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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.

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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 28, 2020

The Syrian War: A Never-Ending Nightmare for Civilians

Now is not the time to look away from Syria, where the horrors of the war are mercilessly ramping up, writes Ann Durbin.

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 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 19, 2019

Photo Essay: The Maasai in Kenya

Paige Smith spent a week living with a rural Maasai tribe in Kenya to more fully understand their way of life and how it is connected to their practice of female circumcision.

December 10, 2019

Where Does the Tenuous Peace Process in Colombia Stand?

A Pacific Council delegation composed largely of Emerging Leaders recently traveled to Colombia to explore the peace process, Venezuela, economic development, and more with government officials, business and NGO leaders, and former FARC combatants.

December 9, 2019

Passage of Uighur Act Vital Step for Accountability of China

Congress and the president should urgently pass and enact the Uighur Human Rights Policy Act in a timely fashion so that the United States can live up to its promises and help bring an end to the atrocities against China’s Uighurs, writes Ann Durbin.

December 9, 2019

Understanding the Continued Persecution of China’s Uighurs

Experts discussed the continued persecution of China's Uighurs in a recent teleconference.

November 20, 2019

The Risky Business of Telling Stories

Press freedom observers say the risks reporters face around the world are increasing and evolving, writes Abhinanda Bhattacharyya.

November 15, 2019

The Migrant Protection Protocol Must Be Reversed

The Department of Homeland Security's Migrant Protection Protocol, better known as "Remain in Mexico," is a duplicitous non-entrée policy masquerading as a humanitarian solution meant to address the thousands of Central American asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border and must be immediately reversed, write Eliane Fersan and Kai Golden.

November 13, 2019

Calming the Rhetoric Around Immigration

Our politicians and partisans should cool their fervor and take a dispassionate approach to resolving thorny policy problems such as immigration, writes Kim Gagné.

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