Travel as a Political Act, with a European Take on America's War on Marijuana March 8, 2012
At this event, along with sharing the value of travel and how it has impacted his worldview, travel writer Rick Steves…
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Baker Institute Update: Should the U.S. legalize drugs? Stem cell conference in Qatar March 7, 2012
The institute's Drug Policy Program holds a conference on pragmatic alternatives to the failed war on drugs. Scientists and…
Speaking Out: How Data Visualization Can Change Diplomacy March 2, 2012
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In the latest installment of the other words, State…
Now You See It: How the Brain Science of Attention Will Transform the Way We Live, Work and Learn February 28, 2012
When Duke University gave free iPods to its freshman class in 2003, critics called it a waste of money. Yet when students…
Qatar International Conference on Stem Cell Science and Policy 2012 February 27, 2012
The "Qatar International Conference on Stem Cell Science and Policy 2012" is an extension of earlier related activities in…
Baker Institute Update: Will the Greece bailout work?; Middle East policy recommendations February 22, 2012
Ted Temzelides, Baker Institute Rice scholar and professor of economics, discusses the financial crisis in Greece; the Baker…
National Security Threats at Our Southwest Border February 21, 2012
From Mexican drug cartels to Iran"s growing connections to Latin America, the United States faces unprecedented threats to…
Conference Policy Report -- Twenty Years After Madrid: Lessons Learned and the Way Forward for Arab-Israeli Peacemaking February 20, 2012
Recommendations for Arab-Israeli peacemaking discussed during a conference commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Madrid…
Mexico is a Friend, Not an Enemy
Drug policy fellow Gary Hale discusses the Jan. 31, 2012, Senate testimony of James R. Clapper, U.S. chief of national…
February 16, 2012 The Regularity of Irregular Warfare February 8, 2012
In Afghanistan, Somalia and other global trouble spots, the U.S. military faces unconventional adversaries employing…