The School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution

Why we should keep out of Somalia’s affairs
Here's Why The U.S. Needs To Upgrade Economic Indicators
We're Unfair to Draft-Card Burners
Conflict and the Consequences of Isolation: A Comparative Study
Muslim advocates welcome Bernie Sanders' support but want visible action
Man-to-man chat can avert disaster
Meryl Streep is right; bullying hurts us all
Congress Can't Ignore Afghanistan in Budget Talks
The costly errors of America's wars
Britain’s election results may prove to be a blow to US foreign policy goals
Saving District of Columbia’s Youth Court
To save his Middle East legacy, Obama must recognise a Palestinian state now
When soldiers commit murder
Elizabeth Degi Mount - DBFA
Why the Kerry-Karzai Afghan Security Deal Won't Work
UN Small Arms Conference: Evaluation and Prospects
THE RUSSIAN PLOT, Or, How to Avoid Taking Responsibility for Losing a Presidential Election
Hurricane Sandy: Time to do something about climate change
What Do We Mean When We Say "Clean Energy"?
Ghailani Trial and Sentence Affirms US Federal Court System
Freeport's Highland Community College board will seat Shockey and Musser
Tariq Ramadan in Chicago's Holocaust Museum
How U.S. War Funds Get Wasted ... And How to Stop It
New Virginia gun law will boost violence, costs
Donald Trump and the Politics of Personality: To Understand Trumpism, Look Abroad!
Mary Wade to Hold Trayvon Book Launch in MT Airy
Rethinking transitions: finding the pathway from military to community security
Resolute in uncertain times: peacebuilding in the new US administration
We Must Revive the American Dream by Alleviating Poverty
Aya Hegazy trial postponed for 5th time after court unable to turn on laptop
Lone wolf senator builds case to engage Myanmar
UC Berkeley holds 6th annual TED conference, explores themes of wisdom, compassion
‘Don’t Disturb The Peace’: Post-Conflict Politics In Aceh, Indonesia
Immigration debate: How DC can move the conversation forward
Defense Department in Somalia
Deadly challenge of keeping Syria health-care workers safe
10 Syria Questions for John Kerry and Chuck Hagel
Transforming a Nation
My sister has been jailed in Egypt for 900 days. When will the U.S. help free her?
Paul Ryan's Radical Economic Regime: Why His House Budget Legacy Is a Lesson in Elitism
Mason student researches homelessness from a conflict perspective
Community Activists Question Timing Of Grand Jury Announcement
Peace Parsha: Hayyei Sarah - Love and Care across Boundaries
Don't let Yemen turn into Syria: Column
Missing the mark on Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy at MLK Avenue
Women sue Pentagon over combat exclusion
Spreading Peace, Block by Block: A North Philly neighborhood rallies around its youth
Somalia on the Brink
China’s Puzzling ADIZ Decision Making
A look at the American 'Countering Violent Extremism' strategy
When Washington Welcomes A Nonviolent Muslim: What CBS News and Congress Have In Common
Bernie Sanders Vows To Fight Anti-Islam Sentiment: 2016 Democratic Presidential Candidate Hugs Muslim Woman On Stage
Ferguson, Social Justice, and the Role of Community Colleges
It's the Arab spring for dictators
Is Yemen’s power struggle over?
No Iran deal, but significant progress in Geneva
Republican Reasoning: Why 2008 Was the Year for Occupying and Protesting Wall Street
Evolving policy in a changing world: Examining challenges and opportunities in the new US Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review
The Real War on Coal Starts in Kosovo
Obama’s local, international obstacles on Syria
Keeping Iran and Saudi Arabia From War
Bringing Eritrea In From The Cold
Ryan Gosling spreads message from Bernie Sanders
Food insecurity rising as crop production falls
Stop Treating America Like a War Zone: Congress must stop the militarization of America's police forces
Arab Americans Organize with the ANSWER Coalition to Protest Trump Inauguration
These fiscal cliff hawks ought to be foreign policy doves
Fuel for extremism is beyond Bin Laden, EMU prof says
Turkey's Best Asset to Tackle ISIS: Ankara or America?
The Indoctrination Myth
Settler Terrorism -- An American Problem
Five Steps America Must Take Now to Combat Climate Change
Solon Simmons' "The Eclipse of Equality"
Streator Grads do 'Amazing Things'
Our Prejudicial and Political Pecking Order
For Economic Growth, Repeal Drug Laws and Rehabilitate Ex-Cons
One Week After Colorado Shooting, US Government Still Failing to Safeguard America
Terrorism and Development
Reading Dr Ambedkar as a narrative for social change
Conflict Analysis and Resolution Students Named Boren Fellows
Time to write the rules for cyber and drone challenges
Measuring the cost of violence
US Navy Seals plan to accept women after female soldiers graduate as rangers
A Callous Disregard for the Law
Why D.C. should take Youth Court program off life support
How to Have a Productive Conversation About Politics at Thanksgiving
Political Discourse: A Family Affair
The Federal response in Malheur and far right extremism
Sorting Out Our Options in Afghanistan
George Mason to cultivate global leaders
Beyer Statement On Acquittal of Aya Hijazi and Her Co-Defendants in Egypt
Rand Paul's Filibuster Gives Civil Liberties A Rare Washington Moment
Crisis management system for Japan and China
The Saudis and the Iranians Need to Talk: And we need to make it happen
She Didn't Have a Gun... She Had MLK's Dream
Ukraine Diplomatic Deal: Necessary Next Steps
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry denounces US calls for Aya Hegazy’s release
We must make anti-bullying a mainstream message
Mason experts explain how ISIS attacks are recruitment tools
Germany Tells NATO, Russia To Dialogue Before Things Get 'Completely Out Of Control'
Detroit On The Brink
How one liberal group is trying to help Democrats win back the House in 2018
Preventing gang violence in San Diego
Why Army women are demanding the right to fight — and die — in combat
Spread of US poverty risks serious social disorder
A New Approach to Dealing With Global Food Insecurity
Small town America shouldn't resemble war zone
The Obama administration ignores an American imprisoned in Egypt
Coup-Speak Speaking
Bernie Sanders vows to fight Islamophobia and 'ugly stain of racism' in the US
Stop the ISIS War Before It Gets Worse!
Feckless on Foreign Policy
‘Amish Mafia’ is a shameful, unrealistic portrayal of plain people
Want to cut big government abuses? Start with defence contracting
Post-Election Ferguson: Bipartisan Congress to Demilitarize Police
Mideast peace deal… and they lived unhappily ever after
Why Forest Whitaker Is Making the UN Goals Famous
Bringing Florida to Justice, Not Just George Zimmerman
'Tribunal' Opens Hearings Into Mass Killings in Indonesia
No Immunity for US Troops: Why Hamid Karzai Punted to Loya Jirga
Palestine's Right to Defend Itself
Getting to “E Pluribus Unum”
How to stop the stone-throwing in Anacostia
Even a weakened Libya can avoid civil war
CPCS Hosted Conference in Washington D.C.
The Big Problems in Obama's Big Trade Deals
The 'anti-science' side of the political divide
Meat Alert
Syria Conflict Panel
Beyond the limits of counterterrorism: towards a peace and development agenda that can engage constructively with extremism
Letter to the Editor: Dismissal of Evidence Affected Paris Agreement
Obama must stand up to Netanyahu on Israeli settler violence
How Egypt’s most famous jailed couple celebrated Valentine’s Day
Soldiers Into Students: Veterans, Educators Try to Ease Transition
How to fix our police departments
Who is Aya Hijazi, the American freed from jail in Egypt?
Military spending is not right way to boost America's economic security
U.S. Soldiers in Somalia and the Pentagon's Unlearned Lessons
Can Obama Influence Ethiopia on Human Rights, Democracy?
If America wants Assad to respect international law, it must respect it, too
Why I'm Going to Yemen
After 900 days in pre-trial detention, campaigns call for release of Aya Hegazy
Only catastrophes lead to the sharing of sovereignty
Working for world peace here at home
Missing From Trial: Detainee Statements
A Fixable Problem for Our Society
Dumping Military Kit on Cops Makes Main Street a War Zone
Female soldiers fight Pentagon in court for combat positions
A new look at climate change
Youth from all areas of Philadelphia kick off Peace Olympics with March
What Would MLK Think of America’s Modern Wars?
A Budget for Working America
Hillary Clinton Asks Egypt’s President Sisi to Release Aya Hijazi
Woodbridge Resident Gains White House Internship
Why Bernie Sanders is standing with Muslims
Police Militarization Must Be Halted
یەریڤان سەعید، توێژەر لە پەیمانگای وڵاتانی كەنداو لە واشنتۆن:
In fighting gangs, US should look to El Salvador
Tea-Party, Progressives United on Fast-Track Trade Authority
On 10th Anniversary of Afghan War, Time to Exit Militarized US Foreign Policy
Texas flood's climate change irony: Column
Let's keep Syria's blood off America's hands
America’s litmus test on Syria
Trump Should Take a Lesson From the Pope on How to Lead
How a glacier could thaw dangerous India and Pakistan freeze
WATCH: Bernie Sanders hugs Muslim student, vows to fight racism as Jew
Africa Needs More from Obama than Promises
Egypt’s Street Children, Aya Hijazi, and Me
GOP, follow Stevens' example
When nature trumps nurture, we all lose
Insights Obama can now use to undermine Putin’s narrative
The U.S. Afghanistan Strategy Is Failing and It's Time to Pull Out
How Did Democratic Candidates Do? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
America's police are looking more and more like the military
U.S. Military Interventionism Has Harmed Iraq Dearly
Pro-Earth Republicans In The Era Of President Trump
Why We Heart Hurricanes: The Climate Change Connection
Crashing in America
The Ghailani Verdict - Susan Hirsch featured in the New York Times
NYC Housing: A Clear and Present Danger
Public ‘schools of hope’ could be anything but
In the Army, sex discrimination begins at West Point
Sign a Drone Treaty Before Everyone Does as We Do
Candidates should address cost  of violence in primary states
Do military women want combat jobs? The survey numbers say yes — and so do more than 9,000 combat action badges
Options for Action in Syria
Dear Congress: Take Your Power Back
Mason intern ventures into rural Mexico conflict zone to practice mediation
Democratic Party looks like America
Analysis: Progressive policies provide answer for Sanders’ foreign policy gap
With Mike Duvall, Fall of Another ‘Family Values’ Crusader
Inspiring Curious Feminists: Reflections on Cynthia Enloe
After Nearly Three Years, An American In Egypt Walks Free
Sequester set to sock it to D.C.’s poorest
U.S. Credibility Around the World Damaged by Afghanistan War
USDA Does Diets Differently, Moves Off Meat
Syria Needs Real Help, Not American Bombs
S-CAR Class Inspires Landmark Lawsuit
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
In Oak Creek, Wis., hearts open to Sikhs after temple shooting
The Emperor’s new clothes – bluster in the GOP
PCDN's Dr. Catalina Rojas awarded the prestigious SXSW Dewey Award for use of digital technology to help others
9/11 Forever (and Ever)
Iraqi Kurdistan fears Maliki returning to power
Nigeria: A Network That Reconnects North With Sardauna's Biographer John Paden
Women in Combat
The Israeli ex-settler at the center of Occupy Wall Street
Busting the Biofuels Boom
Hong Kong's 'Occupy': A movement for universal suffrage in Hong Kong is worrying Beijing
Police should put away the military gear and build connections with young people
Gilbert gunman's rampage sheds light on extremism: Immigration issue is a beacon to neo-Nazis
Inclusiveness: The Right (and Political) Way to Be
The Audacity of Air Strikes and Secret Deals: Just making Isis grow stronger?
Athletes Pick A Side At The Women's March
Obama making up drone rules as he goes
Afghan Security Forces Pass First Test, But Questions Remain
Civilian Devastation During War Explored in ‘Why They Die’
The challenge of violent extremism
The three-ring circus of American politics
Our Military Shouldn’t Turn Its Back on Servicewomen Who Need an Abortion
What the Killing of Trayvon Martin Means for Maryland
ISIS attacks fueled by illegal guns and open societies we can’t afford to lose
Climate crisis and the will to act
Gaza becomes Syria: Middle East geopolitics 2.0
خبير في النزاعات الدولية: ترامب سيبيع الورقة السورية لبوتين (حوار)
The District’s Divide: Classism, Racism and the Re-Election of Marion Barry
Why defeating ISIS with military might is starry eyed idealism
Confederate flag: hatred or heritage?
Congress Should Scrutinize Pending Trade Pacts
Higher education leans left. But why? And so what?
As China’s Economy Falters, Military Parade Offers Chance to Burnish Image
7 Ways Obama's U.N. Speech Revealed His Inconsistent Foreign Policy
Saudi rejects foreign interference in Iraq, blames ‘sectarian’ Maliki | Reuters
Sorry, Aung San Suu Kyi, the Rohingya Crisis Is No Laughing Matter
Sit down with Iran to ensure there is no ‘October surprise’
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Bible Texts Misused in Rumsfeld Reports, Religious Leaders Say
High school students learn conflict resolution through karate
Firing Up Kurdish Nationalism in Iraq
The only way forward on Syria
We gain more than we lose in the Iran nuclear deal [Commentary]
Police Should Put Away the Military Gear and Build Connections with Young People
Charlie Rangel: Why I Oppose Syria Strikes
Dirt on Our Hands
The Ottoman Experience in Mosul, Then and Now
Republicans and the Mennonite vote
Palestine: Still key to stability in the Middle East
5 Ways We Should Radically Reconsider War
Myanmar Fighting Poses Dilemma for China
Why can’t America just take out Assad?
Anacostia totem pole belies Washington’s devotion to Redskins
Fallacy of a moderate mullah
Eight ingredients for a peaceful society
The Struggle for Independence in West Papua
Women-in-Combat Plaintiff to Present Keynote at Gender and Conflict Center Reception
The Path To Clean Energy Requires An Energy-Storage Revolution
9 Costs of Drone Strikes
Mason student’s question to Democratic presidential candidate goes viral
Cost of inaction will be great
Go After Super Pollutants
‘Strength through peace – not peace through strength’: a reaction to Trump’s America First foreign policy
Prop. 35 tackles child sex-trafficking
UN climate change negotiations in Poland this week
A Palestinian drasha for Rosh Hashana
Rand Paul Got It Right on ISIS
Advertising against Muslims? Not with my tax dollars
'Less Violent' Does Not Have to Mean 'Apathetic'
Who to Blame for the Absence of a Kurdish State after Sykes Picot?
Violence and violence-containment's $460 billion price tag
Bernie Sanders Vows To Fight Back Against Islamophobia In The 2016 Race
Divestment-Investment Can Break Congressional Gridlock on Climate Change
Global Mayors Protest Trump’s Anti-Climate Cabinet
‘Lincoln’: Where was Frederick Douglass?
Peace is profitable: time for the US to invest
David N. Cicilline and Michael Shank: Global warming threatens R.I.
Ending the Exploitation of People and the Planet
Catching Kony
The Russian Military Intervention in Syria; Is This Really a Concern for the U.S.?
Past a certain point conflict becomes unstoppable
The U.S. Is No. 1 In Global Arms Sales
Expect Resource Wars With Exxon CEO At State Helm
'Free Speech' on the DC Metro
التدخل الروسي أوقف انهيار النظام السوري مؤقتاً
What will Rep. Dennis Kucinich's legacy be?
Saudi in Yemen; It’s personal now
The 2017 Arthur N. Rupe Great Debate: Is ISIS an Existential Threat to the United States?
To stop sexual assault against women in the US military, add more women
Jobs: A Human Right | Commentary
Divide and conquer negotiations
A col.’s view of commander’s authority
Look to Iran for a solution in Syria
Promoting peace, locally and globally
Open letter to President-elect Trump and government officials at all levels
Tale of Two Conventions: Why Charlotte Wins Over White Tampa
Did Bernie Sanders just steal Joe Lieberman’s Jewish crown?
Inevitable US policy shift on Burma: why and how
How to Fix Turkey's Fall From International Favor
Reimagining Transitional Justice in Bali
Addressing DC's truancy epidemic
'Ceasefire' Is the Syria Word We Need to Hear
Slavery and Climate – There's More in Common Than You Think, Vatican Says
What Are the Rules of War?
When Radio Goes Bad: RF communications and the increased violence in South Sudan
How Did VP Candidates Do in the Debate? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
Mass shootings show need for gun law reform
Japan’s Remilitarization, Beating Ploughshares into Swords
Nato should negotiate a security structure that includes Russia
More record warmth means more flooding: Column
Lawmakers in Washington increasingly concerned about Ethiopia
Gun Bans Aren't the Only Answer to America's Violence Problem
Women in combat: US military on verge of making it official
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
Our moral obligations in Somalia
How to save the American Dream
Addressing divide between communities and police
Invest in the Afghan people not foreign contractors
At Town Hall, Sanders Makes Commitment to 'End All Forms of Racism in This Country'
Yemen is on the Brink of Chaos - And Why It's So Important
Why Washington is wrong to impose visa suspension on Iraqis
Tackling the most grave and serious global security threats
Why NFL's Washington Redskins needs renaming
Peace – practical, not fanciful
The ISIS takeover of Ramadi means hard choices face the Iraqi and US governments
Bribes, money hidden in teddy bears: welcome to US spending in Afghanistan
Is America turning into a failed state?
Is the Spirit of Sykes-Picot Still Alive in the Middle East after a Century?
Shank and Gilchrest: Increasing the Peace Can Reduce the Debt
A third intifada is inevitable unless Israel changes course
Militarization of U.S. Police Forces
What can Washington do about militarized police forces?
Boarding the Train for a Trip into the Past
Anacostia: Why I have faith in the future of my neighborhood
Maltese neutrality still a brilliant idea
The Business Argument for Addressing Climate Change
Germany's lesson for U.S. -- keep faith with workers
Data show drone attacks doomed to fail against ISIS in Syria
Americans have had enough conflict
Beware Libya’s ‘Fair Dictator’
Cardin Meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister
Our Love-Hate Relationship With Frankenstorms and Hurricane Sandy and Why We Must End It
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Water shortages are coming. It's time for us to act.
Student Studies Connection of Abusive Treatment of Humans and Animals
ما هي خلفية اشتعال القومية الكردية في العراق؟
Learning from SIGIR's Final Report on Iraq Reconstruction
The Dangers of Soft Power: Government backed cultural programs often come across as just propaganda
What My Amish and Mennonite Forefathers Would Think About My Job in Congress (and Why I Left)
Mason’s Michael Shank Joins White House Climate Change Group
Press Pause on the Rush to War
How to Pull Yemen Back from the Edge
Beijing Encroaching on Moscow’s Military Dominance in Tajikistan
What Paul Ryan’s economic roadmap means for America
The NYC Security Risk That Candidates Aren't Discussing
Ahmadinejad - Incitement Deserves Indictment
Fighting extremism: Dignity is the answer
American Aid Worker Is Cleared of Child Abuse Charges in Egypt
Why is the US so reticent to read the right messages in Asia and the Pacific?
Congress vs. the Super-Pollutants
Albany Gets "F" for Failing to Protect Tenants
Free West Papua: Growing International Solidarity for a Forgotten Independence Movement
U.S.-E.U. Rhetoric on Russia as Destructive as a Chekhovian Duel
Congressmen urge Egypt to release Virginia woman from jail
The case for compulsory voting
Obama’s speech was more of the same - and not what we needed
Author, Terrorism Victim Hirsch Says Capital Punishment Hurts U.S. Image Abroad
Dirty Energy Dollars
A Mood Is Not A Movement: Five Ideas For The Anti-Trump Forces
Marijuana cartels and the Mafia
Suffolk reservist sues over ban on women in combat
Can the Tribes of NATO help the Tribes of Afghanistan?

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