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The Mershon Center for International Security Studies 
(Mershon Center) explores the human and social dimensions 
of complex security challenges. Through research 
and engagement, we reframe the big issues as we
create new models for ground-level problem-solving.

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Upcoming Events

Peter Holquist
Mon, January 25, 2027
Event Start Time: 3:30 pm
Event Location: Mershon Center, 1039 Derby Hall
Nathan Citino
Thu, February 18, 2027
Justine Meberg
Thu, April 15, 2027
Event Start Time: 3:30 pm
Event Location: 1039 Derby Hall

Recent News

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Derek Congram and experts from Ukraine and abroad worked on developing concepts for forensic archaeological and anthropological investigations of mass graves of Holodomor victims.

Chris Nichols looking at a book in a library

Christopher McKnight Nichols talked to ABC about the midterm election results. "This may be the biggest shift in American midterm politics since 1946," said Chris Nichols, an Ohio State historian…

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Below is a story reprinted from OSURA News.

At 8 a.m. Wednesday, September 23 the OSURA 29th Annual Fall Conference opened. With the theme HONORING THE PAST, ENGAGING THE FUTURE the…

J. Craig Jenkins

The Mershon Center for International Security Studies was saddened by the recent death of one of our former affiliates, researchers, and directors. Born July 13, 1948, J. Craig Jenkins died…

People Directory

Arts & Sciences Distinguished Professor of History
Ph.D. Candidate, History
Assistant Professor, Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures