Heinz Gärtner

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Gärtner is professor at the Austrian Institute for International Affairs (OIIP), lecturer at the University of Vienna, and special adviser to the Austrian Ministry of Defense. He is editor of the forthcoming book Obama and the Bomb.

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Articles by Heinz Gärtner

Opinion
26 January 2011
Nuclear WeaponsNuclear Energy

Yukiya Amano: One year in

Heinz Gärtner

The mission of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is to facilitate peaceful uses of the atom while ensuring that its nuclear assistance is not used for military purposes -- a challenging mandate that in its implementation introduces both significant benefits and risks to humankind. On one hand the agency helps member states gain access to peaceful nuclear technology; on the other, preventing nuclear proliferation remains one of its crucial activities.