April 12, 2025
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2025-04-12 08:00:00
2025-04-12 16:00:00
2025 Military Frontiers Graduate Student Symposium
Register The Military Frontiers Graduate Symposium is held biennially in conjunction with the Mershon Center for International Security Studies. This conference showcases the scholarship of graduate students across three panels, all of whom study topics broadly related to national security, warfare, and force and power in international affairs. By bringing together emerging scholars in different fields working on similar topics, the conference aims to promote communication and cooperation across academic disciplines. Panel topics this year include Power and Theory in International Relations, Strategy, Intelligence, and Logistics in War, and War and Détente.Breakfast, snacks and lunch are provided for attendees that register. Preferred registration closes Wednesday, April 9 at 12:00 p.m. After preferred registration closes, meals cannot be guaranteed. ScheduleSaturday, April 12 8:00-9:00 a.m. Breakfast 9:00-10:30 a.m. Panel 1: Power and Theory in International Relations Panel Chair: Christopher Nichols, The Ohio State UniversityCecelia Kinney, The Ohio State University, “Coercive Currents: China’s Use of Fishing Vessels in the South China Sea: A Power Projection Perspective”Zhiqin Gao, The Ohio State University, “The Center Must Hold: How Intermediaries Stabilize the International System”Kaveri Sarkar, The Ohio State University, “Race to Credibility: The Vietnam War and the Reputation of Whiteness”10:30-11:00 a.m. Break11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Panel 2: Strategy, Intelligence, and Logistics in War Panel Chair: Peter Mansoor, The Ohio State UniversityTyler Mazda, The Ohio State University, “Strategy in a Limited War: The Russian Army’s Victory in the Seven Years’ War, 1756-1762” (Zoom)Paul L. McAllister, The Ohio State University, “Examining the Experiences of African Americans in Support Roles During World War I”Andrea Mazda, The Ohio State University, “Gaining Credibility: Intelligence Reports in the French Indochina War” (Zoom)Charles D. Laubach, The Ohio State University, “The Sarajevo Ultimatum: Divergent Perspectives on Air Power in the Bosnian War”12:30-1:30 p.m. Lunch Break1:30-3:00 p.m. Panel 3: War and DétentePanel Chair: Richard Herrmann, The Ohio State UniversityVictoria Paige, The Ohio State University, “When Women Kill: Media Representations of Soviet Female Soldiers in the Second World War”Nicholas A. Eckenrode, The Ohio State University, “Something Less than Harmony: The Trials and Tribulations of SALT II”Theodore A. Givler, University of Colorado, “Telemetry Makes Strange Bedfellows: The Importance of Telemetry Intelligence During the Cold War” (Zoom)
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2025-04-12 08:00:00
2025-04-12 16:00:00
2025 Military Frontiers Graduate Student Symposium
Register The Military Frontiers Graduate Symposium is held biennially in conjunction with the Mershon Center for International Security Studies. This conference showcases the scholarship of graduate students across three panels, all of whom study topics broadly related to national security, warfare, and force and power in international affairs. By bringing together emerging scholars in different fields working on similar topics, the conference aims to promote communication and cooperation across academic disciplines. Panel topics this year include Power and Theory in International Relations, Strategy, Intelligence, and Logistics in War, and War and Détente.Breakfast, snacks and lunch are provided for attendees that register. Preferred registration closes Wednesday, April 9 at 12:00 p.m. After preferred registration closes, meals cannot be guaranteed. ScheduleSaturday, April 12 8:00-9:00 a.m. Breakfast 9:00-10:30 a.m. Panel 1: Power and Theory in International Relations Panel Chair: Christopher Nichols, The Ohio State UniversityCecelia Kinney, The Ohio State University, “Coercive Currents: China’s Use of Fishing Vessels in the South China Sea: A Power Projection Perspective”Zhiqin Gao, The Ohio State University, “The Center Must Hold: How Intermediaries Stabilize the International System”Kaveri Sarkar, The Ohio State University, “Race to Credibility: The Vietnam War and the Reputation of Whiteness”10:30-11:00 a.m. Break11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Panel 2: Strategy, Intelligence, and Logistics in War Panel Chair: Peter Mansoor, The Ohio State UniversityTyler Mazda, The Ohio State University, “Strategy in a Limited War: The Russian Army’s Victory in the Seven Years’ War, 1756-1762” (Zoom)Paul L. McAllister, The Ohio State University, “Examining the Experiences of African Americans in Support Roles During World War I”Andrea Mazda, The Ohio State University, “Gaining Credibility: Intelligence Reports in the French Indochina War” (Zoom)Charles D. Laubach, The Ohio State University, “The Sarajevo Ultimatum: Divergent Perspectives on Air Power in the Bosnian War”12:30-1:30 p.m. Lunch Break1:30-3:00 p.m. Panel 3: War and DétentePanel Chair: Richard Herrmann, The Ohio State UniversityVictoria Paige, The Ohio State University, “When Women Kill: Media Representations of Soviet Female Soldiers in the Second World War”Nicholas A. Eckenrode, The Ohio State University, “Something Less than Harmony: The Trials and Tribulations of SALT II”Theodore A. Givler, University of Colorado, “Telemetry Makes Strange Bedfellows: The Importance of Telemetry Intelligence During the Cold War” (Zoom)
Derby Hall 1039
America/New_York
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Register
The Military Frontiers Graduate Symposium is held biennially in conjunction with the Mershon Center for International Security Studies. This conference showcases the scholarship of graduate students across three panels, all of whom study topics broadly related to national security, warfare, and force and power in international affairs. By bringing together emerging scholars in different fields working on similar topics, the conference aims to promote communication and cooperation across academic disciplines. Panel topics this year include Power and Theory in International Relations, Strategy, Intelligence, and Logistics in War, and War and Détente.
Breakfast, snacks and lunch are provided for attendees that register. Preferred registration closes Wednesday, April 9 at 12:00 p.m. After preferred registration closes, meals cannot be guaranteed.
Schedule
Saturday, April 12
8:00-9:00 a.m. Breakfast
9:00-10:30 a.m. Panel 1: Power and Theory in International Relations
Panel Chair: Christopher Nichols, The Ohio State University
- Cecelia Kinney, The Ohio State University, “Coercive Currents: China’s Use of Fishing Vessels in the South China Sea: A Power Projection Perspective”
- Zhiqin Gao, The Ohio State University, “The Center Must Hold: How Intermediaries Stabilize the International System”
- Kaveri Sarkar, The Ohio State University, “Race to Credibility: The Vietnam War and the Reputation of Whiteness”
10:30-11:00 a.m. Break
11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Panel 2: Strategy, Intelligence, and Logistics in War
Panel Chair: Peter Mansoor, The Ohio State University
- Tyler Mazda, The Ohio State University, “Strategy in a Limited War: The Russian Army’s Victory in the Seven Years’ War, 1756-1762” (Zoom)
- Paul L. McAllister, The Ohio State University, “Examining the Experiences of African Americans in Support Roles During World War I”
- Andrea Mazda, The Ohio State University, “Gaining Credibility: Intelligence Reports in the French Indochina War” (Zoom)
- Charles D. Laubach, The Ohio State University, “The Sarajevo Ultimatum: Divergent Perspectives on Air Power in the Bosnian War”
12:30-1:30 p.m. Lunch Break
1:30-3:00 p.m. Panel 3: War and Détente
Panel Chair: Richard Herrmann, The Ohio State University
- Victoria Paige, The Ohio State University, “When Women Kill: Media Representations of Soviet Female Soldiers in the Second World War”
- Nicholas A. Eckenrode, The Ohio State University, “Something Less than Harmony: The Trials and Tribulations of SALT II”
- Theodore A. Givler, University of Colorado, “Telemetry Makes Strange Bedfellows: The Importance of Telemetry Intelligence During the Cold War” (Zoom)
