The Nuclear Energy Guide Crisis Guide is no longer available.

CFR’s Emmy Award–winning Crisis Guide series has been taken offline and archived in accordance with the December 2020 discontinuation of Adobe Flash Player. You can continue to access other CFR resources on nuclear energy via the links below.

Election 2020

The President's Inbox: Should the United States Rethink Its Nuclear Weapons Policy?
Each week between now and the Iowa caucuses, I’m talking with two experts with differing views on how the United States should handle a foreign policy challenge it faces. These special episodes are part of CFR’s Election 2020 activities, which are made possible in part by a grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

by James M. Lindsay December 17, 2019 The Water's Edge

Conflict Prevention

Conflicts to Watch in 2020
In CFR’s annual Preventive Priorities Survey, U.S. foreign policy experts assess the likelihood and impact of thirty potential conflicts that could emerge or escalate in the coming year.

Report by Paul B. Stares December 18, 2019 Center for Preventive Action

Iran

The Coming Nuclear Crisis With Iran
Iran’s move to suspend cooperation with the 2015 nuclear deal threatens to further escalate already high tensions between Washington and Tehran.

by Philip H. Gordon January 6, 2020 Middle East Program