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Publications

Erika Simpson is an Associate Professor of International Relations in the Political Science Department at the University of Western Ontario in London, Canada. She is available to the media to comment on international security problems and solutions; nuclear proliferation and nuclear disarmament; Canadian defense and foreign policy; NATO and nuclear weapons; and peacekeeping in Afghanistan and Libya.

She is the author of many publications on NATO, nuclear disarmament and proliferation, and Canadian defence policy. Her first book NATO and the Bomb was published by McGill-Queen's University Press in 2001.

Professor Simpson is the vice-chair of the Canadian Pugwash Group, the national affiliate of the Pugwash International Conferences on Science and Global Affairs. Formerly, she was a Visiting Fellow at UBC's Liu Institute; an Alton Jones Fellow; a CIIPS Senior Barton Fellow; a DND Security and Defence Forum Fellow; and a NATO Fellow.

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Erika has a cell phone on her at all times. Her cell phone number is available on her office voicemail.

TV and Radio

Professor Simpson was interviewed by CBC radio for background information on NATO's approach to the uprising in Libya and Colonel Khadafy's former nuclear arsenal on March 8, 2011.

Professor Simpson was interviewed at UN headquarters in New York City by many television outlets, including Al-Jazeera Television (NYC and Washington outlets), Iranian national radio, and the NPT Television show during the final days of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Review Conference in late May, 2010.

Professor Simpson was interviewed on AP National News (see also article in Toronto Star) on Canada's effort to obtain a UN Security Council seat, October 10, 2010. See Interview Here

Professor Simpson was interviewed on CTV News to explain why the member nations of NATO had to show solidarity now with U.S. President Barack Obama by sending 7,000 additional troops to Afghanistan. December 4, 2009. News clip.

Professor Erika Simpson is featured on CTV News discussing the timing behind world leaders' choosing to chastise Iran's nuclear activities September 25, 2009. News clip.

As a result of many aspects of Canada's NATO operation in Afghanistan between 2006-present, Simpson's televised and radio commentaries have been featured on CTV News, CBC TV Newsworld, CBC Radio Ontario, The New PL's Inquiry Program, CBC Canada Votes, The John Wilson show AM 980, The Scott Kitching show, CJBC 1290 and Stirling Fox News" Fox Radio.

As a result of the September 11 attack on America, her spoken commentaries were in Asahi Shimbun (Japanese newspaper), Canoe Online News, Hamilton Spectator, London Free Press, New PL's Inquiry Program, and 6X News.

As a result of the ongoing crisis in Kosovo, commentaries were aired on CBC Newsworld TV, CFPL Radio's Hot Talk program, CFOS Radio, 6X Radio News and the WIC Radio Network in western Canada.

Newspapers

Professor Simpson's opinion pieces and op eds on international security and Canadian foreign and defence policy have been published in a variety of magazines and newspapers including:

• Embassy Magazine: Canada's Foreign Policy Weekly
• The Globe and Mail
• Halifax Chronicle-Herald
• Hill Times
• Kitchener-Waterloo Record
• London Free Press
• Metro Europe
• Ottawa Citizen
• Saskatoon Star-Phoenix

Here are some of my more recent News Editorials and Magazine Articles:

Gordan Edwards and Erika Simpson, "Shipping Waste across Great Lakes nukes old rules," London Free Press, February 12, 2011.
Adele Buckley, Romeo Dallaire, Erika Simpson and Michael Wallace, Nuclear-free Arctic a first step, Embassy Magazine, September 15, 2010 available at "http://www.embassymag.ca/page/printpage/arctic-09-15-2010" (and published in The London Free Press, September 18, 2010, p. E5)
Erika Simpson and Joanna Santa Barbara, "A Strategic Way to Vote Smart", Hamilton Spectator, October 08, 2008, pp. A17.
Erika Simpson, "A peek at (secret) briefing notes", Middle East Times, May 30, 2008.
Erika Simpson, Afghanistan panel recommends re-orienting Canada's mission but staying the course Embassy Magazine: Canada's Foreign Policy Weekly, January 23, 2008, available at http://www.embassymag.ca/html/index.php?display=storyfull_path=/2008/january/23/canadamission/
Erika Simpson and Murray Thomson, "US vs. Iran: The Roulette Wheel is Spinning", Arab News, November 16, 2007 andI, November 14, 2007, p. 7.
Cris de Clercy and Erika Simpson, Is Afghanistan panel just a crass bid to deflect critics? London Free Press, October 17, 2007. View original called: "An independent special panel was established by Prime Minister Harper on Friday to review Canada's mission and future in Afghanistan."
Barbara Bedont and Erika Simpson, "Harpers Military Plans Only Please Bush, Not Canadians", Embassy Canada's Foreign Policy Newsweekly, February 15, 2006, p. 6.
Erika Simpson, "Why bash Americans", The Hill Times, February 6, 2006 (reprinted in London Free Press, December 27, A11).
Erika Simpson, "NPT Conference Collapses in Acrimony", Embassy Canada's Foreign Policy Newsweekly, June 1, 2005, 5 pp., (reprinted inLondon Free Press, June 3, 2005, p. A11).
Erika Simpson, "Threats to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty", Embassy: Canada's Foreign Policy Newsweekly, May 4, 2005, p. 7 (reprinted in The London Free Press, May 14, 2005, p. F1, F6).
Erika Simpson, "Lessons of prior Cabinet decision-making on U.S. missiles: Diefenbaker went through similar situation as Martin", The Hill Times, October 15, 2004.

Professor Simpson is available for commentary

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