Bulletins

Russia Reform Monitor tracks the processes of reform in the Russian Federation and American policy toward the former Soviet Union. Launched in April 1995 when the International Monetary Fund provided a $9 billion loan to Moscow, the bulletin is generally published two to three days per week. (Subscribe)

China Reform Monitor chronicles the process of reforms in the People's Republic of China and American policy toward China. It was launched in anticipation of the 1997 Washington summit between Presidents Jiang and Clinton and is generally published once a week. (Subscribe)

Missile Defense Briefing Report tracks developments in missile defense and proliferation. It was launched in the wake of the Bush Administration's decision to pursue missile defense as a national security priority, and is published weekly. (Subscribe)

Asia Security Monitor chronicles weekly developments related to security and politics throughout the Asia Pacific region. The Asia Security Monitor also addresses the proliferation of trans-national terrorism and other emerging threats from the Silk Road and the India subcontinent into South East Asia and the Pacific Island nations. (Subscribe)

Eurasia Security Watch, AFPC's newest bulletin, provides weekly coverage of important developments in foreign and security policy related to the Middle East and Central Asia. The Eurasia Security Watch was launched in October of 2003, and is produced under the auspices of AFPC's Eurasia Program. (Subscribe)

Foreign Aid Advisory examines U.S. assistance and cooperation programs with other countries, particularly with the republics of the former Soviet Union.

Foreign Policy Alert provides an occasional analysis of a current issue of United States foreign policy, including Russia and China, arms control, and international treaties.

 

Recent Articles and Editorials

  • China's Africa Strategy, co-authored by AFPC Fellow in Asia Studies Joshua Eisenman, appeared in the May 2006 edition of Current History.
  • On Message in Iran, by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the March 1st edition of The American Spectator.
  • America abandons a friend, by AFPC Senior Associate E. Wayne Merry, appeared in the February 25th edition of the Washington Post.
  • False Prophet, by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the January 19th edition of National Review Online
  • China-Japan oil rivalry spills over into Africa, co-authored by AFPC Fellow in Asia Studies Joshua Eisenman, appeared in the December 9th edition of the International Herald Tribune (Asian edition). [In PDF format]
  • Al-Qaeda Versus Democracy, by AFPC Senior Fellow in National Security Affairs James S. Robbins, appeared in the Fall 2005 edition of The Journal of International Security Affairs.  
  • The Diplomatic Dance Won't Do, by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the November 23rd edition of National Review Online
  • Ideologue of Empire, by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the November 3rd edition of the Wall Street Journal Europe. [subscription required]
  • Mending U.S.-Turkey ties, by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the September 19th edition of the Washington Times
  • Pipeline to Trouble, by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the August 12th edition of the Wall Street Journal Europe. [subscription required]
  • Radical rebound in Iran, by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the June 23rd edition of the Baltimore Sun.
  • Russia can help U.S. curb Iran, by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the June 11th edition of the International Herald Tribune.
  • Nuclear diplomacy with Iran, by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the May 6th edition of the Washington Times.
  • Trilateral Alliance, by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the May 5th edition of National Review Online.
  • Tehran Tries to Cultivate India as an Ally, by AFPC researcher Christopher Kelley, appeared in the May 2nd edition of the Asian Wall Street Journal. [subscription required]
  • In Central Asia, a strongman feels the heat, by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the March 3rd edition of the International Herald Tribune.
  • Syria's Weak Spot, by AFPC Senior Fellow in Energy Studies Paul Michael Wihbey, appeared in the March 3rd edition of National Review Online.
  • The Bear is Back, by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the February 18th edition of National Review Online.
  • The New Battleground: Central Asia and the Caucasus, by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the Winter 2004-05 issue of The Washington Quarterly.
  • A critical test, by AFPC Senior Fellow in National Security Affairs Jim Robbins, appeared in the January 30th edition of the Baltimore Sun.
  • Iran filling political vacuum?, by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the January 26th edition of the Washington Times.
  • They Chose Freedom, by AFPC Senior Fellow in National Security Affairs Jim Robbins, appeared in the December 13th edition of National Review Online.
  • After Arafat, by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the November 3rd edition of the Baltimore Sun.
  • Ukraine's choice, by AFPC Vice President for Programs Kyle Parker and AFPC Program Associate Artem Agoulnik, appeared in the October 29th edition of National Review Online.
  • Iran -- Pyongyang redux, by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the October 27th edition of United Press International.
  • A New OPEC in the Pipeline?, by AFPC Program Associate Artem Agoulnik, appeared in the October 20th edition of the Washington Post.
  • Sunset Boulevard, by AFPC Senior Fellow for National Security Affairs Jim Robbins, appeared in the October 18th edition of National Review Online.
  • A New Birth of Freedom, by AFPC Senior Fellow for National Security Affairs Jim Robbins, appeared in the October 12th edition of National Review Online.
  • Russia Revived, by AFPC President Herman Pirchner and Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the September 2004 edition of The American Spectator
  • New Horizons for the American-Israeli Partnership, by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the Summer 2004 edition of the Journal of International Security Affairs. [in PDF format]
  • The Changing Face of Central Asian Terror, by AFPC Program Associate Artem Agoulnik and AFPC researcher Christopher Kelley, appeared in the September 1st edition of In The National Interest.
  • The Introduction to AFPC's Dismantling Tyranny project, by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman and J. Michael Waller of the Institute of World Politics, appeared in the Summer 2004 issue of Demokratizatsiya
  • Put the Brakes on Iran's Nuclear Drive, by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the August 2nd edition of Defense News
  • Suspicious Minds, by AFPC Senior Fellow in National Security Affairs James Robbins, appeared in the August 1st edition of National Review Online.
  • Terror at the Games?, by AFPC Senior Associate E. Wayne Merry, appeared in the July 21st edition of In The National Interest
  • Iran's Expanding Influence in Russia's Backyard, by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman and AFPC researcher Christopher Kelley, appeared in the July 19th edition of the Wall Street Journal Europe. (subscription required)
  • How to Tame Tehran, by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the Spring 2004 issue of the Middle East Quarterly.
  • Turkey turns cold, by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the June 15th edition of the Jerusalem Post. (registration required)
  • U.S. hardball with Syria, by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the May 24th edition of the Washington Times
  • A wider framework for security in the Balkans, by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman and Atlantic Council senior fellow Borut Grgic, appeared in the May 17th edition of the Financial Times. (subscription required)
  • The Iran Factor, by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the April 16th edition of the New York Post.
  • Energy Independence Is a Pipeline Dream in Ukraine, by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the April 13-26 edition of Insight magazine.
  • Trilateral Maneuvers, by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the March 19th edition of National Review Online.
  • Turkey Tilts Eastward, by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the March 9th edition of RFE/RL Newsline.
  • Pillars of a new partnership, by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman and AFPC Senior Fellow in Energy Studies Paul Michael Wihbey, appeared in the January 22nd edition of the National Post.
  • Moscow and Washington's Quiet Tug-of-War, by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman and AFPC Program Associate Artem Agoulnik, appeared in the January 16th edition of the Wall Street Journal Europe. (subscription required)
  • The Bush Strategy at War, by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the Winter 2003/2004 issue of The National Interest.
  • Weapons of Mass Disruption, by AFPC Adjunct Fellow Samuel Schubert, was published by United Press International on December 10, 2003.
  • The Great Game's Newest Player Speaks Chinese, by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the November 14th edition of the Wall Street Journal Europe. (subscription required)
  • Sliding back into Moscow's orbit, by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the November 5th edition of the International Herald Tribune.
  • Averting a nuclear nightmare, by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the September 24th edition of the Baltimore Sun.
  • Power grid-lock needs fixing, by AFPC Adjunct Fellow Samuel Schubert, was published by United Press International on September 23, 2003. 
  • How Russia Grabbed Power in Georgia, by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman and AFPC Program Associate Artem Agoulnik, appeared in the September 12th edition of the Wall Street Journal Europe. (subscription required)
  • Anatomy of a Power Struggle, by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the September 9th edition of National Review Online.
  • A Different South Asia-Middle East Nexus, by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the September 5th edition of the Asian Wall Street Journal. (subscription required)
  • The Great Game Goes Nuclear, by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the July 31st edition of the Wall Street Journal Europe. (subscription required)
  • Asset or Liability?, by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the July 17th edition of the Moscow Times.
  • While the West Sleeps, Central Asia Slips Back, by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the July 4th edition of the Wall Street Journal Europe. (subscription required)
  • Preempting Preemption, by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the July 2nd edition of the New York Sun.
  • Democracy undermined, by AFPC Senior Vice President Al Santoli, appeared in the June 27th edition of the Washington Times.
  • China: The Best Friend of Asia's Dictators, by AFPC Senior Vice President Al Santoli, appeared in the June 17, 2003 Jamestown Foundation China Brief
  • The Way Ahead for Missile Defense, by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the Summer 2003 issue of the Journal of International Security Affairs. [in PDF format]
  • Russia's defiance just part of broader strategy, by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the May 29th edition of the Baltimore Sun.
  • More Regime Change, by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the April 8th edition of National Review Online.
  • Baghdad and ghosts of Tet, by AFPC Senior Vice President Al Santoli, appeared in the March 31st edition of the Washington Times.
  • With or Against the West: Russia's Debate Continues, by AFPC President Herman Pirchner, appeared in the Winter 2003 issue of the journal Demokratizatsiya.
  • Trans-Atlantic Illusions, by AFPC Senior Associate E. Wayne Merry, appeared in the March 12th edition of National Review Online.
  • Coping with North Korea: The Start of a Strategy, by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the March 5th edition of In The National Interest.
  • Turkey Troubles, by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the February 21st edition of National Review Online.
  • Water and Turkish Security, by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the Winter 2002 issue of the Turkish Policy Quarterly.
  • Russia's Retreat, China's Advance: The Future of Great Power Politics in Asia, by AFPC Senior Associate E. Wayne Merry, appeared in the February 5th edition of In The National Interest.
  • America's Road to Teheran, by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the January 22nd, 2003 edition of the Jerusalem Post.
  • Russia and China in Asia: Changing Great Power Roles, an AFPC monograph by AFPC Senior Associate E. Wayne Merry. Order
  • South Asia's Strategic Sea Change, by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the December 12th issue of the Asian Wall Street Journal. (subscription required)
  • Bridging the Transatlantic Divide, by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the December 4th issue of the National Review Online.
  • Losing Turkey?, by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the November 1st issue of the National Review Online.
  • Reviving greater Russia, by AFPC President Herman Pirchner, Jr. and AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the October 24th issue of the Washington Times.
  • Let India have the Arrow, too, by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the September 29th issue of the Jerusalem Post.
  • Israel, India, and Turkey: Triple Entente?, by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appears in the Fall 2002 issue of the Middle East Quarterly.
  • The Russian-Chinese Border: Today's Reality, an AFPC monograph by AFPC President Herman Pirchner, Jr. Order
  • Moscow Courts the Axis, by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the August 26th issue of National Review Online.
  • The Military Relationship Between China and Russia, 1995-2002, an AFPC monograph by John J. Dziak. Order
  • Actions Speak Louder Than Words, by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the August 9th Jerusalem Post.
  • Out of Step on Iran, by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the August 8th Wall Street Journal Europe. (subscription required)
  • Visa: A Department in Denial, by AFPC Senior Associate E. Wayne Merry, appeared in the July 23rd Washington Post.
  • The New Front: An Ominous Alliance in Lebanon, by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the July 12th issue of National Review Online.
  • Tehran Rising, by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the Summer 2002 issue of the Journal of International Security Affairs. [in PDF format]
  • How to Win the Peace in Afghanistan, by AFPC Senior Fellow Elie Krakowski, appeared as a feature story in the July 1st, 2002 issue of the Weekly Standard.
  • Ending War in Afghanistan: The Opportunity Within Adversity, an AFPC monograph by Senior Fellow Elie Krakowski. Order
  • Empires of the Steppe - Russia and China: From Antiquity to 1912, an AFPC monograph by China Reform Monitor editor Al Santoli. Order
  • Russian Marriage of Convenience, by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the May 24th edition of the Washington Times.
  • Gangster Governance, by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the May 16th edition of National Review Online.
  • Water and the Turkish-Israeli Axis, an analysis by AFPC Fellow Ilan Berman, appeared in the January-March edition of the ARI Foundation Bulletin. [in PDF format]
  • Putin's Problem, a commentary by AFPC Fellow Ilan Berman, appeared in the January 8th edition of National Review Online.
  • U.S. Should Lead Way on New Afghan Rule, an editorial by AFPC Senior Fellow Elie Krakowski, appeared in the November 14th edition of the Baltimore Sun.
  • Kremlin Coalition-Building, an analysis by AFPC Fellow Ilan Berman, was published by United Press International on November 8, 2001.
  • Slouching Toward Eurasia?, an article by AFPC Fellow Ilan Berman, appeared in the September-October 2001 issue of the journal Perspective.

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