Mark Heinrich

Position: Specialist Correspondent
I cover nuclear non-proliferation, disarmament and diplomacy from my base in Vienna, headquarters of the UN nuclear watchdog, and guide Reuters' global coverage of our nuclear file. My previous postings include Jerusalem covering the Middle East conflict, Zagreb during the Yugoslav conflict, with stints in wartime Sarajevo, Bosnia and Serbia, as well as Berlin at the time of the fall of the Wall and reunification of Germany. I also contributed to coverage of the 1991 Gulf War and aftermath as well as the Kosovo conflict, ran our file in Macedonia during an ethnic Albanian uprising, and served as a chief ...

Articles

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New site shows Iran insists on enrichment November 17, 12:31pm EST 

VIENNA (Reuters) - Building a second uranium enrichment site is a "political message" from Iran that neither sanctions nor possible military attack will ever halt its nuclear program, a senior Iranian official said on Tuesday.  Full Article 

Blog Posts

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IAEA nations, but not Israel, fete El Baradei in sendoff

Mohamed ElBaradei is reduced to tears of appreciation by the effusive tributes and standing ovation from some countries as he prepares to leave his job as the head of the IAEA   Full Article | Comments [10] 

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Austria's Graf gets grief over "united Tyrol"

A call by a far-right populist for a referendum over whether a mainly German-speaking region of Italy should rejoin Austria has challenged the taboo of old unconstructed nationalism in a country determined to live down its Nazi past.  Full Article | Comments [9] 

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Legacy-building IAEA chief goes public with closed-door remarks

Insiders say Mohamed ElBaradei, chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency, was rather reticent and stiff in public when he took the job in 1997. He'd spent decades below the radar in Egypt's foreign ...  Full Article | Comments [3]