The White House needs to outline a clear strategy on Syria and North Korea, and obtain congressional approval if it wants to use military force, Representative Ted Lieu (D-CA) told Pacific Council members during Spring Conference 2017.
Europe is facing internal and external pressures that could undermine EU stability and trigger a reversion to a nation-centric continent, Ambassadors Colleen Bell and John Emerson told Pacific Council members at Spring Conference 2017.
Rapid technological change is challenging the traditional definition of war, Rosa Brooks and Peter Neffenger told Pacific Council members at Spring Conference 2017.
South Korea and the United States should keep their mutually beneficial free trade agreement in place, experts told guests of the Pacific Council and the Korea Foundation during the SeouLA Forum.
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.
The stakes in the upcoming French presidential election are extremely high, Mira Kamdar and Philippe Le Corre told Pacific Council members in a Situation Briefing teleconference.
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The Pacific Council will use its network-based approach to tackle the complex issue of global and local water scarcity, Jennifer Faust and Rachel Cardone told attendees of the Leading Together Conference in Dallas, Texas.
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China’s agenda in Latin America is purely economic, not political or security related, Dr. Lourdes Casanova and Mr. Peter Hakim told Pacific Council members in a Situation Briefing teleconference.
The United States should continue to promote democracy around the world, Dr. Condoleezza Rice told Pacific Council members.
No one wants war between China and the United States, but it is still a distinct possibility, Dr. Graham Allison told Pacific Council members in a discussion on how the two nations can avoid conflict.
