Mohamed Elbaradei

Is a Deal with Iran Finally Taking Shape?

Richard W. Parker | Posted 11.18.2009 | World


Richard W. Parker

Will Iran accept the kind of deal ElBaradai is said to be seeking -- a deal that gives Iran limited enrichment in exchange for a form of nationwide surveillance?

"Qum" Buy Ya

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 11.13.2009 | World


Amb. Marc Ginsberg

While the technical revelations regarding the Qum nuclear enrichment facility filter out as the IAEA prepares its final report to the U.N., the U.S. is at a crossroads regarding Iran's nuclear program.

Iran: Uranium Counteroffer Draws Harsh Rebuke

AP | NASSER KARIMI and SLOBODAN LEKIC | Posted 10.30.2009 | World


TEHRAN — Iran insists on simultaneously exchanging its low-enriched uranium for nuclear fuel produced overseas, the state news agency said Frida...

Does President Obama -- and America -- Deserve the Nobel Prize?

Hoyt Hilsman | Posted 10.09.2009 | World


Hoyt Hilsman

This movement to change America did not begin when Barack Obama took the presidential oath of office -- it has been underway for decades.

William Safire: Wars Made Out of Words

David Bromwich | Posted 11.15.2009 | Media


David Bromwich

William Safire's career took him from public relations to propaganda to column-writing in a single seamless progression.

The Mantra of 20 nuclear Weapon States -- Why 20?

Evelyn Leopold | Posted 06.26.2009 | World


Evelyn Leopold

Today there are eight nuclear weapons states. North Korea, which just tested its second device, makes nine.

IAEA Chief ElBaradei Potential Replacements Being Examined

New York Times | Posted 06.26.2009 | World


With their qualifications under heightened scrutiny following North Korea's second nuclear test, five candidates began campaigning on Tuesday to repla...

UN Watchdog Warns Of 20 New Nuclear States In Next Few Years

The Guardian | Julian Borger, Diplomatic Editor | Posted 06.14.2009 | World


The number of potential nuclear weapons states could more than double in a few years unless the major powers take radical steps towards disarmament, t...

Iran Attack Not a Problem, Say War Wonks

Russ Wellen | Posted 07.01.2008 | Politics


Russ Wellen

For better or worse, we're constitutionally incapable of summoning up sufficient cynicism to imagine the moral depravity required to start another war.

Syria To Allow U.N. Probe Of Alleged Nuclear Site

AP | GEORGE JAHN | Posted 06.10.2008 | Home


VIENNA, Austria — Syria will allow in U.N. inspectors to probe allegations that a remote building destroyed in an Israeli airstrike was a nuclea...