The School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution

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

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