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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.

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

April 1, 2020

Virus Having Bigger US-China Economic Impact Than Trade War

Experts discussed the economic impacts of COVID-19 on China in a recent teleconference.

March 30, 2020

The World Needs Reliable Information Now More Than Ever

Experts discussed how to combat disinformation and misinformation during a pandemic in a recent teleconference.

March 27, 2020

The Coronavirus Knows No Borders; We Shouldn’t Either

The coronavirus has shown it knows no boundaries and respects no borders, so we must fight the enemy on the same terms, writes Michael Camuñez.

March 25, 2020

COVID-19 Lowers Hostile Rhetoric Between Saudi Arabia & Iran

Experts discussed Saudi Arabia and Iran’s struggle for hegemony in the Middle East in a recent teleconference.

March 24, 2020

Port of LA Remains Open During Statewide Stay-At-Home Order

Experts discussed the economic impacts of COVID-19 on the Port of Los Angeles in a recent teleconference.

March 19, 2020

Implications of COVID-19 for Mexico

The global developments regarding the COVID-19 pandemic have had a marked impact on Mexico, which is just barely at the beginning of the proverbial COVID-19 curve, write Pamela Starr, Geoffrey Jones, and Michael Camuñez in this special report from Monarch Global Strategies.

March 16, 2020

The Coronavirus and Biosecurity in the Middle East

COVID-19 will travel pre-modern pilgrimage routes and invoke post-modern conspiracy theories, writes Ibrahim Al-Marashi.

February 21, 2020

The Geopolitics of the Coronavirus Outbreak

The coronavirus serves as a reminder that diseases are political as well as biological, writes Ibrahim Al-Marashi.

February 19, 2020

What Impact is Coronavirus Having on U.S.-China Relations?

Experts discussed the global spread of the coronavirus and its impact on international relations in a recent teleconference.

February 12, 2020

New Approaches Are Needed for Transborder Water Issues

As Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan continue their historic negotiations over the filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam being built near the source of the Blue Nile, we are reminded of the grave stakes involved when countries share water resources, writes Lauren Nicole Core.

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