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Congressional Quarterly Features Michael Shank, ICAR Ph.D. Candidate
Options for Action in Syria
George Mason University Partners With an African Nonprofit Organization- 72Africa
What My Amish and Mennonite Forefathers Would Think About My Job in Congress (and Why I Left)
To finally see the invisible Israelis before our eyes
Police should put away the military gear and build connections with young people
Tackling the most grave and serious global security threats
Don't let Yemen turn into Syria: Column
She Didn't Have a Gun... She Had MLK's Dream
Police Should Put Away the Military Gear and Build Connections with Young People
Palestinian, Jew give both sides on joint Jerusalem tours
The Audacity of Air Strikes and Secret Deals: Just making Isis grow stronger?
Using hip-hop to resolve global conflict
The anatomy of an anti-Taliban uprising
Meryl Streep is right; bullying hurts us all
The Real War on Coal Starts in Kosovo
Motives of suicide terrorists
A Peacebuilding Travel Log
Palestine: Still key to stability in the Middle East
Anticipating the Syria of Tomorrow: Strategies to Decrease Violence Against Innocents
Charleston Shootings: The Intersection Of Race And Gender
The Ghailani Verdict - Susan Hirsch featured in the New York Times
Crimean Tatars fear exile again
Sarajevo: Memories of war
Violence and violence-containment's $460 billion price tag
Turkey's Best Asset to Tackle ISIS: Ankara or America?
The Time For Leadership To Protect All Civilians Across Syria
"With friends like these..." on Romney's comments about Israeli and Palestinian culture
The Search for the ‘Why’ of Fort Hood
Why U.S. Could Opt For 'Zero Option' In Afghanistan
ISIS attacks fueled by illegal guns and open societies we can’t afford to lose
New Virginia gun law will boost violence, costs
Student Studies Connection of Abusive Treatment of Humans and Animals
A look at the American 'Countering Violent Extremism' strategy
Preventing gang violence in San Diego
The 2017 Arthur N. Rupe Great Debate: Is ISIS an Existential Threat to the United States?
10 Syria Questions for John Kerry and Chuck Hagel
Settler Terrorism -- An American Problem
Faith dialogue focus on social media sites
Dialogue, satire and the attack on Charlie Hebdo
My Turkish Airport
Boycotting Muslim 'Savages' Ad on DC Metro in Protest of Hate Speech
‘Strength through peace – not peace through strength’: a reaction to Trump’s America First foreign policy
Somalia on the Brink
Aziz Abu Sarah Named National Geographic Emerging Explorer
Man-to-man chat can avert disaster
The Syrian Revolution Is Not a Holy War
In Oak Creek, Wis., hearts open to Sikhs after temple shooting
Deadly challenge of keeping Syria health-care workers safe
Stop atrocities before they start
Holy Land tours a new tool in peacebuilding
Overnight Crimean Crisis Hits Stalemate
Nimr Al Nimr: Anatomy of a Man
When Washington Welcomes A Nonviolent Muslim: What CBS News and Congress Have In Common
The ISIS takeover of Ramadi means hard choices face the Iraqi and US governments
Social media project addresses extremist violence at home and abroad
Could ‘Insight Policing’ have saved Sandra Bland, Freddie Gray and others?
Bosnia Back on the Brink: Ukraine can learn from Bosnia's failed socioeconomic policies
Obama’s speech was more of the same - and not what we needed
Bringing Florida to Justice, Not Just George Zimmerman
Saudi in Yemen; It’s personal now
Denied Victimhood and Contested Narratives: The Case of Hutu Diaspora
Morocco: An Emerging Model For Muslim-Jewish Relations – OpEd
The Hill Features Michael Shank, ICAR Ph.D. Candidate
Look to Iran for a solution in Syria
Israelis and Palestinians -- rage, fear and misunderstanding
Measuring the cost of violence
Africa: Can January Makamba Be the Next President of Tanzania?
The Impact of the Syrian Civil War on Identity Groups in Turkey
Sandy Hook shootings: We need to focus on more than just gun control
Reimagining Transitional Justice in Bali
Explorer’s Analysis: Inside Key Issues of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
Mason Student Strives to Bring Peace Before Dangerous African Presidential Vote
Republican Reasoning: Why 2008 Was the Year for Occupying and Protesting Wall Street
Police Militarization Must Be Halted
Keeping Iran and Saudi Arabia From War
An 'Afghan Summer' of revolt - Part 2
Feckless on Foreign Policy
Aziz Abu Sarah is a Tour Guide
Why defeating ISIS with military might is starry eyed idealism
How to stop Libya becoming another Iraq
Analysis: Progressive policies provide answer for Sanders’ foreign policy gap
Why the Gun Control Debate Doesn't Do Justice to Colorado Killings
Slavery and Climate – There's More in Common Than You Think, Vatican Says
Sudan, after the breakup: Can violence be prevented?
Future of Crimean Tartar Muslims Hangs in the Balance
Working for world peace here at home
Focus on Al Qaeda in Yemen magnifies chronic instability
How Belgraders Remember the NATO Bombings
Confronting genocide in Myanmar: The urgent need to prevent and protect
The Conflict that Became Mine
Hamas Advocating Dialogue Through Children’s Cartoon?
'Ceasefire' Is the Syria Word We Need to Hear
A third intifada is inevitable unless Israel changes course
Catching Kony
Voices: In midst of war, life goes on for Syrian kids
Fragility Needs Innovative Development Financing
Interview with Saira Yamin
Tariq Ramadan in Chicago's Holocaust Museum
Charlie Rangel: Why I Oppose Syria Strikes
Religion and Power Moving Forward into the Twenty-First Century
Afghan civil society calls for just peace
What Aziz Abu Sarah learned in Hebrew school
Teach, model, grow and live in empathy to build world peace, says interfaith expert Marc Gopin at Frontier Luncheon
Obama must stand up to Netanyahu on Israeli settler violence
Washington Area Students Weigh in on South Sudan Conflict
What Would MLK Think of America’s Modern Wars?
Horizon that is always receding
Stop the ISIS War Before It Gets Worse!
Graduate students spend spring break with Syrian refugees
Mass shootings show need for gun law reform
The World Does Not Need a Jewish Ann Coulter: An Open Letter To Ben Shapiro.
America Must Rethink the War on Terror: The Authorization for Use of Military Force needs to be modified to avoid mission creep
Ghailani Trial and Sentence Affirms US Federal Court System
When Radio Goes Bad: RF communications and the increased violence in South Sudan
Academics & Activists Discuss Poverty, Inequality, Conflict
Sick talk: The danger of blaming migrants for Israel’s ills
Evolving policy in a changing world: Examining challenges and opportunities in the new US Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review
خبير في النزاعات الدولية: ترامب سيبيع الورقة السورية لبوتين (حوار)
America cannot afford such inequality
Rwanda: Opening the door to dialogue (Claudine Kuradusenge)
Mason experts explain how ISIS attacks are recruitment tools
What the Killing of Trayvon Martin Means for Maryland
CPCS Hosted Conference in Washington D.C.
When Contested Narratives of Identity and Victimhood are Victims of Politics
This Week in Poverty: 'A Place at the Table' and 'American Winter'
Community Activists Question Timing Of Grand Jury Announcement
Americans have had enough conflict
I Was a Palestinian Stone-thrower. Here's Why I Stopped
Candidates should address cost  of violence in primary states
Students discuss effects of Charlie Hebdo shooting
Cure Police Violence As If It Were a Disease
In fighting gangs, US should look to El Salvador
‘Don’t Disturb The Peace’: Post-Conflict Politics In Aceh, Indonesia
Syria Needs Real Help, Not American Bombs
Arts and Peacebuilding
Vision Series: Sandra Cheldelin to Discuss Women and Conflict
Managing the Madness in the Middle East
Who to Blame for the Absence of a Kurdish State after Sykes Picot?
A Silver Lining to the Film and Riots Tragedy: Freedom, Diversity, and the New Competition for Arab Public Space
Why Washington is wrong to impose visa suspension on Iraqis
Busting the Biofuels Boom
"We Are Not Like Them": Itamar Massacre Activates A Dangerous Israeli-Jewish Ethnocentrism
Palestine's Right to Defend Itself
Couple Spend Their Wedding Money on Street Children, End up in an Egyptian Prison
Questions must be about gun safety
Syrian Ramadan at the Edge of War
Seeking Opportunities for Intervention: One woman’s efforts to positively influence inner-city youth: Interview with Mary Wade
Crimean Tatars Fear for Their Safety After Crimea’s Annexation to Russia
If You Want Revenge for 9/11, Don't Look to the Kids Who Lost A Parent
Conflict and the Consequences of Isolation: A Comparative Study
Unclenched Fists
Sorry, Aung San Suu Kyi, the Rohingya Crisis Is No Laughing Matter
Afghans Failing Security Test In Badakhshan
Letter to the Editor from Dennis Sandole Published in The Economist
The Dangers of Soft Power: Government backed cultural programs often come across as just propaganda
Palestinian Child Attackers Are Victims, Not Terrorists
Afghan-U.S. relations damaged by shooting: analyst
Will Saudi Arabia's 'Operation Decisive Storm' restore order in Yemen?
A camp for young people touched by terror
Anacostia totem pole belies Washington’s devotion to Redskins
Press Pause on the Rush to War
The Russian Military Intervention in Syria; Is This Really a Concern for the U.S.?
A peace dividend we should all want
Peace-maker: We must look below the surface
The Future of Kurdistan, Between Unity and Balkanization
‘Amish Mafia’ is a shameful, unrealistic portrayal of plain people
Why Did Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Go to Iraq?
The Struggle for Independence in West Papua
Insight Policing and the Role of the Civilian in Police Accountability
Civilian Devastation During War Explored in ‘Why They Die’
Bosnia: Stabilization Stalled in Negative Peace
Our Military Shouldn’t Turn Its Back on Servicewomen Who Need an Abortion
Democratic Party looks like America
Armenian, Azeri experts' Karabakh settlement recommendations
What Secretary Clinton Does Not Recognize About Egypt’s Anti-Regime Protests
Politics and Language: Dimension Beyond Words
Administrative Referendum: A wakeup call for the ethno-political conflict in Darfur
9 Costs of Drone Strikes
The Saudis and the Iranians Need to Talk: And we need to make it happen
Boarding the Train for a Trip into the Past
Unite, Confuse, and Inspire: A Response to the Rise of Racism in Israel
Rwanda- A Country Still in Need
Monk-Turned-Street Artist Paints the Homeless to Teach New Yorkers Compassion
How a glacier could thaw dangerous India and Pakistan freeze
Confederate flag: hatred or heritage?
Conflict resolution workshop benefits Patriots and participants
Awakening the Demons: There is no Arab Spring coming to Iraq. But sectarian protests could tear this fragile country apart.
5 Ways We Should Radically Reconsider War
Why the White House Won't Win the Afghanistan War
'Delenda Carthago': ISIS, threat and recovery
Israel's New Left Goes Online
How to fix our police departments
Addressing divide between communities and police
In fighting gangs, US should look to El Salvador
Conflict-sensitive Repatriation: Lessons from Displaced Communities in North-eastern Nigeria
Prevention better than punitive in Syria
Mason Partners with Ghana-based African Peace Building Organization
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
A Palestinian’s journey from stone-throwing to conflict resolution
Hillary Clinton’s Response to the Pulse Orlando Shootings
The Green Wave washes over a movement in hibernation
It's the Arab spring for dictators
Our moral obligations in Somalia
Mason Center Works Toward a Peaceful Future
Africa Needs More from Obama than Promises
How I learned to forgive my brother’s murderers
We must make anti-bullying a mainstream message
Chattanooga: on the need to fight terror with reason
Immigration debate: How DC can move the conversation forward
Tragedy & Triumph
Crimean Crisis Escalates Further
For young adults who lost parents on Sept. 11, a hope for peace
Gilbert gunman's rampage sheds light on extremism: Immigration issue is a beacon to neo-Nazis
GMU Student Burns Pagoda For Senior Art Project
Expect Resource Wars With Exxon CEO At State Helm
Soldiers Into Students: Veterans, Educators Try to Ease Transition
Libya: A failed state or a failed government?
كاتبة فلسطينية تعيش في واشنطن: أطفالنا ضحايا وليسوا إرهابيين
Lack of US-Syria Diplomacy Leads to Dangerous Isolation
Terrorism and Development
The Ottoman Experience in Mosul, Then and Now
Why is the US so reticent to read the right messages in Asia and the Pacific?

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