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Q&A with Col. Peter Mansoor on civil-military relations
*This article was originally posted on the College of Arts & Sciences news Jan. 25, 2021
To maintain American democracy’s integrity, it’s…

How undetonated bombs affect Cambodian farmers today
The Vietnam War may have ended over four decades ago, but one unlikely population is still dealing with the effects of the war today… Cambodian farmers.
Mershon Center Faculty Fellow Erin…

Miles Taylor discusses the Future of American Homeland Security
The United States faces a more serious and diverse threat landscape than any point since 9/11. What’s worse, our enemies are evolving at a fiber optic pace, while the U.S. government is reacting…

What Actually Happens during the U.S. Presidential Transition?
Now that the people have voted, the country has entered the transition phase – the two months after election day and before the new Congress is sworn in (Jan. 3) and presidential inauguration day…

Mershon Center Project Awarded $400,000 Carnegie Grant For First-Ever "Bootcamp" in Quantum Social Science
Mershon Center Senior Faculty Fellow and Ralph D. Mershon Professor of International Security Alexander Wendt and two co-principal investigators received a $400,000, two-year grant from Carnegie…

"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…