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Civility: The Way We Drive
The Green Wave washes over a movement in hibernation
'Delenda Carthago': ISIS, threat and recovery
Let's keep Syria's blood off America's hands
Yemen Can't Do It Alone
Conflict-sensitive Repatriation: Lessons from Displaced Communities in North-eastern Nigeria
Go After Super Pollutants
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
How Women’s Rights Are Linked to U.S.-Iran Negotiations
Palestinian Organization Wins 1st Place in Intercultural Innovation Award
Terrorism and Development
Conflict Resolution, One Book at a Time
Activists: Release of Detainees in Syria Crucial to Peace Process
Politics and the city – the battle over Istanbul’s Gezi park
Jerusalem’s potential to bring Jews and Muslims together
Beyer Statement On Acquittal of Aya Hijazi and Her Co-Defendants in Egypt
Fossil Fuel Divestment Makes UN Climate Summit a Success
Congress Must Tax Fossil Fuels
Girls released from Boko Haram captivity rejected by society - new report
First Person: Five Things I Learned in Syrian Refugee Camps
Settler Turned Peace Activist Now Occupies Wall Street: Kobi Skolnick Puts Jewish Stamp on Protest, Not Just on Holidays
Syria, Lebanon, and the Middle East: Enabling a War-to-Peace Transition
Should Palestinians Accept Israel as a Jewish State?
Fragility Needs Innovative Development Financing
Rwanda- A Country Still in Need
Tourism of Destruction, Tourism of Construction: Two Trips to the Holy Land
Final Frontier on Carbon Emissions: Food
Turkey's Complex Policy
Iraqi Kurdistan fears Maliki returning to power
Divestment-Investment Can Break Congressional Gridlock on Climate Change
The Libyan Revolution at Two
Palestine: Still key to stability in the Middle East
Options for Action in Syria
In Israel, the Rent Is Too Damn High
Republicans want to fight climate change, too
Filmmaker’s ‘Will to Communicate’ Breaks through Community’s Silence
My Turkish Airport
America’s litmus test on Syria
When diplomatic opportunities were dismissed
Mason Student Studies Emerging Protest Culture Over Land Rights Conflicts in Cambodia
Global Mayors Protest Trump’s Anti-Climate Cabinet
U.S. Military Interventionism Has Harmed Iraq Dearly
Next Steps in Syria
Fayetteville Charity Helps African Group
10 Syria Questions for John Kerry and Chuck Hagel
Netanyahu’s address to Congress is a recipe for disaster, not peace
A Palestinian’s journey from stone-throwing to conflict resolution
Lessons from South Asia for an Arab Spring
Six leading Libyan women dominate Virginia conference on Libya
'Ceasefire' Is the Syria Word We Need to Hear
Has outgoing Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal brought about a new, more peaceful, face to the organization?
Mason Student Strives to Bring Peace Before Dangerous African Presidential Vote
The ISIS takeover of Ramadi means hard choices face the Iraqi and US governments
Hezbollah’s Triumph
Entitled to Protection, Palestinians Should Join the ICC, Now
Israel Inside/Out: Perspectives And Prisms
A third intifada is inevitable unless Israel changes course
Free West Papua: Growing International Solidarity for a Forgotten Independence Movement
Even a weakened Libya can avoid civil war
9/11 Forever (and Ever)
The Syrian Revolution Is Not a Holy War
UN climate change negotiations in Poland this week
Equality in action: A conversation at the checkpoint
Slavery and Climate – There's More in Common Than You Think, Vatican Says
The Business Argument for Addressing Climate Change
Students Practice Citizen Diplomacy in Syria
The Time For Leadership To Protect All Civilians Across Syria
Netanyahu's Kennedy moment
Climate Action Is Solution to Slowing Superstorms | Commentary
Collaboration with China is preferable to containment
Peshmerga-Iraqi forces united over Mosul, but can this last?
Who is Aya Hijazi, the American freed from jail in Egypt?
Yemen is on the Brink of Chaos - And Why It's So Important
Hottest Year on Record, 2014, Brings Economic Opportunity
25 Rights groups: The Belady Foundation case demonstrates that individual and community initiatives face only repression and fabricated charges
Climate crisis and the will to act
Faith dialogue focus on social media sites
Cyclone Pam Is Just the Start
Afghans Want U.S. to Stay but Do Things Differently
My sister has been jailed in Egypt for 900 days. When will the U.S. help free her?
Overnight Crimean Crisis Hits Stalemate
Unite, Confuse, and Inspire: A Response to the Rise of Racism in Israel
Why can’t America just take out Assad?
Using Israeli and Palestinian Guides, Tour Group Helps Visitors ‘Experience the People’
Darfur Donor Conference: A Park for a Deadly Conflict
Hope for Peace May Be Encouraged by Enemies in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Syria Conflict Panel
Palestinian, Jew give both sides on joint Jerusalem tours
Land Rights Have Become A Women's Issue Through Social Mobilization In Cambodia
Hamas Should Be Part of Middle East Peace Talks
The Impact of the Syrian Civil War on Identity Groups in Turkey
Mason’s Global Problem Solving Consortium in National Spotlight
Sick talk: The danger of blaming migrants for Israel’s ills
What Pope Francis Will Say to America This Week
Climate change denial — the dangerous lie
Former Middle East 'Foes' to Speak on Building Peace
It's the Arab spring for dictators
Palestine's Right to Defend Itself
Eviction of Palestinian outpost exposes double standard on settlements
The Noxious Origins of NYC Gentrification: Cooking Gas
Charlie Rangel: Why I Oppose Syria Strikes
Columbia Prof Uses Math To Create World Peace
What Aziz Abu Sarah learned in Hebrew school
Massachusetts and Genocide
Is the Spirit of Sykes-Picot Still Alive in the Middle East after a Century?
Mideast peace deal… and they lived unhappily ever after
Catching Kony
Data show drone attacks doomed to fail against ISIS in Syria
In Egypt, even helping street children can land you in prison
Why Americans Are Ready to Pay More Money for Cleaner Energy
Israeli, Palestinian join forces to offer tours with two viewpoints
Yeni Bir Toplumsal Sozlesme Arayisi
At summer camp, Syrian child refugees recall a lost homeland
Resolved to Keep Faith
How Germans Go Green
What Egypt Can Learn from the “Swine Flu” Scare
التدخل الروسي أوقف انهيار النظام السوري مؤقتاً
Use US soft power to free the Ashraf Seven
Divide and conquer negotiations
Vatican Mayors Summit Spots Pope on Municipal Pulpit
How Belgraders Remember the NATO Bombings
People to People Contact
Why I'm Going to Yemen
Obama must stand up to Netanyahu on Israeli settler violence
How Peer Pressure Brought Australia on Board Climate Fund
Aziz Abu Sarah is a Tour Guide
Egypt: Revolution or bust
The 2017 Arthur N. Rupe Great Debate: Is ISIS an Existential Threat to the United States?
Managing the Madness in the Middle East
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Afghan Security Forces Pass First Test, But Questions Remain
Washington’s rapprochement with Syria is welcomed but not enough
Saudi in Yemen; It’s personal now
The Speech that Time Forgot
The Ottoman Experience in Mosul, Then and Now
Rep. Charles Rangel: Let's slow down the next superstorm
Learning from SIGIR's Final Report on Iraq Reconstruction
Holy Land tours a new tool in peacebuilding
After Nearly Three Years, An American In Egypt Walks Free
UN Summit Already Successful: $50 Billion Divested From Fossil Fuels
Palestine’s new PM and his prospects for success
We can only hope that the cerebral will get the better of the visceral
7 Ways Obama's U.N. Speech Revealed His Inconsistent Foreign Policy
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
Why is ISIS destroying Iraq's historical heritage?
Wanted: Middle East Statesmen
The Path To Clean Energy Requires An Energy-Storage Revolution
Crimean Tatars fear exile again
Anticipating the Syria of Tomorrow: Strategies to Decrease Violence Against Innocents
Are Direct Negotiations Good or Bad for the Palestinians?
Why Did Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Go to Iraq?
Man-to-man chat can avert disaster
Interview with CNN: Ancient blueprint for Middle East peace touring U.S.
The NYC Security Risk That Candidates Aren't Discussing
Look to Iran for a solution in Syria
Why the US must support bid for Palestinian statehood
Hutu Diaspora Narrative: Identity in Conflict, Conflict of Identity
إيران والعواصم الأربع: السيطرة بداية الانهيار
Teach, model, grow and live in empathy to build world peace, says interfaith expert Marc Gopin at Frontier Luncheon
Jordan Valley essential for a viable Palestinian state
Focus on Al Qaeda in Yemen magnifies chronic instability
Why World Leaders Are Starting to Eat Garbage
Businesses Must Take the Lead on Climate-Change Action
UN Small Arms Conference: Evaluation and Prospects
Why, Indeed, History Should Sometimes Repeat Itself: a Review of History as a Prelude
The Emperor’s new clothes – bluster in the GOP
Humanitarian Missiles Are Superior to Cruise Missiles
Ötekilerden ‘Ötekilere’ (From Others to ‘Others’)
We can't let climate change turn droughts, flash floods and mudslides into the new normal
U.S. Drones Mobilize Pakistani Nonviolent Movement
To save his Middle East legacy, Obama must recognise a Palestinian state now
Somalia Needs a War on Poverty
Today, I join Khader Adnan’s hunger strike – will you?
Mason’s Michael Shank Joins White House Climate Change Group
Texas flood's climate change irony: Column
Elvis Costello Snubs Israel
Doctoral Student Goes to Hollywood to Teach Peace Techniques
Our Love-Hate Relationship With Frankenstorms and Hurricane Sandy and Why We Must End It
كاتبة فلسطينية تعيش في واشنطن: أطفالنا ضحايا وليسوا إرهابيين
Cultural Educator: Aziz Abu Sarah
Why defeating ISIS with military might is starry eyed idealism
More record warmth means more flooding: Column
UVA Gives Diversity Awards to Longtime Professors McDowell and Dukes
Why U.S. Could Opt For 'Zero Option' In Afghanistan
Congress makes Elmo cry by defunding Palestinian 'Sesame Street'
Syrian Ramadan at the Edge of War
Turkey's Best Asset to Tackle ISIS: Ankara or America?
The Lonely Man of Peace
Confronting genocide in Myanmar: The urgent need to prevent and protect
Could a Nuclear Iran Bring About More Stability, Rather Than Less?
Aziz Abu Sarah – Ending the Cycle of Violence in Israel and Palestine
Obama Thinks Too Small on Climate Change
Bush's true legacy in Egypt
Firing Up Kurdish Nationalism in Iraq
Iraq’s Islamic divisions intensify
How Egypt’s most famous jailed couple celebrated Valentine’s Day
In Afghanistan, end the fighting and stop the meddling
Afghan religious figures, diplomats come together in İstanbul
Voices: In midst of war, life goes on for Syrian kids
Can J Street Sideline AIPAC?
After 900 days in pre-trial detention, campaigns call for release of Aya Hegazy
When Radio Goes Bad: RF communications and the increased violence in South Sudan
Imagining Peace: The Practical Advantages for Muslims, Jews and Christians of Peace for Palestine and Israel
Court clears American aid worker after 3 years behind bars in Egypt
Bosnia: Stabilization Stalled in Negative Peace
The Conflict that Became Mine
Lingering Questions Surround Geneva III
Fed Up With Climate Change Apathy
US must vote in favour or abstain
‘The American Lawrence of Arabia’s’ life goes on show in the U.S.
Why Should Israel Care What the Rest of the World Thinks?
Meet Nousha Kabawat and her unstoppable drive to help Syria’s displaced children thrive
Rwanda: Opening the door to dialogue (Claudine Kuradusenge)
CMEP conference: Middle East peace process needs new paradigm
Why US and Chinese cities will make or break any global climate deal
A Discussion with Marc Gopin, Director, Center on Religion, Diplomacy, and Conflict Resolution
یەریڤان سەعید، توێژەر لە پەیمانگای وڵاتانی كەنداو لە واشنتۆن:
Gaza becomes Syria: Middle East geopolitics 2.0
Tehran looks ready to tango
The Missing Ingredient in UN's 2030 Global Goals
Press Pause on the Rush to War
The costly errors of America's wars
Essebsi Must Work With Islamists to Ensure Tunisia’s Transition
Shank and Powell: Climate Change Fight Includes Private Sector
Keeping Iran and Saudi Arabia From War
Dignity for Iran equals an Iran free of nuclear weapons
From protests to politics, a new way forward for Yemen
ما هو الإرث السياسي لمحمود عباس؟
خبير في النزاعات الدولية: ترامب سيبيع الورقة السورية لبوتين (حوار)
Saudi rejects foreign interference in Iraq, blames ‘sectarian’ Maliki | Reuters
Interreligious Intercultural Dialogue Institutionalized - Deja Vu All Over Again
Mason experts explain how ISIS attacks are recruitment tools
Prevention better than punitive in Syria
Yemen: Expert says 'regulated escalation' expected Friday
Climate Change Is An Immediate Threat
EMU Professor Urges Shift in Iraqi, Afghan Strategy
What Do We Mean When We Say "Clean Energy"?
Congress vs. the Super-Pollutants
Israel's New Left Goes Online
A picture of hope and courage
David N. Cicilline and Michael Shank: Global warming threatens R.I.
Israeli-Palestinian conflict - discussion with Marc Gopin: on economic peace & justice
How to Pull Yemen Back from the Edge
Sit down with Iran to ensure there is no ‘October surprise’
Europe’s Migration Crisis: Causes and Cures
OP-ED: Iran in the Era of Moderation and Reform
Post-Mubarak Egypt: From successful protest to sustainable social transformation
Tariq Ramadan in Chicago's Holocaust Museum
Dirty Energy Dollars
Indian Point: Past Its Expiration Date
Why the White House Won't Win the Afghanistan War
The World Discovers Afghanistan’s Peaceful Clerics
The Saudis and the Iranians Need to Talk: And we need to make it happen
CPCS Hosted Conference in Washington D.C.
Lieberman and the Peace Process
Dismissal of Evidence Affected Paris Agreement
Hurricane Joaquin: Another Word for Climate Change
U.S. Sanctions On Iran Should Be Lifted For Humanitarian Goods
What Secretary Clinton Does Not Recognize About Egypt’s Anti-Regime Protests
Reimagining Transitional Justice in Bali
The Price of Abandoning Yemen
Doing away with food deserts in the District
Couple Spend Their Wedding Money on Street Children, End up in an Egyptian Prison
Drowning the Arab Spring in Gulf Oil
The Israeli ex-settler at the center of Occupy Wall Street
Syria's Next Generation
A Toast for Peace
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
Crimean Tatars Fear for Their Safety After Crimea’s Annexation to Russia
Cyprus: An EU Presidency occupied by Candidate Turkey
Egypt acquits American woman detained for 3 years
Don't let Yemen turn into Syria: Column
Why Congress Needs to Act Now On Super-Pollutants
Nonviolent resistance key to Middle East breakthrough
What the Flint Crisis Reveals About Inequality in the U.S.
How Climate Change Sparked the Crisis in Syria
Semites Unite! You Have Nothing to Lose But your Conflict
The Current of Discord on the Mekong
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - Discussion with Marc Gopin: Part 1 on Economic Peace & Justice
The Future of Kurdistan, Between Unity and Balkanization
Women’s Exclusion Worsens Somali Crises
Heavy metal music unites Jews and Muslims across the Middle East
Settler Terrorism -- An American Problem
Bucolic Peekskill under attack: View
How to stop Libya becoming another Iraq
Tackling the most grave and serious global security threats
Sarajevo: Memories of war
If America wants Assad to respect international law, it must respect it, too
America's lawmakers in Libyan quagmire
Senior Government Officials Participate at Workshop on Strategic Communication and Conflict Resolution
Female suicide bombers; Misguided media; Karadzic at the Hague
Why Forest Whitaker Is Making the UN Goals Famous
We gain more than we lose in the Iran nuclear deal [Commentary]
Price tag attack on J’lem church provokes religious condemnation
Mason/EMU alum Michael Shank works with media to tell the story of climate change
Rand Paul Got It Right on ISIS
Happy Independence Day wishes from a Palestinian
A Caution Against Framing Syria as an Assad-Opposition Dichotomy
Why We Heart Hurricanes: The Climate Change Connection
WATCH: Bernie Sanders hugs Muslim student, vows to fight racism as Jew
Syria Needs Real Help, Not American Bombs
Maltese neutrality still a brilliant idea
Yemen’s a Model All Right—For Disaster
Don't Talk, Do Something! Palestinian/Israeli Unilateralism as Legitimate Negotiations
Because National Governments Won't, Cities Are Pushing Zero-Energy Buildings
Why Rep. Hunter Is Very Wrong About Nuking Iran
National Geographic Expeditions ‘Holy Land’ Partner Scores Top UN Award
How to Solve Your Conflicts, and Get FED at the Same Time
Insights Obama can now use to undermine Putin’s narrative
Hamas Advocating Dialogue Through Children’s Cartoon?
Pro-Earth Republicans In The Era Of President Trump
A Silver Lining to the Film and Riots Tragedy: Freedom, Diversity, and the New Competition for Arab Public Space
Israelis and Palestinians -- rage, fear and misunderstanding
Armenian, Azeri experts' Karabakh settlement recommendations
Producing solutions by appreciating the interconnections
ما هي خلفية اشتعال القومية الكردية في العراق؟
Responding to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Is Religious Freedom the Answer?
How I learned to forgive my brother’s murderers
Counter-Revolutions and Evolutions: Lessons of Egypt and Iran
Ineffective tightening of sanctions on Iran
Will Saudi Arabia's 'Operation Decisive Storm' restore order in Yemen?
How the U.S. Deals With a Land Known for Corruption
Arab Gulf States Wary of Iran’s Role in the Battle for Mosul
Roads: Getting Them Done
Doing Due Diligence on Diplomacy With Damascus
Sudan, after the breakup: Can violence be prevented?
American Aid Worker Is Cleared of Child Abuse Charges in Egypt
Don't Let China Dominate: When it comes to renewable energy, China is trumping the U.S.
Obama: fine words and a touch of game theory
Halep'in geleceği ve Türkiye'nin güvenliği
Trust in Maliki harms U.S. credibility
Yemen needs action, not just talk
Death to America in Yemen? No.
Peace Movement Has Become Powerless, Says MK Yuli Tamir
Europe Must Help Syria’s Women Make Peace
Why Congress Should Care About the Beepocalypse | Commentary
A New Heroism in Israel and Palestine
Colombia's Inminent Peace Agreement: A Brief Analysis of What the Agreement is, What is Next and What is Missing
Water shortages are coming. It's time for us to act.
Washington Area Students Weigh in on South Sudan Conflict
Africa Needs More from Obama than Promises
An Ill-Advised Purge in Libya
Nimr Al Nimr: Anatomy of a Man
A Callous Disregard for the Law
Origins and Responses to the Arab Awakening
Fighting extremism: Dignity is the answer
Behind the Headlines: Israeli Arab's Water Project May Aid Regional Cooperation
Who to Blame for the Absence of a Kurdish State after Sykes Picot?
Obama’s local, international obstacles on Syria
Lack of US-Syria Diplomacy Leads to Dangerous Isolation
Gulf Nations Can Provide Jobs, Which Is Crucial to Syrian Refugees
Egypt’s Street Children, Aya Hijazi, and Me
Beware Libya’s ‘Fair Dictator’
‘Lincoln’: Where was Frederick Douglass?
Mason student starts ‘sustainable, reproducible’ businesses in war zones
What Are the Rules of War?
Obama's Middle East Speech: The Message Was Not Received
Keeping the Keys: The Rise of the Palestinian Diplomatic Intifada
What the Middle East can learn from Southeast Asia
Ending the Exploitation of People and the Planet
U.S. Credibility Around the World Damaged by Afghanistan War
Rodef Shalom to host panel on Palestinian perspectives
Yemen: Ripe for a solution?
Blessed Are the Climate Advocates
Israel Claims Holy Sites, Reignites Religious Flashpoint
Civil Society Is Faltering In This Middle East Nation
National Geographic Offering Israel Tour: National Geographic Expedition is offering 12-day tours of the Holy Land, complete with hotels and museums
ISIS attacks fueled by illegal guns and open societies we can’t afford to lose
The Struggle for Independence in West Papua
'The world is flat' in Egypt
Breakdown in Yemen
Proof Nuclear Energy Is a Huge Security Risk
No Iran deal, but significant progress in Geneva
Seeing Both Sides of the Holy Land
USDA Does Diets Differently, Moves Off Meat
Confederate flag: hatred or heritage?
Responsible Journalism Series: Media as Critical Reflective Practice
Letter to the Editor: Dismissal of Evidence Affected Paris Agreement
IAA Chief Attends Workshop
The Russian Military Intervention in Syria; Is This Really a Concern for the U.S.?
Conflict Analysis and Resolution Students Named Boren Fellows
Only Good Governance can Defeat Al Qaeda in Yemen
‘Don’t Disturb The Peace’: Post-Conflict Politics In Aceh, Indonesia
The Audacity of Air Strikes and Secret Deals: Just making Isis grow stronger?
The only way forward on Syria
Aya Hegazy trial postponed for 5th time after court unable to turn on laptop
Five Steps America Must Take Now to Combat Climate Change
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
How to Fix Turkey's Fall From International Favor
A Grassroots Visit Belies Washington's View of Afghanistan
Conflict Management Fieldwork in Jordan Yields Surprises, Insights
Crimean Crisis Escalates Further
Mason Professors, Graduates Take Active Role in Latin American Conflicts
Trump’s favorite dictator is jailing U.S. citizens
Stop the ISIS War Before It Gets Worse!
Awakening the Demons: There is no Arab Spring coming to Iraq. But sectarian protests could tear this fragile country apart.
Did Bernie Sanders just steal Joe Lieberman’s Jewish crown?
Why water is key to Syria conflict
Time to stop coddling Iran
To finally see the invisible Israelis before our eyes
Ahmadinejad - Incitement Deserves Indictment
The Obama administration ignores an American imprisoned in Egypt
Bosnia Back on the Brink: Ukraine can learn from Bosnia's failed socioeconomic policies
Syria’s Christian conundrum
Congress Better Listen to the Pope on Climate Change
Hillel Event Bridges Israeli-Palestinian Gap
Why Washington is wrong to impose visa suspension on Iraqis
An Extreme Sport: Middle East Peacebuilding
Is Yemen’s power struggle over?
Riyadh Conference: What Makes It Different?
Does the U.S. have a moral imperative in Syria?
Aziz Abu Sarah Named National Geographic Emerging Explorer
Tunisia’s Elections Seal Transition, Raise Fears of Old Regime
Morocco a Stable East-West Bridge
Essay on the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the Sykes-Picot Agreement هل العرب أمام سايكس بيكو جديدة؟
Libya: A failed state or a failed government?
A Strike Against Israel
Meat Alert
American impotence and the ‘Born in Jerusalem’ law
Embracing Healthier Communities Through Clean Energy
Hurricane Sandy: Time to do something about climate change
Obama’s speech was more of the same - and not what we needed
Explorer’s Analysis: Inside Key Issues of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
"We Are Not Like Them": Itamar Massacre Activates A Dangerous Israeli-Jewish Ethnocentrism
Protecting America's Clean Drinking Water
Lieberman and the Peace Process
Graduate students spend spring break with Syrian refugees
Fallacy of a moderate mullah
Hunger strike highlights forgotten tragedy of Palestinian prisoners
Deadly challenge of keeping Syria health-care workers safe
The effect of 100 years of amnesia on the Turkish population
Sorting Out Our Options in Afghanistan
Expect Resource Wars With Exxon CEO At State Helm

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