Research Library

Some court losses turn into wins. This paper explores two Texas coast cases with wider environmental implications for any community concerned about flood control, water recycling or endangered species.

Regulating firearms under the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA) — just like any other product — could enhance their safety, writes fellow Sandra McKay. She explains how the CPSA could investigate misfirings and require safety information to be distributed with every gun sale.

Young people in the U.S. face an unprecedented mental health crisis. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated rates of depression, anxiety and suicide among adolescents that were already at historically high levels before the pandemic. Since 2020, mental health-related emergency room visits have increased 31% among adolescents while suicide rates among teenagers increased 25%.

In April 2023 — 75 years after Israel's founding — diplomats, policymakers and other stakeholders gathered in Baker Hall to explore the past, present and future of the U.S.-Israeli relationship. This report summarizes key points that emerged from the discussions.

Breathtaking AI advances necessitate a new suite of brain science-inspired policies to build brain capital.

Any substantial reduction in gun violence will require a comprehensive approach to the issue, write the authors of a report on the reality of firearm violence in the Houston area.

Hostile immigration enforcement policies and anti-immigrant actions against refugees and asylum seekers are causing trauma to migrant families and exposing them to dangerous living conditions on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border.

The latest rivalry between China and Japan is over digital media, specifically over what countries can claim the label of “anime.” But what’s going on is much more complex than the oversimplified “China vs. Japan” narrative, writes research associate Brandon Zheng.

The Good Friday Agreement, signed in 1998, brought an end to almost 30 years of conflict in Ireland. This peace accord was the result of intense work and negotiations by the British and Irish governments — as well as politicians and other stakeholders from Northern Ireland and the U.S. 

Kuwait lags behind the other members of the Gulf Cooperation Council in its progress toward sustainable energy targets. Its pro-rentier democracy is slowing it down, writes visiting scholar Osamah Alsayegh.