The School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution

Conflict as an opportunity
A Strike Against Israel
Washington Area Students Weigh in on South Sudan Conflict
First Person: Five Things I Learned in Syrian Refugee Camps
A Discussion with Marc Gopin, Director, Center on Religion, Diplomacy, and Conflict Resolution
Nimr Al Nimr: Anatomy of a Man
Slavery and Climate – There's More in Common Than You Think, Vatican Says
Tehran looks ready to tango
An Extreme Sport: Middle East Peacebuilding
Origins and Responses to the Arab Awakening
The Obama administration ignores an American imprisoned in Egypt
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - Discussion with Marc Gopin: Part 1 on Economic Peace & Justice
National Geographic Expeditions ‘Holy Land’ Partner Scores Top UN Award
Meryl Streep is right; bullying hurts us all
A Callous Disregard for the Law
Israeli-Palestinian conflict - discussion with Marc Gopin: on economic peace & justice
Obama’s speech was more of the same - and not what we needed
The ISIS takeover of Ramadi means hard choices face the Iraqi and US governments
Israeli, Palestinian join forces to offer tours with two viewpoints
Tariq Ramadan in Chicago's Holocaust Museum
Entitled to Protection, Palestinians Should Join the ICC, Now
Obama's Middle East Speech: The Message Was Not Received
Honoring National Service in War and Peace
Bernie Sanders vows to fight Islamophobia and 'ugly stain of racism' in the US
Morocco a Stable East-West Bridge
A Palestinian’s journey from stone-throwing to conflict resolution
What Are the Rules of War?
Hamas Advocating Dialogue Through Children’s Cartoon?
The Business Argument for Addressing Climate Change
A Silver Lining to the Film and Riots Tragedy: Freedom, Diversity, and the New Competition for Arab Public Space
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
Jordan Valley essential for a viable Palestinian state
Why defeating ISIS with military might is starry eyed idealism
Crashing in America
Europe’s Migration Crisis: Causes and Cures
What Egypt Can Learn from the “Swine Flu” Scare
Breakdown in Yemen
Ineffective tightening of sanctions on Iran
Streator Grads do 'Amazing Things'
Conflict Resolution, One Book at a Time
How to Fix Turkey's Fall From International Favor
Tourism of Destruction, Tourism of Construction: Two Trips to the Holy Land
Former Del. Jim Scott remembered for selfless public service
U.S. Credibility Around the World Damaged by Afghanistan War
Bush's true legacy in Egypt
How Egypt’s most famous jailed couple celebrated Valentine’s Day
Gulf Nations Can Provide Jobs, Which Is Crucial to Syrian Refugees
Yemen is on the Brink of Chaos - And Why It's So Important
Settler Turned Peace Activist Now Occupies Wall Street: Kobi Skolnick Puts Jewish Stamp on Protest, Not Just on Holidays
After 900 days in pre-trial detention, campaigns call for release of Aya Hegazy
Aziz Abu Sarah is a Tour Guide
Inspiring Curious Feminists: Reflections on Cynthia Enloe
When diplomatic opportunities were dismissed
Don't let Yemen turn into Syria: Column
How Women’s Rights Are Linked to U.S.-Iran Negotiations
Unite, Confuse, and Inspire: A Response to the Rise of Racism in Israel
Hope for Peace May Be Encouraged by Enemies in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
A picture of hope and courage
Interview with CNN: Ancient blueprint for Middle East peace touring U.S.
The Meaning of Freedom
Time to stop coddling Iran
Fragility Needs Innovative Development Financing
The only way forward on Syria
Peace Movement Has Become Powerless, Says MK Yuli Tamir
Has outgoing Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal brought about a new, more peaceful, face to the organization?
یەریڤان سەعید، توێژەر لە پەیمانگای وڵاتانی كەنداو لە واشنتۆن:
Why water is key to Syria conflict
Happy Independence Day wishes from a Palestinian
The Emperor’s new clothes – bluster in the GOP
Albany Gets "F" for Failing to Protect Tenants
Tackling the most grave and serious global security threats
Beware Libya’s ‘Fair Dictator’
Aziz Abu Sarah Named National Geographic Emerging Explorer
My Turkish Airport
Behind the Headlines: Israeli Arab's Water Project May Aid Regional Cooperation
Myanmar Fighting Poses Dilemma for China
Seeing Both Sides of the Holy Land
خبير في النزاعات الدولية: ترامب سيبيع الورقة السورية لبوتين (حوار)
Does the U.S. have a moral imperative in Syria?
A.T. Ariyaratne: Leading Sri Lanka's Largest Civil Society Movement for 50 Years
Politics Unusual
Sit down with Iran to ensure there is no ‘October surprise’
Reading Dr Ambedkar as a narrative for social change
Why I'm Going to Yemen
Mason Center Works Toward a Peaceful Future
Why Forest Whitaker Is Making the UN Goals Famous
Ryan Gosling spreads message from Bernie Sanders
U.S. Drones Mobilize Pakistani Nonviolent Movement
Protecting America's Clean Drinking Water
Faith-Based Diplomacy
Terrorism and Development
Netanyahu's Kennedy moment
Freed Egyptian American prisoner returns home following Trump intervention
Dignity for Iran equals an Iran free of nuclear weapons
Post-Mubarak Egypt: From successful protest to sustainable social transformation
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Aziz Abu Sarah – Ending the Cycle of Violence in Israel and Palestine
Police Militarization Must Be Halted
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
The Time For Leadership To Protect All Civilians Across Syria
Explorer’s Analysis: Inside Key Issues of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
A Grassroots Visit Belies Washington's View of Afghanistan
Syria, Lebanon, and the Middle East: Enabling a War-to-Peace Transition
Sick talk: The danger of blaming migrants for Israel’s ills
American Aid Worker Is Cleared of Child Abuse Charges in Egypt
Minimum wage war reaches tipping point
What Secretary Clinton Does Not Recognize About Egypt’s Anti-Regime Protests
Couple Spend Their Wedding Money on Street Children, End up in an Egyptian Prison
A Cultural Awakening Leads to Abundance of Conflict Resolution Opportunities
UN Summit Already Successful: $50 Billion Divested From Fossil Fuels
Yemen needs action, not just talk
U.S. Couple Held In Egyptian Prison For 1 Year Over Unfounded Child Abuse
U.S. Sanctions On Iran Should Be Lifted For Humanitarian Goods
The Current of Discord on the Mekong
The ’60s Begin to Fade as Liberal Professors Retire
Iraqi Kurdistan fears Maliki returning to power
7 Ways Obama's U.N. Speech Revealed His Inconsistent Foreign Policy
Turkey's Complex Policy
Academics & Activists Discuss Poverty, Inequality, Conflict
How to Solve Your Conflicts, and Get FED at the Same Time
An Ill-Advised Purge in Libya
Palestine's Right to Defend Itself
In Israel, the Rent Is Too Damn High
The Impact of the Syrian Civil War on Identity Groups in Turkey
Ahmadinejad - Incitement Deserves Indictment
Hunger strike highlights forgotten tragedy of Palestinian prisoners
Athletes Pick A Side At The Women's March
Options for Action in Syria
Israel Claims Holy Sites, Reignites Religious Flashpoint
Yeni Bir Toplumsal Sozlesme Arayisi
A Westside Story: Through the Eyes of a Sandtown Child!
Interreligious Intercultural Dialogue Institutionalized - Deja Vu All Over Again
Doctoral Student Goes to Hollywood to Teach Peace Techniques
Netanyahu’s address to Congress is a recipe for disaster, not peace
Keeping Iran and Saudi Arabia From War
A New Model for American Foreign Policy
Senior Government Officials Participate at Workshop on Strategic Communication and Conflict Resolution
Pro-Earth Republicans In The Era Of President Trump
10 Syria Questions for John Kerry and Chuck Hagel
Sorting Out Our Options in Afghanistan
Turkey's Best Asset to Tackle ISIS: Ankara or America?
Remembering Roger Fisher And Our Stage Of Human Global Development
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
Hong Kong's 'Occupy': A movement for universal suffrage in Hong Kong is worrying Beijing
Maltese neutrality still a brilliant idea
Graduate students spend spring break with Syrian refugees
ISIS attacks fueled by illegal guns and open societies we can’t afford to lose
EMU Professor Urges Shift in Iraqi, Afghan Strategy
9/11 Forever (and Ever)
Palestinian Organization Wins 1st Place in Intercultural Innovation Award
The Speech that Time Forgot
UC Berkeley holds 6th annual TED conference, explores themes of wisdom, compassion
Anticipating the Syria of Tomorrow: Strategies to Decrease Violence Against Innocents
Senators Welcome Release of Unjustly Imprisoned Egyptian-American Aya Hijazi
'Ceasefire' Is the Syria Word We Need to Hear
Yemen Can't Do It Alone
Mason students discuss Islamophobia
Settler Terrorism -- An American Problem
Why Hong Kong's #OccupyCentral Used Nonviolent Action as Tactic
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
Arab Gulf States Wary of Iran’s Role in the Battle for Mosul
OP-ED: Iran in the Era of Moderation and Reform
Land Rights Have Become A Women's Issue Through Social Mobilization In Cambodia
Focus on Al Qaeda in Yemen magnifies chronic instability
Trump’s favorite dictator is jailing U.S. citizens
Why the White House Won't Win the Afghanistan War
Imagining Peace: The Practical Advantages for Muslims, Jews and Christians of Peace for Palestine and Israel
Lingering Questions Surround Geneva III
Insight Policing and the Role of the Civilian in Police Accountability
Nonviolent resistance key to Middle East breakthrough
Stop the ISIS War Before It Gets Worse!
Palestinian, Jew give both sides on joint Jerusalem tours
US Lawmaker Urges Egypt to Release Dual Citizen
Doing Due Diligence on Diplomacy With Damascus
Should Palestinians Accept Israel as a Jewish State?
Today, I join Khader Adnan’s hunger strike – will you?
The inclusion of women in the peacemaking process
Syria Conflict Panel
Hillel Event Bridges Israeli-Palestinian Gap
Riyadh Conference: What Makes It Different?
The Saudis and the Iranians Need to Talk: And we need to make it happen
Is Yemen’s power struggle over?
U.S. Military Interventionism Has Harmed Iraq Dearly
Columbia Prof Uses Math To Create World Peace
Teach, model, grow and live in empathy to build world peace, says interfaith expert Marc Gopin at Frontier Luncheon
Filmmaker’s ‘Will to Communicate’ Breaks through Community’s Silence
Essebsi Must Work With Islamists to Ensure Tunisia’s Transition
Equality in action: A conversation at the checkpoint
Egypt’s Street Children, Aya Hijazi, and Me
Charlie Rangel: Why I Oppose Syria Strikes
People to People Contact
Post-Election Ferguson: Bipartisan Congress to Demilitarize Police
National Geographic Offering Israel Tour: National Geographic Expedition is offering 12-day tours of the Holy Land, complete with hotels and museums
Rubenstein, Faculty Member of the Year, took time to find his calling
How to Pull Yemen Back from the Edge
Resolved to Keep Faith
Essay on the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the Sykes-Picot Agreement هل العرب أمام سايكس بيكو جديدة؟
WATCH: Bernie Sanders hugs Muslim student, vows to fight racism as Jew
Conference on Activist H. Thurman Held on ‘9/11’ Anniversary
Next Up in Somalia’s Fragile Transition: Bridge Political Divides
Students Practice Citizen Diplomacy in Syria
Saudi in Yemen; It’s personal now
Political Discourse: A Family Affair
Egyptian-American activist Aya Hegazi returns to US following Egypt court acquittal
Obama’s local, international obstacles on Syria
'The world is flat' in Egypt
The Syrian Revolution Is Not a Holy War
Israelis and Palestinians -- rage, fear and misunderstanding
Don't Talk, Do Something! Palestinian/Israeli Unilateralism as Legitimate Negotiations
Managing the Madness in the Middle East
Faith dialogue focus on social media sites
Cardin Meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister
At summer camp, Syrian child refugees recall a lost homeland
Afghans Want U.S. to Stay but Do Things Differently
Why is ISIS destroying Iraq's historical heritage?
CMEP conference: Middle East peace process needs new paradigm
Beyer Statement On Acquittal of Aya Hijazi and Her Co-Defendants in Egypt
Fallacy of a moderate mullah
Only Good Governance can Defeat Al Qaeda in Yemen
Aya Hegazy trial postponed for 5th time after court unable to turn on laptop
Data show drone attacks doomed to fail against ISIS in Syria
The Price of Abandoning Yemen
Indignados de Wall Street, ¿el Tea Party de la izquierda?
Conflict Management Fieldwork in Jordan Yields Surprises, Insights
Conflict Analysis and Resolution Students Named Boren Fellows
To finally see the invisible Israelis before our eyes
From protests to politics, a new way forward for Yemen
Why Did Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Go to Iraq?
Drowning the Arab Spring in Gulf Oil
Are Direct Negotiations Good or Bad for the Palestinians?
Palestine: Still key to stability in the Middle East
Deadly challenge of keeping Syria health-care workers safe
Why Protest? And What’s Next: Truth-Telling and Reconciliation for Ferguson and Beyond
Gaza becomes Syria: Middle East geopolitics 2.0
Why the US must support bid for Palestinian statehood
Europe Must Help Syria’s Women Make Peace
Obama: fine words and a touch of game theory
Hamas Should Be Part of Middle East Peace Talks
Israel's New Left Goes Online
Why Washington is wrong to impose visa suspension on Iraqis
Look to Iran for a solution in Syria
Hezbollah’s Triumph
Mason experts explain how ISIS attacks are recruitment tools
Rand Paul Got It Right on ISIS
Next Steps in Syria
A Caution Against Framing Syria as an Assad-Opposition Dichotomy
Ötekilerden ‘Ötekilere’ (From Others to ‘Others’)
Who to Blame for the Absence of a Kurdish State after Sykes Picot?
Beyond Jewish Blessings and Curses There is Absolute Love
Tunisia’s Elections Seal Transition, Raise Fears of Old Regime
THE RUSSIAN PLOT, Or, How to Avoid Taking Responsibility for Losing a Presidential Election
Humanitarian Missiles Are Superior to Cruise Missiles
Inevitable US policy shift on Burma: why and how
The effect of 100 years of amnesia on the Turkish population
The Green Wave washes over a movement in hibernation
Firing Up Kurdish Nationalism in Iraq
Do We Need Dictatorship?
"We Are Not Like Them": Itamar Massacre Activates A Dangerous Israeli-Jewish Ethnocentrism
التدخل الروسي أوقف انهيار النظام السوري مؤقتاً
A third intifada is inevitable unless Israel changes course
What the Middle East can learn from Southeast Asia
More record warmth means more flooding: Column
Washington’s rapprochement with Syria is welcomed but not enough
Lieberman and the Peace Process
Voices: In midst of war, life goes on for Syrian kids
Cyprus: An EU Presidency occupied by Candidate Turkey
Trump 'ordered Sisi' to release US-Egyptian charity worker
We gain more than we lose in the Iran nuclear deal [Commentary]
62nd Anniversary of the Crimean Tatar Deportation “Protest Meeting” in Simferopol, Crimea Went By Peacefully
How I learned to forgive my brother’s murderers
Making Nonviolent Statecraft into a Self-Evident Truth
Iraq’s Islamic divisions intensify
Spread of US poverty risks serious social disorder
Activists: Release of Detainees in Syria Crucial to Peace Process
Cultural Educator: Aziz Abu Sarah
‘The American Lawrence of Arabia’s’ life goes on show in the U.S.
Heavy metal music unites Jews and Muslims across the Middle East
Richard Solomon Proved Sport Matters through the ‘Ping-Pong’ Diplomacy, and George Mason University is Poised to Tell Us How
No Iran deal, but significant progress in Geneva
Jerusalem’s potential to bring Jews and Muslims together
Halep'in geleceği ve Türkiye'nin güvenliği
Police Should Put Away the Military Gear and Build Connections with Young People
Awakening the Demons: There is no Arab Spring coming to Iraq. But sectarian protests could tear this fragile country apart.
Using Israeli and Palestinian Guides, Tour Group Helps Visitors ‘Experience the People’
US must vote in favour or abstain
State Department Should Speak Out For Aya Hijazi, US Human Rights Defender In Egypt Prison
Politics and the city – the battle over Istanbul’s Gezi park
Wanted: Middle East Statesmen
Fighting extremism: Dignity is the answer
Price tag attack on J’lem church provokes religious condemnation
A Mood Is Not A Movement: Five Ideas For The Anti-Trump Forces
Trust in Maliki harms U.S. credibility
Former Middle East 'Foes' to Speak on Building Peace
Mason student researches homelessness from a conflict perspective
Fulbright Scholars Offer Tips to Win the Prize
Eviction of Palestinian outpost exposes double standard on settlements
How to stop Libya becoming another Iraq
The costly errors of America's wars
The Future of Kurdistan, Between Unity and Balkanization
إيران والعواصم الأربع: السيطرة بداية الانهيار
Congress makes Elmo cry by defunding Palestinian 'Sesame Street'
Global Mayors Protest Trump’s Anti-Climate Cabinet
Press Pause on the Rush to War
Bible Texts Misused in Rumsfeld Reports, Religious Leaders Say
Inclusiveness: The Right (and Political) Way to Be
Confronting Homeland Security's 'SSSS' Watch List
Israel Inside/Out: Perspectives And Prisms
The 2017 Arthur N. Rupe Great Debate: Is ISIS an Existential Threat to the United States?
Civil Society Is Faltering In This Middle East Nation
Yemen: Expert says 'regulated escalation' expected Friday
Is the Spirit of Sykes-Picot Still Alive in the Middle East after a Century?
Muslim advocates welcome Bernie Sanders' support but want visible action
Female suicide bombers; Misguided media; Karadzic at the Hague
Keeping the Keys: The Rise of the Palestinian Diplomatic Intifada
Prevention better than punitive in Syria
The Lonely Man of Peace
Freeport's Highland Community College board will seat Shockey and Musser
Could a Nuclear Iran Bring About More Stability, Rather Than Less?
Who is Aya Hijazi, the American freed from jail in Egypt?
America’s litmus test on Syria
Even a weakened Libya can avoid civil war
UVA Gives Diversity Awards to Longtime Professors McDowell and Dukes
'Delenda Carthago': ISIS, threat and recovery
Lieberman and the Peace Process
Detroit On The Brink
Afghan religious figures, diplomats come together in İstanbul
An American humanitarian worker goes on trial in Cairo. What’s next for Aya Hijazi?
Can J Street Sideline AIPAC?
Syria's Next Generation
A New Heroism in Israel and Palestine
After Nearly Three Years, An American In Egypt Walks Free
Use US soft power to free the Ashraf Seven
Peshmerga-Iraqi forces united over Mosul, but can this last?
25 Rights groups: The Belady Foundation case demonstrates that individual and community initiatives face only repression and fabricated charges
ما هو الإرث السياسي لمحمود عباس؟
The Audacity of Air Strikes and Secret Deals: Just making Isis grow stronger?
Awakening to Women: The Nobel Effect
My sister has been jailed in Egypt for 900 days. When will the U.S. help free her?
Let's keep Syria's blood off America's hands
Promoting Peace and Conflict Awareness In Small Town America: Independence, Kansas
Lack of US-Syria Diplomacy Leads to Dangerous Isolation
Advocates for Egypt’s street children face unjust imprisonment
Counter-Revolutions and Evolutions: Lessons of Egypt and Iran
Egypt acquits American woman detained for 3 years
Did Bernie Sanders just steal Joe Lieberman’s Jewish crown?
The World Does Not Need a Jewish Ann Coulter: An Open Letter To Ben Shapiro.
The Libyan Revolution at Two
Read This Before You Post About Gaza On Facebook
Semites Unite! You Have Nothing to Lose But your Conflict
A peace-building response to the rise of 'Trumpism'
Palestine’s new PM and his prospects for success
Why Should Israel Care What the Rest of the World Thinks?
Rodef Shalom to host panel on Palestinian perspectives
It's the Arab spring for dictators
How Climate Change Sparked the Crisis in Syria
Elvis Costello Snubs Israel
Mason student starts ‘sustainable, reproducible’ businesses in war zones
American impotence and the ‘Born in Jerusalem’ law
Why, Indeed, History Should Sometimes Repeat Itself: a Review of History as a Prelude
Saudi rejects foreign interference in Iraq, blames ‘sectarian’ Maliki | Reuters
America's lawmakers in Libyan quagmire
We're Unfair to Draft-Card Burners
Massachusetts and Genocide
What Aziz Abu Sarah learned in Hebrew school
The World Discovers Afghanistan’s Peaceful Clerics
In Egypt, even helping street children can land you in prison
If America wants Assad to respect international law, it must respect it, too
Lone wolf senator builds case to engage Myanmar
Unclenched Fists
Obama must stand up to Netanyahu on Israeli settler violence
ما هي خلفية اشتعال القومية الكردية في العراق؟
Transforming a Nation
Egypt frees U.S. charity worker Aya Hijazi from prison
To save his Middle East legacy, Obama must recognise a Palestinian state now
كاتبة فلسطينية تعيش في واشنطن: أطفالنا ضحايا وليسوا إرهابيين
Lessons from South Asia for an Arab Spring
Yemen’s a Model All Right—For Disaster
Responsible Journalism Series: Media as Critical Reflective Practice
Will Saudi Arabia's 'Operation Decisive Storm' restore order in Yemen?
IAA Chief Attends Workshop
American Aid Worker, Release Secured by Trump Officials, Leaves Egypt
Mideast peace deal… and they lived unhappily ever after
Egypt: Revolution or bust
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
The Russian Military Intervention in Syria; Is This Really a Concern for the U.S.?
Responding to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Is Religious Freedom the Answer?
The Israeli ex-settler at the center of Occupy Wall Street
The Ottoman Experience in Mosul, Then and Now
Syria Needs Real Help, Not American Bombs
A Toast for Peace
Death to America in Yemen? No.
Syria’s Christian conundrum
Court clears American aid worker after 3 years behind bars in Egypt
Why Rep. Hunter Is Very Wrong About Nuking Iran
Holy Land tours a new tool in peacebuilding
We can only hope that the cerebral will get the better of the visceral
Yemen: Ripe for a solution?
The Conflict that Became Mine
Fossil Fuel Divestment Makes UN Climate Summit a Success
A Palestinian drasha for Rosh Hashana
Rights groups renew request for release of defendants in the Belady Foundation case and urge compliance with legal standards for pretrial detention
Learning from SIGIR's Final Report on Iraq Reconstruction

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