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Atzili Wins Mershon Center’s Furniss Book Award for ‘Good Fences, Bad Neighbors’
Since World War II, nations have operated under the consensus that territorial aggression and conquest of one state by another should be prohibited. While this has greatly reduced conflict between…
Mershon Center Events Live on Through Recorded Archives
Each year, the Mershon Center for International Security Studies holds about 50 speaker events and conferences that reach more than 3,000 attendees from across Ohio State and the Central Ohio…
Remembering D-day: A 70th Anniversary Commemoration
June 6, 1944: D-Day — the most massive amphibious assault ever mounted on an enemy; the linchpin upon which the fate of the free world hinged. Its impact spanning two centuries changed the world —…
Shuman Wins Distinguished Diversity Enhancement Award
Mershon affiliate Amy Shuman, professor of English, is one of the winners of the 2014 Distinguished Diversity Enhancement Award.
For more than 30 years, Shuman enthusiastically has served a…
Economist Finds Scientific Research Key to U.S. Economy
Mershon affiliate Bruce Weinberg, professor of economics, is the lead author of a new study published in the journal Science that finds university research is a key component to the U.S…
Mershon Affiliate Wins Distinguished Scholar Award
Daniel Sui, professor and chair, Department of Geography, and Distinguished Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences, has been selected by the Association of American Geographers (AAG) for its…
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…