Reassessing the Impact of Mexico’s National Guard on Public Safety and US Relations
Nonresident scholar Richard Kilroy explores how Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s decision to move the Guardia…
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Undergraduates present policy solutions for prizes April 12, 2023
The Baker Institute Student Forum hosted its annual undergraduate public policy conference April 8. The competition allows…
Tesla, Taxes and Texas
As more and more Texans switch from gas- to battery-powered vehicles, state policymakers are grappling with the implications…
April 12, 2023 
Hierarchical Biopolymer-based Materials and Composites
The mass production and disposal of non-degradable fossil-based plastics is responsible for alarming environmental and…
April 11, 2023 
After the Industry’s Brutal 2022, What’s Ahead for Crypto Tax Compliance?
The crypto industry saw major losses in 2022, but U.S. regulators are still working to crack down on the underreporting of…
April 10, 2023 
Edward P. Djerejian Center for the Middle East | Women’s Rights, Human Rights, and Refugees | Compilation
The Intersection of Gender and Displacement in the Middle East and North Africa Do women experience displacement differently from men? In a compilation of briefs from the Edward P. Djerejian Center for…
April 10, 2023 
CIA director to speak at Rice U. on foreign policy April 6, 2023
HOUSTON – (April 6, 2023) – CIA Director William Burns will discuss Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, China’s aggressive…
Lessons From Kuwait: How the Country’s Rentier Democracy Is Slowing Its Energy Transition
Kuwait lags behind the other members of the Gulf Cooperation Council in its progress toward sustainable energy targets. Its…
April 5, 2023 
Drilling Down on the OPEC+ Oil Production Cuts
OPEC+, which is led by Saudi Arabia and Russia, announced this week that it is cutting oil output by 1.2 million barrels per…
April 5, 2023 
How an Overlooked Visa Category Can Help Solve the US Labor Problem
The U.S. is facing a structural labor shortage and a deepening immigration crisis. Modifying the eligibility parameters of…
April 4, 2023