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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 29, 2016

Global Beat: Dilma's Impeachment, Brexit, Syria, and More

This week on Global Beat: Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff’s impeachment drama continues; India and Pakistan attempt to mend fences; China clamps down on foreign NGOs; and more.

April 21, 2016

Insights from Spring Conference 2016

Spring Conference was filled with debates and exchanges on discussions ranging from China's economy and Russia's foreign policy to Gitmo and the future of global energy, Iran, and global health. Read the notable insights!

April 20, 2016

Strategists Debate 2016 Election at Spring Conference

The Pacific Council’s Spring Conference opened with a vigorous debate on the 2016 presidential election between Republican strategist Robert C. O’Brien and Democratic strategist Robert Shrum.

April 19, 2016

Lessons Learned, Five Years after the Arab Spring

The closing plenary session at Spring Conference 2016 centered on the lessons learned since the Arab Spring transformed the Middle East in 2011.

March 11, 2016

Democratic Transitions: An Interview with Abraham Lowenthal

Abraham F. Lowenthal, the founding president of the Pacific Council, discussed his new book Democratic Transitions: Conversations with World Leaders.

March 8, 2016

How to Fix Guantánamo's Broken Justice

Members of the Pacific Council's GTMO Task Force argue that replacing military judges with federal judges at Guantánamo is the best way to repair the damage done to U.S. credibility on the world stage.

February 24, 2016

Bring in Federal Judges at Guantánamo Bay: A Special Report

A special report from the Pacific Council GTMO Task Force recommends that the U.S. government fairly and transparently expedite Guantánamo proceedings by empowering federal judges to preside over the Military Commission Trials.

February 18, 2016

Getting to Democracy: Lessons from Successful Transitions

Through probing interviews with national leaders involved in 20th century democratic transitions, Abraham F. Lowenthal and Sergio Bitar explore how repressive regimes can give way to sustainable democracies. (Foreign Affairs, Jan/Feb 2016)

December 21, 2015

Barkey: Stability Erodes in Turkey As Erdogan Expands Power

An Event Envoy interview with Dr. Henri Barkey, Director of the Middle East Program at the Wilson Center, during the fifth installment of the Edgerton Series on Iran and Turkey.

December 16, 2015

Geoff Cowan’s “Let the People Rule” Hits Shelves in January

In Let the People Rule: Theodore Roosevelt and the Birth of the Presidential Primary, Geoffrey Cowan tells the history of America’s modern political theater.

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