Marijuana Reform: Fears and Facts
In 1972, a National Commission on Marihuana and Drug Abuse, comprising establishment figures chosen mostly by President…
February 4, 2015 3342 Results
The Shale Revolution: What Do We Know Now and Where Are We Going?
This paper investigates how new potential and proposed regulations will influence the natural gas market in the United…
January 31, 2015 
The Shale Revolution: What Do We Know and Where Are We Going? A Conference Report
A conference report on "The Shale Revolution: What Do We Know and Where Are We Going?," hosted by the Center for Energy…
January 29, 2015 
Houston’s 2015 Mayoral Election: Voter Turnout and Its Impact January 28, 2015
The current field of announced and likely candidates in the 2015 Houston mayoral race is the largest and strongest in the…
Saudi Arabia’s Yemen Dilemma
The deepening civil war in Yemen poses more challenges than solutions for Saudi Arabia, writes Middle East scholar Andrew…
January 20, 2015 
Journal of Women and Human Rights in the Middle East, Issue 3
In the third issue of the Journal of Women and Human Rights in the Middle East, students explore the various aspects of…
January 9, 2015 
Terror in Paris: Understanding Ugly Truths
"Islamic extremism is not an enemy that we will vanquish. It is a problem we will be forced to manage," writes Baker…
January 8, 2015 
Edward P. Djerejian Center for the Middle East | Conflict Resolution and U.S. Foreign Policy | Report
Changing Minds, Making Peace: U.S. Public Diplomacy Strategy in Support of an Israeli-Palestinian Two-State Solution In a special report, the Baker Institute Conflict Resolution Program outlines goals and strategies for expanded U.S. public…
January 7, 2015 
Recent Developments in LNG Markets
In this paper, author Peter Hartley examines the recent evolution of markets for LNG, focusing especially on the increasing…
December 23, 2014 
Latin America Initiative | Commentary
Normalizing U.S.-Cuban Relations After more than half a century of a highly restrictive policy toward Cuba that ranged from an economic embargo to…
December 22, 2014