On Monday, August 10, at 11 am PT, the Pacific Council will host a webinar examining the evolving conflict between Iran, Israel, and the United States, and its latest developments in negotiating an end to the war. Professor Sahar Razavi, Associate Professor of Political Science at California State University, Sacramento, in conversation with Dr. Jerrold D. Green, Senior Fellow for Middle East and South Asia, will discuss the political calculations shaping negotiations, the role of regional actors, and what the current moment may reveal about the future of the Middle East.
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On Wednesday, August 12, at 10 am PT, the Pacific Council will host a webinar examining the rapid proliferation of armed drone technology in urban conflict environments, with a focused look at the ongoing security crisis in Haiti. Attendees will hear from Diego Da Rin, a Haiti Analyst at the International Crisis Group, Sophie Rutenbar, Nonresident Fellow, Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology, Foreign Policy Program, Brookings & Visiting Scholar, Prevention and Peacebuilding Program, Center for International Cooperation, New York University (NYU), and Henry Ziemer is a fellow with the Americas Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).
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On Thursday, August 20, 2026, at 5:30 pm PT, the Pacific Council on International Policy will host a member event featuring Hedgemony: A Game of Strategic Choices, an immersive strategy game that brings the complexities of U.S. national security decision-making to life. Michael Linick and John Yurchak, two of Hedgemony's primary designers, will guide Pacific Council members through the game's origins, design philosophy, mechanics, and gameplay.
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