Stephanie Liechtenstein

Stephanie Liechtenstein is a freelance journalist based in Vienna, covering diplomacy and international organizations for more than 15 years. Her articles have appeared in Foreign Policy, the EU Observer, The Washington Post and Austrian daily newspapers such as Die Presse and Wiener Zeitung. http://www.stephanieliechtenstein.com

Stephanie Liechtenstein

Bickering at the Nuclear Test-Ban Organization Reflects Global Hardening

October 21, 2020

by Stephanie Liechtenstein

VIENNA — For the first time in its 24-year history, state parties to the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, a multilateral agreement that bans all nuclear testing worldwide, have taken a controversial decision by a two-thirds majority. Decisions in the treaty’s body are usually taken by consensus. The majority decision on Oct. 19 was focused …

Disarmament

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As Iran Allows the UN Access to Suspected Nuclear Sites, Its Uranium Stockpile Is Growing

September 7, 2020

by Stephanie Liechtenstein

VIENNA — The International Atomic Energy Agency has just reported that Iran’s stockpile of low-enriched uranium continues to grow. The stockpile now exceeds the limit set in the 2015 nuclear deal tenfold. According to the confidential quarterly IAEA report, distributed to member states on Sept. 4 and seen by PassBlue, as of Aug. 25, …

Middle East, Nuclear Disarmament, Security Council

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COVID-19

The IAEA Voices ‘Serious Concern’ Over Blocked Access to Certain Iranian Sites

June 8, 2020

by Stephanie Liechtenstein

VIENNA — The International Atomic Energy Agency issued an alarming report on June 5, voicing “serious concern” over Iran’s refusal to allow the agency’s inspectors to investigate two sites where the country is suspected of having conducted undeclared nuclear activities in the past. The report is unrelated to the agency’s quarterly updates on Iran’s …

Covid-19, Nuclear Disarmament, Security Council, US-UN Relations

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COVID-19

As the US Slams the WHO, It Is Giving Millions to Another UN Agency to Fight Covid-19

May 19, 2020

by Stephanie Liechtenstein

On April 14, the US Mission to the International Organizations in Vienna issued a press release declaring that the State Department had contributed $11 million to a project fighting Covid-19 by the International Atomic Energy Agency, or IAEA. The donation was mentioned by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during a press briefing on May 6. …

Covid-19, Health and Population, US-UN Relations

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Stephanie Liechtenstein

Stephanie Liechtenstein

Bickering at the Nuclear Test-Ban Organization Reflects Global Hardening

As Iran Allows the UN Access to Suspected Nuclear Sites, Its Uranium Stockpile Is Growing

The IAEA Voices ‘Serious Concern’ Over Blocked Access to Certain Iranian Sites

As the US Slams the WHO, It Is Giving Millions to Another UN Agency to Fight Covid-19

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