The School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution

Iraqi Kurdistan fears Maliki returning to power
Only catastrophes lead to the sharing of sovereignty
What Are the Rules of War?
Stimson Center Names Five Nonresident Fellows
Egypt: Revolution or bust
Post-Election Ferguson: Bipartisan Congress to Demilitarize Police
Mideast peace deal… and they lived unhappily ever after
State Department Should Speak Out For Aya Hijazi, US Human Rights Defender In Egypt Prison
Has outgoing Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal brought about a new, more peaceful, face to the organization?
The Lonely Man of Peace
Next Up in Somalia’s Fragile Transition: Bridge Political Divides
She Didn't Have a Gun... She Had MLK's Dream
Nimr Al Nimr: Anatomy of a Man
Sudan, after the breakup: Can violence be prevented?
Voices: In midst of war, life goes on for Syrian kids
Interview with CNN: Ancient blueprint for Middle East peace touring U.S.
Crisis management system for Japan and China
Meet Nousha Kabawat and her unstoppable drive to help Syria’s displaced children thrive
The World Discovers Afghanistan’s Peaceful Clerics
Myanmar's negotiator expresses belief in China's willingness to help in peace process
Marginalizing Muslims in Switzerland
Using Israeli and Palestinian Guides, Tour Group Helps Visitors ‘Experience the People’
A New (Old) Narrative for the Left
Woodbridge Resident Gains White House Internship
Working for world peace here at home
Universities More Moderate than Believed
Syria, Lebanon, and the Middle East: Enabling a War-to-Peace Transition
ما هي خلفية اشتعال القومية الكردية في العراق؟
Taliban Prisoner Releases Are High-Risk, Low-Reward
Why NFL's Washington Redskins needs renaming
6th Annual Graduate Education Symposium in Peace and Conflict Resolution Meets at George Mason University
Point of View opens—A place for conflict conversation, transformation
Arts and Peacebuilding
Peace Movement Has Become Powerless, Says MK Yuli Tamir
Doctoral Student Goes to Hollywood to Teach Peace Techniques
Conflict resolution workshop benefits Patriots and participants
No end in sight for conflict between our two angels
A New Approach to Dealing With Global Food Insecurity
Hutu Diaspora Narrative: Identity in Conflict, Conflict of Identity
Trump 'ordered Sisi' to release US-Egyptian charity worker
Israeli, Palestinian join forces to offer tours with two viewpoints
Why the Kerry-Karzai Afghan Security Deal Won't Work
Peace, alliance, and inclusivity: Ending conflict in Myanmar
Ötekilerden ‘Ötekilere’ (From Others to ‘Others’)
Insight Policing and the Role of the Civilian in Police Accountability
Germany Tells NATO, Russia To Dialogue Before Things Get 'Completely Out Of Control'
U.S.-E.U. Rhetoric on Russia as Destructive as a Chekhovian Duel
When Contested Narratives of Identity and Victimhood are Victims of Politics
What the Killing of Trayvon Martin Means for Maryland
New Grad ‘Ecstatic’ with Peace Corps Posting to Mozambique
A third intifada is inevitable unless Israel changes course
Bullies, Jerks and Weasels
Don't let Yemen turn into Syria: Column
Democratic Party looks like America
Look to Iran for a solution in Syria
Girls released from Boko Haram captivity rejected by society - new report
Egypt frees U.S. charity worker Aya Hijazi from prison
10 Ways Conflict is Like Sex
China and Japan REALLY Don’t Like Each Other
Professor Utilizes Real World Experience in Conflict Resolution Studies
The U.S. Afghanistan Strategy Is Failing and It's Time to Pull Out
Afghans Failing Security Test In Badakhshan
Inevitable US policy shift on Burma: why and how
Tunisia’s Elections Seal Transition, Raise Fears of Old Regime
With Income Inequality Comes Violence
Explorer’s Analysis: Inside Key Issues of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
When studying abroad in a conflict zone, safety is key
Peshmerga-Iraqi forces united over Mosul, but can this last?
Unclenched Fists
Achieving the mission: A conversation with UPEACE Vice Rector Amr Abdalla
Turkey’s once-worldly aims falter, even close allies concerned
Moving Beyond Hope: The IOC and Team Refugee
Divide and conquer negotiations
Faith-Based Diplomacy
Breakdown in Yemen
The Difference Between Protest America 1968 And 2017
The Noxious Origins of NYC Gentrification: Cooking Gas
Mason Professors, Graduates Take Active Role in Latin American Conflicts
In new class, students get lessons in karate kicks, world peace, diplomacy
Conflict-sensitive Repatriation: Lessons from Displaced Communities in North-eastern Nigeria
Morocco: An Emerging Model For Muslim-Jewish Relations – OpEd
Interview: Zheng Wang
We're Unfair to Draft-Card Burners
Settler Turned Peace Activist Now Occupies Wall Street: Kobi Skolnick Puts Jewish Stamp on Protest, Not Just on Holidays
Colombia's Inminent Peace Agreement: A Brief Analysis of What the Agreement is, What is Next and What is Missing
A Grassroots Visit Belies Washington's View of Afghanistan
Turkey’s Kurdish Peace Process – Analysis - Part 3
In Egypt, even helping street children can land you in prison
A New Heroism in Israel and Palestine
What Would MLK Think of America’s Modern Wars?
Hillel Event Bridges Israeli-Palestinian Gap
Promoting Peace and Conflict Awareness In Small Town America: Independence, Kansas
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
‘Amish Mafia’ is a shameful, unrealistic portrayal of plain people
Counter-Revolutions and Evolutions: Lessons of Egypt and Iran
Using hip-hop to resolve global conflict
Why the US must support bid for Palestinian statehood
Mason Student Strives to Bring Peace Before Dangerous African Presidential Vote
5 Ways We Should Radically Reconsider War
Why I'm Going to Yemen
Open letter to President-elect Trump and government officials at all levels
Violence and violence-containment's $460 billion price tag
OP-ED: Iran in the Era of Moderation and Reform
The Emperor’s new clothes – bluster in the GOP
Fighting extremism: Dignity is the answer
Reimagining Transitional Justice in Bali
Israel Inside/Out: Perspectives And Prisms
Americans have had enough conflict
The Syrian Revolution Is Not a Holy War
Reflections of a Catholic American on bin Laden’s death
How to Solve Your Conflicts, and Get FED at the Same Time
Beyond Jewish Blessings and Curses There is Absolute Love
The Tale of Two Cities: Kyiv and Simferopol
သုတေတီတစ်ဦး၏ နာဂဒေသနှင့်လူမျိုးများအကြောင်း [Research about the future of local and indigenous people]
Lack of US-Syria Diplomacy Leads to Dangerous Isolation
Doing Due Diligence on Diplomacy With Damascus
I Was a Palestinian Stone-thrower. Here's Why I Stopped
A.T. Ariyaratne: Leading Sri Lanka's Largest Civil Society Movement for 50 Years
Why Did Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Go to Iraq?
Comment: The Cyprus Challenge: A solution paradigm shift
Charlie Rangel: Why I Oppose Syria Strikes
Analysis: Progressive policies provide answer for Sanders’ foreign policy gap
Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution Becomes a School
Confronting Homeland Security's 'SSSS' Watch List
Faculty Spotlight on Innovation: Susan Hirsch & Agnieszka Paczynska
Rights groups renew request for release of defendants in the Belady Foundation case and urge compliance with legal standards for pretrial detention
Social Scientist Sees Bias Within
Hamas Advocating Dialogue Through Children’s Cartoon?
A Palestinian’s journey from stone-throwing to conflict resolution
Ethiopia’s Muslim Activists Pave a Path for Nonviolent Political Activism
Academics & Activists Discuss Poverty, Inequality, Conflict
Tragedy & Triumph
Vietnam and Great Power Rivalries
A Conflict Resolution Scholar Explains How to Resolve Conflicts in the Quiet Car
U.S. Credibility Around the World Damaged by Afghanistan War
Europe Must Help Syria’s Women Make Peace
Palestine is nearly here, deal with it
EU Threat Has Inspired Panic Rather than Reform
Bosnia: Stabilization Stalled in Negative Peace
Working for Peace in the Age of Trump
9 Costs of Drone Strikes
How a monk-turned-street artist sees New York City’s homeless
America cannot afford such inequality
Syria's Next Generation
Reading Dr Ambedkar as a narrative for social change
Why Protest? And What’s Next: Truth-Telling and Reconciliation for Ferguson and Beyond
Why the White House Won't Win the Afghanistan War
Who to Blame for the Absence of a Kurdish State after Sykes Picot?
Peace – practical, not fanciful
Mason Student Studies Emerging Protest Culture Over Land Rights Conflicts in Cambodia
Should Palestinians Accept Israel as a Jewish State?
Alumnus Helps Special-Needs Students Transition to Higher Ed, Work
Conflict Resolution Educators Converge on Mason for Annual Conference
Shank: White House, Congress Choosing Wrong Path on Iran
Busting the Biofuels Boom
The Current of Discord on the Mekong
American Aid Worker, Release Secured by Trump Officials, Leaves Egypt
Anacostia: Why I have faith in the future of my neighborhood
No Immunity for US Troops: Why Hamid Karzai Punted to Loya Jirga
Creating Resilient Communities
Comment: A federal constituent “state” is not in the interest of Turkish Cypriots
How Trump Gives Negotiation a Bad Name
PCDN's Dr. Catalina Rojas awarded the prestigious SXSW Dewey Award for use of digital technology to help others
Ukraine Diplomatic Deal: Necessary Next Steps
Beijing Encroaching on Moscow’s Military Dominance in Tajikistan
Shank and Gilchrest: Increasing the Peace Can Reduce the Debt
Armenian, Azeri experts' Karabakh settlement recommendations
Mason professors offer insights in aftermath of Paris tragedy
A Multifaceted Crisis
Dumping Military Kit on Cops Makes Main Street a War Zone
Could a Nuclear Iran Bring About More Stability, Rather Than Less?
Fed Up With Climate Change Apathy
We can only hope that the cerebral will get the better of the visceral
Resolved to Keep Faith
Albany Gets "F" for Failing to Protect Tenants
How to Defuse the Ukraine Crisis: The way to respond to Russia is not with Cold War rhetoric
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 Alternative for Afghan Peace Talks
BHU holds seminar on peacebuilding
Lone wolf senator builds case to engage Myanmar
What Aziz Abu Sarah learned in Hebrew school
The inclusion of women in the peacemaking process
The case for compulsory voting
At summer camp, Syrian child refugees recall a lost homeland
What the Flint Crisis Reveals About Inequality in the U.S.
Producing solutions by appreciating the interconnections
Politics Unusual
Time to write the rules for cyber and drone challenges
Why Obama should pardon Snowden: Column
Israel's New Left Goes Online
Myanmar Vote Plan Clouds New US Dialogue
9/11 Forever (and Ever)
Lecture by Susan Hirsch at San Anton Palace
Unite, Confuse, and Inspire: A Response to the Rise of Racism in Israel
Scholars skeptical on Japan apology
DOS UNIVERSIDADES AMERICANAS Ibarretxe trae a Euskadi el Agirre Lehendakaria Center
Fallacy of a moderate mullah
Religions meet at VST
Is the OSCE relevant to Cyprus? Or is Cyprus irrelevant to the OSCE?
Making Nonviolent Statecraft into a Self-Evident Truth
Afghans Want U.S. to Stay but Do Things Differently
Man-to-man chat can avert disaster
Optimism at last for American jailed in Egypt, her family
Tourism of Destruction, Tourism of Construction: Two Trips to the Holy Land
The Struggle for Independence in West Papua
Riyadh Conference: What Makes It Different?
A Discussion with Marc Gopin, Director, Center on Religion, Diplomacy, and Conflict Resolution
Inspiring Curious Feminists: Reflections on Cynthia Enloe
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
An OSCE reconciliation strategy for Cyprus?
How Women’s Rights Are Linked to U.S.-Iran Negotiations
Keeping Iran and Saudi Arabia From War
Civilian Devastation During War Explored in ‘Why They Die’
US Navy Seals plan to accept women after female soldiers graduate as rangers
Hamas Should Be Part of Middle East Peace Talks
How to Pull Yemen Back from the Edge
Resolute in uncertain times: peacebuilding in the new US administration
Focus on Al Qaeda in Yemen magnifies chronic instability
A Local First approach to early warning and response
Conflict as an opportunity
Former Del. Jim Scott remembered for selfless public service
Collateral damage by drones dirties the hands of our nation
Drowning the Arab Spring in Gulf Oil
UVA Gives Diversity Awards to Longtime Professors McDowell and Dukes
Obama's Middle East Speech: The Message Was Not Received
Chattanooga: on the need to fight terror with reason
Author, Terrorism Victim Hirsch Says Capital Punishment Hurts U.S. Image Abroad
Crimean Tatar Mejlis Elects New Chairperson as Mustafa Cemilev Steps Down
Settlement of Karabakh conflict ruled out as long as ‘mutual concessions’ perceived as loss
When soldiers commit murder
Conflict Analysis and Resolution Students Named Boren Fellows
'Delenda Carthago': ISIS, threat and recovery
People to People Contact
Have We Become Hopelessly Divided?
Paul Ryan's path to economic peril
Press Pause on the Rush to War
Hope for Peace May Be Encouraged by Enemies in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Why defeating ISIS with military might is starry eyed idealism
The ISIS takeover of Ramadi means hard choices face the Iraqi and US governments
'Less Violent' Does Not Have to Mean 'Apathetic'
U.S. Couple Held In Egyptian Prison For 1 Year Over Unfounded Child Abuse
The ’60s Begin to Fade as Liberal Professors Retire
Darfur Donor Conference: A Park for a Deadly Conflict
Sorting Out Our Options in Afghanistan
Senior Government Officials Participate at Workshop on Strategic Communication and Conflict Resolution
Cultural Educator: Aziz Abu Sarah
Administrative Referendum: A wakeup call for the ethno-political conflict in Darfur
What will Rep. Dennis Kucinich's legacy be?
Scars of the Khmer Rouge: How Cambodia is healing from a genocide
Visiting professor analyzes conflict
Genocide or Terrorism? Transnational Advocacy and the Ogaden Conflict
A look at the American 'Countering Violent Extremism' strategy
EU as model for peace
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR; Resolving Conflicts in the Caucasus
The Audacity of Air Strikes and Secret Deals: Just making Isis grow stronger?
Trump is ‘deprived of all knowledge’ about public schools
Anticipating the Syria of Tomorrow: Strategies to Decrease Violence Against Innocents
If You Want Revenge for 9/11, Don't Look to the Kids Who Lost A Parent
Are Direct Negotiations Good or Bad for the Palestinians?
UC Berkeley holds 6th annual TED conference, explores themes of wisdom, compassion
Keeping USAID: why the US shouldn’t cut off its nose
Anacostia totem pole belies Washington’s devotion to Redskins
Peaceful Dispute Resolution Ideas
Letter to the editor: A response to "Immigration could swing it for Brexit"
US must vote in favour or abstain
Why World Leaders Are Starting to Eat Garbage
Wanted: Middle East Statesmen
An Extreme Sport: Middle East Peacebuilding
An American humanitarian worker goes on trial in Cairo. What’s next for Aya Hijazi?
When Washington Welcomes A Nonviolent Muslim: What CBS News and Congress Have In Common
Our moral obligations in Somalia
To finally see the invisible Israelis before our eyes
Freed Egyptian American prisoner returns home following Trump intervention
Problem-solving approach privileges both parties
In Afghanistan, end the fighting and stop the meddling
Dr. Jeremy Rinker- UNCG Campus Weekly
Aziz Abu Sarah Named National Geographic Emerging Explorer
Police Should Put Away the Military Gear and Build Connections with Young People
Filmmaker’s ‘Will to Communicate’ Breaks through Community’s Silence
The Politics of Bongo Flava
How to Have a Productive Conversation About Politics at Thanksgiving
Bringing Eritrea In From The Cold
The Real War on Coal Starts in Kosovo
A Peacebuilding Approach to Teaching About Extremism
Could ‘Insight Policing’ have saved Sandra Bland, Freddie Gray and others?
Richard Solomon Proved Sport Matters through the ‘Ping-Pong’ Diplomacy, and George Mason University is Poised to Tell Us How
Boycotting Muslim 'Savages' Ad on DC Metro in Protest of Hate Speech
Trust in Maliki harms U.S. credibility
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Regionalization of Conflict and Opportunities for Peace in the Horn of Africa
Bring Russia out of the cold and into the fold
Don't Talk, Do Something! Palestinian/Israeli Unilateralism as Legitimate Negotiations
Ukraine crisis underscores need for renewables push
How Did VP Candidates Do in the Debate? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
Science of unintended consequences
Immigration debate: How DC can move the conversation forward
Aziz Abu Sarah – Ending the Cycle of Violence in Israel and Palestine
Letter to the Editor from Dennis Sandole Published in The Economist
Myanmar Fighting Poses Dilemma for China
Sisters know a good road trip when they see one
Inside the Beltway: Pillars of liberty
Prevention better than punitive in Syria
The Federal response in Malheur and far right extremism
Motives of suicide terrorists
GMU Student Burns Pagoda For Senior Art Project
Mason S-CAR Dean’s Book Awarded Top Prize by International Conflict Organization
US Lawmaker Urges Egypt to Release Dual Citizen
Rodef Shalom to host panel on Palestinian perspectives
Students Practice Citizen Diplomacy in Syria
Peace Parsha: Hayyei Sarah - Love and Care across Boundaries
The Missing Ingredient in UN's 2030 Global Goals
Imagining Peace: The Practical Advantages for Muslims, Jews and Christians of Peace for Palestine and Israel
Feminist Scholar Cynthia Enloe Delivers Keynote Address at Gender and Conflict Conference
This Week in Poverty: 'A Place at the Table' and 'American Winter'
Use US soft power to free the Ashraf Seven
Cure Police Violence As If It Were a Disease
Afghan civil society calls for just peace
George Mason University Partners With an African Nonprofit Organization- 72Africa
Can J Street Sideline AIPAC?
Stop the ISIS War Before It Gets Worse!
Arab Americans Organize with the ANSWER Coalition to Protest Trump Inauguration
Post Eurozone crisis, how to increase a country's resilience to risk
Free West Papua: Growing International Solidarity for a Forgotten Independence Movement
Mason student researches homelessness from a conflict perspective
Q & A With Kevin Avruch, Ph.D.
Land Rights Have Become A Women's Issue Through Social Mobilization In Cambodia
Firing Up Kurdish Nationalism in Iraq
In fighting gangs, US should look to El Salvador
Food insecurity rising as crop production falls
In America, domestic extremists are a bigger risk than foreign terrorism
Palestinian, Jew give both sides on joint Jerusalem tours
Do military women want combat jobs? The survey numbers say yes — and so do more than 9,000 combat action badges
Why Should Israel Care What the Rest of the World Thinks?
A Peacebuilding Travel Log
From Israel to Mason: Conflict scholars present a peace proposal at the UN
Coup-Speak Speaking
Why we should keep out of Somalia’s affairs
George Mason to cultivate global leaders
Senators Welcome Release of Unjustly Imprisoned Egyptian-American Aya Hijazi
How to stop the stone-throwing in Anacostia
The Next Step for Myanmar
Donald Trump’s bigotry has inspired U.S. Muslim voters like no candidate before
Netanyahu’s address to Congress is a recipe for disaster, not peace
Displaced by Genocide, Mason Student Plans to Help Other Refugees
A New United Nations of Human Rights Countries
New Crimean Tatar History Book Comes Under Attack from Russian Nationalist Groups
Denied Victimhood and Contested Narratives: The Case of Hutu Diaspora
Bringing Florida to Justice, Not Just George Zimmerman
Peacebuilding: the new generation
'Tribunal' Opens Hearings Into Mass Killings in Indonesia
The Art of Appeasement, Part I Unraveling a Patchwork of Improvised Disaster
Advocates for Egypt’s street children face unjust imprisonment
Netanyahu's Kennedy moment
Options for Action in Syria
Lingering Questions Surround Geneva III
"We Are Not Like Them": Itamar Massacre Activates A Dangerous Israeli-Jewish Ethnocentrism
A Westside Story: Through the Eyes of a Sandtown Child!
Oil Is At The Heart Of The Ukraine Crisis
Teaching Sept. 11 To Students Who Were Born After The Attacks Happened
Germany's lesson for U.S. -- keep faith with workers
The Conflict that Became Mine
With Mike Duvall, Fall of Another ‘Family Values’ Crusader
A Fixable Problem for Our Society
Cyprus: An EU Presidency occupied by Candidate Turkey
Explorer’s Analysis: Inside Key Issues of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
Libya’s GNA and the Future of Public Discourse
Holy Land tours a new tool in peacebuilding
Art Student Set to Send ‘Transformative’ Project Up in Flames on Mason Pond
"With friends like these..." on Romney's comments about Israeli and Palestinian culture
The Dangers of Soft Power: Government backed cultural programs often come across as just propaganda
A peace-building response to the rise of 'Trumpism'
Hunger strike highlights forgotten tragedy of Palestinian prisoners
How the U.S. Deals With a Land Known for Corruption
Managing the Madness in the Middle East
Presidents must come together on East Asia
For young adults who lost parents on Sept. 11, a hope for peace
Trump got Egypt to free an American prisoner. Here’s her story.
High school students learn conflict resolution through karate
The Coaching Revolution in the Federal Government
Why is the US so reticent to read the right messages in Asia and the Pacific?
Women in combat: US military on verge of making it official
Hillary Clinton’s Response to the Pulse Orlando Shootings
Symposium on Nagorno Karabakh held in US
Rwandan refugee works for peace and justice
A Toast for Peace
Turning Training into Action: Mason Students Analyze a Conflict in Brazil
Social media project addresses extremist violence at home and abroad
Sick talk: The danger of blaming migrants for Israel’s ills
Somalia on the Brink
Israeli-Palestinian conflict - discussion with Marc Gopin: on economic peace & justice
Africa: Can January Makamba Be the Next President of Tanzania?
Egyptian-American activist Aya Hegazi returns to US following Egypt court acquittal
Interreligious Intercultural Dialogue Institutionalized - Deja Vu All Over Again
Boots on the Ground, Not Unmanned Robots in the Sky
Direct Analytical Approach to Peacebuilding
Columbia Prof Uses Math To Create World Peace
Yemen: Ripe for a solution?
Missing From Trial: Detainee Statements
Transforming a Nation
Mason intern ventures into rural Mexico conflict zone to practice mediation
How a glacier could thaw dangerous India and Pakistan freeze
Aziz Abu Sarah is a Tour Guide
Yeni Bir Toplumsal Sozlesme Arayisi
Peace-maker: We must look below the surface
Why can’t America just take out Assad?
National Geographic Offering Israel Tour: National Geographic Expedition is offering 12-day tours of the Holy Land, complete with hotels and museums
To stop al-Shabab, help Somali people
For Economic Growth, Repeal Drug Laws and Rehabilitate Ex-Cons
Congratulations to the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at GMU: The IMTD and ICAR partnership continues
Fulbright Scholars Offer Tips to Win the Prize
A New Model for American Foreign Policy
Crimean Tatars Support EuroMaidan Protests in Kyiv
Arab Gulf States Wary of Iran’s Role in the Battle for Mosul
Indian Guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Hopes to Teach Peace to the Taliban
Stop atrocities before they start
Israelis and Palestinians -- rage, fear and misunderstanding
Soldiers Into Students: Veterans, Educators Try to Ease Transition

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