In partnership with the United Arab Emirates Consulate General in Los Angeles, the Pacific Council gathered leaders across sectors to discuss the novel approaches that cities provided towards mitigating the COVID-19 pandemic this November. Written by Kelsey Suemnicht, inaugural Global City Fellow

The longer that US nuclear negotiations with Iran remain stalled, the more Iranian centrifuges will continue to spin, adding to the pressure on Israel to take matters into its own hands writes Bennet Ramberg

While the US lost the so-called battle for ‘hearts and minds’ in the Muslim world, elements of public diplomacy still retain their strategic importance for Washington, writes Ibrahim Al Marashi.

This week, President Biden has a chance to get something he desperately needs: a “win” on foreign policy writes Michael C. Camuñez

As climate leaders race to keep global temperatures from rising, what kinds of drastic measures should cities undertake to ensure we are able to avert the cataclysmic effects of climate change?

Given the history of repeated dead-end disarmament talks, déjà vu begs the question whether it is time to cut bait and accept the unacceptable writes Bennett Ramberg

What is the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) and big data on societies in the Indo-Pacific?  How are countries using AI and big data to enhance their national security and advance their national interests? And what are the major regulatory issues? For a perspective on these and other matters, Jongsoo Lee interviewed Simon Chesterman

In a fast-growing inter-connected world, Afghanistan cannot sustain itself in isolation. To avoid isolation, the country needs a nationally agreed-upon legal framework, writes Abdul Rahman Yasa

In her new book, The Fight for Climate After COVID-19, Pacific Council Member Alice C. Hill helps us understand why the time has come to prepare for the world as it will be, rather than as it once was.

Only now have Western nations woken up to the continued threat to Afghan minorities and women, writes Ibrahim Al Marashi.