Catch up on the latest news and commentary from the Pacific Council. NEWSLETTER | December 27, 2019 | Happy New Year! ANALYSIS Thought Leadership: The Most Read Newsroom Pieces of 2019 Read or reread your favorite pieces of the year in our online Newsroom. Read more >> Photo Essay: The Maasai in Kenya Paige Smith Paige Smith spent a week living with a rural Maasai tribe in Kenya to more fully understand their way of life and how it is connected to their practice of female circumcision. Read more >> A Case for a Stronger Partnership with Russia in the Arctic Jeremy McKenzie The United States and other Arctic states should continue to enhance their cooperative relationship with Russia in the Arctic while at the same time using the full range of policy to continue to condemn Russia’s illegal actions in other parts of the world. Read more >> We Know How to Protect Our Elections from Foreign Interference. Why Aren't We? Thomas Zimmerman The integrity of U.S. elections is a national security issue. The United States’ foreign adversaries learned a great deal from the 2016 election. Have we? Read more >> Public Diplomacy Magazine: Threats and Opportunities of Cyber Diplomacy at PolicyWest Justin Chapman Cybersecurity, the digital revolution, and the evolving roles of Silicon Valley and the U.S. government in national security and technology were all major and recurring themes at PolicyWest. Read more >> Read more >> USMCA Trade Deal On Track to Take Effect in the Near Future Michael Camuñez Getting all three countries to pass the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement—which was recently approved by the U.S. House of Representatives and is expected to be approved by the Senate in early 2020—was a heavy lift, but all parties now hail the new agreement. More Analysis NEWS Listen >> Is the United States Ready to Accommodate China as a Great Power? Dr. Jonathan Pollack of the Brookings Institution recently spoke to the Pacific Council about China’s long-term national security goals in the third installment of the Edgerton Series on Responding to a Rising China. More News 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 Sign up for our biweekly email Newsletter to receive the latest news and commentary from the Pacific Council on International Policy. Stay informed >> CONNECT Pacific Council on International Policy | 725 S. Figueroa St., Ste. 450, Los Angeles, CA 90017 Unsubscribe [email protected] About Constant Contact Sent by [email protected]