REMEMBERING BRENT SCOWCROFT
Brent Scowcroft, former National Security Advisor who recently passed away at age 95, became a founding member of the Pacific Council on International Policy from the very start in 1995, writes Abraham Lowenthal.
NOW IS THE TIME TO IMPLEMENT A MULTILATERAL STRATEGY FOR THE PACIFIC
Washington should build upon new congressional initiatives to strengthen its alliances and partnerships with Pacific Islands Countries, write C. Steven McGann and Richard Pruett.
A TALE OF COVID-19 IN THREE COUNTRIES: VIETNAM, ITALY, AND THE UNITED STATES
The United States is still battered by the coronavirus while other countries have gotten the epidemic under control, write Peter Katona and Seth Freeman. Why is that?
COVID-19 AND THE CHANCE TO REFORM U.S. REFUGEE POLICY
To build a better, more democratic, more equitable world after the pandemic, the United States could start by helping refugees, rather than what it can do by merely seeking its own benefit, write Kemal Kirişci and Sam Denney.
PRESERVE THE TRADITION OF LATIN AMERICAN LEADERSHIP OF THE INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
Sixty years of tradition—of Latin American leadership of the Inter-American Development Bank—should not be overturned in its presidential election, which is currently scheduled for mid-September but should be deferred until March, write George Shultz, Thomas McLarty, Carla Hills, Robert Zoellick, Abraham Lowenthal, and Nelson Cunningham.
CHINA, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND COVID-19: AN INTERVIEW WITH KEVIN RUDD
Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd discusses the challenges facing the Indo-Pacific, including the many facets of China’s rise, with Jongsoo Lee.
TRUMP HAS PULLED OUT OF THE GLOBAL BATTLE FOR HEARTS AND MINDS
Voice of America has been effective because it broadcasts truth rather than propaganda, but its independence is now in jeopardy, write Madeleine Albright and Marc Nathanson.
SHOT IN THE FOOT
The problem for the Mexican government is that it does not possess a strategy for the development of the country, writes Luis Rubio.
TRUMP HAS DAMAGED THE U.S.-JAPAN-SOUTH KOREA ALLIANCE—AND CHINA LOVES IT
The Trump administration has accomplished in just three years an objective that Beijing has long pursued: reducing U.S. influence in the region by weakening the U.S.-Japan-South Korea partnership, write Mieczysław Boduszyński and Gene Park.
WHAT DOES THE VENEZUELAN OPPOSITION HAVE TO DO TO ADVANCE?
The solid international recognition of Juan Guaidó's presidency does not change the fact that Nicolás Maduro controls the territory, public institutions, security forces, and resources. Therefore, the opposition must make a realistic effort to reformulate the conflict, write Abraham Lowenthal and David Smilde.

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