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Between December 19 and 24, an AFPC delegation visited the Russian regions of Tatarstan and Bashkortostan to conduct field research on Russia’s Muslim minority, confessional relations in the Russian heartland, and the rising threat of Islamic radicalism within the Russian Federation. The delegation – led by AFPC President Herman Pirchner and AFPC Vice President Ilan Berman – traveled to Kazan, the capital of Tatarstan, and subsequently to Ufa, the capital of Bashkortostan and the spiritual seat of Russia’s Muslim community.

On December 16, Jeff M. Smith was interviewed on Fox 5 News regarding President Obama's Afghan war Strategy Review, the death of Amb. Richard Holbrooke, and Pakistan's role in the Afghan war effort.

On November 17, 2010, Jeff M. Smith spoke on a panel with John Norris from the Center for American Progress about the war in Afghanistan and Pakistan's role in that conflict.

AFPC Vice President Ilan Berman was interviewed in the November 17th episode of the Christian Broadcasting Network's "Stakelbeck on Terror" program on the strategic partnership between Iran and Venezuela.

Jeff M. Smith was interviewed on KION 1460 AM (California) to discuss President Obama's three-day trip to India and his support for a permanent seat for India at the UN Security Council.