Is Japanese diplomat Yukiya Amano a good choice to head the International Atomic Energy Agency?

Monday 06th July, 04:00 AM JST

888naff at 07:56 AM JST - 7th July

maybe "i don't know" would be better option than "i don't care" (about a matter of world peace, etc)
stirfry at 06:35 PM JST - 7th July

wouldn't someone from a country with a better safety record be a more logical choice ?
HonestDictator at 05:28 AM JST - 8th July

Sorry, couldn't pick one, 888 is correct, there should be an "I don't know" option instead of "I don't care"
illsayit at 07:59 AM JST - 8th July

No, I think 'dont care' is fine. As the issue is energy, I think it would be good to have an awareness of energy that can be produced by human resource, versus science as a resource. Probably good he is Japanese, they have an awareness of both.
spudman at 06:02 PM JST - 8th July

Energy isn't directly related to world peace. The IAEA is powerless to do anything is the signatory decides to withdraw from the treaty. Witness NK still going strong.
NeoJamal at 03:29 AM JST - 10th July

The IAEA is just a public face of the NPT Status Quo. Amano's appointment has as much political relevance as the issue of who should become the next Emperor of Japan
TokyoHustla at 07:21 PM JST - 10th July

There is way too much of a conflict of interest. This appointment only serves liberal/communist objective, which is to prevent world peace by eradicating our best defense mechanisms.