Baker Institute Update: Should the U.S. legalize drugs? Stem cell conference in Qatar March 7, 2012
The institute's Drug Policy Program holds a conference on pragmatic alternatives to the failed war on drugs. Scientists and…
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Speaking Out: How Data Visualization Can Change Diplomacy March 2, 2012
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In the latest installment of the other words, State…
Baker Institute Update: Will the Greece bailout work?; Middle East policy recommendations February 22, 2012
Ted Temzelides, Baker Institute Rice scholar and professor of economics, discusses the financial crisis in Greece; the Baker…
Conference Policy Report -- Twenty Years After Madrid: Lessons Learned and the Way Forward for Arab-Israeli Peacemaking February 20, 2012
Recommendations for Arab-Israeli peacemaking discussed during a conference commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Madrid…
Mexico is a Friend, Not an Enemy
Drug policy fellow Gary Hale discusses the Jan. 31, 2012, Senate testimony of James R. Clapper, U.S. chief of national…
February 16, 2012 
Baker Institute Update: Spring break in Qatar; crisis in Syria February 8, 2012
Twelve Rice University undergraduates will attend a student conference in Qatar, an initiative of the institute's Public…
Al-Assad missed chance to reform Syria February 6, 2012
In this CNN.com commentary, Baker Institute founding director Edward P. Djerjian discusses the turmoil in Syria and the…
Latin America Initiative | Journal
Economic Growth, Equity and Human Development in Latin America The relation between the economy and equity has shown marked contrasts in Latin America over the past two decades.
January 31, 2012 
Edward P. Djerejian Center for the Middle East | Conflict Resolution and U.S. Foreign Policy | Research Paper
Revisiting Alternatives to the Strait of Hormuz In recent weeks, the government of Iran has threatened to shut down the Strait of Hormuz amid escalating tensions with the…
January 26, 2012 
Latin America Initiative | Journal
From the G-20 to a Global Economic Coordination Council This article reviews the achievements and limitations of the G-20, analyzes the legitimacy issues that the group faces, and…
January 25, 2012