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President Trump's proposal risks upsetting American allies from Turkey to Indonesia. “It is the new cold war in the [Middle East] region, and there is not a good side and a bad side from the U.S. perspective,” fellow Kristian Coates Ulrichsen tells the New York Times

Plastic has become ubiquitous in daily life, but how does it affect human health and the environment? Energy fellow Rachel A. Meidl joins Texas Public Radio to talk about this growing issue.

On April 25, Baker Institute director Edward P. Djerejian gave a talk on U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East at the Ibrahim Najjar Foundation in Beirut. His discussion was covered by L’Orient Le Jour and An-Nahar, a prominent outlet in the Middle East.

"Mexico cannot yet grapple with what’s going on, and the federal administration does not have a coherent policy just yet,” Mexico Center director Tony Payan says of challenges in deterring Central American migrants from entering the country's southern border. KJZZ: http://bit.ly/2JjklhU

Kenneth B. Medlock III, Center for Energy Studies senior director, received the 2019 Education of Future Energy Leaders Award at the 7th Al-Attiyah International Energy Awards in Doha, Qatar.