The Scholars' Circle

The Scholars' Circle


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Scholars’ Circle – COP29 , its outcome and looking ahead – December 1, 2024
December 03, 2024

COP 29 in Azerbaijan has just ended. These annual meetings are intended to advance the cause of combating climate change. And while the meetings did result in an agreement, there has been intense crit

Scholars’ Circle – Moldova Election 2024 – November 24, 2024
November 24, 2024

The small Southeastern European nation of Moldova sits at a crossroads. Once a part of the former Soviet Union, the nation has long ties to Central Europe (and in particular Romania). And recent poli

Scholars’ Circle – Abortion/reproductive rights & access post presidential election – November 17, 2024
November 17, 2024

In the 2024 election, voters reaffirmed the right to abortion in many states while the nation still elected an anti-abortion president, and anti-abortion majority in both the senate and the house of r

Scholars’ Circle – Insights on 2nd Trump Presidency – November 10, 2024
November 10, 2024

Election Day 2024 has come and gone. And the US elected Donald Trump and a huge red wave that turns every branch of government and every lever of power to the Trump-dominated Republican Party. What do

Scholars’ Circle – LGBTQ communities and their impact on global politics – November 3, 2024
November 03, 2024

LGBTQ communities are marginalized in so many places around the world. While their presence in international politics is growing, they still face quite a lot of threats and challenges. We explore LGBT

Scholars’ Circle – Election by gerrymandering and a tribute to Professor Philip Zimbardo – October 27, 2024
October 28, 2024

First, we discuss gerrymandering and redistricting and what it means for the upcoming elections on First Tuesday of November 2024. Christian Gross is the professor of political science and public

Scholars’ Circle – Election issues of Tariff on imports and Childcare affecting Economy and Workforce – October 20, 2024
October 21, 2024

I the most beautiful word in the English language is tariff. That is a direct quote from former President and current Republican candidate for President Donald Trump. On most issues that involve fun

Scholars’ Circle – Water issues and challenges faced by voters in 2024 US elections – October 13, 2024
October 13, 2024

As part of our ongoing series on the important issues that confront the US in the 2024 election we look at access to safe water and lessons learned from the Ellicott city floods. Segment 1: Although A

Scholars’ Circle – Foreign Policy differences of candidates in 2024 Presidential elections – October 6, 2024
October 06, 2024

From now until Novembers American election, we will cover issues that confront the nation and the world and on which we expect people will vote. For todays show, we will explore the differences betw

Scholars’ Circle – Cyber killing of targeted individuals; Assassinations and Targeted Killing in the eyes of international laws – September 29, 2024
October 01, 2024

Israel used devices loaded onto personal communications devices like pagers to launch attacks against the Lebanese group Hezbollah. The bombs detonated throughout Lebanon, and killed several Hezbolla