This week on Global Beat, Angela Merkel calls for a ban on veils in Germany; Buenos Aires fights sexual harassment in public; Shell does business in Iran; and more.
This week, the world reacts to the death of Cuba’s Fidel Castro; Zimbabwe releases a new currency; a conservative hard-liner emerges as France’s possible next president; and more.
Pacific Council Co-Chair Marc Nathanson calls for the incoming U.S. president to uphold the values of freedom of information and choice around the world.
A Pacific Council delegation recently traveled to Honolulu, Hawaii, to explore U.S. foreign policy in the Asia-Pacific. Several key themes emerged from the visit, write Ashley McKenzie and Jamie Skiba.
This week on Global Beat, world leaders respond to Donald Trump's victory in the U.S. presidential election; India withdraws bank notes from circulation; Kenya pulls its troops from a UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan; and more.
Pacific Council directors Robert H. Tuttle and Mickey Kantor extol the virtues of the recently passed Global Food Security Act, and how it can make a real impact in the fight against global hunger.
Brian R. Moore and Riza De Los Reyes explain what recent currency counterfeiting tells us about the state of affairs in North Korea.
Abraham F. Lowenthal and Sergio Bitar introduce Democratic Transitions: Conversations with World Leaders, a series of discussions with national leaders who played key roles in transitions to democratic governance.
This week, Spain has a new government after 10 months; tensions continue to escalate between India and Pakistan over the Kashmir region; Cuba fails to meet its foreign investment goal; and more.
Elise Buik announces the theme for our 2016 Annual Giving season: Pay It Forward. This campaign supports an organization-wide effort to bring new, diverse voices into our international affairs work.