June 10, 2020
ANNOUNCING THE PACIFIC COUNCIL MAGAZINE

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.

U.S. Defense Department

May 19, 2017
Global Beat: Ransomware Attack, Mass Syrian Graves, and More

This week, North Korean hackers are suspected in the world’s biggest cyber-attack; the United States accuses Syria of using a crematorium to cover up mass executions; several African airlines are blacklisted from flying over European Union skies; and more.

Republic of Korea

May 12, 2017
Global Beat: New Leaders in France and South Korea, and More

This week, France and South Korea elect new presidents; Puerto Rico’s drinking water is at the brink of crisis; the United States considers expanding the military’s role in Afghanistan to combat a resurgent Taliban; and more.

May 5, 2017
Global Beat: Japan’s Military, Syria Cease-Fire, and More

This week, Japan’s prime minister plans to revise the island nation’s pacifist constitution by 2020; Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin agreed to attempt another ceasefire in Syria; Spain plans to use the Brexit negotiations to end the low-tax status on Gibraltar; and more.

May 4, 2017
Insights from Spring Conference 2017

Spring Conference 2017 was filled with discussions on U.S.-China relations, public diplomacy, the state of the free press, NAFTA renegotiations, the Middle East, U.S. immigration policy, and more.

April 28, 2017
Global Beat: A NAFTA Two-Step, the French Runoff, and More

This week, President Trump raises the stakes on NAFTA renegotiations; French presidential candidates Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen head to a runoff on May 7; Somali pirates attack commercial ships again after five years of calm; and more.

U.S. State Department

April 14, 2017
Global Beat: Tillerson in Russia, Caracas Protests, and More

This week, Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in Moscow; thousands of Venezuelans protest in the streets of Caracas for nearly two weeks; China orders a fleet of North Korean cargo ships carrying coal to return to North Korea because of that country’s repeated missile tests; and more.

UN Photo

April 7, 2017
Global Beat: A Chemical Attack in Syria, and More

This week, the Assad regime carries out a chemical attack in a rebel-held Syrian province, leading to a U.S. military airstrike; an explosion in a subway in St. Petersburg kills 14 people; North Korea fires a ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan on the eve of first meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping; and more.

March 31, 2017
Global Beat: Brexit Begins, Pakistan’s Border Wall, and More

This week, British Prime Minister Theresa May officially initiates the U.K.’s withdrawal from the European Union; Pakistan commences production on a 1,500-mile border fence with Afghanistan; impeached South Korean President Park Geun-hye is arrested on charges including bribery, extortion, and abuse of power; and more.

March 24, 2017
Global Beat: Terror in London, U.S.-NATO Summit, and More

This week, a terrorist attack in London killed five people and injured at least 40 more; U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson decides to attend a NATO summit he originally planned to skip; the latest North Korea missile launch failed, according to South Korea and the United States; and more.

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