Robert L. Brown – författare

We all come into the world not knowing our place in life, where we will end up, what footprint we will leave behind when we are gone. 'Remembering Jonas,' is the story of Jonathan Miles, a 1960's era teen whose life ran in the mainstream current of the populace; average, struggling, perhaps even humdrum, yet hopeful of a decent future.Then one day he chose to give of himself to help others. Not long after,the good life, including fame and wealth seemed to find him. He would frequently wonder about his good fortune and what was really responsible for it all.Was it his hard work, did it all have soomething to do with heavenly grace, or was it related to a strange and unexpected thing that arrived at his door?

Once dismissed as ineffectual, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has in the past twenty years emerged as a powerful international organization. Member states allow the IAEA to render judgment on matters vital to peace and security while nations around the globe comply with its rules and commands on proliferation, safety, and a range of other issues.

Robert L. Brown details the IAEA’s role in facilitating both control of nuclear weapons and the safe exploitation of nuclear power. As he shows, the IAEA has acquired a surprising amount of power as states, for political and technological reasons, turn to it to supply policy cooperation and to act as an agent for their security and safety. The agency’s success in gaining and holding authority rests in part on its ability to apply politically neutral expertise that produces beneficial policy outcomes. But Brown also delves into the puzzle of how an agency created by states to aid cooperation has acquired power over them.