David Ropeik takes a realistic look at nuclear energy in the wake of Japan's Fukushima disaster.

As fighting continues across Libya, CFR's Senior Fellow for Energy and the Environment, Michael Levi, says the main cause of volatility in oil markets hasn't been the physical impact on oil production. So long as oil prices do not remain high over time, Levi does not expect economic growth to be impacted.

Michael A. Levi says potential disruption of oil production in Saudi Arabia highlights the need to develop short term crisis management in the event of a geopolitical oil price shock.

This study examines low-carbon technology innovation and absorption in China, India, and Brazil. It recommends a course for U.S. policy that promotes accelerated innovation and adoption of new technologies while protecting U.S. commercial interests.

Jeffrey Mankoff and Leland R. Miller discuss opportunities for the United States to help maintain security and stability in Central Asia.

Elizabeth C. Economy testifies before the U.S.-China Economic & Security Review Commission of the U.S. House of Representatives on China's evolving climate change diplomacy and relations with the developing world, as well as implications for the U.S. policy and investment.

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.

Buoyed by high oil prices, Russia finds itself embroiled in a number of disputes with foreign firms looking to tap its underdeveloped oil fields and with its neighbors that grew used to subsidized gas.

Jeffrey Mankoff discusses the oil dispute between Russia and Belarus, and its ramifications for greater Europe.

Ben Casselman and Guy Chazan report on offshore drilling by big oil companies that is made possible by their technological and financial advantages.

Although the surging oil consumption in India and China is often cited as the reason for skyrocketing oil prices, Michael Levi points out that they are only part of the picture. Due to massive oil subsidies, many Middle East countries are note just major producers, but major consumers of oil and are responsible, in part, for the growing oil prices over the last few years.

Russia's position as a major energy supplier has great significance not only for its foreign policy but for its relationships with major energy consuming countries. The nature of Russia's future geopolitical role in world energy markets has become a major concern of international energy security with important implications for Europe, Japan and the United States. Given a range of economic and geopolitical uncertainties, the fate of Russian and Caspian natural gas exports remains a major risk factor in global energy supply. In this study, researchers examine several scenarios for Russian and Caspian oil and natural gas production, possible export routes, and the geopolitics involved.

The Russia-Ukraine gas dispute has heightened interest in diversifying EU energy sources. Climate change policies, environmental concerns, and economic hurdles stand in the way.

Charles Ferguson looks at the nuclear energy agreement between the United Arab Emirates and the United States.

Charles Ferguson looks at valuable lessons in the U.S. reaction to the 1973 Arab Oil Embargo.

Barack Obama says he is serious about sharply reducing carbon emissions. But some experts see the recession, and competing "green" agendas, posing major obstacles to new climate change policy.

Terrorist attacks and an emergent Russia are posing new challenges to Turkey's energy strategy, but some analysts warn it could be Western Europe that gets squeezed.

The Gulf and the financial crisis.

Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin gave this speech on energy policy in Toledo, Ohio on October 29, 2008.