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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 13, 2018

Global Beat: Syria Chemical Attack, Taiwan Tension, and More

This week, the United States weighs how to respond to another alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria; tensions increase between Taiwan and China; the Catalonian secession crisis continues; and more.

April 6, 2018

Global Beat: Trade War, Troops at the Border, and More

This week, the trade war between the United States and China escalates; President Trump orders National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border; Cape Town’s Day Zero gets pushed back to 2019; and more.

March 30, 2018

Global Beat: Kim Visits China, Russian Spy Attack, and More

This week, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visits Beijing; Western nations and Russia escalate feud by expelling diplomats; the Maldives get caught between China and India; and more.

March 23, 2018

Global Beat: Syria Evacuations, Trade War, and More

This week, Syrian rebels evacuate Ghouta; the Trump administration imposes more tariffs; Finland hosts talks between the United States, South Korea, and North Korea; and more.

March 16, 2018

Global Beat: Rexit, Philippine Drug War, and More

This week, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is out; The Philippines pull out of the International Criminal Court; Britain expels Russian diplomats; and more.

March 9, 2018

Global Beat: Italian Election, Tariffs, and More

This week, President Trump introduces tariffs on aluminum and steel; Italy elects an entirely new government; the crisis in Syria continues; and more.

March 6, 2018

Malley: Reinvest in Diplomacy to Avoid Future Conflict

From nuclear war on the Korean Peninsula to the evolving "climate change conflicts," there are several major hotspots around the world where conflict has the potential to break out, International Crisis Group President and CEO Dr. Robert Malley told Pacific Council members.

March 5, 2018

John Stamper on the al-Nashiri Proceedings at Guantánamo Bay

An interview with Pacific Council member John Stamper about his experiences and observations at Guantánamo Bay.

March 5, 2018

The United States Needs an Iran Policy

Until the United States has a genuine set of clear policy expectations for Iran as well as for the rest of the Middle East, it will continue to flail as it has for the past year, writes Jerry Green.

March 2, 2018

Global Beat: Xi’s Permanent Power, Syria Truce, and More

This week, China removes presidential term limits; Syrian humanitarian truce doesn’t stop civilian casualties; U.S. intelligence officials announce that seven U.S. states had their election systems hacked by Russia in 2016; and more.

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