Experts in the News

Detentions and arrests at the U.S.-Mexico border are at an all-time high. Mexico Center fellow Gil Kerlikowske, a former U.S. Customs and Border Protection commissioner, considered reports of alleged misconduct and abuse by DHS officers.

With redrawn district lines, parts of the Rio Grande Valley's traditionally Democratic Hidalgo County could shift right, said political science fellow Mark Jones. "We're likely to see a lot of national money, a lot of ads and a lot of work by national Republicans and national Democrats."

"Bahrain has always had a strong pan-Arab and Islamic current in its domestic politics," said Middle East fellow Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, "and the latest protests indicate that the [Arab-Israeli conflict] retains its mobilizing power among Bahraini citizens.”

The Texas Carbon Market, a carbon storage project led by the Center for Energy Studies, is a finalist in the first international Climate Challenge Cup competition! The innovative CES proposal, developed with United Kingdom partners Future Foods Solutions and Yorkshire Water, would help reduce local and regional carbon emissions with a goal of net zero.

Director Edward Djerejian reflected on "the opportunity to create something from the ground up" and other highlights during his tenure at the helm of the Baker Institute.