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OP-ED: Iran in the Era of Moderation and Reform
After 900 days in pre-trial detention, campaigns call for release of Aya Hegazy
Donald Trump and the Politics of Personality: To Understand Trumpism, Look Abroad!
Settler Turned Peace Activist Now Occupies Wall Street: Kobi Skolnick Puts Jewish Stamp on Protest, Not Just on Holidays
Fossil Fuel Divestment Makes UN Climate Summit a Success
یەریڤان سەعید، توێژەر لە پەیمانگای وڵاتانی كەنداو لە واشنتۆن:
Palestine: Still key to stability in the Middle East
Problem-solving approach privileges both parties
Saudi in Yemen; It’s personal now
America cannot afford such inequality
China’s Puzzling ADIZ Decision Making
Slavery and Climate – There's More in Common Than You Think, Vatican Says
Why the US must support bid for Palestinian statehood
An online occupation
Dignity for Iran equals an Iran free of nuclear weapons
Bucolic Peekskill under attack: View
The Emperor’s new clothes – bluster in the GOP
Democratic Party looks like America
Using Peace 'Means' to Achieve Peaceful 'Ends'
Myanmar Vote Plan Clouds New US Dialogue
Firing Up Kurdish Nationalism in Iraq
Hottest Year on Record, 2014, Brings Economic Opportunity
Hillary Clinton Asks Egypt’s President Sisi to Release Aya Hijazi
Ethiopian Ruling Coalition Wins Majority of Parliament Seats
When nature trumps nurture, we all lose
Civil Society Is Faltering In This Middle East Nation
Fallacy of a moderate mullah
A New (Old) Narrative for the Left
At Town Hall, Sanders Makes Commitment to 'End All Forms of Racism in This Country'
We must make anti-bullying a mainstream message
Essebsi Must Work With Islamists to Ensure Tunisia’s Transition
Can J Street Sideline AIPAC?
Trump 'ordered Sisi' to release US-Egyptian charity worker
Palestine’s new PM and his prospects for success
Donald Trump's Immigration Plan Would Ban One-Third of the World From the U.S.
U.S.-E.U. Rhetoric on Russia as Destructive as a Chekhovian Duel
No Immunity for US Troops: Why Hamid Karzai Punted to Loya Jirga
Cardin Meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister
Climate Action Is Solution to Slowing Superstorms | Commentary
Gridlock is death for deliberation
Next Up in Somalia’s Fragile Transition: Bridge Political Divides
A New United Nations of Human Rights Countries
Why can’t America just take out Assad?
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
An Ill-Advised Purge in Libya
Letter to the editor: A response to "Immigration could swing it for Brexit"
Politics Unusual
Even a weakened Libya can avoid civil war
How China’s Economic Rebalancing is like the Movie 'Speed'
Busting the Biofuels Boom
Denied Victimhood and Contested Narratives: The Case of Hutu Diaspora
ما هو الإرث السياسي لمحمود عباس؟
Congress makes Elmo cry by defunding Palestinian 'Sesame Street'
Why Hong Kong's #OccupyCentral Used Nonviolent Action as Tactic
Washington Area Students Weigh in on South Sudan Conflict
We can only hope that the cerebral will get the better of the visceral
Why, Indeed, History Should Sometimes Repeat Itself: a Review of History as a Prelude
Unholy Media Malpractice: The press totally missed the point of Bernie Sanders' trip to the Vatican.
Confederate flag: hatred or heritage?
The Ghailani Verdict - Susan Hirsch featured in the New York Times
Obama Thinks Too Small on Climate Change
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
Mason’s Michael Shank Joins White House Climate Change Group
Peace – practical, not fanciful
Stop the ISIS War Before It Gets Worse!
Two Crimean Tatar Mosques Torched in Crimea on the Eve of Major Muslim Holiday
The Difference Between Protest America 1968 And 2017
The Missing Ingredient in UN's 2030 Global Goals
Obama must stand up to Netanyahu on Israeli settler violence
Scholars skeptical on Japan apology
Lone wolf senator builds case to engage Myanmar
Public ‘schools of hope’ could be anything but
Crimean Tatars's Pain is Renewed- Kırım Tatarları'nın acıları tazelendi
The Saudis and the Iranians Need to Talk: And we need to make it happen
Orange Revolution in Ukraine: Inspiration of Disillusionment?
Solon Simmons' "The Eclipse of Equality"
Sign a Drone Treaty Before Everyone Does as We Do
Athletes Pick A Side At The Women's March
Obama’s speech was more of the same - and not what we needed
Comment: The Cyprus Challenge: A solution paradigm shift
To finally see the invisible Israelis before our eyes
How the U.S. Deals With a Land Known for Corruption
Who is Aya Hijazi, the American freed from jail in Egypt?
Drones weaken USA's moral might: Opposing view
A peace-building response to the rise of 'Trumpism'
Confronting Homeland Security's 'SSSS' Watch List
Don't forget Malaysia
Transforming a Nation
Interview: Zheng Wang
THE RUSSIAN PLOT, Or, How to Avoid Taking Responsibility for Losing a Presidential Election
Muslim advocates welcome Bernie Sanders' support but want visible action
Why the Gun Control Debate Doesn't Do Justice to Colorado Killings
We can't let climate change turn droughts, flash floods and mudslides into the new normal
Peace Movement Has Become Powerless, Says MK Yuli Tamir
‘Don’t Disturb The Peace’: Post-Conflict Politics In Aceh, Indonesia
Opinion: Why Trump’s foreign policy won’t make America great again
"With friends like these..." on Romney's comments about Israeli and Palestinian culture
The Future of Kurdistan, Between Unity and Balkanization
Why Congress Should Care About the Beepocalypse | Commentary
Press Pause on the Rush to War
Open letter to President-elect Trump and government officials at all levels
How Did Democratic Candidates Do? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
From protests to politics, a new way forward for Yemen
Dirty Energy Dollars
Morocco a Stable East-West Bridge
Have We Become Hopelessly Divided?
Search – Côte d’Ivoire wins the Prize of Excellency
In fighting gangs, US should look to El Salvador
Keeping Iran and Saudi Arabia From War
Scars of the Khmer Rouge: How Cambodia is healing from a genocide
Motives of suicide terrorists
China’s Foreign Policy Debates
Advertising against Muslims? Not with my tax dollars
Activists: Release of Detainees in Syria Crucial to Peace Process
Mason/EMU alum Michael Shank works with media to tell the story of climate change
A peace dividend we should all want
UN Summit Already Successful: $50 Billion Divested From Fossil Fuels
‘Strength through peace – not peace through strength’: a reaction to Trump’s America First foreign policy
The NYC Security Risk That Candidates Aren't Discussing
These fiscal cliff hawks ought to be foreign policy doves
Book Review: Professors and their Politics
Trump got Egypt to free an American prisoner. Here’s her story.
The Path To Clean Energy Requires An Energy-Storage Revolution
How Trump Gives Negotiation a Bad Name
Semites Unite! You Have Nothing to Lose But your Conflict
What can Washington do about militarized police forces?
Growing Sense of Polarization and Escalating Tensions in Crimea Ahead of 69th Anniversary of Crimean Tatar
Working for Peace in the Age of Trump
Mason student researches homelessness from a conflict perspective
Tale of Two Conventions: Why Charlotte Wins Over White Tampa
Death to America in Yemen? No.
Sorting Out Our Options in Afghanistan
ما هي خلفية اشتعال القومية الكردية في العراق؟
New Crimean Tatar History Book Comes Under Attack from Russian Nationalist Groups
Politics and the city – the battle over Istanbul’s Gezi park
Texas flood's climate change irony: Column
America's lawmakers in Libyan quagmire
Duly Elected Tyranny: Recovering Democracy in the Age of Majority Abuses
Congress vs. the Super-Pollutants
Egypt’s Street Children, Aya Hijazi, and Me
Bernie Sanders Vows To Fight Anti-Islam Sentiment: 2016 Democratic Presidential Candidate Hugs Muslim Woman On Stage
Mass shootings show need for gun law reform
Fighting extremism: Dignity is the answer
Marginalizing Muslims in Switzerland
American Aid Worker, Release Secured by Trump Officials, Leaves Egypt
65 years after 'catastrophe,' Palestinians have little to cheer about
Addressing divide between communities and police
Ukraine Diplomatic Deal: Necessary Next Steps
Why the White House Won't Win the Afghanistan War
An American humanitarian worker goes on trial in Cairo. What’s next for Aya Hijazi?
Anti-immigration Legislation Makes Cities and Citizens Less Safe
Shank: White House, Congress Choosing Wrong Path on Iran
How Germans Go Green
Nato should negotiate a security structure that includes Russia
American Aid Worker Is Cleared of Child Abuse Charges in Egypt
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Why Protest? And What’s Next: Truth-Telling and Reconciliation for Ferguson and Beyond
Mirëdita Dobar Dan Festival in Belgrade: We Stuck our Foot in the Open Door
Britain’s election results may prove to be a blow to US foreign policy goals
Why defeating ISIS with military might is starry eyed idealism
China and Japan REALLY Don’t Like Each Other
Ethiopia’s Muslim Activists Pave a Path for Nonviolent Political Activism
When Contested Narratives of Identity and Victimhood are Victims of Politics
Congress Better Listen to the Pope on Climate Change
The 'anti-science' side of the political divide
Responding to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Is Religious Freedom the Answer?
How one liberal group is trying to help Democrats win back the House in 2018
Couple Spend Their Wedding Money on Street Children, End up in an Egyptian Prison
Tackling the most grave and serious global security threats
Our Military Shouldn’t Turn Its Back on Servicewomen Who Need an Abortion
The Business Argument for Addressing Climate Change
What will Rep. Dennis Kucinich's legacy be?
The Big Problems in Obama's Big Trade Deals
How Did VP Candidates Do in the Debate? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
US Navy Seals plan to accept women after female soldiers graduate as rangers
US must vote in favour or abstain
Using Israeli and Palestinian Guides, Tour Group Helps Visitors ‘Experience the People’
Why Washington is wrong to impose visa suspension on Iraqis
Nimr Al Nimr: Anatomy of a Man
Sit down with Iran to ensure there is no ‘October surprise’
Will Saudi Arabia's 'Operation Decisive Storm' restore order in Yemen?
Experts Say There Will Be No Contest in Ethiopia's Upcoming Vote
The 2017 Arthur N. Rupe Great Debate: Is ISIS an Existential Threat to the United States?
How to save the American Dream
Bring Russia out of the cold and into the fold
In Israel, the Rent Is Too Damn High
How to stop Libya becoming another Iraq
The three-ring circus of American politics
There is a Major Climate Issue Hiding in Your Closet: Fast Fashion
Yeni Bir Toplumsal Sozlesme Arayisi
What Paul Ryan’s economic roadmap means for America
Africa: Can January Makamba Be the Next President of Tanzania?
Conflict Resolution, One Book at a Time
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
America Must Rethink the War on Terror: The Authorization for Use of Military Force needs to be modified to avoid mission creep
Fragility Needs Innovative Development Financing
The ISIS takeover of Ramadi means hard choices face the Iraqi and US governments
Liberia’s Path from Anarchy to Elections
Needed: Social Engineering?
Why Rep. Hunter Is Very Wrong About Nuking Iran
خبير في النزاعات الدولية: ترامب سيبيع الورقة السورية لبوتين (حوار)
Bernie Sanders vows to fight Islamophobia and 'ugly stain of racism' in the US
The case for compulsory voting
Tunisia’s Elections Seal Transition, Raise Fears of Old Regime
A Grassroots Visit Belies Washington's View of Afghanistan
Former Del. Jim Scott remembered for selfless public service
Elections are good, right? Well, not always
Does China Have a Foreign Policy?
The Obama administration ignores an American imprisoned in Egypt
Crimean Crisis Escalates Further
Options for Action in Syria
The Time For Leadership To Protect All Civilians Across Syria
Rep. Charles Rangel: Let's slow down the next superstorm
Lack of US-Syria Diplomacy Leads to Dangerous Isolation
Detroit On The Brink
The American Elections: Prospects for a New US Foreign Policy
Lawmakers in Washington increasingly concerned about Ethiopia
How Egypt’s most famous jailed couple celebrated Valentine’s Day
Preventing gang violence in San Diego
In America, domestic extremists are a bigger risk than foreign terrorism
How Belgraders Remember the NATO Bombings
Social Scientist Sees Bias Within
The Bo Xilai Verdict: Everybody Wins
A Local First approach to early warning and response
The Ottoman Experience in Mosul, Then and Now
Meat Alert
What My Amish and Mennonite Forefathers Would Think About My Job in Congress (and Why I Left)
The Price of Abandoning Yemen
Realising peace potential of constitution
Analysis: Progressive policies provide answer for Sanders’ foreign policy gap
GOP, follow Stevens' example
Six leading Libyan women dominate Virginia conference on Libya
Freeport's Highland Community College board will seat Shockey and Musser
One Week After Colorado Shooting, US Government Still Failing to Safeguard America
Congressmen urge Egypt to release Virginia woman from jail
Yemen: Ripe for a solution?
Horizon that is always receding
Man-to-man chat can avert disaster
Ukrainian and Crimean Authorities Snub OSCE over Minority Rights
Trump is ‘deprived of all knowledge’ about public schools
As New Threats Emerge, U.S. Closes Drone Base in Ethiopia
An 'Afghan Summer' of revolt - Part 2
How to Fix Turkey's Fall From International Favor
With Mike Duvall, Fall of Another ‘Family Values’ Crusader
Reading Dr Ambedkar as a narrative for social change
Hong Kong's 'Occupy': A movement for universal suffrage in Hong Kong is worrying Beijing
Learning from SIGIR's Final Report on Iraq Reconstruction
American impotence and the ‘Born in Jerusalem’ law
Comment: A federal constituent “state” is not in the interest of Turkish Cypriots
Why Americans Are Ready to Pay More Money for Cleaner Energy
U.S. Credibility Around the World Damaged by Afghanistan War
Meryl Streep is right; bullying hurts us all
Why Bernie Sanders is standing with Muslims
Paul Ryan's Radical Economic Regime: Why His House Budget Legacy Is a Lesson in Elitism
Republicans want to fight climate change, too
EU Threat Has Inspired Panic Rather than Reform
Freed Egyptian American prisoner returns home following Trump intervention
Russian Consul General to Crimea Resigns Following Offensive Comments About Crimean Tatar Deportation
Europe Must Help Syria’s Women Make Peace
Politics and Language: Dimension Beyond Words
UN climate change negotiations in Poland this week
Pro-Earth Republicans In The Era Of President Trump
Ryan Gosling spreads message from Bernie Sanders
Woodbridge Resident Gains White House Internship
Climate Change Is An Immediate Threat
Ahmadinejad - Incitement Deserves Indictment
Beyer Statement On Acquittal of Aya Hijazi and Her Co-Defendants in Egypt
For Economic Growth, Repeal Drug Laws and Rehabilitate Ex-Cons
Rand Paul's Filibuster Gives Civil Liberties A Rare Washington Moment
We're Unfair to Draft-Card Burners
Post-Election Ferguson: Bipartisan Congress to Demilitarize Police
Maltese neutrality still a brilliant idea
How to Defuse the Ukraine Crisis: The way to respond to Russia is not with Cold War rhetoric
Prevention better than punitive in Syria
Beijing Encroaching on Moscow’s Military Dominance in Tajikistan
What Pope Francis Will Say to America This Week
World Bank needs Jeffrey Sachs
Police Militarization Must Be Halted
Working Abroad a Big Help on the Hill
Iraqi Kurdistan fears Maliki returning to power
Aya Hegazy trial postponed for 5th time after court unable to turn on laptop
Is Yemen’s power struggle over?
Essay on the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the Sykes-Picot Agreement هل العرب أمام سايكس بيكو جديدة؟
Turkey's Best Asset to Tackle ISIS: Ankara or America?
Only Good Governance can Defeat Al Qaeda in Yemen
The Real War on Coal Starts in Kosovo
My sister has been jailed in Egypt for 900 days. When will the U.S. help free her?
Do military women want combat jobs? The survey numbers say yes — and so do more than 9,000 combat action badges
Indignados de Wall Street, ¿el Tea Party de la izquierda?
Bosnia: Stabilization Stalled in Negative Peace
It's the Arab spring for dictators
Academics & Activists Discuss Poverty, Inequality, Conflict
IRP leader speaks in Washington, unsure of party goals and wary of Tajikistan’s future
Highland Community College Board Candidates Weigh District's Financial, Enrollment Woes
Universities More Moderate than Believed
Tariq Ramadan in Chicago's Holocaust Museum
Bosnia Back on the Brink: Ukraine can learn from Bosnia's failed socioeconomic policies
USDA Does Diets Differently, Moves Off Meat
Want to cut big government abuses? Start with defence contracting
Palestine's Right to Defend Itself
Is America turning into a failed state?
Businesses Must Take the Lead on Climate-Change Action
Mason experts explain how ISIS attacks are recruitment tools
Political Discourse: A Family Affair
Students discuss effects of Charlie Hebdo shooting
The Speech that Time Forgot
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
The only way forward on Syria
The Ugly Reality Of Islamophobia (And How Catholics Should Stand Up Against It)
Evolving policy in a changing world: Examining challenges and opportunities in the new US Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review
Regionalization of Conflict and Opportunities for Peace in the Horn of Africa
Election campaigns and the politics of performance
Minimum wage war reaches tipping point
Arab Americans Organize with the ANSWER Coalition to Protest Trump Inauguration
Inclusiveness: The Right (and Political) Way to Be
Questions must be about gun safety
What Aziz Abu Sarah learned in Hebrew school
Afghans Want U.S. to Stay but Do Things Differently
Senators Welcome Release of Unjustly Imprisoned Egyptian-American Aya Hijazi
What Do We Mean When We Say "Clean Energy"?
Congress Must Tax Fossil Fuels
Police should put away the military gear and build connections with young people
Overnight Crimean Crisis Hits Stalemate
Look to Iran for a solution in Syria
Sorry, Aung San Suu Kyi, the Rohingya Crisis Is No Laughing Matter
The Russian Military Intervention in Syria; Is This Really a Concern for the U.S.?
Coup-Speak Speaking
Yemen’s a Model All Right—For Disaster
Author, Terrorism Victim Hirsch Says Capital Punishment Hurts U.S. Image Abroad
Trump’s favorite dictator is jailing U.S. citizens
How I learned to forgive my brother’s murderers
China and Japan engage neocortices
Trump Should Take a Lesson From the Pope on How to Lead
Blessed Are the Climate Advocates
Post-Mubarak Egypt: From successful protest to sustainable social transformation
The Chinese Dream From Mao to Xi
Why we should keep out of Somalia’s affairs
Dismissal of Evidence Affected Paris Agreement
As China’s Economy Falters, Military Parade Offers Chance to Burnish Image
Time for the peace vote?
The Audacity of Air Strikes and Secret Deals: Just making Isis grow stronger?
A Mood Is Not A Movement: Five Ideas For The Anti-Trump Forces
Did Bernie Sanders just steal Joe Lieberman’s Jewish crown?
Congress Can't Ignore Afghanistan in Budget Talks
To save his Middle East legacy, Obama must recognise a Palestinian state now
CPCS Hosted Conference in Washington D.C.
Unite, Confuse, and Inspire: A Response to the Rise of Racism in Israel
U.S. Sanctions On Iran Should Be Lifted For Humanitarian Goods
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry denounces US calls for Aya Hegazy’s release
Mason Student Strives to Bring Peace Before Dangerous African Presidential Vote
Time to stop coddling Iran
Why Congress Needs to Act Now On Super-Pollutants
Human Rights of Crimean Tatars Discussed in European Parliament
Presidents must come together on East Asia
Lecture by Susan Hirsch at San Anton Palace
The Green Wave washes over a movement in hibernation
How to fix our police departments
Inevitable US policy shift on Burma: why and how
Keeping USAID: why the US shouldn’t cut off its nose
Crimea Muslims Fear Separation, Exile
Albany Gets "F" for Failing to Protect Tenants
Origins and Responses to the Arab Awakening
Beware Libya’s ‘Fair Dictator’
Turkey’s once-worldly aims falter, even close allies concerned
Feckless on Foreign Policy
Mason student’s question to Democratic presidential candidate goes viral
Republicans and the Mennonite vote
The Current of Discord on the Mekong
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR; Resolving Conflicts in the Caucasus
Egyptian-American activist Aya Hegazi returns to US following Egypt court acquittal
Portrait of Stalin Sparks Brawl at WWII Ceremony in Crimea
A look at the American 'Countering Violent Extremism' strategy
Egypt frees U.S. charity worker Aya Hijazi from prison
Do We Need Dictatorship?
Why U.S. Could Opt For 'Zero Option' In Afghanistan
Expect Resource Wars With Exxon CEO At State Helm
WATCH: Bernie Sanders hugs Muslim student, vows to fight racism as Jew
9 Costs of Drone Strikes
Keeping the Keys: The Rise of the Palestinian Diplomatic Intifada
Why Should Israel Care What the Rest of the World Thinks?
After Nearly Three Years, An American In Egypt Walks Free
Donald Trump’s bigotry has inspired U.S. Muslim voters like no candidate before
Awakening the Demons: There is no Arab Spring coming to Iraq. But sectarian protests could tear this fragile country apart.
My Turkish Airport
As Ethiopia votes, what’s ‘free and fair’ got to do with it?
A Budget for Working America
10 Syria Questions for John Kerry and Chuck Hagel
How to Have a Productive Conversation About Politics at Thanksgiving
Why US and Chinese cities will make or break any global climate deal
The Indoctrination Myth
Tanzanian President’s Former Aide Plans Bid to Succeed Him
We Lead Developed World in Poverty and Inequality
Why Did Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Go to Iraq?
25 Rights groups: The Belady Foundation case demonstrates that individual and community initiatives face only repression and fabricated charges
Sandy Hook shootings: We need to focus on more than just gun control
Is the Spirit of Sykes-Picot Still Alive in the Middle East after a Century?
Insights Obama can now use to undermine Putin’s narrative
Bush's true legacy in Egypt

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