Research Library

This blog post examines four factors of globalization that make Texas a “ground zero” for new infectious tropical diseases and outlines steps the state must take to better mitigate global health threats.

This working paper examines whether Iran has become more moderate in domestic and foreign policy affairs as a result of the Iran nuclear deal.

This paper examines the progress of energy subsidy reforms in the Persian Gulf, documenting policy changes in all six monarchies and briefly examining the role of energy and the state.

This issue brief describes the current state of brackish groundwater use and development in the United States.

Fellow in disease and poverty Peter J. Hotez examines how chronic and debilitating parasitic helminth infections prevent groups of people in Asia from escaping poverty.

Latin America Initiative director Erika de la Garza blogs on the murder of Honduras activist Berta Cáceres, who was in Houston last November to receive an award for her work on behalf of Honduras’ indigenous communities.

This policy brief urges collaboration between the United States and Mexico to address widespread epidemics of mosquito-transmitted diseases like West Nile, dengue and chikungunya in both countries. Such policy development should focus on vector control programs, public awareness and the development of vaccines to curb the spread of these diseases.

This paper summarizes the presentations and discussions at May 14, 2015, workshop on water-energy interdependence and related issues. The Baker Institute Center for Energy Studies (CES) and the Texas A&M University Nexus Research Group convened the event.

What structural and nonstructural solutions could better protect the Houston-Galveston area from the devastating impact of hurricanes and severe storms? Baker Institute fellows Jim Blackburn and Regina Buono studied the issue from legal, policy and governmental perspectives.

An investment strategy that generates financial returns while directing funds to entities providing goods and services to the poor is making headway in Latin America.