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NEWSLETTER / March 25, 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.
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PACIFIC COUNCIL MAGAZINE
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America's Coming Vaccine Glut: Who Should Get It First? ([link removed])
Michael Camuñez, CEO of Monarch Global Strategies, former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, a Pacific Council Director, and the chair of the Council’s Mexico Initiative

The coronavirus didn’t stop at international boundaries—and neither should the vaccine. Mexico should be first in line when the United States begins sharing doses beyond its borders.
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Speeding Toward a Car-Free, Post-COVID Future? ([link removed])

Marc Herman, Barcelona-based writer, and Paul Tullis, writer who covers the environment, medical science, criminal justice, and more

The world watches as Barcelona challenges automobile ascendancy.

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Biden Faces a Big Policy Decision: Will the United States Leave Afghanistan Without Women at the Table of the Peace Process? ([link removed])

Branka Andjelkovic, a senior consultant at the UN Development Programme, and Humayoon Babur, fellow at the Missouri School of Journalism who works for Pasbanan Media Group in Kabul

As U.S. Special Envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad reviews the peace process, is it reasonable for Biden to rein in the War on Terror or “forever wars” and rely on diplomacy instead?

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Trump-Inspired Far Right in Chile Is On the Rise in a Decisive Election Year ([link removed])

Sofía Brinck, Chilean journalist and a graduate student in Global Media and Communications at USC Annenberg and the London School of Economics and Political Science

This year marked a turning point for Chile’s far-right political movement, which has gained prominence with proposals that closely resemble former U.S. President Donald Trump’s policies.

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A Hero Rises? ([link removed])

Judith Lewis Mernit, writer who covers the environment, energy, politics, and social justice

Joe Biden’s first day was a good one for the environment.

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The Role That Western Nations Must Play in Resolving the Cameroon Conflict ([link removed])

Alexis Timko, USC student majoring in Journalism and Law, History, and Culture, editor and reporter at USC Annenberg Media, and intern for the International Human Rights Clinic at USC Gould School of Law

Scholars across the globe call for the international community to address human rights violations in Cameroon.

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What the President's Interim National Security Strategic Guidance Means for the Military ([link removed])

Colonel Todd A. Schmidt, Ph.D., Director (J5) for Plans, Policy, and Allied Integration in the U.S. Army’s Joint Functional Component Command for Integrated Missile Defense

There is now an opportunity to renew America’s faith in the non-partisan nature of the military and its undying allegiance to the Constitution, not political party, platform, or presidential personality.

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Vietnam, ASEAN, and the U.S.-China Rivalry in the Indo-Pacific ([link removed])

Jongsoo Lee, Center Associate at Harvard's Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies

Pacific Council member Jongsoo Lee interviews Le Hong Hiep, fellow in the Vietnam Studies Program and the Regional Strategic and Political Studies Program at the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, Singapore.

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EVENT RECAPS
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Robert Zoellick on U.S.-Mexico Trade, Diplomacy, and Beyond ([link removed])

The Pacific Council recently hosted 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. The conversation was moderated by Kimberly Breier, Senior Advisor at Covington. Watch the full conversation.

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UPCOMING EVENTS
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Edgerton Series: Human Rights in China ([link removed])

Wednesday, March 31
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. PT
Open to the public

An installment of the Edgerton Series on Responding to a Rising China, featuring Human Rights Watch Executive Director Kenneth Roth on
the state of human rights in China.

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Emerging Crisis at the Border ([link removed])

Friday, April 2
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PT
Open to the public

Learn more about the growing migration surge at the U.S.-Mexico border from Essey Workie of the Migration Policy Institute.

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