NEW DATE & TIME: On Wednesday, September 23, at 4 pm PT, the Pacific Council will host a webinar examining the rapid proliferation of armed drone technology in urban conflict environments, with a focus on 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).

The Pacific Council is delighted to welcome our members to an exclusive fireside chat with Senator Alex Padilla, U.S. Senator for California, on Wednesday, October 7, at 6 pm PT. As California's senior senator and one of the most consequential voices in the U.S. Senate, Senator Padilla brings a distinctive perspective to some of the most significant policy debates of our time.

On Friday, October 23, at 8 am PT, Pacific Council will host a book talk over breakfast, featuring Kathi Zellweger and Mike Chinoy, authors of Miss Kathi: Saving Lives in North Korea, a firsthand account of nearly three decades of humanitarian work inside one of the world's most closed and secretive states.