Could the Aleppo Agreement be a Model for the Integration of Syria? COLLEGE STATION, TX (December 15, 2025) – A new White Paper at the Mosbacher Institute discusses the future of Syria after the fall of Bashar Al Assad’s regime in December 2024. The authors, Amy Austin Holmes, Hadeel Oueis, and Samantha Scaringe, argue for […]
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Bush School professor discusses new book, “Policing on Drugs”
Aileen Teague, Ph.D. is an expert on U.S. relations with Latin America. Bryan/College Station, TX – On Nov. 20, the Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics, and Public Policy hosted a book talk featuring Aileen Teague, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of International Affairs, to launch her new book, “Policing on Drugs.” The book […]
TENURE REFORM IN TEXAS: ANALYZING THE IMPACT AND IMPLICATIONS OF SENATE BILL 18
COLLEGE STATION, TX (November 26, 2025) – A new issue of the Mosbacher White Paper series examines Texas Senate Bill 18 (SB 18), the legislation that formally codifies academic tenure into state law while introducing strengthened performance evaluations and accountability measures for tenured faculty. In Project Tenure: An Analysis of Texas Senate Bill 18, author […]
Have questions about the U.S. war on drugs, in the past or today? Come ask an expert, Aileen Teague
Teague, a Texas A&M University assistant professor, has written a new book on how U.S. counternarcotics policies have shaped the nation’s diplomacy, affecting the fate of Mexico and other countries. She will take audience questions at a College Station book event hosted by the Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics, and Public Policy, part of The Bush […]
MEETING RISING U.S. ELECTRICITY DEMAND FROM AI AND DATA CENTERS: AN INTEGRATED TECHNICAL AND POLICY PERSPECTIVE
COLLEGE STATION, TX (November 2025) – A new issue of the Mosbacher White Paper series examines the causes of the emerging electricity crisis in the United States amid rapid growing demand given the expansion of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Energy and supply chain experts Mohamed Abdelhady, Eleftherios Iakovou, and Efstratios N. Pistikopoulos of the Texas A&M […]
Understanding Stablecoins: Market Growth, Regulatory Challenges, and the GENIUS Act
A new issue of The Takeaway explores how the GENIUS Act could benefit stablecoin holders while potentially creating unintended market consequences. COLLEGE STATION, TX (November 11, 2025) – A new issue of The Takeaway discusses the usefulness of the new Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act, launched in July 2025, […]
Retired ambassador John Negroponte presents George H.W. Bush’s vision for trade across the Americas
This year’s ConocoPhillips White House Lecture, on October 15, featured retired ambassador John Negroponte. Negroponte drew from his decades-long career in foreign service to reflect on former president Geoge H.W. Bush’s vision of economic diplomacy. The lecture was opened by John B. Sherman ’92, dean of The Bush School of Government and Public Service, and introduced by Alice Yates, CEO […]
Plastic trade, tariffs and the case for a deposit refund system
A new publication argues for implementing the system in Texas COLLEGE STATION, TX (September 2025) – A new Mosbacher Institute White Paper strengthens the case for a deposit refund system in Texas. Raymond Robertson, Ph.D., Helen and Roy Ryu Professor of Economics and Institute Director, offers fresh evidence on why Texas should invest in such a system to reduce plastic […]
John Negroponte, who helped craft NAFTA, to explore the creation and history of the monumental trade agreement in an open-to-the-public speech
The former ambassador to Mexico will speak on the Texas A&M University campus as part of the 2025 ConocoPhillips White House Lecture Series The man who perhaps pushed hardest for the North American Free Trade Agreement is coming to Aggieland to discuss the history and influence of NAFTA, which was among the most consequential trade agreements […]
4 million Texans rely on Affordable Care Act health care plans. They will face higher costs next year
The end of large discounts on plans, a change happening on Jan. 1, could raise prices enough that up to 800,000 Texans may have to give up their health insurance, according to the latest issue of The Takeaway More than 4 million Texans will face higher health insurance prices next year, with up to 800,000 […]
