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Fallacy of a moderate mullah
Elvis Costello Snubs Israel
Settler Terrorism -- An American Problem
Is Yemen’s power struggle over?
The Obama administration ignores an American imprisoned in Egypt
U.S. Military Interventionism Has Harmed Iraq Dearly
America's lawmakers in Libyan quagmire
Aziz Abu Sarah is a Tour Guide
U.S. Drones Mobilize Pakistani Nonviolent Movement
‘Don’t Disturb The Peace’: Post-Conflict Politics In Aceh, Indonesia
Syria, Lebanon, and the Middle East: Enabling a War-to-Peace Transition
Today, I join Khader Adnan’s hunger strike – will you?
The Lonely Man of Peace
Deadly challenge of keeping Syria health-care workers safe
Israel Inside/Out: Perspectives And Prisms
Essay on the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the Sykes-Picot Agreement هل العرب أمام سايكس بيكو جديدة؟
Civil Society Is Faltering In This Middle East Nation
Maltese neutrality still a brilliant idea
Trump’s favorite dictator is jailing U.S. citizens
What Aziz Abu Sarah learned in Hebrew school
Congress makes Elmo cry by defunding Palestinian 'Sesame Street'
Counter-Revolutions and Evolutions: Lessons of Egypt and Iran
The ISIS takeover of Ramadi means hard choices face the Iraqi and US governments
Netanyahu's Kennedy moment
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Crimean Tatars Fear for Their Safety After Crimea’s Annexation to Russia
Producing solutions by appreciating the interconnections
Riyadh Conference: What Makes It Different?
Why Washington is wrong to impose visa suspension on Iraqis
Breakdown in Yemen
Ineffective tightening of sanctions on Iran
Why water is key to Syria conflict
Afghans Want U.S. to Stay but Do Things Differently
Confederate flag: hatred or heritage?
Sick talk: The danger of blaming migrants for Israel’s ills
Couple Spend Their Wedding Money on Street Children, End up in an Egyptian Prison
America’s litmus test on Syria
Wallace Warfield, George Mason professor and conflict resolution expert, dies
Obama’s speech was more of the same - and not what we needed
Obama: fine words and a touch of game theory
The Ottoman Experience in Mosul, Then and Now
Bosnia: Stabilization Stalled in Negative Peace
Yemen needs action, not just talk
Does the U.S. have a moral imperative in Syria?
Hamas Should Be Part of Middle East Peace Talks
'Ceasefire' Is the Syria Word We Need to Hear
A Discussion with Marc Gopin, Director, Center on Religion, Diplomacy, and Conflict Resolution
Israelis and Palestinians -- rage, fear and misunderstanding
An Ill-Advised Purge in Libya
Fragility Needs Innovative Development Financing
Palestine's Right to Defend Itself
Origins and Responses to the Arab Awakening
Explorer’s Analysis: Inside Key Issues of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
Massachusetts and Genocide
The Coaching Revolution in the Federal Government
How to fix our police departments
From protests to politics, a new way forward for Yemen
No Iran deal, but significant progress in Geneva
Israeli-Palestinian conflict - discussion with Marc Gopin: on economic peace & justice
Data show drone attacks doomed to fail against ISIS in Syria
Next Steps in Syria
My Turkish Airport
Saudi rejects foreign interference in Iraq, blames ‘sectarian’ Maliki | Reuters
Obama's Middle East Speech: The Message Was Not Received
EMU Professor Urges Shift in Iraqi, Afghan Strategy
Beyer Statement On Acquittal of Aya Hijazi and Her Co-Defendants in Egypt
To finally see the invisible Israelis before our eyes
Israel's New Left Goes Online
The Saudis and the Iranians Need to Talk: And we need to make it happen
Obama must stand up to Netanyahu on Israeli settler violence
Six leading Libyan women dominate Virginia conference on Libya
Why I'm Going to Yemen
'The world is flat' in Egypt
Iraqi Kurdistan fears Maliki returning to power
A Palestinian’s journey from stone-throwing to conflict resolution
The World Discovers Afghanistan’s Peaceful Clerics
7 Ways Obama's U.N. Speech Revealed His Inconsistent Foreign Policy
Lieberman and the Peace Process
Art Student Set to Send ‘Transformative’ Project Up in Flames on Mason Pond
Anticipating the Syria of Tomorrow: Strategies to Decrease Violence Against Innocents
How Egypt’s most famous jailed couple celebrated Valentine’s Day
Rwanda: Opening the door to dialogue (Claudine Kuradusenge)
Only Good Governance can Defeat Al Qaeda in Yemen
Fayetteville Charity Helps African Group
Politics and the city – the battle over Istanbul’s Gezi park
In Egypt, even helping street children can land you in prison
Iraq’s Islamic divisions intensify
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
Options for Action in Syria
Wanted: Middle East Statesmen
Focus on Al Qaeda in Yemen magnifies chronic instability
Halep'in geleceği ve Türkiye'nin güvenliği
Mideast peace deal… and they lived unhappily ever after
Unite, Confuse, and Inspire: A Response to the Rise of Racism in Israel
A third intifada is inevitable unless Israel changes course
Awakening the Demons: There is no Arab Spring coming to Iraq. But sectarian protests could tear this fragile country apart.
After 900 days in pre-trial detention, campaigns call for release of Aya Hegazy
Man-to-man chat can avert disaster
Time to stop coddling Iran
10 Syria Questions for John Kerry and Chuck Hagel
إيران والعواصم الأربع: السيطرة بداية الانهيار
Terrorism and Development
Use US soft power to free the Ashraf Seven
Happy Independence Day wishes from a Palestinian
Colombia's Inminent Peace Agreement: A Brief Analysis of What the Agreement is, What is Next and What is Missing
Marijuana cartels and the Mafia
The Impact of the Syrian Civil War on Identity Groups in Turkey
UN Small Arms Conference: Evaluation and Prospects
Aziz Abu Sarah Named National Geographic Emerging Explorer
OP-ED: Iran in the Era of Moderation and Reform
Female suicide bombers; Misguided media; Karadzic at the Hague
Who is Aya Hijazi, the American freed from jail in Egypt?
Why is ISIS destroying Iraq's historical heritage?
Price tag attack on J’lem church provokes religious condemnation
Hamas Advocating Dialogue Through Children’s Cartoon?
A picture of hope and courage
Israeli, Palestinian join forces to offer tours with two viewpoints
Is the Spirit of Sykes-Picot Still Alive in the Middle East after a Century?
Entitled to Protection, Palestinians Should Join the ICC, Now
"We Are Not Like Them": Itamar Massacre Activates A Dangerous Israeli-Jewish Ethnocentrism
Don't Talk, Do Something! Palestinian/Israeli Unilateralism as Legitimate Negotiations
Why can’t America just take out Assad?
Essebsi Must Work With Islamists to Ensure Tunisia’s Transition
National Geographic Expeditions ‘Holy Land’ Partner Scores Top UN Award
How Women’s Rights Are Linked to U.S.-Iran Negotiations
Rand Paul Got It Right on ISIS
Could a Nuclear Iran Bring About More Stability, Rather Than Less?
The Syrian Revolution Is Not a Holy War
Crimean Crisis Escalates Further
Yemen Can't Do It Alone
Nimr Al Nimr: Anatomy of a Man
It's the Arab spring for dictators
9/11 Forever (and Ever)
Palestinian Organization Wins 1st Place in Intercultural Innovation Award
Syria Conflict Panel
Can J Street Sideline AIPAC?
Turkey's Best Asset to Tackle ISIS: Ankara or America?
CMEP conference: Middle East peace process needs new paradigm
Aya Hegazy trial postponed for 5th time after court unable to turn on laptop
Jordan Valley essential for a viable Palestinian state
Jerusalem’s potential to bring Jews and Muslims together
Yeni Bir Toplumsal Sozlesme Arayisi
Palestine’s new PM and his prospects for success
The Time For Leadership To Protect All Civilians Across Syria
The Price of Abandoning Yemen
Settler Turned Peace Activist Now Occupies Wall Street: Kobi Skolnick Puts Jewish Stamp on Protest, Not Just on Holidays
Charlie Rangel: Why I Oppose Syria Strikes
Why Should Israel Care What the Rest of the World Thinks?
Somalia Needs a War on Poverty
Turkey's Complex Policy
'Delenda Carthago': ISIS, threat and recovery
The Libyan Revolution at Two
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
Turning Training into Action: Mason Students Analyze a Conflict in Brazil
In Israel, the Rent Is Too Damn High
At summer camp, Syrian child refugees recall a lost homeland
Author, Terrorism Victim Hirsch Says Capital Punishment Hurts U.S. Image Abroad
Conflict-sensitive Repatriation: Lessons from Displaced Communities in North-eastern Nigeria
Scholars skeptical on Japan apology
Indian Guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Hopes to Teach Peace to the Taliban
Why U.S. Could Opt For 'Zero Option' In Afghanistan
Israel Claims Holy Sites, Reignites Religious Flashpoint
ما هو الإرث السياسي لمحمود عباس؟
Why, Indeed, History Should Sometimes Repeat Itself: a Review of History as a Prelude
Teach, model, grow and live in empathy to build world peace, says interfaith expert Marc Gopin at Frontier Luncheon
Beware Libya’s ‘Fair Dictator’
Netanyahu’s address to Congress is a recipe for disaster, not peace
Conflict Analysis and Resolution Students Named Boren Fellows
What the Middle East can learn from Southeast Asia
After Nearly Three Years, An American In Egypt Walks Free
‘The American Lawrence of Arabia’s’ life goes on show in the U.S.
Rodef Shalom to host panel on Palestinian perspectives
Syrian Ramadan at the Edge of War
Sit down with Iran to ensure there is no ‘October surprise’
To save his Middle East legacy, Obama must recognise a Palestinian state now
Emerging Powers and Post-Conflict Reconstruction in Liberia
Even a weakened Libya can avoid civil war
Why Did Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Go to Iraq?
Senior Government Officials Participate at Workshop on Strategic Communication and Conflict Resolution
Seeing Both Sides of the Holy Land
Drowning the Arab Spring in Gulf Oil
Responsible Journalism Series: Media as Critical Reflective Practice
How Belgraders Remember the NATO Bombings
Cyprus: An EU Presidency occupied by Candidate Turkey
How I learned to forgive my brother’s murderers
Rwanda- A Country Still in Need
Peshmerga-Iraqi forces united over Mosul, but can this last?
The Emperor’s new clothes – bluster in the GOP
Learning from SIGIR's Final Report on Iraq Reconstruction
خبير في النزاعات الدولية: ترامب سيبيع الورقة السورية لبوتين (حوار)
Responding to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Is Religious Freedom the Answer?
Faith dialogue focus on social media sites
Look to Iran for a solution in Syria
A Toast for Peace
Heavy metal music unites Jews and Muslims across the Middle East
Girls released from Boko Haram captivity rejected by society - new report
Dignity for Iran equals an Iran free of nuclear weapons
Imagining Peace: The Practical Advantages for Muslims, Jews and Christians of Peace for Palestine and Israel
كاتبة فلسطينية تعيش في واشنطن: أطفالنا ضحايا وليسوا إرهابيين
Darfur Donor Conference: A Park for a Deadly Conflict
Arab Gulf States Wary of Iran’s Role in the Battle for Mosul
Stop the ISIS War Before It Gets Worse!
Palestinian, Jew give both sides on joint Jerusalem tours
Humanitarian Missiles Are Superior to Cruise Missiles
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - Discussion with Marc Gopin: Part 1 on Economic Peace & Justice
Saudi in Yemen; It’s personal now
Crisis management system for Japan and China
Hillel Event Bridges Israeli-Palestinian Gap
The Russian Military Intervention in Syria; Is This Really a Concern for the U.S.?
Eviction of Palestinian outpost exposes double standard on settlements
Meet Nousha Kabawat and her unstoppable drive to help Syria’s displaced children thrive
How to stop Libya becoming another Iraq
Columbia Prof Uses Math To Create World Peace
Cultural Educator: Aziz Abu Sarah
Morocco a Stable East-West Bridge
Firing Up Kurdish Nationalism in Iraq
Syria's Next Generation
A Strike Against Israel
Sorting Out Our Options in Afghanistan
Yemen: Ripe for a solution?
Interreligious Intercultural Dialogue Institutionalized - Deja Vu All Over Again
Keeping Iran and Saudi Arabia From War
Doctoral Student Goes to Hollywood to Teach Peace Techniques
Resolved to Keep Faith
Lieberman and the Peace Process
Court clears American aid worker after 3 years behind bars in Egypt
Fighting extremism: Dignity is the answer
Hunger strike highlights forgotten tragedy of Palestinian prisoners
Afghan Security Forces Pass First Test, But Questions Remain
American impotence and the ‘Born in Jerusalem’ law
A Silver Lining to the Film and Riots Tragedy: Freedom, Diversity, and the New Competition for Arab Public Space
Graduate students spend spring break with Syrian refugees
Overnight Crimean Crisis Hits Stalemate
Egypt: Revolution or bust
Palestine: Still key to stability in the Middle East
یەریڤان سەعید، توێژەر لە پەیمانگای وڵاتانی كەنداو لە واشنتۆن:
Yemen’s a Model All Right—For Disaster
Cyprus – the drama unfolds
Trust in Maliki harms U.S. credibility
Conflict Resolution, One Book at a Time
Insights Obama can now use to undermine Putin’s narrative
A New Heroism in Israel and Palestine
25 Rights groups: The Belady Foundation case demonstrates that individual and community initiatives face only repression and fabricated charges
Women’s Exclusion Worsens Somali Crises
Holy Land tours a new tool in peacebuilding
Mason experts explain how ISIS attacks are recruitment tools
The only way forward on Syria
Confronting genocide in Myanmar: The urgent need to prevent and protect
The Audacity of Air Strikes and Secret Deals: Just making Isis grow stronger?
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
Press Pause on the Rush to War
Peace Movement Has Become Powerless, Says MK Yuli Tamir
Lack of US-Syria Diplomacy Leads to Dangerous Isolation
Hope for Peace May Be Encouraged by Enemies in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
We gain more than we lose in the Iran nuclear deal [Commentary]
Are Direct Negotiations Good or Bad for the Palestinians?
Europe’s Migration Crisis: Causes and Cures
Interview with CNN: Ancient blueprint for Middle East peace touring U.S.
Conflict Management Fieldwork in Jordan Yields Surprises, Insights
Gaza becomes Syria: Middle East geopolitics 2.0
Why the US must support bid for Palestinian statehood
Prevention better than punitive in Syria
Behind the Headlines: Israeli Arab's Water Project May Aid Regional Cooperation
The 2017 Arthur N. Rupe Great Debate: Is ISIS an Existential Threat to the United States?
Voices: In midst of war, life goes on for Syrian kids
Why Rep. Hunter Is Very Wrong About Nuking Iran
Hezbollah’s Triumph
Gulf Nations Can Provide Jobs, Which Is Crucial to Syrian Refugees
Tackling the most grave and serious global security threats
The Future of Kurdistan, Between Unity and Balkanization
Karina V. Korostelina's "Political Insults"
Ötekilerden ‘Ötekilere’ (From Others to ‘Others’)
Let's keep Syria's blood off America's hands
Lessons from South Asia for an Arab Spring
Reimagining Transitional Justice in Bali
Death to America in Yemen? No.
Has outgoing Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal brought about a new, more peaceful, face to the organization?
Students Practice Citizen Diplomacy in Syria
How to Solve Your Conflicts, and Get FED at the Same Time
National Geographic Offering Israel Tour: National Geographic Expedition is offering 12-day tours of the Holy Land, complete with hotels and museums
Robert C. Koehler: Healthy conflict creates resilient communities
How to Pull Yemen Back from the Edge
Why defeating ISIS with military might is starry eyed idealism
Don't let Yemen turn into Syria: Column
Tunisia’s Elections Seal Transition, Raise Fears of Old Regime
Equality in action: A conversation at the checkpoint
In Afghanistan, end the fighting and stop the meddling
GMU Student Burns Pagoda For Senior Art Project
IAA Chief Attends Workshop
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Crimean Tatars fear exile again
Bush's true legacy in Egypt
Sarajevo: Memories of war
U.S. Sanctions On Iran Should Be Lifted For Humanitarian Goods
Egypt’s Street Children, Aya Hijazi, and Me
Managing the Madness in the Middle East
Afghan religious figures, diplomats come together in İstanbul
How Climate Change Sparked the Crisis in Syria
A Grassroots Visit Belies Washington's View of Afghanistan
Syria’s Christian conundrum
We can only hope that the cerebral will get the better of the visceral
Obama’s local, international obstacles on Syria
Sudan, after the breakup: Can violence be prevented?
WATCH: Bernie Sanders hugs Muslim student, vows to fight racism as Jew
The Conflict that Became Mine
Activists: Release of Detainees in Syria Crucial to Peace Process
Using Israeli and Palestinian Guides, Tour Group Helps Visitors ‘Experience the People’
US must vote in favour or abstain
If America wants Assad to respect international law, it must respect it, too
Ahmadinejad - Incitement Deserves Indictment
CPCS Hosted Conference in Washington D.C.
U.S. Credibility Around the World Damaged by Afghanistan War
Former Middle East 'Foes' to Speak on Building Peace
Aziz Abu Sarah – Ending the Cycle of Violence in Israel and Palestine
Tehran looks ready to tango
Europe Must Help Syria’s Women Make Peace
An Extreme Sport: Middle East Peacebuilding
The costly errors of America's wars
Syria Needs Real Help, Not American Bombs
A New Model for American Foreign Policy
ما هي خلفية اشتعال القومية الكردية في العراق؟
How to Fix Turkey's Fall From International Favor
Catching Kony
People to People Contact
Mason Student Strives to Bring Peace Before Dangerous African Presidential Vote
‘Lincoln’: Where was Frederick Douglass?
Who to Blame for the Absence of a Kurdish State after Sykes Picot?
A Caution Against Framing Syria as an Assad-Opposition Dichotomy
Yemen: Expert says 'regulated escalation' expected Friday
What Egypt Can Learn from the “Swine Flu” Scare
American Aid Worker Is Cleared of Child Abuse Charges in Egypt
Hutu Diaspora Narrative: Identity in Conflict, Conflict of Identity
Divide and conquer negotiations
Why the White House Won't Win the Afghanistan War
Albany Gets "F" for Failing to Protect Tenants
The Green Wave washes over a movement in hibernation
التدخل الروسي أوقف انهيار النظام السوري مؤقتاً
When Radio Goes Bad: RF communications and the increased violence in South Sudan
Post-Mubarak Egypt: From successful protest to sustainable social transformation
Did Bernie Sanders just steal Joe Lieberman’s Jewish crown?
Washington Area Students Weigh in on South Sudan Conflict
Keeping the Keys: The Rise of the Palestinian Diplomatic Intifada
Washington’s rapprochement with Syria is welcomed but not enough
First Person: Five Things I Learned in Syrian Refugee Camps
The Speech that Time Forgot
The effect of 100 years of amnesia on the Turkish population
Tourism of Destruction, Tourism of Construction: Two Trips to the Holy Land
Search – Côte d’Ivoire wins the Prize of Excellency
Bosnia Back on the Brink: Ukraine can learn from Bosnia's failed socioeconomic policies
What Secretary Clinton Does Not Recognize About Egypt’s Anti-Regime Protests
Mason student starts ‘sustainable, reproducible’ businesses in war zones
Doing Due Diligence on Diplomacy With Damascus
Expect Resource Wars With Exxon CEO At State Helm
Yemen is on the Brink of Chaos - And Why It's So Important
The Israeli ex-settler at the center of Occupy Wall Street
A Callous Disregard for the Law
Should Palestinians Accept Israel as a Jewish State?
When diplomatic opportunities were dismissed
Lingering Questions Surround Geneva III
Libya: A failed state or a failed government?
Egypt acquits American woman detained for 3 years
ISIS attacks fueled by illegal guns and open societies we can’t afford to lose
Nonviolent resistance key to Middle East breakthrough
My sister has been jailed in Egypt for 900 days. When will the U.S. help free her?
Africa Needs More from Obama than Promises
Semites Unite! You Have Nothing to Lose But your Conflict
What Are the Rules of War?
Filmmaker’s ‘Will to Communicate’ Breaks through Community’s Silence
Tariq Ramadan in Chicago's Holocaust Museum
Will Saudi Arabia's 'Operation Decisive Storm' restore order in Yemen?

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