Newsroom

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

November 6, 2017

Revising NAFTA to Govern the Digital Economy

Achieving the Trump administration's goal of revamping trade agreements to strengthen U.S. manufacturing and commodities will require implementing an ambitious agenda for revolutionary digital technologies essential to sustaining high value-added manufacturing and commodity production, writes Peter F. Cowhey.

October 30, 2017

Workers Need New Skills to Avoid Automation’s Impact on Jobs

Automation is both a curse and a blessing, but there are many existing solutions to the inevitable impact on the labor market, Andrea Belz and Art Bilger told Pacific Council members at Members Weekend 2017.

October 23, 2017

Was Obama’s Foreign Policy a Success? Most Members Say Yes

At Members Weekend 2017, panelists debated the question, "Was Barack Obama’s foreign policy a success?" After the debate, 61 percent of members voted "yes."

October 11, 2017

After the Storms: Rebuilding with Climate Change in Mind

With the continuing rise in temperatures from changes in our climate, larger, more ferocious storms may become the new normal, writes Alice Hill. If the nation fails to incorporate the risks of climate change into its preparedness efforts, any investment in the future may be washed away with the next storm.

October 10, 2017

Mexican Foreign Secretary on Evolving U.S.-Mexico Relations

As part of the Pacific Council’s Mexico Initiative, Mexican Foreign Affairs Secretary Luis Videgaray Caso recently joined Pacific Council sustaining members to discuss the NAFTA negotiations and the overall bilateral relationship between the United States and Mexico.

October 9, 2017

Wilson Center Launches Fellowship in Honor of Abe Lowenthal

The Wilson Center has announced its plans to create a visiting fellowship in honor of Abraham F. Lowenthal, the founding president of the Pacific Council on International Policy.

October 6, 2017

Hilton Foundation to Award $2 Million Humanitarian Prize

The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation’s 22nd annual Humanitarian Symposium and Prize Ceremony is returning to Los Angeles.

October 6, 2017

2017’s Quake is a Long Way from 1985’s Quake for Mexico City

Much has changed in Mexico in the time between the 1985 and 2017 earthquakes, writes Agustín Barrios Gómez, both in terms of emergency response and in strengthening Mexico's democracy.

September 20, 2017

Diplomacy, Development, and Trump’s "America First" Budget

U.S. diplomacy cannot afford the massive budget cuts that the Trump administration is proposing, Elisa Massimino writes ahead of Members Weekend.

September 13, 2017

President George W. Bush's Portraits of Courage

Following his talk at the Pacific Council's 2017 Gala Dinner in early September, President George W. Bush writes about his paintings and stories in his new book, Portraits of Courage.

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