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Six leading Libyan women dominate Virginia conference on Libya
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An online occupation
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History Education in the South Caucasus
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Israel's New Left Goes Online
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Insight Policing and the Role of the Civilian in Police Accountability
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Dirt on Our Hands
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The Ottoman Experience in Mosul, Then and Now
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Israel Inside/Out: Perspectives And Prisms
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The Israeli ex-settler at the center of Occupy Wall Street
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Why Forest Whitaker Is Making the UN Goals Famous
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First Person: Five Things I Learned in Syrian Refugee Camps
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Tariq Ramadan in Chicago's Holocaust Museum
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Prop. 35 tackles child sex-trafficking
Fighting extremism: Dignity is the answer
The American Elections: Prospects for a New US Foreign Policy
Education in Tanzania: Losing the Future
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Congress vs. the Super-Pollutants
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Did Bernie Sanders just steal Joe Lieberman’s Jewish crown?
65 years after 'catastrophe,' Palestinians have little to cheer about
CPCS Hosted Conference in Washington D.C.
Advertising against Muslims? Not with my tax dollars
Responsible Journalism Series: Media as Critical Reflective Practice
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A New (Old) Narrative for the Left
Fossil Fuel Divestment Makes UN Climate Summit a Success
Bring Russia out of the cold and into the fold
Options for Action in Syria
Universities More Moderate than Believed
Firing Up Kurdish Nationalism in Iraq
'Delenda Carthago': ISIS, threat and recovery
Obama making up drone rules as he goes
We can't let climate change turn droughts, flash floods and mudslides into the new normal
Lessons from South Asia for an Arab Spring
Ukraine Diplomatic Deal: Necessary Next Steps
Shank and Gilchrest: Increasing the Peace Can Reduce the Debt
A peace-building response to the rise of 'Trumpism'
Settler Terrorism -- An American Problem
Why U.S. Could Opt For 'Zero Option' In Afghanistan
Don't forget Malaysia
Nimr Al Nimr: Anatomy of a Man
Addressing DC's truancy epidemic
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Marginalizing Muslims in Switzerland
What Paul Ryan’s economic roadmap means for America
Social media project addresses extremist violence at home and abroad
The Meaning of Freedom
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10 Syria Questions for John Kerry and Chuck Hagel
Hezbollah’s Triumph
Trump 'ordered Sisi' to release US-Egyptian charity worker
Problem-solving approach privileges both parties
Peace Parsha: Hayyei Sarah - Love and Care across Boundaries
Crimean Crisis Escalates Further
The Indoctrination Myth
The Obama administration ignores an American imprisoned in Egypt
Meat Alert
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Post-Mubarak Egypt: From successful protest to sustainable social transformation
Riyadh Conference: What Makes It Different?
Nonviolent resistance key to Middle East breakthrough
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An Extreme Sport: Middle East Peacebuilding
Obama’s local, international obstacles on Syria
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Militarization of U.S. Police Forces
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Obama’s speech was more of the same - and not what we needed
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Duly Elected Tyranny: Recovering Democracy in the Age of Majority Abuses
9 Costs of Drone Strikes
When Contested Narratives of Identity and Victimhood are Victims of Politics
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Origins and Responses to the Arab Awakening
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Conflict Analysis and Resolution Students Named Boren Fellows
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Ethiopia’s Muslim Activists Pave a Path for Nonviolent Political Activism
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American Aid Worker Is Cleared of Child Abuse Charges in Egypt
Yemen is on the Brink of Chaos - And Why It's So Important
China’s Puzzling ADIZ Decision Making
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Is the Spirit of Sykes-Picot Still Alive in the Middle East after a Century?
Muslim Women Find Empowerment Through Competitive Sports
The Next Step for Myanmar
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China and Japan engage neocortices
Hutu Diaspora Narrative: Identity in Conflict, Conflict of Identity
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Needed: Social Engineering?
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After 900 days in pre-trial detention, campaigns call for release of Aya Hegazy
We gain more than we lose in the Iran nuclear deal [Commentary]
When nature trumps nurture, we all lose
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America Must Rethink the War on Terror: The Authorization for Use of Military Force needs to be modified to avoid mission creep
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Busting the Biofuels Boom
The Lonely Man of Peace
Why Did Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Go to Iraq?
Obama must stand up to Netanyahu on Israeli settler violence
Feckless on Foreign Policy
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Measuring the cost of violence
To save his Middle East legacy, Obama must recognise a Palestinian state now
Syrian Ramadan at the Edge of War
Why water is key to Syria conflict
Are Direct Negotiations Good or Bad for the Palestinians?
Conflict-sensitive Repatriation: Lessons from Displaced Communities in North-eastern Nigeria
Europe’s Migration Crisis: Causes and Cures
Is Yemen’s power struggle over?
Dialogue, satire and the attack on Charlie Hebdo
We Lead Developed World in Poverty and Inequality
Do We Need Dictatorship?
Heavy metal music unites Jews and Muslims across the Middle East
The Path To Clean Energy Requires An Energy-Storage Revolution
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A new look at climate change
Regionalization of Conflict and Opportunities for Peace in the Horn of Africa
The NYC Security Risk That Candidates Aren't Discussing
Stop atrocities before they start
Saudi in Yemen; It’s personal now
Conflict Resolution, One Book at a Time
Tale of Two Conventions: Why Charlotte Wins Over White Tampa
خبير في النزاعات الدولية: ترامب سيبيع الورقة السورية لبوتين (حوار)
Using Israeli and Palestinian Guides, Tour Group Helps Visitors ‘Experience the People’
Hong Kong's 'Occupy': A movement for universal suffrage in Hong Kong is worrying Beijing
American impotence and the ‘Born in Jerusalem’ law
Charlie Rangel: Why I Oppose Syria Strikes
Hillel Event Bridges Israeli-Palestinian Gap
Who is Aya Hijazi, the American freed from jail in Egypt?
‘Lincoln’: Where was Frederick Douglass?
Climate Change Is An Immediate Threat
What Egypt Can Learn from the “Swine Flu” Scare
Crimean Tatar Mejlis Elects New Chairperson as Mustafa Cemilev Steps Down
When soldiers commit murder
Addressing divide between communities and police
ما هو الإرث السياسي لمحمود عباس؟
Women in Combat
Maltese neutrality still a brilliant idea
How a monk-turned-street artist sees New York City’s homeless
Does China Have a Foreign Policy?
Scholars skeptical on Japan apology
A Grassroots Visit Belies Washington's View of Afghanistan
Only catastrophes lead to the sharing of sovereignty
Streator Grads do 'Amazing Things'
What can Washington do about militarized police forces?
Jordan Valley essential for a viable Palestinian state
Peace – practical, not fanciful
Opinion: Why Trump’s foreign policy won’t make America great again
Could ‘Insight Policing’ have saved Sandra Bland, Freddie Gray and others?
‘Don’t Disturb The Peace’: Post-Conflict Politics In Aceh, Indonesia
The District’s Divide: Classism, Racism and the Re-Election of Marion Barry
یەریڤان سەعید، توێژەر لە پەیمانگای وڵاتانی كەنداو لە واشنتۆن:
Breakdown in Yemen
Crimean Tatars fear exile again
Higher education leans left. But why? And so what?
My Turkish Airport
A col.’s view of commander’s authority
Why NFL's Washington Redskins needs renaming
Yemen Can't Do It Alone
Monk-Turned-Street Artist Paints the Homeless to Teach New Yorkers Compassion
Rand Paul's Filibuster Gives Civil Liberties A Rare Washington Moment
Why is ISIS destroying Iraq's historical heritage?
Ahmadinejad - Incitement Deserves Indictment
A Caution Against Framing Syria as an Assad-Opposition Dichotomy
Why the Gun Control Debate Doesn't Do Justice to Colorado Killings
Open letter to President-elect Trump and government officials at all levels
U.S. Military Interventionism Has Harmed Iraq Dearly
The three-ring circus of American politics
Why the US must support bid for Palestinian statehood
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
The Big Problems in Obama's Big Trade Deals
As Ethiopia votes, what’s ‘free and fair’ got to do with it?
At summer camp, Syrian child refugees recall a lost homeland
Bucolic Peekskill under attack: View
Responding to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Is Religious Freedom the Answer?
How China’s Economic Rebalancing is like the Movie 'Speed'
Afghan civil society calls for just peace
Rodef Shalom to host panel on Palestinian perspectives
Trump Should Take a Lesson From the Pope on How to Lead
How Trump Gives Negotiation a Bad Name
Why the Kerry-Karzai Afghan Security Deal Won't Work
Holy Land tours a new tool in peacebuilding
Bernie Sanders Vows To Fight Anti-Islam Sentiment: 2016 Democratic Presidential Candidate Hugs Muslim Woman On Stage
Tehran looks ready to tango
Students discuss effects of Charlie Hebdo shooting
Nato should negotiate a security structure that includes Russia
How to Pull Yemen Back from the Edge
A New Heroism in Israel and Palestine
Adjunct Faculty Demand Change
Time to write the rules for cyber and drone challenges
Aziz Abu Sarah Named National Geographic Emerging Explorer
Aya Hegazy trial postponed for 5th time after court unable to turn on laptop
Politics and the city – the battle over Istanbul’s Gezi park
David N. Cicilline and Michael Shank: Global warming threatens R.I.
The Struggle for Independence in West Papua
Inevitable US policy shift on Burma: why and how
Trump’s favorite dictator is jailing U.S. citizens
IRP leader speaks in Washington, unsure of party goals and wary of Tajikistan’s future
Bosnia Back on the Brink: Ukraine can learn from Bosnia's failed socioeconomic policies
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
Seeing Both Sides of the Holy Land
Direct Analytical Approach to Peacebuilding
Vatican Mayors Summit Spots Pope on Municipal Pulpit
7 Ways Obama's U.N. Speech Revealed His Inconsistent Foreign Policy
Unite, Confuse, and Inspire: A Response to the Rise of Racism in Israel
Ryan Gosling spreads message from Bernie Sanders
Marijuana cartels and the Mafia
Conflict as an opportunity
Beyond Jewish Blessings and Curses There is Absolute Love
Explosion of the Sacred
Gridlock is death for deliberation
Conflict Management Fieldwork in Jordan Yields Surprises, Insights
Climate Action Is Solution to Slowing Superstorms | Commentary
Crisis management system for Japan and China
Obama's Middle East Speech: The Message Was Not Received
Hope for Peace May Be Encouraged by Enemies in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Russian Consul General to Crimea Resigns Following Offensive Comments About Crimean Tatar Deportation
Confederate flag: hatred or heritage?
A Local First approach to early warning and response
Faith-Based Diplomacy
Washington Area Students Weigh in on South Sudan Conflict
The Green Wave washes over a movement in hibernation
Egypt’s Street Children, Aya Hijazi, and Me
UN Summit Already Successful: $50 Billion Divested From Fossil Fuels
Ending the Exploitation of People and the Planet
USDA Does Diets Differently, Moves Off Meat
Look to Iran for a solution in Syria
America cannot afford such inequality
ما هي خلفية اشتعال القومية الكردية في العراق؟
Elizabeth Degi Mount - DBFA
Next Steps in Syria
Senior Government Officials Participate at Workshop on Strategic Communication and Conflict Resolution
U.S. Drones Mobilize Pakistani Nonviolent Movement
S-CAR Class Inspires Landmark Lawsuit
When diplomatic opportunities were dismissed
Fragility Needs Innovative Development Financing
Congress Better Listen to the Pope on Climate Change
Interview: Zheng Wang
Mason Center Works Toward a Peaceful Future
Academics & Activists Discuss Poverty, Inequality, Conflict
Obama: fine words and a touch of game theory
Terrorism and Development
EU Threat Has Inspired Panic Rather than Reform
Netanyahu's Kennedy moment
THE RUSSIAN PLOT, Or, How to Avoid Taking Responsibility for Losing a Presidential Election
Man-to-man chat can avert disaster
Two Crimean Tatar Mosques Torched in Crimea on the Eve of Major Muslim Holiday
Yemen needs action, not just talk
Ethiopian Ruling Coalition Wins Majority of Parliament Seats
Humanitarian Missiles Are Superior to Cruise Missiles
Experts Say There Will Be No Contest in Ethiopia's Upcoming Vote
American Aid Worker, Release Secured by Trump Officials, Leaves Egypt
These fiscal cliff hawks ought to be foreign policy doves
Yemen’s a Model All Right—For Disaster
Overnight Crimean Crisis Hits Stalemate
Catching Kony
Police should put away the military gear and build connections with young people
A Cultural Awakening Leads to Abundance of Conflict Resolution Opportunities
UN climate change negotiations in Poland this week
'The world is flat' in Egypt
Mason student researches homelessness from a conflict perspective
Awakening the Demons: There is no Arab Spring coming to Iraq. But sectarian protests could tear this fragile country apart.
How to fix our police departments
Should Palestinians Accept Israel as a Jewish State?
Beyond the limits of counterterrorism: towards a peace and development agenda that can engage constructively with extremism
In Oak Creek, Wis., hearts open to Sikhs after temple shooting
Sorry, Aung San Suu Kyi, the Rohingya Crisis Is No Laughing Matter
Palestine's Right to Defend Itself
America’s litmus test on Syria
Time to stop coddling Iran
Donald Trump’s bigotry has inspired U.S. Muslim voters like no candidate before
Let's keep Syria's blood off America's hands
'Free Speech' on the DC Metro
The Difference Between Protest America 1968 And 2017
Managing the Madness in the Middle East
A Budget for Working America
Price tag attack on J’lem church provokes religious condemnation
Mirëdita Dobar Dan Festival in Belgrade: We Stuck our Foot in the Open Door
Mason’s Michael Shank Joins White House Climate Change Group
Counter-Revolutions and Evolutions: Lessons of Egypt and Iran
Peshmerga-Iraqi forces united over Mosul, but can this last?
Yeni Bir Toplumsal Sozlesme Arayisi
Anacostia totem pole belies Washington’s devotion to Redskins
‘The American Lawrence of Arabia’s’ life goes on show in the U.S.
Missing From Trial: Detainee Statements
Entitled to Protection, Palestinians Should Join the ICC, Now
Anticipating the Syria of Tomorrow: Strategies to Decrease Violence Against Innocents
Beijing Encroaching on Moscow’s Military Dominance in Tajikistan
Beware Libya’s ‘Fair Dictator’
Jobs: A Human Right | Commentary
Orange Revolution in Ukraine: Inspiration of Disillusionment?
Mason students discuss Islamophobia
To stop sexual assault against women in the US military, add more women
Britain’s election results may prove to be a blow to US foreign policy goals
Cultural Educator: Aziz Abu Sarah
People to People Contact
Beyer Statement On Acquittal of Aya Hijazi and Her Co-Defendants in Egypt
Why Hong Kong's #OccupyCentral Used Nonviolent Action as Tactic
China’s Foreign Policy Debates
Afghan religious figures, diplomats come together in İstanbul
Hunger strike highlights forgotten tragedy of Palestinian prisoners
Honoring National Service in War and Peace
Can Obama Influence Ethiopia on Human Rights, Democracy?
Five Steps America Must Take Now to Combat Climate Change
Wallace Warfield, George Mason professor and conflict resolution expert, dies
Bernie Sanders vows to fight Islamophobia and 'ugly stain of racism' in the US
Gun Bans Aren't the Only Answer to America's Violence Problem
The Current of Discord on the Mekong
Behind the Headlines: Israeli Arab's Water Project May Aid Regional Cooperation
Election campaigns and the politics of performance
Syria’s Christian conundrum
Arab Gulf States Wary of Iran’s Role in the Battle for Mosul
The Dangers of Soft Power: Government backed cultural programs often come across as just propaganda
America's lawmakers in Libyan quagmire
Stitching together the torn fabric of church and society
The only way forward on Syria
Scars of the Khmer Rouge: How Cambodia is healing from a genocide
Our moral obligations in Somalia
Hamas Advocating Dialogue Through Children’s Cartoon?
Have We Become Hopelessly Divided?
Sit down with Iran to ensure there is no ‘October surprise’
Athletes Pick A Side At The Women's March
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
The World Discovers Afghanistan’s Peaceful Clerics
Unholy Media Malpractice: The press totally missed the point of Bernie Sanders' trip to the Vatican.
How to Solve Your Conflicts, and Get FED at the Same Time
Syria Conflict Panel
Trump got Egypt to free an American prisoner. Here’s her story.
Public ‘schools of hope’ could be anything but
ISIS attacks fueled by illegal guns and open societies we can’t afford to lose
Sandy Hook shootings: We need to focus on more than just gun control
What Aziz Abu Sarah learned in Hebrew school
Female suicide bombers; Misguided media; Karadzic at the Hague
Roads: Getting Them Done
Coup-Speak Speaking
Congressmen urge Egypt to release Virginia woman from jail
Rep. Charles Rangel: Let's slow down the next superstorm
Fallacy of a moderate mullah
Fuel for extremism is beyond Bin Laden, EMU prof says
The Federal response in Malheur and far right extremism
Palestine’s new PM and his prospects for success
Book Review: Professors and their Politics
Aziz Abu Sarah is a Tour Guide
The Speech that Time Forgot
‘Strength through peace – not peace through strength’: a reaction to Trump’s America First foreign policy
Could a Nuclear Iran Bring About More Stability, Rather Than Less?
Boarding the Train for a Trip into the Past
Bosnia: Stabilization Stalled in Negative Peace
Crimea Muslims Fear Separation, Exile
Albany Gets "F" for Failing to Protect Tenants
Press Pause on the Rush to War
Former Middle East 'Foes' to Speak on Building Peace
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
Congress Can't Ignore Afghanistan in Budget Talks
Keeping the Keys: The Rise of the Palestinian Diplomatic Intifada
EMU Professor Urges Shift in Iraqi, Afghan Strategy
New Crimean Tatar History Book Comes Under Attack from Russian Nationalist Groups
Bringing Florida to Justice, Not Just George Zimmerman
Europe Must Help Syria’s Women Make Peace
Gulf Nations Can Provide Jobs, Which Is Crucial to Syrian Refugees
Women in combat: US military on verge of making it official
"We Are Not Like Them": Itamar Massacre Activates A Dangerous Israeli-Jewish Ethnocentrism
Lecture by Susan Hirsch at San Anton Palace
Darfur Donor Conference: A Park for a Deadly Conflict
Student Studies Connection of Abusive Treatment of Humans and Animals
Afghans Want U.S. to Stay but Do Things Differently
Republicans and the Mennonite vote
Pro-Earth Republicans In The Era Of President Trump
Africa Needs More from Obama than Promises
Growing Sense of Polarization and Escalating Tensions in Crimea Ahead of 69th Anniversary of Crimean Tatar
Republican Reasoning: Why 2008 Was the Year for Occupying and Protesting Wall Street
التدخل الروسي أوقف انهيار النظام السوري مؤقتاً
Israeli-Palestinian conflict - discussion with Marc Gopin: on economic peace & justice
Former Del. Jim Scott remembered for selfless public service
Israeli, Palestinian join forces to offer tours with two viewpoints
9/11 Forever (and Ever)
Future of Crimean Tartar Muslims Hangs in the Balance
Germany's lesson for U.S. -- keep faith with workers
Teach, model, grow and live in empathy to build world peace, says interfaith expert Marc Gopin at Frontier Luncheon
Donald Trump and the Politics of Personality: To Understand Trumpism, Look Abroad!
Why the White House Won't Win the Afghanistan War
Social Scientist Sees Bias Within
Fayetteville Charity Helps African Group
Interview with CNN: Ancient blueprint for Middle East peace touring U.S.
Syria's Next Generation
Hamas Should Be Part of Middle East Peace Talks
Dear Congress: Take Your Power Back
The case for compulsory voting
Letter to the Editor: Dismissal of Evidence Affected Paris Agreement
The U.S. Is No. 1 In Global Arms Sales
Is America turning into a failed state?
Semites Unite! You Have Nothing to Lose But your Conflict
For Economic Growth, Repeal Drug Laws and Rehabilitate Ex-Cons
Congress Should Scrutinize Pending Trade Pacts
Confronting Homeland Security's 'SSSS' Watch List
Prevention better than punitive in Syria
Our Love-Hate Relationship With Frankenstorms and Hurricane Sandy and Why We Must End It
Working for Peace in the Age of Trump
Police Militarization Must Be Halted
China and Japan REALLY Don’t Like Each Other
Eight ingredients for a peaceful society
New Virginia gun law will boost violence, costs
Who to Blame for the Absence of a Kurdish State after Sykes Picot?
Police Should Put Away the Military Gear and Build Connections with Young People
No Immunity for US Troops: Why Hamid Karzai Punted to Loya Jirga
Ghailani Trial and Sentence Affirms US Federal Court System
Why Bernie Sanders is standing with Muslims
Female soldiers fight Pentagon in court for combat positions
Using Peace 'Means' to Achieve Peaceful 'Ends'
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