Height vs. Weight: Will the Chinese Economy's Mass Translate Into Global Stature? (Part 2) April 21, 2015
Part 2 of a two-part blog on China’s economy. Part 1 can be found here.
At this point, projections indicate that a slowdown…
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Drug Policy U-Turns in the Americas: Uruguay, Guatemala and the United States April 20, 2015
As the debate on drug liberalization in the United States deepens, Latin America has confronted the issue with its own…
Height vs. Weight: Will the Chinese Economy’s Mass Translate Into Global Stature? (Part 1)
In a two-part blog, Russell Green, Will Clayton Fellow in International Economics, examines whether a slowdown of China's…
April 20, 2015 
Combating the Next Lethal Epidemic
Over the past 40 years, we have seen a consistent pattern of war and conflict leading to the collapse of public health…
April 17, 2015 
Neglected Tropical Diseases Among the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN): Overview and Update
The 10 member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) constitute an economic powerhouse, yet these…
April 16, 2015 
The Continuing Threat of Neglected Tropical Diseases
Peter Hotez, fellow in disease and poverty, testified about the continuing threat of neglected tropical diseases before the…
April 15, 2015 Baker Prize: A Gala Honoring L.E. and Virginia Simmons April 10, 2015
On Friday, April 10, 2015, Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy hosted a gala honoring L.E. and Virginia…
Co-Responsibility and Reform: Foreign and Domestic Perspectives on Immigration
On Jan. 12-13, 2015, the Baker Institute Latin America Initiative and Mexico Center, in conjunction with the AJC's Belfer…
April 9, 2015 
Drug Policy Fellows Testify Before Texas House Committee
William Martin, director of the Drug Policy Program, and Katharine A. Neill, Alfred C. Glassell, III Postdoctoral Fellow in…
April 8, 2015 Political Reform in China April 6, 2015
What lies ahead for China’s economy and political reform? The 2015 meetings of the National People’s Congress and the…