Events

In early May, AFPC Vice President Berman traveled to Istanbul, Turkey to participate in the 16th annual Global Leadership Forum convened by Bahcesehir University.

On May 14, as part of its ongoing education efforts relating to defense and security, AFPC hosted Dr. Peter Brookes on Capitol Hill for a presentation on the “Security and Defense Dimensions of the Asia Pivot.”

On May 6, the U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (colloquially known as the Helsinki Commission) held an official briefing on the subject of Moldova. Panelists at the Congressional event included AFPC Senior Fellow for Russia Stephen Blank, as well as Deputy Prime Minister of Moldova Eugen Carpov and Eurasian nationalities expert Paul Goble.

On April 28, in a private room in New York City, AFPC hosted a small dinner for China’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Liu Jieyi.

In cooperation with the Center for US-Ukrainian Relations, AFPC hosted an April 2014roundtable briefing featuring General Ihor Smeshko, former head of Ukraine’s security service and a past Defense Attaché of Ukraine to the U.S.