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Rebecca Johnson is Vice-Chair of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons.

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  1. From Hiroshima to Disarmament
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    From Hiroshima to Disarmament

    Aug 6, 2012 Rebecca Johnson

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    Is Democracy Really in Retreat?

    Helmut K. Anheier, et al.

    Recent trends cast doubt on the hopeful notions of progress that dominated the first decade after the Cold War. No longer can we assume that countries will inevitably converge toward both democracy and prosperity, as envisioned in the modernization paradigm long championed by the West.

     trace the contours of the global ideological battle between liberalism and the “autocratic sufficiency thesis.”
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    US-China Relations after America’s Election

    After decades of facilitating and even encouraging China’s rise, the United States’ dramatic shift to a policy of containment continues apace, with both Republican and Democratic administrations imposing sweeping tariffs and other trade restrictions. How will the upcoming US presidential election affect the bilateral relationship, and what will this imply for the American, Chinese, and global economies?

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    The Big Picture

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    Carnival Economics

    Mariana Mazzucato & Alvaro Barrington argue that the prevailing policymaking model is largely blind to the immense value of the arts and culture.
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    Through the Political Looking Glass

    Michael J. Boskin considers why the US and many other democracies have been experiencing major upheavals.
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    Climate Adaptation Is as Imperative as Mitigation

    Clemens Fuest & Maria Waldinger urge governments and businesses to help communities adjust to the inevitable consequences of global warming.
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    To Google or Not to Google?

    Katharina Pistor describes how the search-engine giant crossed the line in acquiring and maintaining its monopoly.
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    The Paradox of China’s Globalization

    Arvind Subramanian highlights the puzzle of why Chinese exports have defied the corrective effects of conventional policy levers.
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    The Enduring Lessons of Stalin’s Wartime Endgame

    Chris Patten reflects on how the events leading up to the end of World War II helped shape today’s international order.

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