PUBLICATIONS

December 2005

The Political Economy of Solar Energy

From Energy and Nanotechnology: Prospects for Solar Energy in the 21st Century

Dagobert Brito, Juan Rosellon

Dec 01

[PDF : 362.1 kB ]

November 2005

Trilateral Action Plan for Road Map Phase I Implementation

Israeli-Palestinian Working Group Policy Paper: A focus on what needs to be done following Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and part of the Northern West Bank.

Nov 30

[PDF : 208.7 kB ]

October 2005

Baker Institute Policy Report 32: Bridging the Gap Between Science and Technology

A summary of a November 2003 conference about improving energy technology, partnerships between academia and laboratories, and the development of sound energy supplies.

Neal F. Lane

Oct 31

[PDF : 238.1 kB ]

September 2005

The War on Terrorism After Iraq

A conference summary of the December 2004 event focusing on both domestic and global efforts in fighting terrorism.

Gavin M. Dillingham, Richard J. Stoll, Joe Barnes, Megan Clark

Sep 30

[PDF : 230.4 kB ]

Radical Islam in Southeast Asia and Its Challenge to U.S. Policy

A study of the meanings behind and the implications of Islamic extremists in Southeast Asia.

Fred R. von der Mehden

Sep 30

[PDF : 381.5 kB ]

The Strategic Importance of Natural Gas in Russia: Will Its Potential Be Realized?

Conference Report

Carnegie Endowment

Sep 30

[PDF : 122.1 kB ]

August 2005

United States Space Policy: Challenges and Opportunities

Current U.S. space policy presents a paradoxical picture of high ambition and diminishing commitment.

George W.S. Abbey, Neal F. Lane

Aug 31

[PDF : 277.4 kB ]

Baker Institute Policy Report 31: Stem Cells: Saving Lives or Crossing Lines

There must be more communication between scientists and the public if there is to be progress in the debate over human embryonic stem cells.

Kirstin R.W. Matthews, Neal F. Lane

Aug 31

[PDF : 168.3 kB ]

Baker Institute Report 23

Highlights include the Commission on Federal Election Reform hearing and the launch of the National Oil Company (NOC) research program.

Aug 31

[PDF : 1.5 MB ]

July 2005

World Gas Trade Model: Some Implications for South Korea

A study presented at an International Energy Seminar on "Energy Security of South Korea for the Next Decades: Economics and Geopolitics."

Amy Myers Jaffe, Peter Hartley, Kenneth B. Medlock III

Jul 21

[PDF : 965.1 kB ]

Is there an Arab Popular Culture?

Part of Energy Forum study “Energy Security: Implications for U.S.-China-Middle East Relations”

Susan Ossman

Jul 18

[PDF : 117.6 kB ]

China vs. U.S.: A View from the Arab World

Part of Energy Forum study “Energy Security: Implications for U.S.-China-Middle East Relations”

Mamoun Fandy

Jul 18

[PDF : 112.3 kB ]

Energy Security in Northeast Asia: The Potential for Cooperation Among the Major Energy Consuming Economies of China, Japan and the United States

Part of Energy Forum study “Energy Security: Implications for U.S.-China-Middle East Relations”

Steven W. Lewis

Jul 18

[PDF : 190.8 kB ]

Energy and Natural Gas in Northeast Asia: Options for the Future

Part of Energy Security: Implications for U.S.-China-Middle East Relations working papers.

Kenneth B. Medlock III

Jul 18

[PDF : 328.2 kB ]

Energy Security: Oil-Geopolitical and Strategic Implications for China and the United States

Part of Energy Forum study “Energy Security: Implications for U.S.-China-Middle East Relations”

Amy Myers Jaffe

Jul 18

[PDF : 169.1 kB ]

China's New Energy Focus: Strategic Partnership with Saudi Arabia

Part of Energy Forum study “Energy Security: Implications for U.S.-China-Middle East Relations”

Stephen P. Matthews

Jul 18

[PDF : 123.1 kB ]

Energy Security: Implications for U.S.-China-Middle East Relations

Working papers presented at a joint conference between the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy of Rice University and Shanghai Institute for International Studies.

Amy Myers Jaffe, Kenneth B. Medlock III, Steven W. Lewis, Steven Matthews, Mamoun Fandy, Susan Ossman

Jul 17

June 2005

Neal Lane, Civic Scientist and Mentor

A Civic Scientist Précis on Neal Lane, Ph.D.

Michael A. Morrison, Ph.D.

Jun 01

[PDF : 934.4 kB ]

May 2005

Regional Income Divergence in China

Income divergence is pervasive nationally in China, and the potential causes of this trend may carry important implications for other regions of the world.

Peter Pedroni, James Yudong Yao

May 31

[PDF : 233.6 kB ]

March 2005

Baker Institute Policy Report 30: Energy and Nanotechnology Strategy for the Future

Investigations on how scientific developments, including the field of nanotechnology, might contribute solutions to th global energy problem.

Mar 31

[PDF : 157.1 kB ]