On April 4, AFPC sponsored a Capitol Hill conference to examine the changing nature of Iranian behavior in the wake of last summer's nuclear deal and its implications for U.S. policy and strategic interests.
AFPC Director of Asian Security Programs Jeff Smith testified before U.S.-China Commission regarding China in the Indian Ocean.
In February 2014, Russia initiated a war in Ukraine, its reasons for aggression unclear. Each of this volume's authors offers a distinct interpretation of Russia's motivations, untangling the social, historical, and political factors that created this war and continually reignite its tensions.
On March 8, AFPC’s Defense Technology Program held a briefing for Congressional staff on the topic of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs or drones).
On February 29, First Deputy Speaker of the Rada (Ukraine’s parliament) Andriy Parubiy met with a small group of senior AFPC specialists on Ukraine and Russia led by former Under Secretary of State (and AFPC Advisory Board member) Robert Joseph and AFPC President Herman Pirchner, Jr.