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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 media…
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 campus…
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 Parrott makes…
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 leaders signed these instruments of surrender. They…
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 Republicans are…
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 Conflict.”…
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…
Mershon symposium to explore peacebuilding partnerships
In the aftermath of violent conflict, peace practitioners, policymakers, and foundations spend billions of dollars and decades of time trying to rebuild societies torn apart by ethnic, sect, class,…
Mershon Center launches new strategic plan
After a yearlong process of surveys, focus groups, and analyses, the Mershon Center for International Security Studies is launching its strategic plan for 2019 through 2023, “Interdisciplinary…