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Blessed Are the Climate Advocates
My Turkish Airport
Trump got Egypt to free an American prisoner. Here’s her story.
Politics and Language: Dimension Beyond Words
Obama Thinks Too Small on Climate Change
How Did Democratic Candidates Do? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
Expect Resource Wars With Exxon CEO At State Helm
Indignados de Wall Street, ¿el Tea Party de la izquierda?
Next Up in Somalia’s Fragile Transition: Bridge Political Divides
After Nearly Three Years, An American In Egypt Walks Free
Sit down with Iran to ensure there is no ‘October surprise’
How to Defuse the Ukraine Crisis: The way to respond to Russia is not with Cold War rhetoric
Drones weaken USA's moral might: Opposing view
Meat Alert
How to Have a Productive Conversation About Politics at Thanksgiving
Semites Unite! You Have Nothing to Lose But your Conflict
Why Hong Kong's #OccupyCentral Used Nonviolent Action as Tactic
Sign a Drone Treaty Before Everyone Does as We Do
Palestine: Still key to stability in the Middle East
Why Did Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Go to Iraq?
What Paul Ryan’s economic roadmap means for America
CPCS Hosted Conference in Washington D.C.
Is the Spirit of Sykes-Picot Still Alive in the Middle East after a Century?
Sorting Out Our Options in Afghanistan
Bosnia Back on the Brink: Ukraine can learn from Bosnia's failed socioeconomic policies
Tariq Ramadan in Chicago's Holocaust Museum
"With friends like these..." on Romney's comments about Israeli and Palestinian culture
Yemen: Ripe for a solution?
After 900 days in pre-trial detention, campaigns call for release of Aya Hegazy
America's lawmakers in Libyan quagmire
Stop the ISIS War Before It Gets Worse!
Interview: Zheng Wang
The Emperor’s new clothes – bluster in the GOP
یەریڤان سەعید، توێژەر لە پەیمانگای وڵاتانی كەنداو لە واشنتۆن:
The case for compulsory voting
Scholars skeptical on Japan apology
Elections are good, right? Well, not always
Marginalizing Muslims in Switzerland
Firing Up Kurdish Nationalism in Iraq
Preventing gang violence in San Diego
Albany Gets "F" for Failing to Protect Tenants
Hillary Clinton Asks Egypt’s President Sisi to Release Aya Hijazi
Why defeating ISIS with military might is starry eyed idealism
How to stop Libya becoming another Iraq
Press Pause on the Rush to War
At Town Hall, Sanders Makes Commitment to 'End All Forms of Racism in This Country'
Bucolic Peekskill under attack: View
Lack of US-Syria Diplomacy Leads to Dangerous Isolation
To finally see the invisible Israelis before our eyes
How Egypt’s most famous jailed couple celebrated Valentine’s Day
Nato should negotiate a security structure that includes Russia
Human Rights of Crimean Tatars Discussed in European Parliament
As Ethiopia votes, what’s ‘free and fair’ got to do with it?
Donald Trump's Immigration Plan Would Ban One-Third of the World From the U.S.
What will Rep. Dennis Kucinich's legacy be?
Election campaigns and the politics of performance
Advertising against Muslims? Not with my tax dollars
Climate Action Is Solution to Slowing Superstorms | Commentary
A New (Old) Narrative for the Left
Time for the peace vote?
We can't let climate change turn droughts, flash floods and mudslides into the new normal
U.S. Drones Mobilize Pakistani Nonviolent Movement
Trump 'ordered Sisi' to release US-Egyptian charity worker
GOP, follow Stevens' example
Insights Obama can now use to undermine Putin’s narrative
Letter to the editor: A response to "Immigration could swing it for Brexit"
Experts Say There Will Be No Contest in Ethiopia's Upcoming Vote
Overnight Crimean Crisis Hits Stalemate
Politics and the city – the battle over Istanbul’s Gezi park
Congress Better Listen to the Pope on Climate Change
Cardin Meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister
US must vote in favour or abstain
Dirty Energy Dollars
Girls released from Boko Haram captivity rejected by society - new report
Why can’t America just take out Assad?
An 'Afghan Summer' of revolt - Part 2
The Chinese Dream From Mao to Xi
65 years after 'catastrophe,' Palestinians have little to cheer about
Do military women want combat jobs? The survey numbers say yes — and so do more than 9,000 combat action badges
Denied Victimhood and Contested Narratives: The Case of Hutu Diaspora
In Israel, the Rent Is Too Damn High
UN Summit Already Successful: $50 Billion Divested From Fossil Fuels
Congress vs. the Super-Pollutants
The Missing Ingredient in UN's 2030 Global Goals
Washington Area Students Weigh in on South Sudan Conflict
Paul Ryan's Radical Economic Regime: Why His House Budget Legacy Is a Lesson in Elitism
Saudi in Yemen; It’s personal now
Unholy Media Malpractice: The press totally missed the point of Bernie Sanders' trip to the Vatican.
Conflict Resolution, One Book at a Time
Crimea Muslims Fear Separation, Exile
Conflict-sensitive Repatriation: Lessons from Displaced Communities in North-eastern Nigeria
Why Protest? And What’s Next: Truth-Telling and Reconciliation for Ferguson and Beyond
Slavery and Climate – There's More in Common Than You Think, Vatican Says
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
Liberia’s Path from Anarchy to Elections
Africa Needs More from Obama than Promises
Why the White House Won't Win the Afghanistan War
Obama’s speech was more of the same - and not what we needed
The Difference Between Protest America 1968 And 2017
Woodbridge Resident Gains White House Internship
Death to America in Yemen? No.
For Economic Growth, Repeal Drug Laws and Rehabilitate Ex-Cons
A Grassroots Visit Belies Washington's View of Afghanistan
Who is Aya Hijazi, the American freed from jail in Egypt?
Is Yemen’s power struggle over?
Ethiopian Ruling Coalition Wins Majority of Parliament Seats
A peace-building response to the rise of 'Trumpism'
Social Scientist Sees Bias Within
Why Americans Are Ready to Pay More Money for Cleaner Energy
Ethiopia’s Muslim Activists Pave a Path for Nonviolent Political Activism
Muslim advocates welcome Bernie Sanders' support but want visible action
Athletes Pick A Side At The Women's March
World Bank needs Jeffrey Sachs
Fighting extremism: Dignity is the answer
Aya Hegazy trial postponed for 5th time after court unable to turn on laptop
The American Elections: Prospects for a New US Foreign Policy
Dignity for Iran equals an Iran free of nuclear weapons
Politics Unusual
The Future of Kurdistan, Between Unity and Balkanization
One Week After Colorado Shooting, US Government Still Failing to Safeguard America
Do We Need Dictatorship?
The Big Problems in Obama's Big Trade Deals
Rep. Charles Rangel: Let's slow down the next superstorm
THE RUSSIAN PLOT, Or, How to Avoid Taking Responsibility for Losing a Presidential Election
Settler Turned Peace Activist Now Occupies Wall Street: Kobi Skolnick Puts Jewish Stamp on Protest, Not Just on Holidays
How Germans Go Green
‘Don’t Disturb The Peace’: Post-Conflict Politics In Aceh, Indonesia
IRP leader speaks in Washington, unsure of party goals and wary of Tajikistan’s future
Keeping Iran and Saudi Arabia From War
With Mike Duvall, Fall of Another ‘Family Values’ Crusader
A Budget for Working America
America Must Rethink the War on Terror: The Authorization for Use of Military Force needs to be modified to avoid mission creep
As China’s Economy Falters, Military Parade Offers Chance to Burnish Image
Open letter to President-elect Trump and government officials at all levels
Horizon that is always receding
Responding to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Is Religious Freedom the Answer?
The NYC Security Risk That Candidates Aren't Discussing
Have We Become Hopelessly Divided?
Political Discourse: A Family Affair
Confederate flag: hatred or heritage?
China’s Puzzling ADIZ Decision Making
Does China Have a Foreign Policy?
Mason Student Strives to Bring Peace Before Dangerous African Presidential Vote
Activists: Release of Detainees in Syria Crucial to Peace Process
Comment: A federal constituent “state” is not in the interest of Turkish Cypriots
Using Israeli and Palestinian Guides, Tour Group Helps Visitors ‘Experience the People’
Why Rep. Hunter Is Very Wrong About Nuking Iran
Mason student researches homelessness from a conflict perspective
‘Strength through peace – not peace through strength’: a reaction to Trump’s America First foreign policy
Questions must be about gun safety
Will Saudi Arabia's 'Operation Decisive Storm' restore order in Yemen?
What Do We Mean When We Say "Clean Energy"?
EU Threat Has Inspired Panic Rather than Reform
ما هي خلفية اشتعال القومية الكردية في العراق؟
Nigeria: A Network That Reconnects North With Sardauna's Biographer John Paden
The Saudis and the Iranians Need to Talk: And we need to make it happen
The Path To Clean Energy Requires An Energy-Storage Revolution
Maltese neutrality still a brilliant idea
Palestine's Right to Defend Itself
Options for Action in Syria
Bernie Sanders Vows To Fight Anti-Islam Sentiment: 2016 Democratic Presidential Candidate Hugs Muslim Woman On Stage
Working for Peace in the Age of Trump
Coup-Speak Speaking
Africa: Can January Makamba Be the Next President of Tanzania?
How I learned to forgive my brother’s murderers
Ahmadinejad - Incitement Deserves Indictment
Two Crimean Tatar Mosques Torched in Crimea on the Eve of Major Muslim Holiday
Confronting Homeland Security's 'SSSS' Watch List
Addressing divide between communities and police
Only Good Governance can Defeat Al Qaeda in Yemen
Civil Society Is Faltering In This Middle East Nation
A Local First approach to early warning and response
Anti-immigration Legislation Makes Cities and Citizens Less Safe
Egypt’s Street Children, Aya Hijazi, and Me
Will Republicans suggest an economic cure in Nevada?
Tunisia’s Elections Seal Transition, Raise Fears of Old Regime
Working Abroad a Big Help on the Hill
American Aid Worker, Release Secured by Trump Officials, Leaves Egypt
Congress Can't Ignore Afghanistan in Budget Talks
Scars of the Khmer Rouge: How Cambodia is healing from a genocide
Mirëdita Dobar Dan Festival in Belgrade: We Stuck our Foot in the Open Door
Universities More Moderate than Believed
U.S.-E.U. Rhetoric on Russia as Destructive as a Chekhovian Duel
Learning from SIGIR's Final Report on Iraq Reconstruction
What Pope Francis Will Say to America This Week
An American humanitarian worker goes on trial in Cairo. What’s next for Aya Hijazi?
Yemen needs action, not just talk
Detroit On The Brink
American Aid Worker Is Cleared of Child Abuse Charges in Egypt
The Green Wave washes over a movement in hibernation
How China’s Economic Rebalancing is like the Movie 'Speed'
Russian Consul General to Crimea Resigns Following Offensive Comments About Crimean Tatar Deportation
Donald Trump and the Politics of Personality: To Understand Trumpism, Look Abroad!
When Contested Narratives of Identity and Victimhood are Victims of Politics
Want to cut big government abuses? Start with defence contracting
The Price of Abandoning Yemen
U.S. Credibility Around the World Damaged by Afghanistan War
Nimr Al Nimr: Anatomy of a Man
How one liberal group is trying to help Democrats win back the House in 2018
Republicans and the Mennonite vote
Book Review: Professors and their Politics
Our Military Shouldn’t Turn Its Back on Servicewomen Who Need an Abortion
The Speech that Time Forgot
Crimean Tatars's Pain is Renewed- Kırım Tatarları'nın acıları tazelendi
Public ‘schools of hope’ could be anything but
Rand Paul's Filibuster Gives Civil Liberties A Rare Washington Moment
Andrew Left The Window Open
How Did VP Candidates Do in the Debate? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
Regionalization of Conflict and Opportunities for Peace in the Horn of Africa
Man-to-man chat can avert disaster
UN climate change negotiations in Poland this week
Yeni Bir Toplumsal Sozlesme Arayisi
Why Washington is wrong to impose visa suspension on Iraqis
9 Costs of Drone Strikes
How to Fix Turkey's Fall From International Favor
Donald Trump’s bigotry has inspired U.S. Muslim voters like no candidate before
Afghans Want U.S. to Stay but Do Things Differently
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
Sandy Hook shootings: We need to focus on more than just gun control
Texas flood's climate change irony: Column
Fragility Needs Innovative Development Financing
Post-Mubarak Egypt: From successful protest to sustainable social transformation
Beware Libya’s ‘Fair Dictator’
Prevention better than punitive in Syria
Bernie Sanders vows to fight Islamophobia and 'ugly stain of racism' in the US
There is a Major Climate Issue Hiding in Your Closet: Fast Fashion
The Indoctrination Myth
Republicans want to fight climate change, too
25 Rights groups: The Belady Foundation case demonstrates that individual and community initiatives face only repression and fabricated charges
Author, Terrorism Victim Hirsch Says Capital Punishment Hurts U.S. Image Abroad
Growing Sense of Polarization and Escalating Tensions in Crimea Ahead of 69th Anniversary of Crimean Tatar
Britain’s election results may prove to be a blow to US foreign policy goals
The Obama administration ignores an American imprisoned in Egypt
Unite, Confuse, and Inspire: A Response to the Rise of Racism in Israel
Transforming a Nation
The Real War on Coal Starts in Kosovo
The Russian Military Intervention in Syria; Is This Really a Concern for the U.S.?
خبير في النزاعات الدولية: ترامب سيبيع الورقة السورية لبوتين (حوار)
A peace dividend we should all want
Climate Change Is An Immediate Threat
EMU Professor Urges Shift in Iraqi, Afghan Strategy
Former Del. Jim Scott remembered for selfless public service
Problem-solving approach privileges both parties
In America, domestic extremists are a bigger risk than foreign terrorism
Inevitable US policy shift on Burma: why and how
Why Congress Should Care About the Beepocalypse | Commentary
The only way forward on Syria
ما هو الإرث السياسي لمحمود عباس؟
The Time For Leadership To Protect All Civilians Across Syria
Time to stop coddling Iran
Police Militarization Must Be Halted
Analysis: Progressive policies provide answer for Sanders’ foreign policy gap
Lawmakers in Washington increasingly concerned about Ethiopia
Democratic Party looks like America
The Business Argument for Addressing Climate Change
China’s Foreign Policy Debates
Congress Must Tax Fossil Fuels
Mason’s Michael Shank Joins White House Climate Change Group
The Ottoman Experience in Mosul, Then and Now
Origins and Responses to the Arab Awakening
Bosnia: Stabilization Stalled in Negative Peace
Minimum wage war reaches tipping point
As New Threats Emerge, U.S. Closes Drone Base in Ethiopia
Realising peace potential of constitution
We must make anti-bullying a mainstream message
Terrorism and Development
Six leading Libyan women dominate Virginia conference on Libya
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR; Resolving Conflicts in the Caucasus
Reading Dr Ambedkar as a narrative for social change
China and Japan engage neocortices
Bring Russia out of the cold and into the fold
Congressmen urge Egypt to release Virginia woman from jail
Egypt frees U.S. charity worker Aya Hijazi from prison
An online occupation
Look to Iran for a solution in Syria
Why Bernie Sanders is standing with Muslims
Trump is ‘deprived of all knowledge’ about public schools
Gridlock is death for deliberation
Students discuss effects of Charlie Hebdo shooting
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Why Should Israel Care What the Rest of the World Thinks?
New Crimean Tatar History Book Comes Under Attack from Russian Nationalist Groups
The ISIS takeover of Ramadi means hard choices face the Iraqi and US governments
Europe Must Help Syria’s Women Make Peace
Bush's true legacy in Egypt
The Harm in Hashtags
Why we should keep out of Somalia’s affairs
Ryan Gosling spreads message from Bernie Sanders
Meryl Streep is right; bullying hurts us all
Congress makes Elmo cry by defunding Palestinian 'Sesame Street'
What Aziz Abu Sarah learned in Hebrew school
We can only hope that the cerebral will get the better of the visceral
We Lead Developed World in Poverty and Inequality
The three-ring circus of American politics
Freed Egyptian American prisoner returns home following Trump intervention
Why, Indeed, History Should Sometimes Repeat Itself: a Review of History as a Prelude
How Belgraders Remember the NATO Bombings
We're Unfair to Draft-Card Burners
America cannot afford such inequality
Ukraine Diplomatic Deal: Necessary Next Steps
U.S. Sanctions On Iran Should Be Lifted For Humanitarian Goods
Why US and Chinese cities will make or break any global climate deal
Pro-Earth Republicans In The Era Of President Trump
Can the Tribes of NATO help the Tribes of Afghanistan?
Yemen’s a Model All Right—For Disaster
Beyer Statement On Acquittal of Aya Hijazi and Her Co-Defendants in Egypt
Obama must stand up to Netanyahu on Israeli settler violence
China and Japan REALLY Don’t Like Each Other
Portrait of Stalin Sparks Brawl at WWII Ceremony in Crimea
Mason/EMU alum Michael Shank works with media to tell the story of climate change
Beijing Encroaching on Moscow’s Military Dominance in Tajikistan
Why the US must support bid for Palestinian statehood
The Audacity of Air Strikes and Secret Deals: Just making Isis grow stronger?
Turkey’s once-worldly aims falter, even close allies concerned
Academics & Activists Discuss Poverty, Inequality, Conflict
Iraqi Kurdistan fears Maliki returning to power
Comment: The Cyprus Challenge: A solution paradigm shift
Freeport's Highland Community College board will seat Shockey and Musser
Essay on the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the Sykes-Picot Agreement هل العرب أمام سايكس بيكو جديدة؟
Myanmar Vote Plan Clouds New US Dialogue
How to save the American Dream
The 2017 Arthur N. Rupe Great Debate: Is ISIS an Existential Threat to the United States?
Awakening the Demons: There is no Arab Spring coming to Iraq. But sectarian protests could tear this fragile country apart.
How Trump Gives Negotiation a Bad Name
My sister has been jailed in Egypt for 900 days. When will the U.S. help free her?
When nature trumps nurture, we all lose
Why Congress Needs to Act Now On Super-Pollutants
Why U.S. Could Opt For 'Zero Option' In Afghanistan
Mason experts explain how ISIS attacks are recruitment tools
It's the Arab spring for dictators
Why the Gun Control Debate Doesn't Do Justice to Colorado Killings
How to fix our police departments
Opinion: Why Trump’s foreign policy won’t make America great again
Can J Street Sideline AIPAC?
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
In fighting gangs, US should look to El Salvador
American impotence and the ‘Born in Jerusalem’ law
The Ugly Reality Of Islamophobia (And How Catholics Should Stand Up Against It)
Even a weakened Libya can avoid civil war
Solon Simmons' "The Eclipse of Equality"
10 Syria Questions for John Kerry and Chuck Hagel
Inclusiveness: The Right (and Political) Way to Be
Businesses Must Take the Lead on Climate-Change Action
From protests to politics, a new way forward for Yemen
The Current of Discord on the Mekong
Search – Côte d’Ivoire wins the Prize of Excellency
A New United Nations of Human Rights Countries
Ukrainian and Crimean Authorities Snub OSCE over Minority Rights
Post-Election Ferguson: Bipartisan Congress to Demilitarize Police
Police should put away the military gear and build connections with young people
The Ghailani Verdict - Susan Hirsch featured in the New York Times
Needed: Social Engineering?
OP-ED: Iran in the Era of Moderation and Reform
George Mason University Partners With an African Nonprofit Organization- 72Africa
Arab Americans Organize with the ANSWER Coalition to Protest Trump Inauguration
What My Amish and Mennonite Forefathers Would Think About My Job in Congress (and Why I Left)
Keeping the Keys: The Rise of the Palestinian Diplomatic Intifada
Lessons from South Asia for an Arab Spring
Senators Welcome Release of Unjustly Imprisoned Egyptian-American Aya Hijazi
These fiscal cliff hawks ought to be foreign policy doves
Trump Should Take a Lesson From the Pope on How to Lead
Lone wolf senator builds case to engage Myanmar
Crimean Crisis Escalates Further
Hottest Year on Record, 2014, Brings Economic Opportunity
Mason Partners with Ghana-based African Peace Building Organization
Sorry, Aung San Suu Kyi, the Rohingya Crisis Is No Laughing Matter
Peace – practical, not fanciful
Tanzanian President’s Former Aide Plans Bid to Succeed Him
Did Bernie Sanders just steal Joe Lieberman’s Jewish crown?
Trump’s favorite dictator is jailing U.S. citizens
Tale of Two Conventions: Why Charlotte Wins Over White Tampa
Turkey's Best Asset to Tackle ISIS: Ankara or America?
The Bo Xilai Verdict: Everybody Wins
Palestine’s new PM and his prospects for success
US Navy Seals plan to accept women after female soldiers graduate as rangers
Dismissal of Evidence Affected Paris Agreement
Orange Revolution in Ukraine: Inspiration of Disillusionment?
Fossil Fuel Divestment Makes UN Climate Summit a Success
Fallacy of a moderate mullah
Lecture by Susan Hirsch at San Anton Palace
A Mood Is Not A Movement: Five Ideas For The Anti-Trump Forces
Mass shootings show need for gun law reform
Highland Community College Board Candidates Weigh District's Financial, Enrollment Woes
To save his Middle East legacy, Obama must recognise a Palestinian state now
How the U.S. Deals With a Land Known for Corruption
Keeping USAID: why the US shouldn’t cut off its nose
An Ill-Advised Purge in Libya
USDA Does Diets Differently, Moves Off Meat
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry denounces US calls for Aya Hegazy’s release
Don't forget Malaysia
What can Washington do about militarized police forces?
No Immunity for US Troops: Why Hamid Karzai Punted to Loya Jirga
Mason student’s question to Democratic presidential candidate goes viral
Presidents must come together on East Asia
Shank: White House, Congress Choosing Wrong Path on Iran
Using Peace 'Means' to Achieve Peaceful 'Ends'
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Peace Movement Has Become Powerless, Says MK Yuli Tamir
Hong Kong's 'Occupy': A movement for universal suffrage in Hong Kong is worrying Beijing
Evolving policy in a changing world: Examining challenges and opportunities in the new US Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review
A look at the American 'Countering Violent Extremism' strategy
Motives of suicide terrorists
Duly Elected Tyranny: Recovering Democracy in the Age of Majority Abuses
Busting the Biofuels Boom
WATCH: Bernie Sanders hugs Muslim student, vows to fight racism as Jew
Feckless on Foreign Policy
The 'anti-science' side of the political divide
Essebsi Must Work With Islamists to Ensure Tunisia’s Transition
Couple Spend Their Wedding Money on Street Children, End up in an Egyptian Prison
Morocco a Stable East-West Bridge
Is America turning into a failed state?
Egyptian-American activist Aya Hegazi returns to US following Egypt court acquittal
Tackling the most grave and serious global security threats

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