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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…
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…
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…
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 Chair in Modern…
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…
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…
Climate change lessons from Bangladesh's disappearing farms
This is farmland along a river in Bangladesh.
At least, it used to be.
The stubble on the left is a rice field that used to stretch another 600 meters out into the river. Flooding…