Scotland’s Independence Dream Hits a Dead End
The U.K. Supreme Court ruling makes another referendum all but impossible, forcing nationalists to change their strategy.
With Winter Coming, Europe Is Walking Off a Cliff
Europeans won’t escape their energy crisis as long as ideology trumps basic math.
Fumio Kishida’s Great Nuclear Leap
A decade after Fukushima, the Japanese prime minister is walking a fine political line to reengage with the carbon-free energy source.
Ukrainians Brace for the Worst Around Zaporizhzhia
Fears are rising that Russia could stage a catastrophic accident at Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant.
Protect Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Before It’s Too Late
The Additional Protocol I to the 1949 Geneva Convention offers a model, but the United States can’t denounce Russia until it embraces the norms it’s seeking to enforce.
Europe’s Tiny Steps Won’t Solve Its Energy Emergency
The bad policies that created the crisis are still in place.
Germany Confronts Its Nuclear Demons
Opposition to all things nuclear was the bedrock of the modern German political psyche. Then came Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Russia’s War Is the End of Climate Policy as We Know It
Ironically, geopolitical strife and energy scarcity will do more for the climate than decades of ardent policies.
The Little Iran Nuclear Deal That Couldn’t
A revived nuclear pact could benefit Washington and Tehran but is proving a hard sell.
Emmanuel Macron Gets Nuclear Energy All Wrong
Nuclear power won’t help France meet its climate goals on budget or on time.
Russia’s ‘Eleventh-Hour’ Interference in the Iran Deal
Moscow is seeking to use the Iran deal to shield itself from the full effect of Western sanctions.
The Iran Nuclear Talks’ Breakout Player
Love him or hate him, Russia’s man in Vienna has become the Iran deal’s unofficial spokesman.
Amid Energy Crisis, EU Fights Over Whether Nuclear Is Green
Brussels’s plans to cut emissions by promoting nuclear power has parts of the bloc up in arms.
3 Reasons Nuclear Power Has Returned to the Energy Debate
If we believed our own rhetoric about the climate crisis, support for nuclear would be much higher.
India Needs a Big Nuclear Bet to Keep COP26 Promises
The United States can play a key role in civilian nuclear aid.
Essential Climate Reads for COP26
Some of FP’s best arguments on ways forward for the world.
In Global Energy Crisis, Anti-Nuclear Chickens Come Home to Roost
In virtually every country that has closed nuclear plants, clean electricity has been replaced with dirty power.
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