on South Sudan Conflict
At Town Hall, Sanders Makes Commitment to 'End All Forms of Racism in This Country'
We can't let climate change turn droughts, flash floods and mudslides into the new normal
Ghailani Trial and Sentence Affirms US Federal Court System
The Business Argument for Addressing Climate Change
Crimean Crisis Escalates Further
Obama Thinks Too Small on Climate Change
9 Costs of Drone Strikes
Firing Up Kurdish Nationalism in Iraq
IRP leader speaks in Washington, unsure of party goals and wary of Tajikistan’s future
We can only hope that the cerebral will get the better of the visceral
Scholars skeptical on Japan apology
Why the US must support bid for Palestinian statehood
Open letter to President-elect Trump and government officials at all levels
Yemen: Ripe for a solution?
UN Small Arms Conference: Evaluation and Prospects
Mary Wade to Hold Trayvon Book Launch in MT Airy
Can J Street Sideline AIPAC?
America’s litmus test on Syria
Anacostia totem pole belies Washington’s devotion to Redskins
My Turkish Airport
EU as model for peace
It's the Arab spring for dictators
Mason professors offer insights in aftermath of Paris tragedy
Yemen’s a Model All Right—For Disaster
Crisis management system for Japan and China
Politics and the city – the battle over Istanbul’s Gezi park
Gridlock is death for deliberation
Trump 'ordered Sisi' to release US-Egyptian charity worker
Tale of Two Conventions: Why Charlotte Wins Over White Tampa
Administrative Referendum: A wakeup call for the ethno-political conflict in Darfur
Inspiring Curious Feminists: Reflections on Cynthia Enloe
Peace is profitable: time for the US to invest
Adjunct Faculty Demand Change
Slavery and Climate – There's More in Common Than You Think, Vatican Says
Beyond the limits of counterterrorism: towards a peace and development agenda that can engage constructively with extremism
10 Syria Questions for John Kerry and Chuck Hagel
Community Activists Question Timing Of Grand Jury Announcement
Jobs: A Human Right | Commentary
Nigeria: A Network That Reconnects North With Sardauna's Biographer John Paden
In America, domestic extremists are a bigger risk than foreign terrorism
What My Amish and Mennonite Forefathers Would Think About My Job in Congress (and Why I Left)
Businesses Must Take the Lead on Climate-Change Action
Aziz Abu Sarah – Ending the Cycle of Violence in Israel and Palestine
Go After Super Pollutants
Interview: Zheng Wang
One Week After Colorado Shooting, US Government Still Failing to Safeguard America
Ukraine crisis underscores need for renewables push
Bringing Eritrea In From The Cold
American Aid Worker Is Cleared of Child Abuse Charges in Egypt
Only catastrophes lead to the sharing of sovereignty
Mason student researches homelessness from a conflict perspective
Republicans want to fight climate change, too
Congratulations to the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at GMU: The IMTD and ICAR partnership continues
Rand Paul Got It Right on ISIS
Civil Society Is Faltering In This Middle East Nation
The Struggle for Independence in West Papua
The American Elections: Prospects for a New US Foreign Policy
U.S. Soldiers in Somalia and the Pentagon's Unlearned Lessons
Tackling the most grave and serious global security threats
To save his Middle East legacy, Obama must recognise a Palestinian state now
Spreading Peace, Block by Block: A North Philly neighborhood rallies around its youth
A New (Old) Narrative for the Left
Why US and Chinese cities will make or break any global climate deal
The Price of Abandoning Yemen
UN climate change negotiations in Poland this week
Hillel Event Bridges Israeli-Palestinian Gap
China’s Foreign Policy Debates
Russian Consul General to Crimea Resigns Following Offensive Comments About Crimean Tatar Deportation
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
Obama’s speech was more of the same - and not what we needed
Dialogue, satire and the attack on Charlie Hebdo
Ukraine: An Overview of the Crimean Question at the 63rd Anniversary of the Crimean Tartar Deportation
The challenge of violent extremism
Do We Need Dictatorship?
A Local First approach to early warning and response
GOP, follow Stevens' example
Donald Trump’s bigotry has inspired U.S. Muslim voters like no candidate before
Indignados de Wall Street, ¿el Tea Party de la izquierda?
Social media project addresses extremist violence at home and abroad
ما هو الإرث السياسي لمحمود عباس؟
Man-to-man chat can avert disaster
Counter-Revolutions and Evolutions: Lessons of Egypt and Iran
Lone wolf senator builds case to engage Myanmar
Crimean Tatars's Pain is Renewed- Kırım Tatarları'nın acıları tazelendi
Afghans Failing Security Test In Badakhshan
Fragility Needs Innovative Development Financing
Catching Kony
Have We Become Hopelessly Divided?
Motives of suicide terrorists
The effect of 100 years of amnesia on the Turkish population
Crimean Tatar Mejlis Elects New Chairperson as Mustafa Cemilev Steps Down
Bribes, money hidden in teddy bears: welcome to US spending in Afghanistan
Public ‘schools of hope’ could be anything but
'Free Speech' on the DC Metro
Search – Côte d’Ivoire wins the Prize of Excellency
Will Saudi Arabia's 'Operation Decisive Storm' restore order in Yemen?
Time to stop coddling Iran
Confronting genocide in Myanmar: The urgent need to prevent and protect
Do military women want combat jobs? The survey numbers say yes — and so do more than 9,000 combat action badges
Palestine's Right to Defend Itself
Five Steps America Must Take Now to Combat Climate Change
How the U.S. Deals With a Land Known for Corruption
Ukrainian and Crimean Authorities Snub OSCE over Minority Rights
Nonviolent resistance key to Middle East breakthrough
Police should put away the military gear and build connections with young people
The 'anti-science' side of the political divide
Sisters know a good road trip when they see one
Muslim advocates welcome Bernie Sanders' support but want visible action
Climate Change Is An Immediate Threat
Freeport's Highland Community College board will seat Shockey and Musser
Tatar Muslims afraid of Exile in case of Crimean Division
In the Army, sex discrimination begins at West Point
Syria’s Christian conundrum
Who is Aya Hijazi, the American freed from jail in Egypt?
We Must Revive the American Dream by Alleviating Poverty
The Federal response in Malheur and far right extremism
UC Berkeley holds 6th annual TED conference, explores themes of wisdom, compassion
Orange Revolution in Ukraine: Inspiration of Disillusionment?
Beijing Encroaching on Moscow’s Military Dominance in Tajikistan
Obama Arrives in Kenya, on Personal and Official Journey
Solon Simmons' "The Eclipse of Equality"
A Callous Disregard for the Law
Peace Movement Has Become Powerless, Says MK Yuli Tamir
Is America turning into a failed state?
Female soldiers fight Pentagon in court for combat positions
Hillary Clinton’s Response to the Pulse Orlando Shootings
Palestine is nearly here, deal with it
Presidents must come together on East Asia
Europe’s Migration Crisis: Causes and Cures
9/11 Forever (and Ever)
A new look at climate change
Sudan, after the breakup: Can violence be prevented?
Conflict and the Consequences of Isolation: A Comparative Study
‘Don’t Disturb The Peace’: Post-Conflict Politics In Aceh, Indonesia
Netanyahu's Kennedy moment
The Missing Ingredient in UN's 2030 Global Goals
Africa: Can January Makamba Be the Next President of Tanzania?
When nature trumps nurture, we all lose
Arab Gulf States Wary of Iran’s Role in the Battle for Mosul
The Saudis and the Iranians Need to Talk: And we need to make it happen
Dear Congress: Take Your Power Back
Syria Needs Real Help, Not American Bombs
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Obama making up drone rules as he goes
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Mason’s Global Problem Solving Consortium in National Spotlight
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No Immunity for US Troops: Why Hamid Karzai Punted to Loya Jirga
Sorting Out Our Options in Afghanistan
Small town America shouldn't resemble war zone
Does China Have a Foreign Policy?
Europe Must Help Syria’s Women Make Peace
The Indoctrination Myth
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Turkey's Best Asset to Tackle ISIS: Ankara or America?
Overnight Crimean Crisis Hits Stalemate
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ما هي خلفية اشتعال القومية الكردية في العراق؟
Our Love-Hate Relationship With Frankenstorms and Hurricane Sandy and Why We Must End It
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Student Studies Connection of Abusive Treatment of Humans and Animals
Semites Unite! You Have Nothing to Lose But your Conflict
Resolute in uncertain times: peacebuilding in the new US administration
Mason Student Strives to Bring Peace Before Dangerous African Presidential Vote
How to stop Libya becoming another Iraq
Syria Conflict Panel
Marginalizing Muslims in Switzerland
'Less Violent' Does Not Have to Mean 'Apathetic'
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Candidates should address cost  of violence in primary states
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Dismissal of Evidence Affected Paris Agreement
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If America wants Assad to respect international law, it must respect it, too
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China and Japan engage neocortices
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Turkmenistan cautiously opens to the world
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Beyer Statement On Acquittal of Aya Hijazi and Her Co-Defendants in Egypt
Republicans and the Mennonite vote
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American impotence and the ‘Born in Jerusalem’ law
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Cost of inaction will be great
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