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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

January 21, 2020

Iran, China, and Other International Hotspots in 2020

Experts discussed the challenges facing the United States on the international stage this year in a recent teleconference.

January 3, 2020

International Issues to Watch in 2020

With major developments in the U.S.-China cold war, Hong Kong, Brexit, Syria, and impeachment in the United States, plus hotspots across Latin America and the Middle East, it looks like the world will continue to heat up in 2020, writes DJ Peterson. Here are the international issues to watch this year.

December 20, 2019

Thought Leadership: The Most Read Newsroom Pieces of 2019

Of the nearly 200 articles we published in our online Newsroom in 2019, here are the 15 people read the most. Reread your favorite pieces or read them for the first time.

December 19, 2019

Photo Essay: The Maasai in Kenya

Paige Smith spent a week living with a rural Maasai tribe in Kenya to more fully understand their way of life and how it is connected to their practice of female circumcision.

December 12, 2019

How to Stop Poaching? Follow the Guns

Kathi Lynn Austin recently spoke to the Pacific Council about her work to uncover and bring to justice the transnational criminal organizations that orchestrate international arms deals and illegal wildlife poaching in sub-Saharan Africa.

November 20, 2019

The Risky Business of Telling Stories

Press freedom observers say the risks reporters face around the world are increasing and evolving, writes Abhinanda Bhattacharyya.

November 5, 2019

An Alternative Way to Finance Economic Development in Africa

African governments can and should use public-private partnerships to reduce the financial gap between Africa’s economic development and investments, writes Aurelie Ngo Mambongo.

September 23, 2019

Western Sahara: One of Africa’s Oldest Conflicts

Experts discussed the state of the territorial dispute over the Western Sahara in the fifth installment of the 2019 Summer Teleconference Series.

September 11, 2019

A Free Trade Strategy to Boost Africa’s Manufacturing Sector

The African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement constitutes an excellent strategy to develop Africa’s economy through its manufacturing sector, writes Aurelie Ngo Mambongo.

May 15, 2019

An Overlooked Key to Combat Rhino Poaching & Wildlife Crime

A new report by Pacific Council member Kathi Lynn Austin of the Conflict Awareness Project, Follow the Guns: An Overlooked Key to Combat Rhino Poaching and Wildlife Crime, demonstrates that disrupting the supply of weapons used in wildlife crime worldwide is a much-needed—and often overlooked—conservation tool.

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