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Seeing Both Sides of the Holy Land
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Women in Combat
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Dismissal of Evidence Affected Paris Agreement
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The Harm in Hashtags
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The Business Argument for Addressing Climate Change
A Local First approach to early warning and response
The Lonely Man of Peace
Feckless on Foreign Policy
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التدخل الروسي أوقف انهيار النظام السوري مؤقتاً
Bring Russia out of the cold and into the fold
Look to Iran for a solution in Syria
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Transforming a Nation
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Mason Partners with Ghana-based African Peace Building Organization
Interview: Zheng Wang
Resolved to Keep Faith
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Immigration debate: How DC can move the conversation forward
NYC Housing: A Clear and Present Danger
Conflict Resolution, One Book at a Time
Tale of Two Conventions: Why Charlotte Wins Over White Tampa
How to Have a Productive Conversation About Politics at Thanksgiving
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Small town America shouldn't resemble war zone
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Humanitarian Missiles Are Superior to Cruise Missiles
Hillel Event Bridges Israeli-Palestinian Gap
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Congress Can't Ignore Afghanistan in Budget Talks
Keeping the Keys: The Rise of the Palestinian Diplomatic Intifada
What Egypt Can Learn from the “Swine Flu” Scare
Politics and Language: Dimension Beyond Words
When soldiers commit murder
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Why defeating ISIS with military might is starry eyed idealism
Tariq Ramadan in Chicago's Holocaust Museum
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High school students learn conflict resolution through karate
A Grassroots Visit Belies Washington's View of Afghanistan
Only catastrophes lead to the sharing of sovereignty
Activists: Release of Detainees in Syria Crucial to Peace Process
Divestment-Investment Can Break Congressional Gridlock on Climate Change
Here's Why The U.S. Needs To Upgrade Economic Indicators
Peace – practical, not fanciful
For Economic Growth, Repeal Drug Laws and Rehabilitate Ex-Cons
Bible Texts Misused in Rumsfeld Reports, Religious Leaders Say
یەریڤان سەعید، توێژەر لە پەیمانگای وڵاتانی كەنداو لە واشنتۆن:
Israeli, Palestinian join forces to offer tours with two viewpoints
خبير في النزاعات الدولية: ترامب سيبيع الورقة السورية لبوتين (حوار)
More record warmth means more flooding: Column
Future of Crimean Tartar Muslims Hangs in the Balance
The ’60s Begin to Fade as Liberal Professors Retire
In America, domestic extremists are a bigger risk than foreign terrorism
Mason Student Strives to Bring Peace Before Dangerous African Presidential Vote
Counter-Revolutions and Evolutions: Lessons of Egypt and Iran
Yemen Can't Do It Alone
ما هي خلفية اشتعال القومية الكردية في العراق؟
Bernie Sanders Vows To Fight Anti-Islam Sentiment: 2016 Democratic Presidential Candidate Hugs Muslim Woman On Stage
Anacostia totem pole belies Washington’s devotion to Redskins
Reflections on Transformative Education: Toward Peace Learning Systems
Ahmadinejad - Incitement Deserves Indictment
Promoting peace, locally and globally
Why the Gun Control Debate Doesn't Do Justice to Colorado Killings
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry denounces US calls for Aya Hegazy’s release
How to stop Libya becoming another Iraq
Mideast peace deal… and they lived unhappily ever after
Why the US must support bid for Palestinian statehood
25 Rights groups: The Belady Foundation case demonstrates that individual and community initiatives face only repression and fabricated charges
To stop sexual assault against women in the US military, add more women
Britain’s election results may prove to be a blow to US foreign policy goals
Cultural Educator: Aziz Abu Sarah
Streator Grads do 'Amazing Things'
Go After Super Pollutants
The Chinese Dream From Mao to Xi
Afghan civil society calls for just peace
Rodef Shalom to host panel on Palestinian perspectives
Direct Analytical Approach to Peacebuilding
Can Obama Influence Ethiopia on Human Rights, Democracy?
Five Steps America Must Take Now to Combat Climate Change
Holy Land tours a new tool in peacebuilding
American Aid Worker, Release Secured by Trump Officials, Leaves Egypt
Ryan Gosling spreads message from Bernie Sanders
Gun Bans Aren't the Only Answer to America's Violence Problem
Promoting Peace and Conflict Awareness In Small Town America: Independence, Kansas
Nato should negotiate a security structure that includes Russia
A Peacebuilding Travel Log
A New Heroism in Israel and Palestine
US Lawmaker Urges Egypt to Release Dual Citizen
The Dangers of Soft Power: Government backed cultural programs often come across as just propaganda
Aziz Abu Sarah Named National Geographic Emerging Explorer
Hope for Peace May Be Encouraged by Enemies in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
The only way forward on Syria
The effect of 100 years of amnesia on the Turkish population
Our moral obligations in Somalia
Inevitable US policy shift on Burma: why and how
Bucolic Peekskill under attack: View
Our Love-Hate Relationship With Frankenstorms and Hurricane Sandy and Why We Must End It
How to save the American Dream
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
Will Republicans suggest an economic cure in Nevada?
Creating Resilient Communities
Syrian Ramadan at the Edge of War
Syria Conflict Panel
Unite, Confuse, and Inspire: A Response to the Rise of Racism in Israel
Beyer Statement On Acquittal of Aya Hijazi and Her Co-Defendants in Egypt
USIP Awards Jennings Randolph Senior Fellowships and Peace Scholarships for 2015-2016
Marijuana cartels and the Mafia
Conflict as an opportunity
A New Model for American Foreign Policy
Dirt on Our Hands
Gridlock is death for deliberation
A peace-building response to the rise of 'Trumpism'
Why US and Chinese cities will make or break any global climate deal
Fallacy of a moderate mullah
Obama's Middle East Speech: The Message Was Not Received
Academics & Activists Discuss Poverty, Inequality, Conflict
Palestine’s new PM and his prospects for success
Freeport's Highland Community College board will seat Shockey and Musser
Aziz Abu Sarah is a Tour Guide
Faith-Based Diplomacy
Egypt’s Street Children, Aya Hijazi, and Me
The Green Wave washes over a movement in hibernation
From Israel to Mason: Conflict scholars present a peace proposal at the UN
The Audacity of Air Strikes and Secret Deals: Just making Isis grow stronger?
Crashing in America
American impotence and the ‘Born in Jerusalem’ law
Press Pause on the Rush to War
America cannot afford such inequality
Lawmakers in Washington increasingly concerned about Ethiopia
The Russian Military Intervention in Syria; Is This Really a Concern for the U.S.?
Why, Indeed, History Should Sometimes Repeat Itself: a Review of History as a Prelude
A Fixable Problem for Our Society
U.S. Drones Mobilize Pakistani Nonviolent Movement
Education in Tanzania: Losing the Future
When diplomatic opportunities were dismissed
Police should put away the military gear and build connections with young people
ما هو الإرث السياسي لمحمود عباس؟
Women in combat: US military on verge of making it official
Egypt frees U.S. charity worker Aya Hijazi from prison
Mason student researches homelessness from a conflict perspective
The Conflict that Became Mine
Voices: In midst of war, life goes on for Syrian kids
EU Threat Has Inspired Panic Rather than Reform
Netanyahu's Kennedy moment
Denied Victimhood and Contested Narratives: The Case of Hutu Diaspora
Stop the ISIS War Before It Gets Worse!
Human Rights of Crimean Tatars Discussed in European Parliament
Yemen needs action, not just talk
Confronting Homeland Security's 'SSSS' Watch List
Prevention better than punitive in Syria
Experts Say There Will Be No Contest in Ethiopia's Upcoming Vote
A Mood Is Not A Movement: Five Ideas For The Anti-Trump Forces
GOP, follow Stevens' example
Next Up in Somalia’s Fragile Transition: Bridge Political Divides
U.S.-E.U. Rhetoric on Russia as Destructive as a Chekhovian Duel
The Indoctrination Myth
Hillary Clinton’s Response to the Pulse Orlando Shootings
A col.’s view of commander’s authority
Why the White House Won't Win the Afghanistan War
Post-Mubarak Egypt: From successful protest to sustainable social transformation
Public ‘schools of hope’ could be anything but
Yeni Bir Toplumsal Sozlesme Arayisi
Interview with CNN: Ancient blueprint for Middle East peace touring U.S.
How to Fix Turkey's Fall From International Favor
Should Palestinians Accept Israel as a Jewish State?
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In Oak Creek, Wis., hearts open to Sikhs after temple shooting
My sister has been jailed in Egypt for 900 days. When will the U.S. help free her?
An online occupation
Obama’s local, international obstacles on Syria
Time to stop coddling Iran
How I learned to forgive my brother’s murderers
Congress Should Scrutinize Pending Trade Pacts
Hurricane Sandy: Time to do something about climate change
Getting to “E Pluribus Unum”
Detroit On The Brink
A Budget for Working America
Price tag attack on J’lem church provokes religious condemnation
Using hip-hop to resolve global conflict
How Trump Gives Negotiation a Bad Name
No Immunity for US Troops: Why Hamid Karzai Punted to Loya Jirga
Peshmerga-Iraqi forces united over Mosul, but can this last?
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
Bernie Sanders vows to fight Islamophobia and 'ugly stain of racism' in the US
Female soldiers fight Pentagon in court for combat positions
Land Rights Have Become A Women's Issue Through Social Mobilization In Cambodia
Missing From Trial: Detainee Statements
Alumnus Helps Special-Needs Students Transition to Higher Ed, Work
Anticipating the Syria of Tomorrow: Strategies to Decrease Violence Against Innocents
Teaching Sept. 11 To Students Who Were Born After The Attacks Happened
U.S. Military Interventionism Has Harmed Iraq Dearly
Sign a Drone Treaty Before Everyone Does as We Do
Orange Revolution in Ukraine: Inspiration of Disillusionment?
We can only hope that the cerebral will get the better of the visceral
Learning from SIGIR's Final Report on Iraq Reconstruction
Unclenched Fists
Free West Papua: Growing International Solidarity for a Forgotten Independence Movement
People to People Contact
The Difference Between Protest America 1968 And 2017
Ferguson, Social Justice, and the Role of Community Colleges
China’s Puzzling ADIZ Decision Making
Afghan religious figures, diplomats come together in İstanbul
Hunger strike highlights forgotten tragedy of Palestinian prisoners
Unholy Media Malpractice: The press totally missed the point of Bernie Sanders' trip to the Vatican.
The World Does Not Need a Jewish Ann Coulter: An Open Letter To Ben Shapiro.
Americans have had enough conflict
Jerusalem’s potential to bring Jews and Muslims together
Former Del. Jim Scott remembered for selfless public service
A third intifada is inevitable unless Israel changes course
Eviction of Palestinian outpost exposes double standard on settlements
To finally see the invisible Israelis before our eyes
Behind the Headlines: Israeli Arab's Water Project May Aid Regional Cooperation
Why D.C. should take Youth Court program off life support
Syria’s Christian conundrum
Hillary Clinton Asks Egypt’s President Sisi to Release Aya Hijazi
U.S. Credibility Around the World Damaged by Afghanistan War
America's lawmakers in Libyan quagmire
The Federal response in Malheur and far right extremism
Portrait of Stalin Sparks Brawl at WWII Ceremony in Crimea
Turkey's Best Asset to Tackle ISIS: Ankara or America?
Why we should keep out of Somalia’s affairs
Hamas Advocating Dialogue Through Children’s Cartoon?
Athletes Pick A Side At The Women's March
National Geographic Offering Israel Tour: National Geographic Expedition is offering 12-day tours of the Holy Land, complete with hotels and museums
Sorry, Aung San Suu Kyi, the Rohingya Crisis Is No Laughing Matter
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
The World Discovers Afghanistan’s Peaceful Clerics
Elections are good, right? Well, not always
USDA Does Diets Differently, Moves Off Meat
How Climate Change Sparked the Crisis in Syria
Trump got Egypt to free an American prisoner. Here’s her story.
Why can’t America just take out Assad?
Israelis and Palestinians -- rage, fear and misunderstanding
In fighting gangs, US should look to El Salvador
Myanmar Fighting Poses Dilemma for China
Female suicide bombers; Misguided media; Karadzic at the Hague
Needed: Social Engineering?
Coup-Speak Speaking
Addressing divide between communities and police
Settler Terrorism -- An American Problem
Why Rep. Hunter Is Very Wrong About Nuking Iran
Regionalization of Conflict and Opportunities for Peace in the Horn of Africa
Lecture by Susan Hirsch at San Anton Palace
Congress Must Tax Fossil Fuels
Highland Community College Board Candidates Weigh District's Financial, Enrollment Woes
Armenian, Azeri experts' Karabakh settlement recommendations
The Speech that Time Forgot
Boarding the Train for a Trip into the Past
Could a Nuclear Iran Bring About More Stability, Rather Than Less?
Mason intern ventures into rural Mexico conflict zone to practice mediation
Fossil Fuel Divestment Makes UN Climate Summit a Success
Hong Kong's 'Occupy': A movement for universal suffrage in Hong Kong is worrying Beijing
Ethiopian Ruling Coalition Wins Majority of Parliament Seats
If America wants Assad to respect international law, it must respect it, too
Former Middle East 'Foes' to Speak on Building Peace
Why Did Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Go to Iraq?
‘Amish Mafia’ is a shameful, unrealistic portrayal of plain people
A Palestinian’s journey from stone-throwing to conflict resolution
EMU Professor Urges Shift in Iraqi, Afghan Strategy
Do We Need Dictatorship?
Bringing Florida to Justice, Not Just George Zimmerman
Teach, model, grow and live in empathy to build world peace, says interfaith expert Marc Gopin at Frontier Luncheon
A Cultural Awakening Leads to Abundance of Conflict Resolution Opportunities
Suffolk reservist sues over ban on women in combat
Ukraine: An Overview of the Crimean Question at the 63rd Anniversary of the Crimean Tartar Deportation
Fayetteville Charity Helps African Group
"With friends like these..." on Romney's comments about Israeli and Palestinian culture
In new class, students get lessons in karate kicks, world peace, diplomacy
Afghans Want U.S. to Stay but Do Things Differently
Republicans and the Mennonite vote
The Ottoman Experience in Mosul, Then and Now
The Meaning of Freedom
Jordan Valley essential for a viable Palestinian state
Republican Reasoning: Why 2008 Was the Year for Occupying and Protesting Wall Street
The Syrian Revolution Is Not a Holy War
Israeli-Palestinian conflict - discussion with Marc Gopin: on economic peace & justice
‘Strength through peace – not peace through strength’: a reaction to Trump’s America First foreign policy
Anacostia: Why I have faith in the future of my neighborhood
Peace Parsha: Hayyei Sarah - Love and Care across Boundaries
Crimean Tatars Fear for Their Safety After Crimea’s Annexation to Russia
Higher education leans left. But why? And so what?
Trump Should Take a Lesson From the Pope on How to Lead
Mason’s Michael Shank Joins White House Climate Change Group
How Women’s Rights Are Linked to U.S.-Iran Negotiations
Social Scientist Sees Bias Within
Reading Dr Ambedkar as a narrative for social change
Why Bernie Sanders is standing with Muslims
The Libyan Revolution at Two
Syria, Lebanon, and the Middle East: Enabling a War-to-Peace Transition
Hamas Should Be Part of Middle East Peace Talks
Rethinking transitions: finding the pathway from military to community security
The case for compulsory voting
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
An Extreme Sport: Middle East Peacebuilding
The three-ring circus of American politics
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