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The Role of US Diplomacy in a Changing World

This article was derived from remarks delivered by Ambassador (Ret.) David M. Satterfield, currently director of Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, at DACOR Bacon House on June 21…

Edward P. Djerejian Center for the Middle East | Policy Brief

Building the Welcome Corps, an Alternative Pathway for Refugees: A Conversation with Craig Damian Smith

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

Some Like It Hot: Mexico’s Ambivalent Policy Toward Climate Change

Center for Energy Studies | Research Paper

Closing the Loop on the World’s Fastest-growing Waste Stream: Electronics

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