On June 15, AFPC President Herman Pirchner, Jr. addressed a U.S. Helsinki Commission briefing entitled, "Reality vs. Rhetoric: Assessing the Trump Administration's Russia Policy."
Uzbekistan has remained staunchly secular and taken a firm stand against extremist movements since independence.
AFPC's Central Asia-Caucasus Institute (CACI) continued its long-term partnership with the International Monetary Fund with a forum entitled "IMF’s Economic Outlook for the Caucasus and Central Asia.
On May 22nd, AFPC sponsored a Capitol Hill conference exploring the phenomenon of “authoritarian media” and its implications for U.S. policy.
On May 17, AFPC’s CACI held a forum on Capitol Hill on the subject of "Trans-Caspian Trade and Transit."