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NEWSLETTER / April 8, 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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Maria Salinas, president and CEO of the LA Area Chamber of Commerce

Organizations like the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce intend to exercise their voice on sustainability to ensure business and community interests are represented and emphasize equity, opportunity, and the economy.
Crisis Beyond War: The Weaponization of Education in South Cameroon

Alexis Timko, USC student majoring in Journalism and Law, History, Culture

Governments and international organizations must turn a spotlight on the situation in Cameroon and, in doing so, perhaps help save a generation of Cameroonian children.
Rebuilding American Credibility Abroad: Through Subnational Leadership, the Pacific Northwest Models the Way

Sean Connell, Senior Fellow at the Mansfield Foundation, and Sarah Sieloff, Hitachi Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations

Increased opportunities for states, cities, and other subnational actors to proactively, intelligently, and effectively engage in national bilateral initiatives will further strengthen connections between the United States and its global partners.
Water Scarcity Could Lead to the Next Major Conflict Between Iraq and Iran

Banafsheh Keynoush, author of Saudi Arabia and Iran: Friends or Foes? and the editor and an author of Iran’s Interregional Dynamics in the Near East

Policy experts in Iran are calling for proactive water diplomacy that goes hand in hand with Iran’s goal of building regional security with the 12 neighboring countries with which it shares river flows.
Atlanta Attacks: Anti-Asian Violence, and the Myth of the 'Yellow Race'

Ibrahim al-Marashi, associate professor at the Department of History at California State University, San Marcos

The massacre of women of Asian heritage during the pandemic can be linked to our current “xenodemic.”
Grow Your Own, Amigo

Brianne Estrada, graphic designer

Cuba offers lessons on how to develop more autonomous and sustainable food sources.
EVENT RECAPS
Human Rights in China

The Pacific Council recently hosted an installment of the Edgerton Series on Responding to a Rising China, on the state of human rights in China, featuring Kenneth Roth, Executive Director of Human Rights Watch. Watch the full conversation.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Power Play: A Look at India-China Relations

Tuesday, May 11
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. PT

Open to the public

An installment of the Edgerton Series on Responding to a Rising China, featuring Dr. Ashley Tellis of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, on the escalating India-China conflict.
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