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Episode 17: Gulliver’s Troubles Revisited: A Perspective on the Future of the Middle East

Guest: Aaron David Miller 

Aaron David Miller, Vice President for New Initiatives and Distinguished Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, is a well-known scholar on U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East. Miller served in the State Department for more than two decades as a senior advisor on the Middle East. Miller joined CCWA to discuss what lies ahead for the future of the U.S.’s involvement in a volatile Middle East as uncertainty plagues the new administration.

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Behavioral Economics and the Human Dimension of Prepaid Utility Service

In this white paper, published in August 2026, Exceleron and the Ad Hoc Group examine prepaid electric service as a mechanism for energy efficiency through the lens of behavioral economics, exploring how it can advance…

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The Ad Hoc Gist: Carbon Removal Hits the Brakes

Carbon removal is in another difficult cycle. Investment has slowed, policy support in the U.S. has evaporated, and big buyers like Microsoft are reevaluating their commitment. For this month's Gist, Ad Hoc’s Max Tuttman spoke...

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Ample Carbon: Lessons Learned From the Shifting U.S. BECCS Landscape from 2023-2026

Ample Carbon was founded in 2023 to convert the U.S. retiring coal fleet into a source of durable carbon dioxide removal (CDR) by retrofitting coal plants into bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) facilities….

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