On November 3, Angelenos and Californians will have the opportunity to weigh in on a number of issues that have “local-to-global” implications. Justin Chapman explores how some of these state and county ballot measures relate to issues that other countries are also grappling with, presented as part of our voter initiative, 2020 Election: A Local-to-Global Opportunity. 

While Beijing’s most recent threat to Hong Kong will likely end most vestiges of the “one country, two systems” policy, the Special Administrative Region appeared to have already arrived at a critical juncture in its political decline, write Brandon Alexander Millan and Joel S. Fetzer.

Experts discussed art and propaganda on a recent webcast, in partnership with the Wende Museum.

The USC Immigrants and Global Migration Initiative (IGMI) recently hosted a virtual discussion exploring the status of U.S. immigration courts during the COVID-19 pandemic, featuring Pacific Council members Camille Alick, Ashley Tabaddor, and Eliane Fersan. Read takeaways and watch the full conversation.