Baker Briefing

Christopher Landau, former U.S. ambassador to Mexico and Donald Trump’s nominee for deputy secretary of state, joined Tony Payan to discuss what lies ahead for the U.S.-Mexico relationship under Trump and Claudia Sheinbaum.

Former CIA senior executive Glenn Corn joined the “Baker Briefing” podcast to discuss how the incoming Trump administration might change the approach to Russia’s war in Ukraine — and why the war’s outcome matters for American interests.

Originally designed to spur investment in underserved areas, Houston’s tax increment reinvestment zones (TIRZs) may actually be disproportionately benefiting affluent communities. John Diamond and Bill King discuss the issue and policy options moving forward on a new episode of Baker Briefing.

With the development of the COVID-19 vaccine in late 2020, vaccine skepticism in the U.S. expanded dramatically. Kirstin R.W. Matthews and Rekha Lakshmanan explore the discourse surrounding vaccines, their politicization, and what’s ahead for vaccine policy under the incoming Donald Trump administration.

On this episode of “The Energy Forum,” Ed Emmett and Peter Zonneveld tackle the future of fuel in two essential sectors of the global economy: trucking and air transport.

Armed conflicts in Gaza, Sudan, and Syria have made millions reliant on humanitarian assistance. Kelsey Norman and Salah Ben Hammou joined Baker Briefing to discuss parallels between these dire situations and the challenges of delivering humanitarian aid to war-torn regions.

Clean electricity technologies are here, and they’re affordable. So why does most of our power in the U.S. still come from fossil fuels? Daniel Cohan joined Baker Briefing to explain how bureaucratic bottlenecks have led to a backlog of wind, solar, and battery storage power projects that could, if built, revolutionize the grid and greatly reduce the emissions that contribute to climate change and air pollution.

On this episode of Baker Briefing, Michael Emerson and David Brockman joined Baker Institute Director David Satterfield to explore the evolution of the Christian nationalist movement, its support among the U.S. electorate, and its implications for public policy in Texas and across the country.

Texas spends nearly $50 billion a year on health care yet lags far behind other states on key health outcomes. Elena M. Marks and Charles W. Mathias share how recent investments in health-impacting, non-medical services present an opportunity for Texas to get more value for the money.

Steven Miles and Gabriel Collins deliver insights into the recent halt in U.S. LNG exports to China and other developments in the global LNG market.