Hans Blix
Auteur de Disarming Iraq
A propos de l'auteur
Hans Blix was the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency from 1981 to 1997, was a member of Sweden's delegation to the United Nations from 1961 to 1981, and from 2000 to 2003, was the executive director of the United Nations Monitoring, Verification, and Inspection Commission afficher plus (UNMOVIC), supervising international inspections for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq until the inspections were suspended in March 2003. Blix has been named chairman of the newly formed International Commission on Weapons of Mass Destruction, which began its work in January 2004. afficher moins
Crédit image: Credit: Dean Calma/IAEA
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Œuvres de Hans Blix
Mission Irak. 2 exemplaires
Treaty-making power 1 exemplaire
DANMARKS DIGTERE DANSK DIGTEKUNSTS HISTORIE 1 exemplaire
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom canonique
- Blix, Hans
- Date de naissance
- 1928-06-28
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- Sweden
- Lieu de naissance
- Uppsala, Sweden
- Études
- Uppsala University
Columbia University
University of Cambridge - Professions
- diplomat
politician - Organisations
- International Atomic Energy Agency
United Nations
Liberal People's Party - Prix et distinctions
- Henry de Wolf Smyth Nuclear Statesman Award (1988)
Sydney Peace Prize (2007)
Olof Palme Prize (2003)
Membres
Critiques
Disarming Iraq: The Search for Weapons of Mass… par Hans Blix
A fantastic and important historical document, but a frustrating book for anyone who has lived through these times.
It's now available as an ebook on the MIT press portal http://mitpress-ebooks.mit.edu/product/nuclear-disarmament-matters
Blix was head of the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission from March 2000 to June 2003. This book makes one of the best cases there is against Bush's rash action 5 years ago.
A very interesting read. Not highly literary, many retakes and lots of UN-resolutions that becomes difficult to keep track of. But to be able to read about how many of the things you have heard of in the news so many times, really has come about, is fascinating. Blix implies, for example, that the CIA hasn’t had an unbiased approach, and that the American (and British) government were happy to interpret reports from CIA in their own favour.
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Mycket intressant läsning. Inte höglitterärt, många upprepningar och en massa FN-resolutioner som blir svåra att hänga med i. Men att få läsa sig till hur en många av de saker man hört om så många gånger i nyhetsrapporteringarna egentligen gått till, är mycket fascinerande. Blix antyder tex att CIA inte arbetat förbehållslöst, och att den amerikanska (och brittiska) regeringen gärna tolkade CIA:s rapporter till sin fördel.… (plus d'informations)
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Mycket intressant läsning. Inte höglitterärt, många upprepningar och en massa FN-resolutioner som blir svåra att hänga med i. Men att få läsa sig till hur en många av de saker man hört om så många gånger i nyhetsrapporteringarna egentligen gått till, är mycket fascinerande. Blix antyder tex att CIA inte arbetat förbehållslöst, och att den amerikanska (och brittiska) regeringen gärna tolkade CIA:s rapporter till sin fördel.… (plus d'informations)
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