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The John A. Simpson Collection. This collection of the Bulletin's most recent ten years honors John A. Simpson and was made possible by a generous gift from The Scorpio Rising Fund and additional donors

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  • Emerging strategic dilemmas in U.S.-Chinese relations

    By Joshua Pollack

    Since the Cold War, arms control negotiations have been strictly a bilateral affair between Washington and Moscow. But as times have changed, so must this dynamic. Enter China.

  • Interview: Stephen Schneider

    By Bulletin Staff

    With climate change now front and center on the Obama administration's radar, a leading climate researcher's decades-long effort to communicate to the public the true scope of menace is bearing fruit.

  • A new theory for nuclear disarmament

    By Lawrence Freedman

    The international system's dynamic, constantly changing character should warn against contemplating a grand disarmament plan along traditional lines. We need a new theory because we have a new system.

  • How light water reactors figure into negotiations with North Korea

    By Jeff Goldstein

    North Korea badly needs energy assistance and has long wanted it in the form of light water reactors, creating a potential bargaining chip in the next round of discussions with Pyongyang.

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