The United States Must Operationalize Resources to Secure the Pacific
The Indo-Pacific region has become the epicenter of the US-China competition for global influence, writes C. Steven McGann, former US ambassador to the Republics of Fiji, Nauru, Kiribati, and the Kingdom of Tonga and Tuvalu.
Astropolitics: Iran’s failed satellite launch and its nuclear diplomacy win
Iran failed to launch satellites in space but succeeded to deliver a message to the US, writes Ibrahim Al Marashi associate professor at the Department of History, California State University, San Marcos.
Why Haiti can’t get the new beginning it needs
Generations-long American meddling isn’t making it easier for Haitians to build a functioning democracy writes Amy Wilentz professor in the literary journalism program at UC Irvine and a 2020 Guggenheim fellow.
The legacy of Desmond Tutu and his fight against climate apartheid
To honour Tutu's memory, climate leaders, scientists, and activists not only have to address climate apartheid on a global level, but a local one as well, writes Ibrahim Al Marashi associate professor at the Department of History, California State University, San Marcos.
Alice C. Hill and her new book, “The Fight for Climate After COVID-19”
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.
SPEEDING TOWARD A CAR-FREE, POST-COVID FUTURE?
The world watches as Barcelona challenges automobile ascendancy, write Marc Herman and Paul Tullis.
AFGHAN DAM GENERATES ELECTRICITY, HOPE, AND TENSION OVER WATER RIGHTS AT THE AFGHANI-IRANIAN BORDER
Upstream from Iran, Afghanistan’s Kamal Khan Dam tests hydro-diplomacy’s effectiveness at quelling fears of water scarcity, write Branka Andjelkovic and Humayoon Babur.
WHY THE UNITED STATES NEEDS A NATIONAL CLIMATE INVESTMENT FUND
The United States should establish a climate innovation-focused investment fund to accelerate the development of potential solutions to our mushrooming climate catastrophe, while also creating jobs and leverage for incremental private investment, writes Brewer Stone.
ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CRISIS: BIODIVERSITY LOSS IN THE 21ST CENTURY
Additional local and global efforts are needed to ensure the sustainability of nature, not only for its own sake but also for its role in shaping the society in which we live, writes Mădălin Cătălin Blidaru.
IN TRUMP LEADERSHIP VOID, PACIFIC COAST CITIES TACKLE CLIMATE CHANGE
The leadership vacuum at the federal level has led local governments to create novel approaches to dealing with a global problem—climate change, writes Dennis Herrera.
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