the pacific council on international policy is another cfr affiliated organization thats worth knowing about. the council on foreign relations and the university of southern california founded the pacific council on international policy in 1995 in los angeles, california. history at pacificcouncil.org:   t/who-we-are/history a big idea founded in cooperation with the council on foreign relations (cfr) in new york and the university of southern california (usc) in los angeles, the pacific council emerged at a time when the world was becoming increasingly interconnected. the councils founders believed that the west coast, not just the d.c.-new york corridor, had an important role to play in grappling with global issues and developing improved u.s. foreign policy. by building the pacific council as a membership organization, they aimed to reframe u.s. foreign policy as a concern not only for foreign policy practitioners, but also leaders from sectors like business, media, politics, academia, and law.   ic_council_on_international_policy
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