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Joe Biden

An existential timeline of the Trump/Pence and Biden/Harris presidencies

By Thomas Gaulkin, François Diaz-Maurin, Jessica McKenzie, Sara Goudarzi, Matt Field | Biosecurity, Climate Change, Disruptive Technologies, Multimedia, Nuclear Risk

Trump could win back the nuclear codes. Biden should put guardrails on the nuclear arsenal—now.

By Tom Z. Collina | Nuclear Weapons, Opinion

No debate: On existential threats, Biden, Trump, and CNN all largely failed

By John Mecklin, Thomas Gaulkin | Climate Change, Disruptive Technologies, Nuclear Risk, Special Topics

Is there any debate? This is the existential threat scorecard you need to rate the Biden and Trump matchup

By John Mecklin | Climate Change, Disruptive Technologies, Nuclear Risk, Special Topics

A large screen on a street in Beijing shows a Chinese military plane participating in a three-day air and sea exercise around Taiwan that began on April 8, 2023.

How to manage and de-risk an emerging Cold War II with China

By Robert Daly, Robert Litwak | Analysis, Nuclear Risk

The US and China re-engage on arms control. What may come next

By Daryl G. Kimball | Nuclear Weapons

Biden’s horse-trading on nuclear technology and fuels is an unprecedented proliferation risk

By Alan J. Kuperman | Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Weapons

President Biden holds a meeting.

Everyman Joe Biden catches COVID, just like everybody else

By Matt Field | Biosecurity

President Joe Biden announces sanctions after Russia moves troops to Ukraine.

Biden announces new sanctions, moves troops to Baltics. Will Putin order Russian troops further into Ukraine?

By Matt Field | Analysis

An armored battalion heading south from soloti, Russia

In fiery speech, Putin recognizes Ukraine separatist regions; Russian troops ordered to Eastern Ukraine

By John Mecklin | Nuclear Risk

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.

Texas v Biden: the coming legal clash over vaccine mandates?

By Matt Field | Biosecurity

Ready, aim, fired: Can Biden rescue the Nuclear Posture Review?

By Stephen I. Schwartz | Nuclear Weapons, Opinion