"There is a more assertive mood in Doha … borne out of a feeling that European states more than ever are seen to be seeking energy and investment from the Gulf," Baker Institute fellow Kristian Coates Ulrichsen told CNN.
Texas Republicans want to show "they're winning elections in a system that's safe & secure, but ... they do have to placate the portion of the base that believes that fraud is rampant," said fellow Mark P. Jones of the state's 2020 general election audit.
"Saudi Arabia holds major advantages in decarbonisation," Baker Institute fellow Jim Krane told The Economist. He pointed to vast tracts of empty, sunny land with a geology tailor-made for storing carbon emitted in adjacent industrial areas.
"Argentines see the country as having gone downhill over the last 75 years ... So they are looking for something to be optimistic about ... something to hold on to. The national team, the World Cup, provides that,” fellow Mark P. Jones told AP.
As local Texas leaders stall cannabis decriminalization due to potential retribution from state lawmakers, Baker Drug Policy's Katharine Neill Harris said claims that marijuana reforms lead to more crimes are not supported by evidence.