The Latest from the Pacific Council
Upcoming Events & Activities
October 21, 2025
On October 21 at 9 AM, the Pacific Council will host a webinar featuring Dr. Larry Diamond, Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution and the Mosbacher Senior Fellow in Global Democracy at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI) at Stanford University, and Dr. Jerrold D. Green, Interim President & CEO of the Pacific Council. A leading scholar of democracy and governance, Diamond will explore the resurgence of authoritarianism, democratic backsliding in established systems, and the erosion of trust in democratic institutions.
Webinar
October 22, 2025
Join the Pacific Council on Wednesday, October 22, at 6 pm PT for a book talk with Ambassador (ret.) Frank Lavin, Former Under Secretary for International Trade at the U.S. Department of Commerce and author of Inside the Reagan White House: A Front-Row Seat to Presidential Leadership with Lessons for Today.
Registration is now at capacity. If you are interested in attending please email events@pacificcouncil.org and we will add you to the waitlist.
6:00pm
Santa Monica
October 23, 2025
On Thursday, October 23, at 8 am PT, the Pacific Council will host Qutaiba Idlbi, Director of American Affairs at the Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, for a conversation with Dr. Jerrold D. Green, Interim President & CEO and Senior Fellow for the Middle East and South Asia at the Pacific Council. This discussion will address the future of U.S.–Syria relations and the broader regional implications following the collapse of the Assad regime in December 2024 and the establishment of an interim government led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and President Ahmed al‑Sharaa.
8:00am
Webinar
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