Columbia International Affairs Online: Policy Briefs

CIAO DATE: 07/2012

Unleashing the Nuclear Watchdog: Strengthening and Reform of the IAEA

Trevor Findlay

June 2012

Centre for International Governance Innovation

Abstract

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the world’s hub of cooperation in the nuclear field, is the nucleus around which all other parts of the global nuclear governance system revolve, promoting safe, secure and peaceful nuclear technologies. Published along with the report Unleashing the Nuclear Watchdog: Strengthening and Reform of the IAEA — the result of more than two years of research and examining all aspects of the Agency’s mandate and operations — this policy brief summarizes the report’s key findings and policy recommendations for strengthening and reforming the IAEA.