On Tuesday, July 7, at 10 am PT, the Pacific Council, in partnership with the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), will host a webinar presenting the findings of the 2026 Global Peace Index (GPI) and examining MENA's peace trajectory alongside broader global trends. Attendees will hear from Michael Collins, Executive Director, Americas, of the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP), Dr. Paul B. Stares, General John W. Vessey Senior Fellow for Conflict Prevention & Director, Wachenheim Center for Peace and Security, Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), and Alex Vatanka, Senior Fellow, Middle East Institute.
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The Pacific Council will host an exclusive roundtable discussion on Thursday, July 9, at 6 pm PT, to explore the strategic importance of quantum technologies and the conditions necessary to cultivate thriving quantum innovation ecosystems. Attendees will hear from Adam Klotz and Zachary Greenberg, Co-Founders and Managing Partners of 18 West Capital Partners, a San Francisco and Seattle-based venture capital firm focused on the emerging quantum ecosystem.
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On Tuesday, July 14, at 9 am PT, the Pacific Council will host a webinar on the security crisis reshaping U.S.-Mexico relations. The event will feature Lila Abed, Director of the Mexico Program at the Inter-American Dialogue; Dr. Cecilia Farfán-Méndez, Head of the North American Observatory at the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime; Dr. Vanda Felbab-Brown, Senior Fellow in Foreign Policy, Director of the Initiative on Nonstate Armed Actors, and Co-Director of the Africa Security Initiative at the Brookings Institution; and Clare Ribando Seelke, Specialist in Latin American Affairs at the Congressional Research Service.
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