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...Director John Hillcoat and actor Viggo Mortensen have both made their names with dark, gritty films: Hillcoat with Nick Cave-scripted Western “The Proposition,” Mortensen with a pair of David Cronenberg thrillers, “A History of Violence” and “Eastern Promises.” It is tempting, then, to suggest that with “The Road,” a bleak, post-apocalyptic travelogue, both men are sticking to what they know...
After 12 years, International Atomic Energy Agency director general Mohamed ElBaradei is stepping down Nov. 30. Taking his place will be Japanese diplomat Yukiya Amano, who was elected in July to become the fifth leader in the organization's history. Amano, who has served the IAEA since the 1990s, has experience in disarmament, nonproliferation and nuclear-energy policy. As tensions with nations such as Iran and North Korea have come to a head in recent months, Amano has said that he will stick to the IAEA's mandate of inspections to prevent proliferation. He is supportive of U.S. President Barack...
...held increasingly senior positions in Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, notably as director of the Science Division, director of the Nuclear Energy Division and deputy director general for arms control and scientific affairs. (See pictures of the world's worst nuclear disasters...
...Served as chairman of the IAEA's policymaking governing body from 2005 to 2006 when the agency and its then director, ElBaradei, were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in December 2005. Amano accepted the prize on behalf of the agency. He will be the first IAEA director general from the Asia-Pacific region...
...IAEA's basic function is not political negotiation but implementing already agreed safeguards. Remarks by the director have political implications which, if made without properly assessing these implications, can be very dangerous." - Indicating that he will maintain a less politically involved profile than his predecessor (Reuters...