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Momentous changes have taken place in Uzbekistan, at the heart of Central Asia.

AFPC Fellow in Russian Studies Samuel Bendett on Estonia's response to Russian Warbots

AFPC Senior Vice President Ilan Berman on sanctions against Iran

On October 2, S. Frederick Starr addressed the topic of Russia's relationship to Central Asia at the Woodrow Wilson Center.

From September 26 to September 30, AFPC hosted a Chinese delegation led by Mr. Zhou Rongguo, Deputy Director General, Bureau for North American, Oceanian & Nordic Affairs, International Department of the CPC Central Committee (IDCPC).

On September 25, AFPC’s CACI held a roundtable entitled "Developments in Azerbaijan’s Foreign Policy"

AFPC Senior Vice President Ilan Berman quoted in USA Today article regarding the Trump administration’s approach to Iran.

“It [UN General Assembly meeting] is the most public platform that Trump has to date to say our Iran strategy is not negotiable and that there will be consequences for not complying,” [AFPC VP Ilan] Berman said. “But opposing parties are very likely to use the chance to push back and try to build consensus of their own to preserve the status quo.”

AFPC Senior Fellow for Russia Stephen Blank interviewed by Deutsche Welle regarding Russia.

AFPC Senior Fellow for Russia Stephen Blank interviewed by Voice of America regarding Russia.

AFPC Senior Vice President Ilan Berman quoted in The Hill regarding challenges facing the U.S. with pending release of terror convicts.

On September 14, 2018, the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute hosted an off-the-record roundtable discussion on U.S. Security Challenges in the South Caucasus.

AFPC Senior Vice President Ilan Berman interviewed by The Hill regarding radicalization and rehabilitation of Islamists.

AFPC Senior Fellow for China Joshua Eisenman participated in a workshop sponsored by the Russia and Eurasia Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in conjunction with Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) regarding the effects of disinformation in democratic societies.

AFPC Fellow in Defense Studies Jennifer McArdle chaired and AFPC Fellow in Russian Studies Samuel Bendett participated in a conference entitled "Victory Over and Across Domains: Networked Training for Tomorrow’s Battlefield" conference organized by the Salve Regina University.

AFPC Senior Fellow for Russia Stephen Blank quoted in The Asia Times regarding Sino-Russia military relations

AFPC Senior Fellow for Russia Stephen Blank quotes in The Asia Times regarding Vostok 2018 military exercises.

From August 31-September 8, an AFPC delegation headed by Senior Vice President Ilan Berman traveled to Israel on a week-long fact-finding mission. Delegation members visited Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, where they met with an array of government officials, experts and scholars to assess Israel’s evolving strategic situation in the region.

AFPC Fellow for Russia Samuel Bendett comments on Russian and Chinese Vostock Exercise

The Wall Street Journal published a review of AFPC Senior Fellow for China Joshua Eisenman’s April 2018 book, Red China’s Green Revolution.