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Longtime Mershon Affiliate Chad Alger Dies at 89
Chadwick Alger, professor emeritus of political science and public policy at the Mershon Center, passed away on February 15, 2014, at the age of 89.
Alger, an authority on peacebuilding and…
Braumoeller Wins J. David Singer Book Award
Mershon affiliate Bear Braumoeller is the recipient of the 2013-14 J. David Singer Book Award Committee for ISA-Midwest. The award was given for Braumoeller's book The Great Powers and the…
Students Organize Peace Conference, Awards Ceremony
Each year the student Peace Studies Society at Ohio State organizes a speaking event and awards ceremony to recognize the efforts of undergraduates who have contributed to the cause of peace and…
Mershon Welcomes Back Former Director as Visiting Scholar
The Mershon Center welcomes a new visiting scholar this year -- or perhaps we should say we are welcoming him back.
Charles F. Hermann (Chuck), now at Texas A&M, has a long…
Drug Trafficking Leads to Deforestation in Central America
‘Drug policy is conservation policy,’ researchers say
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Add yet another threat to the list of problems facing the rapidly disappearing rainforests of Central America…
Reddit AMA by Peter Mansoor takes readers behind Iraq Surge
"I am Colonel (Retired) Peter Mansoor, former executive officer to General David Petraeus during the surge in Iraq and now a professor of military history at The Ohio State University. AMA."
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Braumoeller Wins Best Book Award From International Studies Association
Mershon affiliate Bear Braumoeller, associate professor of political science, was recently awarded the ISA (International Studies Association) Best Book Award for his book The Great Powers and the…
Article by Hashamova Wins Heldt Prize
An article by Yana Hashamova, Mershon affiliate and director of the Center for Slavic and East European Studies, has won the Heldt Prize for best article from the Association for Women in Slavic…
Mansoor's Surge Named Runner-up at California Book Festival
The latest book by Peter Mansoor, Gen. Raymond E. Mason Chair in Military History, has been named runner-up for best biography/autobiography by the Southern California Book Festival.