One Year After the Nuclear Deal: Is Iran Moderating?
This working paper examines whether Iran has become more moderate in domestic and foreign policy affairs as a result of the…
April 29, 2016 5509 Results
Energy Subsidy Reform in the Persian Gulf: The End of the Big Oil Giveaway
This paper examines the progress of energy subsidy reforms in the Persian Gulf, documenting policy changes in all six…
April 28, 2016 Russia-Iran: Strategic Partners or Competitors?
This working paper discusses the “pattern of wary engagement” between Russia and Iran and its implications for future…
April 27, 2016 Shell Distinguished Lecture Series: An Address by Secretary of State John Kerry April 26, 2016
Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy hosted U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry April 26 for a private address…
Transatlantic Energy Security Forum April 26, 2016
The dramatic growth in oil and gas production in the United States has presented an unexpected set of new opportunities. To…
Latin America Initiative | Issue Brief
The Foreign Policy of the PT (Workers’ Party) Government in Brazil: It’s Time for an Assessment This issue brief examines the various foreign policy strategies advanced by Worker’s Party-led administrations in Brazil…
April 26, 2016 
How Well Do All Patient Refined-Diagnosis-Related Groups Explain Costs of Pediatric Cancer Chemotherapy Admissions in the United States?
State-based Medicaid programs have begun using All Patient Refined–Diagnosis-Related Groups (APR-DRGs) to determine hospital…
April 26, 2016 McLarty Lecture Series: A Conversation with His Excellency Luis Videgaray Caso April 25, 2016
His Excellency Luis Videgaray Caso, Mexico's secretary of finance and public credit, addressed the country's economic…
The Gulf States and Iran: Two Misunderstandings and One Possible Game-Changer
This working paper discusses the regional rivalry between Iran and Saudi Arabia.
April 25, 2016 
Global Health in a Globalized Texas April 22, 2016
While globalization in Texas promotes economic development and prosperity, it also creates vulnerability from a public…