August 30, 2017

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.

August 25, 2017

This week, President Trump announces his long awaited strategy for resolving the war in Afghanistan without specifying details; two shipments from North Korea destined for the Syrian government agency responsible for chemical weapons are intercepted; the U.S. embassy in Moscow will halt all non-immigrant visas from Russia; and more.

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August 18, 2017

This week, the British government says it intends to avoid a hard border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland after Brexit; the United States, Mexico, and Canada open negotiations to reform NAFTA; the Taliban tells President Trump to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan; and more.

August 4, 2017

This week, Nawaz Sharif resigns as prime minister of Pakistan after being disqualified by the country’s Supreme Court in a Panama Papers-related corruption probe; President Trump signs the Russia sanctions bill but calls it "unconstitutional"; the U.S. government imposes sanctions on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro; and more.

July 28, 2017

This week, new footage suggests the Russian government may be arming Taliban militants in Afghanistan; French President Emmanuel Macron gets Libya’s two main rivals to agree to a ceasefire; a U.S. Navy surveillance plane is intercepted by two Chinese fighter jets over the East China Sea; and more.

July 21, 2017

This week, at least 20 civilians were killed in Yemen in an air strike led by Saudi Arabia; Italy considers issuing temporary visas that would allow migrants to travel around the European Union; an upsurge in violence and human right abuses in the Central African Republic displaces thousands of people; and more.

July 14, 2017

This week, the International Olympic Committee votes to name Los Angeles and Paris as hosts for the 2024 and 2028 Olympics; Iraq declares victory against ISIL in Mosul; China sets up its first overseas military base; and more.

July 7, 2017

This week, North Korea successfully tests an intercontinental ballistic missile that is potentially capable of striking the United States; President Trump and President Putin hold their first face-to-face meeting at the G-20 Summit; the UN Security Council approves a major reduction of peacekeepers in Sudan’s Darfur region; and more.

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