Join the Pacific Council on Tuesday, February 3, at 8 am PT to explore key takeaways from the California-led trade mission to Ukraine and Poland and what it signals for future state-led engagement in the region. Attendees will hear from Emily Desai, Chief Deputy Director, California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development, The Honorable Dmytro Kushneruk, Consul General of Ukraine in San Francisco, Patricia Utterback, International Trade and Investment Representative for Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and India, California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz), and Andrew D’Anieri, Associate Director of the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center.

Join the Pacific Council on Friday, January 23, at 8 am PT to hear from Dr. Saori Katada, Professor of International Relations at the University of Southern California and the Director of the Center for International Studies, Dr. Allen Carlson, Associate Professor in Cornell University’s Government Department, and Kyoko Imai the Associate Director for the Indo-Pacific Security Initiative (IPSI) of the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security. This webinar will explore how Japan and China are balancing deterrence with diplomacy, how shifts in Taiwan policy are influencing regional stability, and how economic sectors, from tourism to supply chains, are being reshaped by geopolitical pressures.

On Thursday, January 15, at 1 pm PT, the Pacific Council will host Professor Sahar Razavi, Associate Professor of Political Science at California State University, Sacramento, in conversation with Dr. Jerrold D. Green, Interim President & CEO and Middle East Senior Fellow at the Pacific Council. This webinar will examine recent protests, restrictions on access to information, and the struggle of the Iranian people, offering insights into how these developments are affecting life in this strategically important country of 92 million people.