Experts in the News

“I think we’re seeing a historic decimation of Hispanic communities,” said fellow Peter Hotez of the disproportionate impact of Covid-19 in low-income and minority neighborhoods.

Fellow Quianta Moore discussed the long-term effects of Covid-19 on children and more.

Fellow Peter Hotez had a plan for opening America by Oct. 1. It would "force America to make some difficult choices, but none as devastating as the mounting deaths if we choose to simply stay the course."

"Future growth [in the energy landscape] will be in the developing world, and the low-cost producer will win,” said CES senior director Ken Medlock, a featured speaker at the virtual Unconventional Resources Technology Conference. This puts the U.S. — and particularly its unconventional resources — in a good position to use innovation to drive down the costs to help deliver energy services in an environmentally sustainable way.

“This is a huge escalation,” China studies fellow Steven Lewis said of U.S. orders to close China’s Houston consulate amid charges of spying. “I can’t think of an example of closing a consulate over these kinds of charges.” In a separate interview, Lewis said that the U.S. level of response sets this situation apart. “In the history of diplomacy, this usually results in bouncing some officials. Usually you don’t close an entire consulate over something like this.” Steve Lewis is the C.V. Starr Transnational China Fellow at the Baker Institute.