Research Library

The Center for Energy Studies recently hosted its second annual sustainability summit, bringing together experts to examine sustainability challenges from a systems-level perspective. In this episode of “The Energy Forum,” Rachel A. Meidl is joined by two speakers from the summit: Marco Castaldi, professor at City College of New York and cochair of the Recycling Science Council, and Katherine Hofman, sustainability strategic initiatives manager at Eastman.

As artificial womb technology approaches potential human trials, establishing clear regulatory standards will be essential. This report from the Science and Technology Policy Program outlines the technical, regulatory, and ethical frameworks needed to guide this emerging technology from the lab to the clinic.

The 2026 USMCA review arrives at a pivotal moment for North American manufacturing as artificial intelligence and automation reshape production, investment, and competitiveness. This Claudio X. González Center for the U.S. and Mexico working paper examines how these technological shifts could influence the agreement’s upcoming review as well as the future of regional economic integration.

Public safety accounts for a significant share of city budgets, but compensation costs vary widely. A new working paper by Sara Davidson, Bill King, and John W. Diamond for the Center for Tax and Budget Policy surveys municipal employee compensation across Texas’ five largest cities.

In a new commentary for Communications, Moshe Y. Vardi examines how artificial intelligence is reshaping the computing profession, arguing that the field must reconsider its scientific, educational, and professional priorities as it enters a new era.

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CEO compensation at nonprofit hospitals across the United States has increased substantially in recent years…

In this episode of “Baker Briefing,” Ambassador David M. Satterfield speaks with Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar about the Iran war, discussing how one pivotal week may have reshaped Iran’s strategy, elevated the strategic importance of the Strait of Hormuz, and altered the trajectory of the conflict.

Harris County faces growing budgetary headwinds that demand clearer financial disclosure. A new Center for Tax and Budget Policy report by Bill King, Joyce Beebe, John W. Diamond, and Randall Rice explores how improvements to the budgeting process could strengthen transparency and support long-term fiscal planning.

In this episode of “The Energy Forum,” Abhi Rajendran and Skip York explore what the oil market’s response to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz reveals about the shifting foundations of global oil.

Six years after taking power, Sultan Haitham bin Tariq al-Said has overseen economic reform in Oman while maintaining its role as an international mediator. In a new brief for the Edward P. Djerejian Center for the Middle East, Annelle Sheline analyzes the country’s transformation.