Experts in the News

On June 6, Mexico will hold the largest single-day election in the country's history. "If MORENA gets a two-thirds majority in the lower chamber, they will basically be able to drastically change the way electoral authorities work," said Javier Martin Reyes, an election law professor at CIDE.

As the Biden administration takes steps to address the fallout from the Colonial Pipeline shutdown, political science fellow Mark Jones said that "It’s important for the president to show empathy and recognize the position that the average American is in vis-à-vis gas prices."

Congratulations to the 10 Rice undergrads who will participate in the Jesse Jones Leadership Center Summer in D.C. Policy Research Internship Program, led by fellow Steve Lewis!

Pemex is racking up millions of dollars in late payments to oil companies as it struggles to generate cash amid skyrocketing debt and weaker crude sales. The situation adds to the “risks of partnering with Pemex,” said Latin America energy fellow Francisco Monaldi.

Congratulations to George Abbey, senior fellow in space policy, on his recent induction to the Lone Star Flight Museum’s Texas Aviation Hall of Fame! Abbey, the former director of NASA’s Johnson Space Center, was cited for his impact on aviation by a distinguished panel of aviation historians, authors, publishers, archivists and aviation experts.