The School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution

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

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