Catch up on the latest news and commentary from the Pacific Council and consider sharing your own ideas NEWSLETTER | August 13, 2019 NEWS Presenting a New Video About the Pacific Council We’ve launched an original animated video about our work, our membership, and how we’re having an impact in Los Angeles. Learn more about how you get involved with the Pacific Council and consider becoming a member. Watch >> Building the Next Generation of LA's Global Leadership The Pacific Council has partnered with LA Mayor Eric Garcetti’s office on a new program called the Mayor’s Young Ambassador Initiative to empower the next generation of global citizens. Read more >> Member Spotlight: Lorraine Schneider Pacific Council member Lorraine Schneider discusses her work, how emergency management has grown as a field over the past two decades, and which global issues impact preparedness around the world. Read more >> Green: UK/France Delegation Highlighted Brexit Concerns Pacific Council President and CEO Dr. Jerrold D. Green discusses his key takeaways from our recent delegation to the United Kingdom and France. Read more >> Uncertainty and Mistrust Cloud U.S.-China Trade Talks Any U.S.-China trade deal will not be the end of the process but rather a temporary truce in what is increasingly looking like a much bigger struggle, experts told Pacific Council members in a teleconference. Read more >> Kashmir: A Path Forward for India and Pakistan? The dispute between India and Pakistan over Kashmir has been a source of conflict for decades because neither has incentives to change course, experts told Pacific Council members in the first installment of the 2019 Summer Teleconference Series. Read more >> Meet Our Summer 2019 Junior Fellows: Jure Erlic Get to know our current crop of Junior Fellows! Next up: Jure Erlic from Carnegie Mellon University. Read more >> More News ANALYSIS Biggest Threat to the U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy? Washington Itself Derek Grossman The success of Washington’s Indo-Pacific strategy depends on continued forgiveness from allies and partners. Read more >> Trade and Territory: An Explosive Combination in East Asia Jongsoo Lee Japan and South Korea must do all they can to defuse the recent tension between them, and the global community needs to be part of the solution. Read more >> More Analysis BECOME A MEMBER Members of the Pacific Council become part of a community of thoughtful, concerned global citizens whose experience informs smart policy and discourse. We connect you to a network of leaders, bring you in on both live and virtual discussions with global thinkers, and invite your ideas to contribute to public discourse and improved policy. Learn more about membership >> SUBSCRIBE Sign up for our biweekly email Newsletter to receive the latest news and commentary from the Pacific Council on International Policy. Stay informed >> CONNECT Pacific Council on International Policy | 725 S. Figueroa St., Ste. 450, Los Angeles, CA 90017 Unsubscribe [email protected] About Constant Contact Sent by [email protected]