Energy

Reactor Reaction

An Iranian nuclear reactor will start operating in a few days. But Israel probably won't be bombing it.

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | AUGUST 18, 2010

Europe Gets It Right

The continent's surprising comeback.

BY KURT VOLKER, JUAN ZARATE | AUGUST 12, 2010

Who Killed the Climate Bill?

We asked the experts who is to blame.

JULY 23, 2010

Did China Just Win the Caspian Gas War?

While Washington and Moscow had their eyes on one another, Beijing stole the prize.

BY ALEXANDROS PETERSEN | JULY 7, 2010

Whatever It Takes

Why I won't back down on climate change.

BY JOHN KERRY | JULY 1, 2010

I Don't Want to Hold Your Hand

How Saudi Arabia and the United States have grown apart.

BY SIMON HENDERSON | JUNE 28, 2010

From Land Mines to Copper Mines

Will Afghanistan's mineral wealth rescue the country from decades of instability and poverty? It just might -- and here's how.

BY MICHAEL L. ROSS | JUNE 15, 2010

Gasbags

Politicians, oilmen, and green-energy boosters love to invoke the idea of energy security. None of them know what they're talking about.

BY MICHAEL LEVI | JUNE 15, 2010

Bad Blood in Baku

The angry ally Obama can't afford to lose.

BY THOMAS GOLTZ | JUNE 11, 2010

Ahmadinejad's Sugar Daddy

How Brazilian ethanol could help Iran outwit American sanctions.

BY GAL LUFT | JUNE 3, 2010

The State Department Can’t Be Trusted with Iran Sanctions

The U.S. Treasury is far more willing and equipped to make sanctions truly biting.

BY JONATHAN SCHANZER | MAY 14, 2010

Back to Petroleum

Thanks to the unfolding catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico, the public is finally seeing through BP's decade-long greenwashing campaign.

BY KATE SHEPPARD | MAY 3, 2010

The Twilight of the Western Oil Majors

A deal in Brazil between China and Petrobras suggests that Western Big Oil may be on its way out.

BY LISA VISCIDI | APRIL 27, 2010

The FP Quiz

Are you a globalization junkie? Then test your knowledge of global trends, economics, and politics with 8 questions about how the world works.  

MAY/JUNE 2010

Green Monster

The gas guzzlers at the Pentagon are under orders to get ecofriendly. The impact could be huge.  

BY NOAH SHACHTMAN | MAY/JUNE 2010

From Ukraine With Baggage

Can the West trust Viktor Yanukovych?

BY DAMON WILSON | APRIL 16, 2010

The Dirty Underside of Lula's Clean Energy Revolution

Brazil's biofueled paradise is looking more and more like a carbon-spewing wasteland.

BY NIKOLAS KOZLOFF | APRIL 9, 2010

Tapped Out

Why Hugo Chávez's friends can't save his petrostate.

BY DANIEL FREIFELD | MARCH 18, 2010

How Iraqi Oil Is Changing the World

OPEC could be in for a serious shake-up.

BY STEPHEN GLAIN | MARCH 17, 2010

Cristina Gets Her Handshake

But it won't do her any good. Why the Clinton visit isn’t enough to bolster Argentina's sagging president.

BY ANNA PETHERICK | MARCH 4, 2010

China's New Free-Market Energy Policies

As Washington and Beijing spar over free speech, the Dalai Lama, and Taiwan, here's one thing they are no longer likely to fight about: the world's oil supplies.

BY STEPHEN GLAIN | FEBRUARY 10, 2010

Big Trouble With Big China

From Washington to Beijing, relations are looking more tense than ever. Here's a guide to which disputes matter -- and which are likely to blow over fast.

BY JOHN LEE | FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Obama's Green Bargain

Last year, around this time, the U.S. president was extolling the virtues of solar power. Now, he's talking about coal and nuclear plants. What happened?

BY KATE SHEPPARD | JANUARY 29, 2010

Green With Envy

Instead of vilifying China over its role in the failure of the Copenhagen summit, Europe should take a page from its economic playbook.

BY JONATHAN HOLSLAG | JANUARY 5, 2010

European Pipe Dreams Meet Chinese Pipelines

As China invests in energy-rich Central Asia, Europe pays the price for its muddled approach to energy security.

BY PETER B. DORAN | JANUARY 4, 2010

Coal for Christmas

The World Bank is still subsidizing one of the world's dirtiest fuels.

BY PHIL RADFORD | DECEMBER 22, 2009

Crude Is the New Carbon

Since the world can't seem to agree on cutting carbon emissions, maybe it's time to try an easier but equally important target: oil.

BY GAL LUFT | DECEMBER 22, 2009

Paper Tiger

Russia's corporate giant Gazprom inspires anxiety among those who suspect it of doing the Kremlin's geopolitical dirty work. But changes in the global economy are threatening to rob the company of its mojo.

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | DECEMBER 15, 2009

Energizing Peace

Natural gas pipelines, not military supply lines, could pave the way for stability in power-starved Central Asia.

BY SALEEM H. ALI, PARAG KHANNA | NOVEMBER 5, 2009

How to Manage a Nuclear Iran

Obama's diplomacy is the first step. Here are steps 2 through 5.

BY GREGORY L. SCHULTE | OCTOBER 8, 2009