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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

September 2, 2016

Global Beat: Dilma Impeached, China Preps for G20, and More

This week, the Brazilian senate votes to officially remove Dilma Rousseff as president; China prepares to host the G20 Summit in Hangzhou; Spain’s prime minister loses a vote of confidence; and more.

September 1, 2016

Annual Giving 2016: Pay It Forward

Elise Buik announces the theme for our 2016 Annual Giving season: Pay It Forward. This campaign supports an organization-wide effort to bring new, diverse voices into our international affairs work.

August 26, 2016

Global Beat: To Mars from China, Gitmo Transfers, and More

This week, China releases details of its 2020 Mars rover mission; the Obama administration transfers 15 Guantánamo Bay detainees to the United Arab Emirates; bombings continue in Thailand; and more.

August 24, 2016

Cooperation and Collaboration Key for U.S.-China Relations

The United States should develop a clear and realistic path for China’s eventual participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership and should begin exploring with China a role for the United States within or alongside the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, writes Pacific Council president and CEO Jerrold D. Green, Communications Associate Justin Chapman, and Events Officer Alexandre Moore.

August 23, 2016

The Last Mufti of Iranian Kurdistan

Ali Ezzatyar reflects on the origins and main themes of his new book, The Last Mufti of Iranian Kurdistan: Ethnic and Religious Implications in the Greater Middle East.

August 19, 2016

Global Beat: UN at Fault in Haiti’s Cholera Crisis, and More

This week, the United Nations accepts responsibility for Haiti's 2010 cholera outbreak; French cities ban Muslim women from wearing burkinis at beaches; a top North Korean diplomat defects; and more.

August 17, 2016

The Future of Diplomacy

Phil Seib explores how diplomacy in our hyper-connected world is being transformed into a global participatory process by new media tools and newly empowered publics.

August 12, 2016

Global Beat: Putin Hosts Erdogan, Maduro's Recall, and More

This week, Erdoğan and Putin meet in an attempt to resurrect bilateral relations; protesters denounce the timeline for a recall of Venezuela’s president; the world’s longest hunger strike comes to an end; and more.

August 10, 2016

What Works in the Military Realm of U.S.-China Relations?

Greater engagement and interaction between the Chinese and U.S. militaries could help empower moderate voices within both organizations, writes Pacific Council President and CEO Jerrold D. Green, Communications Associate Justin Chapman, and Events Officer Alexandre Moore.

August 5, 2016

Global Beat: Refugee Olympic Team, a Cuban Vaccine, and More

This week, an Olympic team of refugees makes history in Rio; researchers in Cuba develop a vaccine for lung cancer; women in Nepal organize to gain independence from a patriarchal caste system; and more.

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