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

April 30, 2018

Refugee Cities Can Unleash Economic Progress

Refugee cities offer countries with major refugee populations a designated space designed to overcome the obstacles to economic growth for both displaced people and host communities, writes Michael Castle Miller.

April 24, 2018

Senator Coons on Syria, LA, Bipartisanship, Mueller and More

Senator Christopher Coons (D-DE) discussed Syria, bipartisanship, Robert Mueller, religion, and more with Pacific Council members at the Global Los Angeles Summit.

March 16, 2018

Global Beat: Rexit, Philippine Drug War, and More

This week, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is out; The Philippines pull out of the International Criminal Court; Britain expels Russian diplomats; and more.

March 5, 2018

John Stamper on the al-Nashiri Proceedings at Guantánamo Bay

An interview with Pacific Council member John Stamper about his experiences and observations at Guantánamo Bay.

February 9, 2018

Global Beat: Korean Olympics, Mexican Journalists, and More

This week, a North Korean delegation arrives in South Korea for the Olympics; Mexican journalists flee for their lives; the war in Syria intensifies; and more.

February 7, 2018

Experts: International Response to Rohingya Crisis Lacking

During a teleconference about the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Myanmar and Bangladesh that has displaced the Rohingya Muslim minority, experts disagreed about how the international community should respond.

January 4, 2018

End Africa’s Lifeline to North Korea

African nations are supplying North Korea with more than $100 million in deals annually. This must stop, writes Grant Harris.

December 22, 2017

Global Beat: Chile Votes Right, DPRK’s WannaCry, and More

This week, Sebastián Piñera wins Chile’s presidential election in what marks the most recent shift to the right in Latin America; the United States accuses North Korea of being behind the WannaCry cyberattack; Saudi Arabia intercepts another Houthi missile; and more.

December 19, 2017

LA's Sheriff is Globally-Minded for a Global City

The LA County Sheriff’s Department is yet another example of Los Angeles’ emergence as a global city, LA County Sheriff Jim McDonnell told Pacific Council members.

December 15, 2017

Global Beat: Capital of Israel, Russia in Yemen, and More

This week, protests rock the Middle East following Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital; Russia suspends its diplomatic operations in Yemen as violence escalates; 15 UN peacekeepers and 53 others are killed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; and more.

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