The School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution

Robert C. Koehler: Healthy conflict creates resilient communities
Don't Talk, Do Something! Palestinian/Israeli Unilateralism as Legitimate Negotiations
DOS UNIVERSIDADES AMERICANAS Ibarretxe trae a Euskadi el Agirre Lehendakaria Center
Alumnus Helps Special-Needs Students Transition to Higher Ed, Work
Ryan Gosling spreads message from Bernie Sanders
Resolved to Keep Faith
In Oak Creek, Wis., hearts open to Sikhs after temple shooting
Iraqi Kurdistan fears Maliki returning to power
Jobs: A Human Right | Commentary
Book Review: Professors and their Politics
Fragility Needs Innovative Development Financing
How the U.S. Deals With a Land Known for Corruption
At summer camp, Syrian child refugees recall a lost homeland
Conflict Analysis and Resolution Students Named Boren Fellows
UN Summit Already Successful: $50 Billion Divested From Fossil Fuels
Libya’s GNA and the Future of Public Discourse
Settler Turned Peace Activist Now Occupies Wall Street: Kobi Skolnick Puts Jewish Stamp on Protest, Not Just on Holidays
Israeli, Palestinian join forces to offer tours with two viewpoints
The 2017 Arthur N. Rupe Great Debate: Is ISIS an Existential Threat to the United States?
How to Defuse the Ukraine Crisis: The way to respond to Russia is not with Cold War rhetoric
Bring Russia out of the cold and into the fold
Mason Professors, Graduates Take Active Role in Latin American Conflicts
Science of unintended consequences
Expect Resource Wars With Exxon CEO At State Helm
Why NFL's Washington Redskins needs renaming
Fighting extremism: Dignity is the answer
Female soldiers fight Pentagon in court for combat positions
How to Pull Yemen Back from the Edge
Elizabeth Degi Mount - DBFA
A Cultural Awakening Leads to Abundance of Conflict Resolution Opportunities
Ukraine: An Overview of the Crimean Question at the 63rd Anniversary of the Crimean Tartar Deportation
Cyprus: An EU Presidency occupied by Candidate Turkey
‘Strength through peace – not peace through strength’: a reaction to Trump’s America First foreign policy
We gain more than we lose in the Iran nuclear deal [Commentary]
Voices: In midst of war, life goes on for Syrian kids
Cure Police Violence As If It Were a Disease
A Toast for Peace
Free West Papua: Growing International Solidarity for a Forgotten Independence Movement
America Must Rethink the War on Terror: The Authorization for Use of Military Force needs to be modified to avoid mission creep
The Meaning of Freedom
Lecture by Susan Hirsch at San Anton Palace
Peace – practical, not fanciful
Our Love-Hate Relationship With Frankenstorms and Hurricane Sandy and Why We Must End It
Firing Up Kurdish Nationalism in Iraq
How U.S. Ambassadors Influence China (But Not Americans)
Ethiopian Ruling Coalition Wins Majority of Parliament Seats
When Contested Narratives of Identity and Victimhood are Victims of Politics
A Discussion with Marc Gopin, Director, Center on Religion, Diplomacy, and Conflict Resolution
Social Scientist Sees Bias Within
The Time For Leadership To Protect All Civilians Across Syria
Climate crisis and the will to act
Senior Government Officials Participate at Workshop on Strategic Communication and Conflict Resolution
Opinion: Why Trump’s foreign policy won’t make America great again
Myanmar's negotiator expresses belief in China's willingness to help in peace process
Mason’s Michael Shank Joins White House Climate Change Group
Social Scientist Sees Bias Within
When Washington Welcomes A Nonviolent Muslim: What CBS News and Congress Have In Common
Working for Peace in the Age of Trump
Use US soft power to free the Ashraf Seven
How to fix our police departments
Religions meet at VST
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - Discussion with Marc Gopin: Part 1 on Economic Peace & Justice
Why we should keep out of Somalia’s affairs
Stop atrocities before they start
Turning Training into Action: Mason Students Analyze a Conflict in Brazil
Mason student researches homelessness from a conflict perspective
Why the US must support bid for Palestinian statehood
Boycotting Muslim 'Savages' Ad on DC Metro in Protest of Hate Speech
Trump 'ordered Sisi' to release US-Egyptian charity worker
Crimea Muslims Fear Separation, Exile
The challenge of violent extremism
Arab Gulf States Wary of Iran’s Role in the Battle for Mosul
A Multifaceted Crisis
Hunger strike highlights forgotten tragedy of Palestinian prisoners
Mason intern ventures into rural Mexico conflict zone to practice mediation
Drowning the Arab Spring in Gulf Oil
Protecting America's Clean Drinking Water
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Palestine is nearly here, deal with it
Preventing gang violence in San Diego
Politics and Language: Dimension Beyond Words
Focus on Al Qaeda in Yemen magnifies chronic instability
Global Mayors Protest Trump’s Anti-Climate Cabinet
Why U.S. Could Opt For 'Zero Option' In Afghanistan
Inspiring Curious Feminists: Reflections on Cynthia Enloe
6th Annual Graduate Education Symposium in Peace and Conflict Resolution Meets at George Mason University
Germany Tells NATO, Russia To Dialogue Before Things Get 'Completely Out Of Control'
Darfur Donor Conference: A Park for a Deadly Conflict
The U.S. Is No. 1 In Global Arms Sales
Obama’s speech was more of the same - and not what we needed
Peace is profitable: time for the US to invest
Tale of Two Conventions: Why Charlotte Wins Over White Tampa
American Aid Worker Is Cleared of Child Abuse Charges in Egypt
Growing Sense of Polarization and Escalating Tensions in Crimea Ahead of 69th Anniversary of Crimean Tatar
David N. Cicilline and Michael Shank: Global warming threatens R.I.
Congressmen urge Egypt to release Virginia woman from jail
Lone wolf senator builds case to engage Myanmar
Why water is key to Syria conflict
Dirty Energy Dollars
Couple Spend Their Wedding Money on Street Children, End up in an Egyptian Prison
Eight ingredients for a peaceful society
Why, Indeed, History Should Sometimes Repeat Itself: a Review of History as a Prelude
Crimean Tatars Support EuroMaidan Protests in Kyiv
How Did Democratic Candidates Do? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
Can Obama Influence Ethiopia on Human Rights, Democracy?
What Secretary Clinton Does Not Recognize About Egypt’s Anti-Regime Protests
Hutu Diaspora Narrative: Identity in Conflict, Conflict of Identity
Direct Analytical Approach to Peacebuilding
Morocco a Stable East-West Bridge
Sequester set to sock it to D.C.’s poorest
Bernie Sanders vows to fight Islamophobia and 'ugly stain of racism' in the US
Immigrants in Russia
Republicans and the Mennonite vote
Lawmakers in Washington increasingly concerned about Ethiopia
Is America turning into a failed state?
The Business Argument for Addressing Climate Change
Why Obama should pardon Snowden: Column
Myanmar Vote Plan Clouds New US Dialogue
If America wants Assad to respect international law, it must respect it, too
How U.S. War Funds Get Wasted ... And How to Stop It
Why Hong Kong's #OccupyCentral Used Nonviolent Action as Tactic
Stimson Center Names Five Nonresident Fellows
The Israeli ex-settler at the center of Occupy Wall Street
GOP, follow Stevens' example
Rwanda- A Country Still in Need
Why World Leaders Are Starting to Eat Garbage
Syrian Ramadan at the Edge of War
The Ghailani Verdict - Susan Hirsch featured in the New York Times
When soldiers commit murder
In Egypt, even helping street children can land you in prison
Tea-Party, Progressives United on Fast-Track Trade Authority
Why is the US so reticent to read the right messages in Asia and the Pacific?
Duly Elected Tyranny: Recovering Democracy in the Age of Majority Abuses
ISIS attacks fueled by illegal guns and open societies we can’t afford to lose
ما هو الإرث السياسي لمحمود عباس؟
Don't forget Malaysia
Inside the Beltway: Pillars of liberty
A Mood Is Not A Movement: Five Ideas For The Anti-Trump Forces
Time to write the rules for cyber and drone challenges
NYC Housing: A Clear and Present Danger
Europe Must Help Syria’s Women Make Peace
Marginalizing Muslims in Switzerland
Explorer’s Analysis: Inside Key Issues of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
Politics and the city – the battle over Istanbul’s Gezi park
Using Israeli and Palestinian Guides, Tour Group Helps Visitors ‘Experience the People’
Administrative Referendum: A wakeup call for the ethno-political conflict in Darfur
A Palestinian drasha for Rosh Hashana
Hurricane Sandy: Time to do something about climate change
The Coaching Revolution in the Federal Government
The Chinese Dream From Mao to Xi
Climate change denial — the dangerous lie
Water shortages are coming. It's time for us to act.
World Bank needs Jeffrey Sachs
An American humanitarian worker goes on trial in Cairo. What’s next for Aya Hijazi?
Counter-Revolutions and Evolutions: Lessons of Egypt and Iran
Myanmar Fighting Poses Dilemma for China
Creating Resilient Communities
Gun Bans Aren't the Only Answer to America's Violence Problem
Election campaigns and the politics of performance
Israelis and Palestinians -- rage, fear and misunderstanding
Donald Trump and the Politics of Personality: To Understand Trumpism, Look Abroad!
Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution Becomes a School
Woodbridge Resident Gains White House Internship
Why Washington is wrong to impose visa suspension on Iraqis
Genocide or Terrorism? Transnational Advocacy and the Ogaden Conflict
Student Studies Connection of Abusive Treatment of Humans and Animals
The Obama administration ignores an American imprisoned in Egypt
Peace Movement Has Become Powerless, Says MK Yuli Tamir
Somalia on the Brink
Russian Consul General to Crimea Resigns Following Offensive Comments About Crimean Tatar Deportation
What can Washington do about militarized police forces?
If You Want Revenge for 9/11, Don't Look to the Kids Who Lost A Parent
Time to stop coddling Iran
Israel Inside/Out: Perspectives And Prisms
Who is Aya Hijazi, the American freed from jail in Egypt?
Chomsky Takes on the World (Bank)
Evolving policy in a changing world: Examining challenges and opportunities in the new US Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review
သုတေတီတစ်ဦး၏ နာဂဒေသနှင့်လူမျိုးများအကြောင်း [Research about the future of local and indigenous people]
Israeli-Palestinian conflict - discussion with Marc Gopin: on economic peace & justice
New Virginia gun law will boost violence, costs
Conflict resolution workshop benefits Patriots and participants
Past a certain point conflict becomes unstoppable
Keeping the Keys: The Rise of the Palestinian Diplomatic Intifada
UVA Gives Diversity Awards to Longtime Professors McDowell and Dukes
National Geographic Expeditions ‘Holy Land’ Partner Scores Top UN Award
Police Should Put Away the Military Gear and Build Connections with Young People
Producing solutions by appreciating the interconnections
No end in sight for conflict between our two angels
There is a Major Climate Issue Hiding in Your Closet: Fast Fashion
Minimum wage war reaches tipping point
Syria's Next Generation
Hillary Clinton’s Response to the Pulse Orlando Shootings
Community Activists Question Timing Of Grand Jury Announcement
OP-ED: Iran in the Era of Moderation and Reform
BHU holds seminar on peacebuilding
Turkey’s Kurdish peace process – framework law – part 2
The Emperor’s new clothes – bluster in the GOP
Orange Revolution in Ukraine: Inspiration of Disillusionment?
Book review: The Shifting Grounds of Conflict and Peacebuilding
‘Don’t Disturb The Peace’: Post-Conflict Politics In Aceh, Indonesia
New Crimean Tatar History Book Comes Under Attack from Russian Nationalist Groups
GMU Student Burns Pagoda For Senior Art Project
How Did VP Candidates Do in the Debate? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
People to People Contact
To stop al-Shabab, help Somali people
More record warmth means more flooding: Column
How Egypt’s most famous jailed couple celebrated Valentine’s Day
Measuring the cost of violence
In fighting gangs, US should look to El Salvador
U.S.-E.U. Rhetoric on Russia as Destructive as a Chekhovian Duel
Religion and Power Moving Forward into the Twenty-First Century
Bringing Eritrea In From The Cold
Arab Americans Organize with the ANSWER Coalition to Protest Trump Inauguration
Women in Combat
Students discuss effects of Charlie Hebdo shooting
Using hip-hop to resolve global conflict
Cost of inaction will be great
"With friends like these..." on Romney's comments about Israeli and Palestinian culture
Beware Libya’s ‘Fair Dictator’
Why Bernie Sanders is standing with Muslims
When nature trumps nurture, we all lose
Netanyahu's Kennedy moment
Richard Solomon Proved Sport Matters through the ‘Ping-Pong’ Diplomacy, and George Mason University is Poised to Tell Us How
Faculty Spotlight on Innovation: Susan Hirsch & Agnieszka Paczynska
The effect of 100 years of amnesia on the Turkish population
U.S. Couple Held In Egyptian Prison For 1 Year Over Unfounded Child Abuse
Sorting Out Our Options in Afghanistan
Options for Action in Syria
New Grad ‘Ecstatic’ with Peace Corps Posting to Mozambique
Go After Super Pollutants
Lingering Questions Surround Geneva III
Is the OSCE relevant to Cyprus? Or is Cyprus irrelevant to the OSCE?
‘Amish Mafia’ is a shameful, unrealistic portrayal of plain people
Crimean Tatars Fear for Their Safety After Crimea’s Annexation to Russia
Rwandan refugee works for peace and justice
Vatican Mayors Summit Spots Pope on Municipal Pulpit
What will Rep. Dennis Kucinich's legacy be?
Conflict as an opportunity
Unholy Media Malpractice: The press totally missed the point of Bernie Sanders' trip to the Vatican.
EMU Professor Urges Shift in Iraqi, Afghan Strategy
This Week in Poverty: 'A Place at the Table' and 'American Winter'
Dear Congress: Take Your Power Back
WATCH: Bernie Sanders hugs Muslim student, vows to fight racism as Jew
Regionalization of Conflict and Opportunities for Peace in the Horn of Africa
Mass shootings show need for gun law reform
Why Did Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Go to Iraq?
Saving District of Columbia’s Youth Court
Freeport's Highland Community College board will seat Shockey and Musser
Moving Beyond Hope: The IOC and Team Refugee
Conflict Resolution, One Book at a Time
Prevention better than punitive in Syria
To stop sexual assault against women in the US military, add more women
The Price of Abandoning Yemen
When studying abroad in a conflict zone, safety is key
Vision Series: Sandra Cheldelin to Discuss Women and Conflict
Anacostia: Why I have faith in the future of my neighborhood
Tariq Ramadan in Chicago's Holocaust Museum
A Budget for Working America
USDA Does Diets Differently, Moves Off Meat
One Week After Colorado Shooting, US Government Still Failing to Safeguard America
From protests to politics, a new way forward for Yemen
Social media project addresses extremist violence at home and abroad
Why the White House Won't Win the Afghanistan War
An Ill-Advised Purge in Libya
Civil Society Is Faltering In This Middle East Nation
USIP Awards Jennings Randolph Senior Fellowships and Peace Scholarships for 2015-2016
As China’s Economy Falters, Military Parade Offers Chance to Burnish Image
Maltese neutrality still a brilliant idea
With Income Inequality Comes Violence
The inclusion of women in the peacemaking process
The Dangers of Soft Power: Government backed cultural programs often come across as just propaganda
Will Saudi Arabia's 'Operation Decisive Storm' restore order in Yemen?
Meet Nousha Kabawat and her unstoppable drive to help Syria’s displaced children thrive
A Grassroots Visit Belies Washington's View of Afghanistan
She Didn't Have a Gun... She Had MLK's Dream
The only way forward on Syria
Man-to-man chat can avert disaster
The Missing Ingredient in UN's 2030 Global Goals
Republican Reasoning: Why 2008 Was the Year for Occupying and Protesting Wall Street
Our Prejudicial and Political Pecking Order
ما هي خلفية اشتعال القومية الكردية في العراق؟
China’s Puzzling ADIZ Decision Making
Texas flood's climate change irony: Column
Q & A With Kevin Avruch, Ph.D.
The ’60s Begin to Fade as Liberal Professors Retire
Confronting genocide in Myanmar: The urgent need to prevent and protect
In Afghanistan, end the fighting and stop the meddling
A Fixable Problem for Our Society
التدخل الروسي أوقف انهيار النظام السوري مؤقتاً
Do We Need Dictatorship?
Climate Action Is Solution to Slowing Superstorms | Commentary
US Navy Seals plan to accept women after female soldiers graduate as rangers
62nd Anniversary of the Crimean Tatar Deportation “Protest Meeting” in Simferopol, Crimea Went By Peacefully
A New Heroism in Israel and Palestine
Trump is ‘deprived of all knowledge’ about public schools
Congress vs. the Super-Pollutants
High school students learn conflict resolution through karate
My Turkish Airport
Ahmadinejad - Incitement Deserves Indictment
A New Approach to Dealing With Global Food Insecurity
Palestine’s new PM and his prospects for success
Gaza becomes Syria: Middle East geopolitics 2.0
As New Threats Emerge, U.S. Closes Drone Base in Ethiopia
Semites Unite! You Have Nothing to Lose But your Conflict
Obama must stand up to Netanyahu on Israeli settler violence
American Aid Worker, Release Secured by Trump Officials, Leaves Egypt
Crimean Tatars's Pain is Renewed- Kırım Tatarları'nın acıları tazelendi
As Ethiopia votes, what’s ‘free and fair’ got to do with it?
Activists: Release of Detainees in Syria Crucial to Peace Process
New Norm on Human Rights Emerging in Bolivia
Candidates should address cost  of violence in primary states
Open letter to President-elect Trump and government officials at all levels
The Next Step for Myanmar
Next Up in Somalia’s Fragile Transition: Bridge Political Divides
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Will Republicans suggest an economic cure in Nevada?
Nigeria: A Network That Reconnects North With Sardauna's Biographer John Paden
Conflict and the Consequences of Isolation: A Comparative Study
Meryl Streep is right; bullying hurts us all
Interview: Zheng Wang
Land Rights Have Become A Women's Issue Through Social Mobilization In Cambodia
Trump Should Take a Lesson From the Pope on How to Lead
PCDN's Dr. Catalina Rojas awarded the prestigious SXSW Dewey Award for use of digital technology to help others
The Real War on Coal Starts in Kosovo
The Conflict that Became Mine
UN Small Arms Conference: Evaluation and Prospects
Yeni Bir Toplumsal Sozlesme Arayisi
Aziz Abu Sarah Named National Geographic Emerging Explorer
Could a Nuclear Iran Bring About More Stability, Rather Than Less?
Beyer Statement On Acquittal of Aya Hijazi and Her Co-Defendants in Egypt
Ukrainian and Crimean Authorities Snub OSCE over Minority Rights
Blessed Are the Climate Advocates
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry denounces US calls for Aya Hegazy’s release
Letter to the Editor from Dennis Sandole Published in The Economist
Syria Conflict Panel
Detroit On The Brink
Aya Hegazy trial postponed for 5th time after court unable to turn on laptop
A peace dividend we should all want
Tackling the most grave and serious global security threats
The Tale of Two Cities: Kyiv and Simferopol
Colombia's Inminent Peace Agreement: A Brief Analysis of What the Agreement is, What is Next and What is Missing
Obama Arrives in Kenya, on Personal and Official Journey
Only Good Governance can Defeat Al Qaeda in Yemen
UN climate change negotiations in Poland this week
The Current of Discord on the Mekong
Our Military Shouldn’t Turn Its Back on Servicewomen Who Need an Abortion
The American Elections: Prospects for a New US Foreign Policy
Visiting professor analyzes conflict
Inclusiveness: The Right (and Political) Way to Be
Obama's Middle East Speech: The Message Was Not Received
Comment: The Cyprus Challenge: A solution paradigm shift
Don't let Yemen turn into Syria: Column
Dignity for Iran equals an Iran free of nuclear weapons
Turkey's Best Asset to Tackle ISIS: Ankara or America?
US Lawmaker Urges Egypt to Release Dual Citizen
Students Practice Citizen Diplomacy in Syria
Charlie Rangel: Why I Oppose Syria Strikes
Peacebuilding: the new generation
Ferguson, Social Justice, and the Role of Community Colleges
Analysis: Progressive policies provide answer for Sanders’ foreign policy gap
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
Interreligious Intercultural Dialogue Institutionalized - Deja Vu All Over Again
Crimean Tatars fear exile again
Mason Partners with Ghana-based African Peace Building Organization
How to Solve Your Conflicts, and Get FED at the Same Time
The Mother of Badly Timed Arms Sales
Bringing Florida to Justice, Not Just George Zimmerman
Optimism at last for American jailed in Egypt, her family
Morocco: An Emerging Model For Muslim-Jewish Relations – OpEd
Rituals of Gendered Violence: School Girl Kidnappings in Nigeria
A third intifada is inevitable unless Israel changes course
Mason Center Works Toward a Peaceful Future
Questions must be about gun safety
Washington Area Students Weigh in on South Sudan Conflict
Sign a Drone Treaty Before Everyone Does as We Do
Highland Community College Board Candidates Weigh District's Financial, Enrollment Woes
A look at the American 'Countering Violent Extremism' strategy
EU Threat Has Inspired Panic Rather than Reform
Syria Needs Real Help, Not American Bombs
Learning from SIGIR's Final Report on Iraq Reconstruction
Bosnia: Stabilization Stalled in Negative Peace
Palestine: Still key to stability in the Middle East
Can the Tribes of NATO help the Tribes of Afghanistan?
How to stop the stone-throwing in Anacostia
Conflict-sensitive Repatriation: Lessons from Displaced Communities in North-eastern Nigeria
How China’s Economic Rebalancing is like the Movie 'Speed'
Albany Gets "F" for Failing to Protect Tenants
Are Direct Negotiations Good or Bad for the Palestinians?
The Indoctrination Myth
Streator Grads do 'Amazing Things'
How Women’s Rights Are Linked to U.S.-Iran Negotiations
Essebsi Must Work With Islamists to Ensure Tunisia’s Transition
Six leading Libyan women dominate Virginia conference on Libya
Missing the mark on Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy at MLK Avenue
Why I'm Going to Yemen
I Was a Palestinian Stone-thrower. Here's Why I Stopped
Mason/EMU alum Michael Shank works with media to tell the story of climate change
Even a weakened Libya can avoid civil war
9 Costs of Drone Strikes
It's the Arab spring for dictators
'Ceasefire' Is the Syria Word We Need to Hear
Cyclone Pam Is Just the Start
Police should put away the military gear and build connections with young people
Should Palestinians Accept Israel as a Jewish State?
What Would MLK Think of America’s Modern Wars?
Portrait of Stalin Sparks Brawl at WWII Ceremony in Crimea
Africa Needs More from Obama than Promises
For young adults who lost parents on Sept. 11, a hope for peace
Palestinian, Jew give both sides on joint Jerusalem tours
IRP leader speaks in Washington, unsure of party goals and wary of Tajikistan’s future
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
Oil Is At The Heart Of The Ukraine Crisis
A Westside Story: Through the Eyes of a Sandtown Child!
Settlement of Karabakh conflict ruled out as long as ‘mutual concessions’ perceived as loss
Experts Say There Will Be No Contest in Ethiopia's Upcoming Vote
Has outgoing Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal brought about a new, more peaceful, face to the organization?
Conflict Resolution Educators Converge on Mason for Annual Conference
Why the Kerry-Karzai Afghan Security Deal Won't Work
A Palestinian’s journey from stone-throwing to conflict resolution
Donald Trump’s bigotry has inspired U.S. Muslim voters like no candidate before
EU as model for peace
Yemen: Ripe for a solution?
Motives of suicide terrorists
Gridlock is death for deliberation
Businesses Must Take the Lead on Climate-Change Action
A new look at climate change
How to Fix Turkey's Fall From International Favor
Mirëdita Dobar Dan Festival in Belgrade: We Stuck our Foot in the Open Door
Missing From Trial: Detainee Statements
Advertising against Muslims? Not with my tax dollars
Immigration debate: How DC can move the conversation forward
An Extreme Sport: Middle East Peacebuilding
Sarajevo: Memories of war
In Israel, the Rent Is Too Damn High
The Green Wave washes over a movement in hibernation
Former Del. Jim Scott remembered for selfless public service
Small town America shouldn't resemble war zone
Britain’s election results may prove to be a blow to US foreign policy goals
My sister has been jailed in Egypt for 900 days. When will the U.S. help free her?
The Art of Appeasement, Part I Unraveling a Patchwork of Improvised Disaster
Beijing Encroaching on Moscow’s Military Dominance in Tajikistan
7 Ways Obama's U.N. Speech Revealed His Inconsistent Foreign Policy
Peace Parsha: Hayyei Sarah - Love and Care across Boundaries
Mason students discuss Islamophobia
The World Discovers Afghanistan’s Peaceful Clerics
Prop. 35 tackles child sex-trafficking
Ukraine Diplomatic Deal: Necessary Next Steps
The Russian Military Intervention in Syria; Is This Really a Concern for the U.S.?
When diplomatic opportunities were dismissed
A New (Old) Narrative for the Left
Women in combat: US military on verge of making it official
Promoting Peace and Conflict Awareness In Small Town America: Independence, Kansas
Keeping Iran and Saudi Arabia From War
Author, Terrorism Victim Hirsch Says Capital Punishment Hurts U.S. Image Abroad
Achieving the mission: A conversation with UPEACE Vice Rector Amr Abdalla
Solon Simmons' "The Eclipse of Equality"
Mason student’s question to Democratic presidential candidate goes viral
America's lawmakers in Libyan quagmire
Political Discourse: A Family Affair
Why can’t America just take out Assad?
'Less Violent' Does Not Have to Mean 'Apathetic'
Art Student Set to Send ‘Transformative’ Project Up in Flames on Mason Pond
Teaching Sept. 11 To Students Who Were Born After The Attacks Happened
With Mike Duvall, Fall of Another ‘Family Values’ Crusader
Look to Iran for a solution in Syria
Armenian, Azeri experts' Karabakh settlement recommendations
Tanzanian President’s Former Aide Plans Bid to Succeed Him
Girls released from Boko Haram captivity rejected by society - new report
Ineffective tightening of sanctions on Iran
Obama making up drone rules as he goes
Crimean Crisis Escalates Further
What Pope Francis Will Say to America This Week
Displaced by Genocide, Mason Student Plans to Help Other Refugees
Holy Land tours a new tool in peacebuilding
Republicans want to fight climate change, too
Dr. Jeremy Rinker- UNCG Campus Weekly
Working Abroad a Big Help on the Hill
Interview with CNN: Ancient blueprint for Middle East peace touring U.S.
Promoting peace, locally and globally
Bernie Sanders Vows To Fight Back Against Islamophobia In The 2016 Race
Congratulations to the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at GMU: The IMTD and ICAR partnership continues
Paul Ryan's Radical Economic Regime: Why His House Budget Legacy Is a Lesson in Elitism
Have We Become Hopelessly Divided?
Mideast peace deal… and they lived unhappily ever after
CPCS Hosted Conference in Washington D.C.
The Ugly Reality Of Islamophobia (And How Catholics Should Stand Up Against It)
The Speech that Time Forgot
What Are the Rules of War?
Collaboration with China is preferable to containment
The Audacity of Air Strikes and Secret Deals: Just making Isis grow stronger?
What the Flint Crisis Reveals About Inequality in the U.S.
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
Problem-solving approach privileges both parties
Ukraine crisis underscores need for renewables push
Gulf Nations Can Provide Jobs, Which Is Crucial to Syrian Refugees
Fulbright Scholars Offer Tips to Win the Prize
Unite, Confuse, and Inspire: A Response to the Rise of Racism in Israel
Indian Guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Hopes to Teach Peace to the Taliban
THE RUSSIAN PLOT, Or, How to Avoid Taking Responsibility for Losing a Presidential Election
Peaceful Dispute Resolution Ideas
Why Protest? And What’s Next: Truth-Telling and Reconciliation for Ferguson and Beyond
The Harm in Hashtags
'Tribunal' Opens Hearings Into Mass Killings in Indonesia
Arts and Peacebuilding
"We Are Not Like Them": Itamar Massacre Activates A Dangerous Israeli-Jewish Ethnocentrism
Why the Gun Control Debate Doesn't Do Justice to Colorado Killings
Sisters know a good road trip when they see one
Libya: A failed state or a failed government?
Vietnam and Great Power Rivalries
Donald Trump's Immigration Plan Would Ban One-Third of the World From the U.S.
Afghans Want U.S. to Stay but Do Things Differently
Ethiopia’s Muslim Activists Pave a Path for Nonviolent Political Activism
Hottest Year on Record, 2014, Brings Economic Opportunity
Why Congress Needs to Act Now On Super-Pollutants
Nimr Al Nimr: Anatomy of a Man
US must vote in favour or abstain
Why We Heart Hurricanes: The Climate Change Connection
Reading Dr Ambedkar as a narrative for social change
China’s Foreign Policy Debates
Rand Paul Got It Right on ISIS
Universities More Moderate than Believed
Higher education leans left. But why? And so what?
Sorry, Aung San Suu Kyi, the Rohingya Crisis Is No Laughing Matter
Militarization of U.S. Police Forces
Tunisia’s Elections Seal Transition, Raise Fears of Old Regime
Elections are good, right? Well, not always
Transforming a Nation
Anti-immigration Legislation Makes Cities and Citizens Less Safe
Do military women want combat jobs? The survey numbers say yes — and so do more than 9,000 combat action badges
Egypt: Revolution or bust
Tourism of Destruction, Tourism of Construction: Two Trips to the Holy Land
Presidents must come together on East Asia
Crisis management system for Japan and China
In new class, students get lessons in karate kicks, world peace, diplomacy
Teach, model, grow and live in empathy to build world peace, says interfaith expert Marc Gopin at Frontier Luncheon
Hamas Should Be Part of Middle East Peace Talks
Busting the Biofuels Boom
Military spending is not right way to boost America's economic security
An online occupation
Working for world peace here at home
Horizon that is always receding
Sit down with Iran to ensure there is no ‘October surprise’
Freed Egyptian American prisoner returns home following Trump intervention
How to save the American Dream
Confronting Homeland Security's 'SSSS' Watch List
The Ottoman Experience in Mosul, Then and Now
Bible Texts Misused in Rumsfeld Reports, Religious Leaders Say
Israel's New Left Goes Online
Resolute in uncertain times: peacebuilding in the new US administration
Five Steps America Must Take Now to Combat Climate Change
How Germans Go Green
For Economic Growth, Repeal Drug Laws and Rehabilitate Ex-Cons
Equality in action: A conversation at the checkpoint
Taliban Prisoner Releases Are High-Risk, Low-Reward
Coup-Speak Speaking
Feckless on Foreign Policy
Turkmenistan cautiously opens to the world
Death to America in Yemen? No.
Who to Blame for the Absence of a Kurdish State after Sykes Picot?
Nato should negotiate a security structure that includes Russia
Let's keep Syria's blood off America's hands
Addressing DC's truancy epidemic
How to stop Libya becoming another Iraq
Mason experts explain how ISIS attacks are recruitment tools
Columbia Prof Uses Math To Create World Peace
The anatomy of an anti-Taliban uprising
After Nearly Three Years, An American In Egypt Walks Free
Human Rights of Crimean Tatars Discussed in European Parliament
Unclenched Fists
Professor Utilizes Real World Experience in Conflict Resolution Studies
Soldiers Into Students: Veterans, Educators Try to Ease Transition
Fed Up With Climate Change Apathy
Breakdown in Yemen
25 Rights groups: The Belady Foundation case demonstrates that individual and community initiatives face only repression and fabricated charges
What My Amish and Mennonite Forefathers Would Think About My Job in Congress (and Why I Left)
Is Yemen’s power struggle over?
Crimean Tatar Mejlis Elects New Chairperson as Mustafa Cemilev Steps Down
Rep. Charles Rangel: Let's slow down the next superstorm
Insight Policing and the Role of the Civilian in Police Accountability
Peshmerga-Iraqi forces united over Mosul, but can this last?
Suffolk reservist sues over ban on women in combat
To finally see the invisible Israelis before our eyes
Essay on the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the Sykes-Picot Agreement هل العرب أمام سايكس بيكو جديدة؟
A New Model for American Foreign Policy
Nonviolent resistance key to Middle East breakthrough
Beyond the limits of counterterrorism: towards a peace and development agenda that can engage constructively with extremism
At Town Hall, Sanders Makes Commitment to 'End All Forms of Racism in This Country'
Netanyahu’s address to Congress is a recipe for disaster, not peace
Paul Ryan's path to economic peril
Dumping Military Kit on Cops Makes Main Street a War Zone
Obama’s local, international obstacles on Syria
Insights Obama can now use to undermine Putin’s narrative
State Department Should Speak Out For Aya Hijazi, US Human Rights Defender In Egypt Prison
The Lonely Man of Peace
Press Pause on the Rush to War
The Big Problems in Obama's Big Trade Deals
Responding to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Is Religious Freedom the Answer?
Did Bernie Sanders just steal Joe Lieberman’s Jewish crown?
Spreading Peace, Block by Block: A North Philly neighborhood rallies around its youth
‘Lincoln’: Where was Frederick Douglass?
Tatar Muslims afraid of Exile in case of Crimean Division
Settler Terrorism -- An American Problem
Chattanooga: on the need to fight terror with reason
Sudan, after the breakup: Can violence be prevented?
What the Killing of Trayvon Martin Means for Maryland
خبير في النزاعات الدولية: ترامب سيبيع الورقة السورية لبوتين (حوار)
Rand Paul's Filibuster Gives Civil Liberties A Rare Washington Moment
Doctoral Student Goes to Hollywood to Teach Peace Techniques
Mason professors offer insights in aftermath of Paris tragedy
Liberia’s Path from Anarchy to Elections
We must make anti-bullying a mainstream message
How one liberal group is trying to help Democrats win back the House in 2018
Mason S-CAR Dean’s Book Awarded Top Prize by International Conflict Organization
Saudi in Yemen; It’s personal now
A peace-building response to the rise of 'Trumpism'
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR; Resolving Conflicts in the Caucasus
Explorer’s Analysis: Inside Key Issues of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
U.S. Sanctions On Iran Should Be Lifted For Humanitarian Goods
Fossil Fuel Divestment Makes UN Climate Summit a Success
The NYC Security Risk That Candidates Aren't Discussing
Indignados de Wall Street, ¿el Tea Party de la izquierda?
The District’s Divide: Classism, Racism and the Re-Election of Marion Barry
Public ‘schools of hope’ could be anything but
China and Japan REALLY Don’t Like Each Other
The Saudis and the Iranians Need to Talk: And we need to make it happen
Trump got Egypt to free an American prisoner. Here’s her story.
The U.S. Afghanistan Strategy Is Failing and It's Time to Pull Out
Pro-Earth Republicans In The Era Of President Trump
Food insecurity rising as crop production falls
Peace-maker: We must look below the surface
To save his Middle East legacy, Obama must recognise a Palestinian state now
Tehran looks ready to tango
Dirt on Our Hands
'Delenda Carthago': ISIS, threat and recovery
Meat Alert
Why defeating ISIS with military might is starry eyed idealism
Anticipating the Syria of Tomorrow: Strategies to Decrease Violence Against Innocents
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Defense Department in Somalia
Feminist Scholar Cynthia Enloe Delivers Keynote Address at Gender and Conflict Conference
The Impact of the Syrian Civil War on Identity Groups in Turkey
Wanted: Middle East Statesmen
The Struggle for Independence in West Papua
Drones weaken USA's moral might: Opposing view
Divestment-Investment Can Break Congressional Gridlock on Climate Change
The Noxious Origins of NYC Gentrification: Cooking Gas
Point of View opens—A place for conflict conversation, transformation
Collateral damage by drones dirties the hands of our nation
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
Mason’s Global Problem Solving Consortium in National Spotlight
10 Ways Conflict is Like Sex
Denied Victimhood and Contested Narratives: The Case of Hutu Diaspora
Hillel Event Bridges Israeli-Palestinian Gap
The 'anti-science' side of the political divide
Letter to the Editor: Dismissal of Evidence Affected Paris Agreement
No Immunity for US Troops: Why Hamid Karzai Punted to Loya Jirga
We can't let climate change turn droughts, flash floods and mudslides into the new normal
Crashing in America
Mason Student Strives to Bring Peace Before Dangerous African Presidential Vote
Yemen Can't Do It Alone
Shank: White House, Congress Choosing Wrong Path on Iran
Bucolic Peekskill under attack: View
Fallacy of a moderate mullah
UC Berkeley holds 6th annual TED conference, explores themes of wisdom, compassion
We're Unfair to Draft-Card Burners
5 Ways We Should Radically Reconsider War
A Local First approach to early warning and response
Congress Must Tax Fossil Fuels
Palestine's Right to Defend Itself
Riyadh Conference: What Makes It Different?
Want to cut big government abuses? Start with defence contracting
We Must Revive the American Dream by Alleviating Poverty
Senators Welcome Release of Unjustly Imprisoned Egyptian-American Aya Hijazi
Hong Kong's 'Occupy': A movement for universal suffrage in Hong Kong is worrying Beijing
Post-Election Ferguson: Bipartisan Congress to Demilitarize Police
After 900 days in pre-trial detention, campaigns call for release of Aya Hegazy
Bullies, Jerks and Weasels
How to Have a Productive Conversation About Politics at Thanksgiving
Americans have had enough conflict
Yemen’s a Model All Right—For Disaster
How I learned to forgive my brother’s murderers
Time for the peace vote?
Marijuana cartels and the Mafia
The Politics of Bongo Flava
George Mason University Partners With an African Nonprofit Organization- 72Africa
Violence and violence-containment's $460 billion price tag
Egypt’s Street Children, Aya Hijazi, and Me
Women sue Pentagon over combat exclusion
Using Peace 'Means' to Achieve Peaceful 'Ends'
In America, domestic extremists are a bigger risk than foreign terrorism
A New United Nations of Human Rights Countries
Does China Have a Foreign Policy?
U.S. Military Interventionism Has Harmed Iraq Dearly
A Peacebuilding Approach to Teaching About Extremism
Comment: A federal constituent “state” is not in the interest of Turkish Cypriots
Democratic Party looks like America
Court clears American aid worker after 3 years behind bars in Egypt
Here's Why The U.S. Needs To Upgrade Economic Indicators
How Belgraders Remember the NATO Bombings
The Path To Clean Energy Requires An Energy-Storage Revolution
Inevitable US policy shift on Burma: why and how
Mary Wade to Hold Trayvon Book Launch in MT Airy
Managing the Madness in the Middle East
We can only hope that the cerebral will get the better of the visceral
Afghan civil society calls for just peace
An OSCE reconciliation strategy for Cyprus?
Overnight Crimean Crisis Hits Stalemate
Why US and Chinese cities will make or break any global climate deal
Muslim Women Find Empowerment Through Competitive Sports
Ghailani Trial and Sentence Affirms US Federal Court System
George Mason to cultivate global leaders
Why Forest Whitaker Is Making the UN Goals Famous
We Lead Developed World in Poverty and Inequality
A Conflict Resolution Scholar Explains How to Resolve Conflicts in the Quiet Car
Rethinking transitions: finding the pathway from military to community security
Muslim advocates welcome Bernie Sanders' support but want visible action
Reflections of a Catholic American on bin Laden’s death
Only catastrophes lead to the sharing of sovereignty
Advocates for Egypt’s street children face unjust imprisonment
The three-ring circus of American politics
Confederate flag: hatred or heritage?
Hillary Clinton Asks Egypt’s President Sisi to Release Aya Hijazi
Faith-Based Diplomacy
10 Syria Questions for John Kerry and Chuck Hagel
Obama Thinks Too Small on Climate Change
Yemen is on the Brink of Chaos - And Why It's So Important
The Federal response in Malheur and far right extremism
Spread of US poverty risks serious social disorder
These fiscal cliff hawks ought to be foreign policy doves
Why Congress Should Care About the Beepocalypse | Commentary
Mason Student Studies Emerging Protest Culture Over Land Rights Conflicts in Cambodia
Slavery and Climate – There's More in Common Than You Think, Vatican Says
Imagining Peace: The Practical Advantages for Muslims, Jews and Christians of Peace for Palestine and Israel
Lack of US-Syria Diplomacy Leads to Dangerous Isolation
Getting to “E Pluribus Unum”
No Iran deal, but significant progress in Geneva
Anacostia totem pole belies Washington’s devotion to Redskins
Why D.C. should take Youth Court program off life support
Europe’s Migration Crisis: Causes and Cures
Data show drone attacks doomed to fail against ISIS in Syria
Egypt frees U.S. charity worker Aya Hijazi from prison
The case for compulsory voting
Realising peace potential of constitution
Turkey’s once-worldly aims falter, even close allies concerned
Terrorism and Development
Addressing divide between communities and police
Can J Street Sideline AIPAC?
Cultural Educator: Aziz Abu Sarah
Doing Due Diligence on Diplomacy With Damascus
Stop the ISIS War Before It Gets Worse!
Academics & Activists Discuss Poverty, Inequality, Conflict
On 10th Anniversary of Afghan War, Time to Exit Militarized US Foreign Policy
'Free Speech' on the DC Metro
Keeping USAID: why the US shouldn’t cut off its nose
The Bo Xilai Verdict: Everybody Wins
American impotence and the ‘Born in Jerusalem’ law
America cannot afford such inequality
Germany's lesson for U.S. -- keep faith with workers
Cardin Meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister
Boots on the Ground, Not Unmanned Robots in the Sky
What Aziz Abu Sarah learned in Hebrew school
What Do We Mean When We Say "Clean Energy"?
Needed: Social Engineering?
Aziz Abu Sarah – Ending the Cycle of Violence in Israel and Palestine
A col.’s view of commander’s authority
Post-Mubarak Egypt: From successful protest to sustainable social transformation
Post Eurozone crisis, how to increase a country's resilience to risk
The Difference Between Protest America 1968 And 2017
U.S. Credibility Around the World Damaged by Afghanistan War
Scholars skeptical on Japan apology
The Future of Kurdistan, Between Unity and Balkanization
Why Should Israel Care What the Rest of the World Thinks?
Our moral obligations in Somalia
65 years after 'catastrophe,' Palestinians have little to cheer about
Turkey’s Kurdish Peace Process – Analysis - Part 3
How a monk-turned-street artist sees New York City’s homeless
Civilian Devastation During War Explored in ‘Why They Die’
National Geographic Offering Israel Tour: National Geographic Expedition is offering 12-day tours of the Holy Land, complete with hotels and museums
Egyptian-American activist Aya Hegazi returns to US following Egypt court acquittal
Bosnia Back on the Brink: Ukraine can learn from Bosnia's failed socioeconomic policies
The ISIS takeover of Ramadi means hard choices face the Iraqi and US governments
Dismissal of Evidence Affected Paris Agreement
Could ‘Insight Policing’ have saved Sandra Bland, Freddie Gray and others?
Rodef Shalom to host panel on Palestinian perspectives
From Israel to Mason: Conflict scholars present a peace proposal at the UN
America's police are looking more and more like the military
Climate Change Is An Immediate Threat
The Syrian Revolution Is Not a Holy War
Congress makes Elmo cry by defunding Palestinian 'Sesame Street'
China and Japan engage neocortices
Bush's true legacy in Egypt
Gilbert gunman's rampage sheds light on extremism: Immigration issue is a beacon to neo-Nazis
Athletes Pick A Side At The Women's March
Why Rep. Hunter Is Very Wrong About Nuking Iran
Syria, Lebanon, and the Middle East: Enabling a War-to-Peace Transition
Letter to the editor: A response to "Immigration could swing it for Brexit"
Filmmaker’s ‘Will to Communicate’ Breaks through Community’s Silence
Aziz Abu Sarah is a Tour Guide
Afghans Failing Security Test In Badakhshan
Turkey’s Kurdish peace process: dead end – part 1
Fayetteville Charity Helps African Group
Origins and Responses to the Arab Awakening
An 'Afghan Summer' of revolt - Part 2
Reimagining Transitional Justice in Bali
Two Crimean Tatar Mosques Torched in Crimea on the Eve of Major Muslim Holiday
Politics Unusual
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
A.T. Ariyaratne: Leading Sri Lanka's Largest Civil Society Movement for 50 Years
Trust in Maliki harms U.S. credibility
9/11 Forever (and Ever)
Search – Côte d’Ivoire wins the Prize of Excellency
Washington’s rapprochement with Syria is welcomed but not enough
Sandy Hook shootings: We need to focus on more than just gun control
New Crimean Tatar History Book Comes Under Attack from Russian Nationalist Groups
Making Nonviolent Statecraft into a Self-Evident Truth
How Trump Gives Negotiation a Bad Name
Boarding the Train for a Trip into the Past
Why Army women are demanding the right to fight — and die — in combat
Africa: Can January Makamba Be the Next President of Tanzania?
Is the Spirit of Sykes-Picot Still Alive in the Middle East after a Century?
Beyond Jewish Blessings and Curses There is Absolute Love
Awakening the Demons: There is no Arab Spring coming to Iraq. But sectarian protests could tear this fragile country apart.
Why Americans Are Ready to Pay More Money for Cleaner Energy
Bernie Sanders Vows To Fight Anti-Islam Sentiment: 2016 Democratic Presidential Candidate Hugs Muslim Woman On Stage
Ötekilerden ‘Ötekilere’ (From Others to ‘Others’)
What Paul Ryan’s economic roadmap means for America
Trump’s favorite dictator is jailing U.S. citizens
America’s litmus test on Syria
Scars of the Khmer Rouge: How Cambodia is healing from a genocide
Rights groups renew request for release of defendants in the Belady Foundation case and urge compliance with legal standards for pretrial detention
Hamas Advocating Dialogue Through Children’s Cartoon?
A Callous Disregard for the Law
Congress Should Scrutinize Pending Trade Pacts
Police Militarization Must Be Halted
Hope for Peace May Be Encouraged by Enemies in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Youth from all areas of Philadelphia kick off Peace Olympics with March
Congress Can't Ignore Afghanistan in Budget Talks
Future of Crimean Tartar Muslims Hangs in the Balance
Congress Better Listen to the Pope on Climate Change
Deadly challenge of keeping Syria health-care workers safe
Tragedy & Triumph
Shank and Gilchrest: Increasing the Peace Can Reduce the Debt

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