The School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution

Ukraine crisis underscores need for renewables push
An Alternative for Afghan Peace Talks
Deadly challenge of keeping Syria health-care workers safe
Rights groups renew request for release of defendants in the Belady Foundation case and urge compliance with legal standards for pretrial detention
Producing solutions by appreciating the interconnections
Boots on the Ground, Not Unmanned Robots in the Sky
A New (Old) Narrative for the Left
Why is the US so reticent to read the right messages in Asia and the Pacific?
George Mason to cultivate global leaders
Lingering Questions Surround Geneva III
PCDN's Dr. Catalina Rojas awarded the prestigious SXSW Dewey Award for use of digital technology to help others
Duly Elected Tyranny: Recovering Democracy in the Age of Majority Abuses
Inside the Beltway: Pillars of liberty
George Mason University Partners With an African Nonprofit Organization- 72Africa
Streator Grads do 'Amazing Things'
Civilian Devastation During War Explored in ‘Why They Die’
Turkey’s once-worldly aims falter, even close allies concerned
Why can’t America just take out Assad?
Peacebuilding: the new generation
Turkey's Best Asset to Tackle ISIS: Ankara or America?
Honoring National Service in War and Peace
A.T. Ariyaratne: Leading Sri Lanka's Largest Civil Society Movement for 50 Years
How to stop the stone-throwing in Anacostia
The Audacity of Air Strikes and Secret Deals: Just making Isis grow stronger?
Obama’s speech was more of the same - and not what we needed
Hunger strike highlights forgotten tragedy of Palestinian prisoners
USDA Does Diets Differently, Moves Off Meat
Entering College? Latino Professors Share Some Great Advice for 2016
Wallace Warfield, George Mason professor and conflict resolution expert, dies
America's police are looking more and more like the military
Missing the mark on Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy at MLK Avenue
Tunisia’s Elections Seal Transition, Raise Fears of Old Regime
When studying abroad in a conflict zone, safety is key
A New Model for American Foreign Policy
Needed: Social Engineering?
Post Eurozone crisis, how to increase a country's resilience to risk
Settler Terrorism -- An American Problem
Conflict resolution workshop benefits Patriots and participants
Aziz Abu Sarah Named National Geographic Emerging Explorer
Genocide or Terrorism? Transnational Advocacy and the Ogaden Conflict
Have We Become Hopelessly Divided?
Politics and the city – the battle over Istanbul’s Gezi park
NYC Housing: A Clear and Present Danger
Dr. Jeremy Rinker- UNCG Campus Weekly
Hamas Advocating Dialogue Through Children’s Cartoon?
Gaza becomes Syria: Middle East geopolitics 2.0
Israel Inside/Out: Perspectives And Prisms
Stop the ISIS War Before It Gets Worse!
Bernie Sanders vows to fight Islamophobia and 'ugly stain of racism' in the US
The World Discovers Afghanistan’s Peaceful Clerics
Clash of Dreams: Becoming a ‘Normal Country’ in East Asia
Tariq Ramadan in Chicago's Holocaust Museum
First Person: Five Things I Learned in Syrian Refugee Camps
Prop. 35 tackles child sex-trafficking
Next Up in Somalia’s Fragile Transition: Bridge Political Divides
The Missing Ingredient in UN's 2030 Global Goals
Do We Need Dictatorship?
Gilbert gunman's rampage sheds light on extremism: Immigration issue is a beacon to neo-Nazis
A Cultural Awakening Leads to Abundance of Conflict Resolution Opportunities
When Contested Narratives of Identity and Victimhood are Victims of Politics
Fuel for extremism is beyond Bin Laden, EMU prof says
Minimum wage war reaches tipping point
Sisters know a good road trip when they see one
Immigration debate: How DC can move the conversation forward
In new class, students get lessons in karate kicks, world peace, diplomacy
التدخل الروسي أوقف انهيار النظام السوري مؤقتاً
EU Threat Has Inspired Panic Rather than Reform
The U.S. Is No. 1 In Global Arms Sales
A Silver Lining to the Film and Riots Tragedy: Freedom, Diversity, and the New Competition for Arab Public Space
Turkey’s Kurdish Peace Process – Analysis - Part 3
Palestinian Child Attackers Are Victims, Not Terrorists
Is the OSCE relevant to Cyprus? Or is Cyprus irrelevant to the OSCE?
Small town America shouldn't resemble war zone
Reading Dr Ambedkar as a narrative for social change
The Struggle for Independence in West Papua
10 Ways Conflict is Like Sex
Meet Nousha Kabawat and her unstoppable drive to help Syria’s displaced children thrive
One Week After Colorado Shooting, US Government Still Failing to Safeguard America
Detroit On The Brink
As New Threats Emerge, U.S. Closes Drone Base in Ethiopia
The ’60s Begin to Fade as Liberal Professors Retire
New Crimean Tatar History Book Comes Under Attack from Russian Nationalist Groups
Bringing Eritrea In From The Cold
Mason Student Strives to Bring Peace Before Dangerous African Presidential Vote
Arab Gulf States Wary of Iran’s Role in the Battle for Mosul
Getting On Board with Genocide Prevention: Education, Training Are Key
Suffolk reservist sues over ban on women in combat
Presidents must come together on East Asia
"With friends like these..." on Romney's comments about Israeli and Palestinian culture
Reflections on Transformative Education: Toward Peace Learning Systems
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Should Palestinians Accept Israel as a Jewish State?
Beyond the limits of counterterrorism: towards a peace and development agenda that can engage constructively with extremism
Netanyahu's Kennedy moment
Settler Turned Peace Activist Now Occupies Wall Street: Kobi Skolnick Puts Jewish Stamp on Protest, Not Just on Holidays
America’s litmus test on Syria
Freed Egyptian American prisoner returns home following Trump intervention
A Local First approach to early warning and response
Britain’s election results may prove to be a blow to US foreign policy goals
My Turkish Airport
A Discussion with Marc Gopin, Director, Center on Religion, Diplomacy, and Conflict Resolution
A Callous Disregard for the Law
Obama making up drone rules as he goes
Rodef Shalom to host panel on Palestinian perspectives
Future of Crimean Tartar Muslims Hangs in the Balance
From protests to politics, a new way forward for Yemen
Muslim Women Find Empowerment Through Competitive Sports
Congressmen urge Egypt to release Virginia woman from jail
Egypt: Revolution or bust
Afghan Security Forces Pass First Test, But Questions Remain
Feckless on Foreign Policy
This Week in Poverty: 'A Place at the Table' and 'American Winter'
Africa: Can January Makamba Be the Next President of Tanzania?
Couple Spend Their Wedding Money on Street Children, End up in an Egyptian Prison
Missing From Trial: Detainee Statements
Doctoral Student Goes to Hollywood to Teach Peace Techniques
Mass shootings show need for gun law reform
Israelis and Palestinians -- rage, fear and misunderstanding
THE RUSSIAN PLOT, Or, How to Avoid Taking Responsibility for Losing a Presidential Election
Republican Reasoning: Why 2008 Was the Year for Occupying and Protesting Wall Street
For Mason Conflict Professor, Unrest in Ukraine Is Personal
After Nearly Three Years, An American In Egypt Walks Free
New Grad ‘Ecstatic’ with Peace Corps Posting to Mozambique
Art Student Set to Send ‘Transformative’ Project Up in Flames on Mason Pond
Trump Should Take a Lesson From the Pope on How to Lead
A Multifaceted Crisis
At summer camp, Syrian child refugees recall a lost homeland
Problem-solving approach privileges both parties
Ferguson, Social Justice, and the Role of Community Colleges
Monk-Turned-Street Artist Paints the Homeless to Teach New Yorkers Compassion
Syrian Ramadan at the Edge of War
Why Obama should pardon Snowden: Column
Ghailani Trial and Sentence Affirms US Federal Court System
Climate crisis and the will to act
خبير في النزاعات الدولية: ترامب سيبيع الورقة السورية لبوتين (حوار)
Why Protest? And What’s Next: Truth-Telling and Reconciliation for Ferguson and Beyond
Peace-maker: We must look below the surface
Analysis: Progressive policies provide answer for Sanders’ foreign policy gap
Author, Terrorism Victim Hirsch Says Capital Punishment Hurts U.S. Image Abroad
How to Pull Yemen Back from the Edge
With Income Inequality Comes Violence
Making Nonviolent Statecraft into a Self-Evident Truth
Sorry, Aung San Suu Kyi, the Rohingya Crisis Is No Laughing Matter
Want to cut big government abuses? Start with defence contracting
We gain more than we lose in the Iran nuclear deal [Commentary]
Dumping Military Kit on Cops Makes Main Street a War Zone
In the Army, sex discrimination begins at West Point
CPCS Hosted Conference in Washington D.C.
Essay on the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the Sykes-Picot Agreement هل العرب أمام سايكس بيكو جديدة؟
Lone wolf senator builds case to engage Myanmar
Why We Heart Hurricanes: The Climate Change Connection
Fossil Fuel Divestment Makes UN Climate Summit a Success
Why Bernie Sanders is standing with Muslims
Congress makes Elmo cry by defunding Palestinian 'Sesame Street'
How to Defuse the Ukraine Crisis: The way to respond to Russia is not with Cold War rhetoric
A peace-building response to the rise of 'Trumpism'
The Ghailani Verdict - Susan Hirsch featured in the New York Times
Drowning the Arab Spring in Gulf Oil
Taliban Prisoner Releases Are High-Risk, Low-Reward
A Palestinian’s journey from stone-throwing to conflict resolution
Palestine: Still key to stability in the Middle East
Explosion of the Sacred
When Washington Welcomes A Nonviolent Muslim: What CBS News and Congress Have In Common
Mason Student Studies Emerging Protest Culture Over Land Rights Conflicts in Cambodia
Open letter to President-elect Trump and government officials at all levels
When nature trumps nurture, we all lose
Congress vs. the Super-Pollutants
How one liberal group is trying to help Democrats win back the House in 2018
America Must Rethink the War on Terror: The Authorization for Use of Military Force needs to be modified to avoid mission creep
Voices: In midst of war, life goes on for Syrian kids
Six leading Libyan women dominate Virginia conference on Libya
Myanmar Vote Plan Clouds New US Dialogue
An Extreme Sport: Middle East Peacebuilding
Obama must stand up to Netanyahu on Israeli settler violence
Divestment-Investment Can Break Congressional Gridlock on Climate Change
WATCH: Bernie Sanders hugs Muslim student, vows to fight racism as Jew
A peace dividend we should all want
Chomsky Takes on the World (Bank)
Public ‘schools of hope’ could be anything but
Cultural Educator: Aziz Abu Sarah
Albany Gets "F" for Failing to Protect Tenants
Sandy Hook shootings: We need to focus on more than just gun control
Peace Parsha: Hayyei Sarah - Love and Care across Boundaries
For young adults who lost parents on Sept. 11, a hope for peace
The U.S. Afghanistan Strategy Is Failing and It's Time to Pull Out
When Radio Goes Bad: RF communications and the increased violence in South Sudan
Heavy metal music unites Jews and Muslims across the Middle East
A col.’s view of commander’s authority
သုတေတီတစ်ဦး၏ နာဂဒေသနှင့်လူမျိုးများအကြောင်း [Research about the future of local and indigenous people]
Resolved to Keep Faith
Women sue Pentagon over combat exclusion
یەریڤان سەعید، توێژەر لە پەیمانگای وڵاتانی كەنداو لە واشنتۆن:
Addressing DC's truancy epidemic
UC Berkeley holds 6th annual TED conference, explores themes of wisdom, compassion
Donald Trump’s bigotry has inspired U.S. Muslim voters like no candidate before
Afghans Want U.S. to Stay but Do Things Differently
Karina V. Korostelina's "Political Insults"
Could a Nuclear Iran Bring About More Stability, Rather Than Less?
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
Jordan Valley essential for a viable Palestinian state
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
Our moral obligations in Somalia
The ISIS takeover of Ramadi means hard choices face the Iraqi and US governments
Police should put away the military gear and build connections with young people
Water shortages are coming. It's time for us to act.
Syria Conflict Panel
Japan’s Remilitarization, Beating Ploughshares into Swords
A Strike Against Israel
Crimean Tatars Support EuroMaidan Protests in Kyiv
Bringing Florida to Justice, Not Just George Zimmerman
Insight Policing and the Role of the Civilian in Police Accountability
How Did VP Candidates Do in the Debate? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
Why defeating ISIS with military might is starry eyed idealism
No Iran deal, but significant progress in Geneva
Bucolic Peekskill under attack: View
Visiting professor analyzes conflict
Stuart High School Students Use Traditional Karate to Help With Conflict Resolution
Mason students discuss Islamophobia
Hamas Should Be Part of Middle East Peace Talks
Dear Congress: Take Your Power Back
Comment: The Cyprus Challenge: A solution paradigm shift
USIP Awards Jennings Randolph Senior Fellowships and Peace Scholarships for 2015-2016
Can the Tribes of NATO help the Tribes of Afghanistan?
The three-ring circus of American politics
Senators Welcome Release of Unjustly Imprisoned Egyptian-American Aya Hijazi
Aziz Abu Sarah is a Tour Guide
Unclenched Fists
Mirëdita Dobar Dan Festival in Belgrade: We Stuck our Foot in the Open Door
Israeli-Palestinian conflict - discussion with Marc Gopin: on economic peace & justice
If America wants Assad to respect international law, it must respect it, too
‘Lincoln’: Where was Frederick Douglass?
Tanzanian President’s Former Aide Plans Bid to Succeed Him
Candidates should address cost  of violence in primary states
Rwanda- A Country Still in Need
Catching Kony
Vatican Mayors Summit Spots Pope on Municipal Pulpit
U.S. Couple Held In Egyptian Prison For 1 Year Over Unfounded Child Abuse
Motives of suicide terrorists
Counter-Revolutions and Evolutions: Lessons of Egypt and Iran
Egypt’s Street Children, Aya Hijazi, and Me
Morocco: An Emerging Model For Muslim-Jewish Relations – OpEd
Hutu Diaspora Narrative: Identity in Conflict, Conflict of Identity
Girls released from Boko Haram captivity rejected by society - new report
Nato should negotiate a security structure that includes Russia
Rituals of Gendered Violence: School Girl Kidnappings in Nigeria
Questions must be about gun safety
Myanmar's negotiator expresses belief in China's willingness to help in peace process
Pro-Earth Republicans In The Era Of President Trump
Palestinian, Jew give both sides on joint Jerusalem tours
Time to write the rules for cyber and drone challenges
Court clears American aid worker after 3 years behind bars in Egypt
The Big Problems in Obama's Big Trade Deals
Insights Obama can now use to undermine Putin’s narrative
Keeping Iran and Saudi Arabia From War
People to People Contact
The District’s Divide: Classism, Racism and the Re-Election of Marion Barry
Yemen is on the Brink of Chaos - And Why It's So Important
Yeni Bir Toplumsal Sozlesme Arayisi
Fulbright Scholars Offer Tips to Win the Prize
The Ugly Reality Of Islamophobia (And How Catholics Should Stand Up Against It)
Tragedy & Triumph
Past a certain point conflict becomes unstoppable
The Coming Rise of Afghan Militias
Dialogue, satire and the attack on Charlie Hebdo
What the Flint Crisis Reveals About Inequality in the U.S.
Beyond Jewish Blessings and Curses There is Absolute Love
Election campaigns and the politics of performance
Woodbridge Resident Gains White House Internship
Rwandan refugee works for peace and justice
Conflict Resolution Educators Converge on Mason for Annual Conference
Columbia Prof Uses Math To Create World Peace
'Ceasefire' Is the Syria Word We Need to Hear
Advocates for Egypt’s street children face unjust imprisonment
Learning from SIGIR's Final Report on Iraq Reconstruction
Highland Community College Board Candidates Weigh District's Financial, Enrollment Woes
Why Forest Whitaker Is Making the UN Goals Famous
Sorting Out Our Options in Afghanistan
Collateral damage by drones dirties the hands of our nation
Using Israeli and Palestinian Guides, Tour Group Helps Visitors ‘Experience the People’
Inclusiveness: The Right (and Political) Way to Be
French Muslim Students in Catholic Schools
China’s Puzzling ADIZ Decision Making
Unite, Confuse, and Inspire: A Response to the Rise of Racism in Israel
To stop al-Shabab, help Somali people
Marijuana cartels and the Mafia
How Germans Go Green
Nimr Al Nimr: Anatomy of a Man
Roads: Getting Them Done
No end in sight for conflict between our two angels
As China’s Economy Falters, Military Parade Offers Chance to Burnish Image
Beijing Encroaching on Moscow’s Military Dominance in Tajikistan
Reflections of a Catholic American on bin Laden’s death
A new look at climate change
Realising peace potential of constitution
Stop atrocities before they start
Scholars skeptical on Japan apology
What Do We Mean When We Say "Clean Energy"?
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR; Resolving Conflicts in the Caucasus
UN Small Arms Conference: Evaluation and Prospects
The Green Wave washes over a movement in hibernation
What can Washington do about militarized police forces?
Mason professors offer insights in aftermath of Paris tragedy
Ineffective tightening of sanctions on Iran
Hong Kong's 'Occupy': A movement for universal suffrage in Hong Kong is worrying Beijing
Keeping USAID: why the US shouldn’t cut off its nose
Free West Papua: Growing International Solidarity for a Forgotten Independence Movement
Ethiopian Ruling Coalition Wins Majority of Parliament Seats
Addressing divide between communities and police
Breakdown in Yemen
Working for world peace here at home
Higher education leans left. But why? And so what?
U.S.-E.U. Rhetoric on Russia as Destructive as a Chekhovian Duel
How a glacier could thaw dangerous India and Pakistan freeze
Mason’s Michael Shank Joins White House Climate Change Group
Activists: Release of Detainees in Syria Crucial to Peace Process
Egypt frees U.S. charity worker Aya Hijazi from prison
Why Army women are demanding the right to fight — and die — in combat
The Difference Between Protest America 1968 And 2017
Achieving the mission: A conversation with UPEACE Vice Rector Amr Abdalla
Syria, Lebanon, and the Middle East: Enabling a War-to-Peace Transition
For Economic Growth, Repeal Drug Laws and Rehabilitate Ex-Cons
Wanted: Middle East Statesmen
Imagine a Violent World Where You Have No Military Option: What Would You Do?
Political Discourse: A Family Affair
Vision Series: Sandra Cheldelin to Discuss Women and Conflict
Faculty Spotlight on Innovation: Susan Hirsch & Agnieszka Paczynska
Egyptian-American activist Aya Hegazi returns to US following Egypt court acquittal
Why we should keep out of Somalia’s affairs
Post-Election Ferguson: Bipartisan Congress to Demilitarize Police
Teach, model, grow and live in empathy to build world peace, says interfaith expert Marc Gopin at Frontier Luncheon
Q & A With Kevin Avruch, Ph.D.
Options for Action in Syria
An OSCE reconciliation strategy for Cyprus?
New Virginia gun law will boost violence, costs
Crimean Tatars Fear for Their Safety After Crimea’s Annexation to Russia
Indian Guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Hopes to Teach Peace to the Taliban
Can Obama Influence Ethiopia on Human Rights, Democracy?
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry denounces US calls for Aya Hegazy’s release
Post-Mubarak Egypt: From successful protest to sustainable social transformation
Why NFL's Washington Redskins needs renaming
Athletes Pick A Side At The Women's March
Interview with CNN: Ancient blueprint for Middle East peace touring U.S.
Students discuss effects of Charlie Hebdo shooting
Aya Hegazy trial postponed for 5th time after court unable to turn on laptop
5 Ways We Should Radically Reconsider War
Alumnus Helps Special-Needs Students Transition to Higher Ed, Work
Paul Ryan's Radical Economic Regime: Why His House Budget Legacy Is a Lesson in Elitism
I Was a Palestinian Stone-thrower. Here's Why I Stopped
Getting to “E Pluribus Unum”
On 10th Anniversary of Afghan War, Time to Exit Militarized US Foreign Policy
Jobs: A Human Right | Commentary
Reimagining Transitional Justice in Bali
Armenian, Azeri experts' Karabakh settlement recommendations
How Belgraders Remember the NATO Bombings
Who to Blame for the Absence of a Kurdish State after Sykes Picot?
New Norm on Human Rights Emerging in Bolivia
Prevention better than punitive in Syria
These fiscal cliff hawks ought to be foreign policy doves
Responding to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Is Religious Freedom the Answer?
Fayetteville Charity Helps African Group
How to Solve Your Conflicts, and Get FED at the Same Time
US Lawmaker Urges Egypt to Release Dual Citizen
What Secretary Clinton Does Not Recognize About Egypt’s Anti-Regime Protests
In Afghanistan, end the fighting and stop the meddling
Boarding the Train for a Trip into the Past
Anacostia totem pole belies Washington’s devotion to Redskins
Fighting extremism: Dignity is the answer
Did Bernie Sanders just steal Joe Lieberman’s Jewish crown?
A New United Nations of Human Rights Countries
The Harm in Hashtags
Why the Gun Control Debate Doesn't Do Justice to Colorado Killings
Religion and Power Moving Forward into the Twenty-First Century
Cardin Meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister
Semites Unite! You Have Nothing to Lose But your Conflict
The Dangers of Soft Power: Government backed cultural programs often come across as just propaganda
Trump’s favorite dictator is jailing U.S. citizens
To stop sexual assault against women in the US military, add more women
Confederate flag: hatred or heritage?
Is the Spirit of Sykes-Picot Still Alive in the Middle East after a Century?
Letter to the Editor from Dennis Sandole Published in The Economist
'Free Speech' on the DC Metro
UN Summit Already Successful: $50 Billion Divested From Fossil Fuels
Mason student’s question to Democratic presidential candidate goes viral
National Geographic Expeditions ‘Holy Land’ Partner Scores Top UN Award
Rwanda: Opening the door to dialogue (Claudine Kuradusenge)
The Saudis and the Iranians Need to Talk: And we need to make it happen
Fragility Needs Innovative Development Financing
Sudan, after the breakup: Can violence be prevented?
The Next Step for Myanmar
Instead of Gray’s Raise D.C., Michelle Rhee’s book: Let’s take a truly radical approach to school reform
Senior Government Officials Participate at Workshop on Strategic Communication and Conflict Resolution
The NYC Security Risk That Candidates Aren't Discussing
Civility: The Way We Drive
A New Heroism in Israel and Palestine
Why World Leaders Are Starting to Eat Garbage
Resolute in uncertain times: peacebuilding in the new US administration
Comment: A federal constituent “state” is not in the interest of Turkish Cypriots
Crisis management system for Japan and China
Iraqi Kurdistan fears Maliki returning to power
The only way forward on Syria
Will Saudi Arabia's 'Operation Decisive Storm' restore order in Yemen?
To save his Middle East legacy, Obama must recognise a Palestinian state now
Students Practice Citizen Diplomacy in Syria
Palestine's Right to Defend Itself
Sit down with Iran to ensure there is no ‘October surprise’
The Meaning of Freedom
Bernie Sanders Vows To Fight Back Against Islamophobia In The 2016 Race
What My Amish and Mennonite Forefathers Would Think About My Job in Congress (and Why I Left)
Oil Is At The Heart Of The Ukraine Crisis
Rubenstein, Faculty Member of the Year, took time to find his calling
Explorer’s Analysis: Inside Key Issues of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
In fighting gangs, US should look to El Salvador
Yemen’s a Model All Right—For Disaster
The Noxious Origins of NYC Gentrification: Cooking Gas
The Politics of Bongo Flava
Coup-Speak Speaking
Donald Trump and the Politics of Personality: To Understand Trumpism, Look Abroad!
Settlement of Karabakh conflict ruled out as long as ‘mutual concessions’ perceived as loss
Regionalization of Conflict and Opportunities for Peace in the Horn of Africa
Why U.S. Could Opt For 'Zero Option' In Afghanistan
‘Strength through peace – not peace through strength’: a reaction to Trump’s America First foreign policy
Afghans Failing Security Test In Badakhshan
How to fix our police departments
Crashing in America
Can J Street Sideline AIPAC?
Solon Simmons' "The Eclipse of Equality"
The anatomy of an anti-Taliban uprising
ISIS attacks fueled by illegal guns and open societies we can’t afford to lose
Spreading Peace, Block by Block: A North Philly neighborhood rallies around its youth
Two Crimean Tatar Mosques Torched in Crimea on the Eve of Major Muslim Holiday
Firing Up Kurdish Nationalism in Iraq
Somalia on the Brink
Evolving policy in a changing world: Examining challenges and opportunities in the new US Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review
The Impact of the Syrian Civil War on Identity Groups in Turkey
Trump got Egypt to free an American prisoner. Here’s her story.
Fed Up With Climate Change Apathy
Managing the Madness in the Middle East
Riyadh Conference: What Makes It Different?
The 'anti-science' side of the political divide
The Tale of Two Cities: Kyiv and Simferopol
What the Killing of Trayvon Martin Means for Maryland
Police Should Put Away the Military Gear and Build Connections with Young People
My sister has been jailed in Egypt for 900 days. When will the U.S. help free her?
Maltese neutrality still a brilliant idea
Tea-Party, Progressives United on Fast-Track Trade Authority
Working for Peace in the Age of Trump
Nonviolent resistance key to Middle East breakthrough
Inspiring Curious Feminists: Reflections on Cynthia Enloe
How I learned to forgive my brother’s murderers
Why Should Israel Care What the Rest of the World Thinks?
Promoting peace, locally and globally
Paul Ryan's path to economic peril
'Tribunal' Opens Hearings Into Mass Killings in Indonesia
Indignados de Wall Street, ¿el Tea Party de la izquierda?
Is America turning into a failed state?
Trump 'ordered Sisi' to release US-Egyptian charity worker
OP-ED: Iran in the Era of Moderation and Reform
Politics Unusual
We're Unfair to Draft-Card Burners
Conflict Resolution Teams Facilitate Arlington Community Conversations
Charlie Rangel: Why I Oppose Syria Strikes
Congress Can't Ignore Afghanistan in Budget Talks
Divide and conquer negotiations
Crimean Tatars fear exile again
Afghan-U.S. relations damaged by shooting: analyst
The World Does Not Need a Jewish Ann Coulter: An Open Letter To Ben Shapiro.
Teaching Sept. 11 To Students Who Were Born After The Attacks Happened
Yemen Can't Do It Alone
How Women’s Rights Are Linked to U.S.-Iran Negotiations
Global Mayors Protest Trump’s Anti-Climate Cabinet
Rand Paul's Filibuster Gives Civil Liberties A Rare Washington Moment
The Current of Discord on the Mekong
Stitching together the torn fabric of church and society
Filmmaker’s ‘Will to Communicate’ Breaks through Community’s Silence
A Peacebuilding Travel Log
We must make anti-bullying a mainstream message
Anti-immigration Legislation Makes Cities and Citizens Less Safe
Expect Resource Wars With Exxon CEO At State Helm
Point of View opens—A place for conflict conversation, transformation
Sign a Drone Treaty Before Everyone Does as We Do
American Aid Worker Is Cleared of Child Abuse Charges in Egypt
Congress Should Scrutinize Pending Trade Pacts
Scars of the Khmer Rouge: How Cambodia is healing from a genocide
In America, domestic extremists are a bigger risk than foreign terrorism
The Art of Appeasement, Part I Unraveling a Patchwork of Improvised Disaster
Syria Needs Real Help, Not American Bombs
Israeli, Palestinian join forces to offer tours with two viewpoints
Why Hong Kong's #OccupyCentral Used Nonviolent Action as Tactic
Mason experts explain how ISIS attacks are recruitment tools
Charleston Shootings: The Intersection Of Race And Gender
Hillary Clinton Asks Egypt’s President Sisi to Release Aya Hijazi
What will Rep. Dennis Kucinich's legacy be?
Why the Kerry-Karzai Afghan Security Deal Won't Work
Female soldiers fight Pentagon in court for combat positions
What Aziz Abu Sarah learned in Hebrew school
The Federal response in Malheur and far right extremism
Cost of inaction will be great
Why I'm Going to Yemen
9 Costs of Drone Strikes
How Did Democratic Candidates Do? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
The Time For Leadership To Protect All Civilians Across Syria
The costly errors of America's wars
Defense Department in Somalia
Lawmakers in Washington increasingly concerned about Ethiopia
U.S. Sanctions On Iran Should Be Lifted For Humanitarian Goods
Saudi in Yemen; It’s personal now
Direct Analytical Approach to Peacebuilding
With Mike Duvall, Fall of Another ‘Family Values’ Crusader
Our Love-Hate Relationship With Frankenstorms and Hurricane Sandy and Why We Must End It
Bosnia: Stabilization Stalled in Negative Peace
At Town Hall, Sanders Makes Commitment to 'End All Forms of Racism in This Country'
Will Republicans suggest an economic cure in Nevada?
The Bo Xilai Verdict: Everybody Wins
Imagining Peace: The Practical Advantages for Muslims, Jews and Christians of Peace for Palestine and Israel
7 Ways Obama's U.N. Speech Revealed His Inconsistent Foreign Policy
Preventing gang violence in San Diego
Climate Change Is An Immediate Threat
Academics & Activists Discuss Poverty, Inequality, Conflict
On “The Mystery of Capital”
Shank: White House, Congress Choosing Wrong Path on Iran
Arts and Peacebuilding
How to Have a Productive Conversation About Politics at Thanksgiving
Obama's Middle East Speech: The Message Was Not Received
Fallacy of a moderate mullah
A Mood Is Not A Movement: Five Ideas For The Anti-Trump Forces
DC Public Schools: How to keep kids out of class, not in
Student Studies Connection of Abusive Treatment of Humans and Animals
Ending the Exploitation of People and the Planet
How the U.S. Deals With a Land Known for Corruption
How to stop Libya becoming another Iraq
We Must Revive the American Dream by Alleviating Poverty
Stop Treating America Like a War Zone: Congress must stop the militarization of America's police forces
كاتبة فلسطينية تعيش في واشنطن: أطفالنا ضحايا وليسوا إرهابيين
Afghan civil society calls for just peace
How to save the American Dream
The Coaching Revolution in the Federal Government
She Didn't Have a Gun... She Had MLK's Dream
Texas flood's climate change irony: Column
Europe Must Help Syria’s Women Make Peace
Tackling the most grave and serious global security threats
9/11 Forever (and Ever)
How a monk-turned-street artist sees New York City’s homeless
Germany's lesson for U.S. -- keep faith with workers
Ukraine Diplomatic Deal: Necessary Next Steps
Violence and violence-containment's $460 billion price tag
US Navy Seals plan to accept women after female soldiers graduate as rangers
The Ottoman Experience in Mosul, Then and Now
Don't forget Malaysia
Women in Combat
Why Washington is wrong to impose visa suspension on Iraqis
Darfur Donor Conference: A Park for a Deadly Conflict
Syria's Next Generation
The Syrian Revolution Is Not a Holy War
A Toast for Peace
Saudi rejects foreign interference in Iraq, blames ‘sectarian’ Maliki | Reuters
Democratic Party looks like America
Spread of US poverty risks serious social disorder
'Less Violent' Does Not Have to Mean 'Apathetic'
Who is Aya Hijazi, the American freed from jail in Egypt?
A New Approach to Dealing With Global Food Insecurity
The challenge of violent extremism
The Future of Kurdistan, Between Unity and Balkanization
Universities More Moderate than Believed
Look to Iran for a solution in Syria
Has outgoing Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal brought about a new, more peaceful, face to the organization?
Crimean Crisis Escalates Further
Lack of US-Syria Diplomacy Leads to Dangerous Isolation
Obama Arrives in Kenya, on Personal and Official Journey
Professor Utilizes Real World Experience in Conflict Resolution Studies
Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution Becomes a School
Why the White House Won't Win the Afghanistan War
There is a Major Climate Issue Hiding in Your Closet: Fast Fashion
A Conflict Resolution Scholar Explains How to Resolve Conflicts in the Quiet Car
Promoting Peace and Conflict Awareness In Small Town America: Independence, Kansas
25 Rights groups: The Belady Foundation case demonstrates that individual and community initiatives face only repression and fabricated charges
Ahmadinejad - Incitement Deserves Indictment
History Education in the South Caucasus
Only catastrophes lead to the sharing of sovereignty
'Delenda Carthago': ISIS, threat and recovery
In Egypt, even helping street children can land you in prison
A Palestinian drasha for Rosh Hashana
Saving District of Columbia’s Youth Court
‘Don’t Disturb The Peace’: Post-Conflict Politics In Aceh, Indonesia
The Real War on Coal Starts in Kosovo
David N. Cicilline and Michael Shank: Global warming threatens R.I.
Letter to the editor: A response to "Immigration could swing it for Brexit"
Bible Texts Misused in Rumsfeld Reports, Religious Leaders Say
What Are the Rules of War?
GOP, follow Stevens' example
Police Militarization Must Be Halted
The Emperor’s new clothes – bluster in the GOP
Chattanooga: on the need to fight terror with reason
State Department Should Speak Out For Aya Hijazi, US Human Rights Defender In Egypt Prison
Peshmerga-Iraqi forces united over Mosul, but can this last?
Militarization of U.S. Police Forces
Arab Americans Organize with the ANSWER Coalition to Protest Trump Inauguration
The Libyan Revolution at Two
Conflict as an opportunity
Hope for Peace May Be Encouraged by Enemies in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Germany Tells NATO, Russia To Dialogue Before Things Get 'Completely Out Of Control'
Why D.C. should take Youth Court program off life support
The case for compulsory voting
The Russian Military Intervention in Syria; Is This Really a Concern for the U.S.?
An American humanitarian worker goes on trial in Cairo. What’s next for Aya Hijazi?
Horizon that is always receding
Libya: A failed state or a failed government?
Richard Solomon Proved Sport Matters through the ‘Ping-Pong’ Diplomacy, and George Mason University is Poised to Tell Us How
How U.S. War Funds Get Wasted ... And How to Stop It
The Business Argument for Addressing Climate Change
Using hip-hop to resolve global conflict
Soldiers Into Students: Veterans, Educators Try to Ease Transition
Hurricane Sandy: Time to do something about climate change
The Price of Abandoning Yemen
A Peacebuilding Approach to Teaching About Extremism
EU as model for peace
A Budget for Working America
Bring Russia out of the cold and into the fold
Moving Beyond Hope: The IOC and Team Refugee
Seeking Opportunities for Intervention: One woman’s efforts to positively influence inner-city youth: Interview with Mary Wade
Five Steps America Must Take Now to Combat Climate Change
Gun Bans Aren't the Only Answer to America's Violence Problem
A Fixable Problem for Our Society
Libya’s GNA and the Future of Public Discourse
Conference on Activist H. Thurman Held on ‘9/11’ Anniversary
Transforming a Nation
Tourism of Destruction, Tourism of Construction: Two Trips to the Holy Land
Mason Partners with Ghana-based African Peace Building Organization
From Israel to Mason: Conflict scholars present a peace proposal at the UN
Peace is profitable: time for the US to invest
U.S. Credibility Around the World Damaged by Afghanistan War
Why Did Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Go to Iraq?
Doing Due Diligence on Diplomacy With Damascus
Terrorism and Development
Unholy Media Malpractice: The press totally missed the point of Bernie Sanders' trip to the Vatican.
The Lonely Man of Peace
Turning Training into Action: Mason Students Analyze a Conflict in Brazil
National Geographic Offering Israel Tour: National Geographic Expedition is offering 12-day tours of the Holy Land, complete with hotels and museums
Man-to-man chat can avert disaster
Muslim advocates welcome Bernie Sanders' support but want visible action
Measuring the cost of violence
Mason’s Global Problem Solving Consortium in National Spotlight
The 2017 Arthur N. Rupe Great Debate: Is ISIS an Existential Threat to the United States?
In fighting gangs, US should look to El Salvador
Protecting America's Clean Drinking Water
Lecture by Susan Hirsch at San Anton Palace
Politics and Language: Dimension Beyond Words
Review: Free Burma
Meat Alert
Denied Victimhood and Contested Narratives: The Case of Hutu Diaspora
Congratulations to the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at GMU: The IMTD and ICAR partnership continues
Interview: Zheng Wang
The inclusion of women in the peacemaking process
BHU holds seminar on peacebuilding
High school students learn conflict resolution through karate
Graduate students spend spring break with Syrian refugees
Marginalizing Muslims in Switzerland
U.S. Military Interventionism Has Harmed Iraq Dearly
An 'Afghan Summer' of revolt - Part 2
A third intifada is inevitable unless Israel changes course
Youth from all areas of Philadelphia kick off Peace Olympics with March
New Crimean Tatar History Book Comes Under Attack from Russian Nationalist Groups
ما هي خلفية اشتعال القومية الكردية في العراق؟
What Would MLK Think of America’s Modern Wars?
A Westside Story: Through the Eyes of a Sandtown Child!
Cure Police Violence As If It Were a Disease
Mason Professors, Graduates Take Active Role in Latin American Conflicts
Trust in Maliki harms U.S. credibility
Dirty Energy Dollars
Mason student researches homelessness from a conflict perspective
Social Scientist Sees Bias Within
Crimean Tatar Mejlis Elects New Chairperson as Mustafa Cemilev Steps Down
Shank and Gilchrest: Increasing the Peace Can Reduce the Debt
Yemen: Ripe for a solution?
After 900 days in pre-trial detention, campaigns call for release of Aya Hegazy
"We Are Not Like Them": Itamar Massacre Activates A Dangerous Israeli-Jewish Ethnocentrism
UN climate change negotiations in Poland this week
Trump is ‘deprived of all knowledge’ about public schools
Awakening the Demons: There is no Arab Spring coming to Iraq. But sectarian protests could tear this fragile country apart.
Land Rights Have Become A Women's Issue Through Social Mobilization In Cambodia
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Peace Movement Has Become Powerless, Says MK Yuli Tamir
Rethinking transitions: finding the pathway from military to community security
What Paul Ryan’s economic roadmap means for America
Awakening to Women: The Nobel Effect
Obama’s local, international obstacles on Syria
American Aid Worker, Release Secured by Trump Officials, Leaves Egypt
Advertising against Muslims? Not with my tax dollars
GMU Student Burns Pagoda For Senior Art Project
Religions meet at VST
Hillel Event Bridges Israeli-Palestinian Gap
Press Pause on the Rush to War
‘Amish Mafia’ is a shameful, unrealistic portrayal of plain people
Israel's New Left Goes Online
Women-in-Combat Plaintiff to Present Keynote at Gender and Conflict Center Reception
Science of unintended consequences
Displaced by Genocide, Mason Student Plans to Help Other Refugees
The Path To Clean Energy Requires An Energy-Storage Revolution
62nd Anniversary of the Crimean Tatar Deportation “Protest Meeting” in Simferopol, Crimea Went By Peacefully
Food insecurity rising as crop production falls
Meryl Streep is right; bullying hurts us all
DOS UNIVERSIDADES AMERICANAS Ibarretxe trae a Euskadi el Agirre Lehendakaria Center
To finally see the invisible Israelis before our eyes
We can only hope that the cerebral will get the better of the visceral
Community Activists Question Timing Of Grand Jury Announcement
4th Annual Symposium on the State of Graduate Education in Peace and Conflict Resolution, George Mason University, May 19-20, 2014
In Oak Creek, Wis., hearts open to Sikhs after temple shooting
Aziz Abu Sarah – Ending the Cycle of Violence in Israel and Palestine
Social media project addresses extremist violence at home and abroad
Peace – practical, not fanciful
Mason S-CAR Dean’s Book Awarded Top Prize by International Conflict Organization
Beyer Statement On Acquittal of Aya Hijazi and Her Co-Defendants in Egypt
Bribes, money hidden in teddy bears: welcome to US spending in Afghanistan
The effect of 100 years of amnesia on the Turkish population
6th Annual Graduate Education Symposium in Peace and Conflict Resolution Meets at George Mason University
Bullies, Jerks and Weasels
Explorer’s Analysis: Inside Key Issues of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
Anacostia: Why I have faith in the future of my neighborhood
Iraq’s Islamic divisions intensify
Mason student starts ‘sustainable, reproducible’ businesses in war zones
Slavery and Climate – There's More in Common Than You Think, Vatican Says
A camp for young people touched by terror
Holy Land tours a new tool in peacebuilding
No Immunity for US Troops: Why Hamid Karzai Punted to Loya Jirga
Creating dialogues that make a difference
An Ill-Advised Purge in Libya
Myanmar Fighting Poses Dilemma for China
Stimson Center Names Five Nonresident Fellows
Massachusetts and Genocide
Dirt on Our Hands
Anticipating the Syria of Tomorrow: Strategies to Decrease Violence Against Innocents
Colombia's Inminent Peace Agreement: A Brief Analysis of What the Agreement is, What is Next and What is Missing
Confronting genocide in Myanmar: The urgent need to prevent and protect
In Israel, the Rent Is Too Damn High
U.S. Soldiers in Somalia and the Pentagon's Unlearned Lessons
Don't let Yemen turn into Syria: Column
Conflict Analysis and Resolution Students Named Boren Fellows
Freeport's Highland Community College board will seat Shockey and Musser
Our Military Shouldn’t Turn Its Back on Servicewomen Who Need an Abortion
Inevitable US policy shift on Burma: why and how
Our Prejudicial and Political Pecking Order
Don't Let China Dominate: When it comes to renewable energy, China is trumping the U.S.
Bernie Sanders Vows To Fight Anti-Islam Sentiment: 2016 Democratic Presidential Candidate Hugs Muslim Woman On Stage
Equality in action: A conversation at the checkpoint
China and Japan REALLY Don’t Like Each Other
A look at the American 'Countering Violent Extremism' strategy
Overstating The 'Crime Gun' Data
Americans have had enough conflict
Nigeria: A Network That Reconnects North With Sardauna's Biographer John Paden
Keeping the Keys: The Rise of the Palestinian Diplomatic Intifada
Administrative Referendum: A wakeup call for the ethno-political conflict in Darfur
Education in Tanzania: Losing the Future
Invest in the Afghan people not foreign contractors
Data show drone attacks doomed to fail against ISIS in Syria
Mason intern ventures into rural Mexico conflict zone to practice mediation
Ötekilerden ‘Ötekilere’ (From Others to ‘Others’)
Use US soft power to free the Ashraf Seven
Washington Area Students Weigh in on South Sudan Conflict
Military spending is not right way to boost America's economic security
Feminist Scholar Cynthia Enloe Delivers Keynote Address at Gender and Conflict Conference
Creating Resilient Communities
Faith-Based Diplomacy
America's Water Supply Is Going Down the Drain
Boycotting Muslim 'Savages' Ad on DC Metro in Protest of Hate Speech
Africa Needs More from Obama than Promises
Ryan Gosling spreads message from Bernie Sanders
Eight ingredients for a peaceful society
Bosnia Back on the Brink: Ukraine can learn from Bosnia's failed socioeconomic policies
Conflict-sensitive Repatriation: Lessons from Displaced Communities in North-eastern Nigeria
Ethiopia’s Muslim Activists Pave a Path for Nonviolent Political Activism
Rand Paul Got It Right on ISIS
Is Yemen’s power struggle over?
More record warmth means more flooding: Column
If You Want Revenge for 9/11, Don't Look to the Kids Who Lost A Parent
The Indoctrination Myth
S-CAR Class Inspires Landmark Lawsuit
Conflict and the Consequences of Isolation: A Comparative Study
Do military women want combat jobs? The survey numbers say yes — and so do more than 9,000 combat action badges
Adjunct Faculty Demand Change
Mason Center Works Toward a Peaceful Future
Women in combat: US military on verge of making it official
It's the Arab spring for dictators
The Conflict that Became Mine
How to Fix Turkey's Fall From International Favor
UVA Gives Diversity Awards to Longtime Professors McDowell and Dukes
A Grassroots Visit Belies Washington's View of Afghanistan
Beware Libya’s ‘Fair Dictator’
Tale of Two Conventions: Why Charlotte Wins Over White Tampa
The Israeli ex-settler at the center of Occupy Wall Street
Here's Why The U.S. Needs To Upgrade Economic Indicators
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
Busting the Biofuels Boom
Confronting Homeland Security's 'SSSS' Watch List
The Obama administration ignores an American imprisoned in Egypt
America cannot afford such inequality
Mary Wade to Hold Trayvon Book Launch in MT Airy
Sarajevo: Memories of war
Today, I join Khader Adnan’s hunger strike – will you?
Overnight Crimean Crisis Hits Stalemate
When soldiers commit murder
A picture of hope and courage
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
Even a weakened Libya can avoid civil war
Peaceful Dispute Resolution Ideas
Businesses Must Take the Lead on Climate-Change Action
Sequester set to sock it to D.C.’s poorest
Using Peace 'Means' to Achieve Peaceful 'Ends'
How Egypt’s most famous jailed couple celebrated Valentine’s Day
The Search for the ‘Why’ of Fort Hood
A Caution Against Framing Syria as an Assad-Opposition Dichotomy
Republicans and the Mennonite vote
Elizabeth Degi Mount - DBFA
Optimism at last for American jailed in Egypt, her family
Yemen needs action, not just talk
Mideast peace deal… and they lived unhappily ever after
Former Del. Jim Scott remembered for selfless public service
Let's keep Syria's blood off America's hands
Blessed Are the Climate Advocates
Hillary Clinton’s Response to the Pulse Orlando Shootings
Could ‘Insight Policing’ have saved Sandra Bland, Freddie Gray and others?
10 Syria Questions for John Kerry and Chuck Hagel
Interreligious Intercultural Dialogue Institutionalized - Deja Vu All Over Again
Go After Super Pollutants

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