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Center for Energy Studies | Research Paper

Dynamic Modeling of the Nitrogen Cycle of Biochar-amended Soils, and Economic Assessment of Biochar Benefits

The environmental and economic gains of biochar application in agricultural soils are the focus of this study.

July 11, 2017

Science and Technology Policy | Journal

President Trump’s Travel Bans Signal a Long-term Loss for American Science

Postdoctoral fellow Kenneth Evans examines how President Donald Trump’s executive orders temporarily banning travelers from…

July 10, 2017

Edward P. Djerejian Center for the Middle East | Journal

Causes of the U.S. Hostage Crisis in Iran: The Untold Account of the Communist Threat

Drawing upon primary documents from various Iranian communists and Islamists, this research paper questions the conventional…

July 7, 2017

Center for Health Policy | Journal

The Most Unkindest Cut of All? State Spending on Health, Education, and Welfare During Recessions

The dramatic deterioration in state finances during the Great Recession raised concerns regarding government’s ability to…

June 30, 2017

Latin America Initiative | Commentary

Venezuela’s Crumbling Democracy

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro appears to be a month away from destroying all remnants of what was once one of Latin…

June 30, 2017

Center for Energy Studies | Conference Report

Energy Dialogues Summary: 2017

On March 28, 2017, Energy Dialogues organized an event co-hosted with Shell at the Shell Woodcreek Campus in west Houston in…

June 30, 2017

Claudio X. González Center for the US and Mexico | Center for Energy Studies | Commentary

Bid by Bid, Mexico Is Building a Private Oil and Gas Sector

Mexico is gradually laying the foundation for an oil and gas sector where private—along with some state-owned—international…

June 30, 2017

Claudio X. González Center for the US and Mexico | Research Paper

Arbitration and Investment Protection Within the Context of the Energy Reform in Mexico: A First Approach Based on COMMISA v. PEMEX and KBR v. Mexico

The energy reform in Mexico has implemented far-reaching changes in the political, economic, and legal spheres of the…

June 28, 2017

Latin America Initiative | Issue Brief

Emerging Latin American Multinational Firms: Outward Foreign Direct Investment in the Pacific Alliance Countries

The landscape is changing for foreign direct investment in Latin America. Investments flow not only from north to south, but…

June 27, 2017

Edward P. Djerejian Center for the Middle East | Commentary

The Future of Civil-Military Relations in an Age of Heightened Populism

Research scholar Abdullah Aydogan explores to what extent would the spread of right-wing populism in the West may influence…

June 27, 2017