Harry and Hazel Chavanne Fellow in Religion and Public Policy and Director of the Religion and Public Policy Program
Michael Emerson, Ph.D., serves as the Baker Institute’s Chavanne Fellow in Religion and Public Policy and Director of the…
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Kristian Coates Ulrichsen
Michael O. Emerson
Center for Energy Studies
Providing new insights on the role of economics, policy and regulation in the performance and evolution of energy markets.
How the Iran War Is Reshaping Türkiye’s Western Orientation
Amid the ongoing Iran war, NATO air defenses have intercepted three reportedly Iranian missiles targeting Türkiye…
March 19, 2026 
Chief Justice John Roberts on 20 Years Leading the Supreme Court
Twenty years into his tenure, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. discusses the Supreme Court, judicial independence, and…
March 18, 2026 
Nonresident Scholar
Elizabeth Salamanca Elizabeth Salamanca, Ph.D., is a nonresident scholar for the Center for the United States and Mexico, a summer 2016 and…
A Conversation with John G. Roberts, Jr., Chief Justice of the United States March 17, 2026
John G. Roberts, Jr., Chief Justice of the United States, returned to the Rice University campus and joined the Baker…
Key Economic Shifts in the Congressional Budget Office Outlook
Sustained deficits and rising interest costs are reshaping the federal budget. John W. Diamond breaks down the 2026…
March 17, 2026 
Edward P. Djerejian Center for the Middle East | Women’s Rights, Human Rights, and Refugees | Commentary
Middle East Conflict Spurs New Displacement Joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran have displaced civilians across the Middle East. Kelsey Norman analyzes displacement in…
March 17, 2026 
Energy Forum
Members engage with energy research and policy events and meet with distinguished statesmen and industry leaders who shape…
Fellow for the Middle East | Codirector, Middle East Energy Roundtable
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, Ph.D., is a fellow for the Middle East at the Baker Institute and co-director of the Middle East…