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Episode 11: Choices Ahead: Exploring the Future of the Iran Deal

Guests: Ambassador Frank Wisner, Gary Sick, and Professor Joshua Stacher

As the U.S. prepares to elect a new president, our panel explored the status of the highly controversial Iran Deal and what its future holds with a new administration coming into the White House.  What are the common misconceptions of the Iran Deal and how has the deal impacted U.S. foreign policy strategy in the broader Middle East?

Panel members included Ambassador Frank Wisner, former U.S. Ambassador to India, Zambia, & Egypt, Gary Sick, former National Security Council Member for the Ford, Carter and Reagan administrations and senior research scholar and Professor at Columbia University, and Professor Joshua Stacher, Associate Professor at Kent State University. Join us for a lively discussion, moderated by Ambassador Heather Hodges, President and Ambassador-in-Residence of CCWA.

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The Regulator’s Dilemma, Part 3

Virtual power plants (VPPs) are poised to revolutionize the power sector by orchestrating distributed energy resources (DERs) — like smart thermostats, household appliances, solar panels, batteries, and electric vehicles — into real-time networks of dispatchable…

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C&I customer needs are rapidly changing. How can utilities maximize their relationship?

In the blink of an eye, large commercial and industrial customers present big challenges and opportunities. Commercial and industrial customers have historically been boring to utilities. As long as power was reliable and reasonably priced,…

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The Ad Hoc Gist: One State’s Climate Firewall

With all the focus on the presidential election, it can be easy to lose sight of how aggressively several states are advancing a climate agenda. Washington State under Governor Jay Inslee – perhaps the most...

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