President Trump and Foreign Policy: Let's Make a Deal?
Bonner Means Baker Fellow Joe Barnes suggests that Trump’s core philosophies as a deal-maker may guide his policy decisions…
November 14, 2016 3348 Results
A Perspective on the Department of Energy’s Energy-Water Nexus 2017 Budget Justification
Broad collaborative action between the government, industry, municipalities and other stakeholders is necessary to enable…
November 14, 2016 Latin America Initiative | Commentary
Déjà Vu – Nicaragua Heading Toward Another Dynasty? Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega was elected to a third consecutive and fourth overall term as president Sunday. While…
November 8, 2016 
The Victimology of Extortions in Mexico
Criminal extortion is on the rise in Mexico, particularly along the northern border states. Author Gary Hale shows how this…
November 4, 2016 
BIPP to study POTUS election process
The Baker Institute for Public Policy has become the nation’s first think tank to establish a program dedicated solely to…
November 3, 2016 
HRMS Issue Brief #24: Stability of Health Insurance Coverage Among Texans Ages 18–64
Almost two-thirds of Texans ages 18 to 64 stayed insured with health care coverage during the past 12 months, according to a…
October 31, 2016 
The Philippines’ Drug Policy Problem
Understood in its regional context, Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs appears to be a continuation rather…
October 25, 2016 
Texas Coastal Exchange
This research paper examines the potential market for a system that would pay landowners to restore natural ecosystems, such…
October 24, 2016 
Religious Imbalance in the Texas Social Studies Curriculum: Analysis and Recommendations
This paper argues that the Texas social studies curriculum does not offer balanced coverage of world religions, due in large…
October 21, 2016 
Latin America Initiative | Commentary
Another Blow to Venezuela’s Crumbling Democracy Venezuela's fragile democracy is crumbling under President Nicolás Maduro. Latin America Initiative program director Erika…
October 20, 2016