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Politics and the city – the battle over Istanbul’s Gezi park
Why Washington is wrong to impose visa suspension on Iraqis
Crimean Tatar Mejlis Elects New Chairperson as Mustafa Cemilev Steps Down
Peace – practical, not fanciful
Donald Trump’s bigotry has inspired U.S. Muslim voters like no candidate before
What Pope Francis Will Say to America This Week
The 2017 Arthur N. Rupe Great Debate: Is ISIS an Existential Threat to the United States?
Police Militarization Must Be Halted
An 'Afghan Summer' of revolt - Part 2
How Did VP Candidates Do in the Debate? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
Universities More Moderate than Believed
Turkey's Best Asset to Tackle ISIS: Ankara or America?
Tatar Muslims afraid of Exile in case of Crimean Division
Orange Revolution in Ukraine: Inspiration of Disillusionment?
25 Rights groups: The Belady Foundation case demonstrates that individual and community initiatives face only repression and fabricated charges
Do military women want combat jobs? The survey numbers say yes — and so do more than 9,000 combat action badges
Congress vs. the Super-Pollutants
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
Bosnia: Stabilization Stalled in Negative Peace
Paul Ryan's Radical Economic Regime: Why His House Budget Legacy Is a Lesson in Elitism
Fragility Needs Innovative Development Financing
The Missing Ingredient in UN's 2030 Global Goals
The Speech that Time Forgot
Highland Community College Board Candidates Weigh District's Financial, Enrollment Woes
65 years after 'catastrophe,' Palestinians have little to cheer about
There is a Major Climate Issue Hiding in Your Closet: Fast Fashion
Don't forget Malaysia
Palestine: Still key to stability in the Middle East
USDA Does Diets Differently, Moves Off Meat
Why the White House Won't Win the Afghanistan War
Former Del. Jim Scott remembered for selfless public service
Palestine's Right to Defend Itself
9 Costs of Drone Strikes
The Obama administration ignores an American imprisoned in Egypt
Yeni Bir Toplumsal Sozlesme Arayisi
Afghans Want U.S. to Stay but Do Things Differently
Students discuss effects of Charlie Hebdo shooting
Why Protest? And What’s Next: Truth-Telling and Reconciliation for Ferguson and Beyond
خبير في النزاعات الدولية: ترامب سيبيع الورقة السورية لبوتين (حوار)
How China’s Economic Rebalancing is like the Movie 'Speed'
Evolving policy in a changing world: Examining challenges and opportunities in the new US Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review
Ethiopia’s Muslim Activists Pave a Path for Nonviolent Political Activism
Lawmakers in Washington increasingly concerned about Ethiopia
Duly Elected Tyranny: Recovering Democracy in the Age of Majority Abuses
From protests to politics, a new way forward for Yemen
In America, domestic extremists are a bigger risk than foreign terrorism
Bernie Sanders vows to fight Islamophobia and 'ugly stain of racism' in the US
A New United Nations of Human Rights Countries
What Aziz Abu Sarah learned in Hebrew school
Tackling the most grave and serious global security threats
The Time For Leadership To Protect All Civilians Across Syria
Crimean Tatars's Pain is Renewed- Kırım Tatarları'nın acıları tazelendi
62nd Anniversary of the Crimean Tatar Deportation “Protest Meeting” in Simferopol, Crimea Went By Peacefully
The Big Problems in Obama's Big Trade Deals
Realising peace potential of constitution
Politics and Language: Dimension Beyond Words
A peace dividend we should all want
Six leading Libyan women dominate Virginia conference on Libya
The Russian Military Intervention in Syria; Is This Really a Concern for the U.S.?
Yemen’s a Model All Right—For Disaster
IRP leader speaks in Washington, unsure of party goals and wary of Tajikistan’s future
The Ottoman Experience in Mosul, Then and Now
Growing Sense of Polarization and Escalating Tensions in Crimea Ahead of 69th Anniversary of Crimean Tatar
Unite, Confuse, and Inspire: A Response to the Rise of Racism in Israel
Blessed Are the Climate Advocates
America Must Rethink the War on Terror: The Authorization for Use of Military Force needs to be modified to avoid mission creep
Trump is ‘deprived of all knowledge’ about public schools
Overnight Crimean Crisis Hits Stalemate
Semites Unite! You Have Nothing to Lose But your Conflict
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
As China’s Economy Falters, Military Parade Offers Chance to Burnish Image
The three-ring circus of American politics
Reading Dr Ambedkar as a narrative for social change
The Audacity of Air Strikes and Secret Deals: Just making Isis grow stronger?
Political Discourse: A Family Affair
Congressmen urge Egypt to release Virginia woman from jail
Inevitable US policy shift on Burma: why and how
CPCS Hosted Conference in Washington D.C.
America's lawmakers in Libyan quagmire
We can only hope that the cerebral will get the better of the visceral
Mason Student Strives to Bring Peace Before Dangerous African Presidential Vote
Why Rep. Hunter Is Very Wrong About Nuking Iran
Freed Egyptian American prisoner returns home following Trump intervention
Why Congress Needs to Act Now On Super-Pollutants
Questions must be about gun safety
Europe Must Help Syria’s Women Make Peace
Mason student researches homelessness from a conflict perspective
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR; Resolving Conflicts in the Caucasus
How to fix our police departments
Does China Have a Foreign Policy?
Meryl Streep is right; bullying hurts us all
Ukraine crisis underscores need for renewables push
Ukraine: An Overview of the Crimean Question at the 63rd Anniversary of the Crimean Tartar Deportation
Albany Gets "F" for Failing to Protect Tenants
Options for Action in Syria
Beyer Statement On Acquittal of Aya Hijazi and Her Co-Defendants in Egypt
How to stop Libya becoming another Iraq
Shank: White House, Congress Choosing Wrong Path on Iran
We're Unfair to Draft-Card Burners
Why Bernie Sanders is standing with Muslims
Why Should Israel Care What the Rest of the World Thinks?
The Current of Discord on the Mekong
Preventing gang violence in San Diego
Pro-Earth Republicans In The Era Of President Trump
China’s Foreign Policy Debates
As Ethiopia votes, what’s ‘free and fair’ got to do with it?
A Local First approach to early warning and response
Iraqi Kurdistan fears Maliki returning to power
Election campaigns and the politics of performance
The 'anti-science' side of the political divide
Essay on the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the Sykes-Picot Agreement هل العرب أمام سايكس بيكو جديدة؟
Ryan Gosling spreads message from Bernie Sanders
Morocco a Stable East-West Bridge
Keeping the Keys: The Rise of the Palestinian Diplomatic Intifada
Congress Can't Ignore Afghanistan in Budget Talks
Beijing Encroaching on Moscow’s Military Dominance in Tajikistan
New Crimean Tatar History Book Comes Under Attack from Russian Nationalist Groups
Bush's true legacy in Egypt
Learning from SIGIR's Final Report on Iraq Reconstruction
It's the Arab spring for dictators
New Crimean Tatar History Book Comes Under Attack from Russian Nationalist Groups
US must vote in favour or abstain
Opinion: Why Trump’s foreign policy won’t make America great again
Why US and Chinese cities will make or break any global climate deal
Tariq Ramadan in Chicago's Holocaust Museum
Tanzanian President’s Former Aide Plans Bid to Succeed Him
The Green Wave washes over a movement in hibernation
My sister has been jailed in Egypt for 900 days. When will the U.S. help free her?
America cannot afford such inequality
Insights Obama can now use to undermine Putin’s narrative
Future of Crimean Tartar Muslims Hangs in the Balance
In Israel, the Rent Is Too Damn High
Search – Côte d’Ivoire wins the Prize of Excellency
Donald Trump and the Politics of Personality: To Understand Trumpism, Look Abroad!
U.S. Credibility Around the World Damaged by Afghanistan War
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
Fossil Fuel Divestment Makes UN Climate Summit a Success
Republicans and the Mennonite vote
The Ugly Reality Of Islamophobia (And How Catholics Should Stand Up Against It)
Myanmar Vote Plan Clouds New US Dialogue
Saudi in Yemen; It’s personal now
Russian Consul General to Crimea Resigns Following Offensive Comments About Crimean Tatar Deportation
Businesses Must Take the Lead on Climate-Change Action
Liberia’s Path from Anarchy to Elections
The NYC Security Risk That Candidates Aren't Discussing
Slavery and Climate – There's More in Common Than You Think, Vatican Says
UN climate change negotiations in Poland this week
Senators Welcome Release of Unjustly Imprisoned Egyptian-American Aya Hijazi
An online occupation
Cyprus: An EU Presidency occupied by Candidate Turkey
Police should put away the military gear and build connections with young people
Mason experts explain how ISIS attacks are recruitment tools
Can J Street Sideline AIPAC?
Using Peace 'Means' to Achieve Peaceful 'Ends'
Rand Paul's Filibuster Gives Civil Liberties A Rare Washington Moment
Arab Americans Organize with the ANSWER Coalition to Protest Trump Inauguration
China and Japan REALLY Don’t Like Each Other
Ethiopian Ruling Coalition Wins Majority of Parliament Seats
Prevention better than punitive in Syria
Trump’s favorite dictator is jailing U.S. citizens
Why Americans Are Ready to Pay More Money for Cleaner Energy
Lack of US-Syria Diplomacy Leads to Dangerous Isolation
Trump Should Take a Lesson From the Pope on How to Lead
Inclusiveness: The Right (and Political) Way to Be
Germany Tells NATO, Russia To Dialogue Before Things Get 'Completely Out Of Control'
Essebsi Must Work With Islamists to Ensure Tunisia’s Transition
Is Yemen’s power struggle over?
Sorry, Aung San Suu Kyi, the Rohingya Crisis Is No Laughing Matter
How to save the American Dream
Post-Mubarak Egypt: From successful protest to sustainable social transformation
The Real War on Coal Starts in Kosovo
A Mood Is Not A Movement: Five Ideas For The Anti-Trump Forces
Do We Need Dictatorship?
What My Amish and Mennonite Forefathers Would Think About My Job in Congress (and Why I Left)
To save his Middle East legacy, Obama must recognise a Palestinian state now
Climate Action Is Solution to Slowing Superstorms | Commentary
Next Up in Somalia’s Fragile Transition: Bridge Political Divides
Problem-solving approach privileges both parties
Dismissal of Evidence Affected Paris Agreement
Ukrainian and Crimean Authorities Snub OSCE over Minority Rights
The Ghailani Verdict - Susan Hirsch featured in the New York Times
Politics Unusual
The only way forward on Syria
Presidents must come together on East Asia
Crimean Tatars Support EuroMaidan Protests in Kyiv
Horizon that is always receding
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
ما هو الإرث السياسي لمحمود عباس؟
Keeping USAID: why the US shouldn’t cut off its nose
Why Hong Kong's #OccupyCentral Used Nonviolent Action as Tactic
Democratic Party looks like America
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry denounces US calls for Aya Hegazy’s release
Lone wolf senator builds case to engage Myanmar
Confederate flag: hatred or heritage?
Comment: A federal constituent “state” is not in the interest of Turkish Cypriots
Couple Spend Their Wedding Money on Street Children, End up in an Egyptian Prison
Mason’s Michael Shank Joins White House Climate Change Group
Minimum wage war reaches tipping point
Egyptian-American activist Aya Hegazi returns to US following Egypt court acquittal
Stop the ISIS War Before It Gets Worse!
We must make anti-bullying a mainstream message
A look at the American 'Countering Violent Extremism' strategy
As New Threats Emerge, U.S. Closes Drone Base in Ethiopia
How the U.S. Deals With a Land Known for Corruption
Scholars skeptical on Japan apology
Congress Must Tax Fossil Fuels
Feckless on Foreign Policy
Why Congress Should Care About the Beepocalypse | Commentary
Maltese neutrality still a brilliant idea
Nimr Al Nimr: Anatomy of a Man
The Saudis and the Iranians Need to Talk: And we need to make it happen
Look to Iran for a solution in Syria
After Nearly Three Years, An American In Egypt Walks Free
Turkey’s Kurdish peace process: dead end – part 1
Post Eurozone crisis, how to increase a country's resilience to risk
My Turkish Airport
Mason student’s question to Democratic presidential candidate goes viral
Peace Movement Has Become Powerless, Says MK Yuli Tamir
To finally see the invisible Israelis before our eyes
China and Japan engage neocortices
Expect Resource Wars With Exxon CEO At State Helm
The Bo Xilai Verdict: Everybody Wins
Confronting Homeland Security's 'SSSS' Watch List
Why we should keep out of Somalia’s affairs
Why Did Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Go to Iraq?
Dirt on Our Hands
World Bank needs Jeffrey Sachs
Is the Spirit of Sykes-Picot Still Alive in the Middle East after a Century?
WATCH: Bernie Sanders hugs Muslim student, vows to fight racism as Jew
The American Elections: Prospects for a New US Foreign Policy
We can't let climate change turn droughts, flash floods and mudslides into the new normal
An OSCE reconciliation strategy for Cyprus?
How to Have a Productive Conversation About Politics at Thanksgiving
Hong Kong's 'Occupy': A movement for universal suffrage in Hong Kong is worrying Beijing
Motives of suicide terrorists
U.S. Sanctions On Iran Should Be Lifted For Humanitarian Goods
یەریڤان سەعید، توێژەر لە پەیمانگای وڵاتانی كەنداو لە واشنتۆن:
U.S.-E.U. Rhetoric on Russia as Destructive as a Chekhovian Duel
Indignados de Wall Street, ¿el Tea Party de la izquierda?
Elections are good, right? Well, not always
How Did Democratic Candidates Do? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
Dirty Energy Dollars
Obama must stand up to Netanyahu on Israeli settler violence
After 900 days in pre-trial detention, campaigns call for release of Aya Hegazy
Is America turning into a failed state?
Trump got Egypt to free an American prisoner. Here’s her story.
Scars of the Khmer Rouge: How Cambodia is healing from a genocide
Bucolic Peekskill under attack: View
Crimean Tatars Fear for Their Safety After Crimea’s Annexation to Russia
Want to cut big government abuses? Start with defence contracting
How Egypt’s most famous jailed couple celebrated Valentine’s Day
Mason/EMU alum Michael Shank works with media to tell the story of climate change
Turkey’s once-worldly aims falter, even close allies concerned
Firing Up Kurdish Nationalism in Iraq
UN Summit Already Successful: $50 Billion Divested From Fossil Fuels
Comment: The Cyprus Challenge: A solution paradigm shift
Hillary Clinton Asks Egypt’s President Sisi to Release Aya Hijazi
Sorting Out Our Options in Afghanistan
Book Review: Professors and their Politics
Portrait of Stalin Sparks Brawl at WWII Ceremony in Crimea
Regionalization of Conflict and Opportunities for Peace in the Horn of Africa
Analysis: Progressive policies provide answer for Sanders’ foreign policy gap
How Trump Gives Negotiation a Bad Name
Why U.S. Could Opt For 'Zero Option' In Afghanistan
Trump 'ordered Sisi' to release US-Egyptian charity worker
What can Washington do about militarized police forces?
Why the Gun Control Debate Doesn't Do Justice to Colorado Killings
Donald Trump's Immigration Plan Would Ban One-Third of the World From the U.S.
The Emperor’s new clothes – bluster in the GOP
Marginalizing Muslims in Switzerland
Death to America in Yemen? No.
Awakening the Demons: There is no Arab Spring coming to Iraq. But sectarian protests could tear this fragile country apart.
A New (Old) Narrative for the Left
How to Defuse the Ukraine Crisis: The way to respond to Russia is not with Cold War rhetoric
Texas flood's climate change irony: Column
10 Syria Questions for John Kerry and Chuck Hagel
Why can’t America just take out Assad?
Beware Libya’s ‘Fair Dictator’
Coup-Speak Speaking
Letter to the editor: A response to "Immigration could swing it for Brexit"
At Town Hall, Sanders Makes Commitment to 'End All Forms of Racism in This Country'
Nato should negotiate a security structure that includes Russia
Fighting extremism: Dignity is the answer
Sandy Hook shootings: We need to focus on more than just gun control
Cardin Meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister
Bosnia Back on the Brink: Ukraine can learn from Bosnia's failed socioeconomic policies
Even a weakened Libya can avoid civil war
OP-ED: Iran in the Era of Moderation and Reform
Washington Area Students Weigh in on South Sudan Conflict
Transforming a Nation
Time for the peace vote?
Unholy Media Malpractice: The press totally missed the point of Bernie Sanders' trip to the Vatican.
Anti-immigration Legislation Makes Cities and Citizens Less Safe
Working Abroad a Big Help on the Hill
How Germans Go Green
These fiscal cliff hawks ought to be foreign policy doves
Denied Victimhood and Contested Narratives: The Case of Hutu Diaspora
Human Rights of Crimean Tatars Discussed in European Parliament
What will Rep. Dennis Kucinich's legacy be?
Britain’s election results may prove to be a blow to US foreign policy goals
Hottest Year on Record, 2014, Brings Economic Opportunity
The Difference Between Protest America 1968 And 2017
The Tale of Two Cities: Kyiv and Simferopol
Time to stop coddling Iran
For Economic Growth, Repeal Drug Laws and Rehabilitate Ex-Cons
Congress Better Listen to the Pope on Climate Change
Public ‘schools of hope’ could be anything but
Responding to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Is Religious Freedom the Answer?
Tale of Two Conventions: Why Charlotte Wins Over White Tampa
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
Experts Say There Will Be No Contest in Ethiopia's Upcoming Vote
The Business Argument for Addressing Climate Change
Origins and Responses to the Arab Awakening
Aya Hegazy trial postponed for 5th time after court unable to turn on laptop
US Navy Seals plan to accept women after female soldiers graduate as rangers
Fallacy of a moderate mullah
Who is Aya Hijazi, the American freed from jail in Egypt?
Using Israeli and Palestinian Guides, Tour Group Helps Visitors ‘Experience the People’
Mass shootings show need for gun law reform
A peace-building response to the rise of 'Trumpism'
Lecture by Susan Hirsch at San Anton Palace
Conflict Resolution, One Book at a Time
Will Saudi Arabia's 'Operation Decisive Storm' restore order in Yemen?
Palestine’s new PM and his prospects for success
Athletes Pick A Side At The Women's March
Crimean Tatars fear exile again
Egypt frees U.S. charity worker Aya Hijazi from prison
Academics & Activists Discuss Poverty, Inequality, Conflict
Bring Russia out of the cold and into the fold
No Immunity for US Troops: Why Hamid Karzai Punted to Loya Jirga
‘Don’t Disturb The Peace’: Post-Conflict Politics In Aceh, Indonesia
Turkey’s Kurdish peace process – framework law – part 2
Woodbridge Resident Gains White House Internship
The Future of Kurdistan, Between Unity and Balkanization
Obama’s speech was more of the same - and not what we needed
A Grassroots Visit Belies Washington's View of Afghanistan
Africa: Can January Makamba Be the Next President of Tanzania?
An Ill-Advised Purge in Libya
THE RUSSIAN PLOT, Or, How to Avoid Taking Responsibility for Losing a Presidential Election
The Chinese Dream From Mao to Xi
The ISIS takeover of Ramadi means hard choices face the Iraqi and US governments
Busting the Biofuels Boom
Have We Become Hopelessly Divided?
Civil Society Is Faltering In This Middle East Nation
The Indoctrination Myth
Keeping Iran and Saudi Arabia From War
Muslim advocates welcome Bernie Sanders' support but want visible action
Author, Terrorism Victim Hirsch Says Capital Punishment Hurts U.S. Image Abroad
Tunisia’s Elections Seal Transition, Raise Fears of Old Regime
Why, Indeed, History Should Sometimes Repeat Itself: a Review of History as a Prelude
Open letter to President-elect Trump and government officials at all levels
Crimea Muslims Fear Separation, Exile
Social Scientist Sees Bias Within
Obama Thinks Too Small on Climate Change
‘Strength through peace – not peace through strength’: a reaction to Trump’s America First foreign policy
Ukraine Diplomatic Deal: Necessary Next Steps
Settler Turned Peace Activist Now Occupies Wall Street: Kobi Skolnick Puts Jewish Stamp on Protest, Not Just on Holidays
What Do We Mean When We Say "Clean Energy"?
Rep. Charles Rangel: Let's slow down the next superstorm
Detroit On The Brink
Sit down with Iran to ensure there is no ‘October surprise’
Activists: Release of Detainees in Syria Crucial to Peace Process
Dignity for Iran equals an Iran free of nuclear weapons
One Week After Colorado Shooting, US Government Still Failing to Safeguard America
How Belgraders Remember the NATO Bombings
Drones weaken USA's moral might: Opposing view
Working for Peace in the Age of Trump
Crimean Crisis Escalates Further
Why the US must support bid for Palestinian statehood
How I learned to forgive my brother’s murderers
Meat Alert
Sign a Drone Treaty Before Everyone Does as We Do
ما هي خلفية اشتعال القومية الكردية في العراق؟
The Price of Abandoning Yemen
What Paul Ryan’s economic roadmap means for America
The Path To Clean Energy Requires An Energy-Storage Revolution
With Mike Duvall, Fall of Another ‘Family Values’ Crusader
Freeport's Highland Community College board will seat Shockey and Musser
When nature trumps nurture, we all lose
Did Bernie Sanders just steal Joe Lieberman’s Jewish crown?
Yemen: Ripe for a solution?
Interview: Zheng Wang
American Aid Worker, Release Secured by Trump Officials, Leaves Egypt
Man-to-man chat can avert disaster
The case for compulsory voting
Addressing divide between communities and police
Sarajevo: Memories of war
EU Threat Has Inspired Panic Rather than Reform
How to Fix Turkey's Fall From International Favor
"With friends like these..." on Romney's comments about Israeli and Palestinian culture
Egypt’s Street Children, Aya Hijazi, and Me
A Budget for Working America
Why defeating ISIS with military might is starry eyed idealism
American impotence and the ‘Born in Jerusalem’ law
Press Pause on the Rush to War
American Aid Worker Is Cleared of Child Abuse Charges in Egypt
Solon Simmons' "The Eclipse of Equality"
Gridlock is death for deliberation
Mirëdita Dobar Dan Festival in Belgrade: We Stuck our Foot in the Open Door
Bernie Sanders Vows To Fight Anti-Islam Sentiment: 2016 Democratic Presidential Candidate Hugs Muslim Woman On Stage
Ahmadinejad - Incitement Deserves Indictment
Republicans want to fight climate change, too
In fighting gangs, US should look to El Salvador
An American humanitarian worker goes on trial in Cairo. What’s next for Aya Hijazi?
China’s Puzzling ADIZ Decision Making
Post-Election Ferguson: Bipartisan Congress to Demilitarize Police
Advertising against Muslims? Not with my tax dollars
How one liberal group is trying to help Democrats win back the House in 2018
Needed: Social Engineering?
Congress makes Elmo cry by defunding Palestinian 'Sesame Street'
Our Military Shouldn’t Turn Its Back on Servicewomen Who Need an Abortion
Europe’s Migration Crisis: Causes and Cures
We Lead Developed World in Poverty and Inequality
Climate Change Is An Immediate Threat
GOP, follow Stevens' example
When Contested Narratives of Identity and Victimhood are Victims of Politics
Two Crimean Tatar Mosques Torched in Crimea on the Eve of Major Muslim Holiday
Only Good Governance can Defeat Al Qaeda in Yemen

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