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• "Politics and War," by Senior Fellow George A. Lopez, La Opinion, January 14, 2007.
• "Targeted UN Sanctions against Iran Can Improve the West's Leverage," interview with George A. Lopez, podcast by the Council on Foreign Relations (December 21, 2006).
• "The North Korean Bomb is a Bush Administration Failure" by Research Fellow David Cortright, Beliefnet.com, October 10, 2006.
• "When do we get to offend in peace?" by Faculty Fellow Paul Cobb, Associate Professor of Islamic History, Chicago Tribune, September 19, 2006. Opinion piece regarding controversial papal speech.
• "The Ethical Legacy of Dirty Harry" by Senior Fellow George A. Lopez, America magazine, September 11, 2006. A reflection on the five-year anniversary of the 9-11 terrorist attacks.
• "Nonviolence and the strategy against terrorism"
  by Research Fellow David Cortright, Sojo Mail (www.sojo.net) August 28, 2006.
• "Sound decisions require naming the situation correctly" by Senior Fellow George A. Lopez, regarding U.S. policy in Iraq, Tidings Online, June 23, 2006.
• "Human rights have no borders" by Jackie Smith, Associate Professor of Sociology and Peace Studies, American Democracy Project radio essay, WVPE, Elkhart, Indiana, May 30, 2006.
• "Irán: Buscar la cumbre, no las sanciones" by Senior Fellow George A. Lopez and Research Fellow David Cortright, La Opinión, May 14, 2006.
• "Mass Appeal: Catholics trying to adapt their faith to a complex world are fighting resistance from Rome" by Director Scott Appleby, The Washington Post, May 7, 2006. Book review of Robert Blair Kaiser's A Church in Search of Itself.
• "Is regime change possible in Iran?" by alumnus Abolghasem Bayyenat (M.A. '02), The Global Politician, April 24, 2006.
• "The Rise of U.S. Nuclear Primacy" by Faculty Fellow Keir A. Lieber and Daryl G. Press, Foreign Affairs, March/April 2006.
• "Debunking Iran: Washington calls the kettle black" by Research Fellow David Cortright, Sojourners Magazine, April 2006.

• "Of Caliphs and the Caliphate: Setting the Record Straight" by Faculty Fellow Asma Afsaruddin, New America Media, March 22, 2006.

• "IRAK: Política y violencia" ("Politics and Violence in Iraq") by Senior Fellow George A. Lopez, La Opinion, March 5, 2006.
• "Ethics Outflanked" by Senior Fellow George A. Lopez, America Magazine, March 6, 2006.
• "The Dilemma in Iraq" by Director of Policy Studies Gerard F. Powers, America Magazine, March 6, 2006.
• "In Pursuit of Civil Discourse in the Academy" by Faculty Fellow Richard B. Pierce, Diverse Online, January 12, 2006.
• "The Prospects of a Nuclear-Armed Iran" by alumnus
  Abolghasem Bayyenat (M.A. '02), Global Politician, January 3, 2006.

      

       2005

• "NAVIDAD: Paz en la tierra a todos ¿y cómo la obtenemos?"
  ("Peace on Earth -- and how we get there") by Senior Fellow George A. Lopez, La Opinion, December 25, 2005.
• "The Renaissance in Africa: An ethical view" by Faculty Fellow Rev. Oliver Williams, C.S.C., Agenda (South Africa), December 2005.
• "Along with trials, Iraq needs truth" by Associate Professor Daniel Philpott, The Boston Globe, December 8, 2005.
• "Western Muslims: Can we talk?" by visiting fellow Genieve Abdo, International Herald Tribune, December 7, 2005.
• "IRAK: La guerra de la Casa Blanca" ("The White House's War") by Senior Fellow George A. Lopez, La Opinion, November 27, 2005.
• "Post-Referendum Uncertainties" by Senior Fellow George A. Lopez, La Opinion, October 30, 2005.
• "Impose 'smart' sanctions on Syria" by Senior Fellow George A. Lopez, Christian Science Monitor, October 26, 2005.
• "Does the United States need the United Nations?" by Senior Fellow Robert Johansen, WVPE radio, October 25, 2005. Recorded as part of the American Democracy Project.
• "Take Ten Challenges Violent Behavior from Within" by Jay Caponigro and Kroc graduate Kim Overdyck (M.A. '02), South Bend Tribune, October 12, 2005.
• "Bombas, premios y palos" ("Bombs, Carrots and Sticks") by Senior Fellow George A. Lopez, La Opinion, October 2, 2005.
• "The moment of truth for the government of Uganda" by student Peter Quaranto ('06) and alumnus Michael Poffenberger ('05), The Monitor (Kampala, Uganda), September 30, 2005.
• "Is the U.S. ready for Egyptian democracy?" by Visiting Fellow Geneive Abdo, The Washington Post, September 18, 2005.
• "Islam in America: Separate but Unequal" by Visiting Fellow Geneive Abdo, Washington Quarterly, Autumn 2005.
• "Historia de dos golfos" ("Tale of two gulfs") by Senior Fellow George A. Lopez, La Opinion, September 4, 2005.
• "Use of nukes likely if they aren't eliminated" by Research Fellow David Cortright, South Bend Tribune, August 21, 2005.
• "SA needs moral legitimacy to retain leadership" by Faculty Fellow Oliver Williams, C.S.C., Cape Times, Cape Town, South Africa, August 11, 2005.
• "Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and nuclear realism" by Research Fellow David Cortright, Sojourners magazine, Aug. 9, 2005.
• "TERRORISMO: Mitos y realidades de una guerra" ("Myths and Realities in the War on Terror") by Senior Fellow George A. Lopez, La Opinion, July 31, 2005.
• "Pope's greatest legacy could be forgiveness," by Associate Professor Daniel Philpott, South Bend Tribune, June 26, 2005.
  "POLÍTICA EXTERIOR: e continente perdido," ("The Lost Continent") by Senior Fellow George A. Lopez, La Opinion,
  June 26, 2005.
• "ADOLFO AGUILAR ZÍNSER: Mente perspicaz, espíritu audaz" ("Adolfo Aguilar Zinser: Sharp mind, bold spirit") by senior fellow George A. Lopez, La Opinion, June 12, 2005.
• "Progress in Iraqi freedom stained by growing hardship," by Research Fellow David Cortright, Christian Science Monitor, June 7, 2005.

• "Republicans, the Constitution and John Bolton" by senior fellow George A. Lopez, La Opinion, May 22, 2005.

• "From the Margins to the Centers of Power: The increasing relevance of the global interfaith movement," by Patrice Brodeur, 2004-05 Rockefeller visiting fellow. Crosscurrents magazine, Spring 2005.
• "Overcoming Religiously Motivated Violence," by A. Rashied Omar, coordinator of the Program on Religion, Conflict and Peacebuilding. Crosscurrents magazine, Spring 2005.
• "Time to face the truth in Iraq" by senior fellow George A. Lopez, letter to the editor, The New York Times, May 20, 2005.
• "Evidence of Bolton's inadequacies becoming clear" by senior fellow Robert C. Johansen, The Truth, Elkhart, Indiana, May 5, 2005. Letter to the editor also published in the South Bend Tribune and Indianapolis Star.  
• "Time to Leave: Bring home the troops. Start now" by research fellow David Cortright, Sojourners magazine, June 2005
• "Get Out Now," Foreign Policy magazine, May/June 2005, by senior fellow George A. Lopez. One of four articles stemming from the Ethics of Exit conference.
• "Withdrawal from Iraq: Sooner, Not Later" ("IRAK Retirada: mejor antes que después") by senior fellow George A. Lopez, La Opinion, April 24, 2005.
• "Iraq's Urgent Need for a Reconciliation Ethic," by Associate Professor Daniel Philpott, America, The National Catholic Weekly, April 4, 2005.
• "Government's spin on news poisons truth," by Faculty Fellow Ruthann K. Johansen, Chicago Sun-Times, March 26, 2005.
• "WASHINGTON-ONU: Relación al borde del desastre" ("The Washington-UN Crisis") by George A. Lopez, La Opinion, March 13, 2005.
• "Bombs, Carrots and Sticks: The Use of Incentives and
  Sanctions" by David Cortright and George A. Lopez, Arms Control Today, March 2005.
• "Mitos y realidades del ‘Petróleo por Alimentos' ("Myths and Realities of Oil-for-Food")," by Joy Gordon and Senior Fellow George A. Lopez, La Opinion, Jan. 13, 2005.
• "Can the UN Battle Terrorism Effectively?," by Research Fellow David Cortright, USA Today Magazine, January 2005.   
• "A Chip Off the Old Block: Why the Fearmongers Want to Keep Tariq Ramadan Out," by Faculty Fellow Asma Afsaruddin, Muslim Wakeup!, Jan. 11, 2005.
• "POLITICA NACIONAL: El Sr. Gonzales y la Dra. Rice" (National Politics: Mr. Gonzales and Dr. Rice)," by Senior Fellow George A. Lopez, La Opinion, Jan. 10, 2005.
• "Counting the Cost: Telling the truth about civilians killed," by George A. Lopez, Sojourners Magazine, February 2005.

       2004

• "UN Oil-for-Food Program Under Scrutiny," Worldview program, WBEZ Chicago Public Radio, Dec. 14, 2004. Interview with Senior Fellow George A. Lopez.
• "Luchando de nuevo por la ONU"
  ("Fighting Back for the UN"), Dec. 12, 2004, La Opinion. Commentary by Senior Fellow George A. Lopez.
• "Bonds reaffirmed during festivity at end of Ramadan," South Bend Tribune, Nov. 11, 2004. Commentary by research program coordinator A. Rashied Omar.
• "POLITICA EXTERIOR: Volver a los fundamentos
  (Back to basics on foreign policy)," Nov. 7, 2004, La Opinion. Commentary by Senior Fellow George A. Lopez.
• "Pro-life? Look at the Fruits," by former Kroc Visiting Fellow Glen Harold Stassen, SojoMail, Oct. 13, 2004. Analysis of Bush administration's anti-abortion policy.
• "Ramadan: Time for spiritual renewal," Oct. 14, 2004, South Bend Tribune. An essay by research program coordinator A. Rashied Omar.
• "Armas no convencionales: Lecciones aprendidas en Irak (Lessons from Iraq)," Oct. 10, 2004, La Opinion. Commentary by Senior Fellow George A. Lopez.
• "Put teeth in 'never again' vow with fast, full-scale UN response,"  Sept. 7, 2004, Christian Science Monitor. A commentary by Professor Robert Johansen. 
• "Bush firme en política exterior (Bush strong on foreign policy)", Sept. 5, 2004, La Opinion. Commentary by Professor George A. Lopez.
• "Muslims must seek peace in Sudan," by A. Rashied Omar, August 15, 2004, Chicago Sun-Times.
• "The perils and promise of globalization," a book review of Amy Chua's World on Fire by faculty fellow Charles K. Wilber, Aug. 13, 2004, National Catholic Reporter.
• "¿Qué hacer con Irán? (What to do about Iran?)," La Opinion, Aug. 8, 2004. Opinion column by George A. Lopez.
• "IRAK: Tensiones en medio de la transición" ("Iraq: Tensions admist transition"), La Opinion, July 4, 2004. Opinion column by George A. Lopez.
• "Iraq - Were Sanctions an Alternative to War?" Worldview, Chicago Public Radio, July 1, 2004. Interview with George A. Lopez.
• "Containing Iraq: Sanctions Worked," by George A. Lopez and David Cortright in Foreign Affairs, July/August 2004, pp 90-102.
• "Bush's New Iraq: Rhetoric vs. Reality," by David Cortright and George A. Lopez in the Chicago Tribune, May 26, 2004.
• "Just? Unjust? The morality of preemptive war," by George A. Lopez, Sojourner Magazine, May 2004.
• "The Value of Making an Apology" by Kroc visiting fellow Glen Harold Stassen in the Chicago Tribune, April 18, 2004.
• "GUERRA EN IRAK: Un aniversario con ansiedad," "War in Iraq: An Anxious Anniversary," by George A. Lopez in La Opinion, March 21, 2004.
• "The Real Failure in Intelligence on Iraq" by George A. Lopez and David Cortright in The Boston Globe, March 11, 2004.
• "Move Past Preemption," by George A. Lopez in USA Today, January 11, 2004.
• "Who Should Be Next?: In search of a pope who will embrace science, reject globalization, and forge an alliance with Islam," by Scott Appleby in Foreign Policy magazine, January/February 2004.
• "`War on Terror' or Real Security?: A just and viable alternative to the Bush doctrine," by David Cortright and George A. Lopez, Sojourner Magazine, January 2004.

       2003

• "Extremist gains slow momentum of Good Friday Accords," by John Darby in the Chicago Sun-Times, December 12, 2003.
• "Eduard Shevardnadze and the Politics of Sheer Tenacity," by Martha Merritt in Chicago Tribune, November 28, 2003.
• "US Repeats Past Mistakes," by George Lopez in USA Today, November 7, 2003.
• "DEFENSA: Los peligros de la doctrina Bush" [in Spanish], by George A. Lopez, La Opinion, October 19, 2003.
• "U.S. Must Accept Outside Help to Secure Iraq," by George Lopez in the Chicago Sun-Times, Wednesday, August 27, 2003.
• "Let the UN Decide," editorial in USA Today by George A. Lopez on Thursday, May 7, 2003.
• "The Search for Evidence," The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, April 22, 2003 (interview with George A. Lopez).
• "Pyrrhic Diplomacy' Increases Risk," by Daniel Lindley, South Bend Tribune, March 18, 2003.

       

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