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President Donald J. Trump, Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., bow their heads during a Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., May 28, 2018. (DoD photo by Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith)

October 22, 2020

Civil Military Relations and the 2020 Election

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October 23, 2020

The Role of Theory in the Study of Violence and Recovery

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October 29, 2020

How to Secure America in an Age of Disruption with Miles Taylor

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October 30, 2020

The (Im)Possibility of a Social Science

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September 11, 2020

Facebook data awarded to Mershon Center to study election misinformation

The Mershon Center now has access to an exclusive public insights tool from Facebook that allows researchers to analyze trends across thousands of social media accounts over time and understand …

September 1, 2020

Welcome Back: Letter from Director Chris Gelpi

Dear Mershon Community,

As we usher in this new academic year, we get the unique experience of greeting one another and our students from our homes instead of in lecture halls and campus…

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June 12, 2020

Racism is Fueling American Unrest, Not Terrorists

Government officials have long accused activists of being outsiders and security threats, but exaggerated security rhetoric simply obscures homegrown anger.

The Mershon Center’s Joe…