NEWSLETTER / April 24, 2020

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NEWS

INTRODUCING THE PACIFIC COUNCIL PODCAST

We are pleased to announce the Pacific Council’s new podcast, featuring our teleconferences on international affairs issues and episodes of "Local Planet" from Director of Programs Thomas Zimmerman. Available now on all of the major podcast hosting platforms, including iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher, and TuneIn. Simply search "Pacific Council on International Policy" on any of these free podcast services.

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THE PACIFIC COUNCIL'S COVID-19 RAPID RELIEF PROJECT In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pacific Council has leveraged its esteemed member network to coordinate rapid relief projects in support of domestic and international community needs. read more >>

THE LOCAL PERSPECTIVE: LINDA GRIEGO IN THE FOUNDERS SERIES The creation of the Pacific Council in 1995 piqued Linda Griego’s interest in international affairs and made it clear to her that LA was destined to become a global city. read more >>

WHAT WILL LIFE LOOK LIKE DURING + AFTER THE PANDEMIC? Juliette Kayyem, former Assistant Secretary for Intergovernmental Affairs at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, said the COVID-19 pandemic is unlike any other disaster that homeland security officials have had to deal with before and that everyone will have to be adaptive over the next two years. read more and watch >>

ECONOMIC IMPACT OF COVID-19 REQUIRES GLOBAL RESPONSE Experts discussed how the COVID-19 pandemic will impact globalization in a recent teleconference. read more and listen >>

THE WAR IN AFGHANISTAN IS NOT OVER Experts discussed the state of the war in Afghanistan in a recent teleconference. read more and listen >>

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: OUR COVID-19 COVERAGE Catch up on all our COVID-19 coverage, including our recent teleconferences and Newsroom content. recordings >> written commentary >>

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ANALYSIS

CHALLENGING THE CONVENING AUTHORITY AT GTMO LYNN TA, ATTORNEY As part of the Pacific Council’s GTMO Observer Program, Lynn Ta traveled to Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, to attend the pre-trial proceedings involving the U.S. prosecution against Majid Shoukat Khan. Read her Observer Dispatch. read more >>

STATE'S VENEZUELA PLAN A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION ABRAHAM LOWENTHAL, PRESIDENT EMERITUS OF THE PACIFIC COUNCIL, AND DAVID SMILDE, SENIOR FELLOW AT THE WASHINGTON OFFICE ON LATIN AMERICA International consensus could possibly lay the foundation for Venezuelans to undertake the difficult but desperately needed turn to national reconciliation and reconstruction. read more >>

CALIFORNIA'S FARM WORKERS DESPERATELY NEED PPE AND TESTS MARCELA CELORIO MANCERA, CONSUL GENERAL OF MEXICO IN LOS ANGELES We must address the extremely vulnerable situation of agricultural workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. read more >>

TRUMP'S XENOPHOBIA WILL EXACERBATE CRISIS ELIANE FERSAN, DIRECTOR OF THE IMMIGRANTS AND GLOBAL MIGRATION INITIATIVE AT THE USC GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW AND KAI GOLDEN, RESEARCH FELLOW The president has repeatedly chosen opportunism over public health, but crises should not be used for promoting restrictionist policies against immigrants. read more >>

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STAYING CONNECTED SERIES

Please note: As part of our Staying Connected Series during the COVID-19 pandemic, some of our events will be open to the public. Register using this link.

DEMOCRACIES IN TIMES OF CRISIS TUESDAY, APRIL 28 / 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PT A Staying Connected Series teleconference on how democracies fare in uncertain times. register >>

THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: CRISIS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES FRIDAY, MAY 1 / 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PT A Staying Connected Series webcast on how the outbreak threatens the world’s poorest communities. register >>

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