The School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution

Gun Bans Aren't the Only Answer to America's Violence Problem
Civilian Devastation During War Explored in ‘Why They Die’
'Ceasefire' Is the Syria Word We Need to Hear
Focus on Al Qaeda in Yemen magnifies chronic instability
Egypt’s Street Children, Aya Hijazi, and Me
Experts Say There Will Be No Contest in Ethiopia's Upcoming Vote
Responding to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Is Religious Freedom the Answer?
Climate Action Is Solution to Slowing Superstorms | Commentary
Essay on the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the Sykes-Picot Agreement هل العرب أمام سايكس بيكو جديدة؟
Collaboration with China is preferable to containment
The Bo Xilai Verdict: Everybody Wins
Insights Obama can now use to undermine Putin’s narrative
An 'Afghan Summer' of revolt - Part 2
After Nearly Three Years, An American In Egypt Walks Free
Social Scientist Sees Bias Within
As New Threats Emerge, U.S. Closes Drone Base in Ethiopia
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry denounces US calls for Aya Hegazy’s release
Hamas Should Be Part of Middle East Peace Talks
Doctoral Student Goes to Hollywood to Teach Peace Techniques
Displaced by Genocide, Mason Student Plans to Help Other Refugees
Search – Côte d’Ivoire wins the Prize of Excellency
Lack of US-Syria Diplomacy Leads to Dangerous Isolation
Social media project addresses extremist violence at home and abroad
People to People Contact
Fossil Fuel Divestment Makes UN Climate Summit a Success
Why US and Chinese cities will make or break any global climate deal
Ending the Exploitation of People and the Planet
The only way forward on Syria
Measuring the cost of violence
Bosnia Back on the Brink: Ukraine can learn from Bosnia's failed socioeconomic policies
Saudi in Yemen; It’s personal now
What Paul Ryan’s economic roadmap means for America
Lawmakers in Washington increasingly concerned about Ethiopia
What Secretary Clinton Does Not Recognize About Egypt’s Anti-Regime Protests
Fighting extremism: Dignity is the answer
Mason experts explain how ISIS attacks are recruitment tools
Fragility Needs Innovative Development Financing
Community Activists Question Timing Of Grand Jury Announcement
Does the U.S. have a moral imperative in Syria?
How to Pull Yemen Back from the Edge
Slavery and Climate – There's More in Common Than You Think, Vatican Says
Sandy Hook shootings: We need to focus on more than just gun control
Origins and Responses to the Arab Awakening
Minimum wage war reaches tipping point
Halep'in geleceği ve Türkiye'nin güvenliği
A Strike Against Israel
The Time For Leadership To Protect All Civilians Across Syria
Students Practice Citizen Diplomacy in Syria
Africa Needs More from Obama than Promises
Data show drone attacks doomed to fail against ISIS in Syria
The Syrian Revolution Is Not a Holy War
Stop atrocities before they start
Is the OSCE relevant to Cyprus? Or is Cyprus irrelevant to the OSCE?
Two Crimean Tatar Mosques Torched in Crimea on the Eve of Major Muslim Holiday
Scholars skeptical on Japan apology
Questions must be about gun safety
Realising peace potential of constitution
Sudan, after the breakup: Can violence be prevented?
A Fixable Problem for Our Society
At Town Hall, Sanders Makes Commitment to 'End All Forms of Racism in This Country'
Cure Police Violence As If It Were a Disease
Beyond Jewish Blessings and Curses There is Absolute Love
Explorer’s Analysis: Inside Key Issues of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
Politics and Language: Dimension Beyond Words
American impotence and the ‘Born in Jerusalem’ law
Interreligious Intercultural Dialogue Institutionalized - Deja Vu All Over Again
The 2017 Arthur N. Rupe Great Debate: Is ISIS an Existential Threat to the United States?
Ötekilerden ‘Ötekilere’ (From Others to ‘Others’)
Why the White House Won't Win the Afghanistan War
Turkey’s Kurdish peace process: dead end – part 1
US Navy Seals plan to accept women after female soldiers graduate as rangers
Does China Have a Foreign Policy?
Settler Turned Peace Activist Now Occupies Wall Street: Kobi Skolnick Puts Jewish Stamp on Protest, Not Just on Holidays
Dignity for Iran equals an Iran free of nuclear weapons
Death to America in Yemen? No.
Woodbridge Resident Gains White House Internship
The Difference Between Protest America 1968 And 2017
Trump got Egypt to free an American prisoner. Here’s her story.
Next Up in Somalia’s Fragile Transition: Bridge Political Divides
Mason professors offer insights in aftermath of Paris tragedy
Religions meet at VST
Lessons from South Asia for an Arab Spring
Why we should keep out of Somalia’s affairs
Future of Crimean Tartar Muslims Hangs in the Balance
As Ethiopia votes, what’s ‘free and fair’ got to do with it?
Why We Heart Hurricanes: The Climate Change Connection
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
Liberia’s Path from Anarchy to Elections
The Next Step for Myanmar
The NYC Security Risk That Candidates Aren't Discussing
Divide and conquer negotiations
When Contested Narratives of Identity and Victimhood are Victims of Politics
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR; Resolving Conflicts in the Caucasus
A picture of hope and courage
The Libyan Revolution at Two
Republican Reasoning: Why 2008 Was the Year for Occupying and Protesting Wall Street
Libya: A failed state or a failed government?
Hutu Diaspora Narrative: Identity in Conflict, Conflict of Identity
Gridlock is death for deliberation
Athletes Pick A Side At The Women's March
Former Middle East 'Foes' to Speak on Building Peace
Dirty Energy Dollars
I Was a Palestinian Stone-thrower. Here's Why I Stopped
In America, domestic extremists are a bigger risk than foreign terrorism
Armenian, Azeri experts' Karabakh settlement recommendations
How to Defuse the Ukraine Crisis: The way to respond to Russia is not with Cold War rhetoric
David N. Cicilline and Michael Shank: Global warming threatens R.I.
Obama must stand up to Netanyahu on Israeli settler violence
Senators Welcome Release of Unjustly Imprisoned Egyptian-American Aya Hijazi
Even a weakened Libya can avoid civil war
Why water is key to Syria conflict
For young adults who lost parents on Sept. 11, a hope for peace
My sister has been jailed in Egypt for 900 days. When will the U.S. help free her?
Wanted: Middle East Statesmen
Why Americans Are Ready to Pay More Money for Cleaner Energy
An alternative to the World Bank and IMF
Why the US must support bid for Palestinian statehood
Congress vs. the Super-Pollutants
When diplomatic opportunities were dismissed
Boarding the Train for a Trip into the Past
Israel Claims Holy Sites, Reignites Religious Flashpoint
Yemen is on the Brink of Chaos - And Why It's So Important
Religion and Power Moving Forward into the Twenty-First Century
Dr. Jeremy Rinker- UNCG Campus Weekly
Learning from SIGIR's Final Report on Iraq Reconstruction
Seeing Both Sides of the Holy Land
China’s Puzzling ADIZ Decision Making
Confederate flag: hatred or heritage?
Tale of Two Conventions: Why Charlotte Wins Over White Tampa
Court clears American aid worker after 3 years behind bars in Egypt
Producing solutions by appreciating the interconnections
Sarajevo: Memories of war
Teaching Sept. 11 To Students Who Were Born After The Attacks Happened
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - Discussion with Marc Gopin: Part 1 on Economic Peace & Justice
Options for Action in Syria
Rituals of Gendered Violence: School Girl Kidnappings in Nigeria
Deadly challenge of keeping Syria health-care workers safe
Couple Spend Their Wedding Money on Street Children, End up in an Egyptian Prison
Catching Kony
An American humanitarian worker goes on trial in Cairo. What’s next for Aya Hijazi?
With Mike Duvall, Fall of Another ‘Family Values’ Crusader
Using Israeli and Palestinian Guides, Tour Group Helps Visitors ‘Experience the People’
Settler Terrorism -- An American Problem
التدخل الروسي أوقف انهيار النظام السوري مؤقتاً
Portrait of Stalin Sparks Brawl at WWII Ceremony in Crimea
A peace dividend we should all want
Crimean Tatars's Pain is Renewed- Kırım Tatarları'nın acıları tazelendi
Vietnam and Great Power Rivalries
Paul Ryan's Radical Economic Regime: Why His House Budget Legacy Is a Lesson in Elitism
Iraqi Kurdistan fears Maliki returning to power
What will Rep. Dennis Kucinich's legacy be?
Myanmar Fighting Poses Dilemma for China
A Peacebuilding Approach to Teaching About Extremism
Europe Must Help Syria’s Women Make Peace
A New United Nations of Human Rights Countries
10 Syria Questions for John Kerry and Chuck Hagel
Needed: Social Engineering?
Bring Russia out of the cold and into the fold
Why, Indeed, History Should Sometimes Repeat Itself: a Review of History as a Prelude
Aziz Abu Sarah Named National Geographic Emerging Explorer
Interview: Zheng Wang
Has outgoing Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal brought about a new, more peaceful, face to the organization?
Resolute in uncertain times: peacebuilding in the new US administration
Lieberman and the Peace Process
Gaza becomes Syria: Middle East geopolitics 2.0
Meat Alert
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Afghans Failing Security Test In Badakhshan
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
Growing Sense of Polarization and Escalating Tensions in Crimea Ahead of 69th Anniversary of Crimean Tatar
How to Fix Turkey's Fall From International Favor
IAA Chief Attends Workshop
‘Strength through peace – not peace through strength’: a reaction to Trump’s America First foreign policy
Imagining Peace: The Practical Advantages for Muslims, Jews and Christians of Peace for Palestine and Israel
A Palestinian’s journey from stone-throwing to conflict resolution
Muslim advocates welcome Bernie Sanders' support but want visible action
The Obama administration ignores an American imprisoned in Egypt
Female suicide bombers; Misguided media; Karadzic at the Hague
Ethiopia’s Muslim Activists Pave a Path for Nonviolent Political Activism
U.S.-E.U. Rhetoric on Russia as Destructive as a Chekhovian Duel
Ethiopian Ruling Coalition Wins Majority of Parliament Seats
Problem-solving approach privileges both parties
Keeping USAID: why the US shouldn’t cut off its nose
Reflections of a Catholic American on bin Laden’s death
Counter-Revolutions and Evolutions: Lessons of Egypt and Iran
Did Bernie Sanders just steal Joe Lieberman’s Jewish crown?
U.S. Military Interventionism Has Harmed Iraq Dearly
Yemen: Ripe for a solution?
Awakening the Demons: There is no Arab Spring coming to Iraq. But sectarian protests could tear this fragile country apart.
Yemen needs action, not just talk
Mideast peace deal… and they lived unhappily ever after
Students discuss effects of Charlie Hebdo shooting
CMEP conference: Middle East peace process needs new paradigm
Working for Peace in the Age of Trump
Water shortages are coming. It's time for us to act.
Peace Parsha: Hayyei Sarah - Love and Care across Boundaries
ISIS attacks fueled by illegal guns and open societies we can’t afford to lose
Hillary Clinton’s Response to the Pulse Orlando Shootings
What Egypt Can Learn from the “Swine Flu” Scare
OP-ED: Iran in the Era of Moderation and Reform
Why Congress Should Care About the Beepocalypse | Commentary
GMU Student Burns Pagoda For Senior Art Project
IRP leader speaks in Washington, unsure of party goals and wary of Tajikistan’s future
Egyptian-American activist Aya Hegazi returns to US following Egypt court acquittal
Egypt frees U.S. charity worker Aya Hijazi from prison
To stop al-Shabab, help Somali people
Academics & Activists Discuss Poverty, Inequality, Conflict
National Geographic Expeditions ‘Holy Land’ Partner Scores Top UN Award
The Ottoman Experience in Mosul, Then and Now
Can J Street Sideline AIPAC?
Tehran looks ready to tango
Time to stop coddling Iran
Somalia Needs a War on Poverty
Heavy metal music unites Jews and Muslims across the Middle East
Global Mayors Protest Trump’s Anti-Climate Cabinet
Elvis Costello Snubs Israel
Police Militarization Must Be Halted
Anti-immigration Legislation Makes Cities and Citizens Less Safe
Is the Spirit of Sykes-Picot Still Alive in the Middle East after a Century?
Obama Thinks Too Small on Climate Change
The Chinese Dream From Mao to Xi
Scars of the Khmer Rouge: How Cambodia is healing from a genocide
A Silver Lining to the Film and Riots Tragedy: Freedom, Diversity, and the New Competition for Arab Public Space
Reimagining Transitional Justice in Bali
Egypt: Revolution or bust
Working for world peace here at home
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
Why Should Israel Care What the Rest of the World Thinks?
A Caution Against Framing Syria as an Assad-Opposition Dichotomy
Muslim Women Find Empowerment Through Competitive Sports
A new look at climate change
When soldiers commit murder
THE RUSSIAN PLOT, Or, How to Avoid Taking Responsibility for Losing a Presidential Election
Bible Texts Misused in Rumsfeld Reports, Religious Leaders Say
UN Summit Already Successful: $50 Billion Divested From Fossil Fuels
How Did Democratic Candidates Do? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
Six leading Libyan women dominate Virginia conference on Libya
Hottest Year on Record, 2014, Brings Economic Opportunity
The World Discovers Afghanistan’s Peaceful Clerics
Chomsky Takes on the World (Bank)
Book Review: Professors and their Politics
Netanyahu's Kennedy moment
Don't let Yemen turn into Syria: Column
Only Good Governance can Defeat Al Qaeda in Yemen
Mason student starts ‘sustainable, reproducible’ businesses in war zones
The Ugly Reality Of Islamophobia (And How Catholics Should Stand Up Against It)
إيران والعواصم الأربع: السيطرة بداية الانهيار
Charlie Rangel: Why I Oppose Syria Strikes
Civil Society Is Faltering In This Middle East Nation
Syrian Ramadan at the Edge of War
In fighting gangs, US should look to El Salvador
Orange Revolution in Ukraine: Inspiration of Disillusionment?
Girls released from Boko Haram captivity rejected by society - new report
The 'anti-science' side of the political divide
Confronting genocide in Myanmar: The urgent need to prevent and protect
The Lonely Man of Peace
Man-to-man chat can avert disaster
ما هو الإرث السياسي لمحمود عباس؟
Donald Trump’s bigotry has inspired U.S. Muslim voters like no candidate before
Palestine’s new PM and his prospects for success
Ineffective tightening of sanctions on Iran
New Crimean Tatar History Book Comes Under Attack from Russian Nationalist Groups
Cyclone Pam Is Just the Start
We must make anti-bullying a mainstream message
A Mood Is Not A Movement: Five Ideas For The Anti-Trump Forces
Seeking Opportunities for Intervention: One woman’s efforts to positively influence inner-city youth: Interview with Mary Wade
Tunisia’s Elections Seal Transition, Raise Fears of Old Regime
Bernie Sanders Vows To Fight Anti-Islam Sentiment: 2016 Democratic Presidential Candidate Hugs Muslim Woman On Stage
Meet Nousha Kabawat and her unstoppable drive to help Syria’s displaced children thrive
Massachusetts and Genocide
At summer camp, Syrian child refugees recall a lost homeland
Do We Need Dictatorship?
Climate change denial — the dangerous lie
‘Lincoln’: Where was Frederick Douglass?
Tariq Ramadan in Chicago's Holocaust Museum
When nature trumps nurture, we all lose
No Iran deal, but significant progress in Geneva
Turkey’s Kurdish peace process – framework law – part 2
Do military women want combat jobs? The survey numbers say yes — and so do more than 9,000 combat action badges
How Egypt’s most famous jailed couple celebrated Valentine’s Day
Darfur Donor Conference: A Park for a Deadly Conflict
Vision Series: Sandra Cheldelin to Discuss Women and Conflict
Obama’s local, international obstacles on Syria
Syria, Lebanon, and the Middle East: Enabling a War-to-Peace Transition
9 Costs of Drone Strikes
Why Washington is wrong to impose visa suspension on Iraqis
Egypt acquits American woman detained for 3 years
How Germans Go Green
كاتبة فلسطينية تعيش في واشنطن: أطفالنا ضحايا وليسوا إرهابيين
My Turkish Airport
U.S. Drones Mobilize Pakistani Nonviolent Movement
Busting the Biofuels Boom
Crimean Tatars Fear for Their Safety After Crimea’s Annexation to Russia
Confronting Homeland Security's 'SSSS' Watch List
'Free Speech' on the DC Metro
Firing Up Kurdish Nationalism in Iraq
Resolved to Keep Faith
Why the Kerry-Karzai Afghan Security Deal Won't Work
When studying abroad in a conflict zone, safety is key
Israel's New Left Goes Online
Beijing Encroaching on Moscow’s Military Dominance in Tajikistan
How the U.S. Deals With a Land Known for Corruption
Insight Policing and the Role of the Civilian in Police Accountability
Rand Paul's Filibuster Gives Civil Liberties A Rare Washington Moment
US must vote in favour or abstain
Turkey’s once-worldly aims falter, even close allies concerned
The Current of Discord on the Mekong
Shank: White House, Congress Choosing Wrong Path on Iran
There is a Major Climate Issue Hiding in Your Closet: Fast Fashion
A Discussion with Marc Gopin, Director, Center on Religion, Diplomacy, and Conflict Resolution
Detroit On The Brink
'Delenda Carthago': ISIS, threat and recovery
Trump Should Take a Lesson From the Pope on How to Lead
The Real War on Coal Starts in Kosovo
Rwanda: Opening the door to dialogue (Claudine Kuradusenge)
Blessed Are the Climate Advocates
Sit down with Iran to ensure there is no ‘October surprise’
Trump 'ordered Sisi' to release US-Egyptian charity worker
Why defeating ISIS with military might is starry eyed idealism
Syria Conflict Panel
Lecture by Susan Hirsch at San Anton Palace
After 900 days in pre-trial detention, campaigns call for release of Aya Hegazy
A Toast for Peace
Saudi rejects foreign interference in Iraq, blames ‘sectarian’ Maliki | Reuters
Eviction of Palestinian outpost exposes double standard on settlements
Semites Unite! You Have Nothing to Lose But your Conflict
U.S. Credibility Around the World Damaged by Afghanistan War
How a glacier could thaw dangerous India and Pakistan freeze
Arab Americans Organize with the ANSWER Coalition to Protest Trump Inauguration
Hezbollah’s Triumph
Why Hong Kong's #OccupyCentral Used Nonviolent Action as Tactic
The Russian Military Intervention in Syria; Is This Really a Concern for the U.S.?
Why Forest Whitaker Is Making the UN Goals Famous
U.S. Sanctions On Iran Should Be Lifted For Humanitarian Goods
Why China’s New Rich Want to Emigrate
The Business Argument for Addressing Climate Change
Could a Nuclear Iran Bring About More Stability, Rather Than Less?
American Aid Worker Is Cleared of Child Abuse Charges in Egypt
Motives of suicide terrorists
Riyadh Conference: What Makes It Different?
The Path To Clean Energy Requires An Energy-Storage Revolution
Ahmadinejad - Incitement Deserves Indictment
A Peacebuilding Travel Log
Vatican Mayors Summit Spots Pope on Municipal Pulpit
Aya Hegazy trial postponed for 5th time after court unable to turn on laptop
Afghan-U.S. relations damaged by shooting: analyst
Pro-Earth Republicans In The Era Of President Trump
Inevitable US policy shift on Burma: why and how
Bosnia: Stabilization Stalled in Negative Peace
Congress Better Listen to the Pope on Climate Change
Elections are good, right? Well, not always
Drones weaken USA's moral might: Opposing view
What My Amish and Mennonite Forefathers Would Think About My Job in Congress (and Why I Left)
How to save the American Dream
Terrorism and Development
Republicans and the Mennonite vote
Why Did Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Go to Iraq?
Holy Land tours a new tool in peacebuilding
Essebsi Must Work With Islamists to Ensure Tunisia’s Transition
Obama’s speech was more of the same - and not what we needed
A look at the American 'Countering Violent Extremism' strategy
Nato should negotiate a security structure that includes Russia
Humanitarian Missiles Are Superior to Cruise Missiles
Election campaigns and the politics of performance
USDA Does Diets Differently, Moves Off Meat
Tackling the most grave and serious global security threats
Columbia Prof Uses Math To Create World Peace
Turkmenistan cautiously opens to the world
Today, I join Khader Adnan’s hunger strike – will you?
Conflict resolution workshop benefits Patriots and participants
Responsible Journalism Series: Media as Critical Reflective Practice
An online occupation
As China’s Economy Falters, Military Parade Offers Chance to Burnish Image
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Obama: fine words and a touch of game theory
Faith dialogue focus on social media sites
Ukrainian and Crimean Authorities Snub OSCE over Minority Rights
UC Berkeley holds 6th annual TED conference, explores themes of wisdom, compassion
Why the Gun Control Debate Doesn't Do Justice to Colorado Killings
The inclusion of women in the peacemaking process
The Ghailani Verdict - Susan Hirsch featured in the New York Times
We can't let climate change turn droughts, flash floods and mudslides into the new normal
Bernie Sanders vows to fight Islamophobia and 'ugly stain of racism' in the US
Police should put away the military gear and build connections with young people
Morocco a Stable East-West Bridge
Cultural Educator: Aziz Abu Sarah
Ukraine Diplomatic Deal: Necessary Next Steps
Texas flood's climate change irony: Column
These fiscal cliff hawks ought to be foreign policy doves
Conflict-sensitive Repatriation: Lessons from Displaced Communities in North-eastern Nigeria
Obama's Middle East Speech: The Message Was Not Received
How Women’s Rights Are Linked to U.S.-Iran Negotiations
Hope for Peace May Be Encouraged by Enemies in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
UN Small Arms Conference: Evaluation and Prospects
Mason Student Strives to Bring Peace Before Dangerous African Presidential Vote
"With friends like these..." on Romney's comments about Israeli and Palestinian culture
Can the Tribes of NATO help the Tribes of Afghanistan?
The three-ring circus of American politics
Using Peace 'Means' to Achieve Peaceful 'Ends'
A New Heroism in Israel and Palestine
Trump is ‘deprived of all knowledge’ about public schools
Turkey's Complex Policy
Yemen’s a Model All Right—For Disaster
A third intifada is inevitable unless Israel changes course
Mirëdita Dobar Dan Festival in Belgrade: We Stuck our Foot in the Open Door
EMU Professor Urges Shift in Iraqi, Afghan Strategy
Advertising against Muslims? Not with my tax dollars
Rwanda- A Country Still in Need
Britain’s election results may prove to be a blow to US foreign policy goals
Our Love-Hate Relationship With Frankenstorms and Hurricane Sandy and Why We Must End It
Who is Aya Hijazi, the American freed from jail in Egypt?
Don't forget Malaysia
7 Ways Obama's U.N. Speech Revealed His Inconsistent Foreign Policy
Administrative Referendum: A wakeup call for the ethno-political conflict in Darfur
Hunger strike highlights forgotten tragedy of Palestinian prisoners
Dismissal of Evidence Affected Paris Agreement
Marginalizing Muslims in Switzerland
An Ill-Advised Purge in Libya
Palestinian, Jew give both sides on joint Jerusalem tours
We gain more than we lose in the Iran nuclear deal [Commentary]
Conflict as an opportunity
Coup-Speak Speaking
Meryl Streep is right; bullying hurts us all
Happy Independence Day wishes from a Palestinian
Tanzanian President’s Former Aide Plans Bid to Succeed Him
Aziz Abu Sarah – Ending the Cycle of Violence in Israel and Palestine
Using hip-hop to resolve global conflict
The Big Problems in Obama's Big Trade Deals
How China’s Economic Rebalancing is like the Movie 'Speed'
The effect of 100 years of amnesia on the Turkish population
The Green Wave washes over a movement in hibernation
‘Don’t Disturb The Peace’: Post-Conflict Politics In Aceh, Indonesia
Post-Mubarak Egypt: From successful protest to sustainable social transformation
Look to Iran for a solution in Syria
How a monk-turned-street artist sees New York City’s homeless
Conflict Management Fieldwork in Jordan Yields Surprises, Insights
Peace Movement Has Become Powerless, Says MK Yuli Tamir
Promoting peace, locally and globally
Can Obama Influence Ethiopia on Human Rights, Democracy?
Fallacy of a moderate mullah
Bringing Florida to Justice, Not Just George Zimmerman
In Egypt, even helping street children can land you in prison
Could ‘Insight Policing’ have saved Sandra Bland, Freddie Gray and others?
The Price of Abandoning Yemen
Colombia's Inminent Peace Agreement: A Brief Analysis of What the Agreement is, What is Next and What is Missing
To save his Middle East legacy, Obama must recognise a Palestinian state now
Doing Due Diligence on Diplomacy With Damascus
French Muslim Students in Catholic Schools
Mason’s Global Problem Solving Consortium in National Spotlight
Freeport's Highland Community College board will seat Shockey and Musser
Political Discourse: A Family Affair
Trump’s favorite dictator is jailing U.S. citizens
Peshmerga-Iraqi forces united over Mosul, but can this last?
Fayetteville Charity Helps African Group
Hillary Clinton Asks Egypt’s President Sisi to Release Aya Hijazi
Missing From Trial: Detainee Statements
Press Pause on the Rush to War
The Harm in Hashtags
How to Solve Your Conflicts, and Get FED at the Same Time
In fighting gangs, US should look to El Salvador
In Israel, the Rent Is Too Damn High
Stitching together the torn fabric of church and society
World Bank needs Jeffrey Sachs
Sorry, Aung San Suu Kyi, the Rohingya Crisis Is No Laughing Matter
Hamas Advocating Dialogue Through Children’s Cartoon?
Why Congress Needs to Act Now On Super-Pollutants
Gulf Nations Can Provide Jobs, Which Is Crucial to Syrian Refugees
Graduate students spend spring break with Syrian refugees
65 years after 'catastrophe,' Palestinians have little to cheer about
Palestinian Organization Wins 1st Place in Intercultural Innovation Award
Hong Kong's 'Occupy': A movement for universal suffrage in Hong Kong is worrying Beijing
Voices: In midst of war, life goes on for Syrian kids
In Oak Creek, Wis., hearts open to Sikhs after temple shooting
Washington Area Students Weigh in on South Sudan Conflict
Jerusalem’s potential to bring Jews and Muslims together
Dialogue, satire and the attack on Charlie Hebdo
Why Bernie Sanders is standing with Muslims
Donald Trump's Immigration Plan Would Ban One-Third of the World From the U.S.
Author, Terrorism Victim Hirsch Says Capital Punishment Hurts U.S. Image Abroad
Prevention better than punitive in Syria
Explosion of the Sacred
Albany Gets "F" for Failing to Protect Tenants
Congress Can't Ignore Afghanistan in Budget Talks
America's lawmakers in Libyan quagmire
UN climate change negotiations in Poland this week
An Extreme Sport: Middle East Peacebuilding
Donald Trump and the Politics of Personality: To Understand Trumpism, Look Abroad!
Mason students discuss Islamophobia
The Conflict that Became Mine
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
America’s litmus test on Syria
Why is ISIS destroying Iraq's historical heritage?
Anticipating the Syria of Tomorrow: Strategies to Decrease Violence Against Innocents
It's the Arab spring for dictators
One Week After Colorado Shooting, US Government Still Failing to Safeguard America
Climate Change Is An Immediate Threat
Ryan Gosling spreads message from Bernie Sanders
Teach, model, grow and live in empathy to build world peace, says interfaith expert Marc Gopin at Frontier Luncheon
Working Abroad a Big Help on the Hill
The Struggle for Independence in West Papua
Crimean Crisis Escalates Further
The ISIS takeover of Ramadi means hard choices face the Iraqi and US governments
Hurricane Sandy: Time to do something about climate change
ما هي خلفية اشتعال القومية الكردية في العراق؟
Regionalization of Conflict and Opportunities for Peace in the Horn of Africa
No Immunity for US Troops: Why Hamid Karzai Punted to Loya Jirga
The Federal response in Malheur and far right extremism
Rodef Shalom to host panel on Palestinian perspectives
How to Have a Productive Conversation About Politics at Thanksgiving
Conflict Resolution, One Book at a Time
How Trump Gives Negotiation a Bad Name
Interview with CNN: Ancient blueprint for Middle East peace touring U.S.
On 10th Anniversary of Afghan War, Time to Exit Militarized US Foreign Policy
Time to write the rules for cyber and drone challenges
To finally see the invisible Israelis before our eyes
Syria’s Christian conundrum
Businesses Must Take the Lead on Climate-Change Action
Universities More Moderate than Believed
Breakdown in Yemen
Westboro Baptist Church: Thanks for Visiting and Come Again
Who to Blame for the Absence of a Kurdish State after Sykes Picot?
Don't Talk, Do Something! Palestinian/Israeli Unilateralism as Legitimate Negotiations
Let's keep Syria's blood off America's hands
A Budget for Working America
Unclenched Fists
National Geographic Offering Israel Tour: National Geographic Expedition is offering 12-day tours of the Holy Land, complete with hotels and museums
American Aid Worker, Release Secured by Trump Officials, Leaves Egypt
Maltese neutrality still a brilliant idea
Trust in Maliki harms U.S. credibility
The Missing Ingredient in UN's 2030 Global Goals
Equality in action: A conversation at the checkpoint
Arab Gulf States Wary of Iran’s Role in the Battle for Mosul
A Grassroots Visit Belies Washington's View of Afghanistan
Beware Libya’s ‘Fair Dictator’
China and Japan engage neocortices
Horizon that is always receding
Genocide or Terrorism? Transnational Advocacy and the Ogaden Conflict
Violence and violence-containment's $460 billion price tag
A New (Old) Narrative for the Left
Our Understanding of Terrorism is being Undermined
Iraq’s Islamic divisions intensify
George Mason University Partners With an African Nonprofit Organization- 72Africa
Our Military Shouldn’t Turn Its Back on Servicewomen Who Need an Abortion
Conflict Analysis and Resolution Students Named Boren Fellows
China’s Foreign Policy Debates
Turkey's Best Asset to Tackle ISIS: Ankara or America?
The anatomy of an anti-Taliban uprising
Beyer Statement On Acquittal of Aya Hijazi and Her Co-Defendants in Egypt
Yemen Can't Do It Alone
Mason student researches homelessness from a conflict perspective
Congressmen urge Egypt to release Virginia woman from jail
The Search for the ‘Why’ of Fort Hood
Entitled to Protection, Palestinians Should Join the ICC, Now
The World Does Not Need a Jewish Ann Coulter: An Open Letter To Ben Shapiro.
25 Rights groups: The Belady Foundation case demonstrates that individual and community initiatives face only repression and fabricated charges
From protests to politics, a new way forward for Yemen
Expect Resource Wars With Exxon CEO At State Helm
Lone wolf senator builds case to engage Myanmar
Don't Let China Dominate: When it comes to renewable energy, China is trumping the U.S.
What Pope Francis Will Say to America This Week
What Do We Mean When We Say "Clean Energy"?
America Must Rethink the War on Terror: The Authorization for Use of Military Force needs to be modified to avoid mission creep
Washington’s rapprochement with Syria is welcomed but not enough
Women’s Exclusion Worsens Somali Crises
Highland Community College Board Candidates Weigh District's Financial, Enrollment Woes
Comment: The Cyprus Challenge: A solution paradigm shift
Have We Become Hopelessly Divided?
Ghailani Trial and Sentence Affirms US Federal Court System
Peace-maker: We must look below the surface
Yeni Bir Toplumsal Sozlesme Arayisi
A peace-building response to the rise of 'Trumpism'
Filmmaker’s ‘Will to Communicate’ Breaks through Community’s Silence
If America wants Assad to respect international law, it must respect it, too
Why I'm Going to Yemen
Charleston Shootings: The Intersection Of Race And Gender
Is Yemen’s power struggle over?
The costly errors of America's wars
Why Rep. Hunter Is Very Wrong About Nuking Iran
Lingering Questions Surround Geneva III
Price tag attack on J’lem church provokes religious condemnation
Letter to the Editor: Dismissal of Evidence Affected Paris Agreement
Myanmar Vote Plan Clouds New US Dialogue
What can Washington do about militarized police forces?
Arts and Peacebuilding
For Economic Growth, Repeal Drug Laws and Rehabilitate Ex-Cons
Congress Must Tax Fossil Fuels
Afghan religious figures, diplomats come together in İstanbul
Human Rights of Crimean Tatars Discussed in European Parliament
How to fix our police departments
The case for compulsory voting
Sisters know a good road trip when they see one
The Mother of Badly Timed Arms Sales
Senior Government Officials Participate at Workshop on Strategic Communication and Conflict Resolution
Inclusiveness: The Right (and Political) Way to Be
The Impact of the Syrian Civil War on Identity Groups in Turkey
The American Elections: Prospects for a New US Foreign Policy
Syria Needs Real Help, Not American Bombs
When Radio Goes Bad: RF communications and the increased violence in South Sudan
Rand Paul Got It Right on ISIS
GOP, follow Stevens' example
Public ‘schools of hope’ could be anything but
Netanyahu’s address to Congress is a recipe for disaster, not peace
Afghan Security Forces Pass First Test, But Questions Remain
How to stop Libya becoming another Iraq
Mason’s Michael Shank Joins White House Climate Change Group
Achieving the mission: A conversation with UPEACE Vice Rector Amr Abdalla
Indignados de Wall Street, ¿el Tea Party de la izquierda?
Is America turning into a failed state?
‘The American Lawrence of Arabia’s’ life goes on show in the U.S.
Tourism of Destruction, Tourism of Construction: Two Trips to the Holy Land
Presidents must come together on East Asia
Are Direct Negotiations Good or Bad for the Palestinians?
Protecting America's Clean Drinking Water
Palestinian Child Attackers Are Victims, Not Terrorists
We're Unfair to Draft-Card Burners
What the Middle East can learn from Southeast Asia
A Local First approach to early warning and response
Crimean Tatars fear exile again
Post-Election Ferguson: Bipartisan Congress to Demilitarize Police
Our Prejudicial and Political Pecking Order
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
Mason Center Works Toward a Peaceful Future
Drowning the Arab Spring in Gulf Oil
Palestine: Still key to stability in the Middle East
Candidates should address cost  of violence in primary states
Denied Victimhood and Contested Narratives: The Case of Hutu Diaspora
EU Threat Has Inspired Panic Rather than Reform
Obama Arrives in Kenya, on Personal and Official Journey
Why Protest? And What’s Next: Truth-Telling and Reconciliation for Ferguson and Beyond
Peace – practical, not fanciful
The Dangers of Soft Power: Government backed cultural programs often come across as just propaganda
Republicans want to fight climate change, too
Gilbert gunman's rampage sheds light on extremism: Immigration issue is a beacon to neo-Nazis
Feckless on Foreign Policy
Hillel Event Bridges Israeli-Palestinian Gap
Managing the Madness in the Middle East
Israelis and Palestinians -- rage, fear and misunderstanding
Keeping Iran and Saudi Arabia From War
Bribes, money hidden in teddy bears: welcome to US spending in Afghanistan
China and Japan REALLY Don’t Like Each Other
How Belgraders Remember the NATO Bombings
Boycotting Muslim 'Savages' Ad on DC Metro in Protest of Hate Speech
Former Del. Jim Scott remembered for selfless public service
'The world is flat' in Egypt
How Climate Change Sparked the Crisis in Syria
If You Want Revenge for 9/11, Don't Look to the Kids Who Lost A Parent
How Did VP Candidates Do in the Debate? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
Should Palestinians Accept Israel as a Jewish State?
Beyond the limits of counterterrorism: towards a peace and development agenda that can engage constructively with extremism
Want to cut big government abuses? Start with defence contracting
Use US soft power to free the Ashraf Seven
What the Killing of Trayvon Martin Means for Maryland
خبير في النزاعات الدولية: ترامب سيبيع الورقة السورية لبوتين (حوار)
Israeli-Palestinian conflict - discussion with Marc Gopin: on economic peace & justice
The Audacity of Air Strikes and Secret Deals: Just making Isis grow stronger?
Rep. Charles Rangel: Let's slow down the next superstorm
Unholy Media Malpractice: The press totally missed the point of Bernie Sanders' trip to the Vatican.
Politics and the city – the battle over Istanbul’s Gezi park
Time for the peace vote?
How U.S. Ambassadors Influence China (But Not Americans)
CPCS Hosted Conference in Washington D.C.
Democratic Party looks like America
Why can’t America just take out Assad?
Bush's true legacy in Egypt
The Emperor’s new clothes – bluster in the GOP
A camp for young people touched by terror
5 Ways We Should Radically Reconsider War
A Callous Disregard for the Law
Duly Elected Tyranny: Recovering Democracy in the Age of Majority Abuses
Chattanooga: on the need to fight terror with reason
Preventing gang violence in San Diego
We can only hope that the cerebral will get the better of the visceral
The Indoctrination Myth
Cardin Meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister
Sorting Out Our Options in Afghanistan
Stop the ISIS War Before It Gets Worse!
Mason Partners with Ghana-based African Peace Building Organization
Opinion: Why Trump’s foreign policy won’t make America great again
Russian Consul General to Crimea Resigns Following Offensive Comments About Crimean Tatar Deportation
Afghan civil society calls for just peace
Crimea Muslims Fear Separation, Exile
Will Saudi Arabia's 'Operation Decisive Storm' restore order in Yemen?
Mass shootings show need for gun law reform
How one liberal group is trying to help Democrats win back the House in 2018
Tragedy & Triumph
What Aziz Abu Sarah learned in Hebrew school
Mason student’s question to Democratic presidential candidate goes viral
Addressing divide between communities and police
Behind the Headlines: Israeli Arab's Water Project May Aid Regional Cooperation
What Are the Rules of War?
Transforming a Nation
The Saudis and the Iranians Need to Talk: And we need to make it happen
Next Steps in Syria
Comment: A federal constituent “state” is not in the interest of Turkish Cypriots
Why U.S. Could Opt For 'Zero Option' In Afghanistan
Open letter to President-elect Trump and government officials at all levels
The Speech that Time Forgot
Palestine's Right to Defend Itself
Mason/EMU alum Michael Shank works with media to tell the story of climate change
How I learned to forgive my brother’s murderers
Addressing DC's truancy epidemic
The Israeli ex-settler at the center of Occupy Wall Street
Jordan Valley essential for a viable Palestinian state
Syria's Next Generation
Cyprus: An EU Presidency occupied by Candidate Turkey
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Unite, Confuse, and Inspire: A Response to the Rise of Racism in Israel
Keeping the Keys: The Rise of the Palestinian Diplomatic Intifada
WATCH: Bernie Sanders hugs Muslim student, vows to fight racism as Jew
The Future of Kurdistan, Between Unity and Balkanization
We Lead Developed World in Poverty and Inequality
Free West Papua: Growing International Solidarity for a Forgotten Independence Movement
Overnight Crimean Crisis Hits Stalemate
Evolving policy in a changing world: Examining challenges and opportunities in the new US Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review
Israeli, Palestinian join forces to offer tours with two viewpoints
Reading Dr Ambedkar as a narrative for social change
Yemen: Expert says 'regulated escalation' expected Friday
In Afghanistan, end the fighting and stop the meddling
Analysis: Progressive policies provide answer for Sanders’ foreign policy gap
New Virginia gun law will boost violence, costs
Police Should Put Away the Military Gear and Build Connections with Young People
Nonviolent resistance key to Middle East breakthrough
A Palestinian drasha for Rosh Hashana
Sign a Drone Treaty Before Everyone Does as We Do
Africa: Can January Makamba Be the Next President of Tanzania?
Sick talk: The danger of blaming migrants for Israel’s ills
Bucolic Peekskill under attack: View
America cannot afford such inequality
9/11 Forever (and Ever)
Europe’s Migration Crisis: Causes and Cures
Letter to the editor: A response to "Immigration could swing it for Brexit"
Lieberman and the Peace Process
Aziz Abu Sarah is a Tour Guide
Ukraine crisis underscores need for renewables push
Politics Unusual
Israel Inside/Out: Perspectives And Prisms
Freed Egyptian American prisoner returns home following Trump intervention
"We Are Not Like Them": Itamar Massacre Activates A Dangerous Israeli-Jewish Ethnocentrism
First Person: Five Things I Learned in Syrian Refugee Camps
Nimr Al Nimr: Anatomy of a Man
Congress makes Elmo cry by defunding Palestinian 'Sesame Street'
Activists: Release of Detainees in Syria Crucial to Peace Process
Afghans Want U.S. to Stay but Do Things Differently
Solon Simmons' "The Eclipse of Equality"

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