Democratic congressional leaders say improving energy security is a priority. But while there is broad interest in lessening U.S. dependence on foreign oil and in promoting renewable fuels, comprehensive energy legislation remains a distant prospect.

The death of Turkmenistan’s eccentric president ends a brutal dictatorship. It also raises questions about the control of Turkmenistan’s massive natural gas reserves and Eurasian energy security.

At PINR, Marcel de Haas reports on current geostrategy in the South Caucasus.

Listen to Energy and U.S. Foreign Policy Task Force Chairs John Deutch and James Schlesinger discuss the task force report National Security Consequences of U.S.Oil Dependency.

Watch Energy and U.S. Foreign Policy Task Force Chairs John Deutch and James Schlesinger discuss the task force report National Security Consequences of U.S.Oil Dependency.

This report argues that the lack of sustained attention to energy issues is undercutting U.S. foreign policy and national security.

America’s dependence on imported energy increases its strategic vulnerability and constrains its ability to pursue foreign policy and national security objectives, finds a Council-sponsored Independent Task Force. “The lack of sustained attention to energy issues is undercutting U.S. foreign policy and U.S. national security,” says the report.

Energy Task Force cochairs John Deutch and James Schlesinger discuss a new Independent Task Force report on the national security consequences of U.S. oil dependence.

Governor Tom Vilsack of Iowa addresses the importance of energy security to the future of the United States.

Members of the CFR Task Force on oil dependency discuss their recently released report with members of the press.

The Hudson Institute's Zeyno Baran has issued a report on the energy situation in Central Asia.

Violence in oil-rich Basra, Iraq's second largest city, is one of the most serious security challenges facing Iraq ’s new government.

Cfr.org's Michael Moran interviews Senior Fellow Rachel Bronson on her new book, "Thicker Than Oil: America's Uneasy Relationship with Saudi Arabia."

The first full history of the U.S. relationship with Saudi Arabia, revealing why the alliance was formed and what we stand to lose if it collapses.