John Carlson AM was Director General of the Australian Safeguards and Non-Proliferation Office (ASNO) 1989-2010 and chair of the IAEA’s Standing Advisory Group on Safeguards Implementation 2001-06.  Current affiliations include the Asia-Pacific Leadership Network on Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament (APLN) and the Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (VCDNP). His publications (co-authored) relevant to this review include Reflections on Safeguards Culture and The IAEA’s Safeguards System as the Non-Proliferation Treaty’s Verification Mechanism.