The School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution

Don't Talk, Do Something! Palestinian/Israeli Unilateralism as Legitimate Negotiations
Iraq’s Islamic divisions intensify
Conflict Management Fieldwork in Jordan Yields Surprises, Insights
National Geographic Expeditions ‘Holy Land’ Partner Scores Top UN Award
In Afghanistan, end the fighting and stop the meddling
The Russian Military Intervention in Syria; Is This Really a Concern for the U.S.?
Hamas Advocating Dialogue Through Children’s Cartoon?
Voices: In midst of war, life goes on for Syrian kids
‘Don’t Disturb The Peace’: Post-Conflict Politics In Aceh, Indonesia
Why We Heart Hurricanes: The Climate Change Connection
When Radio Goes Bad: RF communications and the increased violence in South Sudan
Aya Hegazy trial postponed for 5th time after court unable to turn on laptop
Maltese neutrality still a brilliant idea
Obama Thinks Too Small on Climate Change
Bosnia: Stabilization Stalled in Negative Peace
The Obama administration ignores an American imprisoned in Egypt
Ineffective tightening of sanctions on Iran
Fed Up With Climate Change Apathy
Congress Better Listen to the Pope on Climate Change
How the U.S. Deals With a Land Known for Corruption
‘The American Lawrence of Arabia’s’ life goes on show in the U.S.
Trump’s favorite dictator is jailing U.S. citizens
A Silver Lining to the Film and Riots Tragedy: Freedom, Diversity, and the New Competition for Arab Public Space
Rwanda: Opening the door to dialogue (Claudine Kuradusenge)
Did Bernie Sanders just steal Joe Lieberman’s Jewish crown?
Producing solutions by appreciating the interconnections
Essay on the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the Sykes-Picot Agreement هل العرب أمام سايكس بيكو جديدة؟
Yemen needs action, not just talk
Press Pause on the Rush to War
Meat Alert
Peace Movement Has Become Powerless, Says MK Yuli Tamir
Essebsi Must Work With Islamists to Ensure Tunisia’s Transition
Why Washington is wrong to impose visa suspension on Iraqis
A New Heroism in Israel and Palestine
Dignity for Iran equals an Iran free of nuclear weapons
Riyadh Conference: What Makes It Different?
Sudan, after the breakup: Can violence be prevented?
Obama: fine words and a touch of game theory
Gaza becomes Syria: Middle East geopolitics 2.0
Prevention better than punitive in Syria
Deadly challenge of keeping Syria health-care workers safe
Behind the Headlines: Israeli Arab's Water Project May Aid Regional Cooperation
Climate Change Is An Immediate Threat
Expect Resource Wars With Exxon CEO At State Helm
Lack of US-Syria Diplomacy Leads to Dangerous Isolation
Congress vs. the Super-Pollutants
Obama’s speech was more of the same - and not what we needed
Water shortages are coming. It's time for us to act.
David N. Cicilline and Michael Shank: Global warming threatens R.I.
An Ill-Advised Purge in Libya
Saudi rejects foreign interference in Iraq, blames ‘sectarian’ Maliki | Reuters
Graduate students spend spring break with Syrian refugees
Origins and Responses to the Arab Awakening
What the Middle East can learn from Southeast Asia
Dirty Energy Dollars
Activists: Release of Detainees in Syria Crucial to Peace Process
Rodef Shalom to host panel on Palestinian perspectives
Why the White House Won't Win the Afghanistan War
'Delenda Carthago': ISIS, threat and recovery
Israel Claims Holy Sites, Reignites Religious Flashpoint
CPCS Hosted Conference in Washington D.C.
Conflict-sensitive Repatriation: Lessons from Displaced Communities in North-eastern Nigeria
‘Lincoln’: Where was Frederick Douglass?
How to Pull Yemen Back from the Edge
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Obama's Middle East Speech: The Message Was Not Received
OP-ED: Iran in the Era of Moderation and Reform
The Price of Abandoning Yemen
Fragility Needs Innovative Development Financing
Seeing Both Sides of the Holy Land
Drowning the Arab Spring in Gulf Oil
Final Frontier on Carbon Emissions: Food
Responsible Journalism Series: Media as Critical Reflective Practice
Syria's Next Generation
Beyer Statement On Acquittal of Aya Hijazi and Her Co-Defendants in Egypt
National Geographic Offering Israel Tour: National Geographic Expedition is offering 12-day tours of the Holy Land, complete with hotels and museums
Crimean Tatars Fear for Their Safety After Crimea’s Annexation to Russia
Girls released from Boko Haram captivity rejected by society - new report
'The world is flat' in Egypt
U.S. Sanctions On Iran Should Be Lifted For Humanitarian Goods
My Turkish Airport
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
How Climate Change Sparked the Crisis in Syria
Mason Student Studies Emerging Protest Culture Over Land Rights Conflicts in Cambodia
A Grassroots Visit Belies Washington's View of Afghanistan
The Current of Discord on the Mekong
Iraqi Kurdistan fears Maliki returning to power
IAA Chief Attends Workshop
Women’s Exclusion Worsens Somali Crises
Palestine: Still key to stability in the Middle East
Only Good Governance can Defeat Al Qaeda in Yemen
The only way forward on Syria
Why Congress Needs to Act Now On Super-Pollutants
Time to stop coddling Iran
If America wants Assad to respect international law, it must respect it, too
Mason Student Strives to Bring Peace Before Dangerous African Presidential Vote
Ahmadinejad - Incitement Deserves Indictment
Senior Government Officials Participate at Workshop on Strategic Communication and Conflict Resolution
Global Mayors Protest Trump’s Anti-Climate Cabinet
Syria’s Christian conundrum
We gain more than we lose in the Iran nuclear deal [Commentary]
Fayetteville Charity Helps African Group
Mason Professors, Graduates Take Active Role in Latin American Conflicts
Rand Paul Got It Right on ISIS
Awakening the Demons: There is no Arab Spring coming to Iraq. But sectarian protests could tear this fragile country apart.
How to stop Libya becoming another Iraq
Six leading Libyan women dominate Virginia conference on Libya
Slavery and Climate – There's More in Common Than You Think, Vatican Says
Morocco a Stable East-West Bridge
Yemen’s a Model All Right—For Disaster
The Time For Leadership To Protect All Civilians Across Syria
A Strike Against Israel
Why Rep. Hunter Is Very Wrong About Nuking Iran
A third intifada is inevitable unless Israel changes course
Hillel Event Bridges Israeli-Palestinian Gap
Insights Obama can now use to undermine Putin’s narrative
Is Yemen’s power struggle over?
A Caution Against Framing Syria as an Assad-Opposition Dichotomy
The Syrian Revolution Is Not a Holy War
Aziz Abu Sarah Named National Geographic Emerging Explorer
Syria Needs Real Help, Not American Bombs
Lieberman and the Peace Process
Responding to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Is Religious Freedom the Answer?
My sister has been jailed in Egypt for 900 days. When will the U.S. help free her?
Hunger strike highlights forgotten tragedy of Palestinian prisoners
Counter-Revolutions and Evolutions: Lessons of Egypt and Iran
Climate Action Is Solution to Slowing Superstorms | Commentary
Sorting Out Our Options in Afghanistan
Will Saudi Arabia's 'Operation Decisive Storm' restore order in Yemen?
Who is Aya Hijazi, the American freed from jail in Egypt?
Hurricane Sandy: Time to do something about climate change
Roads: Getting Them Done
25 Rights groups: The Belady Foundation case demonstrates that individual and community initiatives face only repression and fabricated charges
"We Are Not Like Them": Itamar Massacre Activates A Dangerous Israeli-Jewish Ethnocentrism
Armenian, Azeri experts' Karabakh settlement recommendations
Don't Let China Dominate: When it comes to renewable energy, China is trumping the U.S.
The Impact of the Syrian Civil War on Identity Groups in Turkey
Palestinian Organization Wins 1st Place in Intercultural Innovation Award
Trust in Maliki harms U.S. credibility
What Pope Francis Will Say to America This Week
Conflict Resolution, One Book at a Time
Death to America in Yemen? No.
Why can’t America just take out Assad?
The Green Wave washes over a movement in hibernation
Why Congress Should Care About the Beepocalypse | Commentary
Hope for Peace May Be Encouraged by Enemies in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Yemen Can't Do It Alone
Doing Due Diligence on Diplomacy With Damascus
Is the Spirit of Sykes-Picot Still Alive in the Middle East after a Century?
Settler Turned Peace Activist Now Occupies Wall Street: Kobi Skolnick Puts Jewish Stamp on Protest, Not Just on Holidays
A Callous Disregard for the Law
Data show drone attacks doomed to fail against ISIS in Syria
Should Palestinians Accept Israel as a Jewish State?
Fighting extremism: Dignity is the answer
It's the Arab spring for dictators
Tourism of Destruction, Tourism of Construction: Two Trips to the Holy Land
Obama’s local, international obstacles on Syria
The Noxious Origins of NYC Gentrification: Cooking Gas
Jerusalem’s potential to bring Jews and Muslims together
Congress Must Tax Fossil Fuels
Africa Needs More from Obama than Promises
What Are the Rules of War?
Vatican Mayors Summit Spots Pope on Municipal Pulpit
Filmmaker’s ‘Will to Communicate’ Breaks through Community’s Silence
Keeping the Keys: The Rise of the Palestinian Diplomatic Intifada
In Egypt, even helping street children can land you in prison
When diplomatic opportunities were dismissed
U.S. Credibility Around the World Damaged by Afghanistan War
Yeni Bir Toplumsal Sozlesme Arayisi
Turkey's Complex Policy
Blessed Are the Climate Advocates
The Libyan Revolution at Two
Beware Libya’s ‘Fair Dictator’
التدخل الروسي أوقف انهيار النظام السوري مؤقتاً
In Israel, the Rent Is Too Damn High
Lessons from South Asia for an Arab Spring
Breakdown in Yemen
The Ottoman Experience in Mosul, Then and Now
Has outgoing Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal brought about a new, more peaceful, face to the organization?
No Iran deal, but significant progress in Geneva
How Peer Pressure Brought Australia on Board Climate Fund
Hezbollah’s Triumph
Confederate flag: hatred or heritage?
The 2017 Arthur N. Rupe Great Debate: Is ISIS an Existential Threat to the United States?
Next Steps in Syria
Civil Society Is Faltering In This Middle East Nation
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Netanyahu’s address to Congress is a recipe for disaster, not peace
The Struggle for Independence in West Papua
The Audacity of Air Strikes and Secret Deals: Just making Isis grow stronger?
The Path To Clean Energy Requires An Energy-Storage Revolution
Equality in action: A conversation at the checkpoint
Five Steps America Must Take Now to Combat Climate Change
Rep. Charles Rangel: Let's slow down the next superstorm
Students Practice Citizen Diplomacy in Syria
How to Fix Turkey's Fall From International Favor
After Nearly Three Years, An American In Egypt Walks Free
Israel Inside/Out: Perspectives And Prisms
Crimean Crisis Escalates Further
We can only hope that the cerebral will get the better of the visceral
Even a weakened Libya can avoid civil war
Conflict Analysis and Resolution Students Named Boren Fellows
Stop the ISIS War Before It Gets Worse!
Teach, model, grow and live in empathy to build world peace, says interfaith expert Marc Gopin at Frontier Luncheon
Faith dialogue focus on social media sites
Why water is key to Syria conflict
Why World Leaders Are Starting to Eat Garbage
Afghans Want U.S. to Stay but Do Things Differently
To finally see the invisible Israelis before our eyes
Why Did Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Go to Iraq?
Netanyahu's Kennedy moment
Bosnia Back on the Brink: Ukraine can learn from Bosnia's failed socioeconomic policies
The NYC Security Risk That Candidates Aren't Discussing
Peshmerga-Iraqi forces united over Mosul, but can this last?
Hottest Year on Record, 2014, Brings Economic Opportunity
Palestinian, Jew give both sides on joint Jerusalem tours
Does the U.S. have a moral imperative in Syria?
Mason’s Michael Shank Joins White House Climate Change Group
Hamas Should Be Part of Middle East Peace Talks
Tunisia’s Elections Seal Transition, Raise Fears of Old Regime
Businesses Must Take the Lead on Climate-Change Action
Sick talk: The danger of blaming migrants for Israel’s ills
Libya: A failed state or a failed government?
The Emperor’s new clothes – bluster in the GOP
Unite, Confuse, and Inspire: A Response to the Rise of Racism in Israel
American impotence and the ‘Born in Jerusalem’ law
Darfur Donor Conference: A Park for a Deadly Conflict
An Extreme Sport: Middle East Peacebuilding
To save his Middle East legacy, Obama must recognise a Palestinian state now
Explorer’s Analysis: Inside Key Issues of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
Syrian Ramadan at the Edge of War
Massachusetts and Genocide
Protecting America's Clean Drinking Water
Confronting genocide in Myanmar: The urgent need to prevent and protect
Catching Kony
Fallacy of a moderate mullah
كاتبة فلسطينية تعيش في واشنطن: أطفالنا ضحايا وليسوا إرهابيين
Former Middle East 'Foes' to Speak on Building Peace
The effect of 100 years of amnesia on the Turkish population
Eviction of Palestinian outpost exposes double standard on settlements
Embracing Healthier Communities Through Clean Energy
UVA Gives Diversity Awards to Longtime Professors McDowell and Dukes
Columbia Prof Uses Math To Create World Peace
What Egypt Can Learn from the “Swine Flu” Scare
Go After Super Pollutants
After 900 days in pre-trial detention, campaigns call for release of Aya Hegazy
Divide and conquer negotiations
How Women’s Rights Are Linked to U.S.-Iran Negotiations
Aziz Abu Sarah – Ending the Cycle of Violence in Israel and Palestine
People to People Contact
Terrorism and Development
Firing Up Kurdish Nationalism in Iraq
Israeli, Palestinian join forces to offer tours with two viewpoints
Civility: The Way We Drive
How Egypt’s most famous jailed couple celebrated Valentine’s Day
Resolved to Keep Faith
Let's keep Syria's blood off America's hands
Fossil Fuel Divestment Makes UN Climate Summit a Success
Meet Nousha Kabawat and her unstoppable drive to help Syria’s displaced children thrive
Washington’s rapprochement with Syria is welcomed but not enough
First Person: Five Things I Learned in Syrian Refugee Camps
Why US and Chinese cities will make or break any global climate deal
The Speech that Time Forgot
Syria, Lebanon, and the Middle East: Enabling a War-to-Peace Transition
Court clears American aid worker after 3 years behind bars in Egypt
Obama must stand up to Netanyahu on Israeli settler violence
Rwanda- A Country Still in Need
Lingering Questions Surround Geneva III
Egypt: Revolution or bust
Politics and the city – the battle over Istanbul’s Gezi park
Keeping Iran and Saudi Arabia From War
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
Options for Action in Syria
ما هو الإرث السياسي لمحمود عباس؟
Wanted: Middle East Statesmen
Republicans want to fight climate change, too
یەریڤان سەعید، توێژەر لە پەیمانگای وڵاتانی كەنداو لە واشنتۆن:
Anticipating the Syria of Tomorrow: Strategies to Decrease Violence Against Innocents
America’s litmus test on Syria
The Missing Ingredient in UN's 2030 Global Goals
Holy Land tours a new tool in peacebuilding
Palestine’s new PM and his prospects for success
Divestment-Investment Can Break Congressional Gridlock on Climate Change
Why the US must support bid for Palestinian statehood
10 Syria Questions for John Kerry and Chuck Hagel
A picture of hope and courage
إيران والعواصم الأربع: السيطرة بداية الانهيار
A Palestinian’s journey from stone-throwing to conflict resolution
خبير في النزاعات الدولية: ترامب سيبيع الورقة السورية لبوتين (حوار)
Focus on Al Qaeda in Yemen magnifies chronic instability
'Ceasefire' Is the Syria Word We Need to Hear
Mason experts explain how ISIS attacks are recruitment tools
Are Direct Negotiations Good or Bad for the Palestinians?
The ISIS takeover of Ramadi means hard choices face the Iraqi and US governments
Interview with CNN: Ancient blueprint for Middle East peace touring U.S.
U.S. Military Interventionism Has Harmed Iraq Dearly
What Do We Mean When We Say "Clean Energy"?
The Saudis and the Iranians Need to Talk: And we need to make it happen
U.S. Drones Mobilize Pakistani Nonviolent Movement
9/11 Forever (and Ever)
Dismissal of Evidence Affected Paris Agreement
Today, I join Khader Adnan’s hunger strike – will you?
UN climate change negotiations in Poland this week
Europe’s Migration Crisis: Causes and Cures
Elvis Costello Snubs Israel
The Business Argument for Addressing Climate Change
Tariq Ramadan in Chicago's Holocaust Museum
Why, Indeed, History Should Sometimes Repeat Itself: a Review of History as a Prelude
Entitled to Protection, Palestinians Should Join the ICC, Now
Indian Point: Past Its Expiration Date
Ötekilerden ‘Ötekilere’ (From Others to ‘Others’)
Free West Papua: Growing International Solidarity for a Forgotten Independence Movement
Yemen is on the Brink of Chaos - And Why It's So Important
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
Congress makes Elmo cry by defunding Palestinian 'Sesame Street'
Climate crisis and the will to act
Hurricane Joaquin: Another Word for Climate Change
The Lonely Man of Peace
Cyclone Pam Is Just the Start
Reimagining Transitional Justice in Bali
Our Love-Hate Relationship With Frankenstorms and Hurricane Sandy and Why We Must End It
Overnight Crimean Crisis Hits Stalemate
Couple Spend Their Wedding Money on Street Children, End up in an Egyptian Prison
Why defeating ISIS with military might is starry eyed idealism
Collaboration with China is preferable to containment
Using Israeli and Palestinian Guides, Tour Group Helps Visitors ‘Experience the People’
The Future of Kurdistan, Between Unity and Balkanization
Afghan religious figures, diplomats come together in İstanbul
Syria Conflict Panel
Settler Terrorism -- An American Problem
Can J Street Sideline AIPAC?
Land Rights Have Become A Women's Issue Through Social Mobilization In Cambodia
Don't let Yemen turn into Syria: Column
Could a Nuclear Iran Bring About More Stability, Rather Than Less?
Mason’s Global Problem Solving Consortium in National Spotlight
What the Flint Crisis Reveals About Inequality in the U.S.
Bush's true legacy in Egypt
US must vote in favour or abstain
Charlie Rangel: Why I Oppose Syria Strikes
Mason/EMU alum Michael Shank works with media to tell the story of climate change
Why Should Israel Care What the Rest of the World Thinks?
What Aziz Abu Sarah learned in Hebrew school
Bucolic Peekskill under attack: View
CMEP conference: Middle East peace process needs new paradigm
Mideast peace deal… and they lived unhappily ever after
Sarajevo: Memories of war
Imagining Peace: The Practical Advantages for Muslims, Jews and Christians of Peace for Palestine and Israel
Climate change denial — the dangerous lie
The Conflict that Became Mine
Palestine's Right to Defend Itself
Why Forest Whitaker Is Making the UN Goals Famous
At summer camp, Syrian child refugees recall a lost homeland
How to Solve Your Conflicts, and Get FED at the Same Time
Shank and Powell: Climate Change Fight Includes Private Sector
How Germans Go Green
Pro-Earth Republicans In The Era Of President Trump
From protests to politics, a new way forward for Yemen
Use US soft power to free the Ashraf Seven
WATCH: Bernie Sanders hugs Muslim student, vows to fight racism as Jew
A Discussion with Marc Gopin, Director, Center on Religion, Diplomacy, and Conflict Resolution
How Belgraders Remember the NATO Bombings
Tehran looks ready to tango
Why Americans Are Ready to Pay More Money for Cleaner Energy
Because National Governments Won't, Cities Are Pushing Zero-Energy Buildings
The costly errors of America's wars
EMU Professor Urges Shift in Iraqi, Afghan Strategy
Managing the Madness in the Middle East
Arab Gulf States Wary of Iran’s Role in the Battle for Mosul
Israel's New Left Goes Online
Afghan Security Forces Pass First Test, But Questions Remain
Israelis and Palestinians -- rage, fear and misunderstanding
Israeli-Palestinian conflict - discussion with Marc Gopin: on economic peace & justice
Saudi in Yemen; It’s personal now
ما هي خلفية اشتعال القومية الكردية في العراق؟
Interreligious Intercultural Dialogue Institutionalized - Deja Vu All Over Again
Why I'm Going to Yemen
How I learned to forgive my brother’s murderers
Yemen: Expert says 'regulated escalation' expected Friday
Aziz Abu Sarah is a Tour Guide
UN Summit Already Successful: $50 Billion Divested From Fossil Fuels
Europe Must Help Syria’s Women Make Peace
The World Discovers Afghanistan’s Peaceful Clerics
7 Ways Obama's U.N. Speech Revealed His Inconsistent Foreign Policy
Colombia's Inminent Peace Agreement: A Brief Analysis of What the Agreement is, What is Next and What is Missing
Lieberman and the Peace Process
Why is ISIS destroying Iraq's historical heritage?
American Aid Worker Is Cleared of Child Abuse Charges in Egypt
Sit down with Iran to ensure there is no ‘October surprise’
Crimean Tatars fear exile again
Halep'in geleceği ve Türkiye'nin güvenliği
Post-Mubarak Egypt: From successful protest to sustainable social transformation
Learning from SIGIR's Final Report on Iraq Reconstruction
Who to Blame for the Absence of a Kurdish State after Sykes Picot?
The Israeli ex-settler at the center of Occupy Wall Street
Look to Iran for a solution in Syria
Gulf Nations Can Provide Jobs, Which Is Crucial to Syrian Refugees
A Toast for Peace
Hutu Diaspora Narrative: Identity in Conflict, Conflict of Identity
Washington Area Students Weigh in on South Sudan Conflict
Cyprus: An EU Presidency occupied by Candidate Turkey
Jordan Valley essential for a viable Palestinian state
Nimr Al Nimr: Anatomy of a Man
What Secretary Clinton Does Not Recognize About Egypt’s Anti-Regime Protests
Doing away with food deserts in the District
Man-to-man chat can avert disaster
Semites Unite! You Have Nothing to Lose But your Conflict
Humanitarian Missiles Are Superior to Cruise Missiles
Yemen: Ripe for a solution?
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - Discussion with Marc Gopin: Part 1 on Economic Peace & Justice
We can't let climate change turn droughts, flash floods and mudslides into the new normal
Egypt’s Street Children, Aya Hijazi, and Me
Heavy metal music unites Jews and Muslims across the Middle East
Somalia Needs a War on Poverty
Mason student starts ‘sustainable, reproducible’ businesses in war zones
Egypt acquits American woman detained for 3 years
Texas flood's climate change irony: Column
Nonviolent resistance key to Middle East breakthrough
UN Small Arms Conference: Evaluation and Prospects
Ending the Exploitation of People and the Planet
USDA Does Diets Differently, Moves Off Meat
Female suicide bombers; Misguided media; Karadzic at the Hague
More record warmth means more flooding: Column
Letter to the Editor: Dismissal of Evidence Affected Paris Agreement
Price tag attack on J’lem church provokes religious condemnation
Why U.S. Could Opt For 'Zero Option' In Afghanistan
ISIS attacks fueled by illegal guns and open societies we can’t afford to lose
Happy Independence Day wishes from a Palestinian
Turkey's Best Asset to Tackle ISIS: Ankara or America?
Tackling the most grave and serious global security threats
Doctoral Student Goes to Hollywood to Teach Peace Techniques
Proof Nuclear Energy Is a Huge Security Risk
America's lawmakers in Libyan quagmire
Cultural Educator: Aziz Abu Sarah

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