Stories by Michael T. Klare

How the Big Energy Companies Plan to Turn the United States into a Third-World Petro-State

Will North America become not just the next boom continent for energy bonanzas, but a new energy Third World?

China has overtaken the United States to become the world's number one energy consumer, a development that signals a massive global power shift.

Make no mistake: we’re entering the danger zone. And brace yourself, the fate of the planet could be at stake.

The day of America's global pre-eminence is over. We must face the new global realities.

Governments across the planet are preparing for a surge of violent protests from economic upheaval. Wars may follow.

Oil costs a third of what it did in July, and prices keep dropping. That may seem like a godsend now, but we'll pay through the nose later.

Even the government is now warning the US will face a world of greater dangers, more challengers and a paucity of reliable allies.

Of all the challenges facing President Obama, none is likely to prove as daunting, or important to the future of this nation, as that of energy.

Will the crisis be good or bad for the environment, especially with respect to global warming?

The recent fighting in the Caucasus is part of a bigger struggle between Moscow and Washington over the energy riches of the Caspian Sea basin.