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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 5, 2018

Global Beat: Fighting Fake News, Peru Pardon, and More

This week, Germany enacts tough laws designed to combat fake news on social media; Peru’s president pardons a controversial former president; North Korea agrees to high-level diplomatic talks with South Korea; and more.

January 2, 2018

It's Time to Test a New Kind of Containment with North Korea

The United States needs to both reduce Pyongyang’s incentive to use the bomb and its ability to do so, writes Bennett Ramberg.

December 22, 2017

Global Beat: Chile Votes Right, DPRK’s WannaCry, and More

This week, Sebastián Piñera wins Chile’s presidential election in what marks the most recent shift to the right in Latin America; the United States accuses North Korea of being behind the WannaCry cyberattack; Saudi Arabia intercepts another Houthi missile; and more.

December 19, 2017

LA's Sheriff is Globally-Minded for a Global City

The LA County Sheriff’s Department is yet another example of Los Angeles’ emergence as a global city, LA County Sheriff Jim McDonnell told Pacific Council members.

December 15, 2017

Global Beat: Capital of Israel, Russia in Yemen, and More

This week, protests rock the Middle East following Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital; Russia suspends its diplomatic operations in Yemen as violence escalates; 15 UN peacekeepers and 53 others are killed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; and more.

December 8, 2017

Global Beat: Japan Seeks Missiles, Trade Stalemate, and More

This week, Japan wants to acquire missiles capable of reaching North Korea; efforts to launch trade talks between Canada and China fall short due to disagreement over Trudeau’s progressive trade agenda; former Yemeni president killed as violence escalates; and more.

December 1, 2017

Global Beat: DPRK’s New Missile Could Reach U.S., and More

This week, North Korea tests a new missile experts say is capable of reaching the U.S. East Coast; Pope Francis urges tolerance for religious diversity in Myanmar but doesn’t say ‘Rohingya’; Mugabe’s former vice president is sworn in as Zimbabwe’s interim president; and more.

November 29, 2017

Defeated Terrorists in Marawi Pose Threat to Southeast Asia

Southeast Asian nations need to better coordinate their counterterrorism efforts following the battle against ISIL militants in Marawi City, the Philippines, write Dane Chamorro and Bill Dickey.

November 28, 2017

Government Agencies Must Adapt to Encrypted Apps

The U.S. government must pay attention to new messaging platforms that allow terrorists to communicate and complicate U.S. national security efforts, writes Marc Nathanson.

November 17, 2017

Global Beat: Zimbabwe Coup, South China Sea Talks, and More

This week, Zimbabwe’s military take President Robert Mugabe into custody during an attempted coup; China and ASEAN agree to begin talks on the South China Sea; the fifth round of NAFTA negotiations begin in Mexico City; and more.

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