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Workshop explores the decline of Liberal International Order

More than two dozen scholars from renowned institutions across the globe gathered for The Decline of the Liberal International Order workshop held March 21-22 at The Ohio…

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Mershon Mondays: Technology and International Security

On April 6, we hosted an interdisciplinary Mershon Monday conversation about one of the most pressing issues in the sphere of security studies: the shifting landscape of technology and innovation…

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Mershoners receive College of Arts and Sciences awards

Mershon is proud to recognize faculty affiliates who received 2025-2026 endowed and college-wide awards from the College of Arts and Sciences for research, teaching, mentoring and service.

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Newell on C-SPAN

Margaret Newell discussed the Virginia constitution of 1776 on C-SPAN.

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Ralph D. Mershon Professor of International Security
Professor; Civil, Environmental, and Geodetic Engineering
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Wayne Woodrow Hayes Chair in National Security Studies and Professor of History