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Edward P. Djerejian Center for the Middle East | Conflict Resolution and U.S. Foreign Policy | Policy Brief

A Strategy Toward Defeating ISIS

Ambassador Edward P. Djerejian, director of the Baker Institute, describes the key elements of a coherent strategy for defeating ISIS, incorporating both nearer-term strategies and long-term approaches.

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Center for the U.S. and Mexico | Research Paper

Looming Conflicts? Energy Reform Priorities and the Human Right of Access to Water in Mexico

Space Policy | Commentary

John Glenn: A Personal Remembrance

Center for Health and Biosciences | U.S. Health System Transformation | Journal

Gain in Insurance Coverage and Residual Uninsurance Under the Affordable Care Act: Texas, 2013–2016

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