Experts in the News

Early evidence shows that thousands crossed the U.S.-Mexico border for the holidays. The lack of tougher COVID-19 travel restrictions, warned Tony Payan, the director of the Center for the U.S. and Mexico, will "create a very serious problem in January."

Fellow in urban politics Bob Stein discussed the storming of the Capitol by Trump supporters and its repercussions.

Health policy fellow Peter Hotez discussed vaccine skepticism, the politicization of vaccines and how the government can effectively convey public health information.

Want to know about developments that affected the environment, economy and future of the Texas coast this year? Check out the 2020 Holiday Coastal Update by Baker Institute Rice Faculty Scholar Jim Blackburn, co-director of the SSPEED Center.

The Trump administration's move to recognize Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara is an "astounding retreat from the principles of international law and diplomacy" that will "make no difference to the position of the international community and to the resolution of the conflict," wrote former Secretary of State James A. Baker, III. The upcoming Biden administration would do well to rescind President Trump's "rash and cynical” action.