Experts in the News

In an interview with Bloomberg News, Baker Institute director Ambassador Edward Djerejian discusses with the potential outcome of an informal OPEC meeting in Algiers.

Health economist Vivian Ho discusses a recent study on flu deaths in cities that host the Super Bowl — an event that encourages thousands of residents and visitors to gather together to watch the game. Read her commentary in TMC–Health Policy.

Ken Medlock, senior director of the Center for Energy Studies, comments on a federal lawsuit against the Obama administration's Clean Power Plan, which requires states and utilities to use less coal and more renewable energy to reduce carbon pollution from power plants.

Jim Krane, Wallace S. Wilson Fellow in Energy Studies, comments on Donald Trump's plan to seize Iraq's oil from areas controlled by ISIS. The Guardian: http://bit.ly/2cJOunN

A year-long impasse involving the construction of the Dwight D. Eisenhower memorial in Washington, D.C., recently came to an end with the help of James A. Baker, III. Questions about the design of the memorial had stalled the project, which Congress authorized in 1999. Mr. Baker joined the memorial’s advisory committee last year, and the agreement to move forward with the plan he negotiated was announced Monday (9/19). Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., chair of the Eisenhower Memorial Commission, praised Mr. Baker "for his work with the Eisenhower family in creating a compromise that makes all parties pleased with the outcome.” Read more in the Washington Post: http://wapo.st/2dbW2Rd A press release announcing the compromise is here: http://bit.ly/2cM3v9P