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Republicans want to fight climate change, too
Politics and the city – the battle over Istanbul’s Gezi park
Letter to the Editor: Dismissal of Evidence Affected Paris Agreement
A Grassroots Visit Belies Washington's View of Afghanistan
Mason’s Michael Shank Joins White House Climate Change Group
Clash of Dreams: Becoming a ‘Normal Country’ in East Asia
The 2017 Arthur N. Rupe Great Debate: Is ISIS an Existential Threat to the United States?
Ineffective tightening of sanctions on Iran
Mason students discuss Islamophobia
UN Summit Already Successful: $50 Billion Divested From Fossil Fuels
Stop atrocities before they start
After 900 days in pre-trial detention, campaigns call for release of Aya Hegazy
Working Abroad a Big Help on the Hill
Bring Russia out of the cold and into the fold
Hong Kong's 'Occupy': A movement for universal suffrage in Hong Kong is worrying Beijing
Trump 'ordered Sisi' to release US-Egyptian charity worker
Netanyahu’s address to Congress is a recipe for disaster, not peace
The Noxious Origins of NYC Gentrification: Cooking Gas
Divestment-Investment Can Break Congressional Gridlock on Climate Change
The Impact of the Syrian Civil War on Identity Groups in Turkey
As Ethiopia votes, what’s ‘free and fair’ got to do with it?
Turkmenistan cautiously opens to the world
Why Did Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Go to Iraq?
Yemen Can't Do It Alone
How Peer Pressure Brought Australia on Board Climate Fund
Roads: Getting Them Done
China and Japan engage neocortices
Keeping the Keys: The Rise of the Palestinian Diplomatic Intifada
The Business Argument for Addressing Climate Change
Look to Iran for a solution in Syria
Businesses Must Take the Lead on Climate-Change Action
Trump got Egypt to free an American prisoner. Here’s her story.
Final Frontier on Carbon Emissions: Food
Crimean Tatars fear exile again
Netanyahu's Kennedy moment
Essay on the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the Sykes-Picot Agreement هل العرب أمام سايكس بيكو جديدة؟
Go After Super Pollutants
Death to America in Yemen? No.
Obama Thinks Too Small on Climate Change
Cardin Meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister
EU Threat Has Inspired Panic Rather than Reform
As China’s Economy Falters, Military Parade Offers Chance to Burnish Image
The Bo Xilai Verdict: Everybody Wins
Lack of US-Syria Diplomacy Leads to Dangerous Isolation
UVA Gives Diversity Awards to Longtime Professors McDowell and Dukes
Drones weaken USA's moral might: Opposing view
Dismissal of Evidence Affected Paris Agreement
Behind the Headlines: Israeli Arab's Water Project May Aid Regional Cooperation
Can Obama Influence Ethiopia on Human Rights, Democracy?
Mason’s Global Problem Solving Consortium in National Spotlight
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
US must vote in favour or abstain
The NYC Security Risk That Candidates Aren't Discussing
Using Israeli and Palestinian Guides, Tour Group Helps Visitors ‘Experience the People’
Does China Have a Foreign Policy?
The Path To Clean Energy Requires An Energy-Storage Revolution
American impotence and the ‘Born in Jerusalem’ law
The Dangers of Soft Power: Government backed cultural programs often come across as just propaganda
Court clears American aid worker after 3 years behind bars in Egypt
Mason Center Works Toward a Peaceful Future
Obama’s speech was more of the same - and not what we needed
Why Americans Are Ready to Pay More Money for Cleaner Energy
Letter to the editor: A response to "Immigration could swing it for Brexit"
Fighting extremism: Dignity is the answer
David N. Cicilline and Michael Shank: Global warming threatens R.I.
Climate crisis and the will to act
‘Strength through peace – not peace through strength’: a reaction to Trump’s America First foreign policy
What Secretary Clinton Does Not Recognize About Egypt’s Anti-Regime Protests
Climate Action Is Solution to Slowing Superstorms | Commentary
Overnight Crimean Crisis Hits Stalemate
Hurricane Sandy: Time to do something about climate change
Protecting America's Clean Drinking Water
Will Saudi Arabia's 'Operation Decisive Storm' restore order in Yemen?
The Struggle for Independence in West Papua
Global Mayors Protest Trump’s Anti-Climate Cabinet
Bible Texts Misused in Rumsfeld Reports, Religious Leaders Say
Congress Better Listen to the Pope on Climate Change
How to Defuse the Ukraine Crisis: The way to respond to Russia is not with Cold War rhetoric
9 Costs of Drone Strikes
To save his Middle East legacy, Obama must recognise a Palestinian state now
The Price of Abandoning Yemen
George Mason to cultivate global leaders
Learning from SIGIR's Final Report on Iraq Reconstruction
The Time For Leadership To Protect All Civilians Across Syria
Afghans Want U.S. to Stay but Do Things Differently
Donald Trump and the Politics of Personality: To Understand Trumpism, Look Abroad!
China’s Puzzling ADIZ Decision Making
Afghan civil society calls for just peace
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Palestine’s new PM and his prospects for success
Arab Gulf States Wary of Iran’s Role in the Battle for Mosul
Morocco a Stable East-West Bridge
USDA Does Diets Differently, Moves Off Meat
Bosnia Back on the Brink: Ukraine can learn from Bosnia's failed socioeconomic policies
American Aid Worker, Release Secured by Trump Officials, Leaves Egypt
Columbia Prof Uses Math To Create World Peace
The Missing Ingredient in UN's 2030 Global Goals
Man-to-man chat can avert disaster
Nonviolent resistance key to Middle East breakthrough
Donald Trump's Immigration Plan Would Ban One-Third of the World From the U.S.
The ISIS takeover of Ramadi means hard choices face the Iraqi and US governments
Why Rep. Hunter Is Very Wrong About Nuking Iran
Lawmakers in Washington increasingly concerned about Ethiopia
Maltese neutrality still a brilliant idea
Europe’s Migration Crisis: Causes and Cures
Civility: The Way We Drive
We can't let climate change turn droughts, flash floods and mudslides into the new normal
Turkey's Best Asset to Tackle ISIS: Ankara or America?
How Climate Change Sparked the Crisis in Syria
Bucolic Peekskill under attack: View
Mason Professors, Graduates Take Active Role in Latin American Conflicts
Rep. Charles Rangel: Let's slow down the next superstorm
Future of Crimean Tartar Muslims Hangs in the Balance
Obama must stand up to Netanyahu on Israeli settler violence
Is the Spirit of Sykes-Picot Still Alive in the Middle East after a Century?
Managing the Madness in the Middle East
How to Fix Turkey's Fall From International Favor
Congress Should Scrutinize Pending Trade Pacts
An American humanitarian worker goes on trial in Cairo. What’s next for Aya Hijazi?
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR; Resolving Conflicts in the Caucasus
Mason Student Studies Emerging Protest Culture Over Land Rights Conflicts in Cambodia
The Chinese Dream From Mao to Xi
When diplomatic opportunities were dismissed
Because National Governments Won't, Cities Are Pushing Zero-Energy Buildings
Hottest Year on Record, 2014, Brings Economic Opportunity
Beijing Encroaching on Moscow’s Military Dominance in Tajikistan
Nato should negotiate a security structure that includes Russia
Obama Arrives in Kenya, on Personal and Official Journey
'Missing Histories': History Education and China-Japan Relations
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
Vision Series: Sandra Cheldelin to Discuss Women and Conflict
What the Flint Crisis Reveals About Inequality in the U.S.
Don't Let China Dominate: When it comes to renewable energy, China is trumping the U.S.
Darfur Donor Conference: A Park for a Deadly Conflict
Congressmen urge Egypt to release Virginia woman from jail
Climate change denial — the dangerous lie
Sign a Drone Treaty Before Everyone Does as We Do
Beyer Statement On Acquittal of Aya Hijazi and Her Co-Defendants in Egypt
Regionalization of Conflict and Opportunities for Peace in the Horn of Africa
The Emperor’s new clothes – bluster in the GOP
How to stop Libya becoming another Iraq
Hillary Clinton’s Response to the Pulse Orlando Shootings
Blessed Are the Climate Advocates
UN climate change negotiations in Poland this week
Sisters know a good road trip when they see one
Bush's true legacy in Egypt
'Delenda Carthago': ISIS, threat and recovery
U.S.-E.U. Rhetoric on Russia as Destructive as a Chekhovian Duel
Is Yemen’s power struggle over?
How Germans Go Green
Vietnam and Great Power Rivalries
Free West Papua: Growing International Solidarity for a Forgotten Independence Movement
Feckless on Foreign Policy
Water shortages are coming. It's time for us to act.
What Pope Francis Will Say to America This Week
Ukraine crisis underscores need for renewables push
Cyprus: An EU Presidency occupied by Candidate Turkey
Unholy Media Malpractice: The press totally missed the point of Bernie Sanders' trip to the Vatican.
The Audacity of Air Strikes and Secret Deals: Just making Isis grow stronger?
The Current of Discord on the Mekong
U.S. Sanctions On Iran Should Be Lifted For Humanitarian Goods
Confronting genocide in Myanmar: The urgent need to prevent and protect
Can J Street Sideline AIPAC?
Mason/EMU alum Michael Shank works with media to tell the story of climate change
Why China’s New Rich Want to Emigrate
Cyprus – the drama unfolds
Indian Point: Past Its Expiration Date
65 years after 'catastrophe,' Palestinians have little to cheer about
Activists: Release of Detainees in Syria Crucial to Peace Process
Author, Terrorism Victim Hirsch Says Capital Punishment Hurts U.S. Image Abroad
Slavery and Climate – There's More in Common Than You Think, Vatican Says
Chomsky Takes on the World (Bank)
Freed Egyptian American prisoner returns home following Trump intervention
Why the US must support bid for Palestinian statehood
Administrative Referendum: A wakeup call for the ethno-political conflict in Darfur
Why Congress Needs to Act Now On Super-Pollutants
Awakening the Demons: There is no Arab Spring coming to Iraq. But sectarian protests could tear this fragile country apart.
Europe Must Help Syria’s Women Make Peace
Evolving policy in a changing world: Examining challenges and opportunities in the new US Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review
Congress vs. the Super-Pollutants
Don't let Yemen turn into Syria: Column
Egypt frees U.S. charity worker Aya Hijazi from prison
ISIS attacks fueled by illegal guns and open societies we can’t afford to lose
Why I'm Going to Yemen
Keeping Iran and Saudi Arabia From War
Tunisia’s Elections Seal Transition, Raise Fears of Old Regime
Insights Obama can now use to undermine Putin’s narrative
Fed Up With Climate Change Apathy
Presidents must come together on East Asia
The Mother of Badly Timed Arms Sales
Hurricane Joaquin: Another Word for Climate Change
Crimean Tatars Fear for Their Safety After Crimea’s Annexation to Russia
Our Love-Hate Relationship With Frankenstorms and Hurricane Sandy and Why We Must End It
Dirty Energy Dollars
Scholars skeptical on Japan apology
Armenian, Azeri experts' Karabakh settlement recommendations
Pro-Earth Republicans In The Era Of President Trump
How the U.S. Deals With a Land Known for Corruption
Why World Leaders Are Starting to Eat Garbage
How China’s Economic Rebalancing is like the Movie 'Speed'
Focus on Al Qaeda in Yemen magnifies chronic instability
What Do We Mean When We Say "Clean Energy"?
Doing Due Diligence on Diplomacy With Damascus
Resolute in uncertain times: peacebuilding in the new US administration
Why Should Israel Care What the Rest of the World Thinks?
Yemen: Ripe for a solution?
How U.S. Ambassadors Influence China (But Not Americans)
Keeping USAID: why the US shouldn’t cut off its nose
Is the OSCE relevant to Cyprus? Or is Cyprus irrelevant to the OSCE?
Analysis: Progressive policies provide answer for Sanders’ foreign policy gap
Fossil Fuel Divestment Makes UN Climate Summit a Success
Congress Must Tax Fossil Fuels
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry denounces US calls for Aya Hegazy’s release
Don't Talk, Do Something! Palestinian/Israeli Unilateralism as Legitimate Negotiations
The Saudis and the Iranians Need to Talk: And we need to make it happen
America’s litmus test on Syria
Senators Welcome Release of Unjustly Imprisoned Egyptian-American Aya Hijazi
Obama's Middle East Speech: The Message Was Not Received
Japan’s Remilitarization, Beating Ploughshares into Swords
Africa Needs More from Obama than Promises
My Turkish Airport
Britain’s election results may prove to be a blow to US foreign policy goals
Interview: Zheng Wang
Realising peace potential of constitution
Motives of suicide terrorists
'Tribunal' Opens Hearings Into Mass Killings in Indonesia
Ukraine Diplomatic Deal: Necessary Next Steps
In fighting gangs, US should look to El Salvador
Climate Change Is An Immediate Threat
CPCS Hosted Conference in Washington D.C.
10 Syria Questions for John Kerry and Chuck Hagel
There is a Major Climate Issue Hiding in Your Closet: Fast Fashion
Are Direct Negotiations Good or Bad for the Palestinians?
Why US and Chinese cities will make or break any global climate deal
Why Congress Should Care About the Beepocalypse | Commentary
Comment: The Cyprus Challenge: A solution paradigm shift
Why Forest Whitaker Is Making the UN Goals Famous
Why Hong Kong's #OccupyCentral Used Nonviolent Action as Tactic
Land Rights Have Become A Women's Issue Through Social Mobilization In Cambodia
Collaboration with China is preferable to containment
Sorry, Aung San Suu Kyi, the Rohingya Crisis Is No Laughing Matter
Marginalizing Muslims in Switzerland
Meat Alert
China’s Foreign Policy Debates
Washington’s rapprochement with Syria is welcomed but not enough
Proof Nuclear Energy Is a Huge Security Risk
Doing away with food deserts in the District
The Ottoman Experience in Mosul, Then and Now
Shank and Powell: Climate Change Fight Includes Private Sector
Vatican Mayors Summit Spots Pope on Municipal Pulpit
Oil Is At The Heart Of The Ukraine Crisis
Egyptian-American activist Aya Hegazi returns to US following Egypt court acquittal
Time to stop coddling Iran
Palestine: Still key to stability in the Middle East
Stop the ISIS War Before It Gets Worse!
Achieving the mission: A conversation with UPEACE Vice Rector Amr Abdalla
Hillary Clinton Asks Egypt’s President Sisi to Release Aya Hijazi
Texas flood's climate change irony: Column
'Ceasefire' Is the Syria Word We Need to Hear
Trump’s favorite dictator is jailing U.S. citizens
Don't forget Malaysia
A third intifada is inevitable unless Israel changes course
Embracing Healthier Communities Through Clean Energy
Who to Blame for the Absence of a Kurdish State after Sykes Picot?
What Aziz Abu Sarah learned in Hebrew school
The effect of 100 years of amnesia on the Turkish population
Five Steps America Must Take Now to Combat Climate Change
It's the Arab spring for dictators
Sudan, after the breakup: Can violence be prevented?
The Russian Military Intervention in Syria; Is This Really a Concern for the U.S.?
Crimean Crisis Escalates Further
Why We Heart Hurricanes: The Climate Change Connection
More record warmth means more flooding: Column
Cyclone Pam Is Just the Start
Busting the Biofuels Boom
Expect Resource Wars With Exxon CEO At State Helm
Sorting Out Our Options in Afghanistan
Settler Terrorism -- An American Problem
China and Japan REALLY Don’t Like Each Other
Shank: White House, Congress Choosing Wrong Path on Iran
Ending the Exploitation of People and the Planet

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