The School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution

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

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