April 23, 2018
An excerpt from Pacific Council member Mira Kamdar's new book, India in the 21st Century: What Everyone Needs to Know.
April 20, 2018
In the seven years since the beginning of Syria’s Civil War, the American response has not been effective enough to end the blood bath, including President Trump's most recent strike, writes Susan Baaj.
April 16, 2018
The time for improving the trial capacity and efficiency at Guantánamo Bay is now, before new prisoners are added to the population, write Jack Riley, Michelle Kezirian, Richard Goetz, and Jerry Green.
Jordi Bernabeu Farrús
April 13, 2018
This week, the United States weighs how to respond to another alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria; tensions increase between Taiwan and China; the Catalonian secession crisis continues; and more.
April 12, 2018
As too many politicians and many of their constituents across America decry international trade and blame immigrants for a lack of economic and personal success, they might consider casting an eye to Los Angeles as a compelling counter-argument, write Jerry Green and Dan Schnur.
Photo by Tuija Aalto
April 6, 2018
This week, the trade war between the United States and China escalates; President Trump orders National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border; Cape Town’s Day Zero gets pushed back to 2019; and more.
April 9, 2018
The 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang were a rare moment to see North Korea participating on the world stage in a cooperative manner, experts told Pacific Council members in a teleconference.
April 5, 2018
No other current public policy development could cause greater disruption for those of us rooted in the U.S.-Mexico relationship than renegotiating or even withdrawing from NAFTA, writes Patrick Schaefer.
KCNA via Reuters
March 30, 2018
This week, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visits Beijing; Western nations and Russia escalate feud by expelling diplomats; the Maldives get caught between China and India; and more.
April 4, 2018
For a country that has traditionally preferred low-key diplomacy to avoid antagonizing its larger neighbor to the north, Vietnam last month publicly engaged in a string of activities to strengthen deterrence against China in the South China Sea, writes Derek Grossman.
