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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

May 20, 2021

CONTINUING OUR COLLABORATION ON FOREIGN REPORTING WITH USC

For a third year, we teamed up with Philip Seib, a long-time Pacific Council member and renowned faculty member at Annenberg, for a graduate-level class on foreign reporting, writes Justin Chapman.

May 7, 2020

COVID-19 AND THE MIDDLE EAST'S 'COLD WAR'

The pandemic has altered our temporal imagination and accelerated political tensions in the Middle East, writes Ibrahim Al-Marashi.

April 13, 2020

The War in Afghanistan Is Not Over

Experts discussed the state of the war in Afghanistan in a recent teleconference.

April 10, 2020

Relationship Advice from Guantánamo Bay

As part of the Pacific Council’s GTMO Observer Program, Adam Barry traveled to Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, to attend the pre-trial proceedings involving the U.S. prosecution against Khalid Shaikh Mohammad and others accused of carrying out the 9/11 attacks. Read his Observer Dispatch.

April 9, 2020

Refugee Services at a Standstill During the Pandemic

Experts discussed the global COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the ongoing refugee crisis in a recent teleconference.

April 7, 2020

Even During a Pandemic, Protect Rights & Prevent Atrocities

Especially in this moment of chaos and upheaval, we must remain vigilant in ensuring that the world’s most vulnerable are protected, writes Ann Durbin.

April 6, 2020

How COVID-19 Makes International Affairs More Humanly Decent

While this is a serious crisis, it is also an opportunity for a fundamental transformation of our interactions with each other, our values, and our assessment of power, authority, and governance, writes Sohaela Amiri.

April 3, 2020

Climate Change Disproportionately Affects Women

Experts discussed the climate change gender gap in a recent teleconference.

March 31, 2020

Navigating Issues of Secrecy and National Security at GTMO

As part of the Pacific Council’s GTMO Observer Program, Gabriel Beugelmans traveled to Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, to attend the pre-trial proceedings involving the U.S. prosecution against Khalid Shaikh Mohammad and others accused of carrying out the 9/11 attacks. Read his Observer Dispatch.

March 26, 2020

PM’s Assassination Attempt a Reminder of Sudan’s Challenges

The attempt on Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok’s life reinforces the need for the United States to support this important nation as it rises out of the ashes of its past, writes Ann Durbin.

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