Advancing Women’s Rights Amid US Aid Reductions
U.S. aid cuts are shuttering vital women’s programs across MENA. A new brief by Merissa Khurma for the Edward P. Djerejian…
October 17, 2025 5525 Results
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Mounting Shutdown Costs and a Knife’s Edge Economy
John W. Diamond analyzes the mounting costs of the government shutdown and how the U.S. economy is faring amid a tug-of-war…
October 17, 2025 
Mexico Country Outlook 2026 October 16, 2025
Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy presented the seventh annual Mexico Country Outlook. This year’s…
From Controversy to Context: Evidence-Based Insights on Chemical Recycling
Is chemical recycling a viable path to a circular plastics economy? A new Center for Energy Studies brief provides an…
October 16, 2025 
Sovereignty Strengthens US-Mexico Security Ties
Despite current pressures on U.S.-Mexico relations, both countries share a recent history of effective security cooperation…
October 16, 2025 
Contributing Expert
Brandon Zheng is a contributing expert with the China Studies Program. His research focuses on the influence of public…
COP30 in the Amazon: A Strategic Dialogue for Climate Action October 15, 2025
The Baker Institute's Center for Energy Studies, the Brazilian Petroleum Institute, and the Brazil-Texas Chamber of Commerce…
Computing Is Indeed a Discipline in Crisis
While Silicon Valley invests tens of billions in artificial intelligence, U.S. academic computing research faces declining…
October 15, 2025 
Rebooting the Global Humanitarian Aid System
On the “Baker Briefing” podcast, Sonali Korde unpacks the far-reaching consequences of drastic aid budget cuts by the U.S…
October 14, 2025 
Accountability and Transparency in Texas Opioid Settlement Spending
Texas jurisdictions are receiving substantial opioid settlement funds, yet there are no reporting requirements for how those…
October 14, 2025