Experts in the News

Of the six vulnerable GOP districts in Texas, five likely will remain in Republican hands, fellow Mark Jones writes.

Despite suspending its plans to go public, Saudi Aramco is still likely to play a big role in Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s economic diversification goals, fellow Jim Krane told the New York Times: https://nyti.ms/2P12wE9

Fellow in Political Science Mark P. Jones discusses the verdict in the Paul Manafort case and Michael Cohen's plea deal on Houston Matters: https://bit.ly/2P1oA1w

The Senate’s proposed sanctions are “much, much stronger [than previous sanctions]. It goes much deeper, too. And it even gets personal," fellow Gabe Collins says in The Hill: https://bit.ly/2MOhLj4  

“I don't expect it to immediately lose control of Citgo, but I think eventually it will happen,” says fellow Francisco Monaldi of the country's financial and geopolitical decline under President Nicolás Maduro. Citgo, a U.S. company with a more than 100-year history, was acquired by Venezuela's state-run oil company 30 years ago.