In 2002, the United Nations continued to address major political and security challenges in the Asia and Pacific region, particularly in Afghanistan and Iraq. It also oversaw the successful transition of East Timor into ...

Serving as Dean of the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, Dr. Gallucci was interviewed on 3 February 1998. He discusses the creation of UNSCOM, its early inspections, and clarifies some ...

Both interviews, the first conducted on 9 November 1999 and the second on 11 April 2000, focus on Mr. Eliasson's role in bringing the Iran-Iraq war to an end. He gives his personal input on the negotiation process and ...

This interview took place in May 2000, around the mid-term of his first term as Secretary-General. It is based on his role and views on a variety of important global issues, including peacekeeping, the first Gulf War and ...

This interview was conducted on 18 April 2001, while Mr. Lavrov was serving as the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the United Nations. Here, Mr. Lavrov, discussed events which caused division within the Security ...

In 2003,the countries in post-conflict situations in Europe and the Mediterranean continued their slow and difficult progress towards the restoration of peace and stability by consolidating the progress made so far in ...

The interview was conducted on 7 October 2000, shortly after the end of UNSCOM. Giving special insight to Iraqi relations, Mr. Duelfer relays his experiences with working in the Special Commission.

Before retiring in June 2003, Dr. Blix served as the Executive Chairman of the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC), which had the task of searching for weapons of mass destruction ...

Although he was retired at the time of the interview, Mr. Boothby continued to serve as an independent consultant on international political and security affairs. Conducted on 16 July 1998, the interview focuses on Mr. ...

During the interview, conducted on 3 April 2000, while he was Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs for the State Department, Ambassador Pickering speaks of the Iran-Iraq situation and especially about the ...