The School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution

At summer camp, Syrian child refugees recall a lost homeland
Working Abroad a Big Help on the Hill
U.S. Couple Held In Egyptian Prison For 1 Year Over Unfounded Child Abuse
A third intifada is inevitable unless Israel changes course
Defense Department in Somalia
Why Protest? And What’s Next: Truth-Telling and Reconciliation for Ferguson and Beyond
Girls released from Boko Haram captivity rejected by society - new report
Aziz Abu Sarah Named National Geographic Emerging Explorer
Britain’s election results may prove to be a blow to US foreign policy goals
Coup-Speak Speaking
Fossil Fuel Divestment Makes UN Climate Summit a Success
Myanmar Vote Plan Clouds New US Dialogue
Pro-Earth Republicans In The Era Of President Trump
Administrative Referendum: A wakeup call for the ethno-political conflict in Darfur
The Chinese Dream From Mao to Xi
Politics and the city – the battle over Istanbul’s Gezi park
Honoring National Service in War and Peace
Time for the peace vote?
US Navy Seals plan to accept women after female soldiers graduate as rangers
The Green Wave washes over a movement in hibernation
What will Rep. Dennis Kucinich's legacy be?
Iraqi Kurdistan fears Maliki returning to power
Using Peace 'Means' to Achieve Peaceful 'Ends'
Why I'm Going to Yemen
Anti-immigration Legislation Makes Cities and Citizens Less Safe
Fallacy of a moderate mullah
Preventing gang violence in San Diego
Reflections of a Catholic American on bin Laden’s death
Scars of the Khmer Rouge: How Cambodia is healing from a genocide
What the Killing of Trayvon Martin Means for Maryland
The Meaning of Freedom
Marginalizing Muslims in Switzerland
Conflict resolution workshop benefits Patriots and participants
If You Want Revenge for 9/11, Don't Look to the Kids Who Lost A Parent
Bosnia Back on the Brink: Ukraine can learn from Bosnia's failed socioeconomic policies
Russian Consul General to Crimea Resigns Following Offensive Comments About Crimean Tatar Deportation
Dr. Jeremy Rinker- UNCG Campus Weekly
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
A picture of hope and courage
What Paul Ryan’s economic roadmap means for America
A Fixable Problem for Our Society
Mason Professors, Graduates Take Active Role in Latin American Conflicts
‘Strength through peace – not peace through strength’: a reaction to Trump’s America First foreign policy
George Mason to cultivate global leaders
On “The Mystery of Capital”
Free West Papua: Growing International Solidarity for a Forgotten Independence Movement
Moving Beyond Hope: The IOC and Team Refugee
Obama making up drone rules as he goes
Egypt frees U.S. charity worker Aya Hijazi from prison
Trump 'ordered Sisi' to release US-Egyptian charity worker
Book Review: Professors and their Politics
Palestine's Right to Defend Itself
Peace Movement Has Become Powerless, Says MK Yuli Tamir
When Contested Narratives of Identity and Victimhood are Victims of Politics
The Emperor’s new clothes – bluster in the GOP
Two Crimean Tatar Mosques Torched in Crimea on the Eve of Major Muslim Holiday
BHU holds seminar on peacebuilding
Elections are good, right? Well, not always
Yemen needs action, not just talk
Syrian Ramadan at the Edge of War
We must make anti-bullying a mainstream message
Next Up in Somalia’s Fragile Transition: Bridge Political Divides
Experts Say There Will Be No Contest in Ethiopia's Upcoming Vote
Working for Peace in the Age of Trump
What Aziz Abu Sarah learned in Hebrew school
Ukraine Diplomatic Deal: Necessary Next Steps
Why we should keep out of Somalia’s affairs
Meet Nousha Kabawat and her unstoppable drive to help Syria’s displaced children thrive
Catching Kony
Colombia's Inminent Peace Agreement: A Brief Analysis of What the Agreement is, What is Next and What is Missing
Women in Combat
Scholars skeptical on Japan apology
Beware Libya’s ‘Fair Dictator’
Americans have had enough conflict
Nato should negotiate a security structure that includes Russia
Activists: Release of Detainees in Syria Crucial to Peace Process
A Peacebuilding Approach to Teaching About Extremism
Obama’s local, international obstacles on Syria
Awakening the Demons: There is no Arab Spring coming to Iraq. But sectarian protests could tear this fragile country apart.
For Economic Growth, Repeal Drug Laws and Rehabilitate Ex-Cons
Time to stop coddling Iran
American impotence and the ‘Born in Jerusalem’ law
9 Costs of Drone Strikes
Detroit On The Brink
People to People Contact
Global Mayors Protest Trump’s Anti-Climate Cabinet
Crimean Crisis Escalates Further
New Grad ‘Ecstatic’ with Peace Corps Posting to Mozambique
My Turkish Airport
The 'anti-science' side of the political divide
Mason Student Studies Emerging Protest Culture Over Land Rights Conflicts in Cambodia
Why NFL's Washington Redskins needs renaming
The Coaching Revolution in the Federal Government
Problem-solving approach privileges both parties
Egypt: Revolution or bust
American Aid Worker Is Cleared of Child Abuse Charges in Egypt
Doctoral Student Goes to Hollywood to Teach Peace Techniques
Charlie Rangel: Why I Oppose Syria Strikes
The American Elections: Prospects for a New US Foreign Policy
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry denounces US calls for Aya Hegazy’s release
Muslim advocates welcome Bernie Sanders' support but want visible action
Turkey’s once-worldly aims falter, even close allies concerned
Rand Paul's Filibuster Gives Civil Liberties A Rare Washington Moment
25 Rights groups: The Belady Foundation case demonstrates that individual and community initiatives face only repression and fabricated charges
Orange Revolution in Ukraine: Inspiration of Disillusionment?
Confronting Homeland Security's 'SSSS' Watch List
Shank: White House, Congress Choosing Wrong Path on Iran
Why Hong Kong's #OccupyCentral Used Nonviolent Action as Tactic
Sorting Out Our Options in Afghanistan
In Egypt, even helping street children can land you in prison
When studying abroad in a conflict zone, safety is key
A Budget for Working America
In the Army, sex discrimination begins at West Point
Trump Should Take a Lesson From the Pope on How to Lead
Hunger strike highlights forgotten tragedy of Palestinian prisoners
Mason/EMU alum Michael Shank works with media to tell the story of climate change
In Afghanistan, end the fighting and stop the meddling
Who is Aya Hijazi, the American freed from jail in Egypt?
National Geographic Offering Israel Tour: National Geographic Expedition is offering 12-day tours of the Holy Land, complete with hotels and museums
Peshmerga-Iraqi forces united over Mosul, but can this last?
Lawmakers in Washington increasingly concerned about Ethiopia
Syria, Lebanon, and the Middle East: Enabling a War-to-Peace Transition
'Delenda Carthago': ISIS, threat and recovery
U.S. Credibility Around the World Damaged by Afghanistan War
The Coming Rise of Afghan Militias
Did Bernie Sanders just steal Joe Lieberman’s Jewish crown?
America's lawmakers in Libyan quagmire
Unclenched Fists
Violence and violence-containment's $460 billion price tag
Using Israeli and Palestinian Guides, Tour Group Helps Visitors ‘Experience the People’
Conflict Resolution, One Book at a Time
Cardin Meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister
The Missing Ingredient in UN's 2030 Global Goals
China’s Puzzling ADIZ Decision Making
The only way forward on Syria
Essay on the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the Sykes-Picot Agreement هل العرب أمام سايكس بيكو جديدة؟
A peace dividend we should all want
Yemen: Ripe for a solution?
Tale of Two Conventions: Why Charlotte Wins Over White Tampa
The Ghailani Verdict - Susan Hirsch featured in the New York Times
A Mood Is Not A Movement: Five Ideas For The Anti-Trump Forces
Africa: Can January Makamba Be the Next President of Tanzania?
Transforming a Nation
Explorer’s Analysis: Inside Key Issues of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
US Lawmaker Urges Egypt to Release Dual Citizen
George Mason University Partners With an African Nonprofit Organization- 72Africa
Interview: Zheng Wang
Is Yemen’s power struggle over?
Regionalization of Conflict and Opportunities for Peace in the Horn of Africa
The Business Argument for Addressing Climate Change
What can Washington do about militarized police forces?
A Grassroots Visit Belies Washington's View of Afghanistan
Open letter to President-elect Trump and government officials at all levels
As New Threats Emerge, U.S. Closes Drone Base in Ethiopia
Crimea Muslims Fear Separation, Exile
Palestine’s new PM and his prospects for success
Six leading Libyan women dominate Virginia conference on Libya
Settler Turned Peace Activist Now Occupies Wall Street: Kobi Skolnick Puts Jewish Stamp on Protest, Not Just on Holidays
The World Does Not Need a Jewish Ann Coulter: An Open Letter To Ben Shapiro.
Republicans and the Mennonite vote
A Palestinian’s journey from stone-throwing to conflict resolution
Universities More Moderate than Believed
Why Washington is wrong to impose visa suspension on Iraqis
Fighting extremism: Dignity is the answer
Politics and Language: Dimension Beyond Words
Somalia on the Brink
A look at the American 'Countering Violent Extremism' strategy
Lack of US-Syria Diplomacy Leads to Dangerous Isolation
Why defeating ISIS with military might is starry eyed idealism
‘Don’t Disturb The Peace’: Post-Conflict Politics In Aceh, Indonesia
Will Saudi Arabia's 'Operation Decisive Storm' restore order in Yemen?
UN Small Arms Conference: Evaluation and Prospects
America's police are looking more and more like the military
Ahmadinejad - Incitement Deserves Indictment
သုတေတီတစ်ဦး၏ နာဂဒေသနှင့်လူမျိုးများအကြောင်း [Research about the future of local and indigenous people]
Mason student starts ‘sustainable, reproducible’ businesses in war zones
Growing Sense of Polarization and Escalating Tensions in Crimea Ahead of 69th Anniversary of Crimean Tatar
Darfur Donor Conference: A Park for a Deadly Conflict
Crashing in America
Republican Reasoning: Why 2008 Was the Year for Occupying and Protesting Wall Street
USDA Does Diets Differently, Moves Off Meat
The case for compulsory voting
Peace Parsha: Hayyei Sarah - Love and Care across Boundaries
Bible Texts Misused in Rumsfeld Reports, Religious Leaders Say
There is a Major Climate Issue Hiding in Your Closet: Fast Fashion
Crimean Tatar Mejlis Elects New Chairperson as Mustafa Cemilev Steps Down
OP-ED: Iran in the Era of Moderation and Reform
Police should put away the military gear and build connections with young people
World Bank needs Jeffrey Sachs
What Pope Francis Will Say to America This Week
UN climate change negotiations in Poland this week
The 2017 Arthur N. Rupe Great Debate: Is ISIS an Existential Threat to the United States?
‘Lincoln’: Where was Frederick Douglass?
How to fix our police departments
Rethinking transitions: finding the pathway from military to community security
Fed Up With Climate Change Apathy
A New United Nations of Human Rights Countries
My sister has been jailed in Egypt for 900 days. When will the U.S. help free her?
Bernie Sanders Vows To Fight Anti-Islam Sentiment: 2016 Democratic Presidential Candidate Hugs Muslim Woman On Stage
The three-ring circus of American politics
A Conflict Resolution Scholar Explains How to Resolve Conflicts in the Quiet Car
How I learned to forgive my brother’s murderers
Semites Unite! You Have Nothing to Lose But your Conflict
10 Ways Conflict is Like Sex
Tourism of Destruction, Tourism of Construction: Two Trips to the Holy Land
Tanzanian President’s Former Aide Plans Bid to Succeed Him
Letter to the Editor from Dennis Sandole Published in The Economist
Arab Americans Organize with the ANSWER Coalition to Protest Trump Inauguration
Women-in-Combat Plaintiff to Present Keynote at Gender and Conflict Center Reception
Peacebuilding: the new generation
Mirëdita Dobar Dan Festival in Belgrade: We Stuck our Foot in the Open Door
Has outgoing Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal brought about a new, more peaceful, face to the organization?
Arts and Peacebuilding
How Women’s Rights Are Linked to U.S.-Iran Negotiations
ما هي خلفية اشتعال القومية الكردية في العراق؟
How to stop the stone-throwing in Anacostia
Yemen Can't Do It Alone
Richard Solomon Proved Sport Matters through the ‘Ping-Pong’ Diplomacy, and George Mason University is Poised to Tell Us How
Prevention better than punitive in Syria
Conference on Activist H. Thurman Held on ‘9/11’ Anniversary
Teaching Sept. 11 To Students Who Were Born After The Attacks Happened
Mason professors offer insights in aftermath of Paris tragedy
U.S. Soldiers in Somalia and the Pentagon's Unlearned Lessons
Anacostia totem pole belies Washington’s devotion to Redskins
We can only hope that the cerebral will get the better of the visceral
Columbia Prof Uses Math To Create World Peace
Post-Election Ferguson: Bipartisan Congress to Demilitarize Police
Review: Free Burma
UN Summit Already Successful: $50 Billion Divested From Fossil Fuels
Students Practice Citizen Diplomacy in Syria
Expect Resource Wars With Exxon CEO At State Helm
Palestine: Still key to stability in the Middle East
How China’s Economic Rebalancing is like the Movie 'Speed'
Learning from SIGIR's Final Report on Iraq Reconstruction
Keeping Iran and Saudi Arabia From War
Congress makes Elmo cry by defunding Palestinian 'Sesame Street'
Do military women want combat jobs? The survey numbers say yes — and so do more than 9,000 combat action badges
Boycotting Muslim 'Savages' Ad on DC Metro in Protest of Hate Speech
Holy Land tours a new tool in peacebuilding
Why Did Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Go to Iraq?
Inspiring Curious Feminists: Reflections on Cynthia Enloe
How to Pull Yemen Back from the Edge
Aziz Abu Sarah – Ending the Cycle of Violence in Israel and Palestine
Use US soft power to free the Ashraf Seven
Nigeria: A Network That Reconnects North With Sardauna's Biographer John Paden
Obama's Middle East Speech: The Message Was Not Received
Art Student Set to Send ‘Transformative’ Project Up in Flames on Mason Pond
Shank and Gilchrest: Increasing the Peace Can Reduce the Debt
Man-to-man chat can avert disaster
EU Threat Has Inspired Panic Rather than Reform
Conflict Resolution Educators Converge on Mason for Annual Conference
For young adults who lost parents on Sept. 11, a hope for peace
Chomsky Takes on the World (Bank)
Portrait of Stalin Sparks Brawl at WWII Ceremony in Crimea
Why Forest Whitaker Is Making the UN Goals Famous
Is the OSCE relevant to Cyprus? Or is Cyprus irrelevant to the OSCE?
Insight Policing and the Role of the Civilian in Police Accountability
Netanyahu's Kennedy moment
One Week After Colorado Shooting, US Government Still Failing to Safeguard America
The inclusion of women in the peacemaking process
Hutu Diaspora Narrative: Identity in Conflict, Conflict of Identity
Education in Tanzania: Losing the Future
She Didn't Have a Gun... She Had MLK's Dream
The Ugly Reality Of Islamophobia (And How Catholics Should Stand Up Against It)
An OSCE reconciliation strategy for Cyprus?
Don't forget Malaysia
American Aid Worker, Release Secured by Trump Officials, Leaves Egypt
Freeport's Highland Community College board will seat Shockey and Musser
Turning Training into Action: Mason Students Analyze a Conflict in Brazil
Should Palestinians Accept Israel as a Jewish State?
Beijing Encroaching on Moscow’s Military Dominance in Tajikistan
Japan’s Remilitarization, Beating Ploughshares into Swords
New Crimean Tatar History Book Comes Under Attack from Russian Nationalist Groups
Immigration debate: How DC can move the conversation forward
What Do We Mean When We Say "Clean Energy"?
Can the Tribes of NATO help the Tribes of Afghanistan?
How to Solve Your Conflicts, and Get FED at the Same Time
Mass shootings show need for gun law reform
How Germans Go Green
Hillel Event Bridges Israeli-Palestinian Gap
Trump is ‘deprived of all knowledge’ about public schools
Myanmar Fighting Poses Dilemma for China
S-CAR Class Inspires Landmark Lawsuit
A New Approach to Dealing With Global Food Insecurity
Donald Trump's Immigration Plan Would Ban One-Third of the World From the U.S.
Science of unintended consequences
Rep. Charles Rangel: Let's slow down the next superstorm
Women in combat: US military on verge of making it official
Beyer Statement On Acquittal of Aya Hijazi and Her Co-Defendants in Egypt
Student Studies Connection of Abusive Treatment of Humans and Animals
Solon Simmons' "The Eclipse of Equality"
Drowning the Arab Spring in Gulf Oil
Filmmaker’s ‘Will to Communicate’ Breaks through Community’s Silence
The Ottoman Experience in Mosul, Then and Now
Obama’s speech was more of the same - and not what we needed
Faculty Spotlight on Innovation: Susan Hirsch & Agnieszka Paczynska
"With friends like these..." on Romney's comments about Israeli and Palestinian culture
The Syrian Revolution Is Not a Holy War
Palestinian, Jew give both sides on joint Jerusalem tours
Albany Gets "F" for Failing to Protect Tenants
Anticipating the Syria of Tomorrow: Strategies to Decrease Violence Against Innocents
Breakdown in Yemen
The Art of Appeasement, Part I Unraveling a Patchwork of Improvised Disaster
Meryl Streep is right; bullying hurts us all
Overnight Crimean Crisis Hits Stalemate
Armenian, Azeri experts' Karabakh settlement recommendations
Teach, model, grow and live in empathy to build world peace, says interfaith expert Marc Gopin at Frontier Luncheon
Social Scientist Sees Bias Within
Why World Leaders Are Starting to Eat Garbage
Why the White House Won't Win the Afghanistan War
Conflict-sensitive Repatriation: Lessons from Displaced Communities in North-eastern Nigeria
These fiscal cliff hawks ought to be foreign policy doves
Post-Mubarak Egypt: From successful protest to sustainable social transformation
Alumnus Helps Special-Needs Students Transition to Higher Ed, Work
Press Pause on the Rush to War
A New Model for American Foreign Policy
Professor Utilizes Real World Experience in Conflict Resolution Studies
Bernie Sanders vows to fight Islamophobia and 'ugly stain of racism' in the US
Time to write the rules for cyber and drone challenges
DOS UNIVERSIDADES AMERICANAS Ibarretxe trae a Euskadi el Agirre Lehendakaria Center
Search – Côte d’Ivoire wins the Prize of Excellency
In Israel, the Rent Is Too Damn High
The ISIS takeover of Ramadi means hard choices face the Iraqi and US governments
Invest in the Afghan people not foreign contractors
Responding to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Is Religious Freedom the Answer?
With Mike Duvall, Fall of Another ‘Family Values’ Crusader
Optimism at last for American jailed in Egypt, her family
What the Flint Crisis Reveals About Inequality in the U.S.
Ukraine crisis underscores need for renewables push
To stop sexual assault against women in the US military, add more women
Who to Blame for the Absence of a Kurdish State after Sykes Picot?
Divide and conquer negotiations
Meat Alert
Militarization of U.S. Police Forces
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
Israel Inside/Out: Perspectives And Prisms
Bush's true legacy in Egypt
Don't let Yemen turn into Syria: Column
Syria's Next Generation
State Department Should Speak Out For Aya Hijazi, US Human Rights Defender In Egypt Prison
'Tribunal' Opens Hearings Into Mass Killings in Indonesia
Genocide or Terrorism? Transnational Advocacy and the Ogaden Conflict
Female soldiers fight Pentagon in court for combat positions
Hope for Peace May Be Encouraged by Enemies in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Comment: A federal constituent “state” is not in the interest of Turkish Cypriots
Politics Unusual
Conflict and the Consequences of Isolation: A Comparative Study
Bosnia: Stabilization Stalled in Negative Peace
The Speech that Time Forgot
An American humanitarian worker goes on trial in Cairo. What’s next for Aya Hijazi?
Nimr Al Nimr: Anatomy of a Man
China’s Foreign Policy Debates
Hottest Year on Record, 2014, Brings Economic Opportunity
Is the Spirit of Sykes-Picot Still Alive in the Middle East after a Century?
What My Amish and Mennonite Forefathers Would Think About My Job in Congress (and Why I Left)
Mason Student Strives to Bring Peace Before Dangerous African Presidential Vote
Could a Nuclear Iran Bring About More Stability, Rather Than Less?
Sudan, after the breakup: Can violence be prevented?
Washington Area Students Weigh in on South Sudan Conflict
Students discuss effects of Charlie Hebdo shooting
Needed: Social Engineering?
Syria Needs Real Help, Not American Bombs
Myanmar's negotiator expresses belief in China's willingness to help in peace process
Why Rep. Hunter Is Very Wrong About Nuking Iran
Sandy Hook shootings: We need to focus on more than just gun control
Congratulations to the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at GMU: The IMTD and ICAR partnership continues
Turkey's Best Asset to Tackle ISIS: Ankara or America?
Stop Treating America Like a War Zone: Congress must stop the militarization of America's police forces
Afghans Want U.S. to Stay but Do Things Differently
Resolute in uncertain times: peacebuilding in the new US administration
Working for world peace here at home
Crimean Tatars's Pain is Renewed- Kırım Tatarları'nın acıları tazelendi
Military spending is not right way to boost America's economic security
To save his Middle East legacy, Obama must recognise a Palestinian state now
Spread of US poverty risks serious social disorder
Displaced by Genocide, Mason Student Plans to Help Other Refugees
Comment: The Cyprus Challenge: A solution paradigm shift
We can't let climate change turn droughts, flash floods and mudslides into the new normal
America cannot afford such inequality
It's the Arab spring for dictators
Conflict as an opportunity
Do We Need Dictatorship?
What Would MLK Think of America’s Modern Wars?
A peace-building response to the rise of 'Trumpism'
When soldiers commit murder
Maltese neutrality still a brilliant idea
Former Del. Jim Scott remembered for selfless public service
Highland Community College Board Candidates Weigh District's Financial, Enrollment Woes
How to stop Libya becoming another Iraq
Hamas Should Be Part of Middle East Peace Talks
Settlement of Karabakh conflict ruled out as long as ‘mutual concessions’ perceived as loss
Monk-Turned-Street Artist Paints the Homeless to Teach New Yorkers Compassion
Ukrainian and Crimean Authorities Snub OSCE over Minority Rights
The Conflict that Became Mine
Opinion: Why Trump’s foreign policy won’t make America great again
US must vote in favour or abstain
Fulbright Scholars Offer Tips to Win the Prize
Inside the Beltway: Pillars of liberty
Yemen’s a Model All Right—For Disaster
Could ‘Insight Policing’ have saved Sandra Bland, Freddie Gray and others?
Businesses Must Take the Lead on Climate-Change Action
Tunisia’s Elections Seal Transition, Raise Fears of Old Regime
New Crimean Tatar History Book Comes Under Attack from Russian Nationalist Groups
Advertising against Muslims? Not with my tax dollars
The Impact of the Syrian Civil War on Identity Groups in Turkey
The Indoctrination Myth
Why US and Chinese cities will make or break any global climate deal
Suffolk reservist sues over ban on women in combat
Tariq Ramadan in Chicago's Holocaust Museum
Congress Can't Ignore Afghanistan in Budget Talks
High school students learn conflict resolution through karate
Why Americans Are Ready to Pay More Money for Cleaner Energy
Trust in Maliki harms U.S. credibility
Germany Tells NATO, Russia To Dialogue Before Things Get 'Completely Out Of Control'
After 900 days in pre-trial detention, campaigns call for release of Aya Hegazy
Why Bernie Sanders is standing with Muslims
Is America turning into a failed state?
Visiting professor analyzes conflict
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Horizon that is always receding
Ethiopian Ruling Coalition Wins Majority of Parliament Seats
Post Eurozone crisis, how to increase a country's resilience to risk
Managing the Madness in the Middle East
Soldiers Into Students: Veterans, Educators Try to Ease Transition
A New (Old) Narrative for the Left
Future of Crimean Tartar Muslims Hangs in the Balance
The Big Problems in Obama's Big Trade Deals
We're Unfair to Draft-Card Burners
Today, I join Khader Adnan’s hunger strike – will you?
Data show drone attacks doomed to fail against ISIS in Syria
Food insecurity rising as crop production falls
Reading Dr Ambedkar as a narrative for social change
Israeli, Palestinian join forces to offer tours with two viewpoints
Social Scientist Sees Bias Within
Why can’t America just take out Assad?
What Are the Rules of War?
We Lead Developed World in Poverty and Inequality
The Path To Clean Energy Requires An Energy-Storage Revolution
Ryan Gosling spreads message from Bernie Sanders
We gain more than we lose in the Iran nuclear deal [Commentary]
Why is the US so reticent to read the right messages in Asia and the Pacific?
Couple Spend Their Wedding Money on Street Children, End up in an Egyptian Prison
The costly errors of America's wars
The challenge of violent extremism
No end in sight for conflict between our two angels
The Price of Abandoning Yemen
The Lonely Man of Peace
Social media project addresses extremist violence at home and abroad
The NYC Security Risk That Candidates Aren't Discussing
China and Japan REALLY Don’t Like Each Other
U.S. Sanctions On Iran Should Be Lifted For Humanitarian Goods
In America, domestic extremists are a bigger risk than foreign terrorism
National Geographic Expeditions ‘Holy Land’ Partner Scores Top UN Award
A col.’s view of commander’s authority
Why the Kerry-Karzai Afghan Security Deal Won't Work
Freed Egyptian American prisoner returns home following Trump intervention
Obama must stand up to Netanyahu on Israeli settler violence
What Secretary Clinton Does Not Recognize About Egypt’s Anti-Regime Protests
Have We Become Hopelessly Divided?
Land Rights Have Become A Women's Issue Through Social Mobilization In Cambodia
Civil Society Is Faltering In This Middle East Nation
Israelis and Palestinians -- rage, fear and misunderstanding
Congress vs. the Super-Pollutants
Taliban Prisoner Releases Are High-Risk, Low-Reward
Ötekilerden ‘Ötekilere’ (From Others to ‘Others’)
How Belgraders Remember the NATO Bombings
Bringing Eritrea In From The Cold
Why Congress Needs to Act Now On Super-Pollutants
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR; Resolving Conflicts in the Caucasus
The Time For Leadership To Protect All Civilians Across Syria
The Noxious Origins of NYC Gentrification: Cooking Gas
Oil Is At The Heart Of The Ukraine Crisis
Drones weaken USA's moral might: Opposing view
Direct Analytical Approach to Peacebuilding
Ineffective tightening of sanctions on Iran
How Trump Gives Negotiation a Bad Name
Political Discourse: A Family Affair
Unite, Confuse, and Inspire: A Response to the Rise of Racism in Israel
Sisters know a good road trip when they see one
The Current of Discord on the Mekong
Explosion of the Sacred
Ethiopia’s Muslim Activists Pave a Path for Nonviolent Political Activism
Hillary Clinton Asks Egypt’s President Sisi to Release Aya Hijazi
Why, Indeed, History Should Sometimes Repeat Itself: a Review of History as a Prelude
Liberia’s Path from Anarchy to Elections
CPCS Hosted Conference in Washington D.C.
An online occupation
Wanted: Middle East Statesmen
How to Have a Productive Conversation About Politics at Thanksgiving
Riyadh Conference: What Makes It Different?
Small town America shouldn't resemble war zone
Congress Must Tax Fossil Fuels
Ending the Exploitation of People and the Planet
Indignados de Wall Street, ¿el Tea Party de la izquierda?
Chattanooga: on the need to fight terror with reason
Paul Ryan's Radical Economic Regime: Why His House Budget Legacy Is a Lesson in Elitism
Climate Change Is An Immediate Threat
A Discussion with Marc Gopin, Director, Center on Religion, Diplomacy, and Conflict Resolution
Presidents must come together on East Asia
Essebsi Must Work With Islamists to Ensure Tunisia’s Transition
When Radio Goes Bad: RF communications and the increased violence in South Sudan
Busting the Biofuels Boom
Addressing divide between communities and police
From protests to politics, a new way forward for Yemen
Making Nonviolent Statecraft into a Self-Evident Truth
Women sue Pentagon over combat exclusion
After Nearly Three Years, An American In Egypt Walks Free
Feminist Scholar Cynthia Enloe Delivers Keynote Address at Gender and Conflict Conference
U.S. Military Interventionism Has Harmed Iraq Dearly
The Next Step for Myanmar
Missing From Trial: Detainee Statements
Adjunct Faculty Demand Change
Yeni Bir Toplumsal Sozlesme Arayisi
'Less Violent' Does Not Have to Mean 'Apathetic'
Achieving the mission: A conversation with UPEACE Vice Rector Amr Abdalla
UVA Gives Diversity Awards to Longtime Professors McDowell and Dukes
Point of View opens—A place for conflict conversation, transformation
The Saudis and the Iranians Need to Talk: And we need to make it happen
With Income Inequality Comes Violence
9/11 Forever (and Ever)
Bullies, Jerks and Weasels
Feckless on Foreign Policy
Crimean Tatars Support EuroMaidan Protests in Kyiv
The Real War on Coal Starts in Kosovo
The Future of Kurdistan, Between Unity and Balkanization
The ’60s Begin to Fade as Liberal Professors Retire
Congress Better Listen to the Pope on Climate Change
Peaceful Dispute Resolution Ideas
Public ‘schools of hope’ could be anything but
GOP, follow Stevens' example
Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution Becomes a School
A Caution Against Framing Syria as an Assad-Opposition Dichotomy
Options for Action in Syria
Beyond Jewish Blessings and Curses There is Absolute Love
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
Inclusiveness: The Right (and Political) Way to Be
Sign a Drone Treaty Before Everyone Does as We Do
This Week in Poverty: 'A Place at the Table' and 'American Winter'
How Egypt’s most famous jailed couple celebrated Valentine’s Day
Want to cut big government abuses? Start with defence contracting
Evolving policy in a changing world: Examining challenges and opportunities in the new US Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review
When Washington Welcomes A Nonviolent Muslim: What CBS News and Congress Have In Common
Police Militarization Must Be Halted
Inevitable US policy shift on Burma: why and how
خبير في النزاعات الدولية: ترامب سيبيع الورقة السورية لبوتين (حوار)
The Federal response in Malheur and far right extremism
Why Congress Should Care About the Beepocalypse | Commentary
Obama Thinks Too Small on Climate Change
Letter to the editor: A response to "Immigration could swing it for Brexit"
Israel's New Left Goes Online
A Cultural Awakening Leads to Abundance of Conflict Resolution Opportunities
Boots on the Ground, Not Unmanned Robots in the Sky
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
IRP leader speaks in Washington, unsure of party goals and wary of Tajikistan’s future
Producing solutions by appreciating the interconnections
Dumping Military Kit on Cops Makes Main Street a War Zone
How to Fix Turkey's Fall From International Favor
Rights groups renew request for release of defendants in the Belady Foundation case and urge compliance with legal standards for pretrial detention
ISIS attacks fueled by illegal guns and open societies we can’t afford to lose
'Ceasefire' Is the Syria Word We Need to Hear
An Ill-Advised Purge in Libya
Lingering Questions Surround Geneva III
Peace is profitable: time for the US to invest
GMU Student Burns Pagoda For Senior Art Project
Heavy metal music unites Jews and Muslims across the Middle East
Don't Let China Dominate: When it comes to renewable energy, China is trumping the U.S.
Faith-Based Diplomacy
Streator Grads do 'Amazing Things'
Academics & Activists Discuss Poverty, Inequality, Conflict
The Bo Xilai Verdict: Everybody Wins
Doing Due Diligence on Diplomacy With Damascus
Using hip-hop to resolve global conflict
The World Discovers Afghanistan’s Peaceful Clerics
Mason’s Michael Shank Joins White House Climate Change Group
An 'Afghan Summer' of revolt - Part 2
Tragedy & Triumph
How one liberal group is trying to help Democrats win back the House in 2018
Promoting Peace and Conflict Awareness In Small Town America: Independence, Kansas
Election campaigns and the politics of performance
Explorer’s Analysis: Inside Key Issues of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
Climate Action Is Solution to Slowing Superstorms | Commentary
Minimum wage war reaches tipping point
In fighting gangs, US should look to El Salvador
Fuel for extremism is beyond Bin Laden, EMU prof says
Insights Obama can now use to undermine Putin’s narrative
Bringing Florida to Justice, Not Just George Zimmerman
Africa Needs More from Obama than Promises
Can J Street Sideline AIPAC?
From Israel to Mason: Conflict scholars present a peace proposal at the UN
How a monk-turned-street artist sees New York City’s homeless
How to save the American Dream
65 years after 'catastrophe,' Palestinians have little to cheer about
Unholy Media Malpractice: The press totally missed the point of Bernie Sanders' trip to the Vatican.
The Israeli ex-settler at the center of Occupy Wall Street
Can Obama Influence Ethiopia on Human Rights, Democracy?
Paul Ryan's path to economic peril
Senior Government Officials Participate at Workshop on Strategic Communication and Conflict Resolution
Trump got Egypt to free an American prisoner. Here’s her story.
یەریڤان سەعید، توێژەر لە پەیمانگای وڵاتانی كەنداو لە واشنتۆن:
Republicans want to fight climate change, too
Roads: Getting Them Done
The Struggle for Independence in West Papua
Fragility Needs Innovative Development Financing
"We Are Not Like Them": Itamar Massacre Activates A Dangerous Israeli-Jewish Ethnocentrism
Senators Welcome Release of Unjustly Imprisoned Egyptian-American Aya Hijazi
Saudi in Yemen; It’s personal now
An Extreme Sport: Middle East Peacebuilding
Why Should Israel Care What the Rest of the World Thinks?
Denied Victimhood and Contested Narratives: The Case of Hutu Diaspora
Fayetteville Charity Helps African Group
Human Rights of Crimean Tatars Discussed in European Parliament
Afghans Failing Security Test In Badakhshan
التدخل الروسي أوقف انهيار النظام السوري مؤقتاً
On 10th Anniversary of Afghan War, Time to Exit Militarized US Foreign Policy
Slavery and Climate – There's More in Common Than You Think, Vatican Says
Questions must be about gun safety
Protecting America's Clean Drinking Water
Israeli-Palestinian conflict - discussion with Marc Gopin: on economic peace & justice
Bucolic Peekskill under attack: View
Dialogue, satire and the attack on Charlie Hebdo
U.S.-E.U. Rhetoric on Russia as Destructive as a Chekhovian Duel
A Local First approach to early warning and response
Cure Police Violence As If It Were a Disease
The U.S. Afghanistan Strategy Is Failing and It's Time to Pull Out
How Did Democratic Candidates Do? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
Why Army women are demanding the right to fight — and die — in combat
‘Amish Mafia’ is a shameful, unrealistic portrayal of plain people
In new class, students get lessons in karate kicks, world peace, diplomacy
Saudi rejects foreign interference in Iraq, blames ‘sectarian’ Maliki | Reuters
To stop al-Shabab, help Somali people
PCDN's Dr. Catalina Rojas awarded the prestigious SXSW Dewey Award for use of digital technology to help others
Arab Gulf States Wary of Iran’s Role in the Battle for Mosul
Mason student’s question to Democratic presidential candidate goes viral
Dignity for Iran equals an Iran free of nuclear weapons
Nonviolent resistance key to Middle East breakthrough
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Civilian Devastation During War Explored in ‘Why They Die’
Texas flood's climate change irony: Column
Woodbridge Resident Gains White House Internship
Dirty Energy Dollars
A.T. Ariyaratne: Leading Sri Lanka's Largest Civil Society Movement for 50 Years
Egypt’s Street Children, Aya Hijazi, and Me
Crimean Tatars Fear for Their Safety After Crimea’s Annexation to Russia
Bribes, money hidden in teddy bears: welcome to US spending in Afghanistan
Religions meet at VST
A Strike Against Israel
ما هو الإرث السياسي لمحمود عباس؟
Afghan Security Forces Pass First Test, But Questions Remain
Keeping USAID: why the US shouldn’t cut off its nose
Anacostia: Why I have faith in the future of my neighborhood
62nd Anniversary of the Crimean Tatar Deportation “Protest Meeting” in Simferopol, Crimea Went By Peacefully
Court clears American aid worker after 3 years behind bars in Egypt
Duly Elected Tyranny: Recovering Democracy in the Age of Majority Abuses
10 Syria Questions for John Kerry and Chuck Hagel
Morocco a Stable East-West Bridge
Congressmen urge Egypt to release Virginia woman from jail
WATCH: Bernie Sanders hugs Muslim student, vows to fight racism as Jew
Libya: A failed state or a failed government?
Morocco: An Emerging Model For Muslim-Jewish Relations – OpEd
Aya Hegazy trial postponed for 5th time after court unable to turn on laptop
Origins and Responses to the Arab Awakening
As Ethiopia votes, what’s ‘free and fair’ got to do with it?
Gridlock is death for deliberation
The Audacity of Air Strikes and Secret Deals: Just making Isis grow stronger?
Hamas Advocating Dialogue Through Children’s Cartoon?
THE RUSSIAN PLOT, Or, How to Avoid Taking Responsibility for Losing a Presidential Election
Libya’s GNA and the Future of Public Discourse
How to Defuse the Ukraine Crisis: The way to respond to Russia is not with Cold War rhetoric
Conflict Analysis and Resolution Students Named Boren Fellows
6th Annual Graduate Education Symposium in Peace and Conflict Resolution Meets at George Mason University
EU as model for peace
Donald Trump and the Politics of Personality: To Understand Trumpism, Look Abroad!
No Immunity for US Troops: Why Hamid Karzai Punted to Loya Jirga
Egyptian-American activist Aya Hegazi returns to US following Egypt court acquittal
Sit down with Iran to ensure there is no ‘October surprise’
Only Good Governance can Defeat Al Qaeda in Yemen
Advocates for Egypt’s street children face unjust imprisonment
Death to America in Yemen? No.
I Was a Palestinian Stone-thrower. Here's Why I Stopped
Crisis management system for Japan and China
China and Japan engage neocortices
Analysis: Progressive policies provide answer for Sanders’ foreign policy gap
When nature trumps nurture, we all lose
Blessed Are the Climate Advocates
How a glacier could thaw dangerous India and Pakistan freeze
Stop the ISIS War Before It Gets Worse!
How the U.S. Deals With a Land Known for Corruption
Sorry, Aung San Suu Kyi, the Rohingya Crisis Is No Laughing Matter
Lecture by Susan Hirsch at San Anton Palace
Clash of Dreams: Becoming a ‘Normal Country’ in East Asia
America Must Rethink the War on Terror: The Authorization for Use of Military Force needs to be modified to avoid mission creep
Our Military Shouldn’t Turn Its Back on Servicewomen Who Need an Abortion
Afghan civil society calls for just peace
Police Should Put Away the Military Gear and Build Connections with Young People
Democratic Party looks like America
Imagining Peace: The Practical Advantages for Muslims, Jews and Christians of Peace for Palestine and Israel
Realising peace potential of constitution
To finally see the invisible Israelis before our eyes
Civility: The Way We Drive
Cultural Educator: Aziz Abu Sarah
Why Obama should pardon Snowden: Column
The Russian Military Intervention in Syria; Is This Really a Concern for the U.S.?
Why U.S. Could Opt For 'Zero Option' In Afghanistan
Tackling the most grave and serious global security threats
Resolved to Keep Faith
Confederate flag: hatred or heritage?
Turkey’s Kurdish Peace Process – Analysis - Part 3
A Toast for Peace
Mason intern ventures into rural Mexico conflict zone to practice mediation
Mason student researches homelessness from a conflict perspective
Hong Kong's 'Occupy': A movement for universal suffrage in Hong Kong is worrying Beijing
Stop atrocities before they start
Creating Resilient Communities
Awakening to Women: The Nobel Effect
Deadly challenge of keeping Syria health-care workers safe
Only catastrophes lead to the sharing of sovereignty
Keeping the Keys: The Rise of the Palestinian Diplomatic Intifada
Q & A With Kevin Avruch, Ph.D.
The Difference Between Protest America 1968 And 2017
Peace-maker: We must look below the surface
The Politics of Bongo Flava
Our moral obligations in Somalia
Europe Must Help Syria’s Women Make Peace
Indian Guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Hopes to Teach Peace to the Taliban
Even a weakened Libya can avoid civil war
Reimagining Transitional Justice in Bali
Voices: In midst of war, life goes on for Syrian kids
The U.S. Is No. 1 In Global Arms Sales
Five Steps America Must Take Now to Combat Climate Change
5 Ways We Should Radically Reconsider War
Dismissal of Evidence Affected Paris Agreement
Mason experts explain how ISIS attacks are recruitment tools
Jordan Valley essential for a viable Palestinian state
Does China Have a Foreign Policy?
Donald Trump’s bigotry has inspired U.S. Muslim voters like no candidate before
Peace – practical, not fanciful
Bring Russia out of the cold and into the fold
Why the Gun Control Debate Doesn't Do Justice to Colorado Killings
More record warmth means more flooding: Column
A Multifaceted Crisis
Athletes Pick A Side At The Women's March
The Tale of Two Cities: Kyiv and Simferopol
Aziz Abu Sarah is a Tour Guide
The Obama administration ignores an American imprisoned in Egypt
Germany's lesson for U.S. -- keep faith with workers
Rwandan refugee works for peace and justice
No Iran deal, but significant progress in Geneva
Rubenstein, Faculty Member of the Year, took time to find his calling
Interreligious Intercultural Dialogue Institutionalized - Deja Vu All Over Again
UC Berkeley holds 6th annual TED conference, explores themes of wisdom, compassion
Dear Congress: Take Your Power Back
Look to Iran for a solution in Syria
Author, Terrorism Victim Hirsch Says Capital Punishment Hurts U.S. Image Abroad
How Did VP Candidates Do in the Debate? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
At Town Hall, Sanders Makes Commitment to 'End All Forms of Racism in This Country'
Mason S-CAR Dean’s Book Awarded Top Prize by International Conflict Organization
Interview with CNN: Ancient blueprint for Middle East peace touring U.S.
Mason students discuss Islamophobia
Why the US must support bid for Palestinian statehood
A Westside Story: Through the Eyes of a Sandtown Child!
A New Heroism in Israel and Palestine
Go After Super Pollutants
Lone wolf senator builds case to engage Myanmar
Boarding the Train for a Trip into the Past
Stimson Center Names Five Nonresident Fellows
Rwanda- A Country Still in Need
How U.S. War Funds Get Wasted ... And How to Stop It
Hillary Clinton’s Response to the Pulse Orlando Shootings
Rodef Shalom to host panel on Palestinian perspectives
As China’s Economy Falters, Military Parade Offers Chance to Burnish Image
Counter-Revolutions and Evolutions: Lessons of Egypt and Iran
Firing Up Kurdish Nationalism in Iraq
Collateral damage by drones dirties the hands of our nation
Motives of suicide terrorists
Trump’s favorite dictator is jailing U.S. citizens

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