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Journal Article
Authors
Mark Hibbs, Andreas Persbo
Abstract
As the International Atomic Energy Agency's director-general, Mohamed ElBaradei stood up to the United States, prevented a widening Middle East conflict, and won the Nobel Peace Prize. Yet as he prepares to leave, the future of the agency is in doubt.
Source Documents
 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (25.4 KB)
The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) entered into force in 1970; it is enforced and verified by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). In recent years, it has become more and more controversial because it recognizes five countries as nuclear weapon states (the United States, Russia, France, Britain, and China), all of which are allowed to keep their nuclear weapons under the treaty, while not allowing any of the other signatories to pursue nuclear weapons. For vowing to forgo nuclear weapons, these "non-weapon states" were promised that they would receive assistance developing nuclear power. But since the NPT's entry into force, this unequal arrangement has proven troublesome, necessitating further agreements and frustrating prominent international leaders such as IAEA Director-General Mohamed ElBaradei.
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