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June 10, 2020

The Pacific Council has launched a new platform for our member-written commentary and analysis. We are unveiling the Pacific Council Magazine, where you can find pieces written by our members on local-to-global topics, plus member spotlights and recaps and recordings from our events. Bookmark the new Pacific Council Magazine at pacificcouncil.online.

All previously published Newsroom articles are available below in the Newsroom Archive.

Please note that all upcoming events will still appear at our main website, pacificcouncil.org, or by visiting the Activities menu above.

May 20, 2021

CONTINUING OUR COLLABORATION ON FOREIGN REPORTING WITH USC

September 17, 2020

A GUIDE TO CALIFORNIA'S LOCAL-TO-GLOBAL BALLOT MEASURES

April 17, 2020

What Will Life During and After the Pandemic Look Like?

Juliette Kayyem, former Assistant Secretary for Intergovernmental Affairs at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, said the COVID-19 pandemic is unlike any other disaster that homeland security officials have had to deal with before and that everyone will have to be adaptive over the next two years.

April 13, 2020

The War in Afghanistan Is Not Over

Experts discussed the state of the war in Afghanistan in a recent teleconference.

April 10, 2020

Relationship Advice from Guantánamo Bay

As part of the Pacific Council’s GTMO Observer Program, Adam Barry traveled to Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, to attend the pre-trial proceedings involving the U.S. prosecution against Khalid Shaikh Mohammad and others accused of carrying out the 9/11 attacks. Read his Observer Dispatch.

March 31, 2020

Navigating Issues of Secrecy and National Security at GTMO

As part of the Pacific Council’s GTMO Observer Program, Gabriel Beugelmans traveled to Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, to attend the pre-trial proceedings involving the U.S. prosecution against Khalid Shaikh Mohammad and others accused of carrying out the 9/11 attacks. Read his Observer Dispatch.

March 26, 2020

PM’s Assassination Attempt a Reminder of Sudan’s Challenges

The attempt on Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok’s life reinforces the need for the United States to support this important nation as it rises out of the ashes of its past, writes Ann Durbin.

March 25, 2020

COVID-19 Lowers Hostile Rhetoric Between Saudi Arabia & Iran

Experts discussed Saudi Arabia and Iran’s struggle for hegemony in the Middle East in a recent teleconference.

March 13, 2020

GTMO Observer Dispatch: 9/11 Attacker Trials and Torture

As part of the Pacific Council’s GTMO Observer Program, Les Lo Baugh, Jr., traveled to Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, to attend the pre-trial proceedings involving the U.S. prosecution against Khalid Shaikh Mohammad and others accused of carrying out the 9/11 attacks. Read his Observer Dispatch.

February 26, 2020

GTMO Observer Dispatch: U.S. vs. Al-Nashiri

As part of the Pacific Council’s GTMO Observer Program, Philip Recht traveled to Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, to attend the pre-trial proceedings involving the U.S. prosecution against Abd Al Rahim Hussayn Muhammad Al-Nashiri, the alleged orchestrator of the bombing of the USS Cole in 2000. Read his Observer Dispatch.

February 19, 2020

What Impact is Coronavirus Having on U.S.-China Relations?

Experts discussed the global spread of the coronavirus and its impact on international relations in a recent teleconference.

February 5, 2020

Interrogating the Interrogator at Guantánamo Bay

As part of the Pacific Council’s GTMO Observer Program, Mary Ann Walker traveled to Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, to attend the 9/11 military pre-trial hearing of alleged plotter and mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammad and four others charged with assisting in the 9/11 attacks, where she heard testimony from the architect of the CIA’s "enhanced interrogation techniques." Read her Observer Dispatch.

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