The School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution

What Are the Rules of War?
9/11 Forever (and Ever)
6th Annual Graduate Education Symposium in Peace and Conflict Resolution Meets at George Mason University
Sandy Hook shootings: We need to focus on more than just gun control
Horizon that is always receding
Mason student starts ‘sustainable, reproducible’ businesses in war zones
A Budget for Working America
Gridlock is death for deliberation
Israeli-Palestinian conflict - discussion with Marc Gopin: on economic peace & justice
Sisters know a good road trip when they see one
Can Obama Influence Ethiopia on Human Rights, Democracy?
No Iran deal, but significant progress in Geneva
Syria, Lebanon, and the Middle East: Enabling a War-to-Peace Transition
Addressing DC's truancy epidemic
Why Obama should pardon Snowden: Column
To stop sexual assault against women in the US military, add more women
An Extreme Sport: Middle East Peacebuilding
25 Rights groups: The Belady Foundation case demonstrates that individual and community initiatives face only repression and fabricated charges
Book review: The Shifting Grounds of Conflict and Peacebuilding
Egypt: Revolution or bust
Reading Dr Ambedkar as a narrative for social change
The Russian Military Intervention in Syria; Is This Really a Concern for the U.S.?
The three-ring circus of American politics
Candidates should address cost  of violence in primary states
Politics Unusual
Peace Movement Has Become Powerless, Says MK Yuli Tamir
The Time For Leadership To Protect All Civilians Across Syria
‘Amish Mafia’ is a shameful, unrealistic portrayal of plain people
The costly errors of America's wars
Bernie Sanders Vows To Fight Anti-Islam Sentiment: 2016 Democratic Presidential Candidate Hugs Muslim Woman On Stage
China’s Puzzling ADIZ Decision Making
Violence and violence-containment's $460 billion price tag
Vatican Mayors Summit Spots Pope on Municipal Pulpit
People to People Contact
Trump is ‘deprived of all knowledge’ about public schools
Boots on the Ground, Not Unmanned Robots in the Sky
Africa: Can January Makamba Be the Next President of Tanzania?
Nonviolent resistance key to Middle East breakthrough
A peace dividend we should all want
Solon Simmons' "The Eclipse of Equality"
Did Bernie Sanders just steal Joe Lieberman’s Jewish crown?
Netanyahu's Kennedy moment
Only Good Governance can Defeat Al Qaeda in Yemen
Freed Egyptian American prisoner returns home following Trump intervention
What Pope Francis Will Say to America This Week
Turkey’s once-worldly aims falter, even close allies concerned
Scars of the Khmer Rouge: How Cambodia is healing from a genocide
Community Activists Question Timing Of Grand Jury Announcement
Mason intern ventures into rural Mexico conflict zone to practice mediation
Ethiopia’s Muslim Activists Pave a Path for Nonviolent Political Activism
Police Militarization Must Be Halted
Our Military Shouldn’t Turn Its Back on Servicewomen Who Need an Abortion
Ryan Gosling spreads message from Bernie Sanders
How to save the American Dream
Lack of US-Syria Diplomacy Leads to Dangerous Isolation
USDA Does Diets Differently, Moves Off Meat
Sorting Out Our Options in Afghanistan
Meryl Streep is right; bullying hurts us all
America's police are looking more and more like the military
Fighting extremism: Dignity is the answer
Europe Must Help Syria’s Women Make Peace
Rand Paul's Filibuster Gives Civil Liberties A Rare Washington Moment
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
Dear Congress: Take Your Power Back
The NYC Security Risk That Candidates Aren't Discussing
Roads: Getting Them Done
Mass shootings show need for gun law reform
Sudan, after the breakup: Can violence be prevented?
After Nearly Three Years, An American In Egypt Walks Free
ما هو الإرث السياسي لمحمود عباس؟
U.S. Credibility Around the World Damaged by Afghanistan War
Book Review: Professors and their Politics
Massachusetts and Genocide
Dismissal of Evidence Affected Paris Agreement
Busting the Biofuels Boom
UN Summit Already Successful: $50 Billion Divested From Fossil Fuels
Six leading Libyan women dominate Virginia conference on Libya
Anacostia: Why I have faith in the future of my neighborhood
Ötekilerden ‘Ötekilere’ (From Others to ‘Others’)
World Bank needs Jeffrey Sachs
Ethiopian Ruling Coalition Wins Majority of Parliament Seats
Conflict Resolution, One Book at a Time
In Egypt, even helping street children can land you in prison
Trust in Maliki harms U.S. credibility
A Fixable Problem for Our Society
The Obama administration ignores an American imprisoned in Egypt
Tehran looks ready to tango
Can the Tribes of NATO help the Tribes of Afghanistan?
The Harm in Hashtags
The Noxious Origins of NYC Gentrification: Cooking Gas
Crimean Tatar Mejlis Elects New Chairperson as Mustafa Cemilev Steps Down
With Income Inequality Comes Violence
Mason Professors, Graduates Take Active Role in Latin American Conflicts
Dumping Military Kit on Cops Makes Main Street a War Zone
Donald Trump and the Politics of Personality: To Understand Trumpism, Look Abroad!
Why Rep. Hunter Is Very Wrong About Nuking Iran
Voices: In midst of war, life goes on for Syrian kids
Drones weaken USA's moral might: Opposing view
We Lead Developed World in Poverty and Inequality
How Did VP Candidates Do in the Debate? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
Let's keep Syria's blood off America's hands
Man-to-man chat can avert disaster
Crashing in America
Our Prejudicial and Political Pecking Order
Resolved to Keep Faith
'Tribunal' Opens Hearings Into Mass Killings in Indonesia
Human Rights of Crimean Tatars Discussed in European Parliament
An American humanitarian worker goes on trial in Cairo. What’s next for Aya Hijazi?
Press Pause on the Rush to War
Next Up in Somalia’s Fragile Transition: Bridge Political Divides
Hillary Clinton’s Response to the Pulse Orlando Shootings
Preventing gang violence in San Diego
Point of View opens—A place for conflict conversation, transformation
Needed: Social Engineering?
Riyadh Conference: What Makes It Different?
Crimean Tatars fear exile again
A New Heroism in Israel and Palestine
A Discussion with Marc Gopin, Director, Center on Religion, Diplomacy, and Conflict Resolution
How one liberal group is trying to help Democrats win back the House in 2018
Police Should Put Away the Military Gear and Build Connections with Young People
Why Army women are demanding the right to fight — and die — in combat
How to fix our police departments
Congress Must Tax Fossil Fuels
U.S. Couple Held In Egyptian Prison For 1 Year Over Unfounded Child Abuse
Peacebuilding: the new generation
An online occupation
How I learned to forgive my brother’s murderers
Obama must stand up to Netanyahu on Israeli settler violence
Why defeating ISIS with military might is starry eyed idealism
Public ‘schools of hope’ could be anything but
Anti-immigration Legislation Makes Cities and Citizens Less Safe
America’s litmus test on Syria
New Virginia gun law will boost violence, costs
The challenge of violent extremism
A Grassroots Visit Belies Washington's View of Afghanistan
Dirty Energy Dollars
Honoring National Service in War and Peace
Why, Indeed, History Should Sometimes Repeat Itself: a Review of History as a Prelude
Want to cut big government abuses? Start with defence contracting
Obama’s speech was more of the same - and not what we needed
How China’s Economic Rebalancing is like the Movie 'Speed'
Review: Free Burma
New Norm on Human Rights Emerging in Bolivia
It's the Arab spring for dictators
Why NFL's Washington Redskins needs renaming
Inspiring Curious Feminists: Reflections on Cynthia Enloe
Does China Have a Foreign Policy?
The Ugly Reality Of Islamophobia (And How Catholics Should Stand Up Against It)
Measuring the cost of violence
How to stop Libya becoming another Iraq
We can only hope that the cerebral will get the better of the visceral
Could a Nuclear Iran Bring About More Stability, Rather Than Less?
Motives of suicide terrorists
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
Rep. Charles Rangel: Let's slow down the next superstorm
Jobs: A Human Right | Commentary
National Geographic Expeditions ‘Holy Land’ Partner Scores Top UN Award
David N. Cicilline and Michael Shank: Global warming threatens R.I.
Ahmadinejad - Incitement Deserves Indictment
Conflict resolution workshop benefits Patriots and participants
Explorer’s Analysis: Inside Key Issues of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
Peace is profitable: time for the US to invest
Bernie Sanders vows to fight Islamophobia and 'ugly stain of racism' in the US
Mason’s Global Problem Solving Consortium in National Spotlight
Shank and Gilchrest: Increasing the Peace Can Reduce the Debt
How to Solve Your Conflicts, and Get FED at the Same Time
Letter to the Editor from Dennis Sandole Published in The Economist
Businesses Must Take the Lead on Climate-Change Action
Climate crisis and the will to act
Hutu Diaspora Narrative: Identity in Conflict, Conflict of Identity
A Conflict Resolution Scholar Explains How to Resolve Conflicts in the Quiet Car
Ineffective tightening of sanctions on Iran
Why Americans Are Ready to Pay More Money for Cleaner Energy
The Federal response in Malheur and far right extremism
Comment: The Cyprus Challenge: A solution paradigm shift
Holy Land tours a new tool in peacebuilding
Senators Welcome Release of Unjustly Imprisoned Egyptian-American Aya Hijazi
Settler Terrorism -- An American Problem
We gain more than we lose in the Iran nuclear deal [Commentary]
The Business Argument for Addressing Climate Change
PCDN's Dr. Catalina Rojas awarded the prestigious SXSW Dewey Award for use of digital technology to help others
When Contested Narratives of Identity and Victimhood are Victims of Politics
The Struggle for Independence in West Papua
Why Hong Kong's #OccupyCentral Used Nonviolent Action as Tactic
Dr. Jeremy Rinker- UNCG Campus Weekly
Interreligious Intercultural Dialogue Institutionalized - Deja Vu All Over Again
Palestinian Child Attackers Are Victims, Not Terrorists
Hong Kong's 'Occupy': A movement for universal suffrage in Hong Kong is worrying Beijing
Science of unintended consequences
Albany Gets "F" for Failing to Protect Tenants
Students Practice Citizen Diplomacy in Syria
A New (Old) Narrative for the Left
Drowning the Arab Spring in Gulf Oil
Myanmar Fighting Poses Dilemma for China
Meet Nousha Kabawat and her unstoppable drive to help Syria’s displaced children thrive
Anacostia totem pole belies Washington’s devotion to Redskins
Vision Series: Sandra Cheldelin to Discuss Women and Conflict
Doctoral Student Goes to Hollywood to Teach Peace Techniques
Academics & Activists Discuss Poverty, Inequality, Conflict
The Politics of Bongo Flava
Questions must be about gun safety
Overstating The 'Crime Gun' Data
Court clears American aid worker after 3 years behind bars in Egypt
As China’s Economy Falters, Military Parade Offers Chance to Burnish Image
Use US soft power to free the Ashraf Seven
NYC Housing: A Clear and Present Danger
Doing Due Diligence on Diplomacy With Damascus
A New Model for American Foreign Policy
Activists: Release of Detainees in Syria Crucial to Peace Process
A Local First approach to early warning and response
Bosnia: Stabilization Stalled in Negative Peace
What Do We Mean When We Say "Clean Energy"?
How to stop the stone-throwing in Anacostia
Reflections of a Catholic American on bin Laden’s death
EU Threat Has Inspired Panic Rather than Reform
Social media project addresses extremist violence at home and abroad
Mary Wade to Hold Trayvon Book Launch in MT Airy
A Palestinian’s journey from stone-throwing to conflict resolution
My Turkish Airport
Gun Bans Aren't the Only Answer to America's Violence Problem
On 10th Anniversary of Afghan War, Time to Exit Militarized US Foreign Policy
Emerging Powers and Post-Conflict Reconstruction in Liberia
How a monk-turned-street artist sees New York City’s homeless
Overnight Crimean Crisis Hits Stalemate
9 Costs of Drone Strikes
Water shortages are coming. It's time for us to act.
Advocates for Egypt’s street children face unjust imprisonment
US Navy Seals plan to accept women after female soldiers graduate as rangers
Why U.S. Could Opt For 'Zero Option' In Afghanistan
Student Studies Connection of Abusive Treatment of Humans and Animals
65 years after 'catastrophe,' Palestinians have little to cheer about
Don't Talk, Do Something! Palestinian/Israeli Unilateralism as Legitimate Negotiations
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry denounces US calls for Aya Hegazy’s release
New Grad ‘Ecstatic’ with Peace Corps Posting to Mozambique
Africa Needs More from Obama than Promises
The Syrian Revolution Is Not a Holy War
IRP leader speaks in Washington, unsure of party goals and wary of Tajikistan’s future
Don't forget Malaysia
'Delenda Carthago': ISIS, threat and recovery
Jordan Valley essential for a viable Palestinian state
The ’60s Begin to Fade as Liberal Professors Retire
Evolving policy in a changing world: Examining challenges and opportunities in the new US Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review
10 Syria Questions for John Kerry and Chuck Hagel
More record warmth means more flooding: Column
Trump Should Take a Lesson From the Pope on How to Lead
In fighting gangs, US should look to El Salvador
Civilian Devastation During War Explored in ‘Why They Die’
Monk-Turned-Street Artist Paints the Homeless to Teach New Yorkers Compassion
Ukraine crisis underscores need for renewables push
Shank: White House, Congress Choosing Wrong Path on Iran
Our Understanding of Terrorism is being Undermined
Realising peace potential of constitution
Obama Arrives in Kenya, on Personal and Official Journey
Tea-Party, Progressives United on Fast-Track Trade Authority
Syria's Next Generation
Afghans Failing Security Test In Badakhshan
US Lawmaker Urges Egypt to Release Dual Citizen
Collaboration with China is preferable to containment
Palestine's Right to Defend Itself
Search – Côte d’Ivoire wins the Prize of Excellency
The Green Wave washes over a movement in hibernation
Post-Mubarak Egypt: From successful protest to sustainable social transformation
Keeping USAID: why the US shouldn’t cut off its nose
George Mason University Partners With an African Nonprofit Organization- 72Africa
Is America turning into a failed state?
Divide and conquer negotiations
GMU Student Burns Pagoda For Senior Art Project
Should Palestinians Accept Israel as a Jewish State?
Confronting genocide in Myanmar: The urgent need to prevent and protect
Obama making up drone rules as he goes
Origins and Responses to the Arab Awakening
Why Bernie Sanders is standing with Muslims
China’s Foreign Policy Debates
Focus on Al Qaeda in Yemen magnifies chronic instability
The Art of Appeasement, Part I Unraveling a Patchwork of Improvised Disaster
Presidents must come together on East Asia
Counter-Revolutions and Evolutions: Lessons of Egypt and Iran
Students discuss effects of Charlie Hebdo shooting
Awakening the Demons: There is no Arab Spring coming to Iraq. But sectarian protests could tear this fragile country apart.
Cyprus – the drama unfolds
U.S. Military Interventionism Has Harmed Iraq Dearly
Hope for Peace May Be Encouraged by Enemies in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Political Discourse: A Family Affair
Peshmerga-Iraqi forces united over Mosul, but can this last?
Egyptian-American activist Aya Hegazi returns to US following Egypt court acquittal
Why US and Chinese cities will make or break any global climate deal
Time to write the rules for cyber and drone challenges
Palestine is nearly here, deal with it
The effect of 100 years of amnesia on the Turkish population
Missing From Trial: Detainee Statements
Open letter to President-elect Trump and government officials at all levels
Cultural Educator: Aziz Abu Sarah
Go After Super Pollutants
Essay on the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the Sykes-Picot Agreement هل العرب أمام سايكس بيكو جديدة؟
When nature trumps nurture, we all lose
WATCH: Bernie Sanders hugs Muslim student, vows to fight racism as Jew
Bosnia Back on the Brink: Ukraine can learn from Bosnia's failed socioeconomic policies
When soldiers commit murder
Fulbright Scholars Offer Tips to Win the Prize
With Mike Duvall, Fall of Another ‘Family Values’ Crusader
Feckless on Foreign Policy
Past a certain point conflict becomes unstoppable
Conflict as an opportunity
A look at the American 'Countering Violent Extremism' strategy
DOS UNIVERSIDADES AMERICANAS Ibarretxe trae a Euskadi el Agirre Lehendakaria Center
Spreading Peace, Block by Block: A North Philly neighborhood rallies around its youth
Promoting peace, locally and globally
Libya’s GNA and the Future of Public Discourse
On “The Mystery of Capital”
Paul Ryan's Radical Economic Regime: Why His House Budget Legacy Is a Lesson in Elitism
Wallace Warfield, George Mason professor and conflict resolution expert, dies
Reimagining Transitional Justice in Bali
Mason Student Studies Emerging Protest Culture Over Land Rights Conflicts in Cambodia
Genocide or Terrorism? Transnational Advocacy and the Ogaden Conflict
Freeport's Highland Community College board will seat Shockey and Musser
Author, Terrorism Victim Hirsch Says Capital Punishment Hurts U.S. Image Abroad
သုတေတီတစ်ဦး၏ နာဂဒေသနှင့်လူမျိုးများအကြောင်း [Research about the future of local and indigenous people]
Our moral obligations in Somalia
The Price of Abandoning Yemen
To save his Middle East legacy, Obama must recognise a Palestinian state now
Problem-solving approach privileges both parties
Two Crimean Tatar Mosques Torched in Crimea on the Eve of Major Muslim Holiday
The Indoctrination Myth
Texas flood's climate change irony: Column
The Speech that Time Forgot
Optimism at last for American jailed in Egypt, her family
To stop al-Shabab, help Somali people
Tunisia’s Elections Seal Transition, Raise Fears of Old Regime
Police should put away the military gear and build connections with young people
Female soldiers fight Pentagon in court for combat positions
Indignados de Wall Street, ¿el Tea Party de la izquierda?
Why D.C. should take Youth Court program off life support
Lecture by Susan Hirsch at San Anton Palace
New Crimean Tatar History Book Comes Under Attack from Russian Nationalist Groups
Why the Gun Control Debate Doesn't Do Justice to Colorado Killings
One Week After Colorado Shooting, US Government Still Failing to Safeguard America
Trump’s favorite dictator is jailing U.S. citizens
Mason/EMU alum Michael Shank works with media to tell the story of climate change
Minimum wage war reaches tipping point
Will Saudi Arabia's 'Operation Decisive Storm' restore order in Yemen?
America Must Rethink the War on Terror: The Authorization for Use of Military Force needs to be modified to avoid mission creep
Female suicide bombers; Misguided media; Karadzic at the Hague
My sister has been jailed in Egypt for 900 days. When will the U.S. help free her?
Aziz Abu Sarah is a Tour Guide
Why Congress Needs to Act Now On Super-Pollutants
Opinion: Why Trump’s foreign policy won’t make America great again
Why We Heart Hurricanes: The Climate Change Connection
Regionalization of Conflict and Opportunities for Peace in the Horn of Africa
Europe’s Migration Crisis: Causes and Cures
Afghans Want U.S. to Stay but Do Things Differently
Streator Grads do 'Amazing Things'
A Callous Disregard for the Law
How Germans Go Green
Mirëdita Dobar Dan Festival in Belgrade: We Stuck our Foot in the Open Door
Nigeria: A Network That Reconnects North With Sardauna's Biographer John Paden
Peace – practical, not fanciful
Election campaigns and the politics of performance
Mason student researches homelessness from a conflict perspective
Future of Crimean Tartar Muslims Hangs in the Balance
Tourism of Destruction, Tourism of Construction: Two Trips to the Holy Land
Q & A With Kevin Avruch, Ph.D.
Iraqi Kurdistan fears Maliki returning to power
Yemen: Ripe for a solution?
Women in Combat
High school students learn conflict resolution through karate
Stop atrocities before they start
Teaching Sept. 11 To Students Who Were Born After The Attacks Happened
The Big Problems in Obama's Big Trade Deals
Turkey’s Kurdish Peace Process – Analysis - Part 3
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Sit down with Iran to ensure there is no ‘October surprise’
Maltese neutrality still a brilliant idea
The 2017 Arthur N. Rupe Great Debate: Is ISIS an Existential Threat to the United States?
Aziz Abu Sarah – Ending the Cycle of Violence in Israel and Palestine
Faculty Spotlight on Innovation: Susan Hirsch & Agnieszka Paczynska
Has outgoing Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal brought about a new, more peaceful, face to the organization?
As Ethiopia votes, what’s ‘free and fair’ got to do with it?
At summer camp, Syrian child refugees recall a lost homeland
Detroit On The Brink
Keeping Iran and Saudi Arabia From War
Tackling the most grave and serious global security threats
Why the US must support bid for Palestinian statehood
Yeni Bir Toplumsal Sozlesme Arayisi
China and Japan REALLY Don’t Like Each Other
Gilbert gunman's rampage sheds light on extremism: Immigration issue is a beacon to neo-Nazis
Bible Texts Misused in Rumsfeld Reports, Religious Leaders Say
یەریڤان سەعید، توێژەر لە پەیمانگای وڵاتانی كەنداو لە واشنتۆن:
Displaced by Genocide, Mason Student Plans to Help Other Refugees
Why the White House Won't Win the Afghanistan War
Land Rights Have Become A Women's Issue Through Social Mobilization In Cambodia
Darfur Donor Conference: A Park for a Deadly Conflict
Hillary Clinton Asks Egypt’s President Sisi to Release Aya Hijazi
The World Discovers Afghanistan’s Peaceful Clerics
U.S. Sanctions On Iran Should Be Lifted For Humanitarian Goods
Turkey’s Kurdish peace process: dead end – part 1
Couple Spend Their Wedding Money on Street Children, End up in an Egyptian Prison
The anatomy of an anti-Taliban uprising
Yemen Can't Do It Alone
Firing Up Kurdish Nationalism in Iraq
Making Nonviolent Statecraft into a Self-Evident Truth
Saving District of Columbia’s Youth Court
EU as model for peace
Blessed Are the Climate Advocates
Hamas Should Be Part of Middle East Peace Talks
Conflict Resolution Educators Converge on Mason for Annual Conference
Aziz Abu Sarah Named National Geographic Emerging Explorer
Inclusiveness: The Right (and Political) Way to Be
How U.S. Ambassadors Influence China (But Not Americans)
Bringing Eritrea In From The Cold
Chattanooga: on the need to fight terror with reason
Soldiers Into Students: Veterans, Educators Try to Ease Transition
Bucolic Peekskill under attack: View
In Afghanistan, end the fighting and stop the meddling
The Current of Discord on the Mekong
Sequester set to sock it to D.C.’s poorest
Afghan civil society calls for just peace
Beware Libya’s ‘Fair Dictator’
Stimson Center Names Five Nonresident Fellows
Paul Ryan's path to economic peril
Ghailani Trial and Sentence Affirms US Federal Court System
Trump 'ordered Sisi' to release US-Egyptian charity worker
Congress Better Listen to the Pope on Climate Change
The Dangers of Soft Power: Government backed cultural programs often come across as just propaganda
Turkey's Best Asset to Tackle ISIS: Ankara or America?
Nato should negotiate a security structure that includes Russia
Beijing Encroaching on Moscow’s Military Dominance in Tajikistan
Free West Papua: Growing International Solidarity for a Forgotten Independence Movement
Ferguson, Social Justice, and the Role of Community Colleges
Why Forest Whitaker Is Making the UN Goals Famous
‘Lincoln’: Where was Frederick Douglass?
Mason professors offer insights in aftermath of Paris tragedy
Crimea Muslims Fear Separation, Exile
From protests to politics, a new way forward for Yemen
The Saudis and the Iranians Need to Talk: And we need to make it happen
The Lonely Man of Peace
Egypt’s Street Children, Aya Hijazi, and Me
The Next Step for Myanmar
Essebsi Must Work With Islamists to Ensure Tunisia’s Transition
Donald Trump's Immigration Plan Would Ban One-Third of the World From the U.S.
Why is the US so reticent to read the right messages in Asia and the Pacific?
Spread of US poverty risks serious social disorder
Alumnus Helps Special-Needs Students Transition to Higher Ed, Work
Administrative Referendum: A wakeup call for the ethno-political conflict in Darfur
Politics and Language: Dimension Beyond Words
We must make anti-bullying a mainstream message
The Ghailani Verdict - Susan Hirsch featured in the New York Times
American Aid Worker Is Cleared of Child Abuse Charges in Egypt
Arts and Peacebuilding
Congress vs. the Super-Pollutants
Highland Community College Board Candidates Weigh District's Financial, Enrollment Woes
Politics and the city – the battle over Istanbul’s Gezi park
Beyond Jewish Blessings and Curses There is Absolute Love
The Ottoman Experience in Mosul, Then and Now
Why we should keep out of Somalia’s affairs
Don't Let China Dominate: When it comes to renewable energy, China is trumping the U.S.
Ending the Exploitation of People and the Planet
The District’s Divide: Classism, Racism and the Re-Election of Marion Barry
Obama's Middle East Speech: The Message Was Not Received
A Westside Story: Through the Eyes of a Sandtown Child!
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR; Resolving Conflicts in the Caucasus
THE RUSSIAN PLOT, Or, How to Avoid Taking Responsibility for Losing a Presidential Election
Syria Conflict Panel
We can't let climate change turn droughts, flash floods and mudslides into the new normal
Teach, model, grow and live in empathy to build world peace, says interfaith expert Marc Gopin at Frontier Luncheon
Missing the mark on Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy at MLK Avenue
A Palestinian drasha for Rosh Hashana
How to Pull Yemen Back from the Edge
If You Want Revenge for 9/11, Don't Look to the Kids Who Lost A Parent
Crimean Tatars Support EuroMaidan Protests in Kyiv
Anticipating the Syria of Tomorrow: Strategies to Decrease Violence Against Innocents
Are Direct Negotiations Good or Bad for the Palestinians?
Lawmakers in Washington increasingly concerned about Ethiopia
Do military women want combat jobs? The survey numbers say yes — and so do more than 9,000 combat action badges
Interview: Zheng Wang
Cyclone Pam Is Just the Start
Russian Consul General to Crimea Resigns Following Offensive Comments About Crimean Tatar Deportation
EMU Professor Urges Shift in Iraqi, Afghan Strategy
Professor Utilizes Real World Experience in Conflict Resolution Studies
Armenian, Azeri experts' Karabakh settlement recommendations
Divestment-Investment Can Break Congressional Gridlock on Climate Change
UVA Gives Diversity Awards to Longtime Professors McDowell and Dukes
Collateral damage by drones dirties the hands of our nation
Mason Center Works Toward a Peaceful Future
Elizabeth Degi Mount - DBFA
Growing Sense of Polarization and Escalating Tensions in Crimea Ahead of 69th Anniversary of Crimean Tatar
Higher education leans left. But why? And so what?
If America wants Assad to respect international law, it must respect it, too
Peace Parsha: Hayyei Sarah - Love and Care across Boundaries
Who to Blame for the Absence of a Kurdish State after Sykes Picot?
Prop. 35 tackles child sex-trafficking
Time to stop coddling Iran
Civility: The Way We Drive
Fayetteville Charity Helps African Group
Why Congress Should Care About the Beepocalypse | Commentary
Invest in the Afghan people not foreign contractors
Experts Say There Will Be No Contest in Ethiopia's Upcoming Vote
A Mood Is Not A Movement: Five Ideas For The Anti-Trump Forces
Insight Policing and the Role of the Civilian in Police Accountability
UN climate change negotiations in Poland this week
How to Fix Turkey's Fall From International Favor
BHU holds seminar on peacebuilding
State Department Should Speak Out For Aya Hijazi, US Human Rights Defender In Egypt Prison
Obama Thinks Too Small on Climate Change
Turning Training into Action: Mason Students Analyze a Conflict in Brazil
How Egypt’s most famous jailed couple celebrated Valentine’s Day
We Must Revive the American Dream by Alleviating Poverty
Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution Becomes a School
The Coaching Revolution in the Federal Government
Myanmar's negotiator expresses belief in China's willingness to help in peace process
Dignity for Iran equals an Iran free of nuclear weapons
Israel's New Left Goes Online
Britain’s election results may prove to be a blow to US foreign policy goals
Wanted: Middle East Statesmen
Sorry, Aung San Suu Kyi, the Rohingya Crisis Is No Laughing Matter
Tanzanian President’s Former Aide Plans Bid to Succeed Him
Is the Spirit of Sykes-Picot Still Alive in the Middle East after a Century?
An OSCE reconciliation strategy for Cyprus?
Orange Revolution in Ukraine: Inspiration of Disillusionment?
Mason student’s question to Democratic presidential candidate goes viral
The Bo Xilai Verdict: Everybody Wins
Heavy metal music unites Jews and Muslims across the Middle East
Bullies, Jerks and Weasels
The Difference Between Protest America 1968 And 2017
How Women’s Rights Are Linked to U.S.-Iran Negotiations
Promoting Peace and Conflict Awareness In Small Town America: Independence, Kansas
"With friends like these..." on Romney's comments about Israeli and Palestinian culture
What My Amish and Mennonite Forefathers Would Think About My Job in Congress (and Why I Left)
The U.S. Is No. 1 In Global Arms Sales
Lingering Questions Surround Geneva III
Democratic Party looks like America
Bush's true legacy in Egypt
Who is Aya Hijazi, the American freed from jail in Egypt?
How Did Democratic Candidates Do? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
Sign a Drone Treaty Before Everyone Does as We Do
Will Republicans suggest an economic cure in Nevada?
Art Student Set to Send ‘Transformative’ Project Up in Flames on Mason Pond
5 Ways We Should Radically Reconsider War
Resolute in uncertain times: peacebuilding in the new US administration
Explorer’s Analysis: Inside Key Issues of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
America's lawmakers in Libyan quagmire
Bernie Sanders Vows To Fight Back Against Islamophobia In The 2016 Race
Chomsky Takes on the World (Bank)
Bringing Florida to Justice, Not Just George Zimmerman
Slavery and Climate – There's More in Common Than You Think, Vatican Says
Inevitable US policy shift on Burma: why and how
Athletes Pick A Side At The Women's March
Why the Kerry-Karzai Afghan Security Deal Won't Work
Republicans want to fight climate change, too
A peace-building response to the rise of 'Trumpism'
This Week in Poverty: 'A Place at the Table' and 'American Winter'
Youth from all areas of Philadelphia kick off Peace Olympics with March
Rethinking transitions: finding the pathway from military to community security
When studying abroad in a conflict zone, safety is key
Education in Tanzania: Losing the Future
Only catastrophes lead to the sharing of sovereignty
Tragedy & Triumph
‘Don’t Disturb The Peace’: Post-Conflict Politics In Aceh, Indonesia
Why World Leaders Are Starting to Eat Garbage
'Ceasefire' Is the Syria Word We Need to Hear
CPCS Hosted Conference in Washington D.C.
A New United Nations of Human Rights Countries
Settlement of Karabakh conflict ruled out as long as ‘mutual concessions’ perceived as loss
Somalia on the Brink
The Audacity of Air Strikes and Secret Deals: Just making Isis grow stronger?
Robert C. Koehler: Healthy conflict creates resilient communities
These fiscal cliff hawks ought to be foreign policy doves
ISIS attacks fueled by illegal guns and open societies we can’t afford to lose
New Crimean Tatar History Book Comes Under Attack from Russian Nationalist Groups
The U.S. Afghanistan Strategy Is Failing and It's Time to Pull Out
Rand Paul Got It Right on ISIS
Faith-Based Diplomacy
خبير في النزاعات الدولية: ترامب سيبيع الورقة السورية لبوتين (حوار)
7 Ways Obama's U.N. Speech Revealed His Inconsistent Foreign Policy
Dialogue, satire and the attack on Charlie Hebdo
The Impact of the Syrian Civil War on Identity Groups in Turkey
An Ill-Advised Purge in Libya
Awakening to Women: The Nobel Effect
Duly Elected Tyranny: Recovering Democracy in the Age of Majority Abuses
The Missing Ingredient in UN's 2030 Global Goals
U.S.-E.U. Rhetoric on Russia as Destructive as a Chekhovian Duel
The case for compulsory voting
Unite, Confuse, and Inspire: A Response to the Rise of Racism in Israel
Richard Solomon Proved Sport Matters through the ‘Ping-Pong’ Diplomacy, and George Mason University is Poised to Tell Us How
Meat Alert
A new look at climate change
Vietnam and Great Power Rivalries
The only way forward on Syria
Morocco a Stable East-West Bridge
After 900 days in pre-trial detention, campaigns call for release of Aya Hegazy
OP-ED: Iran in the Era of Moderation and Reform
Stop the ISIS War Before It Gets Worse!
التدخل الروسي أوقف انهيار النظام السوري مؤقتاً
'Free Speech' on the DC Metro
Congratulations to the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at GMU: The IMTD and ICAR partnership continues
Can J Street Sideline AIPAC?
Pro-Earth Republicans In The Era Of President Trump
Options for Action in Syria
Climate Change Is An Immediate Threat
We're Unfair to Draft-Card Burners
Taliban Prisoner Releases Are High-Risk, Low-Reward
Republican Reasoning: Why 2008 Was the Year for Occupying and Protesting Wall Street
Why I'm Going to Yemen
As New Threats Emerge, U.S. Closes Drone Base in Ethiopia
Crimean Tatars Fear for Their Safety After Crimea’s Annexation to Russia
Post Eurozone crisis, how to increase a country's resilience to risk
Universities More Moderate than Believed
Why Did Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Go to Iraq?
Mason Student Strives to Bring Peace Before Dangerous African Presidential Vote
Women in combat: US military on verge of making it official
In new class, students get lessons in karate kicks, world peace, diplomacy
Palestine’s new PM and his prospects for success
The Path To Clean Energy Requires An Energy-Storage Revolution
Congress Should Scrutinize Pending Trade Pacts
What can Washington do about militarized police forces?
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
National Geographic Offering Israel Tour: National Geographic Expedition is offering 12-day tours of the Holy Land, complete with hotels and museums
"We Are Not Like Them": Itamar Massacre Activates A Dangerous Israeli-Jewish Ethnocentrism
Tariq Ramadan in Chicago's Holocaust Museum
Israelis and Palestinians -- rage, fear and misunderstanding
'Less Violent' Does Not Have to Mean 'Apathetic'
The 'anti-science' side of the political divide
Confronting Homeland Security's 'SSSS' Watch List
Prevention better than punitive in Syria
Breakdown in Yemen
In America, domestic extremists are a bigger risk than foreign terrorism
Is Yemen’s power struggle over?
Semites Unite! You Have Nothing to Lose But your Conflict
Mason experts explain how ISIS attacks are recruitment tools
How to Defuse the Ukraine Crisis: The way to respond to Russia is not with Cold War rhetoric
No end in sight for conflict between our two angels
Could ‘Insight Policing’ have saved Sandra Bland, Freddie Gray and others?
‘Strength through peace – not peace through strength’: a reaction to Trump’s America First foreign policy
Muslim Women Find Empowerment Through Competitive Sports
Peaceful Dispute Resolution Ideas
Death to America in Yemen? No.
The Conflict that Became Mine
A camp for young people touched by terror
Time for the peace vote?
Conflict Analysis and Resolution Students Named Boren Fellows
Turkey’s Kurdish peace process – framework law – part 2
Aya Hegazy trial postponed for 5th time after court unable to turn on laptop
An 'Afghan Summer' of revolt - Part 2
Social Scientist Sees Bias Within
ما هي خلفية اشتعال القومية الكردية في العراق؟
Religion and Power Moving Forward into the Twenty-First Century
Mideast peace deal… and they lived unhappily ever after
Hunger strike highlights forgotten tragedy of Palestinian prisoners
Unclenched Fists
Why Should Israel Care What the Rest of the World Thinks?
Letter to the Editor: Dismissal of Evidence Affected Paris Agreement
Columbia Prof Uses Math To Create World Peace
At Town Hall, Sanders Makes Commitment to 'End All Forms of Racism in This Country'
Clash of Dreams: Becoming a ‘Normal Country’ in East Asia
When diplomatic opportunities were dismissed
Deadly challenge of keeping Syria health-care workers safe
A.T. Ariyaratne: Leading Sri Lanka's Largest Civil Society Movement for 50 Years
Working for Peace in the Age of Trump
Militarization of U.S. Police Forces
To finally see the invisible Israelis before our eyes
Visiting professor analyzes conflict
Eight ingredients for a peaceful society
Karina V. Korostelina's "Political Insults"
Analysis: Progressive policies provide answer for Sanders’ foreign policy gap
What Paul Ryan’s economic roadmap means for America
What Secretary Clinton Does Not Recognize About Egypt’s Anti-Regime Protests
American Aid Worker, Release Secured by Trump Officials, Leaves Egypt
Rwandan refugee works for peace and justice
Libya: A failed state or a failed government?
Insights Obama can now use to undermine Putin’s narrative
Filmmaker’s ‘Will to Communicate’ Breaks through Community’s Silence
How to Have a Productive Conversation About Politics at Thanksgiving
She Didn't Have a Gun... She Had MLK's Dream
Responding to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Is Religious Freedom the Answer?
Direct Analytical Approach to Peacebuilding
Congress Can't Ignore Afghanistan in Budget Talks
كاتبة فلسطينية تعيش في واشنطن: أطفالنا ضحايا وليسوا إرهابيين
Crimean Tatars's Pain is Renewed- Kırım Tatarları'nın acıları tazelendi
Indian Guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Hopes to Teach Peace to the Taliban
Bring Russia out of the cold and into the fold
Hamas Advocating Dialogue Through Children’s Cartoon?
Global Mayors Protest Trump’s Anti-Climate Cabinet
Five Steps America Must Take Now to Combat Climate Change
Peace-maker: We must look below the surface
Addressing divide between communities and police
Morocco: An Emerging Model For Muslim-Jewish Relations – OpEd
The Israeli ex-settler at the center of Occupy Wall Street
A Caution Against Framing Syria as an Assad-Opposition Dichotomy
Palestine: Still key to stability in the Middle East
Do We Need Dictatorship?
In Oak Creek, Wis., hearts open to Sikhs after temple shooting
The Mother of Badly Timed Arms Sales
Beyer Statement On Acquittal of Aya Hijazi and Her Co-Defendants in Egypt
Data show drone attacks doomed to fail against ISIS in Syria
Crisis management system for Japan and China
Saudi in Yemen; It’s personal now
Learning from SIGIR's Final Report on Iraq Reconstruction
Cost of inaction will be great
Adjunct Faculty Demand Change
A New Approach to Dealing With Global Food Insecurity
Fossil Fuel Divestment Makes UN Climate Summit a Success
Creating Resilient Communities
Israeli, Palestinian join forces to offer tours with two viewpoints
Netanyahu’s address to Congress is a recipe for disaster, not peace
10 Ways Conflict is Like Sex
How the U.S. Deals With a Land Known for Corruption
Getting to “E Pluribus Unum”
Fed Up With Climate Change Apathy
Senior Government Officials Participate at Workshop on Strategic Communication and Conflict Resolution
The Future of Kurdistan, Between Unity and Balkanization
The Coming Rise of Afghan Militias
Yemen needs action, not just talk
Civil Society Is Faltering In This Middle East Nation
For young adults who lost parents on Sept. 11, a hope for peace
The Tale of Two Cities: Kyiv and Simferopol
Cyprus: An EU Presidency occupied by Candidate Turkey
Trump got Egypt to free an American prisoner. Here’s her story.
Don't let Yemen turn into Syria: Column
A col.’s view of commander’s authority
Turkmenistan cautiously opens to the world
Feminist Scholar Cynthia Enloe Delivers Keynote Address at Gender and Conflict Conference
Portrait of Stalin Sparks Brawl at WWII Ceremony in Crimea
Working Abroad a Big Help on the Hill
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
The Real War on Coal Starts in Kosovo
The Meaning of Freedom
Donald Trump’s bigotry has inspired U.S. Muslim voters like no candidate before
Our Love-Hate Relationship With Frankenstorms and Hurricane Sandy and Why We Must End It
Liberia’s Path from Anarchy to Elections
USIP Awards Jennings Randolph Senior Fellowships and Peace Scholarships for 2015-2016
Ukrainian and Crimean Authorities Snub OSCE over Minority Rights
Germany's lesson for U.S. -- keep faith with workers
Cardin Meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister
Charlie Rangel: Why I Oppose Syria Strikes
Yemen’s a Model All Right—For Disaster
Letter to the editor: A response to "Immigration could swing it for Brexit"
Marijuana cartels and the Mafia
Palestinian, Jew give both sides on joint Jerusalem tours
Transforming a Nation
The Emperor’s new clothes – bluster in the GOP
Rwanda- A Country Still in Need
When Washington Welcomes A Nonviolent Muslim: What CBS News and Congress Have In Common
Hillel Event Bridges Israeli-Palestinian Gap
Washington Area Students Weigh in on South Sudan Conflict
How Trump Gives Negotiation a Bad Name
Suffolk reservist sues over ban on women in combat
UC Berkeley holds 6th annual TED conference, explores themes of wisdom, compassion
Immigration debate: How DC can move the conversation forward
Rights groups renew request for release of defendants in the Belady Foundation case and urge compliance with legal standards for pretrial detention
How U.S. War Funds Get Wasted ... And How to Stop It
Gaza becomes Syria: Middle East geopolitics 2.0
Mason students discuss Islamophobia
Boycotting Muslim 'Savages' Ad on DC Metro in Protest of Hate Speech
Even a weakened Libya can avoid civil war
Conflict-sensitive Repatriation: Lessons from Displaced Communities in North-eastern Nigeria
Climate Action Is Solution to Slowing Superstorms | Commentary
Obama’s local, international obstacles on Syria
Rodef Shalom to host panel on Palestinian perspectives
Post-Election Ferguson: Bipartisan Congress to Demilitarize Police
A Toast for Peace
Managing the Madness in the Middle East
Using hip-hop to resolve global conflict
Next Steps in Syria
In Israel, the Rent Is Too Damn High
A Peacebuilding Approach to Teaching About Extremism
The Chinese Dream From Mao to Xi
Coup-Speak Speaking
A Multifaceted Crisis
Why Washington is wrong to impose visa suspension on Iraqis
Food insecurity rising as crop production falls
Using Peace 'Means' to Achieve Peaceful 'Ends'
Achieving the mission: A conversation with UPEACE Vice Rector Amr Abdalla
Moving Beyond Hope: The IOC and Team Refugee
Washington’s rapprochement with Syria is welcomed but not enough
UN Small Arms Conference: Evaluation and Prospects
Girls released from Boko Haram captivity rejected by society - new report
Tale of Two Conventions: Why Charlotte Wins Over White Tampa
Producing solutions by appreciating the interconnections
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
Colombia's Inminent Peace Agreement: A Brief Analysis of What the Agreement is, What is Next and What is Missing
Mason S-CAR Dean’s Book Awarded Top Prize by International Conflict Organization
Congress makes Elmo cry by defunding Palestinian 'Sesame Street'
How Belgraders Remember the NATO Bombings
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - Discussion with Marc Gopin: Part 1 on Economic Peace & Justice
From Israel to Mason: Conflict scholars present a peace proposal at the UN
Syria Needs Real Help, Not American Bombs
Comment: A federal constituent “state” is not in the interest of Turkish Cypriots
Muslim advocates welcome Bernie Sanders' support but want visible action
Oil Is At The Heart Of The Ukraine Crisis
What the Killing of Trayvon Martin Means for Maryland
Syrian Ramadan at the Edge of War
Lone wolf senator builds case to engage Myanmar
There is a Major Climate Issue Hiding in Your Closet: Fast Fashion
No Immunity for US Troops: Why Hamid Karzai Punted to Loya Jirga
George Mason to cultivate global leaders
Fragility Needs Innovative Development Financing
Interview with CNN: Ancient blueprint for Middle East peace touring U.S.
Is the OSCE relevant to Cyprus? Or is Cyprus irrelevant to the OSCE?
Beyond the limits of counterterrorism: towards a peace and development agenda that can engage constructively with extremism
What the Flint Crisis Reveals About Inequality in the U.S.
Explosion of the Sacred
Republicans and the Mennonite vote
What will Rep. Dennis Kucinich's legacy be?
Former Del. Jim Scott remembered for selfless public service
Mason Partners with Ghana-based African Peace Building Organization
Defense Department in Somalia
Confederate flag: hatred or heritage?
Germany Tells NATO, Russia To Dialogue Before Things Get 'Completely Out Of Control'
Denied Victimhood and Contested Narratives: The Case of Hutu Diaspora
What Would MLK Think of America’s Modern Wars?
Yemen is on the Brink of Chaos - And Why It's So Important
Unholy Media Malpractice: The press totally missed the point of Bernie Sanders' trip to the Vatican.
GOP, follow Stevens' example
A third intifada is inevitable unless Israel changes course
Small town America shouldn't resemble war zone
Afghan-U.S. relations damaged by shooting: analyst
American impotence and the ‘Born in Jerusalem’ law
Myanmar Vote Plan Clouds New US Dialogue
Arab Americans Organize with the ANSWER Coalition to Protest Trump Inauguration
Americans have had enough conflict
What Aziz Abu Sarah learned in Hebrew school
Cure Police Violence As If It Were a Disease
Why Protest? And What’s Next: Truth-Telling and Reconciliation for Ferguson and Beyond
Settler Turned Peace Activist Now Occupies Wall Street: Kobi Skolnick Puts Jewish Stamp on Protest, Not Just on Holidays
Rituals of Gendered Violence: School Girl Kidnappings in Nigeria
Nimr Al Nimr: Anatomy of a Man
Ukraine Diplomatic Deal: Necessary Next Steps
Inside the Beltway: Pillars of liberty
Imagining Peace: The Practical Advantages for Muslims, Jews and Christians of Peace for Palestine and Israel
Why can’t America just take out Assad?
A Cultural Awakening Leads to Abundance of Conflict Resolution Opportunities
Fallacy of a moderate mullah
Terrorism and Development
Hottest Year on Record, 2014, Brings Economic Opportunity
The American Elections: Prospects for a New US Foreign Policy
Arab Gulf States Wary of Iran’s Role in the Battle for Mosul
Advertising against Muslims? Not with my tax dollars
Using Israeli and Palestinian Guides, Tour Group Helps Visitors ‘Experience the People’
Elections are good, right? Well, not always
Hurricane Sandy: Time to do something about climate change
Fuel for extremism is beyond Bin Laden, EMU prof says
Marginalizing Muslims in Switzerland
Expect Resource Wars With Exxon CEO At State Helm
Look to Iran for a solution in Syria
Keeping the Keys: The Rise of the Palestinian Diplomatic Intifada
Religions meet at VST
China and Japan engage neocortices
US must vote in favour or abstain
Dirt on Our Hands
Working for world peace here at home
Crimean Crisis Escalates Further
Woodbridge Resident Gains White House Internship
America cannot afford such inequality
Have We Become Hopelessly Divided?
Mason’s Michael Shank Joins White House Climate Change Group
Women sue Pentagon over combat exclusion
Scholars skeptical on Japan apology
Military spending is not right way to boost America's economic security
Congressmen urge Egypt to release Virginia woman from jail
Bribes, money hidden in teddy bears: welcome to US spending in Afghanistan
Stop Treating America Like a War Zone: Congress must stop the militarization of America's police forces
For Economic Growth, Repeal Drug Laws and Rehabilitate Ex-Cons
Israel Inside/Out: Perspectives And Prisms
Egypt frees U.S. charity worker Aya Hijazi from prison
I Was a Palestinian Stone-thrower. Here's Why I Stopped
Here's Why The U.S. Needs To Upgrade Economic Indicators
Social Scientist Sees Bias Within
The ISIS takeover of Ramadi means hard choices face the Iraqi and US governments

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