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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

SHAFR Summer Institute Strategic Cultures June 21-24 2026
Sun, June 21 - Wed, June 24, 2026
State of Ohio flag
Fri, August 7, 2026
Bruno Cabanes and Cam Givens
Tue, September 1, 2026
Event Start Time: 3:30 pm
Event Location: Mershon Center, 1039 Derby Hall

Recent News

Laura Dugan on ABC 6

Dugan talks to ABC 6

Laura Dugan talked to ABC 6 about the alleged White House plot unraveled by Knox County mom.

Christopher Gelpi

Gelpi Op-Ed in Dispatch

Christopher Gelpi's Opinion piece "Operation Epic Fail: We aren't done paying for Trump- created Iran crisis" was featured in this week's Columbus Dispatch.

John Rockefeller surrounded by people and flanked by police officers

Nichols talks to NYT

Christopher McKnight Nichols talked to the New York Times about the world’s first billionaire and the world’s first trillionaire.

A banner depicting Donald Trump hangs outside the Department of Justice building in Washington DC.

Huang in The Guardian

Haifeng Huang and his research were quoted in an Opinion piece in The Guardian about the president’s image and name proliferating in Washington and beyond.

People Directory

Ph.D. Candidate, History
Ph.D. Candidate, History
Ph.D. Candidate, Sociology
Wayne Woodrow Hayes Chair in National Security Studies and Professor of History