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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

March 13, 2018

U.S.-Mexico Relationship to Survive Ambassador's Resignation

After two years on the job, U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Roberta Jacobson has announced that she will retire in May, but Pamela K. Starr writes that the bilateral relationship will survive Jacobson's departure.

March 9, 2018

Trade and Public Diplomacy: Bridging LA and Mexico

Angelenos know that the vitality of our economy is predicated on our relationship with the rest of the world. One of our most important global partners is our neighbor and longtime collaborator, Mexico, writes Stephen Cheung.

January 8, 2018

Mexico in 2018: A Completely New Political Reality

The unpredictable outcome of this year's presidential election in Mexico will have far reaching and long lasting consequences for both Mexico and the United States, writes Luis Rubio.

November 6, 2017

Revising NAFTA to Govern the Digital Economy

Achieving the Trump administration's goal of revamping trade agreements to strengthen U.S. manufacturing and commodities will require implementing an ambitious agenda for revolutionary digital technologies essential to sustaining high value-added manufacturing and commodity production, writes Peter F. Cowhey.

October 10, 2017

Mexican Foreign Secretary on Evolving U.S.-Mexico Relations

As part of the Pacific Council’s Mexico Initiative, Mexican Foreign Affairs Secretary Luis Videgaray Caso recently joined Pacific Council sustaining members to discuss the NAFTA negotiations and the overall bilateral relationship between the United States and Mexico.

October 6, 2017

2017’s Quake is a Long Way from 1985’s Quake for Mexico City

Much has changed in Mexico in the time between the 1985 and 2017 earthquakes, writes Agustín Barrios Gómez, both in terms of emergency response and in strengthening Mexico's democracy.

August 30, 2017

Pacific Council Directors Weigh In on NAFTA Negotiations

In recent media interviews, Pacific Council board members Mickey Kantor and Michael Camuñez said NAFTA needs to be updated but urged President Trump not to pull the United States out of the agreement entirely.

April 12, 2017

U.S.-Mexico NAFTA Talks: More Positives, Same Uncertainty

A U.S. or Mexican withdrawal from NAFTA renegotiation efforts seems less likely now than at any time since the election of Donald Trump, explains Pamela Starr. But nothing is set in stone.

February 10, 2017

The Future of U.S.-Mexico Relations is Unpredictable

The U.S.-Mexico relationship is the strongest it’s ever been, but its future is unpredictable, Dr. Pamela Starr and Mr. Seth Stodder told Pacific Council members in a Situation Briefing.

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.

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