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“In this spirited memoir ElBaradei recounts ferreting out the nuclear secrets of the world’s most paranoid regimes, nerve-wracking adventures full of intrigue, car chases, and Pyongyang’s grim hotel accommodations. ElBaradei’s accounts of diplomacy are fascinating and rife with acerbic portraits of George W. Bush, Tony Blair, and other world leaders... The result is a lively, acerbic take on recent geo-political confrontations that makes an impassioned case for using persuasion rather than punishment to resolve the direst threats.”—
Publishers Weekly “Mohamed ElBaradei is one of the genuinely great leaders of his generation.”
—Graham T. Allison, Douglas Dillon Professor of Government and director of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
“Mohamed ElBaradei has spoken eloquently about global efforts at poverty reduction and conflict resolution and has shown a deep understanding of the intrinsic links between peace, disarmament, and development....We honor with this award a very distinguished diplomat, a scholar, an international civil servant of the highest order, and a world statesman.”
—Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, 2008 Indira Gandhi Peace Prize citation