The Pacific Council is pleased to host an exclusive breakfast roundtable with Dr. Alexander Vindman, a retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel and leading national security expert. In this off-the-record conversation, Lt. Col. Vindman will share insights on U.S. foreign policy, the state of transatlantic alliances, and the threats facing democratic institutions at home and abroad.
TBA
Join us for the third installment of our rapid response webinar series as we continue our exploration of the evolving Israel-Gaza Conflict with focus on the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza. In this session, we welcome Pacific Council member Professor Topher McDougal, an expert in economic development and peace studies.
Webinar/Zoom
This year's symposium theme is Roots of Resilience, and esteemed speakers will touch on various topics including indigenous-led climate change action, ending global hunger, funding a healthier world, black feminist movements as catalysts of change, and more.
Skirball Cultural Center
Please join us for a conversation with Donald Alway, FBI Assistant Director in Charge of the Los Angeles Field Office. Assistant Director Alway will engage us in a conversation on counterterrorism, counterintelligence, international relations with foreign countries, and more. More details to come.
Beverly Hills
Professor Karlinsky will offer firsthand insights into daily life in Israel amid unprecedented challenges and the evolving political discussions at the conflict's epicenter. Together, we will explore the latest developments and diverse perspectives, shedding light on the mounting human and political impact.
Zoom
We are excited to invite you to a roundtable discussion featuring a distinguished guest, Michael Schiffer, the Assistant Administrator of the Bureau for Asia at the United States
Downtown
In advance of the November APEC Summit in San Francisco, Ambassador Matt Murray (U.S. Senior Official for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) and Monica Hardy Whaley (President of the National Center for APEC/Pacific Summit Resources) will join us to brief us on the importance of U.S. economic engagement with the Asia Pacific region, current agendas in the works, challenges, and recent successes.
Zoom
Join the Pacific Council and Women's Voices Now for a screening of With This Breath I Fly (Afghanistan/UK/US), a feature-length documentary film by directors Sam French and Clementine Malpas. This film is the Documentary Film Grand Prize Winner of the 2023 Women's Voices Now Film Festival.
In support of a free and open Indo-Pacific, four prominent democracies have come together: Australia, India, Japan, and the United States in the Quad, or the Quadrilateral Security Dialog (QSD). Discover how the “Quad” impacts Southern California, the world, and particularly Indo-Pacific.
The Nobel Peace Conference 2023 celebrates the achievements made by human rights defenders, identifies the risks they are facing and calls for action to support their work.
Virtual
The conversation will explore the various ways in which food security and civil unrest intersect, featuring Ambassador Mark Green. Our discussion will examine different regions, highlighting the role of food shortages, price volatility, and unequal distribution play in triggering social unrest. We will also investigate how climate change, conflict, and economic disparities contribute to food insecurity, exacerbating the risk of civil unrest.
Zoom
