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This diary will take the reader back to the pivotal period at the turn of the Millennium, when Hans Blix was the UN Chief Weapons Inspector to Iraq, responsible for extensive investigations into the possible existence of weapons of mass destruction. Blix was required to report to the world what he had - and had not - found, under immense time pressure from a broader political context, where the success of the inspections might avert a US led war. It sheds new light on the intense diplomacy behind the scenes at the UN headquarters in New York and capitals around the world, where Hans met with leaders like US President Bush, UK Prime Minister Blair and French President Chirac. The diary is a valuable historical document of events leading up to the Iraq war but it can also be read as a guide in practical diplomacy with the highest of stakes.
List of contents
Foreword; List of persons mentioned; List of abbreviations; Year 2000; Year 2001; Year 2002; Year 2003; Epilogue.
About the author
Hans Blix is Director General Emeritus at the International Atomic Energy Agency. He has a Ph.D. in International Law, Cambridge and LL.D. at Stockholm. He was Swedish Foreign Minister 1978–1979, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) 1981–1997 and Chairman of the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC) 2000–2003, tasked with searching for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.
