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The Age of Deception

Nuclear Diplomacy in Treacherous Times

by Mohamed ElBaradei
David Drummond
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For the past two decades, Mohamed ElBaradei has played a key role in the most high-stakes conflicts of our time. Unique in maintaining credibility in the Arab world and the West alike, ElBaradei has emerged as a singularly independent, uncompromised voice. As the director of the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency, he has contended with the Bush administration's assault on Iraq, the nuclear aspirations of North Korea, and the West's standoff with Iran. For their efforts to control nuclear proliferation, ElBaradei and his agency received the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize.


Now, in a vivid and thoughtful account, ElBaradei takes us inside the international fray. Inspector, adviser, and mediator, ElBaradei moves from Baghdad, where Iraqi officials bleakly predict the coming war, to behind-the-scenes exchanges with Condoleezza Rice, to the streets of Pyongyang and the trail of Pakistani nuclear smugglers. He dissects the possibility of rapprochement with Iran while rejecting hard-line ideologies of every kind, decrying an us-versus-them approach and insisting on the necessity of relentless diplomacy. Above all, he illustrates that the security of nations is tied to the security of individuals, dependent not only on disarmament but on a universal commitment to human dignity, democratic values, and the freedom from want.


Probing and eloquent, The Age of Deception is an unparalleled account of society's struggle to come to grips with the uncertainties of our age.

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  • Release date

    May 10, 2011

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      • ISBN: 9781452622262
      • File size: 386191 KB
      • Duration: 13:24:33

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      The story behind the weapons inspection of Iraq is a complicated, winding one, even with the benefit of hindsight. David Drummond is a precise narrator who helps give voice to Nobel prize winner Elbaradei's incredible dilemma as the key leader in determining Iraq's nuclear capability. Drummond manages to make meaning out of long, complex sentences that would trip up a less experienced narrator. He makes the most of the occasional short sentences by giving them more emphasis. Despite his best efforts, there are still times when the intricate prose may get beyond the listener as introductory clauses make it difficult to determine the main idea of a sentence. This said, those interested in the IAEA's role in weapons inspections will likely find this reading enjoyable. M.R. (c) AudioFile 2011, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      March 14, 2011
      The Egyptian reform leader and Nobel peace laureate recalls his controversial tenure at the International Atomic Energy Agency in this spirited memoir. ElBaradei recounts his years as chief of the U.N.'s nuclear nonproliferation inspectorate, a job that thrust him into global crises over nuclear programs in Iraq, Iran, and North Korea. He recounts ferreting out the nuclear secrets of the world's most paranoid regimes, nerve-wracking adventures full of intrigue, car chases, and Pyongyang's grim hotel accommodations. ElBaradei's accounts of diplomacy, his delicate negotiationsâmuch hinged on the crucial difference between a "pause" and a "time out" in Iran's uranium enrichment projectâare fascinating and rife with acerbic portraits of George W. Bush, Tony Blair, and other world leaders. ElBaradei fences with critics who accused him of being soft on rogue regimes, and pillories Western nations' haughty, abrasive treatment of developing countries and their hypocrisy in denying nuclear technology to others while ignoring their own treaty obligations to disarm. The result is a lively, outspoken take on recent geo-political confrontations that makes an impassioned case for using persuasion rather than punishment to resolve the direst threats. Photos.

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