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Center for Energy Studies | Journal

When the Grid Was the Grid: The History of North America’s Brief Coast-to-Coast Interconnected Machine

Nonresident scholar Julie Cohn explores the history of the giant interconnecting machine that linked the majority of power…

December 28, 2018

Center for Energy Studies | Journal

Policy Support for Biochar: Review and Recommendations

The authors examine the role that government policy can play in accelerating production and use of biochar at commercial…

December 21, 2018

Center for Energy Studies | Political Economy of the Arab Gulf | Conference Report

Energy and Politics in the Persian Gulf

As Persian Gulf countries consider a future in which hydrocarbons play a smaller role in their economies, much of the Arab…

December 19, 2018

Claudio X. González Center for the US and Mexico | Research Paper

Borders on the Rise: The Unintended Evolutionary Consequences of Border Barriers on Natural Populations

The authors show that border barriers can have unintended but important biological consequences for biodiversity by, for…

December 19, 2018

Center for Health Policy | Global Health | Research Paper

Misconceptions and Limited Awareness of Chagas Disease in Texas Among Surveyed Houston Physicians

An exploratory study of Houston physicians revealed a general lack of awareness about the presence of Chagas disease in…

December 18, 2018

Working Paper

A Look at the Process of Formulating and Implementing Public Policies in Honduras, and Its Key Players

Over a decade ago, the Inter-American Development Bank led an in-depth analysis of eight South American countries that…

December 18, 2018

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

Capstone Conference Report: Building Pluralistic and Inclusive States Post-Arab Spring

On Sept. 13, 2018, Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and George Washington University’s Project on Middle…

December 18, 2018

Edward P. Djerejian Center for the Middle East | Conflict Resolution and U.S. Foreign Policy | Research Paper

The Israeli-Palestinian Two-State Solution Model: An Israeli Perspective

In separate papers, two Baker Institute fellows — one Palestinian, the other Israeli — provide their perspectives on a two…

December 18, 2018

Claudio X. González Center for the US and Mexico | Newsletter

Mexico Center News: December 2018

The Mexico Center’s quarterly newsletter provides the latest information on the center’s research and activities. Click here…

December 18, 2018

Center for Tax and Budget Policy | Report

The Current Student Loan Landscape and Recent Developments

Fellow Joyce Beebe examines recent policies and proposals that aim to simplify the federal student loan process.

December 14, 2018