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Richard Herrmann is director of the Mershon Center for International Security Studies. Since 2002, he has led the center's efforts to attract a world-class faculty, establish its reputation as a leader in security studies, and offer special opportunities to enhance the student experience. Herrmann specializes in international relations, security and conflict studies, political psychology, and politics in the Middle East and Russia. He has written on the role of perception and imagery in foreign policy and the importance of nationalism and identity politics. He is the author or editor of three books and more than 40 articles in such journals as American Political Science Review, International Organization, International Security, and World Politics.