The School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution

Activists: Release of Detainees in Syria Crucial to Peace Process
Don't Talk, Do Something! Palestinian/Israeli Unilateralism as Legitimate Negotiations
Yemen’s a Model All Right—For Disaster
'Delenda Carthago': ISIS, threat and recovery
National Geographic Expeditions ‘Holy Land’ Partner Scores Top UN Award
Why Rep. Hunter Is Very Wrong About Nuking Iran
Conflict-sensitive Repatriation: Lessons from Displaced Communities in North-eastern Nigeria
Hamas Advocating Dialogue Through Children’s Cartoon?
Insights Obama can now use to undermine Putin’s narrative
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Why We Heart Hurricanes: The Climate Change Connection
A Caution Against Framing Syria as an Assad-Opposition Dichotomy
Maltese neutrality still a brilliant idea
Syria Needs Real Help, Not American Bombs
Responding to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Is Religious Freedom the Answer?
Final Frontier on Carbon Emissions: Food
Ineffective tightening of sanctions on Iran
Counter-Revolutions and Evolutions: Lessons of Egypt and Iran
Beyer Statement On Acquittal of Aya Hijazi and Her Co-Defendants in Egypt
How the U.S. Deals With a Land Known for Corruption
Will Saudi Arabia's 'Operation Decisive Storm' restore order in Yemen?
Girls released from Boko Haram captivity rejected by society - new report
A Silver Lining to the Film and Riots Tragedy: Freedom, Diversity, and the New Competition for Arab Public Space
Roads: Getting Them Done
Producing solutions by appreciating the interconnections
Armenian, Azeri experts' Karabakh settlement recommendations
Fragility Needs Innovative Development Financing
Mason Student Studies Emerging Protest Culture Over Land Rights Conflicts in Cambodia
Yemen needs action, not just talk
Trust in Maliki harms U.S. credibility
Iraqi Kurdistan fears Maliki returning to power
Peace Movement Has Become Powerless, Says MK Yuli Tamir
Death to America in Yemen? No.
Palestine: Still key to stability in the Middle East
A New Heroism in Israel and Palestine
Why Congress Should Care About the Beepocalypse | Commentary
Sudan, after the breakup: Can violence be prevented?
Doing Due Diligence on Diplomacy With Damascus
My Turkish Airport
Obama: fine words and a touch of game theory
Don't Let China Dominate: When it comes to renewable energy, China is trumping the U.S.
A Callous Disregard for the Law
Global Mayors Protest Trump’s Anti-Climate Cabinet
Behind the Headlines: Israeli Arab's Water Project May Aid Regional Cooperation
Fighting extremism: Dignity is the answer
Fayetteville Charity Helps African Group
Lack of US-Syria Diplomacy Leads to Dangerous Isolation
Obama’s local, international obstacles on Syria
Water shortages are coming. It's time for us to act.
Six leading Libyan women dominate Virginia conference on Libya
An Ill-Advised Purge in Libya
Africa Needs More from Obama than Promises
Mason Student Strives to Bring Peace Before Dangerous African Presidential Vote
Origins and Responses to the Arab Awakening
The Time For Leadership To Protect All Civilians Across Syria
What the Middle East can learn from Southeast Asia
Keeping the Keys: The Rise of the Palestinian Diplomatic Intifada
A third intifada is inevitable unless Israel changes course
Rodef Shalom to host panel on Palestinian perspectives
U.S. Credibility Around the World Damaged by Afghanistan War
Israel Claims Holy Sites, Reignites Religious Flashpoint
Blessed Are the Climate Advocates
The Syrian Revolution Is Not a Holy War
‘Lincoln’: Where was Frederick Douglass?
Beware Libya’s ‘Fair Dictator’
Slavery and Climate – There's More in Common Than You Think, Vatican Says
Obama's Middle East Speech: The Message Was Not Received
What Are the Rules of War?
Breakdown in Yemen
Climate Action Is Solution to Slowing Superstorms | Commentary
Seeing Both Sides of the Holy Land
No Iran deal, but significant progress in Geneva
Who is Aya Hijazi, the American freed from jail in Egypt?
Responsible Journalism Series: Media as Critical Reflective Practice
Confederate flag: hatred or heritage?
25 Rights groups: The Belady Foundation case demonstrates that individual and community initiatives face only repression and fabricated charges
National Geographic Offering Israel Tour: National Geographic Expedition is offering 12-day tours of the Holy Land, complete with hotels and museums
Civil Society Is Faltering In This Middle East Nation
'The world is flat' in Egypt
The Struggle for Independence in West Papua
My sister has been jailed in Egypt for 900 days. When will the U.S. help free her?
The Audacity of Air Strikes and Secret Deals: Just making Isis grow stronger?
What Pope Francis Will Say to America This Week
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
Five Steps America Must Take Now to Combat Climate Change
Why can’t America just take out Assad?
A Grassroots Visit Belies Washington's View of Afghanistan
How to Fix Turkey's Fall From International Favor
Hope for Peace May Be Encouraged by Enemies in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
IAA Chief Attends Workshop
Crimean Crisis Escalates Further
Only Good Governance can Defeat Al Qaeda in Yemen
Conflict Analysis and Resolution Students Named Boren Fellows
The Impact of the Syrian Civil War on Identity Groups in Turkey
The only way forward on Syria
Time to stop coddling Iran
Why water is key to Syria conflict
It's the Arab spring for dictators
Ahmadinejad - Incitement Deserves Indictment
To finally see the invisible Israelis before our eyes
The Noxious Origins of NYC Gentrification: Cooking Gas
Syria’s Christian conundrum
Bosnia Back on the Brink: Ukraine can learn from Bosnia's failed socioeconomic policies
Mason Professors, Graduates Take Active Role in Latin American Conflicts
Is the Spirit of Sykes-Picot Still Alive in the Middle East after a Century?
Awakening the Demons: There is no Arab Spring coming to Iraq. But sectarian protests could tear this fragile country apart.
Stop the ISIS War Before It Gets Worse!
Data show drone attacks doomed to fail against ISIS in Syria
Does the U.S. have a moral imperative in Syria?
In Egypt, even helping street children can land you in prison
Morocco a Stable East-West Bridge
Tunisia’s Elections Seal Transition, Raise Fears of Old Regime
Yeni Bir Toplumsal Sozlesme Arayisi
A Strike Against Israel
Libya: A failed state or a failed government?
Hillel Event Bridges Israeli-Palestinian Gap
American impotence and the ‘Born in Jerusalem’ law
التدخل الروسي أوقف انهيار النظام السوري مؤقتاً
Is Yemen’s power struggle over?
An Extreme Sport: Middle East Peacebuilding
Vatican Mayors Summit Spots Pope on Municipal Pulpit
Aziz Abu Sarah Named National Geographic Emerging Explorer
The Ottoman Experience in Mosul, Then and Now
Lieberman and the Peace Process
Protecting America's Clean Drinking Water
How Peer Pressure Brought Australia on Board Climate Fund
Hunger strike highlights forgotten tragedy of Palestinian prisoners
Fallacy of a moderate mullah
The 2017 Arthur N. Rupe Great Debate: Is ISIS an Existential Threat to the United States?
Sorting Out Our Options in Afghanistan
The effect of 100 years of amnesia on the Turkish population
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Hurricane Sandy: Time to do something about climate change
Embracing Healthier Communities Through Clean Energy
"We Are Not Like Them": Itamar Massacre Activates A Dangerous Israeli-Jewish Ethnocentrism
Explorer’s Analysis: Inside Key Issues of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
Go After Super Pollutants
Rep. Charles Rangel: Let's slow down the next superstorm
Palestinian Organization Wins 1st Place in Intercultural Innovation Award
How Women’s Rights Are Linked to U.S.-Iran Negotiations
After Nearly Three Years, An American In Egypt Walks Free
Conflict Resolution, One Book at a Time
Terrorism and Development
We can only hope that the cerebral will get the better of the visceral
The Green Wave washes over a movement in hibernation
Civility: The Way We Drive
Yemen Can't Do It Alone
Let's keep Syria's blood off America's hands
The Path To Clean Energy Requires An Energy-Storage Revolution
Why World Leaders Are Starting to Eat Garbage
Settler Turned Peace Activist Now Occupies Wall Street: Kobi Skolnick Puts Jewish Stamp on Protest, Not Just on Holidays
First Person: Five Things I Learned in Syrian Refugee Camps
Why Did Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Go to Iraq?
Should Palestinians Accept Israel as a Jewish State?
Syria, Lebanon, and the Middle East: Enabling a War-to-Peace Transition
The NYC Security Risk That Candidates Aren't Discussing
Tourism of Destruction, Tourism of Construction: Two Trips to the Holy Land
Rwanda- A Country Still in Need
Jerusalem’s potential to bring Jews and Muslims together
Politics and the city – the battle over Istanbul’s Gezi park
Teach, model, grow and live in empathy to build world peace, says interfaith expert Marc Gopin at Frontier Luncheon
Congress Must Tax Fossil Fuels
Fossil Fuel Divestment Makes UN Climate Summit a Success
Options for Action in Syria
Businesses Must Take the Lead on Climate-Change Action
Filmmaker’s ‘Will to Communicate’ Breaks through Community’s Silence
Republicans want to fight climate change, too
The Emperor’s new clothes – bluster in the GOP
When diplomatic opportunities were dismissed
America’s litmus test on Syria
Turkey's Complex Policy
To save his Middle East legacy, Obama must recognise a Palestinian state now
The Libyan Revolution at Two
Divestment-Investment Can Break Congressional Gridlock on Climate Change
Mason’s Michael Shank Joins White House Climate Change Group
In Israel, the Rent Is Too Damn High
Confronting genocide in Myanmar: The urgent need to prevent and protect
Lessons from South Asia for an Arab Spring
A Palestinian’s journey from stone-throwing to conflict resolution
كاتبة فلسطينية تعيش في واشنطن: أطفالنا ضحايا وليسوا إرهابيين
Has outgoing Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal brought about a new, more peaceful, face to the organization?
'Ceasefire' Is the Syria Word We Need to Hear
Hezbollah’s Triumph
The ISIS takeover of Ramadi means hard choices face the Iraqi and US governments
UVA Gives Diversity Awards to Longtime Professors McDowell and Dukes
Next Steps in Syria
U.S. Military Interventionism Has Harmed Iraq Dearly
Syrian Ramadan at the Edge of War
Netanyahu’s address to Congress is a recipe for disaster, not peace
10 Syria Questions for John Kerry and Chuck Hagel
9/11 Forever (and Ever)
Aziz Abu Sarah – Ending the Cycle of Violence in Israel and Palestine
Equality in action: A conversation at the checkpoint
UN climate change negotiations in Poland this week
Firing Up Kurdish Nationalism in Iraq
Students Practice Citizen Diplomacy in Syria
The Business Argument for Addressing Climate Change
How Egypt’s most famous jailed couple celebrated Valentine’s Day
Israel Inside/Out: Perspectives And Prisms
Entitled to Protection, Palestinians Should Join the ICC, Now
Even a weakened Libya can avoid civil war
Free West Papua: Growing International Solidarity for a Forgotten Independence Movement
After 900 days in pre-trial detention, campaigns call for release of Aya Hegazy
Yemen is on the Brink of Chaos - And Why It's So Important
Why US and Chinese cities will make or break any global climate deal
Faith dialogue focus on social media sites
Climate crisis and the will to act
Court clears American aid worker after 3 years behind bars in Egypt
Afghans Want U.S. to Stay but Do Things Differently
Cyclone Pam Is Just the Start
Lingering Questions Surround Geneva III
Netanyahu's Kennedy moment
Overnight Crimean Crisis Hits Stalemate
Peshmerga-Iraqi forces united over Mosul, but can this last?
Collaboration with China is preferable to containment
Meet Nousha Kabawat and her unstoppable drive to help Syria’s displaced children thrive
Hottest Year on Record, 2014, Brings Economic Opportunity
Palestinian, Jew give both sides on joint Jerusalem tours
Syria Conflict Panel
یەریڤان سەعید، توێژەر لە پەیمانگای وڵاتانی كەنداو لە واشنتۆن:
Hamas Should Be Part of Middle East Peace Talks
Land Rights Have Become A Women's Issue Through Social Mobilization In Cambodia
The Missing Ingredient in UN's 2030 Global Goals
Sick talk: The danger of blaming migrants for Israel’s ills
Mason’s Global Problem Solving Consortium in National Spotlight
Unite, Confuse, and Inspire: A Response to the Rise of Racism in Israel
Keeping Iran and Saudi Arabia From War
Darfur Donor Conference: A Park for a Deadly Conflict
Using Israeli and Palestinian Guides, Tour Group Helps Visitors ‘Experience the People’
ما هو الإرث السياسي لمحمود عباس؟
Charlie Rangel: Why I Oppose Syria Strikes
خبير في النزاعات الدولية: ترامب سيبيع الورقة السورية لبوتين (حوار)
Massachusetts and Genocide
What Aziz Abu Sarah learned in Hebrew school
Mason experts explain how ISIS attacks are recruitment tools
Catching Kony
Mideast peace deal… and they lived unhappily ever after
Former Middle East 'Foes' to Speak on Building Peace
Climate change denial — the dangerous lie
What Do We Mean When We Say "Clean Energy"?
Eviction of Palestinian outpost exposes double standard on settlements
Palestine's Right to Defend Itself
A picture of hope and courage
Columbia Prof Uses Math To Create World Peace
Dismissal of Evidence Affected Paris Agreement
What Egypt Can Learn from the “Swine Flu” Scare
How Germans Go Green
Europe’s Migration Crisis: Causes and Cures
Divide and conquer negotiations
Use US soft power to free the Ashraf Seven
Tariq Ramadan in Chicago's Holocaust Museum
People to People Contact
How Belgraders Remember the NATO Bombings
Indian Point: Past Its Expiration Date
Israeli, Palestinian join forces to offer tours with two viewpoints
Why Americans Are Ready to Pay More Money for Cleaner Energy
The Saudis and the Iranians Need to Talk: And we need to make it happen
Resolved to Keep Faith
At summer camp, Syrian child refugees recall a lost homeland
Managing the Madness in the Middle East
Hurricane Joaquin: Another Word for Climate Change
Washington’s rapprochement with Syria is welcomed but not enough
Afghan Security Forces Pass First Test, But Questions Remain
Reimagining Transitional Justice in Bali
The Speech that Time Forgot
Saudi in Yemen; It’s personal now
Couple Spend Their Wedding Money on Street Children, End up in an Egyptian Prison
Obama must stand up to Netanyahu on Israeli settler violence
Why I'm Going to Yemen
Egypt: Revolution or bust
Aziz Abu Sarah is a Tour Guide
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
Settler Terrorism -- An American Problem
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
7 Ways Obama's U.N. Speech Revealed His Inconsistent Foreign Policy
Don't let Yemen turn into Syria: Column
Wanted: Middle East Statesmen
Why is ISIS destroying Iraq's historical heritage?
What the Flint Crisis Reveals About Inequality in the U.S.
Anticipating the Syria of Tomorrow: Strategies to Decrease Violence Against Innocents
Crimean Tatars fear exile again
Holy Land tours a new tool in peacebuilding
Learning from SIGIR's Final Report on Iraq Reconstruction
The Future of Kurdistan, Between Unity and Balkanization
Palestine’s new PM and his prospects for success
UN Summit Already Successful: $50 Billion Divested From Fossil Fuels
Look to Iran for a solution in Syria
Bucolic Peekskill under attack: View
إيران والعواصم الأربع: السيطرة بداية الانهيار
Hutu Diaspora Narrative: Identity in Conflict, Conflict of Identity
Sarajevo: Memories of war
Focus on Al Qaeda in Yemen magnifies chronic instability
Jordan Valley essential for a viable Palestinian state
Are Direct Negotiations Good or Bad for the Palestinians?
Why Forest Whitaker Is Making the UN Goals Famous
Interview with CNN: Ancient blueprint for Middle East peace touring U.S.
Man-to-man chat can avert disaster
Mason/EMU alum Michael Shank works with media to tell the story of climate change
Why the US must support bid for Palestinian statehood
Pro-Earth Republicans In The Era Of President Trump
U.S. Drones Mobilize Pakistani Nonviolent Movement
We can't let climate change turn droughts, flash floods and mudslides into the new normal
WATCH: Bernie Sanders hugs Muslim student, vows to fight racism as Jew
Today, I join Khader Adnan’s hunger strike – will you?
Somalia Needs a War on Poverty
Elvis Costello Snubs Israel
Texas flood's climate change irony: Column
Because National Governments Won't, Cities Are Pushing Zero-Energy Buildings
Why, Indeed, History Should Sometimes Repeat Itself: a Review of History as a Prelude
UN Small Arms Conference: Evaluation and Prospects
How to Solve Your Conflicts, and Get FED at the Same Time
Ötekilerden ‘Ötekilere’ (From Others to ‘Others’)
Humanitarian Missiles Are Superior to Cruise Missiles
More record warmth means more flooding: Column
Israelis and Palestinians -- rage, fear and misunderstanding
Congress makes Elmo cry by defunding Palestinian 'Sesame Street'
Why U.S. Could Opt For 'Zero Option' In Afghanistan
ما هي خلفية اشتعال القومية الكردية في العراق؟
The Lonely Man of Peace
Turkey's Best Asset to Tackle ISIS: Ankara or America?
How I learned to forgive my brother’s murderers
Our Love-Hate Relationship With Frankenstorms and Hurricane Sandy and Why We Must End It
Doctoral Student Goes to Hollywood to Teach Peace Techniques
Why defeating ISIS with military might is starry eyed idealism
Cultural Educator: Aziz Abu Sarah
Arab Gulf States Wary of Iran’s Role in the Battle for Mosul
Iraq’s Islamic divisions intensify
Colombia's Inminent Peace Agreement: A Brief Analysis of What the Agreement is, What is Next and What is Missing
Afghan religious figures, diplomats come together in İstanbul
In Afghanistan, end the fighting and stop the meddling
American Aid Worker Is Cleared of Child Abuse Charges in Egypt
Can J Street Sideline AIPAC?
Voices: In midst of war, life goes on for Syrian kids
Halep'in geleceği ve Türkiye'nin güvenliği
Could a Nuclear Iran Bring About More Stability, Rather Than Less?
When Radio Goes Bad: RF communications and the increased violence in South Sudan
Bush's true legacy in Egypt
Obama Thinks Too Small on Climate Change
Europe Must Help Syria’s Women Make Peace
US must vote in favour or abstain
Fed Up With Climate Change Apathy
Washington Area Students Weigh in on South Sudan Conflict
Why Should Israel Care What the Rest of the World Thinks?
‘The American Lawrence of Arabia’s’ life goes on show in the U.S.
Nimr Al Nimr: Anatomy of a Man
CMEP conference: Middle East peace process needs new paradigm
Rwanda: Opening the door to dialogue (Claudine Kuradusenge)
Imagining Peace: The Practical Advantages for Muslims, Jews and Christians of Peace for Palestine and Israel
Who to Blame for the Absence of a Kurdish State after Sykes Picot?
The Conflict that Became Mine
Bosnia: Stabilization Stalled in Negative Peace
Gulf Nations Can Provide Jobs, Which Is Crucial to Syrian Refugees
Press Pause on the Rush to War
Egypt’s Street Children, Aya Hijazi, and Me
Shank and Powell: Climate Change Fight Includes Private Sector
Essebsi Must Work With Islamists to Ensure Tunisia’s Transition
Mason student starts ‘sustainable, reproducible’ businesses in war zones
From protests to politics, a new way forward for Yemen
Dignity for Iran equals an Iran free of nuclear weapons
A Discussion with Marc Gopin, Director, Center on Religion, Diplomacy, and Conflict Resolution
Ending the Exploitation of People and the Planet
Tehran looks ready to tango
Gaza becomes Syria: Middle East geopolitics 2.0
Yemen: Ripe for a solution?
The costly errors of America's wars
Letter to the Editor: Dismissal of Evidence Affected Paris Agreement
EMU Professor Urges Shift in Iraqi, Afghan Strategy
Climate Change Is An Immediate Threat
ISIS attacks fueled by illegal guns and open societies we can’t afford to lose
Israel's New Left Goes Online
Congress vs. the Super-Pollutants
Israeli-Palestinian conflict - discussion with Marc Gopin: on economic peace & justice
David N. Cicilline and Michael Shank: Global warming threatens R.I.
Proof Nuclear Energy Is a Huge Security Risk
Interreligious Intercultural Dialogue Institutionalized - Deja Vu All Over Again
Saudi rejects foreign interference in Iraq, blames ‘sectarian’ Maliki | Reuters
USDA Does Diets Differently, Moves Off Meat
Yemen: Expert says 'regulated escalation' expected Friday
Prevention better than punitive in Syria
Dirty Energy Dollars
The Russian Military Intervention in Syria; Is This Really a Concern for the U.S.?
The World Discovers Afghanistan’s Peaceful Clerics
Why the White House Won't Win the Afghanistan War
‘Don’t Disturb The Peace’: Post-Conflict Politics In Aceh, Indonesia
Lieberman and the Peace Process
CPCS Hosted Conference in Washington D.C.
Aya Hegazy trial postponed for 5th time after court unable to turn on laptop
Sit down with Iran to ensure there is no ‘October surprise’
How to Pull Yemen Back from the Edge
Post-Mubarak Egypt: From successful protest to sustainable social transformation
OP-ED: Iran in the Era of Moderation and Reform
Conflict Management Fieldwork in Jordan Yields Surprises, Insights
Congress Better Listen to the Pope on Climate Change
The Israeli ex-settler at the center of Occupy Wall Street
Drowning the Arab Spring in Gulf Oil
Trump’s favorite dictator is jailing U.S. citizens
A Toast for Peace
Syria's Next Generation
Did Bernie Sanders just steal Joe Lieberman’s Jewish crown?
Cyprus: An EU Presidency occupied by Candidate Turkey
Crimean Tatars Fear for Their Safety After Crimea’s Annexation to Russia
What Secretary Clinton Does Not Recognize About Egypt’s Anti-Regime Protests
U.S. Sanctions On Iran Should Be Lifted For Humanitarian Goods
The Obama administration ignores an American imprisoned in Egypt
Doing away with food deserts in the District
The Price of Abandoning Yemen
Semites Unite! You Have Nothing to Lose But your Conflict
How Climate Change Sparked the Crisis in Syria
Why Washington is wrong to impose visa suspension on Iraqis
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - Discussion with Marc Gopin: Part 1 on Economic Peace & Justice
The Current of Discord on the Mekong
Riyadh Conference: What Makes It Different?
Heavy metal music unites Jews and Muslims across the Middle East
Women’s Exclusion Worsens Somali Crises
Egypt acquits American woman detained for 3 years
Essay on the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the Sykes-Picot Agreement هل العرب أمام سايكس بيكو جديدة؟
Nonviolent resistance key to Middle East breakthrough
Why Congress Needs to Act Now On Super-Pollutants
Meat Alert
Expect Resource Wars With Exxon CEO At State Helm
Female suicide bombers; Misguided media; Karadzic at the Hague
Senior Government Officials Participate at Workshop on Strategic Communication and Conflict Resolution
Obama’s speech was more of the same - and not what we needed
Price tag attack on J’lem church provokes religious condemnation
We gain more than we lose in the Iran nuclear deal [Commentary]
Happy Independence Day wishes from a Palestinian
Rand Paul Got It Right on ISIS
Graduate students spend spring break with Syrian refugees
Tackling the most grave and serious global security threats
How to stop Libya becoming another Iraq
Deadly challenge of keeping Syria health-care workers safe
America's lawmakers in Libyan quagmire
If America wants Assad to respect international law, it must respect it, too

The School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution

Search

welcome message

Primary links

rosters

IMPORTANT LINKS

The School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution

Search

welcome message

Primary links

rosters

IMPORTANT LINKS

AddThis