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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

June 27, 2017

Pacific Council Partners with Mexican Consulate on MXLA2017

As part of its Mexico Initiative, the Pacific Council has partnered with the city of Los Angeles and the Mexican consulate on "The Year of Mexico in Los Angeles" (MXLA2017), a program celebrating the important relationship between L.A. and Mexico.

June 23, 2017

Global Beat: U.S.-Russia Tensions Mount in Syria, and More

This week, Russia vows to shoot down U.S. jets in Syria flying west of the Euphrates; construction of a border wall fuels a diplomatic row between Ecuador and Peru; officials from the BRICS nations meet in South Africa; and more.

June 16, 2017

Global Beat: Elections in Cuba, Warmbier Freed, and More

This week on Global Beat, Cuba announces plans to hold elections later this year; Otto Warmbier is medically evacuated from North Korea to the United States; and more.

June 9, 2017

Global Beat: Qatar Isolated, THAAD Suspended, and More

This week on Global Beat, several countries in the Gulf region sever diplomatic ties with Qatar; South Korea’s new president suspends the deployment of a U.S. antimissile defense system; Puerto Ricans decide on statehood; and more.

June 2, 2017

Global Beat: Trump Removes U.S. from Paris Accord, and More

This week, President Trump is withdrawing the United States from the Paris Accord climate change agreement; a powerful new Ebola vaccine is headed to the Democratic Republic of Congo to fight a small outbreak; Yemen is on the brink of total collapse; and more.

May 24, 2017

Condoleezza Rice: Democracy Must Be Promoted and Celebrated

The United States should continue to promote democracy around the world, Dr. Condoleezza Rice told Pacific Council members.

May 22, 2017

China’s Economic Presence in Latin America is Growing

China’s agenda in Latin America is purely economic, not political or security related, Dr. Lourdes Casanova and Mr. Peter Hakim told Pacific Council members in a Situation Briefing teleconference.

May 19, 2017

Global Beat: Ransomware Attack, Mass Syrian Graves, and More

This week, North Korean hackers are suspected in the world’s biggest cyber-attack; the United States accuses Syria of using a crematorium to cover up mass executions; several African airlines are blacklisted from flying over European Union skies; and more.

May 18, 2017

"America First" Then and Now

President Trump’s America First ideas are not those of the America First Committee of the 1940s, writes Kiron Skinner.

May 12, 2017

Global Beat: New Leaders in France and South Korea, and More

This week, France and South Korea elect new presidents; Puerto Rico’s drinking water is at the brink of crisis; the United States considers expanding the military’s role in Afghanistan to combat a resurgent Taliban; and more.

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