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NEWSLETTER / April 22, 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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Tokyo and the 2020 Olympic Games ([link removed])
Eduardo Rodriguez-Jaramillo, USC student studying public diplomacy, human biology, and East Asian cultures with an interest in Japan

The world is watching what measures Japan will implement that could change the nature of the 2020 Olympic Games.
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The Hard Task of Counting Casualties in Syria ([link removed])

Sofía Brinck, Chilean journalist and graduate student in the joint master’s degree in Global Media and Communications at USC Annenberg and the London School of Economics and Political Science

We may never know how many people have died in the decade-long conflict that became a proxy war of foreign nations.

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Iran's Vaccine Distribution: A Promise of Self-Sufficiency Threatens the Livelihood of Iranian Citizens ([link removed])

Ida Ghohestani, USC student majoring in International Relations and French

It is up to the United States to lift maximum pressure sanctions against Iran as a gesture of goodwill to the Iranian people.

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From White House Announcement to Ethnic Studies Approval: Additional Actions for Asian Americans ([link removed])

Christine Kim, USC graduate student pursuing a Master of Science in Journalism

The White House on March 30 addressed a series of actions in response to attacks and harassment Asian American and Pacific Islander communities have increasingly confronted over the past year.

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At the Border with the Patron Saint of Transmutation ([link removed])

Sam Slovick, journalist and documentary filmmaker

The Biden administration is navigating a field of political landmines when it comes to migration at the U.S.-Mexico border.

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EVENT RECAPS
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Emerging Crisis at the Border ([link removed])

The Pacific Council recently hosted a discussion with Essey Workie, Senior Policy Analyst at the Migration Policy Institute, about the seasonal surge of migration at the U.S.-Mexico border. Watch the full conversation.

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UPCOMING EVENTS
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Power Play: A Look at India-China Relations ([link removed])

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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