Catch up on the latest news and commentary from the Pacific Council. NEWSLETTER / February 11, 2021 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. EVENT RECAP LA MAYOR ERIC GARCETTI'S 3rd STATE OF THE GLOBAL CITY ADDRESS The Pacific Council recently hosted Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti as he delivered his third State of the Global City Address, featuring his vision for strengthening LA as a global city and how U.S. cities can work with the Biden administration on foreign policy. watch >> COMMENTARY read more >> MEXICO'S TRANSFORMATION—OR LACK THEREOF Dr. Luis Rubio, president of the Mexican Council on Foreign Relations (COMEXI) More than 25 years after NAFTA was enacted, Mexico has improved in innumerable aspects, but its essential challenges—poverty, regional inequality, a bad justice system, wholesale violence and criminality, and an incompetent government—remain there as always. read more >> WOMEN'S RIGHTS HAVE IMPROVED IN NORTH AFRICA, BUT THE STRUGGLE CONTINUES Maro Youssef, Ph.D. candidate at the University of Texas, Austin, Meriem Aissa Ph.D. candidate in political science at Rutgers University, and Suzie Abdo, Security Fellow at the Truman National Security Project Ten years after the Arab Spring uprisings, a look at the impact on women’s rights in the Maghreb. read more >> SHOULD U.S. FORCES STAY OR GO FROM JIHADI LANDS? Bennett Ramberg, former foreign affairs officer in the State Department’s Bureau of Political-Military Affairs in the George H.W. Bush administration As the Biden administration addresses the threat from the hostile landscape inhabited by jihadis who continue to plot attacks on the United States, it must decide whether to continue or affirm the Trump administration’s retreat from Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, and Somalia. read more >> ENTREPRENEURSHIP, BUSINESS, AND ECONOMIC REFORM IN NORTH KOREA Jongsoo Lee, Center Associate at the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard University Pacific Council member Jongsoo Lee interviews Geoffrey See, founder of Choson Exchange. more commentary UPCOMING EVENTS The three events listed below are presented as part of the Pacific Council's First 100 Days Memo on U.S.-Mexico Policy series. The memo outlines policy recommendations on trade, immigration, and diplomacy, as well as how President Joe Biden can strengthen the bilateral relationship from the outset of the next term. Sign up to receive our monthly Mexico Initiative Newsletters to receive updates on this project by filling out this form. register >> UNITED STATES + MEXICO: POLICY IN THE FIRST 100 DAYS Monday, February 22 / 12:00 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. PT / Open to the public Announcing the launch of the Pacific Council's First 100 Days Memo on U.S.-Mexico Policy, with recommendations for the Biden administration regarding this essential bilateral relationship. Experts will share their recommendations as if they are presenting for the Biden administration. register >> COVID-19 AND IMMIGRATION AT THE U.S.-MEXICO BORDER Thursday, February 25 / 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. PT / Open to the public A discussion on solutions to public health challenges faced by migrant communities amidst the pandemic, as part of the Pacific Council's First 100 Days Memo on U.S.-Mexico Policy series, presented in partnership with International Medical Corps. register >> ROBERT ZOELLICK ON U.S.-MEXICO TRADE, DIPLOMACY AND BEYOND Monday, March 15 / 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. PT / Open to the public A keynote conversation featuring Robert Zoellick, World Bank president (2007-2012), U.S. Deputy Secretary of State (2005-2006), U.S. Trade Representative (2001-2005), and author of America in the World: A History of U.S. Diplomacy and Foreign Policy, as part of the Pacific Council's First 100 Days Memo on U.S.-Mexico Policy series. more upcoming events 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 If you haven't already, sign up for this biweekly email Newsletter to receive the latest news and commentary from the Pacific Council on International Policy. stay informed >> STAY CONNECTED SHARE WITH OTHERS View this email in your browser here and share it on social media: ‌ ‌ ‌ Pacific Council on International Policy | 725 S. Figueroa St., Ste. 450, Los Angeles, CA 90017 Unsubscribe [email protected] Customer Contact Data Notice Sent by [email protected]