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Dream job or snake pit? UN appoints new spokesman
It's not uncommon for journalists at some point in their careers to cross the barricades and become the people who dish out the news as spokespersons for an organization or firm, rather than being on the receiving end. It requires a different set of skills that can make the transition tough, and a stern test confronts former Reuters correspondent Martin Nesirky, who has just been appointed spokesman for U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. After a high-flying career at Reuters that saw him fill senior editorial positions in London, Berlin, Moscow and Seoul, Nesirky has had some time to acclimatize to his new role by working for more than three years as spokesman for the 56-nation Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), based in Vienna. But the move to New York brings much more formidable challenges. Full Article | Comments [4]
Forget about light bulbs - Iran wants a seat at the table
For years Mohamed ElBaradei, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and outgoing head of the U.N. International Atomic Energy Agency, has warned the United States and other Western powers against jumping to conclusions about Iran's nuclear program. While Washington, Israel and their allies see increasing indications that Tehran's secretive nuclear program is aimed at developing weapons, ElBaradei told an audience of academics, politicians and diplomats at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York City that his agency has "no concrete evidence" that Tehran is pursuing an atom bomb. So is Iran's nuclear program intended solely for lighting light bulbs in the world's fourth biggest oil producer? According to ElBaradei, its purpose is something completely different. Full Article | Comments [32]
A world without nuclear weapons: Obama's pipe dream?
U.S. President Barack Obama says he wants a world without nuclear weapons. But will that ever happen? Full Article | Comments [22]
