Experts in the News

Fellow for the Middle East Kristian Coates Ulrichsen is quoted in an Arab News article on Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's meeting with President Donald Trump: http://bit.ly/2ubgXQl.

Political science fellow Mark P. Jones appeared on Houston Matters to discuss whether celebrities, athletes and public figures should use their platforms to comment on politics and policy matters.

Katharine Neill Harris, the Alfred C. Glassell, III, Fellow in Drug Policy, spoke with Crain’s about the far-reaching effects of the opioid epidemic in Texas and what is being done to address it.

A recent report from the institute's McNair Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation warns that Houston risks being shut out of America’s future innovation economy if it can’t attract more growth venture capital. McNair Center director Ed Egan discusses the report's findings in an interview.

George W.S. Abbey, senior space policy fellow and former director of the Johnson Space Center, participates in a Q&A with the Houston Chronicle on space policy, commercial space activities and the challenges of getting to Mars.