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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

Amanda McVety
Thu, November 5, 2026
Event Start Time: 3:30 pm
Event Location: Mershon Center, 1039 Derby Hall
Alex Wendt
Mon, November 9, 2026
Event Start Time: 12:00 pm
Event Location: The Faculty Club
Peter Holquist
Mon, January 25, 2027
Event Start Time: 3:30 pm
Event Location: Mershon Center, 1039 Derby Hall

Recent News

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…

Amy Acton

Christopher McKnight Nichols published a guest opinion piece in The Columbus Dispatch: "As these terms once used to induce panic become more of a boogeyman, these…

Amazon AWS Cosgray Data Center Complex in Hilliard, Ohio.

Madhumita Dutta and Larkin Cleland published an article in The American Prospect about the data center boom, new land market, and other issues in the Silicon Heartland.

Fiona Cunningham and Mitch Lerner

Thank you to everyone who helped us welcome our 2025 Edgar S. Furniss Winner Fiona Cunningham, whose book Under the Nuclear Shadow: China’s Information-Age Weapons in International Security…

People Directory

Social and Behavioral Sciences Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Ph.D. Candidate, Slavic and Eastern European Languages and Cultures
Professor, Department Chair, and CSEEES Director
Professor; Civil, Environmental, and Geodetic Engineering