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McSweeney quoted in AP story on US military strike on a vessel off Venezuela

Kendra McSweeney was quoted in a story about the U.S. military strike on a vessel off Venezuela. Her comments stem from research conducted with Mat Coleman and supported by Mershon. 

Peace Chair Applications Open

The Mershon Center invites applications for a tenured position in peace and conflict studies at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor. The selected candidate will hold the prestigious…

Call for Postdoc Applications

The Mershon Center seeks to appoint up to three Post Doctoral Scholars to join our team. This will be a two-year appointment beginning August 24, 2026, through August 23, 2028.

Tyler Jost receives 2024 Furniss Book Award

Tyler Jost is the recipient of the 2024 Edgar S. Furniss Book Award for his book “Bureaucracies at War: The Institutional Origins of Miscalculation” (Cambridge Studies in International Relations,…

Strategika publishes Mansoor article on Military History in Academia

Peter Mansoor's article chronicles academic military history in the United States during and after World War II, including The Ohio State University's leadership in the field.

National Security Simulation Applications Now Open!

Applications are now open for the Ohio State National Security Simulation (Sim), hosted by the Mershon Center for International Security Studies on October 24 and 25, 2025 at the Fawcett Center.…

Mershon Postdoc Eda Ayaydin in London School of Economics

Mershon postdoc visiting scholar Eda Ayaydın co-wrote an essay exploring the complex relationship between Turkey and Russia for the London School of Economics. 

Foreign Policy features analysis by Nichols and Ayaydin

Mansoor quoted in The Atlantic

Mershon Center Gen. Raymond E. Mason Jr. Chair in Military History Peter Mansoor was quoted in a story in The Atlantic on the Department of Defense. Image credit: Ben Kothe