While many questions remain about the problems at Fukushima nuclear plant, comparisons with the 1986 Chernobyl incident suggest Japan's government is taking the right steps to mitigate radiation damage, says CFR's Laurie Garrett.

Tom Zeller Jr. explains the system of a Mark 1 nuclear reactor, like the one currently failing at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. He reveals that experts had long cautioned about the weak design of these reactors and predicted a possible nuclear disaster.

An extraordinary series of events has caused Japan’s nuclear crisis but it appears backup safety systems were flawed, says nuclear expert Charles Ferguson. He expects the disaster to slow some nuclear projects elsewhere but not cause a wholesale stoppage.

The devastation wreaked by Japan's worst-ever earthquake and the accompanying tsunami continues to widen. Japan expert Sheila Smith and nuclear expert Michael Levi discuss the energy, political and economic implications of this crisis on Japan and energy markets.

Please join Sheila Smith and Michael Levi for a discussion on Japan's earthquake and its political, economic and energy implications.

An unfolding nuclear crisis in the aftermath of Japan's earthquake and tsunami is raising questions over safety of nuclear power, and could bring expansion of nuclear power projects globally under pressure.

Amity Shlaes says that to help Japan, the United States should promote free trade agreements.

U.S. nuclear power faces renewed scrutiny amid Japan's crisis, but it is far too early to gauge the damage suffered by Japan's industry and the effect on U.S. atomic energy's future, says CFR's Michael Levi.

Clive Cookson breaks down the situation at Japan's Fukushima plant and the implications for the future of the nuclear industry.

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

The earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan will have a severe, lasting impact on the Japanese economy, says CFR's Sheila Smith, Senior Fellow for Japan Studies.

Japan's most powerful earthquake and the accompanying tsunami will sorely test its weak government and have a devastating impact on its struggling economy, says CFR's Sheila Smith.

David S. Abraham provides a personal account of the earthquake in Japan.

David S. Abraham asks whether Japan's prime minister can reopen the world's third largest economy to competition.

David Abraham and Ira Wolf say that changing consumer habits in Japan are making its economy more attractive to multinationals.

Jerome A. Cohen and Jon M. Van Dyke say Japan needs to reassess its legal position on claims in the East China Sea.

How should Washington react to increasing signs of Chinese assertiveness in its neighborhood? Four CFR experts counsel firmness and engagement with China, and intensified ties between the United States and its allies.

With Tuesday's military promotions, North Korea's Kim Jong-Il created a triumvirate to succeed him. But this "collective leadership" will not change relations with the United States anytime soon, says  CFR expert Sue M. Terry.

Jerome A. Cohen says the recent dispute between China and Japan may offer lessons on how to protect Americans prosecuted in China.