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Ending the Exploitation of People and the Planet
Problem-solving approach privileges both parties
Columbia Prof Uses Math To Create World Peace
How Germans Go Green
A Callous Disregard for the Law
Mason professors offer insights in aftermath of Paris tragedy
Catching Kony
Bullies, Jerks and Weasels
Donald Trump and the Politics of Personality: To Understand Trumpism, Look Abroad!
Election campaigns and the politics of performance
A look at the American 'Countering Violent Extremism' strategy
Washington Area Students Weigh in on South Sudan Conflict
Awakening the Demons: There is no Arab Spring coming to Iraq. But sectarian protests could tear this fragile country apart.
How to fix our police departments
Fallacy of a moderate mullah
The NYC Security Risk That Candidates Aren't Discussing
Inside the Beltway: Pillars of liberty
What Secretary Clinton Does Not Recognize About Egypt’s Anti-Regime Protests
Ahmadinejad - Incitement Deserves Indictment
Open letter to President-elect Trump and government officials at all levels
Conflict-sensitive Repatriation: Lessons from Displaced Communities in North-eastern Nigeria
A Westside Story: Through the Eyes of a Sandtown Child!
Women’s Exclusion Worsens Somali Crises
The 'anti-science' side of the political divide
Inevitable US policy shift on Burma: why and how
How Trump Gives Negotiation a Bad Name
When Radio Goes Bad: RF communications and the increased violence in South Sudan
Police should put away the military gear and build connections with young people
It's the Arab spring for dictators
Rand Paul's Filibuster Gives Civil Liberties A Rare Washington Moment
Afghan religious figures, diplomats come together in İstanbul
‘The American Lawrence of Arabia’s’ life goes on show in the U.S.
No Iran deal, but significant progress in Geneva
For young adults who lost parents on Sept. 11, a hope for peace
9 Costs of Drone Strikes
Sudan, after the breakup: Can violence be prevented?
Aziz Abu Sarah – Ending the Cycle of Violence in Israel and Palestine
Turkey’s Kurdish Peace Process – Analysis - Part 3
PCDN's Dr. Catalina Rojas awarded the prestigious SXSW Dewey Award for use of digital technology to help others
သုတေတီတစ်ဦး၏ နာဂဒေသနှင့်လူမျိုးများအကြောင်း [Research about the future of local and indigenous people]
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
Conflict Analysis and Resolution Students Named Boren Fellows
GMU Student Burns Pagoda For Senior Art Project
Human Rights of Crimean Tatars Discussed in European Parliament
UVA Gives Diversity Awards to Longtime Professors McDowell and Dukes
IRP leader speaks in Washington, unsure of party goals and wary of Tajikistan’s future
Obama's Middle East Speech: The Message Was Not Received
Detroit On The Brink
What Are the Rules of War?
Divide and conquer negotiations
Faith-Based Diplomacy
Arab Americans Organize with the ANSWER Coalition to Protest Trump Inauguration
The World Does Not Need a Jewish Ann Coulter: An Open Letter To Ben Shapiro.
Overnight Crimean Crisis Hits Stalemate
Mirëdita Dobar Dan Festival in Belgrade: We Stuck our Foot in the Open Door
Businesses Must Take the Lead on Climate-Change Action
Tehran looks ready to tango
Can the Tribes of NATO help the Tribes of Afghanistan?
To finally see the invisible Israelis before our eyes
Counter-Revolutions and Evolutions: Lessons of Egypt and Iran
Sarajevo: Memories of war
Syria’s Christian conundrum
Trump got Egypt to free an American prisoner. Here’s her story.
Making Nonviolent Statecraft into a Self-Evident Truth
Turkey’s Kurdish peace process: dead end – part 1
A New Model for American Foreign Policy
How Did VP Candidates Do in the Debate? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
Former Del. Jim Scott remembered for selfless public service
America Must Rethink the War on Terror: The Authorization for Use of Military Force needs to be modified to avoid mission creep
Scars of the Khmer Rouge: How Cambodia is healing from a genocide
Obama’s local, international obstacles on Syria
How Egypt’s most famous jailed couple celebrated Valentine’s Day
A Silver Lining to the Film and Riots Tragedy: Freedom, Diversity, and the New Competition for Arab Public Space
Mason Center Works Toward a Peaceful Future
Why Hong Kong's #OccupyCentral Used Nonviolent Action as Tactic
Ethiopia’s Muslim Activists Pave a Path for Nonviolent Political Activism
Fulbright Scholars Offer Tips to Win the Prize
A Budget for Working America
Keeping Iran and Saudi Arabia From War
Is Yemen’s power struggle over?
Palestinian, Jew give both sides on joint Jerusalem tours
Peace-maker: We must look below the surface
Americans have had enough conflict
A Peacebuilding Approach to Teaching About Extremism
Focus on Al Qaeda in Yemen magnifies chronic instability
A Discussion with Marc Gopin, Director, Center on Religion, Diplomacy, and Conflict Resolution
Congress Better Listen to the Pope on Climate Change
Why Americans Are Ready to Pay More Money for Cleaner Energy
Lessons from South Asia for an Arab Spring
Teaching Sept. 11 To Students Who Were Born After The Attacks Happened
Why can’t America just take out Assad?
Congress Must Tax Fossil Fuels
Book Review: Professors and their Politics
Time to write the rules for cyber and drone challenges
Girls released from Boko Haram captivity rejected by society - new report
Netanyahu's Kennedy moment
Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution Becomes a School
Using Israeli and Palestinian Guides, Tour Group Helps Visitors ‘Experience the People’
Busting the Biofuels Boom
Time for the peace vote?
EU Threat Has Inspired Panic Rather than Reform
Pro-Earth Republicans In The Era Of President Trump
Unholy Media Malpractice: The press totally missed the point of Bernie Sanders' trip to the Vatican.
‘Lincoln’: Where was Frederick Douglass?
In Israel, the Rent Is Too Damn High
We can't let climate change turn droughts, flash floods and mudslides into the new normal
Why water is key to Syria conflict
Muslim advocates welcome Bernie Sanders' support but want visible action
Lack of US-Syria Diplomacy Leads to Dangerous Isolation
Israel Claims Holy Sites, Reignites Religious Flashpoint
Arts and Peacebuilding
Duly Elected Tyranny: Recovering Democracy in the Age of Majority Abuses
The Ugly Reality Of Islamophobia (And How Catholics Should Stand Up Against It)
Have We Become Hopelessly Divided?
Darfur Donor Conference: A Park for a Deadly Conflict
Feminist Scholar Cynthia Enloe Delivers Keynote Address at Gender and Conflict Conference
U.S. Credibility Around the World Damaged by Afghanistan War
The Federal response in Malheur and far right extremism
Mass shootings show need for gun law reform
Producing solutions by appreciating the interconnections
Let's keep Syria's blood off America's hands
Should Palestinians Accept Israel as a Jewish State?
Conflict Resolution Educators Converge on Mason for Annual Conference
Rand Paul Got It Right on ISIS
China’s Foreign Policy Debates
How to stop the stone-throwing in Anacostia
America's lawmakers in Libyan quagmire
Yemen’s a Model All Right—For Disaster
Does the U.S. have a moral imperative in Syria?
Europe’s Migration Crisis: Causes and Cures
World Bank needs Jeffrey Sachs
A.T. Ariyaratne: Leading Sri Lanka's Largest Civil Society Movement for 50 Years
Mason’s Michael Shank Joins White House Climate Change Group
Explosion of the Sacred
Donald Trump's Immigration Plan Would Ban One-Third of the World From the U.S.
Sisters know a good road trip when they see one
A Conflict Resolution Scholar Explains How to Resolve Conflicts in the Quiet Car
Afghan civil society calls for just peace
Syria's Next Generation
Interview: Zheng Wang
Nimr Al Nimr: Anatomy of a Man
With Income Inequality Comes Violence
What will Rep. Dennis Kucinich's legacy be?
'Tribunal' Opens Hearings Into Mass Killings in Indonesia
Missing From Trial: Detainee Statements
Beijing Encroaching on Moscow’s Military Dominance in Tajikistan
Reading Dr Ambedkar as a narrative for social change
New Grad ‘Ecstatic’ with Peace Corps Posting to Mozambique
Confronting Homeland Security's 'SSSS' Watch List
Crimea Muslims Fear Separation, Exile
التدخل الروسي أوقف انهيار النظام السوري مؤقتاً
Today, I join Khader Adnan’s hunger strike – will you?
Hamas Advocating Dialogue Through Children’s Cartoon?
Obama Arrives in Kenya, on Personal and Official Journey
New Crimean Tatar History Book Comes Under Attack from Russian Nationalist Groups
Teach, model, grow and live in empathy to build world peace, says interfaith expert Marc Gopin at Frontier Luncheon
Presidents must come together on East Asia
The Libyan Revolution at Two
The Israeli ex-settler at the center of Occupy Wall Street
Using Peace 'Means' to Achieve Peaceful 'Ends'
Why NFL's Washington Redskins needs renaming
Working for world peace here at home
Tourism of Destruction, Tourism of Construction: Two Trips to the Holy Land
Unite, Confuse, and Inspire: A Response to the Rise of Racism in Israel
Myanmar's negotiator expresses belief in China's willingness to help in peace process
Turning Training into Action: Mason Students Analyze a Conflict in Brazil
Behind the Headlines: Israeli Arab's Water Project May Aid Regional Cooperation
Activists: Release of Detainees in Syria Crucial to Peace Process
Freed Egyptian American prisoner returns home following Trump intervention
Politics and the city – the battle over Istanbul’s Gezi park
Blessed Are the Climate Advocates
Jordan Valley essential for a viable Palestinian state
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Sit down with Iran to ensure there is no ‘October surprise’
Congratulations to the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at GMU: The IMTD and ICAR partnership continues
Tanzanian President’s Former Aide Plans Bid to Succeed Him
Explorer’s Analysis: Inside Key Issues of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
National Geographic Expeditions ‘Holy Land’ Partner Scores Top UN Award
The Speech that Time Forgot
In Egypt, even helping street children can land you in prison
Chattanooga: on the need to fight terror with reason
Crimean Tatars fear exile again
Who to Blame for the Absence of a Kurdish State after Sykes Picot?
Feckless on Foreign Policy
Taliban Prisoner Releases Are High-Risk, Low-Reward
On 10th Anniversary of Afghan War, Time to Exit Militarized US Foreign Policy
George Mason to cultivate global leaders
No Immunity for US Troops: Why Hamid Karzai Punted to Loya Jirga
Mason student starts ‘sustainable, reproducible’ businesses in war zones
Gridlock is death for deliberation
Water shortages are coming. It's time for us to act.
How Did Democratic Candidates Do? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
U.S. Military Interventionism Has Harmed Iraq Dearly
Female suicide bombers; Misguided media; Karadzic at the Hague
Professor Utilizes Real World Experience in Conflict Resolution Studies
After Nearly Three Years, An American In Egypt Walks Free
Russian Consul General to Crimea Resigns Following Offensive Comments About Crimean Tatar Deportation
The Business Argument for Addressing Climate Change
The three-ring circus of American politics
Aya Hegazy trial postponed for 5th time after court unable to turn on laptop
Could a Nuclear Iran Bring About More Stability, Rather Than Less?
"We Are Not Like Them": Itamar Massacre Activates A Dangerous Israeli-Jewish Ethnocentrism
The Price of Abandoning Yemen
The Struggle for Independence in West Papua
The Saudis and the Iranians Need to Talk: And we need to make it happen
China and Japan REALLY Don’t Like Each Other
Essay on the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the Sykes-Picot Agreement هل العرب أمام سايكس بيكو جديدة؟
Next Steps in Syria
Horizon that is always receding
What Aziz Abu Sarah learned in Hebrew school
First Person: Five Things I Learned in Syrian Refugee Camps
Bernie Sanders Vows To Fight Anti-Islam Sentiment: 2016 Democratic Presidential Candidate Hugs Muslim Woman On Stage
Shank and Gilchrest: Increasing the Peace Can Reduce the Debt
Happy Independence Day wishes from a Palestinian
Mason Student Studies Emerging Protest Culture Over Land Rights Conflicts in Cambodia
Alumnus Helps Special-Needs Students Transition to Higher Ed, Work
What Egypt Can Learn from the “Swine Flu” Scare
State Department Should Speak Out For Aya Hijazi, US Human Rights Defender In Egypt Prison
Dumping Military Kit on Cops Makes Main Street a War Zone
Obama: fine words and a touch of game theory
Terrorism and Development
We gain more than we lose in the Iran nuclear deal [Commentary]
Hope for Peace May Be Encouraged by Enemies in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Comment: The Cyprus Challenge: A solution paradigm shift
Egypt: Revolution or bust
Man-to-man chat can avert disaster
A Local First approach to early warning and response
Washington’s rapprochement with Syria is welcomed but not enough
Afghans Want U.S. to Stay but Do Things Differently
Sorry, Aung San Suu Kyi, the Rohingya Crisis Is No Laughing Matter
Creating Resilient Communities
These fiscal cliff hawks ought to be foreign policy doves
The costly errors of America's wars
Climate Change Is An Immediate Threat
Options for Action in Syria
كاتبة فلسطينية تعيش في واشنطن: أطفالنا ضحايا وليسوا إرهابيين
Science of unintended consequences
A Multifaceted Crisis
Mason/EMU alum Michael Shank works with media to tell the story of climate change
Why I'm Going to Yemen
A peace-building response to the rise of 'Trumpism'
How one liberal group is trying to help Democrats win back the House in 2018
"With friends like these..." on Romney's comments about Israeli and Palestinian culture
High school students learn conflict resolution through karate
Use US soft power to free the Ashraf Seven
Libya’s GNA and the Future of Public Discourse
Questions must be about gun safety
Only Good Governance can Defeat Al Qaeda in Yemen
Hamas Should Be Part of Middle East Peace Talks
Resolute in uncertain times: peacebuilding in the new US administration
Public ‘schools of hope’ could be anything but
10 Ways Conflict is Like Sex
Bosnia Back on the Brink: Ukraine can learn from Bosnia's failed socioeconomic policies
Breakdown in Yemen
10 Syria Questions for John Kerry and Chuck Hagel
Social Scientist Sees Bias Within
Lone wolf senator builds case to engage Myanmar
Police Should Put Away the Military Gear and Build Connections with Young People
The Politics of Bongo Flava
The Impact of the Syrian Civil War on Identity Groups in Turkey
یەریڤان سەعید، توێژەر لە پەیمانگای وڵاتانی كەنداو لە واشنتۆن:
DOS UNIVERSIDADES AMERICANAS Ibarretxe trae a Euskadi el Agirre Lehendakaria Center
Is the OSCE relevant to Cyprus? Or is Cyprus irrelevant to the OSCE?
Death to America in Yemen? No.
UN climate change negotiations in Poland this week
The Noxious Origins of NYC Gentrification: Cooking Gas
Anticipating the Syria of Tomorrow: Strategies to Decrease Violence Against Innocents
Seeking Opportunities for Intervention: One woman’s efforts to positively influence inner-city youth: Interview with Mary Wade
Israelis and Palestinians -- rage, fear and misunderstanding
Nato should negotiate a security structure that includes Russia
Settlement of Karabakh conflict ruled out as long as ‘mutual concessions’ perceived as loss
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
Obama Thinks Too Small on Climate Change
Britain’s election results may prove to be a blow to US foreign policy goals
Two Crimean Tatar Mosques Torched in Crimea on the Eve of Major Muslim Holiday
Donald Trump’s bigotry has inspired U.S. Muslim voters like no candidate before
Collateral damage by drones dirties the hands of our nation
Netanyahu’s address to Congress is a recipe for disaster, not peace
Israel's New Left Goes Online
Myanmar Vote Plan Clouds New US Dialogue
A New (Old) Narrative for the Left
Displaced by Genocide, Mason Student Plans to Help Other Refugees
Crimean Tatars Support EuroMaidan Protests in Kyiv
We're Unfair to Draft-Card Burners
Bucolic Peekskill under attack: View
An Ill-Advised Purge in Libya
Indignados de Wall Street, ¿el Tea Party de la izquierda?
Africa: Can January Makamba Be the Next President of Tanzania?
How Women’s Rights Are Linked to U.S.-Iran Negotiations
Riyadh Conference: What Makes It Different?
Sick talk: The danger of blaming migrants for Israel’s ills
Egypt acquits American woman detained for 3 years
Religion and Power Moving Forward into the Twenty-First Century
Turkey’s Kurdish peace process – framework law – part 2
Beyond Jewish Blessings and Curses There is Absolute Love
My sister has been jailed in Egypt for 900 days. When will the U.S. help free her?
Senators Welcome Release of Unjustly Imprisoned Egyptian-American Aya Hijazi
The only way forward on Syria
The effect of 100 years of amnesia on the Turkish population
America’s litmus test on Syria
Mason students discuss Islamophobia
The Green Wave washes over a movement in hibernation
Liberia’s Path from Anarchy to Elections
Iraq’s Islamic divisions intensify
Cultural Educator: Aziz Abu Sarah
Expect Resource Wars With Exxon CEO At State Helm
Slavery and Climate – There's More in Common Than You Think, Vatican Says
Ukraine crisis underscores need for renewables push
In America, domestic extremists are a bigger risk than foreign terrorism
Egypt’s Street Children, Aya Hijazi, and Me
Sandy Hook shootings: We need to focus on more than just gun control
Point of View opens—A place for conflict conversation, transformation
Fighting extremism: Dignity is the answer
Drowning the Arab Spring in Gulf Oil
Obama’s speech was more of the same - and not what we needed
Heavy metal music unites Jews and Muslims across the Middle East
Q & A With Kevin Avruch, Ph.D.
Rwandan refugee works for peace and justice
Saudi rejects foreign interference in Iraq, blames ‘sectarian’ Maliki | Reuters
U.S. Drones Mobilize Pakistani Nonviolent Movement
The Path To Clean Energy Requires An Energy-Storage Revolution
Court clears American aid worker after 3 years behind bars in Egypt
Stop atrocities before they start
Freeport's Highland Community College board will seat Shockey and Musser
Sign a Drone Treaty Before Everyone Does as We Do
Stitching together the torn fabric of church and society
Political Discourse: A Family Affair
Even a weakened Libya can avoid civil war
Bosnia: Stabilization Stalled in Negative Peace
Our moral obligations in Somalia
Seeing Both Sides of the Holy Land
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR; Resolving Conflicts in the Caucasus
Dr. Jeremy Rinker- UNCG Campus Weekly
Congress Can't Ignore Afghanistan in Budget Talks
Want to cut big government abuses? Start with defence contracting
Senior Government Officials Participate at Workshop on Strategic Communication and Conflict Resolution
Syria Conflict Panel
Bernie Sanders vows to fight Islamophobia and 'ugly stain of racism' in the US
When soldiers commit murder
Hezbollah’s Triumph
Data show drone attacks doomed to fail against ISIS in Syria
Rituals of Gendered Violence: School Girl Kidnappings in Nigeria
Hillary Clinton Asks Egypt’s President Sisi to Release Aya Hijazi
Advocates for Egypt’s street children face unjust imprisonment
The Conflict that Became Mine
Voices: In midst of war, life goes on for Syrian kids
Genocide or Terrorism? Transnational Advocacy and the Ogaden Conflict
Stimson Center Names Five Nonresident Fellows
Paul Ryan's Radical Economic Regime: Why His House Budget Legacy Is a Lesson in Elitism
Motives of suicide terrorists
Aziz Abu Sarah is a Tour Guide
Wanted: Middle East Statesmen
Letter to the Editor: Dismissal of Evidence Affected Paris Agreement
American impotence and the ‘Born in Jerusalem’ law
The Bo Xilai Verdict: Everybody Wins
Elections are good, right? Well, not always
Israeli, Palestinian join forces to offer tours with two viewpoints
Comment: A federal constituent “state” is not in the interest of Turkish Cypriots
Protecting America's Clean Drinking Water
Charlie Rangel: Why I Oppose Syria Strikes
ISIS attacks fueled by illegal guns and open societies we can’t afford to lose
The Indoctrination Myth
People to People Contact
US Navy Seals plan to accept women after female soldiers graduate as rangers
Transforming a Nation
Addressing divide between communities and police
Realising peace potential of constitution
Visiting professor analyzes conflict
How to Fix Turkey's Fall From International Favor
Why Rep. Hunter Is Very Wrong About Nuking Iran
Academics & Activists Discuss Poverty, Inequality, Conflict
Why the Gun Control Debate Doesn't Do Justice to Colorado Killings
Holy Land tours a new tool in peacebuilding
5 Ways We Should Radically Reconsider War
How to Have a Productive Conversation About Politics at Thanksgiving
Keeping USAID: why the US shouldn’t cut off its nose
The ISIS takeover of Ramadi means hard choices face the Iraqi and US governments
Crimean Tatars's Pain is Renewed- Kırım Tatarları'nın acıları tazelendi
Price tag attack on J’lem church provokes religious condemnation
Sorting Out Our Options in Afghanistan
A picture of hope and courage
U.S.-E.U. Rhetoric on Russia as Destructive as a Chekhovian Duel
The Future of Kurdistan, Between Unity and Balkanization
The Difference Between Protest America 1968 And 2017
Why is the US so reticent to read the right messages in Asia and the Pacific?
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
Inspiring Curious Feminists: Reflections on Cynthia Enloe
Why the White House Won't Win the Afghanistan War
How a monk-turned-street artist sees New York City’s homeless
Post Eurozone crisis, how to increase a country's resilience to risk
Imagining Peace: The Practical Advantages for Muslims, Jews and Christians of Peace for Palestine and Israel
Climate Action Is Solution to Slowing Superstorms | Commentary
Gaza becomes Syria: Middle East geopolitics 2.0
A New United Nations of Human Rights Countries
The Ottoman Experience in Mosul, Then and Now
Egyptian-American activist Aya Hegazi returns to US following Egypt court acquittal
Learning from SIGIR's Final Report on Iraq Reconstruction
Unclenched Fists
Growing Sense of Polarization and Escalating Tensions in Crimea Ahead of 69th Anniversary of Crimean Tatar
For Economic Growth, Repeal Drug Laws and Rehabilitate Ex-Cons
National Geographic Offering Israel Tour: National Geographic Expedition is offering 12-day tours of the Holy Land, complete with hotels and museums
Yemen: Expert says 'regulated escalation' expected Friday
Managing the Madness in the Middle East
At summer camp, Syrian child refugees recall a lost homeland
EU as model for peace
Lieberman and the Peace Process
Optimism at last for American jailed in Egypt, her family
Deadly challenge of keeping Syria health-care workers safe
Crimean Tatars Fear for Their Safety After Crimea’s Annexation to Russia
Letter to the editor: A response to "Immigration could swing it for Brexit"
Athletes Pick A Side At The Women's March
Eviction of Palestinian outpost exposes double standard on settlements
A Palestinian drasha for Rosh Hashana
Hutu Diaspora Narrative: Identity in Conflict, Conflict of Identity
In Afghanistan, end the fighting and stop the meddling
Fayetteville Charity Helps African Group
Shank: White House, Congress Choosing Wrong Path on Iran
Turkey's Complex Policy
Colombia's Inminent Peace Agreement: A Brief Analysis of What the Agreement is, What is Next and What is Missing
UN Small Arms Conference: Evaluation and Prospects
Morocco a Stable East-West Bridge
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
Reimagining Transitional Justice in Bali
Portrait of Stalin Sparks Brawl at WWII Ceremony in Crimea
Turkey's Best Asset to Tackle ISIS: Ankara or America?
Is America turning into a failed state?
25 Rights groups: The Belady Foundation case demonstrates that individual and community initiatives face only repression and fabricated charges
The anatomy of an anti-Taliban uprising
Egypt frees U.S. charity worker Aya Hijazi from prison
The Audacity of Air Strikes and Secret Deals: Just making Isis grow stronger?
Free West Papua: Growing International Solidarity for a Forgotten Independence Movement
Bring Russia out of the cold and into the fold
How to Defuse the Ukraine Crisis: The way to respond to Russia is not with Cold War rhetoric
Is the Spirit of Sykes-Picot Still Alive in the Middle East after a Century?
Why, Indeed, History Should Sometimes Repeat Itself: a Review of History as a Prelude
Civilian Devastation During War Explored in ‘Why They Die’
Myanmar Fighting Poses Dilemma for China
To stop al-Shabab, help Somali people
Why Bernie Sanders is standing with Muslims
When diplomatic opportunities were dismissed
Hillel Event Bridges Israeli-Palestinian Gap
Why World Leaders Are Starting to Eat Garbage
A Caution Against Framing Syria as an Assad-Opposition Dichotomy
EMU Professor Urges Shift in Iraqi, Afghan Strategy
Rights groups renew request for release of defendants in the Belady Foundation case and urge compliance with legal standards for pretrial detention
Trump’s favorite dictator is jailing U.S. citizens
BHU holds seminar on peacebuilding
Highland Community College Board Candidates Weigh District's Financial, Enrollment Woes
Libya: A failed state or a failed government?
Lingering Questions Surround Geneva III
Paul Ryan's path to economic peril
Post-Mubarak Egypt: From successful protest to sustainable social transformation
Why Congress Needs to Act Now On Super-Pollutants
Why we should keep out of Somalia’s affairs
The World Discovers Afghanistan’s Peaceful Clerics
Can J Street Sideline AIPAC?
Cardin Meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister
Six leading Libyan women dominate Virginia conference on Libya
GOP, follow Stevens' example
Origins and Responses to the Arab Awakening
Keeping the Keys: The Rise of the Palestinian Diplomatic Intifada
Look to Iran for a solution in Syria
Ryan Gosling spreads message from Bernie Sanders
From protests to politics, a new way forward for Yemen
Could ‘Insight Policing’ have saved Sandra Bland, Freddie Gray and others?
Meat Alert
How to Pull Yemen Back from the Edge
Fragility Needs Innovative Development Financing
Iraqi Kurdistan fears Maliki returning to power
Achieving the mission: A conversation with UPEACE Vice Rector Amr Abdalla
In new class, students get lessons in karate kicks, world peace, diplomacy
Congress vs. the Super-Pollutants
When studying abroad in a conflict zone, safety is key
We must make anti-bullying a mainstream message
Peshmerga-Iraqi forces united over Mosul, but can this last?
Armenian, Azeri experts' Karabakh settlement recommendations
Why Should Israel Care What the Rest of the World Thinks?
From Israel to Mason: Conflict scholars present a peace proposal at the UN
The 2017 Arthur N. Rupe Great Debate: Is ISIS an Existential Threat to the United States?
Ethiopian Ruling Coalition Wins Majority of Parliament Seats
Oil Is At The Heart Of The Ukraine Crisis
9/11 Forever (and Ever)
Humanitarian Missiles Are Superior to Cruise Missiles
The ’60s Begin to Fade as Liberal Professors Retire
Letter to the Editor from Dennis Sandole Published in The Economist
Yemen: Ripe for a solution?
Politics and Language: Dimension Beyond Words
Cure Police Violence As If It Were a Disease
‘Strength through peace – not peace through strength’: a reaction to Trump’s America First foreign policy
This Week in Poverty: 'A Place at the Table' and 'American Winter'
Ineffective tightening of sanctions on Iran
Syria, Lebanon, and the Middle East: Enabling a War-to-Peace Transition
Women in combat: US military on verge of making it official
Lecture by Susan Hirsch at San Anton Palace
Cyprus: An EU Presidency occupied by Candidate Turkey
Jerusalem’s potential to bring Jews and Muslims together
I Was a Palestinian Stone-thrower. Here's Why I Stopped
Filmmaker’s ‘Will to Communicate’ Breaks through Community’s Silence
Denied Victimhood and Contested Narratives: The Case of Hutu Diaspora
Firing Up Kurdish Nationalism in Iraq
Peacebuilding: the new generation
Post-Election Ferguson: Bipartisan Congress to Demilitarize Police
New Crimean Tatar History Book Comes Under Attack from Russian Nationalist Groups
Graduate students spend spring break with Syrian refugees
Our Prejudicial and Political Pecking Order
Ötekilerden ‘Ötekilere’ (From Others to ‘Others’)
Rodef Shalom to host panel on Palestinian perspectives
Students Practice Citizen Diplomacy in Syria
Muslim Women Find Empowerment Through Competitive Sports
The Tale of Two Cities: Kyiv and Simferopol
Religions meet at VST
Working for Peace in the Age of Trump
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
Students discuss effects of Charlie Hebdo shooting
Food insecurity rising as crop production falls
Mason student researches homelessness from a conflict perspective
CMEP conference: Middle East peace process needs new paradigm
Mason Professors, Graduates Take Active Role in Latin American Conflicts
The Russian Military Intervention in Syria; Is This Really a Concern for the U.S.?
An Extreme Sport: Middle East Peacebuilding
Massachusetts and Genocide
After 900 days in pre-trial detention, campaigns call for release of Aya Hegazy
Trump 'ordered Sisi' to release US-Egyptian charity worker
Hottest Year on Record, 2014, Brings Economic Opportunity
Art Student Set to Send ‘Transformative’ Project Up in Flames on Mason Pond
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CPCS Hosted Conference in Washington D.C.
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How the U.S. Deals With a Land Known for Corruption
Direct Analytical Approach to Peacebuilding
‘Amish Mafia’ is a shameful, unrealistic portrayal of plain people
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A Fixable Problem for Our Society
Fed Up With Climate Change Apathy
Inclusiveness: The Right (and Political) Way to Be
Bringing Florida to Justice, Not Just George Zimmerman
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ما هو الإرث السياسي لمحمود عباس؟
Entitled to Protection, Palestinians Should Join the ICC, Now
Don't Talk, Do Something! Palestinian/Israeli Unilateralism as Legitimate Negotiations
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Lawmakers in Washington increasingly concerned about Ethiopia
Addressing DC's truancy epidemic
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Only catastrophes lead to the sharing of sovereignty
Yemen Can't Do It Alone
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A peace dividend we should all want
A Toast for Peace
The Time For Leadership To Protect All Civilians Across Syria
Climate change denial — the dangerous lie
The Chinese Dream From Mao to Xi
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Anacostia: Why I have faith in the future of my neighborhood
Aziz Abu Sarah Named National Geographic Emerging Explorer
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Press Pause on the Rush to War
A third intifada is inevitable unless Israel changes course
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The Art of Appeasement, Part I Unraveling a Patchwork of Improvised Disaster
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The case for compulsory voting
Ghailani Trial and Sentence Affirms US Federal Court System
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - Discussion with Marc Gopin: Part 1 on Economic Peace & Justice
Mason intern ventures into rural Mexico conflict zone to practice mediation
The Coaching Revolution in the Federal Government
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The Obama administration ignores an American imprisoned in Egypt
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Dismissal of Evidence Affected Paris Agreement
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Politics Unusual
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Israel Inside/Out: Perspectives And Prisms
Reflections of a Catholic American on bin Laden’s death
Dirty Energy Dollars
Prevention better than punitive in Syria
Hunger strike highlights forgotten tragedy of Palestinian prisoners
Responsible Journalism Series: Media as Critical Reflective Practice
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Vatican Mayors Summit Spots Pope on Municipal Pulpit
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Hillary Clinton’s Response to the Pulse Orlando Shootings
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The Current of Discord on the Mekong
Boots on the Ground, Not Unmanned Robots in the Sky
The Emperor’s new clothes – bluster in the GOP
When Washington Welcomes A Nonviolent Muslim: What CBS News and Congress Have In Common
Are Direct Negotiations Good or Bad for the Palestinians?
Rep. Charles Rangel: Let's slow down the next superstorm
How to stop Libya becoming another Iraq
The American Elections: Prospects for a New US Foreign Policy
Conflict Management Fieldwork in Jordan Yields Surprises, Insights
‘Don’t Disturb The Peace’: Post-Conflict Politics In Aceh, Indonesia
Drones weaken USA's moral might: Opposing view
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Dignity for Iran equals an Iran free of nuclear weapons
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Don't forget Malaysia
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She Didn't Have a Gun... She Had MLK's Dream
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Using hip-hop to resolve global conflict
Tackling the most grave and serious global security threats
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7 Ways Obama's U.N. Speech Revealed His Inconsistent Foreign Policy
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Violence and violence-containment's $460 billion price tag
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Settler Terrorism -- An American Problem
Promoting peace, locally and globally
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U.S. Couple Held In Egyptian Prison For 1 Year Over Unfounded Child Abuse
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Saudi in Yemen; It’s personal now
Turkey’s once-worldly aims falter, even close allies concerned
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'The world is flat' in Egypt
Stop the ISIS War Before It Gets Worse!
A New Approach to Dealing With Global Food Insecurity
French Muslim Students in Catholic Schools
Marginalizing Muslims in Switzerland
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A Palestinian’s journey from stone-throwing to conflict resolution
How Climate Change Sparked the Crisis in Syria
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Civil Society Is Faltering In This Middle East Nation
Moving Beyond Hope: The IOC and Team Refugee
Why Did Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Go to Iraq?
Does China Have a Foreign Policy?
Scholars skeptical on Japan apology
Crisis management system for Japan and China
What the Flint Crisis Reveals About Inequality in the U.S.
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Bush's true legacy in Egypt
The Real War on Coal Starts in Kosovo
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Conflict resolution workshop benefits Patriots and participants
Tariq Ramadan in Chicago's Holocaust Museum
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China’s Puzzling ADIZ Decision Making
When nature trumps nurture, we all lose
Peace Parsha: Hayyei Sarah - Love and Care across Boundaries
If America wants Assad to respect international law, it must respect it, too
Westboro Baptist Church: Thanks for Visiting and Come Again
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Interview with CNN: Ancient blueprint for Middle East peace touring U.S.
Palestinian Organization Wins 1st Place in Intercultural Innovation Award
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Why U.S. Could Opt For 'Zero Option' In Afghanistan
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When Contested Narratives of Identity and Victimhood are Victims of Politics
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The Big Problems in Obama's Big Trade Deals
As Ethiopia votes, what’s ‘free and fair’ got to do with it?
Hong Kong's 'Occupy': A movement for universal suffrage in Hong Kong is worrying Beijing
Opinion: Why Trump’s foreign policy won’t make America great again
'Free Speech' on the DC Metro
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The Lonely Man of Peace
Can Obama Influence Ethiopia on Human Rights, Democracy?
Crimean Tatar Mejlis Elects New Chairperson as Mustafa Cemilev Steps Down
My Turkish Airport
Trump is ‘deprived of all knowledge’ about public schools
Anacostia totem pole belies Washington’s devotion to Redskins
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
Promoting Peace and Conflict Awareness In Small Town America: Independence, Kansas
Afghan Security Forces Pass First Test, But Questions Remain
As New Threats Emerge, U.S. Closes Drone Base in Ethiopia
A New Heroism in Israel and Palestine
One Week After Colorado Shooting, US Government Still Failing to Safeguard America
George Mason University Partners With an African Nonprofit Organization- 72Africa
Palestine's Right to Defend Itself
Author, Terrorism Victim Hirsch Says Capital Punishment Hurts U.S. Image Abroad
Arab Gulf States Wary of Iran’s Role in the Battle for Mosul
American Aid Worker, Release Secured by Trump Officials, Leaves Egypt
Doing Due Diligence on Diplomacy With Damascus
How Belgraders Remember the NATO Bombings
'Less Violent' Does Not Have to Mean 'Apathetic'
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Obama must stand up to Netanyahu on Israeli settler violence
Regionalization of Conflict and Opportunities for Peace in the Horn of Africa
Police Militarization Must Be Halted
Syria Needs Real Help, Not American Bombs
Conflict Resolution, One Book at a Time
THE RUSSIAN PLOT, Or, How to Avoid Taking Responsibility for Losing a Presidential Election
How to Solve Your Conflicts, and Get FED at the Same Time
Rwanda- A Country Still in Need
Trump Should Take a Lesson From the Pope on How to Lead
Meryl Streep is right; bullying hurts us all
Preventing gang violence in San Diego
US must vote in favour or abstain
Republicans want to fight climate change, too
Why the Kerry-Karzai Afghan Security Deal Won't Work
Mason experts explain how ISIS attacks are recruitment tools
No end in sight for conflict between our two angels
America cannot afford such inequality
Why US and Chinese cities will make or break any global climate deal
Solon Simmons' "The Eclipse of Equality"
We Lead Developed World in Poverty and Inequality
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry denounces US calls for Aya Hegazy’s release
Beyer Statement On Acquittal of Aya Hijazi and Her Co-Defendants in Egypt
65 years after 'catastrophe,' Palestinians have little to cheer about
Confederate flag: hatred or heritage?
Mideast peace deal… and they lived unhappily ever after
Couple Spend Their Wedding Money on Street Children, End up in an Egyptian Prison
Tale of Two Conventions: Why Charlotte Wins Over White Tampa
Maltese neutrality still a brilliant idea
UN Summit Already Successful: $50 Billion Divested From Fossil Fuels
What Would MLK Think of America’s Modern Wars?
Congress makes Elmo cry by defunding Palestinian 'Sesame Street'
Our Military Shouldn’t Turn Its Back on Servicewomen Who Need an Abortion
An OSCE reconciliation strategy for Cyprus?
Semites Unite! You Have Nothing to Lose But your Conflict
Tunisia’s Elections Seal Transition, Raise Fears of Old Regime
Trust in Maliki harms U.S. credibility
At Town Hall, Sanders Makes Commitment to 'End All Forms of Racism in This Country'
What the Killing of Trayvon Martin Means for Maryland
Elvis Costello Snubs Israel
Gulf Nations Can Provide Jobs, Which Is Crucial to Syrian Refugees
Doctoral Student Goes to Hollywood to Teach Peace Techniques
Lieberman and the Peace Process
US Lawmaker Urges Egypt to Release Dual Citizen
Don't let Yemen turn into Syria: Column
Afghans Failing Security Test In Badakhshan
Vietnam and Great Power Rivalries
Somalia Needs a War on Poverty
Did Bernie Sanders just steal Joe Lieberman’s Jewish crown?
Republicans and the Mennonite vote
Social Scientist Sees Bias Within
Africa Needs More from Obama than Promises
Advertising against Muslims? Not with my tax dollars
What My Amish and Mennonite Forefathers Would Think About My Job in Congress (and Why I Left)
A Grassroots Visit Belies Washington's View of Afghanistan
Confronting genocide in Myanmar: The urgent need to prevent and protect
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