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Wendt to be featured speaker at TEDxColumbus
Alexander Wendt, Ralph D. Mershon Professor of International Security, will be a featured speaker at this year's TEDxColumbus, to take place Friday, November 15, at Jo Ann Davidson…

McSweeney, Newell receive Arts and Sciences honors
On April 16, 2019, the College of Arts and Sciences hosted its fourth annual Spring Recognition Ceremony, honoring the recipients of endowed college awards and college-wide awards for teaching and…

What might a Trump impeachment mean? Ask our neighbors in Latin America.
With some Americans and members of Congress calling for the impeachment of President Donald Trump, our nation could be headed for partisan strife perhaps unlike anything we’ve ever seen.
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Tech fixes can’t protect us from disinformation campaigns
U.S. should focus on the psychology of false beliefs
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- More than technological fixes are needed to stop countries from spreading disinformation on social media platforms…

Northeast Asia Council appoints Lerner to Distinguished Speaker Bureau
An expert on Korean-American international relations and security policy, Mitchell Lerner has been appointed to the Distinguished Speakers Bureau of the Northeast Asia Council (NEAC) of the…

Military Frontiers conference features graduate student research
Every two years, doctoral candidates in the Department of History organize Military Fronters: A Graduate Symposium. This interdisciplinary conference brings together top scholars and Ohio State…

Conflict resolution conference explores career opportunities
The 13th International Conference on Conflict Resolution Education (CRE) is an opportunity to explore the wide array of local and global career opportunities in the field of conflict and peace. It…

The power of one country to influence treaty ratification
Study shows how nations follow others in ratifying agreements
New research shows just how powerful the United States’ and other countries’ influence can be on persuading other nations to…

'jihad & Co' by Aisha Ahmad wins Furniss Book Award
For two decades, militant jihadism has been one of the world's most pressing security crises. In civil wars and insurgencies across the Muslim world, certain Islamist groups have taken advantage…