The School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution

Mideast peace deal… and they lived unhappily ever after
When diplomatic opportunities were dismissed
The Hill Features Michael Shank, ICAR Ph.D. Candidate
Working for Peace in the Age of Trump
At summer camp, Syrian child refugees recall a lost homeland
The Conflict that Became Mine
I Was a Palestinian Stone-thrower. Here's Why I Stopped
Egypt frees U.S. charity worker Aya Hijazi from prison
We're Unfair to Draft-Card Burners
Alumnus Helps Special-Needs Students Transition to Higher Ed, Work
Netanyahu's Kennedy moment
Voices: In midst of war, life goes on for Syrian kids
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR; Resolving Conflicts in the Caucasus
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
Boots on the Ground, Not Unmanned Robots in the Sky
The Missing Ingredient in UN's 2030 Global Goals
Spread of US poverty risks serious social disorder
Activists: Release of Detainees in Syria Crucial to Peace Process
Detroit On The Brink
Why, Indeed, History Should Sometimes Repeat Itself: a Review of History as a Prelude
Fulbright Scholars Offer Tips to Win the Prize
Universities More Moderate than Believed
From protests to politics, a new way forward for Yemen
Lieberman and the Peace Process
The Syrian Revolution Is Not a Holy War
Arab Americans Organize with the ANSWER Coalition to Protest Trump Inauguration
Free West Papua: Growing International Solidarity for a Forgotten Independence Movement
Sequester set to sock it to D.C.’s poorest
Colombia's Inminent Peace Agreement: A Brief Analysis of What the Agreement is, What is Next and What is Missing
Post-Mubarak Egypt: From successful protest to sustainable social transformation
Keeping Iran and Saudi Arabia From War
Why I'm Going to Yemen
Mass shootings show need for gun law reform
UC Berkeley holds 6th annual TED conference, explores themes of wisdom, compassion
Wanted: Middle East Statesmen
Senators Welcome Release of Unjustly Imprisoned Egyptian-American Aya Hijazi
America's police are looking more and more like the military
OP-ED: Iran in the Era of Moderation and Reform
Mason student researches homelessness from a conflict perspective
Peace – practical, not fanciful
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry denounces US calls for Aya Hegazy’s release
Iraq’s Islamic divisions intensify
Interreligious Intercultural Dialogue Institutionalized - Deja Vu All Over Again
Texas flood's climate change irony: Column
Hezbollah’s Triumph
We gain more than we lose in the Iran nuclear deal [Commentary]
Aya Hegazy trial postponed for 5th time after court unable to turn on laptop
Expect Resource Wars With Exxon CEO At State Helm
Why we should keep out of Somalia’s affairs
Why is the US so reticent to read the right messages in Asia and the Pacific?
ما هو الإرث السياسي لمحمود عباس؟
Only Good Governance can Defeat Al Qaeda in Yemen
Creating Resilient Communities
The Tale of Two Cities: Kyiv and Simferopol
Cyprus: An EU Presidency occupied by Candidate Turkey
Land Rights Have Become A Women's Issue Through Social Mobilization In Cambodia
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - Discussion with Marc Gopin: Part 1 on Economic Peace & Justice
Why can’t America just take out Assad?
First Person: Five Things I Learned in Syrian Refugee Camps
The Big Problems in Obama's Big Trade Deals
Mason student’s question to Democratic presidential candidate goes viral
In Israel, the Rent Is Too Damn High
US Lawmaker Urges Egypt to Release Dual Citizen
Divestment-Investment Can Break Congressional Gridlock on Climate Change
Hurricane Sandy: Time to do something about climate change
Post-Election Ferguson: Bipartisan Congress to Demilitarize Police
People to People Contact
Fallacy of a moderate mullah
The ’60s Begin to Fade as Liberal Professors Retire
Tehran looks ready to tango
Mason’s Michael Shank Joins White House Climate Change Group
Sudan, after the breakup: Can violence be prevented?
How to save the American Dream
Sick talk: The danger of blaming migrants for Israel’s ills
Conflict as an opportunity
PCDN's Dr. Catalina Rojas awarded the prestigious SXSW Dewey Award for use of digital technology to help others
Why Did Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Go to Iraq?
Look to Iran for a solution in Syria
Politics and the city – the battle over Istanbul’s Gezi park
Bernie Sanders Vows To Fight Back Against Islamophobia In The 2016 Race
America's lawmakers in Libyan quagmire
Europe Must Help Syria’s Women Make Peace
How to stop Libya becoming another Iraq
National Geographic Offering Israel Tour: National Geographic Expedition is offering 12-day tours of the Holy Land, complete with hotels and museums
The effect of 100 years of amnesia on the Turkish population
Sorting Out Our Options in Afghanistan
Why Army women are demanding the right to fight — and die — in combat
New Virginia gun law will boost violence, costs
Did Bernie Sanders just steal Joe Lieberman’s Jewish crown?
Eight ingredients for a peaceful society
From Israel to Mason: Conflict scholars present a peace proposal at the UN
Displaced by Genocide, Mason Student Plans to Help Other Refugees
Are Direct Negotiations Good or Bad for the Palestinians?
Obama’s local, international obstacles on Syria
Heavy metal music unites Jews and Muslims across the Middle East
Tunisia’s Elections Seal Transition, Raise Fears of Old Regime
Beyond Jewish Blessings and Curses There is Absolute Love
Why Washington is wrong to impose visa suspension on Iraqis
Humanitarian Missiles Are Superior to Cruise Missiles
BHU holds seminar on peacebuilding
Europe’s Migration Crisis: Causes and Cures
Congratulations to the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at GMU: The IMTD and ICAR partnership continues
The Future of Kurdistan, Between Unity and Balkanization
Rethinking transitions: finding the pathway from military to community security
Could a Nuclear Iran Bring About More Stability, Rather Than Less?
Saudi in Yemen; It’s personal now
Lieberman and the Peace Process
Keeping USAID: why the US shouldn’t cut off its nose
Why NFL's Washington Redskins needs renaming
Congress makes Elmo cry by defunding Palestinian 'Sesame Street'
The NYC Security Risk That Candidates Aren't Discussing
Spreading Peace, Block by Block: A North Philly neighborhood rallies around its youth
Denied Victimhood and Contested Narratives: The Case of Hutu Diaspora
Yemen’s a Model All Right—For Disaster
Prop. 35 tackles child sex-trafficking
Mason S-CAR Dean’s Book Awarded Top Prize by International Conflict Organization
Bringing Florida to Justice, Not Just George Zimmerman
Lessons from South Asia for an Arab Spring
Meryl Streep is right; bullying hurts us all
Explorer’s Analysis: Inside Key Issues of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
"With friends like these..." on Romney's comments about Israeli and Palestinian culture
Myanmar's negotiator expresses belief in China's willingness to help in peace process
Why defeating ISIS with military might is starry eyed idealism
Who to Blame for the Absence of a Kurdish State after Sykes Picot?
Why D.C. should take Youth Court program off life support
Comment: The Cyprus Challenge: A solution paradigm shift
Scholars skeptical on Japan apology
Can J Street Sideline AIPAC?
Egyptian-American activist Aya Hegazi returns to US following Egypt court acquittal
Climate crisis and the will to act
For young adults who lost parents on Sept. 11, a hope for peace
Yemen needs action, not just talk
My sister has been jailed in Egypt for 900 days. When will the U.S. help free her?
Go After Super Pollutants
Obama making up drone rules as he goes
The Saudis and the Iranians Need to Talk: And we need to make it happen
Former Middle East 'Foes' to Speak on Building Peace
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
In Egypt, even helping street children can land you in prison
Somalia on the Brink
This Week in Poverty: 'A Place at the Table' and 'American Winter'
Settler Terrorism -- An American Problem
Motives of suicide terrorists
Essay on the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the Sykes-Picot Agreement هل العرب أمام سايكس بيكو جديدة؟
Ukraine Diplomatic Deal: Necessary Next Steps
Inside the Beltway: Pillars of liberty
Why is ISIS destroying Iraq's historical heritage?
Why Should Israel Care What the Rest of the World Thinks?
After Nearly Three Years, An American In Egypt Walks Free
Drowning the Arab Spring in Gulf Oil
The Real War on Coal Starts in Kosovo
Mason experts explain how ISIS attacks are recruitment tools
Time to stop coddling Iran
Teaching Sept. 11 To Students Who Were Born After The Attacks Happened
The Price of Abandoning Yemen
Anacostia: Why I have faith in the future of my neighborhood
Evolving policy in a changing world: Examining challenges and opportunities in the new US Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review
Could ‘Insight Policing’ have saved Sandra Bland, Freddie Gray and others?
U.S. Credibility Around the World Damaged by Afghanistan War
The U.S. Afghanistan Strategy Is Failing and It's Time to Pull Out
An American humanitarian worker goes on trial in Cairo. What’s next for Aya Hijazi?
Why Protest? And What’s Next: Truth-Telling and Reconciliation for Ferguson and Beyond
Meat Alert
Holy Land tours a new tool in peacebuilding
Graduate students spend spring break with Syrian refugees
A Budget for Working America
Post Eurozone crisis, how to increase a country's resilience to risk
Africa: Can January Makamba Be the Next President of Tanzania?
إيران والعواصم الأربع: السيطرة بداية الانهيار
Dumping Military Kit on Cops Makes Main Street a War Zone
Syria Conflict Panel
To stop sexual assault against women in the US military, add more women
At Town Hall, Sanders Makes Commitment to 'End All Forms of Racism in This Country'
Columbia Prof Uses Math To Create World Peace
Moving Beyond Hope: The IOC and Team Refugee
Gaza becomes Syria: Middle East geopolitics 2.0
Our Prejudicial and Political Pecking Order
Politics Unusual
Letter to the Editor from Dennis Sandole Published in The Economist
Interview: Zheng Wang
A Strike Against Israel
Girls released from Boko Haram captivity rejected by society - new report
The World Discovers Afghanistan’s Peaceful Clerics
Eviction of Palestinian outpost exposes double standard on settlements
Police Should Put Away the Military Gear and Build Connections with Young People
One Week After Colorado Shooting, US Government Still Failing to Safeguard America
Here's Why The U.S. Needs To Upgrade Economic Indicators
Shank: White House, Congress Choosing Wrong Path on Iran
Essebsi Must Work With Islamists to Ensure Tunisia’s Transition
Behind the Headlines: Israeli Arab's Water Project May Aid Regional Cooperation
Sisters know a good road trip when they see one
Press Pause on the Rush to War
Military spending is not right way to boost America's economic security
كاتبة فلسطينية تعيش في واشنطن: أطفالنا ضحايا وليسوا إرهابيين
Netanyahu’s address to Congress is a recipe for disaster, not peace
Cure Police Violence As If It Were a Disease
Solon Simmons' "The Eclipse of Equality"
Boycotting Muslim 'Savages' Ad on DC Metro in Protest of Hate Speech
Turkey's Best Asset to Tackle ISIS: Ankara or America?
Students Practice Citizen Diplomacy in Syria
The 2017 Arthur N. Rupe Great Debate: Is ISIS an Existential Threat to the United States?
Tea-Party, Progressives United on Fast-Track Trade Authority
Candidates should address cost  of violence in primary states
The Federal response in Malheur and far right extremism
Ineffective tightening of sanctions on Iran
Mason intern ventures into rural Mexico conflict zone to practice mediation
The three-ring circus of American politics
Violence and violence-containment's $460 billion price tag
Female suicide bombers; Misguided media; Karadzic at the Hague
Trump is ‘deprived of all knowledge’ about public schools
Prevention better than punitive in Syria
Addressing DC's truancy epidemic
'Delenda Carthago': ISIS, threat and recovery
Mason Center Works Toward a Peaceful Future
Religions meet at VST
A Caution Against Framing Syria as an Assad-Opposition Dichotomy
Political Discourse: A Family Affair
Will Saudi Arabia's 'Operation Decisive Storm' restore order in Yemen?
How the U.S. Deals With a Land Known for Corruption
Firing Up Kurdish Nationalism in Iraq
Counter-Revolutions and Evolutions: Lessons of Egypt and Iran
Nimr Al Nimr: Anatomy of a Man
The Israeli ex-settler at the center of Occupy Wall Street
The Ottoman Experience in Mosul, Then and Now
Breakdown in Yemen
Tackling the most grave and serious global security threats
How to Solve Your Conflicts, and Get FED at the Same Time
America cannot afford such inequality
Indian Guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Hopes to Teach Peace to the Taliban
What Egypt Can Learn from the “Swine Flu” Scare
A New (Old) Narrative for the Left
She Didn't Have a Gun... She Had MLK's Dream
Visiting professor analyzes conflict
Making Nonviolent Statecraft into a Self-Evident Truth
'The world is flat' in Egypt
In America, domestic extremists are a bigger risk than foreign terrorism
Dirt on Our Hands
Paul Ryan's Radical Economic Regime: Why His House Budget Legacy Is a Lesson in Elitism
How to fix our police departments
A Toast for Peace
Trump 'ordered Sisi' to release US-Egyptian charity worker
Past a certain point conflict becomes unstoppable
Working for world peace here at home
Republican Reasoning: Why 2008 Was the Year for Occupying and Protesting Wall Street
Professor Utilizes Real World Experience in Conflict Resolution Studies
Ferguson, Social Justice, and the Role of Community Colleges
‘Lincoln’: Where was Frederick Douglass?
Rand Paul Got It Right on ISIS
Elvis Costello Snubs Israel
The Dangers of Soft Power: Government backed cultural programs often come across as just propaganda
25 Rights groups: The Belady Foundation case demonstrates that individual and community initiatives face only repression and fabricated charges
Social media project addresses extremist violence at home and abroad
A New Approach to Dealing With Global Food Insecurity
Morocco: An Emerging Model For Muslim-Jewish Relations – OpEd
Gulf Nations Can Provide Jobs, Which Is Crucial to Syrian Refugees
Peshmerga-Iraqi forces united over Mosul, but can this last?
To save his Middle East legacy, Obama must recognise a Palestinian state now
Crimean Tatar Mejlis Elects New Chairperson as Mustafa Cemilev Steps Down
IAA Chief Attends Workshop
‘The American Lawrence of Arabia’s’ life goes on show in the U.S.
Ahmadinejad - Incitement Deserves Indictment
Court clears American aid worker after 3 years behind bars in Egypt
To stop al-Shabab, help Somali people
Congress Should Scrutinize Pending Trade Pacts
A Peacebuilding Approach to Teaching About Extremism
Why the US must support bid for Palestinian statehood
State Department Should Speak Out For Aya Hijazi, US Human Rights Defender In Egypt Prison
Stop the ISIS War Before It Gets Worse!
How to stop the stone-throwing in Anacostia
The challenge of violent extremism
The Art of Appeasement, Part I Unraveling a Patchwork of Improvised Disaster
Use US soft power to free the Ashraf Seven
Higher education leans left. But why? And so what?
Female soldiers fight Pentagon in court for combat positions
US Navy Seals plan to accept women after female soldiers graduate as rangers
Jerusalem’s potential to bring Jews and Muslims together
UVA Gives Diversity Awards to Longtime Professors McDowell and Dukes
Oil Is At The Heart Of The Ukraine Crisis
CMEP conference: Middle East peace process needs new paradigm
George Mason to cultivate global leaders
Nato should negotiate a security structure that includes Russia
Have We Become Hopelessly Divided?
How Climate Change Sparked the Crisis in Syria
Learning from SIGIR's Final Report on Iraq Reconstruction
Muslim advocates welcome Bernie Sanders' support but want visible action
Comment: A federal constituent “state” is not in the interest of Turkish Cypriots
A look at the American 'Countering Violent Extremism' strategy
An Extreme Sport: Middle East Peacebuilding
Israel Inside/Out: Perspectives And Prisms
Art Student Set to Send ‘Transformative’ Project Up in Flames on Mason Pond
With Mike Duvall, Fall of Another ‘Family Values’ Crusader
Women in Combat
Has outgoing Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal brought about a new, more peaceful, face to the organization?
Hope for Peace May Be Encouraged by Enemies in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
What My Amish and Mennonite Forefathers Would Think About My Job in Congress (and Why I Left)
Conflict resolution workshop benefits Patriots and participants
Can Obama Influence Ethiopia on Human Rights, Democracy?
Trump got Egypt to free an American prisoner. Here’s her story.
America’s litmus test on Syria
Coup-Speak Speaking
Dialogue, satire and the attack on Charlie Hebdo
Cost of inaction will be great
It's the Arab spring for dictators
If America wants Assad to respect international law, it must respect it, too
Immigration debate: How DC can move the conversation forward
ISIS attacks fueled by illegal guns and open societies we can’t afford to lose
Yemen: Expert says 'regulated escalation' expected Friday
The Obama administration ignores an American imprisoned in Egypt
Beyond the limits of counterterrorism: towards a peace and development agenda that can engage constructively with extremism
A Silver Lining to the Film and Riots Tragedy: Freedom, Diversity, and the New Competition for Arab Public Space
Freeport's Highland Community College board will seat Shockey and Musser
Responsible Journalism Series: Media as Critical Reflective Practice
The Coaching Revolution in the Federal Government
Why the White House Won't Win the Afghanistan War
National Geographic Expeditions ‘Holy Land’ Partner Scores Top UN Award
Libya’s GNA and the Future of Public Discourse
Youth from all areas of Philadelphia kick off Peace Olympics with March
When Contested Narratives of Identity and Victimhood are Victims of Politics
Next Up in Somalia’s Fragile Transition: Bridge Political Divides
Marijuana cartels and the Mafia
Jobs: A Human Right | Commentary
What the Killing of Trayvon Martin Means for Maryland
U.S. Drones Mobilize Pakistani Nonviolent Movement
Feckless on Foreign Policy
Syria Needs Real Help, Not American Bombs
Achieving the mission: A conversation with UPEACE Vice Rector Amr Abdalla
Aziz Abu Sarah – Ending the Cycle of Violence in Israel and Palestine
Maltese neutrality still a brilliant idea
Letter to the editor: A response to "Immigration could swing it for Brexit"
Entitled to Protection, Palestinians Should Join the ICC, Now
Paul Ryan's path to economic peril
Student Studies Connection of Abusive Treatment of Humans and Animals
Marginalizing Muslims in Switzerland
Who is Aya Hijazi, the American freed from jail in Egypt?
In Afghanistan, end the fighting and stop the meddling
The Noxious Origins of NYC Gentrification: Cooking Gas
Settler Turned Peace Activist Now Occupies Wall Street: Kobi Skolnick Puts Jewish Stamp on Protest, Not Just on Holidays
After 900 days in pre-trial detention, campaigns call for release of Aya Hegazy
Managing the Madness in the Middle East
An OSCE reconciliation strategy for Cyprus?
Bring Russia out of the cold and into the fold
A Discussion with Marc Gopin, Director, Center on Religion, Diplomacy, and Conflict Resolution
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Optimism at last for American jailed in Egypt, her family
What Would MLK Think of America’s Modern Wars?
Interview with CNN: Ancient blueprint for Middle East peace touring U.S.
Rwandan refugee works for peace and justice
Yemen Can't Do It Alone
Is the Spirit of Sykes-Picot Still Alive in the Middle East after a Century?
The Politics of Bongo Flava
We must make anti-bullying a mainstream message
Syria's Next Generation
Peace Movement Has Become Powerless, Says MK Yuli Tamir
Reimagining Transitional Justice in Bali
The Next Step for Myanmar
Let's keep Syria's blood off America's hands
The Emperor’s new clothes – bluster in the GOP
Palestinian, Jew give both sides on joint Jerusalem tours
The Path To Clean Energy Requires An Energy-Storage Revolution
The Audacity of Air Strikes and Secret Deals: Just making Isis grow stronger?
Problem-solving approach privileges both parties
A Westside Story: Through the Eyes of a Sandtown Child!
Israeli-Palestinian conflict - discussion with Marc Gopin: on economic peace & justice
Genocide or Terrorism? Transnational Advocacy and the Ogaden Conflict
Catching Kony
Streator Grads do 'Amazing Things'
Advertising against Muslims? Not with my tax dollars
Anacostia totem pole belies Washington’s devotion to Redskins
Arts and Peacebuilding
Ghailani Trial and Sentence Affirms US Federal Court System
التدخل الروسي أوقف انهيار النظام السوري مؤقتاً
Ukraine crisis underscores need for renewables push
Woodbridge Resident Gains White House Internship
Promoting Peace and Conflict Awareness In Small Town America: Independence, Kansas
Missing From Trial: Detainee Statements
Trump’s favorite dictator is jailing U.S. citizens
Fed Up With Climate Change Apathy
How U.S. War Funds Get Wasted ... And How to Stop It
Bernie Sanders Vows To Fight Anti-Islam Sentiment: 2016 Democratic Presidential Candidate Hugs Muslim Woman On Stage
The costly errors of America's wars
Hillary Clinton Asks Egypt’s President Sisi to Release Aya Hijazi
Turkey’s Kurdish Peace Process – Analysis - Part 3
Why We Heart Hurricanes: The Climate Change Connection
GMU Student Burns Pagoda For Senior Art Project
Soldiers Into Students: Veterans, Educators Try to Ease Transition
Why Rep. Hunter Is Very Wrong About Nuking Iran
The 'anti-science' side of the political divide
We can only hope that the cerebral will get the better of the visceral
Gun Bans Aren't the Only Answer to America's Violence Problem
Yemen: Ripe for a solution?
Unite, Confuse, and Inspire: A Response to the Rise of Racism in Israel
Jordan Valley essential for a viable Palestinian state
When Washington Welcomes A Nonviolent Muslim: What CBS News and Congress Have In Common
Peace-maker: We must look below the surface
A New United Nations of Human Rights Countries
A Mood Is Not A Movement: Five Ideas For The Anti-Trump Forces
A Callous Disregard for the Law
The only way forward on Syria
Ryan Gosling spreads message from Bernie Sanders
Ötekilerden ‘Ötekilere’ (From Others to ‘Others’)
Meet Nousha Kabawat and her unstoppable drive to help Syria’s displaced children thrive
U.S. Military Interventionism Has Harmed Iraq Dearly
Obama must stand up to Netanyahu on Israeli settler violence
Insights Obama can now use to undermine Putin’s narrative
The Lonely Man of Peace
Tariq Ramadan in Chicago's Holocaust Museum
UN climate change negotiations in Poland this week
Israel's New Left Goes Online
Stimson Center Names Five Nonresident Fellows
Palestinian Organization Wins 1st Place in Intercultural Innovation Award
Open letter to President-elect Trump and government officials at all levels
Water shortages are coming. It's time for us to act.
Is America turning into a failed state?
Focus on Al Qaeda in Yemen magnifies chronic instability
Senior Government Officials Participate at Workshop on Strategic Communication and Conflict Resolution
Morocco a Stable East-West Bridge
Presidents must come together on East Asia
What Are the Rules of War?
Afghans Failing Security Test In Badakhshan
Elizabeth Degi Mount - DBFA
Resolved to Keep Faith
My Turkish Airport
Dear Congress: Take Your Power Back
Democratic Party looks like America
Terrorism and Development
Conflict Resolution, One Book at a Time
ما هي خلفية اشتعال القومية الكردية في العراق؟
How Women’s Rights Are Linked to U.S.-Iran Negotiations
Seeing Both Sides of the Holy Land
Academics & Activists Discuss Poverty, Inequality, Conflict
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
သုတေတီတစ်ဦး၏ နာဂဒေသနှင့်လူမျိုးများအကြောင်း [Research about the future of local and indigenous people]
9/11 Forever (and Ever)
Is Yemen’s power struggle over?
Chattanooga: on the need to fight terror with reason
Turkey’s once-worldly aims falter, even close allies concerned
Lack of US-Syria Diplomacy Leads to Dangerous Isolation
EMU Professor Urges Shift in Iraqi, Afghan Strategy
Egypt’s Street Children, Aya Hijazi, and Me
Ethiopia’s Muslim Activists Pave a Path for Nonviolent Political Activism
Nonviolent resistance key to Middle East breakthrough
The Russian Military Intervention in Syria; Is This Really a Concern for the U.S.?
Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution Becomes a School
6th Annual Graduate Education Symposium in Peace and Conflict Resolution Meets at George Mason University
How to Pull Yemen Back from the Edge
Only catastrophes lead to the sharing of sovereignty
High school students learn conflict resolution through karate
A Grassroots Visit Belies Washington's View of Afghanistan
American Aid Worker, Release Secured by Trump Officials, Leaves Egypt
Why the Kerry-Karzai Afghan Security Deal Won't Work
How a monk-turned-street artist sees New York City’s homeless
US must vote in favour or abstain
Conflict Management Fieldwork in Jordan Yields Surprises, Insights
Responding to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Is Religious Freedom the Answer?
Congress Can't Ignore Afghanistan in Budget Talks
American impotence and the ‘Born in Jerusalem’ law
Happy Independence Day wishes from a Palestinian
How Egypt’s most famous jailed couple celebrated Valentine’s Day
THE RUSSIAN PLOT, Or, How to Avoid Taking Responsibility for Losing a Presidential Election
Busting the Biofuels Boom
Rand Paul's Filibuster Gives Civil Liberties A Rare Washington Moment
Mason Student Studies Emerging Protest Culture Over Land Rights Conflicts in Cambodia
Bush's true legacy in Egypt
Dr. Jeremy Rinker- UNCG Campus Weekly
New Crimean Tatar History Book Comes Under Attack from Russian Nationalist Groups
With Income Inequality Comes Violence
Death to America in Yemen? No.
The Search for the ‘Why’ of Fort Hood
American Aid Worker Is Cleared of Child Abuse Charges in Egypt
7 Ways Obama's U.N. Speech Revealed His Inconsistent Foreign Policy
New Grad ‘Ecstatic’ with Peace Corps Posting to Mozambique
Obama’s speech was more of the same - and not what we needed
Semites Unite! You Have Nothing to Lose But your Conflict
Rights groups renew request for release of defendants in the Belady Foundation case and urge compliance with legal standards for pretrial detention
Using Israeli and Palestinian Guides, Tour Group Helps Visitors ‘Experience the People’
The District’s Divide: Classism, Racism and the Re-Election of Marion Barry
Confronting Homeland Security's 'SSSS' Watch List
Bullies, Jerks and Weasels
Congress vs. the Super-Pollutants
Germany's lesson for U.S. -- keep faith with workers
Interview with Saira Yamin
Do military women want combat jobs? The survey numbers say yes — and so do more than 9,000 combat action badges
Tragedy & Triumph
Donald Trump’s bigotry has inspired U.S. Muslim voters like no candidate before
China and Japan REALLY Don’t Like Each Other
A New Heroism in Israel and Palestine
Hutu Diaspora Narrative: Identity in Conflict, Conflict of Identity
Filmmaker’s ‘Will to Communicate’ Breaks through Community’s Silence
Advocates for Egypt’s street children face unjust imprisonment
Mary Wade to Hold Trayvon Book Launch in MT Airy
U.S. Sanctions On Iran Should Be Lifted For Humanitarian Goods
Bernie Sanders vows to fight Islamophobia and 'ugly stain of racism' in the US
Peace is profitable: time for the US to invest
A peace-building response to the rise of 'Trumpism'
Palestine's Right to Defend Itself
Collateral damage by drones dirties the hands of our nation
David N. Cicilline and Michael Shank: Global warming threatens R.I.
Inevitable US policy shift on Burma: why and how
Women in combat: US military on verge of making it official
Today, I join Khader Adnan’s hunger strike – will you?
Lingering Questions Surround Geneva III
Washington’s rapprochement with Syria is welcomed but not enough
Conflict Resolution Educators Converge on Mason for Annual Conference
A picture of hope and courage
Egypt acquits American woman detained for 3 years
Faculty Spotlight on Innovation: Susan Hirsch & Agnieszka Paczynska
Gilbert gunman's rampage sheds light on extremism: Immigration issue is a beacon to neo-Nazis
What Aziz Abu Sarah learned in Hebrew school
Massachusetts and Genocide
یەریڤان سەعید، توێژەر لە پەیمانگای وڵاتانی كەنداو لە واشنتۆن:
Does the U.S. have a moral imperative in Syria?
Stop atrocities before they start
A third intifada is inevitable unless Israel changes course
Reflections of a Catholic American on bin Laden’s death
Police should put away the military gear and build connections with young people
Saudi rejects foreign interference in Iraq, blames ‘sectarian’ Maliki | Reuters
The Green Wave washes over a movement in hibernation
Confederate flag: hatred or heritage?
Faith-Based Diplomacy
Conflict-sensitive Repatriation: Lessons from Displaced Communities in North-eastern Nigeria
Peaceful Dispute Resolution Ideas
EU as model for peace
When studying abroad in a conflict zone, safety is key
Afghan religious figures, diplomats come together in İstanbul
Beijing Encroaching on Moscow’s Military Dominance in Tajikistan
Keeping the Keys: The Rise of the Palestinian Diplomatic Intifada
Preventing gang violence in San Diego
Saving District of Columbia’s Youth Court
Shank and Gilchrest: Increasing the Peace Can Reduce the Debt
Congressional Quarterly Features Michael Shank, ICAR Ph.D. Candidate
Athletes Pick A Side At The Women's March
Explorer’s Analysis: Inside Key Issues of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
Darfur Donor Conference: A Park for a Deadly Conflict
Israelis and Palestinians -- rage, fear and misunderstanding
"We Are Not Like Them": Itamar Massacre Activates A Dangerous Israeli-Jewish Ethnocentrism
Hillary Clinton’s Response to the Pulse Orlando Shootings
Doctoral Student Goes to Hollywood to Teach Peace Techniques
What Paul Ryan’s economic roadmap means for America
Feminist Scholar Cynthia Enloe Delivers Keynote Address at Gender and Conflict Conference
EU Threat Has Inspired Panic Rather than Reform
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
Militarization of U.S. Police Forces
Lecture by Susan Hirsch at San Anton Palace
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
Arab Gulf States Wary of Iran’s Role in the Battle for Mosul
Dirty Energy Dollars
Next Steps in Syria
USDA Does Diets Differently, Moves Off Meat
Q & A With Kevin Avruch, Ph.D.
Don't Talk, Do Something! Palestinian/Israeli Unilateralism as Legitimate Negotiations
For Economic Growth, Repeal Drug Laws and Rehabilitate Ex-Cons
خبير في النزاعات الدولية: ترامب سيبيع الورقة السورية لبوتين (حوار)
The Struggle for Independence in West Papua
A Conflict Resolution Scholar Explains How to Resolve Conflicts in the Quiet Car
How Did Democratic Candidates Do? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
Egypt: Revolution or bust
Using hip-hop to resolve global conflict
Transforming a Nation
In Oak Creek, Wis., hearts open to Sikhs after temple shooting
How to Fix Turkey's Fall From International Favor
Should Palestinians Accept Israel as a Jewish State?
Former Del. Jim Scott remembered for selfless public service
Five Steps America Must Take Now to Combat Climate Change
Aziz Abu Sarah is a Tour Guide
Riyadh Conference: What Makes It Different?
Point of View opens—A place for conflict conversation, transformation
Congressmen urge Egypt to release Virginia woman from jail
Yemen is on the Brink of Chaos - And Why It's So Important
GOP, follow Stevens' example
10 Ways Conflict is Like Sex
Israel Claims Holy Sites, Reignites Religious Flashpoint
'Ceasefire' Is the Syria Word We Need to Hear
Science of unintended consequences
Couple Spend Their Wedding Money on Street Children, End up in an Egyptian Prison
Pro-Earth Republicans In The Era Of President Trump
A Local First approach to early warning and response
The Libyan Revolution at Two
Data show drone attacks doomed to fail against ISIS in Syria
What Secretary Clinton Does Not Recognize About Egypt’s Anti-Regime Protests
What Do We Mean When We Say "Clean Energy"?
Crimean Tatars Support EuroMaidan Protests in Kyiv
Anticipating the Syria of Tomorrow: Strategies to Decrease Violence Against Innocents
Inspiring Curious Feminists: Reflections on Cynthia Enloe
5 Ways We Should Radically Reconsider War
Richard Solomon Proved Sport Matters through the ‘Ping-Pong’ Diplomacy, and George Mason University is Poised to Tell Us How
Trust in Maliki harms U.S. credibility
Peacebuilding: the new generation
Why Bernie Sanders is standing with Muslims
Origins and Responses to the Arab Awakening
Why Obama should pardon Snowden: Column
Africa Needs More from Obama than Promises
'Free Speech' on the DC Metro
Britain’s election results may prove to be a blow to US foreign policy goals
A.T. Ariyaratne: Leading Sri Lanka's Largest Civil Society Movement for 50 Years
A new look at climate change
Social Scientist Sees Bias Within
Missing the mark on Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy at MLK Avenue
Mason Student Strives to Bring Peace Before Dangerous African Presidential Vote
Imagining Peace: The Practical Advantages for Muslims, Jews and Christians of Peace for Palestine and Israel
Small town America shouldn't resemble war zone
Syria’s Christian conundrum
Fighting extremism: Dignity is the answer
Germany Tells NATO, Russia To Dialogue Before Things Get 'Completely Out Of Control'
Iraqi Kurdistan fears Maliki returning to power
Options for Action in Syria
Doing Due Diligence on Diplomacy With Damascus
WATCH: Bernie Sanders hugs Muslim student, vows to fight racism as Jew
When nature trumps nurture, we all lose
Addressing divide between communities and police
The U.S. Is No. 1 In Global Arms Sales
Sit down with Iran to ensure there is no ‘October surprise’
Scars of the Khmer Rouge: How Cambodia is healing from a genocide
Hamas Advocating Dialogue Through Children’s Cartoon?
Suffolk reservist sues over ban on women in combat
Rodef Shalom to host panel on Palestinian perspectives
Analysis: Progressive policies provide answer for Sanders’ foreign policy gap
Afghan civil society calls for just peace
Resolute in uncertain times: peacebuilding in the new US administration
Deadly challenge of keeping Syria health-care workers safe
Turkey's Complex Policy
Dignity for Iran equals an Iran free of nuclear weapons
Conflict and the Consequences of Isolation: A Comparative Study
A Fixable Problem for Our Society
A New Model for American Foreign Policy
The Difference Between Protest America 1968 And 2017
10 Syria Questions for John Kerry and Chuck Hagel
Obama: fine words and a touch of game theory
'Tribunal' Opens Hearings Into Mass Killings in Indonesia
Regionalization of Conflict and Opportunities for Peace in the Horn of Africa
Teach, model, grow and live in empathy to build world peace, says interfaith expert Marc Gopin at Frontier Luncheon
Promoting peace, locally and globally
Tale of Two Conventions: Why Charlotte Wins Over White Tampa
NYC Housing: A Clear and Present Danger
The Speech that Time Forgot
Reading Dr Ambedkar as a narrative for social change
Food insecurity rising as crop production falls
Equality in action: A conversation at the checkpoint
Palestine: Still key to stability in the Middle East
Faith dialogue focus on social media sites
Settlement of Karabakh conflict ruled out as long as ‘mutual concessions’ perceived as loss
More record warmth means more flooding: Column
In fighting gangs, US should look to El Salvador
Time to write the rules for cyber and drone challenges
When soldiers commit murder
What the Middle East can learn from Southeast Asia
Global Mayors Protest Trump’s Anti-Climate Cabinet
Cultural Educator: Aziz Abu Sarah
Awakening the Demons: There is no Arab Spring coming to Iraq. But sectarian protests could tear this fragile country apart.
George Mason University Partners With an African Nonprofit Organization- 72Africa
Even a weakened Libya can avoid civil war
Trump Should Take a Lesson From the Pope on How to Lead
Civil Society Is Faltering In This Middle East Nation
Republicans and the Mennonite vote
In new class, students get lessons in karate kicks, world peace, diplomacy
Afghans Want U.S. to Stay but Do Things Differently
Freed Egyptian American prisoner returns home following Trump intervention
No Immunity for US Troops: Why Hamid Karzai Punted to Loya Jirga
If You Want Revenge for 9/11, Don't Look to the Kids Who Lost A Parent
A Palestinian drasha for Rosh Hashana
How Did VP Candidates Do in the Debate? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
Police Militarization Must Be Halted
‘Amish Mafia’ is a shameful, unrealistic portrayal of plain people
Albany Gets "F" for Failing to Protect Tenants
Hillel Event Bridges Israeli-Palestinian Gap
How I learned to forgive my brother’s murderers
Getting to “E Pluribus Unum”
Our moral obligations in Somalia
DOS UNIVERSIDADES AMERICANAS Ibarretxe trae a Euskadi el Agirre Lehendakaria Center
Why World Leaders Are Starting to Eat Garbage
Producing solutions by appreciating the interconnections
Direct Analytical Approach to Peacebuilding
U.S.-E.U. Rhetoric on Russia as Destructive as a Chekhovian Duel
The case for compulsory voting
Syria, Lebanon, and the Middle East: Enabling a War-to-Peace Transition
Hamas Should Be Part of Middle East Peace Talks
Beyer Statement On Acquittal of Aya Hijazi and Her Co-Defendants in Egypt
Americans have had enough conflict
Armenian, Azeri experts' Karabakh settlement recommendations
Yeni Bir Toplumsal Sozlesme Arayisi
Civilian Devastation During War Explored in ‘Why They Die’
U.S. Couple Held In Egyptian Prison For 1 Year Over Unfounded Child Abuse
Bosnia: Stabilization Stalled in Negative Peace
Israeli, Palestinian join forces to offer tours with two viewpoints
The ISIS takeover of Ramadi means hard choices face the Iraqi and US governments
A Multifaceted Crisis
Crisis management system for Japan and China
The Indoctrination Myth
The Time For Leadership To Protect All Civilians Across Syria
An Ill-Advised Purge in Libya
Donald Trump and the Politics of Personality: To Understand Trumpism, Look Abroad!
What will Rep. Dennis Kucinich's legacy be?
Crashing in America
How to Defuse the Ukraine Crisis: The way to respond to Russia is not with Cold War rhetoric
Tourism of Destruction, Tourism of Construction: Two Trips to the Holy Land
To finally see the invisible Israelis before our eyes
Community Activists Question Timing Of Grand Jury Announcement
Don't let Yemen turn into Syria: Column
Why water is key to Syria conflict
Conflict Analysis and Resolution Students Named Boren Fellows
Inclusiveness: The Right (and Political) Way to Be
Aziz Abu Sarah Named National Geographic Emerging Explorer
Fragility Needs Innovative Development Financing
Turning Training into Action: Mason Students Analyze a Conflict in Brazil
Our Love-Hate Relationship With Frankenstorms and Hurricane Sandy and Why We Must End It
Unclenched Fists
Lone wolf senator builds case to engage Myanmar
Women sue Pentagon over combat exclusion
Price tag attack on J’lem church provokes religious condemnation
Halep'in geleceği ve Türkiye'nin güvenliği
Measuring the cost of violence
Taliban Prisoner Releases Are High-Risk, Low-Reward
Insight Policing and the Role of the Civilian in Police Accountability
Mason Professors, Graduates Take Active Role in Latin American Conflicts
'Less Violent' Does Not Have to Mean 'Apathetic'
No end in sight for conflict between our two angels
Myanmar Fighting Poses Dilemma for China
Author, Terrorism Victim Hirsch Says Capital Punishment Hurts U.S. Image Abroad
‘Strength through peace – not peace through strength’: a reaction to Trump’s America First foreign policy
Charlie Rangel: Why I Oppose Syria Strikes
Palestine’s new PM and his prospects for success
Mason professors offer insights in aftermath of Paris tragedy
Obama's Middle East Speech: The Message Was Not Received
The Impact of the Syrian Civil War on Identity Groups in Turkey
Beware Libya’s ‘Fair Dictator’
We Must Revive the American Dream by Alleviating Poverty
The Business Argument for Addressing Climate Change
Myanmar Vote Plan Clouds New US Dialogue
Public ‘schools of hope’ could be anything but
No Iran deal, but significant progress in Geneva
Hunger strike highlights forgotten tragedy of Palestinian prisoners
What the Flint Crisis Reveals About Inequality in the U.S.
Is the OSCE relevant to Cyprus? Or is Cyprus irrelevant to the OSCE?
How to Have a Productive Conversation About Politics at Thanksgiving
A Palestinian’s journey from stone-throwing to conflict resolution

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