Michelle Smith and Charles D. Ferguson evaluate Sarkozy's nuclear deals in the Middle East.

Expectations are high that the next U.S. president will take stronger steps on climate change.

David G. Victor explains why the United States is doomed to be an energy outlaw.

In this article for Newsweek, David Victor says that the deeper cause of China's recent power crisis lies in the fact that China's free-market policies—the same ones that led to China's extraordinary growth in the past decade—have eroded the government's ability to control its economy. In fact, the big challenge in the coming Asian century may not be China and India's burgeoning strength but their weakness.

The recent discovery of offshore energy reserves and the diminishing sway of Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez have been a boon for Brazil’s regional influence.

The division of Iraq’s oil wealth is an important obstacle to a power-sharing deal. At issue is whether revenues should be regionally or centrally controlled.

Wind energy is used in more than 70 countries – USA, Spain and China take the worldwide lead. This press release by World Wind Energy Association shows the capacity and future potential of wind energy.

A Keynote Address delivered by HE Abdalla Salem El-Badri, OPEC Secretary General, at the Chatham House Conference entitled "Middle East Energy 2008" - Risk and Responsibility: The New Realities of Energy Supply.

The International Herald Tribune reports that almost all biofuels used today cause more greenhouse gas emissions than conventional fuels if the pollution caused by producing these "green" fuels is taken into account.

Last week brought fresh evidence that the U.S. economy is slowing and may have slipped into recession. The news has not only dimmed expectations for world economic growth, but it has also hammered oil prices, which lost $15 from the $100 high just a month earlier. The question on policymakers' lips is whether a worldwide slowdown will bring an end to the boom in demand for oil and drive prices significantly lower. In this article for Newsweek, David Victor argues that although oil prices will eventually drop as new sources come online and biofuels and other alternatives take hold, crude prices are likely to remain high and volatile for a while.

Carlos Pascual examines the impact of energy dependency and what efforts ensuring future sustainability, prosperity, and security will involve.

As the presidential campaign accelerates, voters signal increasing concern over gas prices. Both parties offer a mixed bag of solutions.

Pierre Noël argues that U.S. dreams about energy independence lead to expensive policies with no real energy security benefits.

Shannon O'Neil, CFR fellow for Latin America studies, discusses what kind of policies the next president should pursue toward Latin America on energy, public security, immigration, and income inequality.

The World Bank Group's Transport Business Strategy for 2008-2012.

The vice chairman of Chevron Corporation analyzes the prospects for global oil production over the next few decades.

Peter J. Robertson, the vice chairman of Chevron Corporation, discusses the likelihood of global oil production meeting demand in the decades to come.