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June 10, 2020

The Pacific Council has launched a new platform for our member-written commentary and analysis. We are unveiling the Pacific Council Magazine, where you can find pieces written by our members on local-to-global topics, plus member spotlights and recaps and recordings from our events. Bookmark the new Pacific Council Magazine at pacificcouncil.online.

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May 20, 2021

CONTINUING OUR COLLABORATION ON FOREIGN REPORTING WITH USC

September 17, 2020

A GUIDE TO CALIFORNIA'S LOCAL-TO-GLOBAL BALLOT MEASURES

April 17, 2017

Trump’s Tweets About North Korea Make Bad Matters Worse

The best option for the situation on the Korean Peninsula is a combination of further sanctions and intense, boring, frustrating diplomacy, not more tweeting or war, writes Nina Hachigian.

April 11, 2017

Military Power and Soft Power in Syria: What Comes Next?

U.S. soft power recedes when the United States simply stands by as war crimes are committed, and it grows when the United States takes action in support of the victims of those crimes, writes Phil Seib.

April 11, 2017

For Our National Security, It’s Time for Climate Action

Representative Ted Lieu explains why it is absolutely critical that the United States address the connections between climate change and national security.

April 10, 2017

Can There Be War Without Soldiers?

The wars of the future will be fought with very different kinds of weapons, on very different kinds of battlefields. And we should be wary of them, writes Rosa Brooks.

April 5, 2017

America Needs a Strong Transatlantic Alliance. Here’s Why.

Former U.S. Ambassador to Germany John B. Emerson argues that U.S. national security depends on deep engagement with European allies, in both NATO and the EU.

April 3, 2017

On Eve of Mar-A-Lago Summit, Whither U.S.-China Relations?

Ira Kasoff writes that if President Trump's tweets and executive orders are a guide to what we can expect during this week’s U.S.-China summit, the two countries could be in for a contentious meeting.

March 13, 2017

The ISIL Delusion, the Al Qaeda Reality

Philip Seib argues that al Qaeda has been patiently waiting in the wings, ready to emerge again as the leader of global terror once ISIL is destroyed.

February 15, 2017

Here’s How the U.S. Can Retain Leadership in Asia

Developing its South China Sea strategy is one of the most urgent and challenging tasks facing the Trump administration, writes Nina Hachigian in Foreign Policy.

January 31, 2017

U.S.-Mexican Security Relations After El Chapo's Extradition

The extradition of Mexican drug kingpin "El Chapo" to the United States represents an opportunity for the two neighbors to strengthen their security relationship despite a backdrop of increasing tensions, write Robert Bonner and Gillian Horton in Foreign Affairs.

January 3, 2017

An Anxious Germany Awaits the Trump Administration

The Pacific Council's Justin Chapman recently traveled to Berlin, Frankfurt, and Hamburg, Germany, to discuss transatlantic relations with government, media, economic, and think tank officials.

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