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The White House's War-Centric Foreign Policy
Revolution Revisited: Re-reading Rosa Luxemburg's Reform or Revolution
Rep. Charles Rangel: Let's slow down the next superstorm
The Green Wave washes over a movement in hibernation
Why Washington is wrong to impose visa suspension on Iraqis
The three-ring circus of American politics
Obama's Primetime Economic Pitch
The Ottoman Experience in Mosul, Then and Now
Why the US must support bid for Palestinian statehood
How to fix our police departments
The NYC Security Risk That Candidates Aren't Discussing
"With friends like these..." on Romney's comments about Israeli and Palestinian culture
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
Civil Society Is Faltering In This Middle East Nation
Can J Street Sideline AIPAC?
Implications of Kony 2012
New Hampshire Primaries: Analysis by Solon Simmons
Letter to the editor: A response to "Immigration could swing it for Brexit"
Republicans and the Mennonite vote
Minimum wage war reaches tipping point
We Lead Developed World in Poverty and Inequality
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
Comment: A federal constituent “state” is not in the interest of Turkish Cypriots
The Current of Discord on the Mekong
Obama’s Speech: Enough to Reassure War-Weary American Public?
CNN discusses Saudi-Iran tension with Dr. Ibrahim Fraihat
Conflict Work After Kony 2012
Former Del. Jim Scott remembered for selfless public service
U.S.-E.U. Rhetoric on Russia as Destructive as a Chekhovian Duel
Ahmadinejad - Incitement Deserves Indictment
Feckless on Foreign Policy
Egypt Revolution After One Year
U.S. Senate Passes Obama's Recovery Plan
Evolving policy in a changing world: Examining challenges and opportunities in the new US Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review
Our Military Shouldn’t Turn Its Back on Servicewomen Who Need an Abortion
Why we should keep out of Somalia’s affairs
Bosnia: Stabilization Stalled in Negative Peace
Ethiopian Elections and American Foreign Policy
As China’s Economy Falters, Military Parade Offers Chance to Burnish Image
Why the White House Won't Win the Afghanistan War
Balance of Trauma - Gates and Crowley
Hillary Clinton Asks Egypt’s President Sisi to Release Aya Hijazi
When nature trumps nurture, we all lose
What Aziz Abu Sarah learned in Hebrew school
Saleh Falls
Obama’s speech was more of the same - and not what we needed
Sandy Hook shootings: We need to focus on more than just gun control
Why can’t America just take out Assad?
How China’s Economic Rebalancing is like the Movie 'Speed'
Post Election Violence in Aremnia on VOA Armenia
THE RUSSIAN PLOT, Or, How to Avoid Taking Responsibility for Losing a Presidential Election
Congressional showdown and negative ads
Obama's First 100 Days in the White House
Politics Unusual
The War in Yemen: One Year On
The Big Problems in Obama's Big Trade Deals
Ukraine's Ceasefire: Next Steps for NATO, Russia, EU and America
Russia to Move Missiles Near Poland
Mason’s Michael Shank Joins White House Climate Change Group
Why the Gun Control Debate Doesn't Do Justice to Colorado Killings
Interview: Talha Kose, Professor of Political and International Relations, Istanbul Sehir University
The Challenges of Leadership in Post-Conflict Transitions: Lessons from Africa
How Germans Go Green
Social Scientist Sees Bias Within
Inclusiveness: The Right (and Political) Way to Be
Problem-solving approach privileges both parties
High-level US-Egypt meeting lifts hopes of jailed activist's family
Crimean Tatars's Pain is Renewed- Kırım Tatarları'nın acıları tazelendi
Author, Terrorism Victim Hirsch Says Capital Punishment Hurts U.S. Image Abroad
What's Ahead for the Palestinian Fatah?
Indignados de Wall Street, ¿el Tea Party de la izquierda?
Mideast Peace Talks After Bush's Visit
The Business Argument for Addressing Climate Change
How Nevada affects Sanders
The only way forward on Syria
دیمانە لەگەڵ یەریڤان سەعید سەبارەت بە سەردانەکەی سەرۆک ترامپ بۆ ڕۆژهەڵاتی ناوەڕاست
Iraq’s Islamic State and Failed US Military and Diplomatic Policies
Lone wolf senator builds case to engage Myanmar
Communicating Climate Change and Sustainable Development at the UN
Shank: White House, Congress Choosing Wrong Path on Iran
Options for Action in Syria
Obama, Legacy of MLK and Douglass
Police Militarization Must Be Halted
Bush's true legacy in Egypt
Ceasefire buoys Myanmar election outlook, but transparancy concerns linger
Sit down with Iran to ensure there is no ‘October surprise’
‘Strength through peace – not peace through strength’: a reaction to Trump’s America First foreign policy
Ukrainian and Crimean Authorities Snub OSCE over Minority Rights
Nader Campaigns with Americans Living in Canada
When Contested Narratives of Identity and Victimhood are Victims of Politics
Debt Ceiling Debate
The man accused of stealing $60 billion from Yemen is still there and wielding power
We can only hope that the cerebral will get the better of the visceral
Congress Must Tax Fossil Fuels
ما هي خلفية اشتعال القومية الكردية في العراق؟
Solon Simmons' "The Eclipse of Equality"
How the U.S. Deals With a Land Known for Corruption
Who actually suffers from a boycott of Jerusalem?
Obama Travels to D.C. by Train
My Turkish Airport
Egypt frees U.S. charity worker Aya Hijazi from prison
The Ghailani Verdict - Susan Hirsch featured in the New York Times
Why US and Chinese cities will make or break any global climate deal
Democratic Party looks like America
Trump is ‘deprived of all knowledge’ about public schools
Ali Erol discusses the framing of patriotism in Turkey in light of the Gezi Park Protests
Marc Gopin's Response to President Obama's Speech in Cairo: A New Beginning
S-CAR PhD Student Najla Mangoush Discusses the Need for Military Leadership in Libya
Israeli housing protest makes no connection to the occupation
Using Peace 'Means' to Achieve Peaceful 'Ends'
Student Opinion – Demonstrations in the Middle East: Yemen’s Got Talent
Predicting War
Shank and Feldman on gun control
Freed Egyptian American prisoner returns home following Trump intervention
Transforming a Nation
Peace Movement Has Become Powerless, Says MK Yuli Tamir
Bucolic Peekskill under attack: View
The Indoctrination Myth
Democratic Battle in NC and IN
American impotence and the ‘Born in Jerusalem’ law
Keeping Iran and Saudi Arabia From War
The Price of Abandoning Yemen
We must make anti-bullying a mainstream message
Why U.S. Could Opt For 'Zero Option' In Afghanistan
Democracy Now Features ICAR Professor Susan Hirsch
#FreeAya: Pressure building on Egypt to release George Mason University graduate
Peacemaking in Darfur: A Structural Dilemma
No Indictment: Missouri's Militarization Escalates Ferguson Violence
Why defeating ISIS with military might is starry eyed idealism
The Emperor’s new clothes – bluster in the GOP
China and Japan engage neocortices
After Nearly Three Years, An American In Egypt Walks Free
Why Congress Should Care About the Beepocalypse | Commentary
A New United Nations of Human Rights Countries
A New (Old) Narrative for the Left
Time for the peace vote?
Edwards Boosts Obama Campaign
As Ethiopia votes, what’s ‘free and fair’ got to do with it?
To save his Middle East legacy, Obama must recognise a Palestinian state now
OP-ED: Iran in the Era of Moderation and Reform
Why Congress Needs to Act Now On Super-Pollutants
Religion som slagträ i den politiska maktkampen
Donald Trump and the Politics of Personality: To Understand Trumpism, Look Abroad!
Obama's Cabinet Picks
Highlights from Day 2 of the DNC
Burn Offering
Book Discussion on "Political Insults: How Offenses Escalate Conflict"
Post-Mubarak Egypt: From successful protest to sustainable social transformation
Mason student’s question to Democratic presidential candidate goes viral
Why, Indeed, History Should Sometimes Repeat Itself: a Review of History as a Prelude
Lawmakers in Washington increasingly concerned about Ethiopia
China’s Foreign Policy Debates
Super Tuesday - Fox and the Hedgehog
An American humanitarian worker goes on trial in Cairo. What’s next for Aya Hijazi?
After Violence
Al Jazeera Interviews ICAR Professor Susan Allen Nan
Tanzania's Rising Star
For Economic Growth, Repeal Drug Laws and Rehabilitate Ex-Cons
Learning from SIGIR's Final Report on Iraq Reconstruction
Stopping Pentagon, Homeland Security From Militarizing US Police
US Senator Richard Durbin Quotes Susan Hirsch on Senate Floor
America's Role in the World
French American Global Forum: Remarks on the Decline of the United Nations
Syria and the Need for Peaceful Conflict Resolution
Police should put away the military gear and build connections with young people
The Transition in Ethiopia
Costs of Obama's Wars Mount: More Troops, Chemical Weapons, and Veterans
Day of Departure and What Comes Next for Egypt: Analysis by Michael Shank
WATCH: Bernie Sanders hugs Muslim student, vows to fight racism as Jew
IRP leader speaks in Washington, unsure of party goals and wary of Tajikistan’s future
Washington Area Students Weigh in on South Sudan Conflict
Hong Kong's 'Occupy': A movement for universal suffrage in Hong Kong is worrying Beijing
Obama Captures Majority of Pledged Delegates
Open letter to President-elect Trump and government officials at all levels
Peace – practical, not fanciful
Arrest of Radovan Karadzic
Freeport's Highland Community College board will seat Shockey and Musser
Interview with Oded Adomi Leshem, expert on hope.
Portrait of Stalin Sparks Brawl at WWII Ceremony in Crimea
Public ‘schools of hope’ could be anything but
An online occupation
Sorting Out Our Options in Afghanistan
The Saudis and the Iranians Need to Talk: And we need to make it happen
For Palestinians, the Nakba is not history
Prevention better than punitive in Syria
CTV News Interviews ICAR Professor Solon Simmons
Why Hong Kong's #OccupyCentral Used Nonviolent Action as Tactic
Where’s the just enemy of the American empire when you need it? A Schmittean response to Robert D. Kaplan
The Russian Military Intervention in Syria; Is This Really a Concern for the U.S.?
'Innocence of Muslims' from a conflict resolution perspective
It's the Arab spring for dictators
Is America turning into a failed state?
Canada AM Interviews ICAR Professor Solon Simmons
الولايات المتحدة: هل يهزم الإعلام ترامب؟ الجزء الثاني
Semites Unite! You Have Nothing to Lose But your Conflict
Scholars skeptical on Japan apology
Analysis: Progressive policies provide answer for Sanders’ foreign policy gap
Does China Have a Foreign Policy?
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
Duly Elected Tyranny: Recovering Democracy in the Age of Majority Abuses
Marginalizing Muslims in Switzerland
Lack of US-Syria Diplomacy Leads to Dangerous Isolation
CTV News Interviews ICAR Professor Solon Simmons
Mirëdita Dobar Dan Festival in Belgrade: We Stuck our Foot in the Open Door
ما هو الإرث السياسي لمحمود عباس؟
Comment: The Cyprus Challenge: A solution paradigm shift
Fallacy of a moderate mullah
Morocco a Stable East-West Bridge
How Did VP Candidates Do in the Debate? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
Scent of Arab Spring in Israel
To finally see the invisible Israelis before our eyes
Iraq: Protest, Democracy, and Autocracy
Lecture by Susan Hirsch at San Anton Palace
American Civil Religion: Mythology and Narrative
Senators Welcome Release of Unjustly Imprisoned Egyptian-American Aya Hijazi
Ukraine Diplomatic Deal: Necessary Next Steps
U.S. transitions to final phase of war in Iraq
Athletes Pick A Side At The Women's March
The 'anti-science' side of the political divide
CTV News Interviews ICAR Professor Solon Simmons
Elections in Ethiopia
Essay on the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the Sykes-Picot Agreement هل العرب أمام سايكس بيكو جديدة؟
Busting the Biofuels Boom
US House of Reps Makes Dangerous Decision to Arm Syrian Rebels
Is America gone off the Deep End when it comes to Political Correctness?
UN climate change negotiations in Poland this week
Obama's First Press Conference
Don Beyer Press Conference - Aya Hijazi
Michael Shank: Shifting public opinion on troop withdrawal in Afghanistan
Essebsi Must Work With Islamists to Ensure Tunisia’s Transition
"Wave of Rage" Analysis of Middle Eastern Protests by Aziz Abu Sarah
Yeni Bir Toplumsal Sozlesme Arayisi
'Fiscal cliff' crisis barely over: Obama presses for action
American Aid Worker Is Cleared of Child Abuse Charges in Egypt
China and Japan REALLY Don’t Like Each Other
Obama's Cabinet Picks
خبير في النزاعات الدولية: ترامب سيبيع الورقة السورية لبوتين (حوار)
A peace dividend we should all want
CTV News Interviews ICAR Professor Solon Simmons
Britain’s election results may prove to be a blow to US foreign policy goals
Elections are good, right? Well, not always
Analysis of Egypt'S Political Changes
How the Pentagon Brought War Home to America's Main Streets
Trump got Egypt to free an American prisoner. Here’s her story.
Will the first women to finish Ranger School change what’s off limits in the military?
The case for compulsory voting
Europe Must Help Syria’s Women Make Peace
Transitional Justice and Political Pre-transition in Zimbabwe
Climate Change Is An Immediate Threat
Mubarak Refuses to Step Down From Office
At Town Hall, Sanders Makes Commitment to 'End All Forms of Racism in This Country'
These fiscal cliff hawks ought to be foreign policy doves
Why Did Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Go to Iraq?
How to save the American Dream
The Nation Interviews Michael Shank: "A Real December Review for Afghanistan"
Sorry, Aung San Suu Kyi, the Rohingya Crisis Is No Laughing Matter
Settler Turned Peace Activist Now Occupies Wall Street: Kobi Skolnick Puts Jewish Stamp on Protest, Not Just on Holidays
Middle East Peace Process After Seminary Shootings
Turkey's Best Asset to Tackle ISIS: Ankara or America?
How I learned to forgive my brother’s murderers
Hottest Year on Record, 2014, Brings Economic Opportunity
Tariq Ramadan in Chicago's Holocaust Museum
Coming to America: MRAPs, Drones, Grenades & Assault Weapons
The Populist Pivot
Slavery and Climate – There's More in Common Than You Think, Vatican Says
Obama won Florida, final electoral vote tally shows
Look to Iran for a solution in Syria
CTV News Interviews ICAR Professor Solon Simmons
Tanzanian President’s Former Aide Plans Bid to Succeed Him
Analysis of policy makers and their reaction to the unfolding unrest in Egypt by Michael Shan
Managing the Saudi-Iranian Regional Rivalry
A Conflict Analysis perspective of Mitt Romney's recent foreign policy speech - (Arabic)
Realising peace potential of constitution
Human Rights of Crimean Tatars Discussed in European Parliament
Obama's speech to 200k Germans in Berlin
Beijing Encroaching on Moscow’s Military Dominance in Tajikistan
Race to Compete Against Obama
Highland Community College Board Candidates Weigh District's Financial, Enrollment Woes
Couple Spend Their Wedding Money on Street Children, End up in an Egyptian Prison
Palestine’s new PM and his prospects for success
Reading Dr Ambedkar as a narrative for social change
How to stop Libya becoming another Iraq
Conflict Resolution, One Book at a Time
Once More unto the Heights: Race, Class and Conflict in America
Obama, Afghanistan, and Iraq
Religion and Conflict Engagement - The First Panel
Don't forget Malaysia
The Audacity of Air Strikes and Secret Deals: Just making Isis grow stronger?
What will Rep. Dennis Kucinich's legacy be?
How Did Democratic Candidates Do? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
Tale of Two Conventions: Why Charlotte Wins Over White Tampa
Presidents must come together on East Asia
Turkey’s once-worldly aims falter, even close allies concerned
Health Care Debate- Obama's Address to Congress
After 900 days in pre-trial detention, campaigns call for release of Aya Hegazy
In Israel, the Rent Is Too Damn High
Death to America in Yemen? No.
Academics & Activists Discuss Poverty, Inequality, Conflict
Rand Paul's Filibuster Gives Civil Liberties A Rare Washington Moment
Egyptian-American activist Aya Hegazi returns to US following Egypt court acquittal
Needed: Social Engineering?
A Grassroots Visit Belies Washington's View of Afghanistan
Aziz Abu Sarah on growing tensions between Israel and Iran
CTV News Interviews ICAR Professor Solon Simmons
In America, domestic extremists are a bigger risk than foreign terrorism
Mass shootings show need for gun law reform
Interview: Zheng Wang
Why Americans Choose War
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry denounces US calls for Aya Hegazy’s release
The Death of Bin Laden
The End of American Influence in the World?
J-Street: A Palestinian’s perspective
Mason student researches homelessness from a conflict perspective
A Plea for Rejectionist Electioneering
‘Don’t Disturb The Peace’: Post-Conflict Politics In Aceh, Indonesia
Crimean Crisis Escalates Further
Nato should negotiate a security structure that includes Russia
Egypt’s Street Children, Aya Hijazi, and Me
Congress makes Elmo cry by defunding Palestinian 'Sesame Street'
CTV News Interviews ICAR Professor Solon Simmons
Confronting Homeland Security's 'SSSS' Watch List
Unholy Media Malpractice: The press totally missed the point of Bernie Sanders' trip to the Vatican.
Advertising against Muslims? Not with my tax dollars
Stop the ISIS War Before It Gets Worse!
Mosque Controversy
Mason/EMU alum Michael Shank works with media to tell the story of climate change
Politics and the Social Media in Cambodia
CTV News Interviews ICAR Professor Solon Simmons
Fragility Needs Innovative Development Financing
Bradley Manning, Collateral Murder, Truth, and Power
Aziz Abu Sarah: For more tolerance, we need more ... tourism?
Egypt after 24 Hours of Military Rule
Viral Videos of Remaz Abdelgader's question to Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders
Tackling the most grave and serious global security threats
Trump’s favorite dictator is jailing U.S. citizens
The Bo Xilai Verdict: Everybody Wins
US Presidential Candidates: Race, Patriotism and Democracy
Pro-Earth Republicans In The Era Of President Trump
The Lesson of the Bad Cop in Two Party Democracies
Al Jazeera International Interviews ICAR Professor Susan Allen Nan
How Belgraders Remember the NATO Bombings
Donald Trump’s bigotry has inspired U.S. Muslim voters like no candidate before
U.S. Sanctions On Iran Should Be Lifted For Humanitarian Goods
How MRAPs, SWAT Raids Are Threatening America
America cannot afford such inequality
Yemen: Ripe for a solution?
Woodbridge Resident Gains White House Internship
Donald Trump's Immigration Plan Would Ban One-Third of the World From the U.S.
Diasporas Shape Politics Back Home from Afar
Yemen’s a Model All Right—For Disaster
BookTV Reasons to Kill: Why Americans Choose War
Muslim advocates welcome Bernie Sanders' support but want visible action
How did Obama do in the final debate?
How one liberal group is trying to help Democrats win back the House in 2018
The Militarization of America's Main Streets
Democrats Split 50-50 Heading Into Final Primaries
SADC Interventions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
US must vote in favour or abstain
Serbs Protest at US Embassy
CPCS Hosted Conference in Washington D.C.
Search – Côte d’Ivoire wins the Prize of Excellency
Drones weaken USA's moral might: Opposing view
The 2017 Arthur N. Rupe Great Debate: Is ISIS an Existential Threat to the United States?
The New American War Zone: US Main Streets
With Mike Duvall, Fall of Another ‘Family Values’ Crusader
Bring Russia out of the cold and into the fold
Palestinians asked to close their shops for Jerusalem Day
10 Syria Questions for John Kerry and Chuck Hagel
CTV News Interviews ICAR Professor Solon Simmons
'Yemen Model' Fails With ISIS; Turks-Kurds' Unusual Kobani Alliance
Analysis of Egypt and American Policy by Michael Shank
Climate Action Is Solution to Slowing Superstorms | Commentary
Post-debate poll shows Romney, Obama tied for support
وتووێژ لەگەڵ یەریڤان سەعید توێژەر لە پەیمانگای وڵاتانی کەنداو
Dignity for Iran equals an Iran free of nuclear weapons
Fox News Interviews ICAR Professor Solon Simmons
Trump advisors do not sympathise with Kurds
Horizon that is always receding
Will Saudi Arabia's 'Operation Decisive Storm' restore order in Yemen?
Did Bernie Sanders just steal Joe Lieberman’s Jewish crown?
The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Zone series produced by National Geographic
U.S. Couple Held In Egyptian Prison For 1 Year Over Unfounded Child Abuse
Why Americans Are Ready to Pay More Money for Cleaner Energy
EU Threat Has Inspired Panic Rather than Reform
Is ISIS an existential threat to the United States?
CTV News Interviews ICAR Professor Solon Simmons
Qasim Suliemani's threats to Bahrain after revoking the citizenship of Sheikh Eisa Qasem
Congress Better Listen to the Pope on Climate Change
What Paul Ryan’s economic roadmap means for America
Congress vs. the Super-Pollutants
The American Elections: Prospects for a New US Foreign Policy
My sister has been jailed in Egypt for 900 days. When will the U.S. help free her?
Origins and Responses to the Arab Awakening
Africa: Can January Makamba Be the Next President of Tanzania?
Dr. Andrea Bartoli On Conflict Management In Ivory Coast
The Missing Ingredient in UN's 2030 Global Goals
An Ill-Advised Purge in Libya
Trump 'ordered Sisi' to release US-Egyptian charity worker
Politics and Language: Dimension Beyond Words
Clinton Opens New Round of Middle East Peace Talks
There is a Major Climate Issue Hiding in Your Closet: Fast Fashion
Obama's SOTU: Politics, Poverty, Tax Policy and War Authority
3rd and Final Presidential Debate
Ethiopian Ruling Coalition Wins Majority of Parliament Seats
Is the Spirit of Sykes-Picot Still Alive in the Middle East after a Century?
Somalia Tourism and America's Role in Mogadishu
Fossil Fuel Divestment Makes UN Climate Summit a Success
Unite, Confuse, and Inspire: A Response to the Rise of Racism in Israel
Poetry Of Neoliberal Fascism And Ways Of Reading: Turkey And The Gezi Park Protests
Bringing Terrorism Suspects to Justice in the U.S
The Path To Clean Energy Requires An Energy-Storage Revolution
Genocide Watch President Greg Stanton Comments on the Khmer Rouge War Crimes Trial
Fighting extremism: Dignity is the answer
Gaddafi's Family and Inner Circle not Helping: Analysis by Ibrahim Sharqieh
Mason experts explain how ISIS attacks are recruitment tools
In fighting gangs, US should look to El Salvador
Why the US can't simply take out Assad
How to Defuse the Ukraine Crisis: The way to respond to Russia is not with Cold War rhetoric
Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Pres. Obama- Commentary
Answer Coalition's protest against Trump
What My Amish and Mennonite Forefathers Would Think About My Job in Congress (and Why I Left)
A New Morning in America
Post-Election Ferguson: Bipartisan Congress to Demilitarize Police
What Do We Mean When We Say "Clean Energy"?
'Unusual not to announce an order to evacuate'
Senate Homeland Security Hearing on Militarization of US Police
US immigration: Will Obama win?
US Navy Seals plan to accept women after female soldiers graduate as rangers
Questions must be about gun safety
A look at the American 'Countering Violent Extremism' strategy
Fatah-Hamas reconciliation key for Palestinian strategy to end the occupation
Keeping the Keys: The Rise of the Palestinian Diplomatic Intifada
President Mubarak Resigns: Analysis by Aziz Abu Sarah
Bernie Sanders Vows To Fight Anti-Islam Sentiment: 2016 Democratic Presidential Candidate Hugs Muslim Woman On Stage
GOP, follow Stevens' example
Have We Become Hopelessly Divided?
Bosnia Back on the Brink: Ukraine can learn from Bosnia's failed socioeconomic policies
Analysis of Afghanistan Strategy by Michael Shank
Cardin Meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister
S-CAR Professor Meets US Congressman
Virginia Votes 2008
Insights Obama can now use to undermine Putin’s narrative
Chris Christie endorses Trump for U.S. president
The Peace Process: How to resolve ethnic conflicts?
US Police Militarization, Weaponization: From Ferguson to Fenway
Experts Say There Will Be No Contest in Ethiopia's Upcoming Vote
Vatican Welcomes Dozens of Mayors at Conference on Climate Change and Slavery
Bleak U.S. Jobs Report Bad News for Obama Campaign: Analysis by Solon Simmons
Obama's Syria Pitch Fails on Strategy, Standards and Science
Jeremiah Wright Speaks Out on Race in America
Dirty Energy Dollars
Hu Jintao Visits the US: Analysis by Solon Simmons
The ISIS Narrative: A long term strategy for peace
American Democracy & Conflict
S-CAR honored by Del. Mark Sickles in introduction to Virginia House of Delegates
Two Crimean Tatar Mosques Torched in Crimea on the Eve of Major Muslim Holiday
CTV News Interviews ICAR Professor Solon Simmons
How to Have a Productive Conversation About Politics at Thanksgiving
Obama won't be able to repeat his China climate change deal in India. Here's the next best thing.
Pro-Western Party Defeats Nationalists in Serbian Election
Saudi in Yemen; It’s personal now
Aya Hegazy trial postponed for 5th time after court unable to turn on laptop
65 years after 'catastrophe,' Palestinians have little to cheer about
Keeping USAID: why the US shouldn’t cut off its nose
Palestine's Right to Defend Itself
The Speech that Time Forgot
Albany Gets "F" for Failing to Protect Tenants
Coup-Speak Speaking
Google Earth Democracy
Obama's First Speech to a Joint Session of Congress
The Future of Kurdistan, Between Unity and Balkanization
Effects of a Potential Government Shut-down: Analysis by Solon Simmons
Obama's ISIS, Khorasan Strikes Lack Legal, Congressional Authority
Only Good Governance can Defeat Al Qaeda in Yemen
Sudan referendum with Dr. Roba Sharamo
An 'Afghan Summer' of revolt - Part 2
The Difference Between Protest America 1968 And 2017
Sign a Drone Treaty Before Everyone Does as We Do
Obama Administration's Progress in the First 100 Days
Activists: Release of Detainees in Syria Crucial to Peace Process
Want to cut big government abuses? Start with defence contracting
How to Fix Turkey's Fall From International Favor
Palestine: Still key to stability in the Middle East
Awakening the Demons: There is no Arab Spring coming to Iraq. But sectarian protests could tear this fragile country apart.
Who is Aya Hijazi, the American freed from jail in Egypt?
Election campaigns and the politics of performance
Afghans Want U.S. to Stay but Do Things Differently
From protests to politics, a new way forward for Yemen
CTV News Interviews ICAR Professor Solon Simmons
Trump Should Take a Lesson From the Pope on How to Lead
Paul Ryan's Radical Economic Regime: Why His House Budget Legacy Is a Lesson in Elitism
Why Rep. Hunter Is Very Wrong About Nuking Iran
Working Abroad a Big Help on the Hill
Family seeks release of U.S. citizen in Egypt
Introducing Reflections
Scholar: U.S. Drone Use Has Contributed To Yemen's Instability
Maltese neutrality still a brilliant idea
As New Threats Emerge, U.S. Closes Drone Base in Ethiopia
Occupy and the Absence of Systemic Conflict Resolution
Egypt Clears Aid Worker Of Abuse And Trafficking Allegations
Overnight Crimean Crisis Hits Stalemate
Aljazeera discusses the war on ISIL - Islamic State with Ibrahim Sharqieh
Meryl Streep is right; bullying hurts us all
Romney, Gingrich squaring off in Florida primary
Obama's Call to Action
The ISIS takeover of Ramadi means hard choices face the Iraqi and US governments
Solon Simmons with George Mason University weighs in on the crucial New York primaries taking place today
A Local First approach to early warning and response
Using Israeli and Palestinian Guides, Tour Group Helps Visitors ‘Experience the People’
H.B. 1070: The Beginning of Genocide?
Meat Alert
No Immunity for US Troops: Why Hamid Karzai Punted to Loya Jirga
Obama's Notre Dame Address
The Ugly Reality Of Islamophobia (And How Catholics Should Stand Up Against It)
Abandoning Missile Shield While Selling Missiles to Turkey: Obama’s Fine Tuning in US Foreign Policy and NATO
Tunisia’s Elections Seal Transition, Raise Fears of Old Regime
A Clear and Present Danger to Planet Earth: Climate Change
George Mason Student Tries to Change Perception About Muslims
Is Yemen’s power struggle over?
Iraqi prime minister's visit to Washington and the war against ISIS
The Chinese Dream From Mao to Xi
Iraq War: Maliki's Demand for Withdrawal Timeline, Obama's Iraq Plan, and the Role of Iran
Expect Resource Wars With Exxon CEO At State Helm
Lynch Lecture 2011: Reflections
US Jews Favor Two-State Solution
Blessed Are the Climate Advocates
Opinion: Why Trump’s foreign policy won’t make America great again
Obama Thinks Too Small on Climate Change
Fearful America: How Militarized Police Are Failing to Protect & Serve
Scotland Yard's Conclusions on Bhutto assasination
Mason Student Strives to Bring Peace Before Dangerous African Presidential Vote
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The Political and Security Crisis in Burundi
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US Pentagon’s Prioritization of Counter-Terrorism on African Continent
Universities More Moderate than Believed
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Burma's democratic opening
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Ralph Nader, Third Party Role in American Politics
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