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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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Yigit Akin

Akin receives teaching award

Yiğit Akin, Associate Professor, Carter V. Findley Chair of Ottoman and Turkish History, received a 2026 Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching. Ohio State’s Alumni Award for Distinguished…

Geoffrey Parker

Parker receives accolades

On April 26, Geoffrey Parker, Distinguished University Professor, Andreas Dorpalen Professor of European History, and Mershon Center affiliate,…

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International Alert launches Federalization in Nepal Reports

Starting in 2023 and led by Associate Director for Peacebuilding Research Dr. Teri Murphy, the Mershon Center partnered with International Alert Nepal on a three-year research initiative examining…

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Mershoners present  research to Angolan delegation

The Ohio State University, including the Mershon Center, welcomed an Angolan government delegation to campus on April 10, 2026. Dorry Noyes and affiliates Sarah Brooks, Ricardo Cardoso, and Joe…

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Academy Professor Emeritus of Sociology
Arts & Sciences Distinguished Professor of History
Assistant Professor, Knowlton School of Architecture
Associate Professor, Geography & Director, Institute for Chinese Studies