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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 23, 2018

Do Indians Have Freedom of Speech?

An excerpt from Pacific Council member Mira Kamdar's new book, India in the 21st Century: What Everyone Needs to Know.

April 19, 2018

Mexico Deep Dive: Election, Economy, and NAFTA

U.S.-Mexico relations hit a new low following President Trump's order to send National Guard troops to the border, the future of the NAFTA negotiations remain uncertain, Mexico's presidential election season officially kicked off, and more insights from Michael C. Camuñez.

April 18, 2018

Annual Report 2017: Global Leadership from the West Coast

The Pacific Council has published our 2017 annual report, highlighting our collective work and impact as a foreign affairs organization over the past year.

April 12, 2018

Populism versus Globalism: A False Choice in LA

As too many politicians and many of their constituents across America decry international trade and blame immigrants for a lack of economic and personal success, they might consider casting an eye to Los Angeles as a compelling counter-argument, write Jerry Green and Dan Schnur.

March 28, 2018

Mayor Garcetti: The State of Global LA is Growing Stronger

Los Angeles’ leadership in global affairs is growing stronger at a time when the federal government’s role is diminishing, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti told Pacific Council members in his 2nd annual State of the Global City address in downtown LA.

March 22, 2018

Branding the Land of Ice and Fire

Pacific Council Communications Officer Justin Chapman recently traveled to Iceland to discuss the country's place branding efforts with government officials.

March 21, 2018

Paradoxes of Power in Mexico

The reasons why Mexico has yet to accomplish a critical political transition can be found in the history of its political parties, writes Luis Rubio.

March 19, 2018

Gene Sykes on PyeongChang and Lessons for LA2028

Pacific Council member and LA 2028 CEO Gene Sykes recently attended the Olympic Winter Games and Paralympic Winter Games in PyeongChang. He shared some insights about his experience with the Pacific Council as Los Angeles looks to its own role as Olympic host city in 2028.

March 9, 2018

Trade and Public Diplomacy: Bridging LA and Mexico

Angelenos know that the vitality of our economy is predicated on our relationship with the rest of the world. One of our most important global partners is our neighbor and longtime collaborator, Mexico, writes Stephen Cheung.

March 8, 2018

Defining Leadership in a World of Difference

Our work is cut out for us in the foreign policy sector to invest in ways to make this a field where women will thrive and rise to the top, writes Jennifer Faust.

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