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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 6, 2020

THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: CRISIS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

Experts discussed how COVID-19 is impacting developing countries on a recent webcast.

April 30, 2020

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ARE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE RIGHT NOW

Leaders of developing countries are worrying about their health and safety just as their medical systems come under assault, writes Grant Harris.

April 28, 2020

THE DAY THE MUSLIM WORLD'S FIRST DEMOCRACY FELL

April 28 marks 100 years since the Soviet Red Army invaded Azerbaijan and put an end to the very first secular democracy in the Muslim world—the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, writes Nasimi Aghayev.

April 13, 2020

The War in Afghanistan Is Not Over

Experts discussed the state of the war in Afghanistan 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 3, 2020

Climate Change Disproportionately Affects Women

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

January 22, 2020

The Lessons of Azerbaijan’s Black January, 30 Years Later

It is important, now more than ever, that we face the lessons of history—such as Azerbaijan’s “Black January”—so that we can manage the threats and tragedies that are happening today, writes Nasimi Aghayev.

January 3, 2020

International Issues to Watch in 2020

With major developments in the U.S.-China cold war, Hong Kong, Brexit, Syria, and impeachment in the United States, plus hotspots across Latin America and the Middle East, it looks like the world will continue to heat up in 2020, writes DJ Peterson. Here are the international issues to watch this year.

December 20, 2019

Thought Leadership: The Most Read Newsroom Pieces of 2019

Of the nearly 200 articles we published in our online Newsroom in 2019, here are the 15 people read the most. Reread your favorite pieces or read them for the first time.

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