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Abstract: As a foreigner visiting Pakistan, this weekend's protests in Peshawar against U.S. drones remind me of prior Pakistani calls for sovereignty and...
Abstract: Much is being made of Palestinian unilateralism recently, and President Obama and his advisers seem authentically perturbed by the unilateral march...
Abstract: I grew up in a world of blessings and curses, and I mean a world of radically elaborate blessings and curses. I speak of course of the Yiddish world...
Abstract: Today, September 21, 2011, as the world celebrates the UN-recognized International Day of Peace, it is worth taking stock on the global community's...
Abstract: This October 7, 2011, marks the tenth anniversary of the US war in Afghanistan. After expending $4 trillion and thousands of lives, the US needs an...
Abstract: This week marks the 10th anniversary of the 2001 U.S.-led war in Afghanistan. With the assassination of the head of the Afghan Peace Council...
Abstract: The Occupy Wall Street (and Washington DC and Boston and San Francisco and other) protests should come as no surprise. Frankly, I am surprised that...
Abstract: First the bad news: a fracture in the Middle East is looming. There is a fracturing of states along sectarian lines that has been funded and...
Abstract: Just a few days ago was the longest night of the year. Another way of looking at is that this was night in which the tide of darkness began to turn...
Abstract: Echoes of victims call out to us over television or even twitter with bloodied images of civilians suffering. Those with empathy want to stop it....
Abstract: To ask "Who is George Zimmerman?" -- as many are now asking -- is perhaps the wrong question. Undoubtedly, Zimmerman needs to be brought...
Abstract: Tourism is a business involving a billion people a year meeting several other billion people whose lives they profoundly affect economically and...
Abstract: Proponents of using drones and "signature strikes" against suspected militants offer a variety of arguments supporting their use, including...
Abstract: Events are so fast-paced in revolutions and wars that there is scarcely a breath taken to anticipate the next stages of the unfolding drama. But...
Abstract: Open Letter to President Obama from Conflict Analysis Professionals for Enduring SecurityDear President Obama,Congratulations on your election. We...
Abstract: One week after the Aurora theater shootings in Colorado and our government has been utterly lackluster in its response. Will Americans be safer going...
Abstract: Why must the tragic Colorado theater shootings stimulate a debate on more than mere gun control? Not simply because, or however remarkable the fact...
Abstract: Look past the boyish, small-town Wisconsin charm, the incredible commitment to physical fitness, and the impressive clarity in communicating fiscal...
Abstract: Being here in Charlotte, North Carolina, for the 2012 Democratic National Convention, having watched the Republican National Convention religiously...
Abstract: There is a pervasive fear that is being spread by American, Israeli and Sunni Gulf leaders that the most dangerous development in modern history...
Abstract: The shell shock to the West of the widespread demonstrations of rage against the United States, including the murder of an Ambassador, will taper off...
Abstract: Roger Fisher, one of the greatest luminaries in modern times of negotiation practice died at the age of 90 on August 25 of this year. Roger exuded...
Abstract: If someone got physically violent on the Metro in Washington DC, they would get kicked off the train or bus. Similarly, if someone indecently exposed...
Abstract: Watching television this week, as Hurricane Sandy descended on Washington D.C. and meteorologists scurried to remain atop the latest forecasting,...
Abstract: A high-level panel appointed by United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon released its recommendations last month for a global development agenda...
Abstract: School staff Antoinette Tuff drew out compassion, courage, and love instead of a handgun when faced with someone armed with 500 rounds of...
Abstract: The Bilateral Security Agreement deal, forged by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Afghan President Hamid Karzai, will be quickly undone since...
Abstract: As U.S, Secretary of State John Kerry heralds the near-complete negotiations over a Bilateral Security Agreement with Afghanistan President Hamid...
Abstract: The world watched in awe as the people of Egypt rose up by the millions two years ago, a revolution that then led to elections putting the Muslim...
Abstract: 'Ceasefire' Is the Syria Word We Need to HearA bloodbath of civilians, torture and murder of children, willful starvation of millions, forced...
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News that the Pentagon is sending its military back into Somalia, after 20 years, shows that America is still missing the point on the Horn of...
Abstract: As the United States ends its war in Afghanistan, it is a good time to reflect on American attitudes towards violence and war. A recent poll...
Abstract: The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) urges Congress, the Obama administration and policymakers throughout the European Union to adopt...
Abstract: Following on the heels of the "massive and unprecedented" U.S. drone strikes in Yemen this month, which killed scores of Yemenis, I'm...
Abstract: The seven-year feud between Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas has -- at least on paper -- come to an end. A reconciliation deal, signed on...
Abstract: That is what I heard as I was training down the coast of my beloved New England on May 1. Responding to the ridiculously cold, miserable, stormy New...
Abstract: Democracy is dead, long live democracy. Modi has won by a landslide in India. Touted everywhere as the world's largest "democracy,"...
Abstract: I recently returned from traveling and speaking about peacebuilding awareness with youth, educators, and the general public. Though travel can be...
Abstract: Protesting in solidarity with a one-month-long Palestinian prisoners' hunger strike, Nadeem Nawara, 17, and Muhammad Odeh, 16, were shot dead by...
Abstract: Imagine a violent world in which all means to defend yourself with violence is out of the question. No matter which way you turn the people with guns...
Abstract: The news last week that Americans are willing to pay more for cleaner and greener energy, by almost a 2-to-1 margin, and are more willing to support...
Abstract: Two discoveries are changing our world in a good way: one, much of what we think is wrong in the world gets its start in and is a product of our...
Abstract: All eight members of the Kaware family were killed by Israeli forces on Wednesday when an Israeli missile struck their home in the Gaza strip,...
Abstract: This week, former United States Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) reached out to me regarding a Dear Colleague letter that he wanted to circulate to...
Abstract: The United Nations climate summit in New York, where I'm writing from this week, is already a success. With Rockefeller Brothers Fund announcing...
Abstract: The Occupy Movement has returned and is resurrecting itself in Hong Kong. But in this case, the "occupying" is not associating itself with...
Abstract: As institutions created "by" and "for" local communities, community colleges are often acutely affected by social, economic, and...
Abstract: From Iraq and Syria to the Gulf, from Turkey to Yemen, the bewildering role of religious factions, parties and extremist groups is leading to panic...
Abstract: We need an advanced league of nations to help the earth survive, and we need it now. We are only surviving on this overcrowded planet of seven...
Abstract: With 2014 weighing in as the hottest year on record, the window to mitigate global warming rapidly shrinks. It's time to eliminate the debate...
Abstract: Following the murder of Palestinian Authority Minister Ziad Abu Ein last week, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas threatened that "all options...
Abstract: There is no society that can survive without the rule of law, and the danger to the rule of law comes just as much through no cops at all as it does...
Abstract: We live in an era of polarization. It has become increasingly difficult to find the middle ground. The blue/red divide in the U.S. also exists...
Abstract: The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Liberian peace activist Leymah Gbowee is an occasion for both celebration and reflection. Gbowee, 39, one of...
Abstract: With Yemen politics in perpetual disarray - as President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi escapes house arrest, rescinds his resignation, seeks refuge in the...
Abstract: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's recent attack on the West for "hate speech" and misattributing terrorism during the Paris...
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n the wake of New York City's devastating gas explosion and fire in the East Village, which destroyed residential buildings and injured dozens...
Abstract: As the Ferguson fight rages on, a potentially more courageous Congress stands ready to return, post-elections, to shut down that which rightfully...
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It's official. The Department of Homeland Security has placed me on a travel watch list. Every time I travel abroad, I now have "SSSS...
Abstract: With the United States Department of Agriculture announcing meat substitutes in school lunches nationwide, replacing meat with equally protein-rich...
Abstract: When most people think about Kentucky, clean tech and climate change aren't the first words that come to mind. Most of the chatter about this...
Abstract: Rarely am I inspired by a piece of writing so revolutionary that it cuts through the hubris and cacophony of contemporary society. Pope Francis'...
Abstract: New York City is infamous for its unaffordable and undignified housing. Not only is the city's housing a clear and present danger to residents,...
Abstract: I must admit that at first I was concerned when I heard that members of Westboro Baptist Church were planning on protesting at my daughter's high...
Abstract: On the heels of the UN-sponsored climate talks in Lima, there are some lessons learned worth assessing. This superb analysis by Guy Ragen, a...
Abstract: The recent attacks in Paris and elsewhere remind us of the global instability that we often take for granted. The events have now settled into our...
Abstract: Keeping landlords honest in New York City - or New York State, for that matter - is not an enviable task, given how common the less-than-honest...
Abstract: Americans are slowly, but surely, becoming more familiar with, and fearful of, acts of terror. "Terrorism" dominates the presidential...
Abstract: I recently received a message from a friend still living in a suburb of Aleppo. She told me that she was closing the school she had been operating (...
Abstract: My son and I were driving and we saw a crash that had occurred just minutes before on the side of the road. I looked at the crash up close as I...
Abstract: This was a big week for the United Nations, which came out strong on climate and the sustainable development goals and witnessed major milestones in...
Abstract: Schwangerschaftsabbruch...It’s been over 30 years, and still I remember the German word for abortion. I was a young lieutenant serving overseas...
Abstract: This past week I attended my son’s graduation from college. As parents, my wife and I are proud of his achievements, but also anxious for his...
Abstract: I know it like the back of my hand, my Turkish airport, the Istanbul airport. When I pass through a place often enough, when I do so bleary eyed and...
Abstract: There are many advantages to thinking about police violence against unarmed citizens as a disease in need of a cure. There are excellent results...
Abstract: As President-Elect Donald Trump stacks his cabinet with climate deniers — including Scott Pruitt, the Oklahoma attorney general suing the...
Abstract: Now that President-elect Donald Trump is positioning ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson as head of the U.S. State Department and America’s top...
Abstract: The Hudson River is under threat, again. Just when we thought we were in the clear - and that river towns up and down the Hudson Valley could enjoy...
Abstract: This month, the Obama Administration decided to refrain from bailing out the health insurance industry. In doing so, the U.S. Department of Justice...
Abstract: This week, in response to President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet picks for Departments of State, Energy, and Interior, as well as the...
Abstract: This past weekend offered two contrasting views of America. President Trump’s inaugural speech was unprecedented in stressing American...
Abstract: The largest coordinated national and international protest in American history snuck up on me, like a long-lost friend’s unannounced visit. I...
Abstract: In the midst of policy upheavals and political boxing among party lines, I decided to hit the ground with some one-on-one discussions with...
Abstract: I was walking up 17th street in DC on my way to the metro when I noticed a giant looming figure in front of me. It was my boss, Richard Solomon, then...
Articles About S-CAR
Abstract: Remember the Eldarats, the U.S. citizens tortured and jailed in the United Arab Emirates for nearly two years while the Obama administration sat on...
Abstract: "Conflict happens in isolation.”Wow, that’s it. A sense of awareness ignited as I listened to Kristin Famula, president of the...
Abstract: In the aftermath of the Charleston shootings, in which killed nine churchgoers in South Carolina, there has been so much discussion around whether...
Abstract: American Muslims interested in dialogue with Jews actually do exist. Muslim-Jewish dialogues should be attempted, even if these seem difficult at...
Abstract: Before Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani was sentenced to life in prison for his role in the 1998 bombings of two US Embassies in East Africa today,...
Abstract: Excerpt:The meek 77-year-old Ariyaratne, often called the "Gandhi of Sri Lanka," has become popular for his massive meditation sessions in...
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Abstract: Michael Shank, Ph.D., Director of Foreign Policy at the Friends Committee on National Legislation, and Adjunct Faculty at George Mason University's...
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Abstract: Open Letter to President Obama from Conflict Analysis Professionals for Enduring SecurityDear President Obama,Congratulations on your election. We...