On December 3rd, AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman spoke at a conference on "Missile Defense in Europe" convened by The Heritage Foundation. In his remarks, Mr. Berman focused on the current state of Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile programs, and their implications for international security.
On September 3-4, 2008, AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman was interviewed by the Iranian reformist newspaper E'temad regarding future U.S. policy toward the Islamic Republic.
In early July, AFPC Fellow in Asia Studies Joshua Eisenman and former US Ambassador to Ethiopia David Shinn published an AFPC Policy Paper titled “Responding to China in Africa.” The twelve-page report, which has been distributed widely on Capitol Hill and within the Administration, serves as a predecessor and a summary to their book which is to be published by the University of Pennsylvania Press in 2009.
AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman was cited in Cliff May's August 14, 2008 syndicated column for the Scripps Howard News Service on Iran's interest in asymmetric military capabilities such as electromagnetic pulse.
On August 13, 2008, AFPC Senior Fellow in National Security Affairs Jim Robbins appeared on NPR's "On Point" regarding whether news outlets should show images of service members killed in combat.