There was a time when you could have energy policy conversations without addressing climate change. However, over the course of the last few years, this has changed, and now it is rare to discuss energy policy without acknowledging the impact that greenhouse gas emissions...

Last week, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin turned a three-month long, mainly domestic political crisis in Ukraine, which appeared headed to resolution, into a full-blown international crisis.

When I started working on the Ukrainian energy sector a dozen...

On January 28, President Obama will address Congress and the nation with his assessment of the country’s current economic, social, national security, and political well-being.  The speech will undoubtedly include at least a few moments of reflection on the...

Climate change has been a central issue for the Obama administration since assuming office in 2009. Framing the issue of climate as a moral obligation to future generations, the administration committed to...

In many ways, President Obama’s three-day trip to Mexico and Costa Rica last week was an effort to redefine the U.S. relationship with the region, particularly with the countries that the United States has the closest ties.

In the run-up to the trip,...

Four years ago, U.S. energy policy in the Americas arose from a sense of energy scarcity.

In Critical Questions 2013 CSIS's world class experts give their take on what they see as the most pressing challenges facing the world in 2013. Transitions in U.S. defense policy, regional flashpoints, and global-scale...