Catch up on the latest news and commentary from the Pacific Council. NEWSLETTER / July 23, 2020 The Pacific Council’s biweekly Newsletter shares international affairs commentary and analysis by our members and experts plus news from the Council and recaps of our recent events. SUPPORT THE COUNCIL The Council has pressed forward on local issues that have global ramifications for 25 years. Between the pandemic and cries for social justice reform, the country and LA are experiencing the clearest local-to-global links we have witnessed in this lifetime. Please consider donating today to support our commitment to global engagement. donate today >> ANALYSIS LA'S TIME TO LEAD A FAIR, STRONG, AND CLEAN COVID-19 RECOVERY Tammie Arnold, founding partner of Alpha Ledger Technologies, and Daniel Weiss, co-founder and managing partner of the Angeleno Group Los Angeles has what it takes to be the leading light when it comes to building back better after COVID-19. read more >> CANARIES IN THE COAL MINE: WOMEN, RACISM, AND NATIONAL SECURITY C. Steven McGann, former U.S. Ambassador to the Republics of Fiji, Nauru, Kiribati, and the Kingdom of Tonga and Tuvalu, and Sahana Dharmapuri, director of the Our Secure Future program at the One Earth Future Foundation We must apply all the good work we have done about promoting equality and justice abroad, right here at home, especially when it comes to women’s rights. read more >> U.S.-POLAND RELATIONS TRANSCEND TRUMP'S TRANSACTIONAL DIPLOMACY Mieczysław P. Boduszyński, Associate Professor of Politics and International Relations at Pomona College, and Kamil Lungu, former intern at the U.S. Embassy in Warsaw Relations between Washington and Warsaw are not just about a personal affinity between two men facing reelection, but rather, they are embedded in a larger transatlantic alliance system and rules-based international order of which the EU and NATO are vital anchors. read more >> read more >> CUSTOMERS SHOULDN'T BE RESPONSIBLE FOR E-WASTE—PRODUCERS SHOULD BE Colleen Graffy, law professor at Pepperdine Caruso Law School and former deputy assistant Secretary of State The price for requiring manufacturers to take responsibility for the lifecycle of their electronic products will be high but that cost is dwarfed by the incalculable price we are currently paying for our health, security, and the future of our children. More News and Analysis EVENT RECAPS THE UNITED NATIONS AND COLLECTIVE ACTION IN A CHANGING WORLD "The cooperation of international systems is in fragile shape, even though it’s needed now more than ever," UN Foundation President and CEO Elizabeth Cousens told Council members in a recent webcast. watch the recording >> TRUTH, JOURNALISM, AND DISINFORMATION IN THE AGE OF SOCIAL MEDIA "Social media companies have not done enough to combat disinformation on their platforms," journalist Jessica Yellin told Council members in a recent webcast. "We’re in trouble. This is a crisis. They need to be regulated the way media companies are." watch the recording >> watch the recording >> THE 23rd ANNIVERSARY OF THE HANDOVER AND THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG "We can’t look away [from what's happening in Hong Kong]," Jeffrey Wasserstrom told Pacific Council members in the fourth installment of the Edgerton Series on Responding to a Rising China. "Collective action by multiple countries is necessary." More Recaps 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 >> STAY CONNECTED Pacific Council on International Policy | 725 S. Figueroa St., Ste. 450, Los Angeles, CA 90017 Unsubscribe [email protected] About our service provider Sent by [email protected]