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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

Authors Kathi Zellweger and Mike Chinoy with their book cover
Wed, October 14, 2026
Event Start Time: 2:20 pm
Event Location: 1039 Derby Hall
Fiona Cunningham
Thu, October 22, 2026
Event Start Time: 3:00 pm
Event Location: 1039 Derby Hall
Building mosaic of blue, gold, white, red in Iran
Mon, October 26, 2026
Event Start Time: 12:00 pm
Event Location: Mershon Center, 1039 Derby Hall

Recent News

Speaking Freely with Annette Newell Podcast

Christopher McKnight Nichols appeared on the Speaking Freely With Annette Newell Podcast to talk about elections, midterms, mail voting and more.

Ryo Sawayama

Ryo Sawayama published an article, which examines how the United States and Japan can strengthen economic resilience against Chinese coercion by developing interoperable mechanisms that help…

US tanker in the water and a American flag

Christopher McKnight Nichols and Kaveri Sarkar published an article in The Conversation about US strategic ‘credibility’ – from Vietnam to Iran.

Group of people inside a room with wooden beams
By Teri Murphy

There was something unsettling about gathering peacebuilders in Northern Ireland to ask what peace means today - and watching the past return almost literally to the doorstep.

We were…

People Directory

Interim Director, East Asian Studies Center
Ph.D. Candidate, History
Associate Professor, Geography
Professor; Civil, Environmental, and Geodetic Engineering