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Green energy shunned by the Trump Administration, we examine how this affects US economy, energy costs and green technology leadership. [ dur: 22mins. ]

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Gabor Rona
Professor of the Practice at Cardozo Law School
Cardozo Law School
Episode: Scholars’ Circle – Consequence of Trump’s Gun boat attacks on Venezuelan coast – October 26, 2025
Marten Brienen
Associate Professor at the School of Global Studies at Oklahoma State University
Oklahoma State University
Episode: Scholars’ Circle – Consequence of Trump’s Gun boat attacks on Venezuelan coast – October 26, 2025
Kelly Sanders
Associate Professor in the USC Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, runs the Sanders Sustainability Systems Group.
University of Southern California
Episode: Scholars’ Circle – Trump’s anti-green energy policies ; ICJ climate change ruling for all affected states – October 19, 2025
Dr. Justin Sobion
Faculty of the University of Auckland School of Law.
University of Auckland
Episode: Scholars’ Circle – Trump’s anti-green energy policies ; ICJ climate change ruling for all affected states – October 19, 2025
Johanna Gusman
Senior Attorney at the Center for International Environmental Law.
Center for International Environmental Law
Episode: Scholars’ Circle – Trump’s anti-green energy policies ; ICJ climate change ruling for all affected states – October 19, 2025
Amy Skonieczny
Professor of International Relations at San Francisco State University
San Francisco State University
Episode: Scholars’ Circle – President Trump’s use of transactional international diplomacy – October 5, 2025
Mary Jane Parmentier
Clinical Professor and Deputy Director, School for the Future of Innovation in Society at Arizona State University
Arizona State University
Episode: Scholars’ Circle – President Trump’s use of transactional international diplomacy – October 5, 2025
Tony Payan
Claudio X. Gonzalez Fellow in US Mexican Studies and Executive Director at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy
Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy
Episode: Scholars’ Circle – Supreme Court allows deportation based on profiling ; The future of indigenous exhibits – September 14, 2025
Alaka Wali
Curator emerita of North American Anthropology at the Field Museum in Chicago and Visiting Lecturer in Applied Anthropology at the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
Episode: Scholars’ Circle – Supreme Court allows deportation based on profiling ; The future of indigenous exhibits – September 14, 2025

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Maria Armoudian
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4.9 out of 5 stars from 14 ratings
  • Great podcast

    Very informative & intelligent discussions with very knowledgeable guests. Not polemical.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Tucket100
    United Statesa year ago
  • Consistant quality...

    The Scholar's Cirlce is a quality podcast. Great guests, challenging topics, and insightful questions from Maria Armoudian. Can't wait for the next episode!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    drombit
    United States8 years ago

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Scholars’ Circle – Trump’s anti-green energy policies ; ICJ climate change ruling for all affected states – October 19, 2025
Q: What has been the impact of the U.S.'s campaign against green energy on the global climate challenge?
It has resulted in the U.S. being viewed as an outlier among nations committed to combating climate change.
Scholars’ Circle – Trump’s anti-green energy policies ; ICJ climate change ruling for all affected states – October 19, 2025
Q: How much can we argue that we're actually pitting this as communities against Washington for some ideological reason coming out of the White House?
There is a clear tension as communities seek renewable options while facing federal opposition.
Scholars’ Circle – Trump’s anti-green energy policies ; ICJ climate change ruling for all affected states – October 19, 2025
Q: What does this mean generally for the pursuit of green energy options in the United States?
It suggests a troubling trend away from sustainable energy developments.
Scholars’ Circle – Recruiting Informers For The State, case-study of Communist Czechoslovakia (1945-1989) – October 12, 2025
Q: What lessons can we take from the experience of the Czech Republic?
Lessons include recognizing the impact of political motivations in transitional justice, safeguarding the dignity of individuals, understanding that transitional justice can be retributive, and acknowledging the ubiquity of informers across societies.
Scholars’ Circle – Recruiting Informers For The State, case-study of Communist Czechoslovakia (1945-1989) – October 12, 2025
Q: What do you do with all of these people who had collaborated with the communist regime?
Proposed methods of dealing with informants included criminal prosecutions, lustration, restitution, clarity through publishing secret police files, and societal discussions about accountability.

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