The School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution

Bartoli & Shirch featured in the Echo Press: Commentary - A perspective on peace for the season
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
Affirmative Action for Somalia
Riyadh Conference: What Makes It Different?
Awakening to Women: The Nobel Effect
Africa Needs More from Obama than Promises
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry denounces US calls for Aya Hegazy’s release
Ethiopia’s Muslim Activists Pave a Path for Nonviolent Political Activism
10 Ways Conflict is Like Sex
Don't let Yemen turn into Syria: Column
'Ceasefire' Is the Syria Word We Need to Hear
USIP Awards Jennings Randolph Senior Fellowships and Peace Scholarships for 2015-2016
Don't forget Malaysia
Rituals of Gendered Violence: School Girl Kidnappings in Nigeria
Europe Must Help Syria’s Women Make Peace
Bribes, money hidden in teddy bears: welcome to US spending in Afghanistan
Insights Obama can now use to undermine Putin’s narrative
Suffolk reservist sues over ban on women in combat
Gulf Nations Can Provide Jobs, Which Is Crucial to Syrian Refugees
Ghailani Trial and Sentence Affirms US Federal Court System
On “The Mystery of Capital”
Hillary Clinton’s Response to the Pulse Orlando Shootings
Next Steps in Syria
Voices: In midst of war, life goes on for Syrian kids
Fighting extremism: Dignity is the answer
Why Washington is wrong to impose visa suspension on Iraqis
Can Obama Influence Ethiopia on Human Rights, Democracy?
America cannot afford such inequality
Overnight Crimean Crisis Hits Stalemate
An Interview with Dr. Tetsushi Ogata
Syria’s Christian conundrum
Peace Parsha: Hayyei Sarah - Love and Care across Boundaries
In Egypt, even helping street children can land you in prison
7 Ways Obama's U.N. Speech Revealed His Inconsistent Foreign Policy
5 Ways We Should Radically Reconsider War
Keeping USAID: why the US shouldn’t cut off its nose
The Bo Xilai Verdict: Everybody Wins
Lingering Questions Surround Geneva III
A shared experience moulds Indian and US students
Bosnia: Stabilization Stalled in Negative Peace
The Ottoman Experience in Mosul, Then and Now
If America wants Assad to respect international law, it must respect it, too
Charleston Shootings: The Intersection Of Race And Gender
Freed Egyptian American prisoner returns home following Trump intervention
Libya: A failed state or a failed government?
Fayetteville Charity Helps African Group
America's lawmakers in Libyan quagmire
How to stop Libya becoming another Iraq
Moving Beyond Hope: The IOC and Team Refugee
Our moral obligations in Somalia
As Ethiopia votes, what’s ‘free and fair’ got to do with it?
Iraqi Kurdistan fears Maliki returning to power
Women sue Pentagon over combat exclusion
George Mason University Partners With an African Nonprofit Organization- 72Africa
Even a weakened Libya can avoid civil war
Transforming a Nation
The Impact of the Syrian Civil War on Identity Groups in Turkey
Darfur Donor Conference: A Park for a Deadly Conflict
CPCS Hosted Conference in Washington D.C.
Land Rights Have Become A Women's Issue Through Social Mobilization In Cambodia
Counter-Revolutions and Evolutions: Lessons of Egypt and Iran
US Navy Seals plan to accept women after female soldiers graduate as rangers
Sudan, after the breakup: Can violence be prevented?
Politics and Language: Dimension Beyond Words
Using hip-hop to resolve global conflict
Our Prejudicial and Political Pecking Order
A Fixable Problem for Our Society
Businesses Must Take the Lead on Climate-Change Action
The World Does Not Need a Jewish Ann Coulter: An Open Letter To Ben Shapiro.
Hillel Event Bridges Israeli-Palestinian Gap
Women-in-Combat Plaintiff to Present Keynote at Gender and Conflict Center Reception
How I learned to forgive my brother’s murderers
Catching Kony
Managing the Madness in the Middle East
Confronting genocide in Myanmar: The urgent need to prevent and protect
Trust in Maliki harms U.S. credibility
Female suicide bombers; Misguided media; Karadzic at the Hague
Firing Up Kurdish Nationalism in Iraq
Bosnia Back on the Brink: Ukraine can learn from Bosnia's failed socioeconomic policies
As New Threats Emerge, U.S. Closes Drone Base in Ethiopia
Vision Series: Sandra Cheldelin to Discuss Women and Conflict
The Meaning of Freedom
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
Syria Needs Real Help, Not American Bombs
Ethiopian Ruling Coalition Wins Majority of Parliament Seats
Why can’t America just take out Assad?
Somalia Needs a War on Poverty
Europe’s Migration Crisis: Causes and Cures
Regionalization of Conflict and Opportunities for Peace in the Horn of Africa
Saudi rejects foreign interference in Iraq, blames ‘sectarian’ Maliki | Reuters
A look at the American 'Countering Violent Extremism' strategy
New Grad ‘Ecstatic’ with Peace Corps Posting to Mozambique
Art Student Set to Send ‘Transformative’ Project Up in Flames on Mason Pond
Why Army women are demanding the right to fight — and die — in combat
Mason Partners with Ghana-based African Peace Building Organization
Peshmerga-Iraqi forces united over Mosul, but can this last?
Education in Tanzania: Losing the Future
My Turkish Airport
Female soldiers fight Pentagon in court for combat positions
Will Saudi Arabia's 'Operation Decisive Storm' restore order in Yemen?
Hutu Diaspora Narrative: Identity in Conflict, Conflict of Identity
It's the Arab spring for dictators
Obama Arrives in Kenya, on Personal and Official Journey
Trump got Egypt to free an American prisoner. Here’s her story.
S-CAR Class Inspires Landmark Lawsuit
Ending the Exploitation of People and the Planet
A Silver Lining to the Film and Riots Tragedy: Freedom, Diversity, and the New Competition for Arab Public Space
Yemen’s a Model All Right—For Disaster
Creating dialogues that make a difference
Drowning the Arab Spring in Gulf Oil
Hamas Should Be Part of Middle East Peace Talks
Conflict-sensitive Repatriation: Lessons from Displaced Communities in North-eastern Nigeria
Rwanda: Opening the door to dialogue (Claudine Kuradusenge)
Halep'in geleceği ve Türkiye'nin güvenliği
Time for the peace vote?
The Audacity of Air Strikes and Secret Deals: Just making Isis grow stronger?
Mason intern ventures into rural Mexico conflict zone to practice mediation
Options for Action in Syria
Slavery and Climate – There's More in Common Than You Think, Vatican Says
Egyptian-American activist Aya Hegazi returns to US following Egypt court acquittal
Mason S-CAR Dean’s Book Awarded Top Prize by International Conflict Organization
The Emperor’s new clothes – bluster in the GOP
Peace is profitable: time for the US to invest
An Extreme Sport: Middle East Peacebuilding
Hillary Clinton Asks Egypt’s President Sisi to Release Aya Hijazi
Somalia on the Brink
Confronting Homeland Security's 'SSSS' Watch List
Why Did Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Go to Iraq?
Why U.S. Could Opt For 'Zero Option' In Afghanistan
'Delenda Carthago': ISIS, threat and recovery
Ukraine: An Overview of the Crimean Question at the 63rd Anniversary of the Crimean Tartar Deportation
Needed: Social Engineering?
Meet Nousha Kabawat and her unstoppable drive to help Syria’s displaced children thrive
65 years after 'catastrophe,' Palestinians have little to cheer about
Confederate flag: hatred or heritage?
Why is ISIS destroying Iraq's historical heritage?
How Women’s Rights Are Linked to U.S.-Iran Negotiations
Do military women want combat jobs? The survey numbers say yes — and so do more than 9,000 combat action badges
Tragedy & Triumph
Do We Need Dictatorship?
Trump Should Take a Lesson From the Pope on How to Lead
'Free Speech' on the DC Metro
Syria's Next Generation
What Aziz Abu Sarah learned in Hebrew school
Working for Peace in the Age of Trump
Displaced by Genocide, Mason Student Plans to Help Other Refugees
A Discussion with Marc Gopin, Director, Center on Religion, Diplomacy, and Conflict Resolution
Crimean Tatars Fear for Their Safety After Crimea’s Annexation to Russia
The Syrian Revolution Is Not a Holy War
Bringing Eritrea In From The Cold
Detroit On The Brink
Expect Resource Wars With Exxon CEO At State Helm
First Person: Five Things I Learned in Syrian Refugee Camps
Beyond Jewish Blessings and Curses There is Absolute Love
ما هي خلفية اشتعال القومية الكردية في العراق؟
Mason’s Global Problem Solving Consortium in National Spotlight
The Missing Ingredient in UN's 2030 Global Goals
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
Man-to-man chat can avert disaster
After 900 days in pre-trial detention, campaigns call for release of Aya Hegazy
Explorer’s Analysis: Inside Key Issues of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
Albany Gets "F" for Failing to Protect Tenants
Reimagining Transitional Justice in Bali
Defense Department in Somalia
ISIS attacks fueled by illegal guns and open societies we can’t afford to lose
Diasporas and Conflict
Beware Libya’s ‘Fair Dictator’
A peace-building response to the rise of 'Trumpism'
A Local First approach to early warning and response
How Belgraders Remember the NATO Bombings
The inclusion of women in the peacemaking process
Women in Combat
Colombia's Inminent Peace Agreement: A Brief Analysis of What the Agreement is, What is Next and What is Missing
Producing solutions by appreciating the interconnections
Explosion of the Sacred
Teach, model, grow and live in empathy to build world peace, says interfaith expert Marc Gopin at Frontier Luncheon
Morocco: An Emerging Model For Muslim-Jewish Relations – OpEd
Terrorism and Development
Africa: Can January Makamba Be the Next President of Tanzania?
Yemen: Ripe for a solution?
Unite, Confuse, and Inspire: A Response to the Rise of Racism in Israel
When Radio Goes Bad: RF communications and the increased violence in South Sudan
Six leading Libyan women dominate Virginia conference on Libya
Boycotting Muslim 'Savages' Ad on DC Metro in Protest of Hate Speech
Next Up in Somalia’s Fragile Transition: Bridge Political Divides
خبير في النزاعات الدولية: ترامب سيبيع الورقة السورية لبوتين (حوار)
The Next Step for Myanmar
Syrian Ramadan at the Edge of War
New Norm on Human Rights Emerging in Bolivia
Rwanda- A Country Still in Need
Girls released from Boko Haram captivity rejected by society - new report
Divide and conquer negotiations
Police Militarization Must Be Halted
Open letter to President-elect Trump and government officials at all levels
How Climate Change Sparked the Crisis in Syria
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
Women’s Exclusion Worsens Somali Crises
Sarajevo: Memories of war
On 10th Anniversary of Afghan War, Time to Exit Militarized US Foreign Policy
Palestine's Right to Defend Itself
Congressmen urge Egypt to release Virginia woman from jail
What Would MLK Think of America’s Modern Wars?
The ISIS takeover of Ramadi means hard choices face the Iraqi and US governments
Lawmakers in Washington increasingly concerned about Ethiopia
Genocide or Terrorism? Transnational Advocacy and the Ogaden Conflict
Elizabeth Degi Mount - DBFA
Maltese neutrality still a brilliant idea
Election campaigns and the politics of performance
Addressing divide between communities and police
In the Army, sex discrimination begins at West Point
Turkey's Best Asset to Tackle ISIS: Ankara or America?
Afghan Security Forces Pass First Test, But Questions Remain
A col.’s view of commander’s authority
Holy Land tours a new tool in peacebuilding
Roads: Getting Them Done
Who to Blame for the Absence of a Kurdish State after Sykes Picot?
‘Lincoln’: Where was Frederick Douglass?
Feminist Scholar Cynthia Enloe Delivers Keynote Address at Gender and Conflict Conference
Essebsi Must Work With Islamists to Ensure Tunisia’s Transition
The Difference Between Protest America 1968 And 2017
Muslim Women Find Empowerment Through Competitive Sports
Universities More Moderate than Believed
Crimean Crisis Escalates Further
Graduate students spend spring break with Syrian refugees
Heavy metal music unites Jews and Muslims across the Middle East
Breakdown in Yemen
THE RUSSIAN PLOT, Or, How to Avoid Taking Responsibility for Losing a Presidential Election
To stop al-Shabab, help Somali people
Filmmaker’s ‘Will to Communicate’ Breaks through Community’s Silence
Reading Dr Ambedkar as a narrative for social change
Why China’s New Rich Want to Emigrate
Administrative Referendum: A wakeup call for the ethno-political conflict in Darfur
Faith dialogue focus on social media sites
Stop the ISIS War Before It Gets Worse!
Activists: Release of Detainees in Syria Crucial to Peace Process
Prevention better than punitive in Syria
The Saudis and the Iranians Need to Talk: And we need to make it happen
‘Don’t Disturb The Peace’: Post-Conflict Politics In Aceh, Indonesia
U.S. Soldiers in Somalia and the Pentagon's Unlearned Lessons
Mason student starts ‘sustainable, reproducible’ businesses in war zones
Obama's Middle East Speech: The Message Was Not Received
UN Small Arms Conference: Evaluation and Prospects
Fragility Needs Innovative Development Financing
Why we should keep out of Somalia’s affairs
Politics Unusual
Washington Area Students Weigh in on South Sudan Conflict
Women in combat: US military on verge of making it official
The Russian Military Intervention in Syria; Is This Really a Concern for the U.S.?
62nd Anniversary of the Crimean Tatar Deportation “Protest Meeting” in Simferopol, Crimea Went By Peacefully
Civility: The Way We Drive
The Future of Kurdistan, Between Unity and Balkanization
Awakening the Demons: There is no Arab Spring coming to Iraq. But sectarian protests could tear this fragile country apart.
Saudi in Yemen; It’s personal now
Inspiring Curious Feminists: Reflections on Cynthia Enloe
In Afghanistan, end the fighting and stop the meddling
Mason Student Strives to Bring Peace Before Dangerous African Presidential Vote
Imagining Peace: The Practical Advantages for Muslims, Jews and Christians of Peace for Palestine and Israel
The Politics of Bongo Flava
Our Military Shouldn’t Turn Its Back on Servicewomen Who Need an Abortion
National Geographic Offering Israel Tour: National Geographic Expedition is offering 12-day tours of the Holy Land, complete with hotels and museums
A Palestinian’s journey from stone-throwing to conflict resolution
Athletes Pick A Side At The Women's March
Deadly challenge of keeping Syria health-care workers safe
Experts Say There Will Be No Contest in Ethiopia's Upcoming Vote
Crimean Tatars fear exile again
We can only hope that the cerebral will get the better of the visceral
Social Scientist Sees Bias Within
Tanzanian President’s Former Aide Plans Bid to Succeed Him
The Time For Leadership To Protect All Civilians Across Syria
Why water is key to Syria conflict

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