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).

The Pacific Council on International Policy invites sustaining members to join an exclusive delegation to Armenia and Georgia, two nations at the dynamic intersection of geopolitics, history, and culture. This five-day experience from September 28 to October 2, 2026, will offer high-level access to key voices and institutions across the South Caucasus, providing participants with an on-the-ground perspective of one of the world's most strategically significant and rapidly evolving regions.

On Wednesday, October 21, 2026, at 5:30 pm PT, the Pacific Council will host a conversation in partnership with the International Rescue Committee (IRC) to examine how gender inequality is not merely reproduced in the aftermath of conflict and catastrophe but frequently intensifies. Attendees will hear from Madlin Sadler, Chief Operating Officer, International Rescue Committee, as she discusses what a more equitable approach to recovery looks like in practice.