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

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