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Conference to examine effect of organizational culture in military
The U.S. military has had a checkered record of success in wars waged since 1945. Part of the explanation behind the failures (Vietnam, Somalia, Iraq, and Afghanistan) lies in the failure of…
Why many Russians have gladly agreed to online censorship
Study suggests Putin has developed a ‘psychological firewall’The Russian government has persuaded many of its citizens to avoid websites and social media platforms that are critical of the…
The United States's North Korea problem
What is North Korea going to do next?
That’s a question that we all seem to be asking a lot lately and nobody has a definitive answer as to what the country and its mercurial leadership…
Mershon affiliates win NSF grant for comparative elections study
Four Mershon Center faculty affiliates have received a $54,000 grant from the Directorate of Political Science in the National Science Foundation to conduct a post-election survey of the…
Political scientist finds that UN does its job preventing war
Skyler Cranmer, Carter Phillips and Sue Henry Associate Professor of Political Science and affiliate of the Mershon Center for International Security Studies and Ohio State Discovery Themes'…
Mershon affiliates receive NSF award to develop international database
Mershon affiliates Craig Jenkins, senior research scientist and professor emeritus of sociology, along with Maciek Slomczynski, professor emeritus of sociology, and Irina Tomescu-Dubrow…
Mandela Washington Fellows visit Mershon
Twenty-three Mandela Washington Fellows visited the Mershon Center on July 18, 2017, to speak with faculty members Rick Herrmann, Paul Beck, Vladimir Kogan and Alex Acs. Faculty briefed…
Hahn wins Distinguished Service Award
Peter Hahn, professor of history and divisional dean for the arts and humanities, was honored by the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations (SHAFR) with its first Distinguished…
Where climate change is most likely to induce food violence
Study finds capable governments more important than weatherCOLUMBUS, Ohio – While climate change is expected to lead to more violence related to food scarcity, new research suggests that the…