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Persian Gulf security strained by receding US leadership, says Baker Institute expert

February 1, 2020

HOUSTON -- (Feb. 28, 2020) – The drone strike that killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani has hardened attitudes toward the U.S. across the six states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), according to a new research paper by an expert in the Center for the Middle East at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

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Israeli West Bank settlements may have dangerous consequences, experts say

January 31, 2020

As President Donald Trump unveils his new Middle East peace plan, experts in the Center for the Middle East at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy say the administration's green light for the establishment of Israeli civilian settlements in the West Bank comes with the potential for dangerous consequences.

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Environmental expert to Chinese government: Banning single-use plastics is not enough

January 27, 2020

HOUSTON – (Jan. 27, 2020) – The Chinese government has announced it plans to address the world's growing plastic waste problem by phasing out single-use plastics by 2025. But such a ban is premature and “puts the cart before the horse,” according to an expert at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

José María Barreto, the consul general of Peru in Switzerland during World War II, is one of 15 diplomats recognized as Righteous Among the Nations and spotlighted in the Rayzor Hall exhibition.

Holocaust’s defiant diplomats: Jewish Studies exhibition honors extraordinary envoys

January 27, 2020

Rayzor Hall lobby now showing ‘Beyond Duty’ throughout spring semester.

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New trade agreement good for US digital products, says Baker Institute expert

January 27, 2020

HOUSTON – (Jan. 27, 2020) – The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) sends a clear and welcome message acknowledging the enormous importance of digital products produced in the U.S. for sale around the world, according to a report from the Center for the United States and Mexico at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

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Climate change 'a strategic dilemma' for Persian Gulf, Baker Institute expert says

January 22, 2020

Climate change poses a strategic dilemma for oil-exporting states of the Persian Gulf, according to a new paper by an expert in the Center for Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

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USMCA trade pact will reap 'significant economic benefits,' says Baker Institute expert

January 15, 2020

HOUSTON – (Jan. 15, 2020) – The Senate is expected to approve the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement this week, and the deal stands to benefit all three countries, according to an expert at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. David A. Gantz, the Will Clayton Fellow in Trade and International Economics at the Baker Institute, is available to discuss this development and its implications.

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Abbott's refugee refusal sets 'dangerous precedent,' says Baker Institute expert

January 13, 2020

HOUSTON – (Jan. 13, 2020) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has become the first U.S. governor to announce his state will refuse to admit federal resettled refugees in 2020, citing the "broken" U.S. immigration system he said has put unfair pressure on border states.

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Federal food program needs more 'clearly defined objectives,' Baker Institute expert says

January 13, 2020

HOUSTON – (Jan. 13, 2020) – Public health and anti-hunger advocates want an effective food assistance program for low-income Americans, but they disagree on several fundamental issues involved in tackling the problem, according to a new issue brief from the Center for Public Finance at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy.

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People, papers and presentations Jan 13, 2020

January 13, 2020

George Abbey, senior fellow in space policy at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, was elected to the Lone Star Flight Museum's Texas Aviation Hall of Fame. He will be inducted at a luncheon May 8 at Houston's Ellington Airport.

Kozyrev to speak at Rice's Baker Institute

Former Russian foreign minister Kozyrev to speak at Rice's Baker Institute

January 7, 2020

HOUSTON – (Jan. 7, 2020) – Andrei Kozyrev, who served as foreign minister of Russia from 1991 to 1996, will discuss his book, "The Firebird: The Elusive Fate of Russian Democracy," and current developments in Russia at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy Jan. 14.

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Treat nonviolent drug offenses as public health issue, Baker Institute paper recommends

January 6, 2020

Drug use among people arrested for nonviolent drug offenses should be treated primarily as a public health issue, according to drug policy experts at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and the Texas Criminal Justice Coalition.

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US confrontation with Iran: Energy experts from Baker Institute available for interviews

January 3, 2020

HOUSTON -- (Jan. 3, 2020) -- As tensions between the United States and Iran reach perilous levels, three experts in the Center for Energy Studies at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy are available to speak with media about the implications for the markets and geopolitics.

America and Iran as chess peices

Trump 'playing a high-stakes game with Iran,' says Baker Institute expert

January 2, 2020

HOUSTON – (Jan. 2, 2020) – The United States could take preemptive military action if it gets sufficient warning that Iran or its proxy forces are planning further strikes on American interests in the Middle East, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said today. Joe Barnes, a foreign policy expert and the Bonner Means Baker Fellow at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is available to discuss this development and the state of U.S.-Iranian relations with the media.

Carbon Hub is a climate change research initiative led by Rice University

Rice University launches bold climate change initiative with Shell

December 9, 2019

With initial support from Shell, Rice University has launched Carbon Hub, a climate change research initiative to fundamentally change how the world uses hydrocarbons. Carbon Hub's goal is a zero-emissions future in which hydrocarbons are not burned. Instead, they are split to make clean hydrogen energy and valuable carbon materials.

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