Unraveling Covert Networks: Analysis of Mexican Cartel Alliances
In the fight against Mexican criminal cartels, social network analysis can predict and map out their alliances and subgroups…
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The Gaza War Reveals Signs of US Strategic Overreach
The deepening conflict in Gaza reveals the risk of being a global power. It’s time for us to substantially reduce U.S…
October 17, 2023 
A Closer Look at Conflict and Aid in Ukraine
As the war in Ukraine evolves, how have the political and strategic dimensions of the crisis changed? Baker Institute…
October 17, 2023 
Rice Baker Institute’s David Satterfield appointed special envoy to Middle East by President Biden October 16, 2023
HOUSTON – (Oct. 16, 2023) – David Satterfield, director of Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and former U…
The Arab Gulf Helps Fuel the Global Economy. What It Means for the Energy Transition
The Arab Gulf is protecting its own interests by pushing to keep fossil fuels in the mix. But more crucially, its agenda is…
October 12, 2023 
The Arab Embargo 50 Years Ago Weaponized Oil to Inflict Economic Trauma — Sound Familiar?
Like the 1973 embargo, today’s crises have rendered the future of energy massively uncertain, write fellows Jim Krane and…
October 11, 2023 
Baker Institute Experts React: The Latest Israel-Hamas War
The surprise attack on Israel by the militant group Hamas has raised a number of critical questions related to geopolitics…
October 11, 2023 
Enhancing Brain Power, Enriching Economies: The Potential of an American Brain Capital Industry
Fellow Harris Eyre calls for strategic investments in R&D and the application of brain-related technologies to harness the…
October 10, 2023 
Call to Action: Putting Brain Health on the Global Agenda
This is a summary of the call to action emerging from the Brain Health and Research Day at UNGA78.
October 5, 2023 
Secretary of State Blinken discusses foreign policy, diplomacy at event hosted by Rice’s Baker Institute October 4, 2023
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Rice’s campus Oct. 3 to discuss foreign policy and diplomacy at an event held…