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Director Gelpi's Op-Ed for The Columbus Dispatch: "We made Putin's war with Ukraine inevitable"
This opinion article was originally posted to The Columbus Dispatch on March 2, 2022
Blame for the tragedy in Ukraine must be placed primarily on Vladimir Putin, a ruthless…
Mershon Graduate Fellows Forge Ahead Despite COVID Delays, Restrictions
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected nearly every aspect of the world’s population since restrictions began increasing at the beginning of 2020. And while many restrictions have eased, for our…
Graduate Fellow Spotlight: Matthew Spearly
Mershon Graduate Fellow Matthew Spearly is a fifth year PhD candidate in the department of political science and his research project is titled "Twenty-First Century Protection: The Politics…
Why aren’t Americans more alarmed by white-supremacist violence?
This article was originally published on Jan. 19, 2022 for the Washington Post's Monkey Cage blog.
Over the past year, white supremacists have been arrested, charged and put on trial…
Application period open for academic year 2022-23 faculty and student grant proposals
The Mershon Center is pleased to announce the application period for 2022-23 grants is now open. Mershon funding opportunities, which include two brand new grants this year, support Ohio State…
Christopher McKnight Nichols Appointed Wayne Woodrow Hayes Chair of National Security Studies
The Mershon Center is pleased to announce the appointment of Christopher McKnight Nichols as the Wayne Woodrow Hayes Chair of National Security Studies, pending Board of Trustees approval,…
OPPORTUNITY: Join Mershon as a Programming and Research Leader
The Mershon Center for International Security Studies is seeking faculty to join Mershon as Programming and Research Leaders to develop creative programming around a topic of their choice which…
Racial Equity Project Co-Lead by Mershon Awarded OSU President’s Research Excellence Catalyst Grant
An interdisciplinary research proposal supported and co-led by the Mershon Center was recently awarded OSU’s prestigious President’s Research Excellence Program Catalyst grant.…
Five Ways the National Security Simulation Prepares Students for Careers in Government and Media
On November 5, 2021, there was a terrorist attack at a courthouse in Medina, Ohio, a ransomware cyber attack that shut down Google Voice services, and armed extremist militias battling in Columbus…