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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 6, 2020

How COVID-19 Makes International Affairs More Humanly Decent

While this is a serious crisis, it is also an opportunity for a fundamental transformation of our interactions with each other, our values, and our assessment of power, authority, and governance, writes Sohaela Amiri.

April 1, 2020

Virus Having Bigger US-China Economic Impact Than Trade War

Experts discussed the economic impacts of COVID-19 on China in a recent teleconference.

February 21, 2020

The Geopolitics of the Coronavirus Outbreak

The coronavirus serves as a reminder that diseases are political as well as biological, writes Ibrahim Al-Marashi.

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.

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 13, 2020

DPRK’s Economic Development Depends on Denuclearization

The global community must encourage economic reform in North Korea and Kim Jong-un must commit to denuclearization, writes Jongsoo Lee.

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 24, 2019

Threats and Opportunities of Cyber Diplomacy at PolicyWest

Cybersecurity, the digital revolution, and the evolving roles of Silicon Valley and the U.S. government in national security and technology were all major and recurring themes at PolicyWest, Justin Chapman wrote in USC’s Public Diplomacy Magazine.

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 20, 2019

Is the U.S. Ready to Accommodate China as a Great Power?

Dr. Jonathan Pollack of the Brookings Institution recently spoke to the Pacific Council about China’s long-term national security goals in the third installment of the Edgerton Series on Responding to a Rising China.

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