The Latest from the Pacific Council
Upcoming Events & Activities
August 20, 2026
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.
Santa Monica
August 27, 2026
On Thursday, August 27, at 3 pm PT, the Pacific Council is hosting a conversation to mark the one-year anniversary of the closure of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and examine the uncertain future of American humanitarian assistance abroad. Participants will hear from Tyler Beckelman, Nonresident Scholar with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace's Africa Program; Dr. Ebenezer Obadare, Douglas Dillon Senior Fellow for Africa Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations; Michael Schiffer, Associate Fellow, Technology, Trade and Geopolitics Program at the International Institute for Strategic Studies; and Sam Vigersky, International Affairs Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations.
3:00pm
Webinar
September 17, 2026
On Thursday, September 17, 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).
10:00am
Webinar
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