The School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution

Shank: White House, Congress Choosing Wrong Path on Iran
The Audacity of Air Strikes and Secret Deals: Just making Isis grow stronger?
Stimson Center Names Five Nonresident Fellows
Conflict Resolution, One Book at a Time
Conflict-sensitive Repatriation: Lessons from Displaced Communities in North-eastern Nigeria
'Ceasefire' Is the Syria Word We Need to Hear
Do military women want combat jobs? The survey numbers say yes — and so do more than 9,000 combat action badges
OP-ED: Iran in the Era of Moderation and Reform
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
Denied Victimhood and Contested Narratives: The Case of Hutu Diaspora
Boycotting Muslim 'Savages' Ad on DC Metro in Protest of Hate Speech
‘The American Lawrence of Arabia’s’ life goes on show in the U.S.
Using hip-hop to resolve global conflict
Turkey's Complex Policy
Candidates should address cost  of violence in primary states
New Crimean Tatar History Book Comes Under Attack from Russian Nationalist Groups
Muslim advocates welcome Bernie Sanders' support but want visible action
U.S. Drones Mobilize Pakistani Nonviolent Movement
‘Strength through peace – not peace through strength’: a reaction to Trump’s America First foreign policy
How Climate Change Sparked the Crisis in Syria
Blessed Are the Climate Advocates
Why is the US so reticent to read the right messages in Asia and the Pacific?
Mason Center Works Toward a Peaceful Future
Academics & Activists Discuss Poverty, Inequality, Conflict
A Grassroots Visit Belies Washington's View of Afghanistan
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
Interview: Zheng Wang
Muslim Women Find Empowerment Through Competitive Sports
Conflict Analysis and Resolution Students Named Boren Fellows
US must vote in favour or abstain
My sister has been jailed in Egypt for 900 days. When will the U.S. help free her?
Netanyahu's Kennedy moment
To finally see the invisible Israelis before our eyes
Six leading Libyan women dominate Virginia conference on Libya
Happy Independence Day wishes from a Palestinian
Future of Crimean Tartar Muslims Hangs in the Balance
ISIS attacks fueled by illegal guns and open societies we can’t afford to lose
Working for Peace in the Age of Trump
Taliban Prisoner Releases Are High-Risk, Low-Reward
Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution Becomes a School
How a glacier could thaw dangerous India and Pakistan freeze
Turkey’s Kurdish Peace Process – Analysis - Part 3
Former Del. Jim Scott remembered for selfless public service
Afghan Security Forces Pass First Test, But Questions Remain
Syrian Ramadan at the Edge of War
Palestine’s new PM and his prospects for success
Horizon that is always receding
Rights groups renew request for release of defendants in the Belady Foundation case and urge compliance with legal standards for pretrial detention
We must make anti-bullying a mainstream message
Myanmar Fighting Poses Dilemma for China
The Syrian Revolution Is Not a Holy War
Bullies, Jerks and Weasels
Oil Is At The Heart Of The Ukraine Crisis
Aziz Abu Sarah – Ending the Cycle of Violence in Israel and Palestine
What Are the Rules of War?
خبير في النزاعات الدولية: ترامب سيبيع الورقة السورية لبوتين (حوار)
Why, Indeed, History Should Sometimes Repeat Itself: a Review of History as a Prelude
Bush's true legacy in Egypt
Indian Guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Hopes to Teach Peace to the Taliban
U.S. Military Interventionism Has Harmed Iraq Dearly
How a monk-turned-street artist sees New York City’s homeless
The Search for the ‘Why’ of Fort Hood
American impotence and the ‘Born in Jerusalem’ law
Darfur Donor Conference: A Park for a Deadly Conflict
Aziz Abu Sarah Named National Geographic Emerging Explorer
Fragility Needs Innovative Development Financing
Cyprus: An EU Presidency occupied by Candidate Turkey
Keeping the Keys: The Rise of the Palestinian Diplomatic Intifada
25 Rights groups: The Belady Foundation case demonstrates that individual and community initiatives face only repression and fabricated charges
Inevitable US policy shift on Burma: why and how
America’s litmus test on Syria
What Pope Francis Will Say to America This Week
Ethiopia’s Muslim Activists Pave a Path for Nonviolent Political Activism
The World Discovers Afghanistan’s Peaceful Clerics
Confronting genocide in Myanmar: The urgent need to prevent and protect
Anacostia: Why I have faith in the future of my neighborhood
Feminist Scholar Cynthia Enloe Delivers Keynote Address at Gender and Conflict Conference
Teach, model, grow and live in empathy to build world peace, says interfaith expert Marc Gopin at Frontier Luncheon
Tragedy & Triumph
Germany's lesson for U.S. -- keep faith with workers
A Peacebuilding Travel Log
Mason student starts ‘sustainable, reproducible’ businesses in war zones
Filmmaker’s ‘Will to Communicate’ Breaks through Community’s Silence
Why can’t America just take out Assad?
Why the Kerry-Karzai Afghan Security Deal Won't Work
CMEP conference: Middle East peace process needs new paradigm
Police Militarization Must Be Halted
Lingering Questions Surround Geneva III
Faith-Based Diplomacy
Libya: A failed state or a failed government?
Gulf Nations Can Provide Jobs, Which Is Crucial to Syrian Refugees
Busting the Biofuels Boom
Ineffective tightening of sanctions on Iran
Mason intern ventures into rural Mexico conflict zone to practice mediation
Israel Inside/Out: Perspectives And Prisms
Syria's Next Generation
Trump Should Take a Lesson From the Pope on How to Lead
Mason Professors, Graduates Take Active Role in Latin American Conflicts
New Virginia gun law will boost violence, costs
The Politics of Bongo Flava
Bernie Sanders Vows To Fight Anti-Islam Sentiment: 2016 Democratic Presidential Candidate Hugs Muslim Woman On Stage
Beyond Jewish Blessings and Curses There is Absolute Love
Why Did Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Go to Iraq?
Trust in Maliki harms U.S. credibility
Post-Election Ferguson: Bipartisan Congress to Demilitarize Police
Interview with CNN: Ancient blueprint for Middle East peace touring U.S.
Yemen: Expert says 'regulated escalation' expected Friday
Coup-Speak Speaking
Using Israeli and Palestinian Guides, Tour Group Helps Visitors ‘Experience the People’
When studying abroad in a conflict zone, safety is key
EU Threat Has Inspired Panic Rather than Reform
Reading Dr Ambedkar as a narrative for social change
Crisis management system for Japan and China
Yemen: Ripe for a solution?
The Real War on Coal Starts in Kosovo
Vision Series: Sandra Cheldelin to Discuss Women and Conflict
The Ottoman Experience in Mosul, Then and Now
An 'Afghan Summer' of revolt - Part 2
Using Peace 'Means' to Achieve Peaceful 'Ends'
Direct Analytical Approach to Peacebuilding
Q & A With Kevin Avruch, Ph.D.
Crimean Tatars Support EuroMaidan Protests in Kyiv
كاتبة فلسطينية تعيش في واشنطن: أطفالنا ضحايا وليسوا إرهابيين
EMU Professor Urges Shift in Iraqi, Afghan Strategy
Why Washington is wrong to impose visa suspension on Iraqis
A Callous Disregard for the Law
The effect of 100 years of amnesia on the Turkish population
Why Protest? And What’s Next: Truth-Telling and Reconciliation for Ferguson and Beyond
"We Are Not Like Them": Itamar Massacre Activates A Dangerous Israeli-Jewish Ethnocentrism
Freed Egyptian American prisoner returns home following Trump intervention
No Iran deal, but significant progress in Geneva
Vatican Mayors Summit Spots Pope on Municipal Pulpit
Politics and the city – the battle over Istanbul’s Gezi park
Point of View opens—A place for conflict conversation, transformation
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
Republicans and the Mennonite vote
Conflict as an opportunity
التدخل الروسي أوقف انهيار النظام السوري مؤقتاً
Israel Claims Holy Sites, Reignites Religious Flashpoint
Ukraine crisis underscores need for renewables push
'Tribunal' Opens Hearings Into Mass Killings in Indonesia
Egypt’s Street Children, Aya Hijazi, and Me
In fighting gangs, US should look to El Salvador
Egypt: Revolution or bust
What the Killing of Trayvon Martin Means for Maryland
Palestine's Right to Defend Itself
Lecture by Susan Hirsch at San Anton Palace
Should Palestinians Accept Israel as a Jewish State?
After Nearly Three Years, An American In Egypt Walks Free
Counter-Revolutions and Evolutions: Lessons of Egypt and Iran
Fulbright Scholars Offer Tips to Win the Prize
BHU holds seminar on peacebuilding
In Israel, the Rent Is Too Damn High
Why Obama should pardon Snowden: Column
The case for compulsory voting
Tunisia’s Elections Seal Transition, Raise Fears of Old Regime
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
A.T. Ariyaratne: Leading Sri Lanka's Largest Civil Society Movement for 50 Years
Two Crimean Tatar Mosques Torched in Crimea on the Eve of Major Muslim Holiday
The Russian Military Intervention in Syria; Is This Really a Concern for the U.S.?
Explorer’s Analysis: Inside Key Issues of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
Equality in action: A conversation at the checkpoint
Social media project addresses extremist violence at home and abroad
‘Amish Mafia’ is a shameful, unrealistic portrayal of plain people
Saudi in Yemen; It’s personal now
The Impact of the Syrian Civil War on Identity Groups in Turkey
What Secretary Clinton Does Not Recognize About Egypt’s Anti-Regime Protests
Afghan-U.S. relations damaged by shooting: analyst
A Caution Against Framing Syria as an Assad-Opposition Dichotomy
Riyadh Conference: What Makes It Different?
5 Ways We Should Radically Reconsider War
Ötekilerden ‘Ötekilere’ (From Others to ‘Others’)
Europe Must Help Syria’s Women Make Peace
Woodbridge Resident Gains White House Internship
Peace Parsha: Hayyei Sarah - Love and Care across Boundaries
We can only hope that the cerebral will get the better of the visceral
Hamas Advocating Dialogue Through Children’s Cartoon?
Mideast peace deal… and they lived unhappily ever after
Settler Terrorism -- An American Problem
The Struggle for Independence in West Papua
What My Amish and Mennonite Forefathers Would Think About My Job in Congress (and Why I Left)
Conflict resolution workshop benefits Patriots and participants
'Free Speech' on the DC Metro
High school students learn conflict resolution through karate
We're Unfair to Draft-Card Burners
Sudan, after the breakup: Can violence be prevented?
A Strike Against Israel
Why I'm Going to Yemen
Obama’s speech was more of the same - and not what we needed
A New United Nations of Human Rights Countries
Dumping Military Kit on Cops Makes Main Street a War Zone
Americans have had enough conflict
A Westside Story: Through the Eyes of a Sandtown Child!
Awakening the Demons: There is no Arab Spring coming to Iraq. But sectarian protests could tear this fragile country apart.
When Washington Welcomes A Nonviolent Muslim: What CBS News and Congress Have In Common
Yemen is on the Brink of Chaos - And Why It's So Important
Analysis: Progressive policies provide answer for Sanders’ foreign policy gap
The Speech that Time Forgot
The 2017 Arthur N. Rupe Great Debate: Is ISIS an Existential Threat to the United States?
Somalia Needs a War on Poverty
Arts and Peacebuilding
A Local First approach to early warning and response
Faith dialogue focus on social media sites
When Contested Narratives of Identity and Victimhood are Victims of Politics
Obama must stand up to Netanyahu on Israeli settler violence
Death to America in Yemen? No.
Keeping Iran and Saudi Arabia From War
Are Direct Negotiations Good or Bad for the Palestinians?
Divide and conquer negotiations
U.S.-E.U. Rhetoric on Russia as Destructive as a Chekhovian Duel
Bernie Sanders vows to fight Islamophobia and 'ugly stain of racism' in the US
Female suicide bombers; Misguided media; Karadzic at the Hague
Sisters know a good road trip when they see one
Why water is key to Syria conflict
Unclenched Fists
Morocco: An Emerging Model For Muslim-Jewish Relations – OpEd
Resolved to Keep Faith
Africa Needs More from Obama than Promises
Administrative Referendum: A wakeup call for the ethno-political conflict in Darfur
Afghans Want U.S. to Stay but Do Things Differently
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
Why Rep. Hunter Is Very Wrong About Nuking Iran
A picture of hope and courage
Peacebuilding: the new generation
A Palestinian drasha for Rosh Hashana
After 900 days in pre-trial detention, campaigns call for release of Aya Hegazy
Democratic Party looks like America
Africa: Can January Makamba Be the Next President of Tanzania?
To save his Middle East legacy, Obama must recognise a Palestinian state now
Hillel Event Bridges Israeli-Palestinian Gap
Crimean Tatars Fear for Their Safety After Crimea’s Annexation to Russia
A third intifada is inevitable unless Israel changes course
Don't Talk, Do Something! Palestinian/Israeli Unilateralism as Legitimate Negotiations
Trump is ‘deprived of all knowledge’ about public schools
Does the U.S. have a moral imperative in Syria?
Turkey's Best Asset to Tackle ISIS: Ankara or America?
Eviction of Palestinian outpost exposes double standard on settlements
Even a weakened Libya can avoid civil war
Violence and violence-containment's $460 billion price tag
Senators Welcome Release of Unjustly Imprisoned Egyptian-American Aya Hijazi
Why NFL's Washington Redskins needs renaming
How to Solve Your Conflicts, and Get FED at the Same Time
America Must Rethink the War on Terror: The Authorization for Use of Military Force needs to be modified to avoid mission creep
Civilian Devastation During War Explored in ‘Why They Die’
U.S. Couple Held In Egyptian Prison For 1 Year Over Unfounded Child Abuse
In Oak Creek, Wis., hearts open to Sikhs after temple shooting
Essebsi Must Work With Islamists to Ensure Tunisia’s Transition
UVA Gives Diversity Awards to Longtime Professors McDowell and Dukes
A Multifaceted Crisis
China and Japan REALLY Don’t Like Each Other
Israelis and Palestinians -- rage, fear and misunderstanding
10 Syria Questions for John Kerry and Chuck Hagel
Boarding the Train for a Trip into the Past
Tackling the most grave and serious global security threats
Producing solutions by appreciating the interconnections
Lack of US-Syria Diplomacy Leads to Dangerous Isolation
UN Small Arms Conference: Evaluation and Prospects
If You Want Revenge for 9/11, Don't Look to the Kids Who Lost A Parent
Hamas Should Be Part of Middle East Peace Talks
No Immunity for US Troops: Why Hamid Karzai Punted to Loya Jirga
Albany Gets "F" for Failing to Protect Tenants
The Conflict that Became Mine
Columbia Prof Uses Math To Create World Peace
Moving Beyond Hope: The IOC and Team Refugee
IAA Chief Attends Workshop
A Palestinian’s journey from stone-throwing to conflict resolution
How Egypt’s most famous jailed couple celebrated Valentine’s Day
Lone wolf senator builds case to engage Myanmar
Faculty Spotlight on Innovation: Susan Hirsch & Agnieszka Paczynska
Colombia's Inminent Peace Agreement: A Brief Analysis of What the Agreement is, What is Next and What is Missing
Cultural Educator: Aziz Abu Sarah
French Muslim Students in Catholic Schools
Sorry, Aung San Suu Kyi, the Rohingya Crisis Is No Laughing Matter
Problem-solving approach privileges both parties
Voices: In midst of war, life goes on for Syrian kids
The Future of Kurdistan, Between Unity and Balkanization
What will Rep. Dennis Kucinich's legacy be?
The Indoctrination Myth
Entitled to Protection, Palestinians Should Join the ICC, Now
Fayetteville Charity Helps African Group
Community Activists Question Timing Of Grand Jury Announcement
Court clears American aid worker after 3 years behind bars in Egypt
A New Heroism in Israel and Palestine
Managing the Madness in the Middle East
Halep'in geleceği ve Türkiye'nin güvenliği
Myanmar Vote Plan Clouds New US Dialogue
Turkey’s once-worldly aims falter, even close allies concerned
Mason Student Studies Emerging Protest Culture Over Land Rights Conflicts in Cambodia
Our moral obligations in Somalia
Palestinian Organization Wins 1st Place in Intercultural Innovation Award
Open letter to President-elect Trump and government officials at all levels
IRP leader speaks in Washington, unsure of party goals and wary of Tajikistan’s future
How to Fix Turkey's Fall From International Favor
Who to Blame for the Absence of a Kurdish State after Sykes Picot?
Unite, Confuse, and Inspire: A Response to the Rise of Racism in Israel
Has outgoing Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal brought about a new, more peaceful, face to the organization?
Politics and Language: Dimension Beyond Words
Why Bernie Sanders is standing with Muslims
Massachusetts and Genocide
Have We Become Hopelessly Divided?
First Person: Five Things I Learned in Syrian Refugee Camps
Confronting Homeland Security's 'SSSS' Watch List
A Conflict Resolution Scholar Explains How to Resolve Conflicts in the Quiet Car
Reflections of a Catholic American on bin Laden’s death
Gilbert gunman's rampage sheds light on extremism: Immigration issue is a beacon to neo-Nazis
Bosnia: Stabilization Stalled in Negative Peace
What the Flint Crisis Reveals About Inequality in the U.S.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR; Resolving Conflicts in the Caucasus
Keeping USAID: why the US shouldn’t cut off its nose
U.S. Credibility Around the World Damaged by Afghanistan War
Mason Student Strives to Bring Peace Before Dangerous African Presidential Vote
Let's keep Syria's blood off America's hands
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
သုတေတီတစ်ဦး၏ နာဂဒေသနှင့်လူမျိုးများအကြောင်း [Research about the future of local and indigenous people]
A Silver Lining to the Film and Riots Tragedy: Freedom, Diversity, and the New Competition for Arab Public Space
Inspiring Curious Feminists: Reflections on Cynthia Enloe
Essay on the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the Sykes-Picot Agreement هل العرب أمام سايكس بيكو جديدة؟
Universities More Moderate than Believed
EU as model for peace
The Tale of Two Cities: Kyiv and Simferopol
Ryan Gosling spreads message from Bernie Sanders
What the Middle East can learn from Southeast Asia
It's the Arab spring for dictators
Options for Action in Syria
Art Student Set to Send ‘Transformative’ Project Up in Flames on Mason Pond
Anacostia totem pole belies Washington’s devotion to Redskins
Egypt frees U.S. charity worker Aya Hijazi from prison
Egyptian-American activist Aya Hegazi returns to US following Egypt court acquittal
Women in combat: US military on verge of making it official
The World Does Not Need a Jewish Ann Coulter: An Open Letter To Ben Shapiro.
Learning from SIGIR's Final Report on Iraq Reconstruction
Peace – practical, not fanciful
Conflict Management Fieldwork in Jordan Yields Surprises, Insights
Comment: The Cyprus Challenge: A solution paradigm shift
George Mason to cultivate global leaders
Ending the Exploitation of People and the Planet
Hezbollah’s Triumph
Rwanda- A Country Still in Need
Westboro Baptist Church: Thanks for Visiting and Come Again
Meryl Streep is right; bullying hurts us all
In fighting gangs, US should look to El Salvador
Post-Mubarak Egypt: From successful protest to sustainable social transformation
Shank and Gilchrest: Increasing the Peace Can Reduce the Debt
Turning Training into Action: Mason Students Analyze a Conflict in Brazil
The Missing Ingredient in UN's 2030 Global Goals
Wanted: Middle East Statesmen
Reimagining Transitional Justice in Bali
How Women’s Rights Are Linked to U.S.-Iran Negotiations
Charleston Shootings: The Intersection Of Race And Gender
Immigration debate: How DC can move the conversation forward
Why the US must support bid for Palestinian statehood
US Lawmaker Urges Egypt to Release Dual Citizen
Inside the Beltway: Pillars of liberty
Dialogue, satire and the attack on Charlie Hebdo
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
People to People Contact
Women’s Exclusion Worsens Somali Crises
George Mason University Partners With an African Nonprofit Organization- 72Africa
At summer camp, Syrian child refugees recall a lost homeland
Congress makes Elmo cry by defunding Palestinian 'Sesame Street'
In Egypt, even helping street children can land you in prison
An OSCE reconciliation strategy for Cyprus?
CPCS Hosted Conference in Washington D.C.
Cure Police Violence As If It Were a Disease
Only Good Governance can Defeat Al Qaeda in Yemen
Science of unintended consequences
Saudi rejects foreign interference in Iraq, blames ‘sectarian’ Maliki | Reuters
Mason student researches homelessness from a conflict perspective
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - Discussion with Marc Gopin: Part 1 on Economic Peace & Justice
America's lawmakers in Libyan quagmire
A look at the American 'Countering Violent Extremism' strategy
9 Costs of Drone Strikes
Yemen’s a Model All Right—For Disaster
Couple Spend Their Wedding Money on Street Children, End up in an Egyptian Prison
Sorting Out Our Options in Afghanistan
Dignity for Iran equals an Iran free of nuclear weapons
Congress Better Listen to the Pope on Climate Change
Free West Papua: Growing International Solidarity for a Forgotten Independence Movement
Washington’s rapprochement with Syria is welcomed but not enough
Conflict Resolution Educators Converge on Mason for Annual Conference
How to stop the stone-throwing in Anacostia
In new class, students get lessons in karate kicks, world peace, diplomacy
Religions meet at VST
Seeking Opportunities for Intervention: One woman’s efforts to positively influence inner-city youth: Interview with Mary Wade
Social Scientist Sees Bias Within
How to Pull Yemen Back from the Edge
Yeni Bir Toplumsal Sozlesme Arayisi
Germany Tells NATO, Russia To Dialogue Before Things Get 'Completely Out Of Control'
Trump’s favorite dictator is jailing U.S. citizens
Drowning the Arab Spring in Gulf Oil
10 Ways Conflict is Like Sex
"With friends like these..." on Romney's comments about Israeli and Palestinian culture
Syria’s Christian conundrum
Iraq’s Islamic divisions intensify
Did Bernie Sanders just steal Joe Lieberman’s Jewish crown?
Lieberman and the Peace Process
Tariq Ramadan in Chicago's Holocaust Museum
We gain more than we lose in the Iran nuclear deal [Commentary]
Data show drone attacks doomed to fail against ISIS in Syria
Why we should keep out of Somalia’s affairs
Afghan religious figures, diplomats come together in İstanbul
Beijing Encroaching on Moscow’s Military Dominance in Tajikistan
Sit down with Iran to ensure there is no ‘October surprise’
Syria, Lebanon, and the Middle East: Enabling a War-to-Peace Transition
In America, domestic extremists are a bigger risk than foreign terrorism
Trump got Egypt to free an American prisoner. Here’s her story.
Israel's New Left Goes Online
Ukraine Diplomatic Deal: Necessary Next Steps
Inclusiveness: The Right (and Political) Way to Be
Morocco a Stable East-West Bridge
Washington Area Students Weigh in on South Sudan Conflict
Syria Conflict Panel
Politics Unusual
DOS UNIVERSIDADES AMERICANAS Ibarretxe trae a Euskadi el Agirre Lehendakaria Center
Regionalization of Conflict and Opportunities for Peace in the Horn of Africa
Man-to-man chat can avert disaster
Palestine: Still key to stability in the Middle East
Can J Street Sideline AIPAC?
Firing Up Kurdish Nationalism in Iraq
Fallacy of a moderate mullah
Insight Policing and the Role of the Civilian in Police Accountability
New Grad ‘Ecstatic’ with Peace Corps Posting to Mozambique
Yemen needs action, not just talk
Arab Gulf States Wary of Iran’s Role in the Battle for Mosul
Could a Nuclear Iran Bring About More Stability, Rather Than Less?
Students discuss effects of Charlie Hebdo shooting
Unholy Media Malpractice: The press totally missed the point of Bernie Sanders' trip to the Vatican.
Former Middle East 'Foes' to Speak on Building Peace
Crimean Crisis Escalates Further
Palestinian Child Attackers Are Victims, Not Terrorists
Lieberman and the Peace Process
Presidents must come together on East Asia
Charlie Rangel: Why I Oppose Syria Strikes
Insights Obama can now use to undermine Putin’s narrative
Tehran looks ready to tango
Why defeating ISIS with military might is starry eyed idealism
Focus on Al Qaeda in Yemen magnifies chronic instability
Trump 'ordered Sisi' to release US-Egyptian charity worker
Why the White House Won't Win the Afghanistan War
Chattanooga: on the need to fight terror with reason
The only way forward on Syria
Time to stop coddling Iran
Teaching Sept. 11 To Students Who Were Born After The Attacks Happened
Mass shootings show need for gun law reform
Peace-maker: We must look below the surface
Donald Trump’s bigotry has inspired U.S. Muslim voters like no candidate before
Could ‘Insight Policing’ have saved Sandra Bland, Freddie Gray and others?
How to Defuse the Ukraine Crisis: The way to respond to Russia is not with Cold War rhetoric
I Was a Palestinian Stone-thrower. Here's Why I Stopped
Humanitarian Missiles Are Superior to Cruise Missiles
Arab Americans Organize with the ANSWER Coalition to Protest Trump Inauguration
Is Yemen’s power struggle over?
Motives of suicide terrorists
When soldiers commit murder
How to stop Libya becoming another Iraq
For young adults who lost parents on Sept. 11, a hope for peace
Why Should Israel Care What the Rest of the World Thinks?
American Aid Worker Is Cleared of Child Abuse Charges in Egypt
In Afghanistan, end the fighting and stop the meddling
The Saudis and the Iranians Need to Talk: And we need to make it happen
Afghans Failing Security Test In Badakhshan
The costly errors of America's wars
The Ugly Reality Of Islamophobia (And How Catholics Should Stand Up Against It)
With Income Inequality Comes Violence
Senior Government Officials Participate at Workshop on Strategic Communication and Conflict Resolution
Mason students discuss Islamophobia
Letter to the Editor from Dennis Sandole Published in The Economist
'Less Violent' Does Not Have to Mean 'Apathetic'
Making Nonviolent Statecraft into a Self-Evident Truth
Explorer’s Analysis: Inside Key Issues of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
Time for the peace vote?
An American humanitarian worker goes on trial in Cairo. What’s next for Aya Hijazi?
Interreligious Intercultural Dialogue Institutionalized - Deja Vu All Over Again
Will Saudi Arabia's 'Operation Decisive Storm' restore order in Yemen?
The Obama administration ignores an American imprisoned in Egypt
Holy Land tours a new tool in peacebuilding
The U.S. Afghanistan Strategy Is Failing and It's Time to Pull Out
Doctoral Student Goes to Hollywood to Teach Peace Techniques
The Emperor’s new clothes – bluster in the GOP
إيران والعواصم الأربع: السيطرة بداية الانهيار
Obama's Middle East Speech: The Message Was Not Received
Donald Trump's Immigration Plan Would Ban One-Third of the World From the U.S.
Tourism of Destruction, Tourism of Construction: Two Trips to the Holy Land
Breakdown in Yemen
Girls released from Boko Haram captivity rejected by society - new report
Students Practice Citizen Diplomacy in Syria
Time to write the rules for cyber and drone challenges
Why World Leaders Are Starting to Eat Garbage
Somalia on the Brink
Afghan civil society calls for just peace
Resolute in uncertain times: peacebuilding in the new US administration
Collateral damage by drones dirties the hands of our nation
UC Berkeley holds 6th annual TED conference, explores themes of wisdom, compassion
Letter to the editor: A response to "Immigration could swing it for Brexit"
Imagining Peace: The Practical Advantages for Muslims, Jews and Christians of Peace for Palestine and Israel
Today, I join Khader Adnan’s hunger strike – will you?
Explosion of the Sacred
Mason student’s question to Democratic presidential candidate goes viral
Author, Terrorism Victim Hirsch Says Capital Punishment Hurts U.S. Image Abroad
Advocates for Egypt’s street children face unjust imprisonment
To stop al-Shabab, help Somali people
The ISIS takeover of Ramadi means hard choices face the Iraqi and US governments
Visiting professor analyzes conflict
No end in sight for conflict between our two angels
The Price of Abandoning Yemen
The Federal response in Malheur and far right extremism
How the U.S. Deals With a Land Known for Corruption
The Coaching Revolution in the Federal Government
Genocide or Terrorism? Transnational Advocacy and the Ogaden Conflict
US Navy Seals plan to accept women after female soldiers graduate as rangers
Aziz Abu Sarah is a Tour Guide
The Israeli ex-settler at the center of Occupy Wall Street
Settlement of Karabakh conflict ruled out as long as ‘mutual concessions’ perceived as loss
The Green Wave washes over a movement in hibernation
Land Rights Have Become A Women's Issue Through Social Mobilization In Cambodia
Is the Spirit of Sykes-Picot Still Alive in the Middle East after a Century?
America cannot afford such inequality
Hunger strike highlights forgotten tragedy of Palestinian prisoners
Crimean Tatar Mejlis Elects New Chairperson as Mustafa Cemilev Steps Down
WATCH: Bernie Sanders hugs Muslim student, vows to fight racism as Jew
Lessons from South Asia for an Arab Spring
یەریڤان سەعید، توێژەر لە پەیمانگای وڵاتانی كەنداو لە واشنتۆن:
Look to Iran for a solution in Syria
How Belgraders Remember the NATO Bombings
The Libyan Revolution at Two
Don't forget Malaysia
A Toast for Peace
Who is Aya Hijazi, the American freed from jail in Egypt?
Why U.S. Could Opt For 'Zero Option' In Afghanistan
Displaced by Genocide, Mason Student Plans to Help Other Refugees
U.S. Sanctions On Iran Should Be Lifted For Humanitarian Goods
Republican Reasoning: Why 2008 Was the Year for Occupying and Protesting Wall Street
How Did VP Candidates Do in the Debate? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
Paul Ryan's path to economic peril
Hutu Diaspora Narrative: Identity in Conflict, Conflict of Identity
Creating Resilient Communities
Elvis Costello Snubs Israel
Crimean Tatars fear exile again
Europe’s Migration Crisis: Causes and Cures
Feckless on Foreign Policy
Preventing gang violence in San Diego
'The world is flat' in Egypt
When diplomatic opportunities were dismissed
Gaza becomes Syria: Middle East geopolitics 2.0
Nimr Al Nimr: Anatomy of a Man
‘Don’t Disturb The Peace’: Post-Conflict Politics In Aceh, Indonesia
Food insecurity rising as crop production falls
Slavery and Climate – There's More in Common Than You Think, Vatican Says
Stop atrocities before they start
Semites Unite! You Have Nothing to Lose But your Conflict
State Department Should Speak Out For Aya Hijazi, US Human Rights Defender In Egypt Prison
Questions must be about gun safety
What Aziz Abu Sarah learned in Hebrew school
For Economic Growth, Repeal Drug Laws and Rehabilitate Ex-Cons
The Art of Appeasement, Part I Unraveling a Patchwork of Improvised Disaster
Bosnia Back on the Brink: Ukraine can learn from Bosnia's failed socioeconomic policies
Myanmar's negotiator expresses belief in China's willingness to help in peace process
Prevention better than punitive in Syria
National Geographic Expeditions ‘Holy Land’ Partner Scores Top UN Award
Optimism at last for American jailed in Egypt, her family
Next Steps in Syria
Confederate flag: hatred or heritage?
Meet Nousha Kabawat and her unstoppable drive to help Syria’s displaced children thrive
Peshmerga-Iraqi forces united over Mosul, but can this last?
From protests to politics, a new way forward for Yemen
Beware Libya’s ‘Fair Dictator’
Working for world peace here at home
Ahmadinejad - Incitement Deserves Indictment
Comment: A federal constituent “state” is not in the interest of Turkish Cypriots
A peace-building response to the rise of 'Trumpism'
Anticipating the Syria of Tomorrow: Strategies to Decrease Violence Against Innocents
Next Up in Somalia’s Fragile Transition: Bridge Political Divides
Aya Hegazy trial postponed for 5th time after court unable to turn on laptop
With Mike Duvall, Fall of Another ‘Family Values’ Crusader
Obama’s local, international obstacles on Syria
Rwandan refugee works for peace and justice
She Didn't Have a Gun... She Had MLK's Dream
Measuring the cost of violence
The Time For Leadership To Protect All Civilians Across Syria
Israeli, Palestinian join forces to offer tours with two viewpoints
Scholars skeptical on Japan apology
My Turkish Airport
Jerusalem’s potential to bring Jews and Muslims together
The ’60s Begin to Fade as Liberal Professors Retire
Civil Society Is Faltering In This Middle East Nation
Mason experts explain how ISIS attacks are recruitment tools
PCDN's Dr. Catalina Rojas awarded the prestigious SXSW Dewey Award for use of digital technology to help others
Richard Solomon Proved Sport Matters through the ‘Ping-Pong’ Diplomacy, and George Mason University is Poised to Tell Us How
The Next Step for Myanmar
Rand Paul Got It Right on ISIS
Achieving the mission: A conversation with UPEACE Vice Rector Amr Abdalla
Sick talk: The danger of blaming migrants for Israel’s ills
Responding to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Is Religious Freedom the Answer?
Hope for Peace May Be Encouraged by Enemies in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Responsible Journalism Series: Media as Critical Reflective Practice
The Dangers of Soft Power: Government backed cultural programs often come across as just propaganda
ما هو الإرث السياسي لمحمود عباس؟
A New Approach to Dealing With Global Food Insecurity
Is the OSCE relevant to Cyprus? Or is Cyprus irrelevant to the OSCE?
How to Have a Productive Conversation About Politics at Thanksgiving
National Geographic Offering Israel Tour: National Geographic Expedition is offering 12-day tours of the Holy Land, complete with hotels and museums
Why is ISIS destroying Iraq's historical heritage?
6th Annual Graduate Education Symposium in Peace and Conflict Resolution Meets at George Mason University
Egypt acquits American woman detained for 3 years
Rodef Shalom to host panel on Palestinian perspectives
When Radio Goes Bad: RF communications and the increased violence in South Sudan
At Town Hall, Sanders Makes Commitment to 'End All Forms of Racism in This Country'
A New Model for American Foreign Policy
Iraqi Kurdistan fears Maliki returning to power
Fed Up With Climate Change Apathy
GMU Student Burns Pagoda For Senior Art Project
This Week in Poverty: 'A Place at the Table' and 'American Winter'
Congratulations to the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at GMU: The IMTD and ICAR partnership continues
Stop the ISIS War Before It Gets Worse!
Libya’s GNA and the Future of Public Discourse
Marginalizing Muslims in Switzerland
ما هي خلفية اشتعال القومية الكردية في العراق؟
Use US soft power to free the Ashraf Seven
Police Should Put Away the Military Gear and Build Connections with Young People
Armenian, Azeri experts' Karabakh settlement recommendations
Settler Turned Peace Activist Now Occupies Wall Street: Kobi Skolnick Puts Jewish Stamp on Protest, Not Just on Holidays
Activists: Release of Detainees in Syria Crucial to Peace Process
The anatomy of an anti-Taliban uprising
Promoting Peace and Conflict Awareness In Small Town America: Independence, Kansas
Dr. Jeremy Rinker- UNCG Campus Weekly
A Discussion with Marc Gopin, Director, Center on Religion, Diplomacy, and Conflict Resolution
Overnight Crimean Crisis Hits Stalemate
Mason professors offer insights in aftermath of Paris tragedy
What Egypt Can Learn from the “Swine Flu” Scare
The Difference Between Protest America 1968 And 2017
Press Pause on the Rush to War
Scars of the Khmer Rouge: How Cambodia is healing from a genocide
An Ill-Advised Purge in Libya
Maltese neutrality still a brilliant idea
Heavy metal music unites Jews and Muslims across the Middle East
American Aid Worker, Release Secured by Trump Officials, Leaves Egypt
Peaceful Dispute Resolution Ideas
Deadly challenge of keeping Syria health-care workers safe
Doing Due Diligence on Diplomacy With Damascus
Palestinian, Jew give both sides on joint Jerusalem tours
Professor Utilizes Real World Experience in Conflict Resolution Studies
Only catastrophes lead to the sharing of sovereignty
Fighting extremism: Dignity is the answer
Graduate students spend spring break with Syrian refugees
Israeli-Palestinian conflict - discussion with Marc Gopin: on economic peace & justice
Rwanda: Opening the door to dialogue (Claudine Kuradusenge)
'Delenda Carthago': ISIS, threat and recovery
If America wants Assad to respect international law, it must respect it, too
A New (Old) Narrative for the Left
Sandy Hook shootings: We need to focus on more than just gun control
Yemen Can't Do It Alone
Bringing Florida to Justice, Not Just George Zimmerman
An Extreme Sport: Middle East Peacebuilding
The Noxious Origins of NYC Gentrification: Cooking Gas
Peace Movement Has Become Powerless, Says MK Yuli Tamir
Beyer Statement On Acquittal of Aya Hijazi and Her Co-Defendants in Egypt
Boots on the Ground, Not Unmanned Robots in the Sky
Bring Russia out of the cold and into the fold
Obama: fine words and a touch of game theory
Origins and Responses to the Arab Awakening
A camp for young people touched by terror
Why the Gun Control Debate Doesn't Do Justice to Colorado Killings
A Fixable Problem for Our Society
How I learned to forgive my brother’s murderers
Soldiers Into Students: Veterans, Educators Try to Ease Transition
Jordan Valley essential for a viable Palestinian state
Religion and Power Moving Forward into the Twenty-First Century
Syria Needs Real Help, Not American Bombs
Seeing Both Sides of the Holy Land
Expect Resource Wars With Exxon CEO At State Helm
‘Lincoln’: Where was Frederick Douglass?
Terrorism and Development
Police should put away the military gear and build connections with young people
Ghailani Trial and Sentence Affirms US Federal Court System
Catching Kony
Alumnus Helps Special-Needs Students Transition to Higher Ed, Work
Sarajevo: Memories of war
Missing From Trial: Detainee Statements
Netanyahu’s address to Congress is a recipe for disaster, not peace
Addressing divide between communities and police
Post Eurozone crisis, how to increase a country's resilience to risk
9/11 Forever (and Ever)
Stitching together the torn fabric of church and society
The Lonely Man of Peace
Mason S-CAR Dean’s Book Awarded Top Prize by International Conflict Organization
Mason Partners with Ghana-based African Peace Building Organization
What Would MLK Think of America’s Modern Wars?
A peace dividend we should all want
From Israel to Mason: Conflict scholars present a peace proposal at the UN
Our Prejudicial and Political Pecking Order
How to fix our police departments
Hillary Clinton’s Response to the Pulse Orlando Shootings
The Ghailani Verdict - Susan Hirsch featured in the New York Times
Price tag attack on J’lem church provokes religious condemnation
Transforming a Nation
A Peacebuilding Approach to Teaching About Extremism
Behind the Headlines: Israeli Arab's Water Project May Aid Regional Cooperation
Don't let Yemen turn into Syria: Column
7 Ways Obama's U.N. Speech Revealed His Inconsistent Foreign Policy
Evolving policy in a changing world: Examining challenges and opportunities in the new US Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review
Nonviolent resistance key to Middle East breakthrough

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