Reopening the U.S.-Mexico Border: A Framework for Action
This brief lays out why COVID-related travel restrictions should be lifted at U.S.-Mexico land ports of entry, and…
July 20, 2021 5515 Results
Part One: Centenary Propaganda and Chinese Socialism with Xi Jinping Characteristics
The first of a two-part series on the centenary of the Chinese Communist Party analyzes the rise to power of President Xi…
July 19, 2021 Part Two: Centenary Propaganda and Nationalism With Xi Jinping Characteristics for a New Era
In the second brief of a two-part series on the Chinese Communist Party's 100th anniversary, the author examines the…
July 19, 2021 
Edward P. Djerejian Center for the Middle East | Center for Energy Studies | Political Economy of the Arab Gulf | Commentary
The Saudi-UAE Bust-up Is a Return to the Persian Gulf Status Quo Amid recent disputes on oil trade, "fractious Saudi-UAE relations are ... better understood as a return to the pre-2015…
July 16, 2021 
Edward P. Djerejian Center for the Middle East | Conflict Resolution and U.S. Foreign Policy | Policy Brief
A Framework Agreement for an Israeli-Palestinian Permanent Peace Despite the frozen status of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations and the considerable obstacles to restart them, a U.S.-led…
July 13, 2021 
Forging New Security Institutions: Mexico’s National Guard and the Challenges of Identity and New Nationalisms
This paper analyzes the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats facing Mexico's new National Guard amid ongoing…
July 13, 2021 
The Untold Story of COVID’s Dramatic Impact on Global Energy
How did the pandemic impact energy markets around the world? The results of this year's bp Statistical Review of World…
July 12, 2021 
Rolling Back Trump’s Methane Rules Isn’t Enough: We Need a Methane Tax To Buy Time to Decarbonize
Methane emissions are both "extraordinarily bad" and "easy to fix," so why not address them now? A federal tax of $1,500 per…
July 12, 2021 
Biden, Nixon & Afghanistan
Joe Barnes explores why, in the absence of a viable alternative that does not involve an open-ended commitment in…
July 12, 2021 
Immigration Policy Workshop Report
Read the PDF below for a report on the results of a workshop on U.S. immigration policy, hosted by the Center for the United…
July 9, 2021