Policy Support for Biochar: Review and Recommendations
The authors examine the role that government policy can play in accelerating production and use of biochar at commercial…
December 21, 2018 5508 Results
Energy and Politics in the Persian Gulf
As Persian Gulf countries consider a future in which hydrocarbons play a smaller role in their economies, much of the Arab…
December 19, 2018 
Borders on the Rise: The Unintended Evolutionary Consequences of Border Barriers on Natural Populations
The authors show that border barriers can have unintended but important biological consequences for biodiversity by, for…
December 19, 2018 
Misconceptions and Limited Awareness of Chagas Disease in Texas Among Surveyed Houston Physicians
An exploratory study of Houston physicians revealed a general lack of awareness about the presence of Chagas disease in…
December 18, 2018 
A Look at the Process of Formulating and Implementing Public Policies in Honduras, and Its Key Players
Over a decade ago, the Inter-American Development Bank led an in-depth analysis of eight South American countries that…
December 18, 2018 
Capstone Conference Report: Building Pluralistic and Inclusive States Post-Arab Spring
On Sept. 13, 2018, Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and George Washington University’s Project on Middle…
December 18, 2018 
Edward P. Djerejian Center for the Middle East | Conflict Resolution and U.S. Foreign Policy | Research Paper
The Israeli-Palestinian Two-State Solution Model: An Israeli Perspective In separate papers, two Baker Institute fellows — one Palestinian, the other Israeli — provide their perspectives on a two…
December 18, 2018 
Mexico Center News: December 2018
The Mexico Center’s quarterly newsletter provides the latest information on the center’s research and activities. Click here…
December 18, 2018 
The Current Student Loan Landscape and Recent Developments
Fellow Joyce Beebe examines recent policies and proposals that aim to simplify the federal student loan process.
December 14, 2018 
Anatomy of Urban Corruption: A Review of Official Corruption Complaints From a Mexican City
The authors examine a unique and anonymized dataset of complaints about government corruption in an urban Mexico district…
December 13, 2018