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Voices: In midst of war, life goes on for Syrian kids
Options for Action in Syria
Advocates for Egypt’s street children face unjust imprisonment
China’s Foreign Policy Debates
National Geographic Expeditions ‘Holy Land’ Partner Scores Top UN Award
Yemen: Ripe for a solution?
The U.S. Is No. 1 In Global Arms Sales
Is Yemen’s power struggle over?
An Interview with Dr. Tetsushi Ogata
Tragedy & Triumph
Small town America shouldn't resemble war zone
Symposium on Nagorno Karabakh held in US
Deadly challenge of keeping Syria health-care workers safe
The Dangers of Soft Power: Government backed cultural programs often come across as just propaganda
Why D.C. should take Youth Court program off life support
Book review: The Shifting Grounds of Conflict and Peacebuilding
Libya’s GNA and the Future of Public Discourse
Israeli-Palestinian conflict - discussion with Marc Gopin: on economic peace & justice
The Current of Discord on the Mekong
Our moral obligations in Somalia
Why Washington is wrong to impose visa suspension on Iraqis
Palestinian, Jew give both sides on joint Jerusalem tours
Ethiopian Ruling Coalition Wins Majority of Parliament Seats
Use US soft power to free the Ashraf Seven
Firing Up Kurdish Nationalism in Iraq
Civility: The Way We Drive
9 Costs of Drone Strikes
Mason student starts ‘sustainable, reproducible’ businesses in war zones
Why Should Israel Care What the Rest of the World Thinks?
Yemen’s a Model All Right—For Disaster
How U.S. War Funds Get Wasted ... And How to Stop It
Boarding the Train for a Trip into the Past
Politics Unusual
Why Army women are demanding the right to fight — and die — in combat
‘Don’t Disturb The Peace’: Post-Conflict Politics In Aceh, Indonesia
The Politics of Bongo Flava
How a glacier could thaw dangerous India and Pakistan freeze
Making Nonviolent Statecraft into a Self-Evident Truth
Germany Tells NATO, Russia To Dialogue Before Things Get 'Completely Out Of Control'
UN Summit Already Successful: $50 Billion Divested From Fossil Fuels
Drones weaken USA's moral might: Opposing view
From Israel to Mason: Conflict scholars present a peace proposal at the UN
Police should put away the military gear and build connections with young people
Netanyahu’s address to Congress is a recipe for disaster, not peace
Saudi in Yemen; It’s personal now
Americans have had enough conflict
Trump’s favorite dictator is jailing U.S. citizens
Women-in-Combat Plaintiff to Present Keynote at Gender and Conflict Center Reception
Catching Kony
A col.’s view of commander’s authority
What can Washington do about militarized police forces?
Tehran looks ready to tango
Rights groups renew request for release of defendants in the Belady Foundation case and urge compliance with legal standards for pretrial detention
Our Military Shouldn’t Turn Its Back on Servicewomen Who Need an Abortion
Even a weakened Libya can avoid civil war
Syria Needs Real Help, Not American Bombs
The inclusion of women in the peacemaking process
How U.S. Ambassadors Influence China (But Not Americans)
Afghan civil society calls for just peace
Obama Arrives in Kenya, on Personal and Official Journey
Mideast peace deal… and they lived unhappily ever after
Saudi rejects foreign interference in Iraq, blames ‘sectarian’ Maliki | Reuters
‘Lincoln’: Where was Frederick Douglass?
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Are Direct Negotiations Good or Bad for the Palestinians?
Land Rights Have Become A Women's Issue Through Social Mobilization In Cambodia
On 10th Anniversary of Afghan War, Time to Exit Militarized US Foreign Policy
Bring Russia out of the cold and into the fold
Defense Department in Somalia
Tariq Ramadan in Chicago's Holocaust Museum
Why I'm Going to Yemen
Comment: The Cyprus Challenge: A solution paradigm shift
As New Threats Emerge, U.S. Closes Drone Base in Ethiopia
Sorting Out Our Options in Afghanistan
Myanmar Fighting Poses Dilemma for China
A Local First approach to early warning and response
Meryl Streep is right; bullying hurts us all
Hillary Clinton Asks Egypt’s President Sisi to Release Aya Hijazi
Want to cut big government abuses? Start with defence contracting
Confronting Homeland Security's 'SSSS' Watch List
Why U.S. Could Opt For 'Zero Option' In Afghanistan
Egyptian-American activist Aya Hegazi returns to US following Egypt court acquittal
On “The Mystery of Capital”
Shank: White House, Congress Choosing Wrong Path on Iran
USIP Awards Jennings Randolph Senior Fellowships and Peace Scholarships for 2015-2016
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - Discussion with Marc Gopin: Part 1 on Economic Peace & Justice
Tanzanian President’s Former Aide Plans Bid to Succeed Him
Conflict Analysis and Resolution Students Named Boren Fellows
An American humanitarian worker goes on trial in Cairo. What’s next for Aya Hijazi?
Turkey's Best Asset to Tackle ISIS: Ankara or America?
Why the White House Won't Win the Afghanistan War
American Aid Worker Is Cleared of Child Abuse Charges in Egypt
Ukraine Diplomatic Deal: Necessary Next Steps
When soldiers commit murder
Mason Student Studies Emerging Protest Culture Over Land Rights Conflicts in Cambodia
Bartoli & Shirch featured in the Echo Press: Commentary - A perspective on peace for the season
Stop the ISIS War Before It Gets Worse!
Darfur Donor Conference: A Park for a Deadly Conflict
The Ottoman Experience in Mosul, Then and Now
Who to Blame for the Absence of a Kurdish State after Sykes Picot?
Regionalization of Conflict and Opportunities for Peace in the Horn of Africa
Vietnam and Great Power Rivalries
Look to Iran for a solution in Syria
Lawmakers in Washington increasingly concerned about Ethiopia
China and Japan REALLY Don’t Like Each Other
Divide and conquer negotiations
Mason Student Strives to Bring Peace Before Dangerous African Presidential Vote
UN Small Arms Conference: Evaluation and Prospects
In fighting gangs, US should look to El Salvador
التدخل الروسي أوقف انهيار النظام السوري مؤقتاً
What will Rep. Dennis Kucinich's legacy be?
It's the Arab spring for dictators
Women’s Exclusion Worsens Somali Crises
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
Vatican Mayors Summit Spots Pope on Municipal Pulpit
Turkey’s once-worldly aims falter, even close allies concerned
A Peacebuilding Travel Log
Boycotting Muslim 'Savages' Ad on DC Metro in Protest of Hate Speech
Analysis: Progressive policies provide answer for Sanders’ foreign policy gap
Experts Say There Will Be No Contest in Ethiopia's Upcoming Vote
To finally see the invisible Israelis before our eyes
Somalia on the Brink
Peace – practical, not fanciful
Texas flood's climate change irony: Column
Genocide or Terrorism? Transnational Advocacy and the Ogaden Conflict
ما هي خلفية اشتعال القومية الكردية في العراق؟
Transforming a Nation
Cyprus: An EU Presidency occupied by Candidate Turkey
The Emperor’s new clothes – bluster in the GOP
Faith-Based Diplomacy
Next Up in Somalia’s Fragile Transition: Bridge Political Divides
Bribes, money hidden in teddy bears: welcome to US spending in Afghanistan
Arab Americans Organize with the ANSWER Coalition to Protest Trump Inauguration
Britain’s election results may prove to be a blow to US foreign policy goals
Women in Combat
Former Del. Jim Scott remembered for selfless public service
Politics and Language: Dimension Beyond Words
Focus on Al Qaeda in Yemen magnifies chronic instability
The Russian Military Intervention in Syria; Is This Really a Concern for the U.S.?
Nato should negotiate a security structure that includes Russia
The Audacity of Air Strikes and Secret Deals: Just making Isis grow stronger?
The only way forward on Syria
Letter to the Editor: Dismissal of Evidence Affected Paris Agreement
The Impact of the Syrian Civil War on Identity Groups in Turkey
Comment: A federal constituent “state” is not in the interest of Turkish Cypriots
CPCS Hosted Conference in Washington D.C.
America's police are looking more and more like the military
Richard Solomon Proved Sport Matters through the ‘Ping-Pong’ Diplomacy, and George Mason University is Poised to Tell Us How
Crimean Tatars Fear for Their Safety After Crimea’s Annexation to Russia
Science of unintended consequences
A Cultural Awakening Leads to Abundance of Conflict Resolution Opportunities
Stop Treating America Like a War Zone: Congress must stop the militarization of America's police forces
Female soldiers fight Pentagon in court for combat positions
U.S. Couple Held In Egyptian Prison For 1 Year Over Unfounded Child Abuse
Essay on the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the Sykes-Picot Agreement هل العرب أمام سايكس بيكو جديدة؟
Why defeating ISIS with military might is starry eyed idealism
10 Syria Questions for John Kerry and Chuck Hagel
Washington Area Students Weigh in on South Sudan Conflict
Clash of Dreams: Becoming a ‘Normal Country’ in East Asia
The World Discovers Afghanistan’s Peaceful Clerics
How Trump Gives Negotiation a Bad Name
Beware Libya’s ‘Fair Dictator’
Obama making up drone rules as he goes
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Trump got Egypt to free an American prisoner. Here’s her story.
How to Fix Turkey's Fall From International Favor
Yemen needs action, not just talk
USDA Does Diets Differently, Moves Off Meat
U.S. Soldiers in Somalia and the Pentagon's Unlearned Lessons
Emerging Powers and Post-Conflict Reconstruction in Liberia
Peace Economics and Occupy Wall Street
Administrative Referendum: A wakeup call for the ethno-political conflict in Darfur
Soldiers Into Students: Veterans, Educators Try to Ease Transition
Fighting extremism: Dignity is the answer
Why we should keep out of Somalia’s affairs
Feckless on Foreign Policy
Why the US must support bid for Palestinian statehood
The ISIS takeover of Ramadi means hard choices face the Iraqi and US governments
Why Rep. Hunter Is Very Wrong About Nuking Iran
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
Education in Tanzania: Losing the Future
Invest in the Afghan people not foreign contractors
ISIS attacks fueled by illegal guns and open societies we can’t afford to lose
Ahmadinejad - Incitement Deserves Indictment
9/11 Forever (and Ever)
In the Army, sex discrimination begins at West Point
Expect Resource Wars With Exxon CEO At State Helm
Insights Obama can now use to undermine Putin’s narrative
No Iran deal, but significant progress in Geneva
Beyer Statement On Acquittal of Aya Hijazi and Her Co-Defendants in Egypt
S-CAR Class Inspires Landmark Lawsuit
Bringing Eritrea In From The Cold
Mason Partners with Ghana-based African Peace Building Organization
Author, Terrorism Victim Hirsch Says Capital Punishment Hurts U.S. Image Abroad
Using Israeli and Palestinian Guides, Tour Group Helps Visitors ‘Experience the People’
Stop atrocities before they start
Beijing Encroaching on Moscow’s Military Dominance in Tajikistan
We're Unfair to Draft-Card Burners
Congratulations to the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at GMU: The IMTD and ICAR partnership continues
Terrorism and Development
To stop al-Shabab, help Somali people
Don't let Yemen turn into Syria: Column
How to Defuse the Ukraine Crisis: The way to respond to Russia is not with Cold War rhetoric
The U.S. Afghanistan Strategy Is Failing and It's Time to Pull Out
US Navy Seals plan to accept women after female soldiers graduate as rangers
Palestine's Right to Defend Itself
Nigeria: A Network That Reconnects North With Sardauna's Biographer John Paden
US Lawmaker Urges Egypt to Release Dual Citizen
Robert C. Koehler: Healthy conflict creates resilient communities
Ghailani Trial and Sentence Affirms US Federal Court System
یەریڤان سەعید، توێژەر لە پەیمانگای وڵاتانی كەنداو لە واشنتۆن:
Affirmative Action for Somalia
Is the OSCE relevant to Cyprus? Or is Cyprus irrelevant to the OSCE?
Displaced by Genocide, Mason Student Plans to Help Other Refugees
Time to write the rules for cyber and drone challenges
Dear Congress: Take Your Power Back
Sit down with Iran to ensure there is no ‘October surprise’
Lingering Questions Surround Geneva III
America cannot afford such inequality
Africa: Can January Makamba Be the Next President of Tanzania?
What Would MLK Think of America’s Modern Wars?
Republican Reasoning: Why 2008 Was the Year for Occupying and Protesting Wall Street
Albany Gets "F" for Failing to Protect Tenants
'Ceasefire' Is the Syria Word We Need to Hear
Keeping USAID: why the US shouldn’t cut off its nose
Needed: Social Engineering?
With Income Inequality Comes Violence
Japan’s Remilitarization, Beating Ploughshares into Swords
Students Practice Citizen Diplomacy in Syria
Keeping the Keys: The Rise of the Palestinian Diplomatic Intifada
New Grad ‘Ecstatic’ with Peace Corps Posting to Mozambique
Egypt’s Street Children, Aya Hijazi, and Me
Post-Election Ferguson: Bipartisan Congress to Demilitarize Police
Women in combat: US military on verge of making it official
American Aid Worker, Release Secured by Trump Officials, Leaves Egypt
Do We Need Dictatorship?
Conflict and the Consequences of Isolation: A Comparative Study
George Mason University Partners With an African Nonprofit Organization- 72Africa
Filmmaker’s ‘Will to Communicate’ Breaks through Community’s Silence
Responding to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Is Religious Freedom the Answer?
Doing Due Diligence on Diplomacy With Damascus
The Time For Leadership To Protect All Civilians Across Syria
A look at the American 'Countering Violent Extremism' strategy
Peace is profitable: time for the US to invest
Confederate flag: hatred or heritage?
Militarization of U.S. Police Forces
Why can’t America just take out Assad?
Crimean Crisis Escalates Further
Indian Guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Hopes to Teach Peace to the Taliban
As China’s Economy Falters, Military Parade Offers Chance to Burnish Image
Don't Talk, Do Something! Palestinian/Israeli Unilateralism as Legitimate Negotiations
Africa Needs More from Obama than Promises
Why is the US so reticent to read the right messages in Asia and the Pacific?
Congressmen urge Egypt to release Virginia woman from jail
Is the Spirit of Sykes-Picot Still Alive in the Middle East after a Century?
Maltese neutrality still a brilliant idea
Press Pause on the Rush to War
Iraqi Kurdistan fears Maliki returning to power
China’s Puzzling ADIZ Decision Making
Palestine is nearly here, deal with it
Police Should Put Away the Military Gear and Build Connections with Young People
U.S. Military Interventionism Has Harmed Iraq Dearly
Tackling the most grave and serious global security threats
Peace, alliance, and inclusivity: Ending conflict in Myanmar
Sudan, after the breakup: Can violence be prevented?
Scholars skeptical on Japan apology
Obama’s local, international obstacles on Syria
Can the Tribes of NATO help the Tribes of Afghanistan?
Slavery and Climate – There's More in Common Than You Think, Vatican Says
We gain more than we lose in the Iran nuclear deal [Commentary]
How to Pull Yemen Back from the Edge
Netanyahu's Kennedy moment
Palestine: Still key to stability in the Middle East
Bible Texts Misused in Rumsfeld Reports, Religious Leaders Say
Conflict as an opportunity
Peace Corps Program & Training Specialist for Africa
Presidents must come together on East Asia
Civilian Devastation During War Explored in ‘Why They Die’
Evolving policy in a changing world: Examining challenges and opportunities in the new US Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review
A new look at climate change
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
Explosion of the Sacred
Sick talk: The danger of blaming migrants for Israel’s ills
A third intifada is inevitable unless Israel changes course
Hamas Should Be Part of Middle East Peace Talks
Peace Parsha: Hayyei Sarah - Love and Care across Boundaries
To stop sexual assault against women in the US military, add more women
خبير في النزاعات الدولية: ترامب سيبيع الورقة السورية لبوتين (حوار)
Blessed Are the Climate Advocates
Suffolk reservist sues over ban on women in combat
Reimagining Transitional Justice in Bali
When Radio Goes Bad: RF communications and the increased violence in South Sudan
When diplomatic opportunities were dismissed
Colombia's Inminent Peace Agreement: A Brief Analysis of What the Agreement is, What is Next and What is Missing
A New United Nations of Human Rights Countries
Bosnia: Stabilization Stalled in Negative Peace
Military spending is not right way to boost America's economic security
Resolute in uncertain times: peacebuilding in the new US administration
The Obama administration ignores an American imprisoned in Egypt
Fuel for extremism is beyond Bin Laden, EMU prof says
NYC Housing: A Clear and Present Danger
7 Ways Obama's U.N. Speech Revealed His Inconsistent Foreign Policy
Dumping Military Kit on Cops Makes Main Street a War Zone
Rwanda: Opening the door to dialogue (Claudine Kuradusenge)
An Alternative for Afghan Peace Talks
Do military women want combat jobs? The survey numbers say yes — and so do more than 9,000 combat action badges
Gaza becomes Syria: Middle East geopolitics 2.0
The Coming Rise of Afghan Militias
State Department Should Speak Out For Aya Hijazi, US Human Rights Defender In Egypt Prison
Direct Analytical Approach to Peacebuilding
Bush's true legacy in Egypt
Ethiopia’s Muslim Activists Pave a Path for Nonviolent Political Activism
‘Strength through peace – not peace through strength’: a reaction to Trump’s America First foreign policy
Mason’s Global Problem Solving Consortium in National Spotlight
Palestinian Organization Wins 1st Place in Intercultural Innovation Award
Can Obama Influence Ethiopia on Human Rights, Democracy?
Sign a Drone Treaty Before Everyone Does as We Do
Rethinking transitions: finding the pathway from military to community security
These fiscal cliff hawks ought to be foreign policy doves
Search – Côte d’Ivoire wins the Prize of Excellency
Water shortages are coming. It's time for us to act.
Promoting Peace and Conflict Awareness In Small Town America: Independence, Kansas
US must vote in favour or abstain
The Saudis and the Iranians Need to Talk: And we need to make it happen
Somalia Needs a War on Poverty
The 2017 Arthur N. Rupe Great Debate: Is ISIS an Existential Threat to the United States?
Election campaigns and the politics of performance
Republicans and the Mennonite vote
Riyadh Conference: What Makes It Different?
The Lonely Man of Peace
What Aziz Abu Sarah learned in Hebrew school
Let's keep Syria's blood off America's hands
Global Mayors Protest Trump’s Anti-Climate Cabinet
The costly errors of America's wars
As Ethiopia votes, what’s ‘free and fair’ got to do with it?
Women sue Pentagon over combat exclusion
Freed Egyptian American prisoner returns home following Trump intervention
Roads: Getting Them Done
Coup-Speak Speaking
Myanmar's negotiator expresses belief in China's willingness to help in peace process
5 Ways We Should Radically Reconsider War
Police Militarization Must Be Halted
Learning from SIGIR's Final Report on Iraq Reconstruction
Sorry, Aung San Suu Kyi, the Rohingya Crisis Is No Laughing Matter
Fragility Needs Innovative Development Financing
The Business Argument for Addressing Climate Change
Afghan Security Forces Pass First Test, But Questions Remain
Court clears American aid worker after 3 years behind bars in Egypt
U.S.-E.U. Rhetoric on Russia as Destructive as a Chekhovian Duel
Lack of US-Syria Diplomacy Leads to Dangerous Isolation
Data show drone attacks doomed to fail against ISIS in Syria
EMU Professor Urges Shift in Iraqi, Afghan Strategy
Man-to-man chat can avert disaster
Does China Have a Foreign Policy?
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
Keeping Iran and Saudi Arabia From War
Mason Center Works Toward a Peaceful Future

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