Experts in the News

“China has been in the [driver’s] seat from the beginning and really has dictated the terms of the relationship,” said energy fellow Anna Mikulska of a pipeline linking Russian gas with China. “Russia doesn't like it but must go with it to survive.”

The United Arab Emirates is overhauling laws on an array of business, cultural and social norms — moves that seemingly make it one of the most progressive countries in the region. But a key question is how evenly the new laws will be enforced, noted Middle East fellow Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, especially in the more conservative of the UAE's seven emirates.

"Not only do AT&T, Spectrum and the FCC need to engage in a much more robust education campaign to alert people to the existence of [low-cost internet] programs and how to sign up for them, but that especially needs to be done in Spanish," said fellow Mark P. Jones. His recent survey with the Texas Hispanic Policy Foundation found most Dallas ISD families do not know about low-cost internet options, and significantly fewer Hispanic families who prefer to interact in Spanish are aware of these options than the overall population.

Many recreational drugs known for mind-altering trips are being studied to treat depression, substance use and other disorders. “You’re not likely to overdose on [psychedelics], but you can have life-changing negative experiences,” said drug policy fellow Katharine Neill Harris.

The high number of single adults crossing the U.S.-Mexico border could indicate a shift in migration patterns away from those seeking political asylum to those interested in economic opportunities, said fellow Tony Payan.