The School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution

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

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