IAEA

Yukia Amano, Who Lead the International Atomic Energy Agency, Has Died In Office. Who Will Next Lead the IAEA?

The 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?

UPDATE: 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...

Will Trump Destroy the Iran Nuclear Deal?

The 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 recently...

The Trump Administration has High Praise for this UN Agency

The 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...

The IAEA Faces Big Budget Pressures

Despite 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 IAEA and Iran: How Inspections Work

The 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...

5 Things About the IAEA That May Surprise You

Ed 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 recently as...

Iran Nuclear Talks: How IAEA Nuclear Weapons Inspections Actually Work

The 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...

Palestine Will Get Upgraded Status at UN. Then What?

Later 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.

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