Cannabinomics: The Impact of Cannabis and Hemp on America’s Economy and Public Safety March 31, 2014
After 40 years and $1 trillion in taxpayer dollars, the war on drugs is widely recognized as a failure. While having a…
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HRMS Issue Brief #2: The Affordable Care Act and Texas’ “Young Invincibles”
More than one-third of Texas’ six million uninsured residents are “Young Invincibles,” and their participation in the…
March 31, 2014 U.S. Policy in the Middle East March 27, 2014
The Honorable Edward P. Djerejian, founding director of Rice University’s Baker Institute, will discuss the Arab Awakening…
Edward P. Djerejian Center for the Middle East | Women’s Rights, Human Rights, and Refugees | Journal
Modernising Women and Democratisation After the Arab Spring What has the Arab Spring meant for women’s rights in the region? Three years after the mass social protests of January and…
March 27, 2014 Drones in the United States March 25, 2014
In 2012, President Obama signed into law an aviation bill that will open American skies to drones over the next several…
The Politics of Reform in China: Global Dreams March 24, 2014
Where is China going? Recent economic policies by China's leaders suggest Beijing is increasingly concerned about inflation…
Four Reasons the Bank Resolution Fund Is a Big Step Forward for European Financial Stability
European finance ministers have agreed to the final pieces that will create a banking union and a fund that can be used to…
March 20, 2014 
The Eurocrisis Minefield: Mapping the Way Out
Eight short policy papers address the major issues facing the eurozone — including government and corporate debt…
March 19, 2014 A Conversation With the Honorable Nancy Pelosi March 18, 2014
The Honorable Nancy Pelosi is the Democratic leader of the House of Representatives in the 113th Congress. From 2007 to 2011…
Qatar ‘Rises Above’ Its Region: Geopolitics and the Rejection of the GCC Gas Market
There is a curious imbalance in energy markets in the Persian Gulf region: Five of the six Gulf monarchies exhibit shortages…
March 18, 2014