A new U.S.-Brazilian deal aims to boost ethanol production, but analysts say it’s just one of many steps needed if America is to meet its goal of “energy independence.”

A new regime in Turkmenistan has energy analysts and human rights activists hopeful of better days ahead for this post-Soviet state.

With the UN set to revisit the nuclear issue, Iran’s economy is tumbling due to its mismanaged energy sector and U.S. financial sanctions.

Backgrounder: Economists say Iran's mismanaged energy sector and falling oil prices could have consequences for its economy.

Energy disputes, pipeline politics, and a takeover of the Sakhalin II project have clouded Russia’s relations with its neighbors and foreign investors.

India’s burgeoning economy is placing strains on its inefficient power sector and raising questions about the country’s ability to meet its energy demands.

Energy and security issues topped the agenda during Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev's trip to Washington. Yet human rights advocates were pressing the White House to place more emphasis on Kazakhstan's democracy deficit.

The Center for Strategic and International Studies has issued a backgrounder on India's domestic and foreign energy policies.

A collection of non-governmental organizations, led by Friends of the Earth, has published " How the World Bank's Energy Framework Sells the Climate and Poor People Short ." 

The Worldwatch Institute and the Center for American Progress have published a plan on how to ensure America 's energy security.

Hugo Chavez's recent world tour secured arms deals and an energy pact with a U.S. nemesis, Iran, but it's unclear whether the Venezuelan president's oil-fueled rise is sustainable.

The debate over the India nuclear deal has been too one-dimensional. Nearly all commentary has focused on whether this proposal would undermine efforts to contain the proliferation of nuclear weapons. Dissent along these lines has been based on a series of largely overblown claims. And the singular focus on proliferation has allowed the debate to lose sight of other ways that this deal is in the interests of the United States and India alike.

This 2006 report from the Washington Institute offers a comprehensive assessment of all completed, ongoing, and planned pipeline projects in the Black Sea littoral and beyond, covering output statistics, construction and maintenance costs, key political issues, and numerous other factors. It also outlines the domestic measures Turkey will need to pursue in order to take advantage of the pipelines transiting its territory.

Philip Kazin, research director of the Baltic Research Center, a St. Petersburg-based think tank, says the agenda of the G-8 should focus on trade and energy issues, not on Russia's rollback of democracy.

This report by Worldwatch Institute discusses the global potential of biofuels for transportation and the implications for sustainable agriculture and energy in the 21st century.