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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

October 31, 2019

Brexit: An Educated Political Mandate?

If you asked any UK voter at the time of the Brexit referendum, it is unlikely that anyone understood the estimated time or cost to fully exit the EU, writes Sarita Jha.

October 23, 2019

A Brexit By Any Other Name

Rose sellers are anxiously awaiting news of a hard or soft Brexit that will determine whether or not the UK will impose stiff tariffs on imported goods, writes Paige Smith.

October 15, 2019

Venezuelan Immigrant Goes from Actor to Activist

Venezuelan immigrant Dassler Jiménez created a Facebook group to help other Venezuelan immigrants in Los Angeles navigate the city and establish a community, writes Abhinanda Bhattacharyya.

September 23, 2019

Western Sahara: One of Africa’s Oldest Conflicts

Experts discussed the state of the territorial dispute over the Western Sahara in the fifth installment of the 2019 Summer Teleconference Series.

September 20, 2019

The Great Game Over the Arctic

U.S.-Russia missile saber-rattling in the Arctic sends threatening political messages but the bigger threat is its lasting environmental damage, writes Ibrahim Al-Marashi.

September 17, 2019

Two Years After the Rohingya Genocide, Name the Crime

On this second anniversary, what has happened and continues to happen to the Rohingya must be acknowledged for what it is: genocide, writes Ann Durbin.

September 10, 2019

The State of Human Rights in Crimea

Experts discussed territorial disputes in Crimea in the fourth installment of the 2019 Summer Teleconference Series.

August 30, 2019

South and East China Seas: Is Military Conflict Likely?

The territorial disputes in the East and South China Seas hold geopolitical distinctions while carrying critical implications for U.S. interests, experts told Pacific Council members in the third installment of the 2019 Summer Teleconference Series.

August 22, 2019

Somaliland: Prospects for International Recognition?

Somaliland’s claims for sovereignty have endured nearly three decades and span identity, historical memory, and legal arguments, experts told Pacific Council members in the second installment of the 2019 Summer Teleconference Series.

July 15, 2019

Venezuela: Is There a Way Out of Its Tragic Impasse?

In a new policy brief for the Wilson Center’s Latin American Program, Abraham F. Lowenthal and David Smilde argue that conflicts that appeared to be irreconcilable have sometimes been resolved in other countries that were once controlled by authoritarian regimes, and these experiences are relevant to Venezuela’s plight.

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