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Ivan Kurilla, Statute overturned with graffiti, Political Use and Misuse of the Past in Russia, the United States, and Elsewhere.
September 18, 2025
Keisha Blain with her book Without Fear
September 25, 2025

Keisha Blain Book Talk

Event Start Time: 7:00 pm
Event Location: The Book Loft, 631 S 3rd St
Keisha Blain
September 26, 2025

International History Seminar: Keisha Blain

Event Start Time: 11:30 am
Event Location: 1039 Derby Hall
Drone, Soldier Drugs
October 2 - October 3, 2025

Conflict, Criminality, and Criminalization

Event Start Time: 10:30 am
Event Location: 1039 Derby Hall

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US military ship

McSweeney quoted in AP story on US military strike on a vessel off Venezuela

Kendra McSweeney was quoted in a story about the U.S. military strike on a vessel off Venezuela. Her comments stem from research conducted with Mat Coleman and supported by Mershon. 

Call for Peace Chair Applications

Peace Chair Applications Open

The Mershon Center invites applications for a tenured position in peace and conflict studies at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor. The selected candidate will hold the prestigious…

Now Accepting Postdoctoral Applications

Call for Postdoc Applications

The Mershon Center seeks to appoint up to three Post Doctoral Scholars to join our team. This will be a two-year appointment beginning August 24, 2026, through August 23, 2028.

Tyler Jost Edgar S. Furniss Book Award Winner

Tyler Jost receives 2024 Furniss Book Award

Tyler Jost is the recipient of the 2024 Edgar S. Furniss Book Award for his book “Bureaucracies at War: The Institutional Origins of Miscalculation” (Cambridge Studies in International Relations,…

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