Yukia Amano, Who Lead the International Atomic Energy Agency, Has Died In Office. Who Will Next Lead the IAEA? Mark Leon Goldberg July 23, 2019The director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency Yukia Amano has died in office. Amano was a highly respected international diplomat who will best be remembered for successfully implementing the Iran nuclear deal.Indeed, it was a testimony to...
Tillerson Out. Pompeo In. What does this mean for the North Korea Talks and Iran Deal? Mark Leon Goldberg March 12, 2018UPDATE: Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was sacked via Presidential tweet today, with Trump announcing that CIA Director Mike Pompeo would serve as his replacement. Pompeo is a fierce critic of the Iran Nuclear deal, and his ascension could put the final nail...
Will Trump Destroy the Iran Nuclear Deal? Mark Leon Goldberg October 12, 2017The diplomatic fallout from President Trump's decision to decertify the Iran Nuclear Dead will be far and wide. As my podcast guest Spencer Ackerman puts it, this action "cannot be cauterized" from any other aspect of American diplomacy.Ackerman recent...
The Trump Administration has High Praise for this UN Agency Mark Leon Goldberg March 14, 2017The Trump administration is reportedly preparing massive budget cuts to American support for the United Nations and its agencies. The extent of the cuts will be known when the White House submits its budget request to congress and in all likelihood, they will ...
The IAEA Faces Big Budget Pressures Mark Leon Goldberg July 20, 2015Despite it's high profile, the International Atomic Energy Agency suffers from some of the same funding challenges as many UN agencies. Now that it is at the heart of the Iran nuclear deal, will its member states ease up on the budgetary pressure under which t...
The IAEA and Iran: How Inspections Work Mark Leon Goldberg July 16, 2015The nuclear deal with Iran is essentially grand bargain: Iran agreed to curtail its nuclear program in exchange for a gradual easing of international and national sanctions. But as President Obama is fond of saying, the agreement is not based on trust. It'...
5 Things About the IAEA That May Surprise You Alexandra Van Dine July 15, 2015Ed note. A nuclear deal with Iran has been struck! This post originally appeared in April, after the framework agreement was signed which lead to yesterday's diplomatic breakthrough. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has been in the news rece...
Iran Nuclear Talks: How IAEA Nuclear Weapons Inspections Actually Work Mark Leon Goldberg April 2, 2015The outline of an Iran deal has been struck. And, as expected, the International Atomic Energy Agency will serve as the lynchpin of this historic diplomatic breakthrough.According to the agreement reached in Lausanne, Switzerland the level of access that I...
Palestine Will Get Upgraded Status at UN. Then What? Mark Leon Goldberg November 9, 2012Later this month, the Palestinians will ask the UN General Assembly to upgrade their status at the United Nations to become a non-member observer state. This would put them on the same membership level as the Vatican. It would not change very much about how the UN operates.
