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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

July 29, 2016

Global Beat: Colombia Beats Zika, Russians in Rio, and More

This week on Global Beat: Colombia declares an end to its Zika virus epidemic; Russian athletes will be heading to the Rio Olympic Games despite mass doping charges; sub-Saharan Africa is named one of the fastest growing regions for foreign direct investment; and more.

July 22, 2016

Global Beat: Erdogan’s Revenge, Rugby Para Todos, and More

This week on Global Beat: Erdogan has given himself near absolute power over Turkey in the wake of a failed military coup; a sporting project in the slums of Sao Paulo aims to give hope to rural children; volunteers in India are fighting climate change by planting trees; and more.

July 19, 2016

The Guantánamo Trials: No End in Sight

Steven Stathatos reports on his recent visit to Guantánamo Bay, and explains why the Military Commission hearings may never see an end.

July 15, 2016

Global Beat: Madame Prime Minister, Kashmir Unrest, and More

This week on Global Beat: Theresa May is selected as the United Kingdom’s second female prime minister; renewed fighting erupts in Kashmir; an international court rules against China’s territorial claims to the South China Sea; and more.

July 8, 2016

Global Beat: Juno Reaches Jupiter, Chilcot Report, and More

This week on Global Beat: NASA’s Juno spacecraft enters Jupiter’s orbit; a new report criticizes Britain’s role in the Iraq War; protests erupt in Zimbabwe over economic hardships; and more.

July 7, 2016

Money at the Crossroads of Human, Drug, and Arms Trafficking

The enormous loophole in the international legal system needs to be closed to prevent the problem of international money laundering, writes Pacific Council member Greyson Bryan.

July 1, 2016

Global Beat: Clean Power Amigos, Terror in Turkey, and More

This week on Global Beat: North American nations make a massive clean power pledge; Turkey reels from a terrorist attack on Istanbul's Atatürk Airport; the Iraqi military pushes the Islamic State out of Fallujah; and more.

June 27, 2016

There is Still Time to Fix Guantánamo Bay

Whether the Guantánamo Bay prison is eventually closed or not, the Obama administration can still give the remaining detainees due process by removing the inefficiencies in the Military Commission Hearings.

June 24, 2016

Global Beat: Time to Brexit, the New Panama Canal, and More

This week on Global Beat: the United Kingdom votes to leave the European Union; Panama unveils a $3.1 billion canal expansion plan; women's rights in Saudi Arabia begin to surface; and more.

June 20, 2016

The Iran Deal’s Building Blocks of a Better Nuclear Order

Dr. George Perkovich argues that the Iran nuclear deal could provide opportunities to strengthen the global nonproliferation regime.

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