On December 12, 2007, the American Foreign Policy Council hosted a Congressional briefing on U.S. Iran policy on Capitol Hill. The event, which followed the release of the U.S. intelligence community’s new National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Iran, provided an opportunity for Republican and Democratic members of Congress to weigh in on the controversial intelligence assessment and its implications for U.S. policy toward the Islamic Republic.
In September, AFPC Senior Vice President Ilan Berman traveled to Israel to take part in the 17th World Summit convened by the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism in Herzliya, Israel.
On March 10, AFPC convened a Capitol Hill conference of leading experts to examine Iranian ideology, strategic culture, and foreign policy objectives.
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 April 28th, 2009, the American Foreign Policy Council convened a Capitol Hill briefing on U.S. policy toward Syria and Lebanon. The event, held under the auspices of the office of Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA-27), chairman of the House Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade, featured presentations by AFPC’s own Matthew RJ Brodsky; David Schenker of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy; United States Institute of Peace scholar Mona Yacoubian, and; Tony Badran of the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies.