Experts in the News

"If it came to an all-out conflict, Iran could make a nuisance of itself to oil markets," energy fellow Jim Krane said. "It’s one of its key threats, collective punishment to the oil importing world, rather than a military threat.”

“Venezuela is in emergency mode every day,” energy fellow Francisco Monaldi said. “The economic collapse is the worst seen outside a war zone. We've never seen anything like it in the history of Latin America.”

Fellow Mark Jones discussed the challenges independent candidates face in getting on the ballot for the 2020 Texas elections.

“They will try to hang on for as long as they can,” fellow Francisco Monaldi said of Chevron's continuing investments in Venezuelan crude oil in spite of U.S. sanctions.

President Trump’s move to require that drug prices be disclosed in TV ads was successfully challenged in court by Merck, Eli Lilly and Amgen. “The fact that the drug companies filed a challenge means they were concerned that the rule would hurt their bottom line,” said Vivian Ho, director of the Center for Health and Biosciences.