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Center for Energy Studies | Journal

Time Effects of Climate Change Mitigation Strategies for Second Generation Biofuels and Co-products With Temporary Carbon Storage

This study affirms that employing strategies to maintain soil organic carbon stock early within a biofuel program supports…

October 17, 2015

Latin America Initiative | Issue Brief

Latin America’s Recent Economic Turmoil

Trade and financial shocks have worsened Latin America’s economic prospects in the past year. Latin America — and South…

October 13, 2015

Drug Policy | Commentary

DOJ to Release 6,000 Prisoners: What You Should Know

Katharine Neill, the Alfred C. Glassell, III Postdoctoral Fellow in Drug Policy, explains what you should know about the…

October 8, 2015

Edward P. Djerejian Center for the Middle East | Islamist Movements | Commentary

The Tragic Fatalism of Islamic Revivalism

It is time to stop invoking Islamic imagery to explain the misfortunes of the Muslim world, writes research scholar A.Kadir…

October 5, 2015

Latin America Initiative | Commentary

Anti-corruption Reform in Mexico: What Will It Change?

Mexico’s Senate is currently deliberating an amendment to the constitution that aims to eliminate corruption — an endemic…

October 2, 2015

Center for Health Policy | Biomedical Research | Compilation

Raising Awareness of NTDs

This compilation contains five winning essays from two Baker Institute Center for Health and Biosciences student…

October 1, 2015

Center for Energy Studies | Research Paper

Summary of the 2014–15 Climate Lecture Series

This paper reports the key climate change and public policy issues addressed by guest speakers during the 2014-15 Climate…

September 29, 2015

Center for Health Policy | Global Health | Commentary

The U.S. and Mexico: Addressing a Shared Legacy of Neglected Tropical Diseases and Poverty

Baker Institute experts blog on opportunities for the U.S. and Mexico to jointly address the neglected tropical diseases…

September 28, 2015

Drug Policy | Research Paper

Second Chances: The Economic and Social Benefits of Expanding Drug Diversion Programs in Harris County

In this report, the authors analyze the potential benefits of expanding jail diversion programs for low-level drug offenses…

September 28, 2015

Edward P. Djerejian Center for the Middle East | Women’s Rights, Human Rights, and Refugees | Research Paper

Women’s Political Representation in Kuwait: An Untold Story

This report sheds light on the challenges facing women in Kuwait to play a more substantive role in the decision-making…

September 28, 2015