NEWSLETTER | April 10, 2020
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COVID-19 NEWS & ANALYSIS
Andrew Rudman, Managing Director at Monarch Global Strategies, and Duncan Wood, Director of the Wilson Center's Mexico Institute

Monarch Global Strategies released a new report, Pandemics and Beyond: The Potential for U.S.-Mexico Cooperation in Public Health, which reviews past bilateral collaboration on epidemics, identifies a number of specific areas for additional public-private and private-private collaboration, and provides specific recommendations for policy actions to be taken once the crisis abates.
Ann Durbin, Director of Advocacy and Grantmaking at Jewish World Watch

Especially in this moment of chaos and upheaval, we must remain vigilant in ensuring that the world’s most vulnerable are protected.
Sohaela Amiri, PRGS Fellow at the RAND Corporation

While this is a serious crisis, it is also an opportunity for a fundamental transformation of our interactions with each other, our values, and our assessment of power, authority, and governance.
Experts discussed how to combat disinformation and misinformation during a pandemic in a recent teleconference.
Experts discussed the impact of COVID-19 on Big Tech companies in a recent teleconference.
Experts discussed the economic impacts of COVID-19 on China in a recent teleconference.
The San Francisco branch of the World Affairs Council puts out an excellent podcast series that covers topics of the day as well as ongoing international issues.
Catch up on all our COVID-19 coverage, including our recent teleconferences and Newsroom content.
MORE NEWS & ANALYSIS
In the latest installment of the Founders Series, Karen Elliott House recalls her experience as a Pacific Council founding director and what value it has brought to her career as an editor and Middle East expert.
Kimia Khatami discusses how her career in the rail industry relates to international affairs, what she likes about being a Pacific Council member, and the advice she gives students pursuing careers in the transportation industry.
Gabriel Beugelmans, Attorney at Nelson & Fraenkel LLP

Read Gabriel Beugelmans' Observer Dispatch about the pre-trial proceedings involving the U.S. prosecution against Khalid Shaikh Mohammad and others accused of carrying out the 9/11 attacks.
Adam Barry, Attorney at Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP

I spent Valentine’s Day 2020 in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. I expected my trip to teach me about national security law, but was surprised by how much I learned about relationships.
Experts discussed the climate change gender gap in a recent teleconference.
Experts discussed the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the ongoing refugee crisis in a recent webinar.
C. Steven McGann, Founder of the Stevenson Group

Washington should look anew at its relations with Pacific Island Countries, particularly as it begins to focus greater attention on the important role of the Melanesian states in Pacific architecture.
STAYING CONNECTED SERIES
Please note: During the COVID-19 pandemic, some of our events will be open to the public. Sign up for any of the Staying Connected Series teleconferences using this registration link.
Tuesday, April 14 | 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. PT

A Staying Connected Series teleconference on how the COVID-19 pandemic will impact globalization.
Thursday, April 23 | 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. PT

A Staying Connected Series teleconference on how the COVID-19 pandemic will impact technology and vice versa.
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