Article
Pierre Goldschmidt
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Testimony
Is the Nuclear Non-proliferation Regime in crisis? If so, why? Are there remedies?
The international community should stand back and reflect on the lessons learned from the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) experience in implementing safeguards over the last decade, particularly in North Korea and Iran. Such review and reflection suggests that just when safeguards are getting better, the political will to use them effectively seems to be waning.
Published on May 11, 2006
Source: Charlottesville Committee on Foreign Relations Speech
Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-1859) stated: "In politics what is often most difficult to understand and appraise is what is taking place under our eyes."
De Tocqueville's insight suggests that it would be wise for the international community to stand back and to reflect on the lessons that should be learned from the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) experience in implementing safeguards over the last decade, particularly in North Korea and Iran. Such review and reflection will suggest that, ironically, just when safeguards are getting better, the political will to use them effectively seems to be waning.
This paper will explore how safeguards have gotten better, what lessons can be gleaned from the IAEA's experience over the last decade, and how the international community can address the problems that have arisen in the past few years.
Click here to access the full text of the speech (PDF).
About the Author
Pierre Goldschmidt
Former Nonresident Senior Associate, Nuclear Policy Program
Goldschmidt was a nonresident senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment.
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Recent Work
Nuclear PolicyNuclear EnergyNorth AmericaUnited StatesMiddle EastIranIraqSouth AsiaIndiaPakistanSouth KoreaCaucasusRussiaUnited Kingdom
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