Newsroom

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.

All previously published Newsroom articles are available below in the Newsroom Archive.

Please note that all upcoming events will still appear at our main website, pacificcouncil.org, or by visiting the Activities menu above.

May 20, 2021

CONTINUING OUR COLLABORATION ON FOREIGN REPORTING WITH USC

September 17, 2020

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

June 2, 2016

Taiwan Enters the Cross-Strait Relations Danger Zone

Robert C. O'Brien reports from Taipei on the tenuous relationship between Taiwan and the People's Republic of China.

May 3, 2016

Treating ISIL as Cancer

Dr. Bennett Ramberg illustrates how the Obama Administration's comparison of the Islamic State as cancer offers insights into finally defeating the terrorist organization.

April 28, 2016

The Case for Georgia Joining NATO

Phil Seib argues that Georgia, with its solidly pro-Western worldview, deserves the stable future that NATO membership would help ensure against a potentially invasive Russia.

April 14, 2016

Russia Shows History Has Not Ended

Ahead of our Spring Conference discussion on Russia's renewed yearning for empire, Dr. Nikolai Sokov argues that Moscow must be stopped before it launches a full-scale challenge to Western dominance.

March 17, 2016

It May Be Time to Return U.S. Nukes to the Korean Peninsula

Dr. Bennett Ramberg argues that Washington and its allies must accept the reality of a permanent nuclear North Korea, and that is time for a new approach to stave off the possibility of a devastating war.

March 8, 2016

How to Fix Guantánamo's Broken Justice

Members of the Pacific Council's GTMO Task Force argue that replacing military judges with federal judges at Guantánamo is the best way to repair the damage done to U.S. credibility on the world stage.

February 24, 2016

Bring in Federal Judges at Guantánamo Bay: A Special Report

A special report from the Pacific Council GTMO Task Force recommends that the U.S. government fairly and transparently expedite Guantánamo proceedings by empowering federal judges to preside over the Military Commission Trials.

January 22, 2016

Beyond Crimea: The New Russian Empire

Agnia Grigas breaks down the causes, drivers and motives of Moscow's drive to rebuild the Russian empire.

January 6, 2016

It's Time for a Deal with North Korea

Jongsoo Lee calls for the United States to restart diplomatic talks with North Korea before the current situation turns into a crisis.

November 5, 2015

Watching Russia March into Syrian Quicksand

Phil Seib argues that Vladimir Putin's recent foray into Syria will only lead Russia into another military disaster, and that the United States should watch and learn.

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