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"The Good Governance Papers" Address Urgent National Security-Related Reforms
Mershon Center Senior Faculty Fellow Dakota Rudesill is co-organizer and co-editor of a series of timely essays now being published at …

Realist Conference Examines Ideas and Perspectives on the Future of American Grand Strategy
The Program for the Study of Realist Foreign Policy, directed by Mershon Center Senior Faculty Fellow Randall Schweller, held its annual conference October 9-10. This year’s theme focused on the…

Facebook data awarded to Mershon Center to study election misinformation
The Mershon Center now has access to an exclusive public insights tool from Facebook that allows researchers to analyze trends across thousands of social…

Welcome Back: Letter from Director Chris Gelpi
Dear Mershon Community,
As we usher in this new academic year, we get the unique experience of greeting one another and our students from our homes instead of in lecture halls and…

Racism is Fueling American Unrest, Not Terrorists
Government officials have long accused activists of being outsiders and security threats, but exaggerated security rhetoric simply obscures homegrown anger.
The Mershon Center’s Joe…

Victory in Europe - 75 Years Later
By: Peter Mansoor
Posted: Monday, May 11, 2020 - Hoover Institute: Military History in the News
The Allies made sure that German military…

Why are Republicans using Putin's talking points?
Do Republicans view Vladimir Putin in the same light that Russians view Donald Trump?
Mershon Center’s Olga Kamenchuk says the findings may explain why congressional…

Conflict to Peace Lab builds bridges between scholars, practitioners
On November 15-16 the Mershon Center for International Security Studies hosted its first annual peacebuilding symposium, “Exploring Obstacles to Social Cohesion in the Aftermath of Violent…

Bruno Cabanes: Un Siècle De Réfugiés. Photographier L’exil
This post is a book overview of Un Siècle de Réfugiés. Photographier l’exil [A Century of Refugees: Photographing Exile] by Bruno Cabanes, Donald G. and Mary A. Dunn…