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Noah Mayhew

Senior Research Associate and Programmes and Outreach Manager, Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (VCDNP)

Noah Mayhew is a Senior Research Associate and the VCDNP’s Programmes and Outreach Manager. His research agenda is focused on international nuclear policy negotiations, nuclear safeguards and broader issues of nuclear verification, the non-proliferation implications of advanced civil nuclear technologies, nuclear arms control, and US-Russian relations. As Programmes and Outreach Manager, he assists with strategic planning and implementation of the Center’s research, dialogue and capacity-building agenda as well as engagement with international partners. Mr Mayhew also leads the VCDNP’s capacity-building activities, including the Center’s biannual short courses on nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament as well as ad hoc courses and programmes.

 

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Commentary

The IAEA’s fading ‘Vienna Spirit’: Can consensus survive?

The IAEA’s annual General Conference meetings have grown successively more contentious in recent years. Geopolitical tensions outside the Agency are increasingly corroding the insulation around the IAEA’s technical work. Noah Mayhew asks: Is the “Vienna Spirit” dead? At the GC, it may not be dead, but it is certainly on life support – and the IAEA’s mission will ultimately bear the cost.

16 September 2026 | Noah Mayhew