Experts in the News

With Mexico's landmark energy reform, led by the ruling PRI and the right-wing opposition PAN, in a concluding phase, some observers wonder if the political left may yet be able to block or significantly alter the proposed shake-up of the country's oil and gas sector. Mexico Center director Tony Payan weighs in on the debate.

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention issued a warning to avoid traveling to West Africa, due to its severe outbreak of the Ebola virus. Peter Hotez, fellow in disease and poverty, is quoted.

An oil tanker carrying a contested load of Kurdish crude is trapped in legal limbo off the Galveston coast. Jim Krane, Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies, comments about the brewing legal battle.

Tony Payan, director of the Baker Institute's Mexico Center, is quoted in an article on Mexico's automotive sector.

Aynne Kokas, fellow in Chinese media, is quoted in an article about China's Internet firewall and how the U.S. and EU could use the WTO to halt Beijing’s blocks on Google, the New York Times and other websites.