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U.S. President Donald Trump, CIA Director John Ratcliffe (L) and Secretary of State Marco Rubio monitor U.S. military operations in Venezuela, from Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club on January 3, 2026 in Palm Beach, Florida.

Mershon Panel featured in Ohio State News

A January 15, 2026 panel "The Operation in Venezuela: Law, Oil, Geopolitics," featuring Mershon Center affiliate experts and organized by the Mershon Center for International Security Studies was…

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Nichols appears on Council on Foreign Relations Podcast

Christopher McKnight Nichols, Mershon Hayes Chair and Professor of History, appeared on the Council on Foreign Relations' popular televised podcast "The President's Inbox" talking about the best and…

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Council on Foreign Relations releases survey on best and worst US foreign policy decisions

More than 350 members of the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations (SHAFR) responded to a survey that asked them to identify and rank what in their judgment were the 10 best and 10…

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Nichols interviewed on All Sides

Christopher McKnight Nichols, Mershon Hayes Chair, spoke to WOSU's All Sides with Amy Jurvich about US-Venezuela and broader international relations implications.

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Mershon Center funds research vital to national and international human security

Congratulations to everyone who received funding during the Mershon Center’s Autumn 2025 grant cycle! Faculty members from nine departments are pursuing research projects related to national or…

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Marino & Dutta publish article in Contemporary Social Science

Julia Marino and Madhumita Dutta had a critical analysis of semiconductor workforce training programs in the US published in Contemporary Social Science. 

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Nichols talks to WOSU

Christopher McKnight Nichols talked to WOSU on January 6 about the operation in Venezuela and what comes next.

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Mansoor quoted in Business Insider

Peter Mansoor was quoted in a Business Insider story about US troops guarding Venezuela's oil.

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Rudesill quoted in Newsweek

Dakota Rudesill, Professor of Law & Mershon affiliate, was quoted in Newsweek.