Emma L. Belcher discusses the benefits that will come from failure of the United States' new fuel swap proposal with Iran.

United Kingdom's foreign secretary,William Hague, discusses the urgency of an international climate deal in which all countries accept responsibility for climate change, enforce a more robust framework for high growth and low carbon economic models, and ensure a new sustainable pathway to prosperity and security.

UK Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, William Hague, discusses climate change as a critical foreign policy concern--one that underpins future international prosperity and security.

United Kingdom's foreign secretary,William Hague, discusses the urgency of an international climate deal in which all countries accept responsibility for climate change, enforce a more robust framework for high growth and low carbon economic models, and ensure a new sustainable pathway to prosperity and security.

Peter A. Garretson examines whether space-based solar power is the next major step in the Indo-U.S. strategic partnership.

Michael A. Levi argues that confusion about energy security is more than an academic problem, and it has important consequences for U.S. policy.

What is energy security? On April 12-13, the Council on Foreign Relations convened academics, policymakers, and industry experts to assess the security implications of the way the world produces and consumes oil and natural gas. The workshop aimed to explore important issues at the intersection of oil, gas, and national security, and identify areas for future research. The first day focused on assessing the state of knowledge on energy and security, while the second explored U.S. policy options going forward. This summary report presents a broad agenda for energy security research that emerged from the meeting.

Michael A. Levi argues that while President Obama's efforts toward nuclear security are laudable, total security around nuclear materials cannot be attained.

After decades of decline, nuclear power is increasingly presented as a low-carbon way to meet growing electricity demands. Global construction of new reactors is on the rise, but there still exists an array of obstacles to expansion. This interactive guide explores the past, present, and future of nuclear power, focusing on its unique benefits and risks.

Paul Kerr and Mary Beth Nikitin of Congressional Research Service examines the motivations behind Pakistan's nuclear program and the direction it's moving toward.

If the objective of climate change policies is to be achieved, within a generation the way in which
energy is produced and used will have to have changed totally, write Antony Froggatt and Michael Levi.

Watch Fatih Birol, chief economist and director of the office of the chief economist at the International Energy Agency, report on the world energy market and the ways to combat climate change.

Listen to Fatih Birol, chief economist and director of the office of the chief economist at the International Energy Agency, report on the world energy market and the ways to combat climate change.

This academic module features teaching notes by Jeffrey Mankoff, author of the Council Special Report Eurasian Energy Security, along with additional resources to supplement the text. In this report, Dr. Mankoff examines Russia's rise as an energy power and suggests that Europe can increase its energy security by working with--not against--Russia going forward.

This Journal of Energy Security article reviews the changing energy security environment and the effect of energy infrastructure attacks on crude oil pricing.

An IHS Cambridge Energy Research Associates special report on development of the Canadian oil sands.