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Working Abroad a Big Help on the Hill
Post-Election Ferguson: Bipartisan Congress to Demilitarize Police
When Contested Narratives of Identity and Victimhood are Victims of Politics
The Green Wave washes over a movement in hibernation
Civil Society Is Faltering In This Middle East Nation
Universities More Moderate than Believed
Israelis and Palestinians -- rage, fear and misunderstanding
How one liberal group is trying to help Democrats win back the House in 2018
Politics and the city – the battle over Istanbul’s Gezi park
Tunisia’s Elections Seal Transition, Raise Fears of Old Regime
Essay on the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the Sykes-Picot Agreement هل العرب أمام سايكس بيكو جديدة؟
Indignados de Wall Street, ¿el Tea Party de la izquierda?
The three-ring circus of American politics
Insights Obama can now use to undermine Putin’s narrative
How Did VP Candidates Do in the Debate? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
Republicans and the Mennonite vote
U.S.-E.U. Rhetoric on Russia as Destructive as a Chekhovian Duel
Sorting Out Our Options in Afghanistan
What Pope Francis Will Say to America This Week
Why Washington is wrong to impose visa suspension on Iraqis
65 years after 'catastrophe,' Palestinians have little to cheer about
Detroit On The Brink
Elections are good, right? Well, not always
Want to cut big government abuses? Start with defence contracting
Public ‘schools of hope’ could be anything but
The Ugly Reality Of Islamophobia (And How Catholics Should Stand Up Against It)
Why the Gun Control Debate Doesn't Do Justice to Colorado Killings
How China’s Economic Rebalancing is like the Movie 'Speed'
Marginalizing Muslims in Switzerland
Do military women want combat jobs? The survey numbers say yes — and so do more than 9,000 combat action badges
There is a Major Climate Issue Hiding in Your Closet: Fast Fashion
Awakening the Demons: There is no Arab Spring coming to Iraq. But sectarian protests could tear this fragile country apart.
The Price of Abandoning Yemen
How Egypt’s most famous jailed couple celebrated Valentine’s Day
Regionalization of Conflict and Opportunities for Peace in the Horn of Africa
Who is Aya Hijazi, the American freed from jail in Egypt?
No Immunity for US Troops: Why Hamid Karzai Punted to Loya Jirga
Saudi in Yemen; It’s personal now
How to save the American Dream
5 Ways We Should Radically Reconsider War
USDA Does Diets Differently, Moves Off Meat
خبير في النزاعات الدولية: ترامب سيبيع الورقة السورية لبوتين (حوار)
Sandy Hook shootings: We need to focus on more than just gun control
Man-to-man chat can avert disaster
Analysis: Progressive policies provide answer for Sanders’ foreign policy gap
Post-Mubarak Egypt: From successful protest to sustainable social transformation
Obama’s speech was more of the same - and not what we needed
‘Don’t Disturb The Peace’: Post-Conflict Politics In Aceh, Indonesia
Busting the Biofuels Boom
Inspiring Curious Feminists: Reflections on Cynthia Enloe
Police should put away the military gear and build connections with young people
From protests to politics, a new way forward for Yemen
The American Elections: Prospects for a New US Foreign Policy
Evolving policy in a changing world: Examining challenges and opportunities in the new US Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review
The Time For Leadership To Protect All Civilians Across Syria
Problem-solving approach privileges both parties
Beware Libya’s ‘Fair Dictator’
Unite, Confuse, and Inspire: A Response to the Rise of Racism in Israel
Muslim advocates welcome Bernie Sanders' support but want visible action
Lawmakers in Washington increasingly concerned about Ethiopia
The Big Problems in Obama's Big Trade Deals
Republicans want to fight climate change, too
Trump Should Take a Lesson From the Pope on How to Lead
What My Amish and Mennonite Forefathers Would Think About My Job in Congress (and Why I Left)
Ukrainian and Crimean Authorities Snub OSCE over Minority Rights
Blessed Are the Climate Advocates
The Ottoman Experience in Mosul, Then and Now
Democratic Party looks like America
Transforming a Nation
Technology Can’t Replace Real Human Interactions
The Russian Military Intervention in Syria; Is This Really a Concern for the U.S.?
Realising peace potential of constitution
America Must Rethink the War on Terror: The Authorization for Use of Military Force needs to be modified to avoid mission creep
Climate Change Is An Immediate Threat
Unholy Media Malpractice: The press totally missed the point of Bernie Sanders' trip to the Vatican.
Time to stop coddling Iran
U.S. Credibility Around the World Damaged by Afghanistan War
Congressmen urge Egypt to release Virginia woman from jail
In Oak Creek, Wis., hearts open to Sikhs after temple shooting
Why Congress Should Care About the Beepocalypse | Commentary
Conflict Resolution, One Book at a Time
As China’s Economy Falters, Military Parade Offers Chance to Burnish Image
Trump is ‘deprived of all knowledge’ about public schools
BHU holds seminar on peacebuilding
Police Militarization Must Be Halted
For Economic Growth, Repeal Drug Laws and Rehabilitate Ex-Cons
Origins and Responses to the Arab Awakening
ما هي خلفية اشتعال القومية الكردية في العراق؟
Interview: Zheng Wang
Confederate flag: hatred or heritage?
A look at the American 'Countering Violent Extremism' strategy
Shank: White House, Congress Choosing Wrong Path on Iran
China’s Foreign Policy Debates
A Grassroots Visit Belies Washington's View of Afghanistan
Mason Student Strives to Bring Peace Before Dangerous African Presidential Vote
Meryl Streep is right; bullying hurts us all
An Ill-Advised Purge in Libya
Bosnia: Stabilization Stalled in Negative Peace
Aya Hegazy trial postponed for 5th time after court unable to turn on laptop
Egypt frees U.S. charity worker Aya Hijazi from prison
Mason student researches homelessness from a conflict perspective
American Aid Worker, Release Secured by Trump Officials, Leaves Egypt
Press Pause on the Rush to War
Scholars skeptical on Japan apology
A New United Nations of Human Rights Countries
Albany Gets "F" for Failing to Protect Tenants
Pro-Earth Republicans In The Era Of President Trump
Why, Indeed, History Should Sometimes Repeat Itself: a Review of History as a Prelude
Palestine's Right to Defend Itself
Academics & Activists Discuss Poverty, Inequality, Conflict
Bush's true legacy in Egypt
Bernie Sanders Vows To Fight Anti-Islam Sentiment: 2016 Democratic Presidential Candidate Hugs Muslim Woman On Stage
Beyer Statement On Acquittal of Aya Hijazi and Her Co-Defendants in Egypt
Advertising against Muslims? Not with my tax dollars
Africa: Can January Makamba Be the Next President of Tanzania?
My Turkish Airport
The 'anti-science' side of the political divide
Hong Kong's 'Occupy': A movement for universal suffrage in Hong Kong is worrying Beijing
Congressional Quarterly Features Michael Shank, ICAR Ph.D. Candidate
As Ethiopia votes, what’s ‘free and fair’ got to do with it?
Beijing Encroaching on Moscow’s Military Dominance in Tajikistan
Obama must stand up to Netanyahu on Israeli settler violence
Duly Elected Tyranny: Recovering Democracy in the Age of Majority Abuses
America cannot afford such inequality
I Was a Palestinian Stone-thrower. Here's Why I Stopped
Iraqi Kurdistan fears Maliki returning to power
Learning from SIGIR's Final Report on Iraq Reconstruction
What Aziz Abu Sarah learned in Hebrew school
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
Is America turning into a failed state?
Scars of the Khmer Rouge: How Cambodia is healing from a genocide
My sister has been jailed in Egypt for 900 days. When will the U.S. help free her?
Comment: The Cyprus Challenge: A solution paradigm shift
Ukraine Diplomatic Deal: Necessary Next Steps
With Mike Duvall, Fall of Another ‘Family Values’ Crusader
Why US and Chinese cities will make or break any global climate deal
It's the Arab spring for dictators
Russian Consul General to Crimea Resigns Following Offensive Comments About Crimean Tatar Deportation
Yemen’s a Model All Right—For Disaster
What Do We Mean When We Say "Clean Energy"?
Why the US must support bid for Palestinian statehood
Minimum wage war reaches tipping point
The 2017 Arthur N. Rupe Great Debate: Is ISIS an Existential Threat to the United States?
Hillary Clinton Asks Egypt’s President Sisi to Release Aya Hijazi
The case for compulsory voting
China and Japan REALLY Don’t Like Each Other
EU Threat Has Inspired Panic Rather than Reform
Donald Trump and the Politics of Personality: To Understand Trumpism, Look Abroad!
Businesses Must Take the Lead on Climate-Change Action
"With friends like these..." on Romney's comments about Israeli and Palestinian culture
The Audacity of Air Strikes and Secret Deals: Just making Isis grow stronger?
How I learned to forgive my brother’s murderers
When nature trumps nurture, we all lose
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
Why the White House Won't Win the Afghanistan War
Book Review: Professors and their Politics
Bosnia Back on the Brink: Ukraine can learn from Bosnia's failed socioeconomic policies
Ahmadinejad - Incitement Deserves Indictment
Slavery and Climate – There's More in Common Than You Think, Vatican Says
Arab Americans Organize with the ANSWER Coalition to Protest Trump Inauguration
In fighting gangs, US should look to El Salvador
Why Congress Needs to Act Now On Super-Pollutants
Did Bernie Sanders just steal Joe Lieberman’s Jewish crown?
Even a weakened Libya can avoid civil war
Yeni Bir Toplumsal Sozlesme Arayisi
Former Del. Jim Scott remembered for selfless public service
Ethiopia’s Muslim Activists Pave a Path for Nonviolent Political Activism
Death to America in Yemen? No.
Donald Trump's Immigration Plan Would Ban One-Third of the World From the U.S.
Lack of US-Syria Diplomacy Leads to Dangerous Isolation
Massachusetts and Genocide
Ethiopian Ruling Coalition Wins Majority of Parliament Seats
Sorry, Aung San Suu Kyi, the Rohingya Crisis Is No Laughing Matter
These fiscal cliff hawks ought to be foreign policy doves
Solon Simmons' "The Eclipse of Equality"
The Ghailani Verdict - Susan Hirsch featured in the New York Times
Bernie Sanders vows to fight Islamophobia and 'ugly stain of racism' in the US
Trump’s favorite dictator is jailing U.S. citizens
The Real War on Coal Starts in Kosovo
Hutu Diaspora Narrative: Identity in Conflict, Conflict of Identity
Letter to the editor: A response to "Immigration could swing it for Brexit"
Time for the peace vote?
Human Rights of Crimean Tatars Discussed in European Parliament
Politics Unusual
Dismissal of Evidence Affected Paris Agreement
Tale of Two Conventions: Why Charlotte Wins Over White Tampa
Needed: Social Engineering?
Experts Say There Will Be No Contest in Ethiopia's Upcoming Vote
Climate Action Is Solution to Slowing Superstorms | Commentary
A Mood Is Not A Movement: Five Ideas For The Anti-Trump Forces
The only way forward on Syria
Keeping the Keys: The Rise of the Palestinian Diplomatic Intifada
Dr. Jeremy Rinker- UNCG Campus Weekly
Peace – practical, not fanciful
Turkey’s once-worldly aims falter, even close allies concerned
The Business Argument for Addressing Climate Change
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry denounces US calls for Aya Hegazy’s release
Mass shootings show need for gun law reform
Crimean Crisis Escalates Further
The Speech that Time Forgot
ما هو الإرث السياسي لمحمود عباس؟
Presidents must come together on East Asia
Congress Must Tax Fossil Fuels
Tanzanian President’s Former Aide Plans Bid to Succeed Him
Donald Trump’s bigotry has inspired U.S. Muslim voters like no candidate before
Orange Revolution in Ukraine: Inspiration of Disillusionment?
Reading Dr Ambedkar as a narrative for social change
Why Rep. Hunter Is Very Wrong About Nuking Iran
A peace-building response to the rise of 'Trumpism'
Woodbridge Resident Gains White House Internship
The Bo Xilai Verdict: Everybody Wins
Afghans Want U.S. to Stay but Do Things Differently
Mason’s Michael Shank Joins White House Climate Change Group
Feckless on Foreign Policy
Why Protest? And What’s Next: Truth-Telling and Reconciliation for Ferguson and Beyond
Fossil Fuel Divestment Makes UN Climate Summit a Success
25 Rights groups: The Belady Foundation case demonstrates that individual and community initiatives face only repression and fabricated charges
Don't forget Malaysia
As New Threats Emerge, U.S. Closes Drone Base in Ethiopia
Freed Egyptian American prisoner returns home following Trump intervention
Options for Action in Syria
Will Saudi Arabia's 'Operation Decisive Storm' restore order in Yemen?
Crimea Muslims Fear Separation, Exile
PCDN's Dr. Catalina Rojas awarded the prestigious SXSW Dewey Award for use of digital technology to help others
The Saudis and the Iranians Need to Talk: And we need to make it happen
Expect Resource Wars With Exxon CEO At State Helm
Tackling the most grave and serious global security threats
An online occupation
Palestine: Still key to stability in the Middle East
Motives of suicide terrorists
Why Bernie Sanders is standing with Muslims
After Nearly Three Years, An American In Egypt Walks Free
A Local First approach to early warning and response
Students discuss effects of Charlie Hebdo shooting
The Future of Kurdistan, Between Unity and Balkanization
World Bank needs Jeffrey Sachs
We Lead Developed World in Poverty and Inequality
Confronting Homeland Security's 'SSSS' Watch List
How to Have a Productive Conversation About Politics at Thanksgiving
Sit down with Iran to ensure there is no ‘October surprise’
History Education in the South Caucasus
Trump got Egypt to free an American prisoner. Here’s her story.
Ryan Gosling spreads message from Bernie Sanders
Why Did Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Go to Iraq?
U.S. Sanctions On Iran Should Be Lifted For Humanitarian Goods
Essebsi Must Work With Islamists to Ensure Tunisia’s Transition
Keeping Iran and Saudi Arabia From War
Vision Series: Sandra Cheldelin to Discuss Women and Conflict
Dignity for Iran equals an Iran free of nuclear weapons
Art Student Set to Send ‘Transformative’ Project Up in Flames on Mason Pond
After 900 days in pre-trial detention, campaigns call for release of Aya Hegazy
What Paul Ryan’s economic roadmap means for America
Politics and Language: Dimension Beyond Words
Inevitable US policy shift on Burma: why and how
How Did Democratic Candidates Do? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
یەریڤان سەعید، توێژەر لە پەیمانگای وڵاتانی كەنداو لە واشنتۆن:
Portrait of Stalin Sparks Brawl at WWII Ceremony in Crimea
Next Up in Somalia’s Fragile Transition: Bridge Political Divides
Six leading Libyan women dominate Virginia conference on Libya
Semites Unite! You Have Nothing to Lose But your Conflict
Fallacy of a moderate mullah
Tariq Ramadan in Chicago's Holocaust Museum
Teaching Sept. 11 To Students Who Were Born After The Attacks Happened
Questions must be about gun safety
How to Defuse the Ukraine Crisis: The way to respond to Russia is not with Cold War rhetoric
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR; Resolving Conflicts in the Caucasus
Mason/EMU alum Michael Shank works with media to tell the story of climate change
Bucolic Peekskill under attack: View
Does China Have a Foreign Policy?
Why Hong Kong's #OccupyCentral Used Nonviolent Action as Tactic
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
America's lawmakers in Libyan quagmire
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
UN climate change negotiations in Poland this week
Freeport's Highland Community College board will seat Shockey and Musser
Coup-Speak Speaking
Clash of Dreams: Becoming a ‘Normal Country’ in East Asia
Why Should Israel Care What the Rest of the World Thinks?
How Trump Gives Negotiation a Bad Name
A New (Old) Narrative for the Left
Preventing gang violence in San Diego
Stop the ISIS War Before It Gets Worse!
We can only hope that the cerebral will get the better of the visceral
Why defeating ISIS with military might is starry eyed idealism
Mason experts explain how ISIS attacks are recruitment tools
Senators Welcome Release of Unjustly Imprisoned Egyptian-American Aya Hijazi
Prevention better than punitive in Syria
How to Fix Turkey's Fall From International Favor
Addressing divide between communities and police
Author, Terrorism Victim Hirsch Says Capital Punishment Hurts U.S. Image Abroad
Texas flood's climate change irony: Column
Cardin Meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister
GOP, follow Stevens' example
How to stop Libya becoming another Iraq
The Missing Ingredient in UN's 2030 Global Goals
What will Rep. Dennis Kucinich's legacy be?
Inclusiveness: The Right (and Political) Way to Be
Why can’t America just take out Assad?
Aziz Abu Sarah is a Tour Guide
The Current of Discord on the Mekong
Mirëdita Dobar Dan Festival in Belgrade: We Stuck our Foot in the Open Door
Seeing Both Sides of the Holy Land
Two Crimean Tatar Mosques Torched in Crimea on the Eve of Major Muslim Holiday
Britain’s election results may prove to be a blow to US foreign policy goals
Denied Victimhood and Contested Narratives: The Case of Hutu Diaspora
An 'Afghan Summer' of revolt - Part 2
Election campaigns and the politics of performance
Hillel Event Bridges Israeli-Palestinian Gap
Anti-immigration Legislation Makes Cities and Citizens Less Safe
Washington Area Students Weigh in on South Sudan Conflict
Hottest Year on Record, 2014, Brings Economic Opportunity
We can't let climate change turn droughts, flash floods and mudslides into the new normal
Our Military Shouldn’t Turn Its Back on Servicewomen Who Need an Abortion
US must vote in favour or abstain
Sign a Drone Treaty Before Everyone Does as We Do
Turkey's Best Asset to Tackle ISIS: Ankara or America?
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
Paul Ryan's Radical Economic Regime: Why His House Budget Legacy Is a Lesson in Elitism
Overnight Crimean Crisis Hits Stalemate
Myanmar Vote Plan Clouds New US Dialogue
Congress Better Listen to the Pope on Climate Change
The Difference Between Protest America 1968 And 2017
Palestine’s new PM and his prospects for success
Dirty Energy Dollars
Opinion: Why Trump’s foreign policy won’t make America great again
In Israel, the Rent Is Too Damn High
Keeping USAID: why the US shouldn’t cut off its nose
Fragility Needs Innovative Development Financing
9 Costs of Drone Strikes
The Chinese Dream From Mao to Xi
Can J Street Sideline AIPAC?
US Navy Seals plan to accept women after female soldiers graduate as rangers
Athletes Pick A Side At The Women's March
Rand Paul's Filibuster Gives Civil Liberties A Rare Washington Moment
UN Summit Already Successful: $50 Billion Divested From Fossil Fuels
Search – Côte d’Ivoire wins the Prize of Excellency
Liberia’s Path from Anarchy to Elections
Lecture by Susan Hirsch at San Anton Palace
Egyptian-American activist Aya Hegazi returns to US following Egypt court acquittal
Look to Iran for a solution in Syria
Highland Community College Board Candidates Weigh District's Financial, Enrollment Woes
Crimean Tatars's Pain is Renewed- Kırım Tatarları'nın acıları tazelendi
Nato should negotiate a security structure that includes Russia
Bring Russia out of the cold and into the fold
THE RUSSIAN PLOT, Or, How to Avoid Taking Responsibility for Losing a Presidential Election
Is Yemen’s power struggle over?
What can Washington do about militarized police forces?
The NYC Security Risk That Candidates Aren't Discussing
Social Scientist Sees Bias Within
Mason student’s question to Democratic presidential candidate goes viral
Reimagining Transitional Justice in Bali
Why we should keep out of Somalia’s affairs
Using Peace 'Means' to Achieve Peaceful 'Ends'
The Obama administration ignores an American imprisoned in Egypt
The Indoctrination Myth
Morocco a Stable East-West Bridge
The ISIS takeover of Ramadi means hard choices face the Iraqi and US governments
Open letter to President-elect Trump and government officials at all levels
IRP leader speaks in Washington, unsure of party goals and wary of Tajikistan’s future
Why Americans Are Ready to Pay More Money for Cleaner Energy
One Week After Colorado Shooting, US Government Still Failing to Safeguard America
WATCH: Bernie Sanders hugs Muslim student, vows to fight racism as Jew
Have We Become Hopelessly Divided?
Obama Thinks Too Small on Climate Change
Fighting extremism: Dignity is the answer
In America, domestic extremists are a bigger risk than foreign terrorism
A peace dividend we should all want
Growing Sense of Polarization and Escalating Tensions in Crimea Ahead of 69th Anniversary of Crimean Tatar
How Belgraders Remember the NATO Bombings
Activists: Release of Detainees in Syria Crucial to Peace Process
Political Discourse: A Family Affair
Do We Need Dictatorship?
Lone wolf senator builds case to engage Myanmar
Rep. Charles Rangel: Let's slow down the next superstorm
‘Strength through peace – not peace through strength’: a reaction to Trump’s America First foreign policy
Drones weaken USA's moral might: Opposing view
How Germans Go Green
To save his Middle East legacy, Obama must recognise a Palestinian state now
Horizon that is always receding
Congress vs. the Super-Pollutants
The Path To Clean Energy Requires An Energy-Storage Revolution
We must make anti-bullying a mainstream message
A Budget for Working America
How the U.S. Deals With a Land Known for Corruption
Meat Alert
Working for Peace in the Age of Trump
Obama: fine words and a touch of game theory
Responding to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Is Religious Freedom the Answer?
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Comment: A federal constituent “state” is not in the interest of Turkish Cypriots
Firing Up Kurdish Nationalism in Iraq
Why U.S. Could Opt For 'Zero Option' In Afghanistan
CPCS Hosted Conference in Washington D.C.
Europe Must Help Syria’s Women Make Peace
Gridlock is death for deliberation
China’s Puzzling ADIZ Decision Making
Peace Movement Has Become Powerless, Says MK Yuli Tamir
Yemen: Ripe for a solution?
Egypt’s Street Children, Aya Hijazi, and Me
China and Japan engage neocortices
Using Israeli and Palestinian Guides, Tour Group Helps Visitors ‘Experience the People’
Couple Spend Their Wedding Money on Street Children, End up in an Egyptian Prison
Maltese neutrality still a brilliant idea
The Emperor’s new clothes – bluster in the GOP
Trump 'ordered Sisi' to release US-Egyptian charity worker
10 Syria Questions for John Kerry and Chuck Hagel
How to fix our police departments
Shank and Powell: Climate Change Fight Includes Private Sector
American impotence and the ‘Born in Jerusalem’ law
An American humanitarian worker goes on trial in Cairo. What’s next for Aya Hijazi?
Congress Can't Ignore Afghanistan in Budget Talks
An Extreme Sport: Middle East Peacebuilding
Nimr Al Nimr: Anatomy of a Man
Only Good Governance can Defeat Al Qaeda in Yemen
At Town Hall, Sanders Makes Commitment to 'End All Forms of Racism in This Country'
American Aid Worker Is Cleared of Child Abuse Charges in Egypt
OP-ED: Iran in the Era of Moderation and Reform
To finally see the invisible Israelis before our eyes
We're Unfair to Draft-Card Burners
Congress makes Elmo cry by defunding Palestinian 'Sesame Street'
New Crimean Tatar History Book Comes Under Attack from Russian Nationalist Groups

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