Catch up on the latest news and commentary from the Pacific Council. NEWSLETTER / October 15, 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 Now, more than ever, the Pacific Council’s work to promote global engagement is vital. Learn about all the ways you can support our mission in Los Angeles, California, and beyond! donate today >> 2020 ELECTION SERIES THE NEXT PRESIDENT NEEDS TO THINK GLOBALLY ABOUT COVID-19 Thomas Coates, a Distinguished Research Professor of Medicine at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, and the director of the University of California’s Global Health Institute The next president of the United States must help to make the country part of the solution, and not continue to have the United States be part of the problem when it comes to the pandemic. read more >> read more >> THE DAY AFTER: A CROSSROADS FOR CLIMATE CHANGE Marcus DuBois King, the John O. Rankin Associate Professor of International Affairs at George Washington University The U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement will either be finalized or voided the day after the presidential election, depending on who wins. more from the 2020 Election Series COMMENTARY LESSONS LEARNED: WHY THE UNITED STATES NEEDS A COUNTER-PANDEMIC BORDER STRATEGY Robert Bonner, former Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection, and Gillian Horton, Senior Manager at E3/Sentinel It is critical that our policymakers learn quickly and act decisively, including through the development and deployment of mitigation measures at our border, before the next pandemic hits. read more >> NEXT STEPS IN THE MIDDLE EAST AFTER HISTORIC ABRAHAM ACCORDS Abraham Wagner, who has served in several national security positions, including the NSC staff under Presidents Nixon and Ford At present, no one can say when and if Saudi Arabia will join peace accords with Israel, and Syria should also be considered. read more >> LAS PANDEMIAS SON CUESTIONES POLÍTICAS Y TODAS SUS DIMENSIONES SON POLÍTICAS: SUS CAUSAS, SU DINÁMICA, SUS IMPACTOS Hugo Alconada Mon, writer for La Nacion Ben Oppenheim dice que todavía estamos en las fases iniciales o intermedias de la lucha contra la pandemia de coronavirus. (Read this interview with Council member Ben Oppenheim in English here.) read more >> HOT WATER: ARE U.S. WATER SUPPLIES SUSCEPTIBLE TO ATTACK? Peter Katona, Clinical Professor of Medicine at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine and Adjunct Professor of Public Health at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health; Andy Shen, undergraduate student at UCLA; Natan Hekmatjah, UCLA graduate; and Seth Freeman, Emmy-winning writer/producer for television With the country focused on the implacable advance of the coronavirus and the latest distractions of severely divisive politics, are we dropping our guard regarding very real continuing threats to our national security? read more >> more commentary EVENT RECAP BELIEVERS: LOVE AND DEATH IN TEHRAN “My first reaction was: ‘Marc [Grossman], where have you been all these years? This is a story that’s waiting to be written,’” John Limbert said in a recent webcast about a new thriller called Believers about Iran by the two former ambassadors. read more >> ISRAEL, THE GULF STATES, AND NORMALIZATION "Do not judge the Palestinian people by their leadership,” said Dr. Jerrold Green of the Pacific Council in a recent webcast on normalization between Israel and Bahrain and the UAE. “Judge the Palestinian people by their potential, their capability, their achievement, and their aspirations." read more >> more event recaps UPCOMING EVENTS CULTURE CLUB: A CONVERSATION WITH THE FILMMAKERS OF "IMMIGRATION NATION" Thursday, October 29 / 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. PT / Open to the public A conversation with the filmmakers of "Immigration Nation," a six-part docuseries on Netflix: Christina Clusiau and Shaul Schwarz. register >> AFTER NOVEMBER 3: A PREDICTION Friday, October 30 / 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PT / Open to the public A Local-to-Global webcast on what to expect following the November 3, 2020, U.S. presidential election. 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