And that as people who create places, the ultimate way to help wasn't to pontificate or to make up scenarios, but to help right now.

That same Government, which had blatantly disregarded the Geneva Conventions and other human rights instruments, had the audacity to pontificate before the Committee about respect for human rights.

Europeans should not pontificate on nuclear energy policy as if our opinion mattered worldwide, but we do. On the other hand, Europe does have a qualified responsibility in the area of security, where we still can promote an international regulatory and institutional framework that would discipline states and bring about greater transparency where global risks like nuclear power are concerned.