On November 20, AFPC’s defense technology program held an event for Congressional Staffers titled "Understanding Asymmetric Warfare: Cyber Threats from Iran and North Korea."
On October 30, AFPC hosted a conference for Congressional staff in the U.S. Capitol Building Visitor complex entitled “Ukraine: The Forgotten War.”
From August 26 to September 2, 2017, AFPC led a delegation of mid-career-level foreign policy experts for a research visit to China.
On June 1, AFPC’s Defense Technology program continued its lunchtime briefing series for Congressional Staff in the House and Senate with a briefing on "Engineering Humans for War: The Future of Super Soldiers - Opportunities, Concerns, and Options for Legislation."
On February 27, AFPC's Defense Technology program continued its lunchtime briefing series for Congressional Staff in the House and Senate on the encryption debate titled, "Going Dark — Implications of an Encrypted World: Understanding the encryption debate, its effect on U.S. national security, and options for legislation."