For the first time, the director of the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency and "man in the middle" of the planet's most explosive confrontations speaks out--on his dealings with America, negotiations with Iran, reform and democracy in the Middle East, and the prospects for a future free of nuclear weapons.
Iraq, 1991-1998: unmasking a hidden program -- North Korea, 1992-2002: the case of the missing plutonium -- Iraq, 2002 and after: a needless war -- North Korea, 2003 and after: the nuclear weapons club adds a member -- Iran, 2003-2005: the riddle of Taqqiya -- Libya: discovery and dismantlement -- The nuclear bazaar of A. Q. Khan -- From Vienna to Oslo -- Iran, 2006: "not one centrifuge" -- Double standards -- Iran, 2007-2008: squandered opportunities -- Iran, 2009: in pursuit of a breakthrough -- Conclusion : the quest for human security.