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Onderco, Michal

<p><span><span>Michal Onderco is Professor of International Relations at Erasmus University Rotterdam and&nbsp;</span></span><span><span>affiliate at Peace Research Center Prague. He studies international security, with focus on&nbsp;</span></span><span><span>nuclear politics and on domestic politics of foreign policy. He authored <em>Networked&nbsp;</em></span></span><span><span><em>Nonproliferation</em> (Stanford UP, 2021) and <em>Iran’s Nuclear Program and the Global South&nbsp;</em></span></span><span><span>(Palgrave, 2016), as well as papers which appeared in <em>International Studies Quarterly,&nbsp;</em></span></span><em><span><span>European Union Politics, Journal of Common Market Studies, Contemporary Security Policy,&nbsp;</span></span></em><span><span><em>European Journal of Political Research, Cooperation &amp; Conflict, The Nonproliferation Review,&nbsp;</em></span></span><span><span>and elsewhere. In 2018-2019, he was a Junior Faculty Fellow at Stanford University’s Center&nbsp;</span></span><span><span>for International Security and Cooperation.&nbsp;</span></span></p>

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2016

Oral History Interview with Hans Blix

The interview with Hans Blix, conducted by Michal Onderco, delves into Blix's experiences as Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and his pivotal role in strengthening the agency's safeguards and mandate in the wake of nuclear proliferation challenges. Blix reflects on the lessons learned from Iraq, South Africa, and North Korea, emphasizing the need for comprehensive and intrusive inspection mechanisms to ensure compliance with nuclear treaties. He discusses the balance between diplomacy and enforcement, contrasting the IAEA's professional inspection style with the more confrontational approach of other agencies like UNSCOM. The conversation also explores Blix's advocacy for consolidating nuclear verification efforts within the IAEA, despite opposition favoring the creation of new organizations. Throughout, Blix underscores the importance of maintaining the IAEA's impartiality and technical credibility in the politically charged landscape of global nuclear governance.