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Dakota Rudesill analyzes the legality of Trump's prosecution for keeping secret documents
Former U.S. President Donald Trump's recent indictment on counts of obstruction of justice and wrongful retention of classified documents has stirred up a whirlwind of debate. Providing insightful…
Serious Games and World Politics Summer Seminar Kicks Off
This summer’s Serious Games and World Politics Summer Seminar in Mokra Gora, Serbia has begun.
Seven PhD students from Ohio State’s English and Political Science Departments have joined…
Wendt Honored With Skytte Prize in Political Science
Congratulations to Mershon Professor of International Security Alexander Wendt, who has been awarded the 2023 Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science. Often called the "Nobel of Political Science…
Honoring Bear Braumoeller
The Mershon Center for International Security Studies mourns the loss of our esteemed colleague, Bear Braumoeller, who passed away on May 3, 2023, in Oslo, Norway, after a sudden, brief illness. A…
A note from the director
Dear friends,
Two co-sponsored conferences will close out Mershon's season next week: Tradition and Disruption in Latinx and Latin American Political Theory, and New Wave Realism V. Of…
UN diplomat David Chikvaidze visits Mershon and presents book about his father
On April 20, the Center for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies, Ohio State University Libraries, and the Mershon Center for International Security Studies welcomed U.N. Diplomat David A.…
Alger Undergraduate Student Scholarship Awardees Announced
The Mershon Center is delighted to announce that Julia Davies and Ruth Elendu have been awarded grants from Chadwick F. Alger Peace and Conflict Resolution Endowed Student Support Fund for their…
Three affiliates receive awards
The Mershon Center is proud to recognize the recent accomplishments of three of our esteemed affiliates. Firstly, congratulations to Professor David Hoffman for winning a 2023 John Simon…
McSweeney elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
We are very excited—and proud—to announce that our very own Kendra McSweeney has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences! Kendra’s election to the AAA&S is in recognition of…