The Age of Deception: Nuclear Diplomacy in Treacherous Times

Mohammed ElBaradei is one of the genuinely great leaders of his generation.--Graham T. Allison, Douglas Dillon Professor of Government and Director of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

As the director of the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency, Mohamed ElBaradei played a key role in the most high-stakes conflicts of our time. Contending with the Bush administration's assault on Iraq, the nuclear aspirations of North Korea, and the West's standoff with Iran, he emerged as a lone independent voice, uniquely credible in the Arab world and the West alike. As questions over Iran's nuclear capacity continue to fill the media, ElBaradei's account is both enlightening and fascinating.

ElBaradei takes us inside the nuclear fray, from behind-the-scenes exchanges in Washington and Baghdad to the streets of Pyongyang and the trail of Pakistani nuclear smugglers. He decries an us-versus-them approach and insists on the necessity of relentless diplomacy. We have no other choice, ElBaradei says. The other option is unthinkable.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Picador USA
Published: 06/05/2012
ISBN: 9781250007605
Pages: 352
Weight: 0.83lbs
Size: 9.27h x 6.37w x 0.93d

Review Citations: New York Times Book Review 07/29/2012 pg. 24