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Hans Blix

Former Foreign Minister and Director-General Emeritus, IAEA

Dr Hans Blix is a Swedish diplomat and politician for the Liberal People’s Party. He was Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1978 to 1979 and later served as head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), of which he is now Director-General Emeritus.

Dr Blix was also the head of the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission from 2000 until June 2003). In February 2010, the Government of the United Arab Emirates announced that Dr Blix would head an advisory board for its nuclear power program.

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Hans Blix: Can arms control survive this dangerous age of war and rearmament?

Veteran diplomat and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Emeritus Hans Blix warns that a volatile world of renewed great-power conflict and accelerating rearmament is eroding the foundations of arms control. While nuclear deterrence still restrains escalation, diplomatic failure, proliferation risks, and waning trust in global agreements raise urgent questions about whether meaningful disarmament, and lasting peace, remain politically achievable.

10 April 2026 | Hans Blix