The School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution

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

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