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2023 Edgar S. Furniss Book Award Winner Carly Goodman for Dreamland: America's Immigration Lottery in an Age of Restriction

Carly Goodman’s “Dreamland” wins 2023 Furniss Book Award

The Mershon Center for International Security Studies at The Ohio State University is delighted to announce this year’s winner of the Edgar S. Furniss Book Award is Carly Goodman, for…

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Richard Herrmann on Identity Attachments in Serbia

On our Mershon Monday on October 21st, we had the pleasure of hearing Richard Herrmann, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Political Science, discuss his recent research on national and…

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Postdoc Blog: Stumbling to Victory

American Air Power, Diplomacy, and Politics in the Bosnian War

At our Mershon Monday event on October 14th, Chuck Laubach, a doctoral student specializing in military history at The Ohio State…

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Scenario Writing Seminar: Narrative, Simulation, and National Security

Law 8896.11/English 7888.01

Spring 2025 Wednesdays, 4:30-6:30 PM

Team-taught by: 

Dakota Rudesill  (Moritz College of Law; Mershon National Security Simulation…
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Postdoc Blog: I Remember a Place Called Dhaka

On our Mershon Monday event on September 30, we had the pleasure of hearing Rasel Ahmed speak about his ongoing project, I Remember a Place Called Dhaka, which was recently awarded a grant from…

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Ohio State Students at the COP28 U.N. Climate Negotiations

Climate change is arguably the most serious global security threat confronting humanity, and Ohio State students are at the forefront of crucial climate negotiations. As part of an annual study…

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Postdoc Blog: Venezuelan Migrants and Refugees Living in Brazil

We are thankful to have hosted José O. Pérez, our speaker at the September 23rd Mershon Monday event. José is a Ph.D. candidate in Political Science whose research interests cover Latin America.…

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Postdoc Blog: Madhumita Dutta Doing River Ethnographies

At our Mershon Monday event on September 16th, Professor Madhumita Dutta, Associate Professor of Geography and Faculty Affiliate in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, presented her ongoing…

Diplomacy Lab

Diplomacy Lab Proposals due Oct 4

Diplomacy Lab Menu

Connect your spring course to real-world US government projects! The Spring 2025 Diplomacy Lab Project Menu has been released, with over 80 topics from embassies and…