The Arctic: A New Energy Frontier November 12, 2015
The Arctic is widely regarded as the last frontier for global oil and gas resource development. Despite the recent decline…
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Emerging Legal Issues in Hurricane Damage Risk Abatement
What structural and nonstructural solutions could better protect the Houston-Galveston area from the devastating impact of…
November 12, 2015 
HRMS Issue Brief #15: The Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Texas Workers
A larger percentage of Texas workers are getting health insurance through their employers now than before the implementation…
November 9, 2015 
Historical Perspectives on the Epidemiology of Human Chagas Disease in Texas and Recommendations for Enhanced Understanding of Clinical Chagas Disease in the Southern United States
This journal article assesses the burden of Chagas disease in Texas, concluding that transmission of the disease from Latin…
November 5, 2015 
Dead Man Walking – The Inevitable Fate of ‘El Chapo’ Guzman
Though authorities have launched a massive manhunt for drug kingpin "El Chapo" Guzman, Mexicans across the board— fed up…
November 5, 2015 Whither Political Islam? The Muslim Brotherhood and the AKP, Post-Arab Spring November 4, 2015
Since 2010, much has changed for Islamists in the Middle East. Islamist parties gained prominence and major government roles…
Eight Takeaways From 2015 City of Houston Elections
Baker Institute political science fellow Mark Jones describes eight key takeaways from Houston’s Nov. 3 city elections…
November 4, 2015 
Latin America Initiative | Issue Brief
Understanding Impact Investing: A Nascent Investment Industry and Its Latin American Trends An investment strategy that generates financial returns while directing funds to entities providing goods and services to…
November 4, 2015 
Unproven Stem Cell-based Interventions and Achieving a Compromise Policy Among the Multiple Stakeholders
This journal article examines the risks patients face in seeking experimental stem cell-based interventions from clinics…
November 4, 2015 
Asian Spot Prices for LNG and Other Energy Commodities
This research paper investigates the relationship between the Japan-Korea Marker (JKM) price of LNG, the price of Brent oil…
November 3, 2015