Baker Institute Events

Breakfast with Dr. Elias Zerhouni

Elias Zerhouni, M.D., director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), speaks at the Baker Institute.

Race Against Time: An Evening with Stephen Lewis

Stephen Lewis, former United Nations special envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa, speaks at Rice University.

The BP Statistical Review of World Energy

Mark Finley presents annual findings about global energy markets.

Addressing 21st Century Threats: The U.S. Prevention Strategy

Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff addresses preventing threats to national security.

The Global Energy Market: Comprehensive Strategies to Meet Geopolitical and Financial Risks

The Energy Forum hosts a conference to discuss geopolitical risks to the energy market and proposes policy framework in response.

The Houston Premiere of HBO Films' "RECOUNT"

HBO screens a new movie about the 2000 presidential election, and Jimmy Carter and James A. Baker, III, discuss election reform.

International Space Medicine Summit II

Physicians and biomedical scientists gather to discuss space medicine research.

Security and Crime on the Texas Border: The Situation and Consequences

Border security and its repercussions on both sides of the Texas-Mexico border.

America's Elusive Search for Arab-Israeli Peace: A Negotiator Looks Back

Aaron David Miller asks thought-provoking questions about the quest for Arab-Israeli peace.

The Forgotten Soldiers in the War on Terror

Anglican Bishop Azad Marshall speaks on the Christian church in the Middle East.

A New Deal for a New Age

Carlos Fuentes discusses contemporary issues in Latin America.

Campaign 2008: The Issues Considered - Economic Policies of the Candidates: Beyond the Sound Bites

Top economic advisers to Obama and McCain present important economic and tax policy issues for the 2008 presidential election.

Kelly Day Endowment on the Status of Women and Human Rights in the Middle East

Muslim Televangelist Amr Khaled discusses social issues in the Middle East.

CHINA Town Hall: Local Connections, National Reflections

CHINA Town Hall is a national day of programming on China involving 40 cities throughout the United States.