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We Lead Developed World in Poverty and Inequality
Will Saudi Arabia's 'Operation Decisive Storm' restore order in Yemen?
The NYC Security Risk That Candidates Aren't Discussing
Crimean Tatars fear exile again
'Free Speech' on the DC Metro
If America wants Assad to respect international law, it must respect it, too
The costly errors of America's wars
How Did VP Candidates Do in the Debate? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
Stop the ISIS War Before It Gets Worse!
Doing away with food deserts in the District
The Russian Military Intervention in Syria; Is This Really a Concern for the U.S.?
A new look at climate change
Shank and Gilchrest: Increasing the Peace Can Reduce the Debt
Reimagining Transitional Justice in Bali
If You Want Revenge for 9/11, Don't Look to the Kids Who Lost A Parent
Mason’s Global Problem Solving Consortium in National Spotlight
A Silver Lining to the Film and Riots Tragedy: Freedom, Diversity, and the New Competition for Arab Public Space
Motives of suicide terrorists
A look at the American 'Countering Violent Extremism' strategy
How to stop Libya becoming another Iraq
Rand Paul's Filibuster Gives Civil Liberties A Rare Washington Moment
Meat Alert
Suffolk reservist sues over ban on women in combat
World Bank needs Jeffrey Sachs
It's the Arab spring for dictators
Students discuss effects of Charlie Hebdo shooting
America’s litmus test on Syria
What Paul Ryan’s economic roadmap means for America
Sudan, after the breakup: Can violence be prevented?
Rand Paul Got It Right on ISIS
My Turkish Airport
Dear Congress: Take Your Power Back
An alternative to the World Bank and IMF
The World Does Not Need a Jewish Ann Coulter: An Open Letter To Ben Shapiro.
Militarization of U.S. Police Forces
Measuring the cost of violence
Boarding the Train for a Trip into the Past
What Aziz Abu Sarah learned in Hebrew school
The Struggle for Independence in West Papua
Why Bernie Sanders is standing with Muslims
Soldiers Into Students: Veterans, Educators Try to Ease Transition
David N. Cicilline and Michael Shank: Global warming threatens R.I.
Ending the Exploitation of People and the Planet
Needed: Social Engineering?
Is Yemen’s power struggle over?
The Next Step for Myanmar
Spreading Peace, Block by Block: A North Philly neighborhood rallies around its youth
Streator Grads do 'Amazing Things'
Dirty Energy Dollars
Aziz Abu Sarah is a Tour Guide
WATCH: Bernie Sanders hugs Muslim student, vows to fight racism as Jew
Jobs: A Human Right | Commentary
Questions must be about gun safety
Public ‘schools of hope’ could be anything but
Nato should negotiate a security structure that includes Russia
Freeport's Highland Community College board will seat Shockey and Musser
How I learned to forgive my brother’s murderers
Overnight Crimean Crisis Hits Stalemate
Anacostia: Why I have faith in the future of my neighborhood
Options for Action in Syria
Peace – practical, not fanciful
When Contested Narratives of Identity and Victimhood are Victims of Politics
The Audacity of Air Strikes and Secret Deals: Just making Isis grow stronger?
To stop sexual assault against women in the US military, add more women
'Delenda Carthago': ISIS, threat and recovery
U.S. Credibility Around the World Damaged by Afghanistan War
Gilbert gunman's rampage sheds light on extremism: Immigration issue is a beacon to neo-Nazis
Academics & Activists Discuss Poverty, Inequality, Conflict
A Budget for Working America
Our Love-Hate Relationship With Frankenstorms and Hurricane Sandy and Why We Must End It
When nature trumps nurture, we all lose
The Path To Clean Energy Requires An Energy-Storage Revolution
Africa Needs More from Obama than Promises
Immigration debate: How DC can move the conversation forward
Settler Terrorism -- An American Problem
Women sue Pentagon over combat exclusion
When soldiers commit murder
Washington Area Students Weigh in on South Sudan Conflict
How to fix our police departments
Sarajevo: Memories of war
How to save the American Dream
Tale of Two Conventions: Why Charlotte Wins Over White Tampa
Holy Land tours a new tool in peacebuilding
Charleston Shootings: The Intersection Of Race And Gender
The Impact of the Syrian Civil War on Identity Groups in Turkey
Solon Simmons' "The Eclipse of Equality"
Female soldiers fight Pentagon in court for combat positions
Mason Student Strives to Bring Peace Before Dangerous African Presidential Vote
No Iran deal, but significant progress in Geneva
The 'anti-science' side of the political divide
Athletes Pick A Side At The Women's March
George Mason to cultivate global leaders
What Are the Rules of War?
Paul Ryan's Radical Economic Regime: Why His House Budget Legacy Is a Lesson in Elitism
One Week After Colorado Shooting, US Government Still Failing to Safeguard America
The ISIS takeover of Ramadi means hard choices face the Iraqi and US governments
Trump Should Take a Lesson From the Pope on How to Lead
Why D.C. should take Youth Court program off life support
Prop. 35 tackles child sex-trafficking
Chattanooga: on the need to fight terror with reason
Why the Kerry-Karzai Afghan Security Deal Won't Work
A peace dividend we should all want
THE RUSSIAN PLOT, Or, How to Avoid Taking Responsibility for Losing a Presidential Election
A Palestinian’s journey from stone-throwing to conflict resolution
Our moral obligations in Somalia
Inclusiveness: The Right (and Political) Way to Be
Is America turning into a failed state?
With Mike Duvall, Fall of Another ‘Family Values’ Crusader
Turkey's Best Asset to Tackle ISIS: Ankara or America?
Crashing in America
Roads: Getting Them Done
‘Amish Mafia’ is a shameful, unrealistic portrayal of plain people
To stop al-Shabab, help Somali people
Spread of US poverty risks serious social disorder
The Time For Leadership To Protect All Civilians Across Syria
Go After Super Pollutants
Armenian, Azeri experts' Karabakh settlement recommendations
Palestinian Child Attackers Are Victims, Not Terrorists
Libya: A failed state or a failed government?
9 Costs of Drone Strikes
Cost of inaction will be great
Terrorism and Development
The Federal response in Malheur and far right extremism
Future of Crimean Tartar Muslims Hangs in the Balance
Hurricane Sandy: Time to do something about climate change
Charlie Rangel: Why I Oppose Syria Strikes
Horizon that is always receding
My sister has been jailed in Egypt for 900 days. When will the U.S. help free her?
Bosnia: Stabilization Stalled in Negative Peace
America Must Rethink the War on Terror: The Authorization for Use of Military Force needs to be modified to avoid mission creep
George Mason University Partners With an African Nonprofit Organization- 72Africa
Fallacy of a moderate mullah
How a glacier could thaw dangerous India and Pakistan freeze
‘Don’t Disturb The Peace’: Post-Conflict Politics In Aceh, Indonesia
For young adults who lost parents on Sept. 11, a hope for peace
Why China’s New Rich Want to Emigrate
We Must Revive the American Dream by Alleviating Poverty
Yemen Can't Do It Alone
Fragility Needs Innovative Development Financing
America's Water Supply Is Going Down the Drain
Sequester set to sock it to D.C.’s poorest
As China’s Economy Falters, Military Parade Offers Chance to Burnish Image
Why Army women are demanding the right to fight — and die — in combat
The Indoctrination Myth
یەریڤان سەعید، توێژەر لە پەیمانگای وڵاتانی كەنداو لە واشنتۆن:
Inspiring Curious Feminists: Reflections on Cynthia Enloe
'Less Violent' Does Not Have to Mean 'Apathetic'
Peace Economics and Occupy Wall Street
Seeking Opportunities for Intervention: One woman’s efforts to positively influence inner-city youth: Interview with Mary Wade
Albany Gets "F" for Failing to Protect Tenants
Teach, model, grow and live in empathy to build world peace, says interfaith expert Marc Gopin at Frontier Luncheon
Promoting peace, locally and globally
Instead of Gray’s Raise D.C., Michelle Rhee’s book: Let’s take a truly radical approach to school reform
Can Obama Influence Ethiopia on Human Rights, Democracy?
Food insecurity rising as crop production falls
Congress makes Elmo cry by defunding Palestinian 'Sesame Street'
Global Mayors Protest Trump’s Anti-Climate Cabinet
Essebsi Must Work With Islamists to Ensure Tunisia’s Transition
Free West Papua: Growing International Solidarity for a Forgotten Independence Movement
Mason student’s question to Democratic presidential candidate goes viral
Could ‘Insight Policing’ have saved Sandra Bland, Freddie Gray and others?
Unclenched Fists
To save his Middle East legacy, Obama must recognise a Palestinian state now
Dirt on Our Hands
Sandy Hook shootings: We need to focus on more than just gun control
Five Steps America Must Take Now to Combat Climate Change
Youth from all areas of Philadelphia kick off Peace Olympics with March
Pro-Earth Republicans In The Era Of President Trump
Detroit On The Brink
Advertising against Muslims? Not with my tax dollars
Bernie Sanders Vows To Fight Back Against Islamophobia In The 2016 Race
Saving District of Columbia’s Youth Court
We must make anti-bullying a mainstream message
The 2017 Arthur N. Rupe Great Debate: Is ISIS an Existential Threat to the United States?
Community Activists Question Timing Of Grand Jury Announcement
CPCS Hosted Conference in Washington D.C.
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
U.S.-E.U. Rhetoric on Russia as Destructive as a Chekhovian Duel
GOP, follow Stevens' example
Look to Iran for a solution in Syria
Republican Reasoning: Why 2008 Was the Year for Occupying and Protesting Wall Street
How to Have a Productive Conversation About Politics at Thanksgiving
Yemen is on the Brink of Chaos - And Why It's So Important
How U.S. War Funds Get Wasted ... And How to Stop It
Elizabeth Degi Mount - DBFA
'Ceasefire' Is the Syria Word We Need to Hear
When Washington Welcomes A Nonviolent Muslim: What CBS News and Congress Have In Common
Administrative Referendum: A wakeup call for the ethno-political conflict in Darfur
Why Congress Should Care About the Beepocalypse | Commentary
Our Prejudicial and Political Pecking Order
Peace is profitable: time for the US to invest
Congressmen urge Egypt to release Virginia woman from jail
Divestment-Investment Can Break Congressional Gridlock on Climate Change
Stop atrocities before they start
How Did Democratic Candidates Do? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
Why U.S. Could Opt For 'Zero Option' In Afghanistan
Bringing Florida to Justice, Not Just George Zimmerman
Why Did Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Go to Iraq?
High school students learn conflict resolution through karate
Mason student researches homelessness from a conflict perspective
Bosnia Back on the Brink: Ukraine can learn from Bosnia's failed socioeconomic policies
The anatomy of an anti-Taliban uprising
Ghailani Trial and Sentence Affirms US Federal Court System
Slavery and Climate – There's More in Common Than You Think, Vatican Says
Cure Police Violence As If It Were a Disease
U.S. Military Interventionism Has Harmed Iraq Dearly
Anacostia totem pole belies Washington’s devotion to Redskins
Mason’s Michael Shank Joins White House Climate Change Group
Tea-Party, Progressives United on Fast-Track Trade Authority
Higher education leans left. But why? And so what?
There is a Major Climate Issue Hiding in Your Closet: Fast Fashion
The Current of Discord on the Mekong
10 Syria Questions for John Kerry and Chuck Hagel
Only catastrophes lead to the sharing of sovereignty
Unite, Confuse, and Inspire: A Response to the Rise of Racism in Israel
Evolving policy in a changing world: Examining challenges and opportunities in the new US Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review
Who to Blame for the Absence of a Kurdish State after Sykes Picot?
A Peacebuilding Travel Log
Marijuana cartels and the Mafia
Deadly challenge of keeping Syria health-care workers safe
No Immunity for US Troops: Why Hamid Karzai Punted to Loya Jirga
Cyprus – the drama unfolds
Getting to “E Pluribus Unum”
A Fixable Problem for Our Society
Somalia on the Brink
At Town Hall, Sanders Makes Commitment to 'End All Forms of Racism in This Country'
Dignity for Iran equals an Iran free of nuclear weapons
Inevitable US policy shift on Burma: why and how
Insights Obama can now use to undermine Putin’s narrative
Graduate students spend spring break with Syrian refugees
On “The Mystery of Capital”
Obama making up drone rules as he goes
7 Ways Obama's U.N. Speech Revealed His Inconsistent Foreign Policy
The Israeli ex-settler at the center of Occupy Wall Street
Confronting genocide in Myanmar: The urgent need to prevent and protect
Tanzanian President’s Former Aide Plans Bid to Succeed Him
The Real War on Coal Starts in Kosovo
كاتبة فلسطينية تعيش في واشنطن: أطفالنا ضحايا وليسوا إرهابيين
Turkey’s once-worldly aims falter, even close allies concerned
Anticipating the Syria of Tomorrow: Strategies to Decrease Violence Against Innocents
Author, Terrorism Victim Hirsch Says Capital Punishment Hurts U.S. Image Abroad
NYC Housing: A Clear and Present Danger
Did Bernie Sanders just steal Joe Lieberman’s Jewish crown?
Crimean Tatars Fear for Their Safety After Crimea’s Annexation to Russia
How to stop the stone-throwing in Anacostia
Press Pause on the Rush to War
Civilian Devastation During War Explored in ‘Why They Die’
The Ottoman Experience in Mosul, Then and Now
Don't Let China Dominate: When it comes to renewable energy, China is trumping the U.S.
Hottest Year on Record, 2014, Brings Economic Opportunity
Israelis and Palestinians -- rage, fear and misunderstanding
Congress vs. the Super-Pollutants
Violence and violence-containment's $460 billion price tag
Keeping USAID: why the US shouldn’t cut off its nose
The Missing Ingredient in UN's 2030 Global Goals
How China’s Economic Rebalancing is like the Movie 'Speed'
Obama must stand up to Netanyahu on Israeli settler violence
Why defeating ISIS with military might is starry eyed idealism
Hillary Clinton Asks Egypt’s President Sisi to Release Aya Hijazi
Palestine's Right to Defend Itself
Awakening the Demons: There is no Arab Spring coming to Iraq. But sectarian protests could tear this fragile country apart.
Arts and Peacebuilding
Women in Combat
Afghan-U.S. relations damaged by shooting: analyst
‘Strength through peace – not peace through strength’: a reaction to Trump’s America First foreign policy
How to Fix Turkey's Fall From International Favor
Here's Why The U.S. Needs To Upgrade Economic Indicators
Political Discourse: A Family Affair
Tragedy & Triumph
The Saudis and the Iranians Need to Talk: And we need to make it happen
The Future of Kurdistan, Between Unity and Balkanization
Rethinking transitions: finding the pathway from military to community security
Gun Bans Aren't the Only Answer to America's Violence Problem
Insight Policing and the Role of the Civilian in Police Accountability
Why NFL's Washington Redskins needs renaming
Candidates should address cost  of violence in primary states
Meryl Streep is right; bullying hurts us all
Peace-maker: We must look below the surface
She Didn't Have a Gun... She Had MLK's Dream
Obama’s speech was more of the same - and not what we needed
America cannot afford such inequality
Britain’s election results may prove to be a blow to US foreign policy goals
Using hip-hop to resolve global conflict
How to Pull Yemen Back from the Edge
In fighting gangs, US should look to El Salvador
America's police are looking more and more like the military
Afghan civil society calls for just peace
Expect Resource Wars With Exxon CEO At State Helm
9/11 Forever (and Ever)
A New Approach to Dealing With Global Food Insecurity
Muslim advocates welcome Bernie Sanders' support but want visible action
Mideast peace deal… and they lived unhappily ever after
In Oak Creek, Wis., hearts open to Sikhs after temple shooting
Tariq Ramadan in Chicago's Holocaust Museum
5 Ways We Should Radically Reconsider War
Confederate flag: hatred or heritage?
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
When Radio Goes Bad: RF communications and the increased violence in South Sudan
‘Lincoln’: Where was Frederick Douglass?
Mary Wade to Hold Trayvon Book Launch in MT Airy
A Palestinian drasha for Rosh Hashana
Mason intern ventures into rural Mexico conflict zone to practice mediation
Ferguson, Social Justice, and the Role of Community Colleges
The Big Problems in Obama's Big Trade Deals
ISIS attacks fueled by illegal guns and open societies we can’t afford to lose
Somalia Needs a War on Poverty
Post Eurozone crisis, how to increase a country's resilience to risk
Student Studies Connection of Abusive Treatment of Humans and Animals
Palestine: Still key to stability in the Middle East
Rwanda- A Country Still in Need
Why We Heart Hurricanes: The Climate Change Connection
Aziz Abu Sarah Named National Geographic Emerging Explorer
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry denounces US calls for Aya Hegazy’s release
Man-to-man chat can avert disaster
Military spending is not right way to boost America's economic security
Religion and Power Moving Forward into the Twenty-First Century
Interview: Zheng Wang
What the Killing of Trayvon Martin Means for Maryland
Don't let Yemen turn into Syria: Column
Working for world peace here at home
Chomsky Takes on the World (Bank)
An 'Afghan Summer' of revolt - Part 2
What Secretary Clinton Does Not Recognize About Egypt’s Anti-Regime Protests
Addressing divide between communities and police
The U.S. Is No. 1 In Global Arms Sales
Why is the US so reticent to read the right messages in Asia and the Pacific?
Donald Trump and the Politics of Personality: To Understand Trumpism, Look Abroad!
UN climate change negotiations in Poland this week
Germany's lesson for U.S. -- keep faith with workers
Why Washington is wrong to impose visa suspension on Iraqis
To finally see the invisible Israelis before our eyes
Obama’s local, international obstacles on Syria
Republicans and the Mennonite vote
The Ghailani Verdict - Susan Hirsch featured in the New York Times
Texas flood's climate change irony: Column
Hillary Clinton’s Response to the Pulse Orlando Shootings
Embracing Healthier Communities Through Clean Energy
Preventing gang violence in San Diego
Vatican Mayors Summit Spots Pope on Municipal Pulpit
Climate crisis and the will to act
What My Amish and Mennonite Forefathers Would Think About My Job in Congress (and Why I Left)
خبير في النزاعات الدولية: ترامب سيبيع الورقة السورية لبوتين (حوار)
Dialogue, satire and the attack on Charlie Hebdo
What Would MLK Think of America’s Modern Wars?
Bernie Sanders Vows To Fight Anti-Islam Sentiment: 2016 Democratic Presidential Candidate Hugs Muslim Woman On Stage
Lone wolf senator builds case to engage Myanmar
How Belgraders Remember the NATO Bombings
What Do We Mean When We Say "Clean Energy"?
Transforming a Nation
Tackling the most grave and serious global security threats
Americans have had enough conflict
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
Sorry, Aung San Suu Kyi, the Rohingya Crisis Is No Laughing Matter
Managing the Madness in the Middle East
Let's keep Syria's blood off America's hands
Ryan Gosling spreads message from Bernie Sanders
Time to write the rules for cyber and drone challenges
Why the Gun Control Debate Doesn't Do Justice to Colorado Killings
Conflict-sensitive Repatriation: Lessons from Displaced Communities in North-eastern Nigeria
PCDN's Dr. Catalina Rojas awarded the prestigious SXSW Dewey Award for use of digital technology to help others
Saudi in Yemen; It’s personal now
Couple Spend Their Wedding Money on Street Children, End up in an Egyptian Prison
Crimean Crisis Escalates Further
The District’s Divide: Classism, Racism and the Re-Election of Marion Barry
A Callous Disregard for the Law
Palestinian, Jew give both sides on joint Jerusalem tours
Denied Victimhood and Contested Narratives: The Case of Hutu Diaspora
The Price of Abandoning Yemen
Politics and the city – the battle over Istanbul’s Gezi park
I Was a Palestinian Stone-thrower. Here's Why I Stopped
Crisis management system for Japan and China
Review: Free Burma
Nimr Al Nimr: Anatomy of a Man
Rwanda: Opening the door to dialogue (Claudine Kuradusenge)
Sit down with Iran to ensure there is no ‘October surprise’
"We Are Not Like Them": Itamar Massacre Activates A Dangerous Israeli-Jewish Ethnocentrism
A camp for young people touched by terror
Gaza becomes Syria: Middle East geopolitics 2.0
Addressing DC's truancy epidemic
Mason Partners with Ghana-based African Peace Building Organization
Women in combat: US military on verge of making it official
Lack of US-Syria Diplomacy Leads to Dangerous Isolation
A Mood Is Not A Movement: Five Ideas For The Anti-Trump Forces
UC Berkeley holds 6th annual TED conference, explores themes of wisdom, compassion
Mason experts explain how ISIS attacks are recruitment tools
Small town America shouldn't resemble war zone
Democratic Party looks like America
What will Rep. Dennis Kucinich's legacy be?
USDA Does Diets Differently, Moves Off Meat
Police should put away the military gear and build connections with young people
Beyond the limits of counterterrorism: towards a peace and development agenda that can engage constructively with extremism
Missing the mark on Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy at MLK Avenue
Police Should Put Away the Military Gear and Build Connections with Young People
Why the White House Won't Win the Afghanistan War
New Virginia gun law will boost violence, costs
Feckless on Foreign Policy
Fighting extremism: Dignity is the answer
Syria Needs Real Help, Not American Bombs
Mass shootings show need for gun law reform
Water shortages are coming. It's time for us to act.
The challenge of violent extremism
Keeping Iran and Saudi Arabia From War
Civil Society Is Faltering In This Middle East Nation
In fighting gangs, US should look to El Salvador
Syrian Ramadan at the Edge of War
Past a certain point conflict becomes unstoppable
Eight ingredients for a peaceful society
Social media project addresses extremist violence at home and abroad
More record warmth means more flooding: Column
Busting the Biofuels Boom
Bernie Sanders vows to fight Islamophobia and 'ugly stain of racism' in the US
The three-ring circus of American politics
The Search for the ‘Why’ of Fort Hood
The Business Argument for Addressing Climate Change
The Syrian Revolution Is Not a Holy War
Politics and Language: Dimension Beyond Words
Congress Can't Ignore Afghanistan in Budget Talks
Syria Conflict Panel
Vision Series: Sandra Cheldelin to Discuss Women and Conflict
Conflict resolution workshop benefits Patriots and participants
Police Militarization Must Be Halted
Congress Should Scrutinize Pending Trade Pacts
A third intifada is inevitable unless Israel changes course
The Dangers of Soft Power: Government backed cultural programs often come across as just propaganda
Woodbridge Resident Gains White House Internship

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