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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 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

Thinking About Melanesia—A Start

Washington should look anew at its relations with Pacific Island Countries, particularly as it begins to focus greater attention on the important role of the Melanesian states in Pacific architecture, writes C. Steven McGann.

April 3, 2020

Climate Change Disproportionately Affects Women

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

January 30, 2020

Australia Must Consider Climate Change’s Impact on Fire Risk

Australians must work to understand how warming temperatures will affect bushfire dynamics over the coming years, writes Alice Hill.

January 7, 2020

The United States Should Strengthen Support to Kiribati

The United States can work with partner countries to use existing resources in a more coordinated manner in order to achieve immediate progress toward mitigating the negative impacts of climate change on Kiribati, writes C. Steven McGann.

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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