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🚨 New in the National Security Journal!
Check out AFPC researcher Olivia Bary's piece on how China’s lunar ambitions mirror its South China Sea strategy, and what that means for the future of space power.
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Check out AFPC researcher Olivia Bary's piece on how China’s lunar ambitions mirror its South China Sea strategy, and what that means for the future of space power.
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December 18, 2025 at 3:45 PM
🚨 New in the National Security Journal!
Check out AFPC researcher Olivia Bary's piece on how China’s lunar ambitions mirror its South China Sea strategy, and what that means for the future of space power.
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Check out AFPC researcher Olivia Bary's piece on how China’s lunar ambitions mirror its South China Sea strategy, and what that means for the future of space power.
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🎙️ Check out the latest episode of Disinformation Wars!
Episode 57: In the Russia-Ukraine War, Language Is a Weapon — featuring Arthur Barys of TVP World on how Poland’s premier English-language broadcaster is reframing the conversation around Russia’s information offensive.
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Episode 57: In the Russia-Ukraine War, Language Is a Weapon — featuring Arthur Barys of TVP World on how Poland’s premier English-language broadcaster is reframing the conversation around Russia’s information offensive.
🎧 Listen now!
December 17, 2025 at 6:31 PM
🎙️ Check out the latest episode of Disinformation Wars!
Episode 57: In the Russia-Ukraine War, Language Is a Weapon — featuring Arthur Barys of TVP World on how Poland’s premier English-language broadcaster is reframing the conversation around Russia’s information offensive.
🎧 Listen now!
Episode 57: In the Russia-Ukraine War, Language Is a Weapon — featuring Arthur Barys of TVP World on how Poland’s premier English-language broadcaster is reframing the conversation around Russia’s information offensive.
🎧 Listen now!
🚨 New in Newsweek!
Check out AFPC Senior Vice President Ilan Berman’s latest on Europe’s urgent push for a “Military Schengen” — and why rapid military transport is now essential to deterring Russia and supporting Ukraine.
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Check out AFPC Senior Vice President Ilan Berman’s latest on Europe’s urgent push for a “Military Schengen” — and why rapid military transport is now essential to deterring Russia and supporting Ukraine.
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December 16, 2025 at 5:30 PM
🚨 New in Newsweek!
Check out AFPC Senior Vice President Ilan Berman’s latest on Europe’s urgent push for a “Military Schengen” — and why rapid military transport is now essential to deterring Russia and supporting Ukraine.
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Check out AFPC Senior Vice President Ilan Berman’s latest on Europe’s urgent push for a “Military Schengen” — and why rapid military transport is now essential to deterring Russia and supporting Ukraine.
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📢 New Special Report!
Deterrence and the Industrial Base: the U.S. and China
By Larry M. Wortzel
Don’t miss this in-depth look at how America’s industrial base shapes credible deterrence, and how China’s state-driven model is rapidly boosting its military and industrial power.
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Deterrence and the Industrial Base: the U.S. and China
By Larry M. Wortzel
Don’t miss this in-depth look at how America’s industrial base shapes credible deterrence, and how China’s state-driven model is rapidly boosting its military and industrial power.
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December 15, 2025 at 4:30 PM
📢 New Special Report!
Deterrence and the Industrial Base: the U.S. and China
By Larry M. Wortzel
Don’t miss this in-depth look at how America’s industrial base shapes credible deterrence, and how China’s state-driven model is rapidly boosting its military and industrial power.
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Deterrence and the Industrial Base: the U.S. and China
By Larry M. Wortzel
Don’t miss this in-depth look at how America’s industrial base shapes credible deterrence, and how China’s state-driven model is rapidly boosting its military and industrial power.
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🚨 Webinar Alert - Filling a Vacuum: The Rise of the Organization of Turkic States 🚨
Date & Time: Dec 17, 2025 09:30 AM EST
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Date & Time: Dec 17, 2025 09:30 AM EST
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December 12, 2025 at 3:03 PM
🚨 Webinar Alert - Filling a Vacuum: The Rise of the Organization of Turkic States 🚨
Date & Time: Dec 17, 2025 09:30 AM EST
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Date & Time: Dec 17, 2025 09:30 AM EST
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🎁 Looking for a thoughtful holiday gift for the foreign policy enthusiast in your life? Gift insight this season with AFPC’s latest books—featuring authoritative, timely analysis on the global trends that matter most.
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📕 Search our titles on Amazon to order!
December 11, 2025 at 4:04 PM
🎁 Looking for a thoughtful holiday gift for the foreign policy enthusiast in your life? Gift insight this season with AFPC’s latest books—featuring authoritative, timely analysis on the global trends that matter most.
📕 Search our titles on Amazon to order!
📕 Search our titles on Amazon to order!
December 10, 2025 at 8:01 PM
🚨 New in Forbes!
Don't miss AFPC Senior Vice President Ilan Berman’s latest piece on why holding Russia’s international enablers accountable is key to pressuring Putin over the Ukraine war.
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Don't miss AFPC Senior Vice President Ilan Berman’s latest piece on why holding Russia’s international enablers accountable is key to pressuring Putin over the Ukraine war.
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December 9, 2025 at 3:02 PM
🚨 New in Forbes!
Don't miss AFPC Senior Vice President Ilan Berman’s latest piece on why holding Russia’s international enablers accountable is key to pressuring Putin over the Ukraine war.
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Don't miss AFPC Senior Vice President Ilan Berman’s latest piece on why holding Russia’s international enablers accountable is key to pressuring Putin over the Ukraine war.
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December 8, 2025 at 3:45 PM
🌍 New book from AFPC – The New Imperialists: How China, Russia, and Iran Are Trying to Remake the World.
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December 5, 2025 at 5:04 PM
🌍 New book from AFPC – The New Imperialists: How China, Russia, and Iran Are Trying to Remake the World.
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📢 Ukraine Reform Monitor No. 19 📢
○ Tit-for-tat among Ukraine's corruption watchdogs;
○ Kyiv contemplates becoming a drone exporter;
○ The murky status of military innovation;
○ Making military service more attractive
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○ Tit-for-tat among Ukraine's corruption watchdogs;
○ Kyiv contemplates becoming a drone exporter;
○ The murky status of military innovation;
○ Making military service more attractive
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December 4, 2025 at 6:01 PM
📢 Ukraine Reform Monitor No. 19 📢
○ Tit-for-tat among Ukraine's corruption watchdogs;
○ Kyiv contemplates becoming a drone exporter;
○ The murky status of military innovation;
○ Making military service more attractive
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○ Tit-for-tat among Ukraine's corruption watchdogs;
○ Kyiv contemplates becoming a drone exporter;
○ The murky status of military innovation;
○ Making military service more attractive
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🚨 New in The Jerusalem Strategic Tribune!
Don’t miss Senior Vice President Ilan Berman’s latest analysis on how Beijing is reshaping global perceptions of Taiwan.
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Don’t miss Senior Vice President Ilan Berman’s latest analysis on how Beijing is reshaping global perceptions of Taiwan.
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December 3, 2025 at 9:30 PM
🚨 New in The Jerusalem Strategic Tribune!
Don’t miss Senior Vice President Ilan Berman’s latest analysis on how Beijing is reshaping global perceptions of Taiwan.
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Don’t miss Senior Vice President Ilan Berman’s latest analysis on how Beijing is reshaping global perceptions of Taiwan.
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📢 Africa Political Monitor No. 61 📢
○ UN backs renewed talks on Morocco’s Western Sahara proposal;
○ UAE accused of supplying weapons to RSF;
○ Al-Qaeda-linked militants tighten fuel blockade;
○ The perils of Chinese mining;
○ Guinea seeks iron ore leverage
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○ UN backs renewed talks on Morocco’s Western Sahara proposal;
○ UAE accused of supplying weapons to RSF;
○ Al-Qaeda-linked militants tighten fuel blockade;
○ The perils of Chinese mining;
○ Guinea seeks iron ore leverage
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December 2, 2025 at 5:15 PM
📢 Africa Political Monitor No. 61 📢
○ UN backs renewed talks on Morocco’s Western Sahara proposal;
○ UAE accused of supplying weapons to RSF;
○ Al-Qaeda-linked militants tighten fuel blockade;
○ The perils of Chinese mining;
○ Guinea seeks iron ore leverage
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○ UN backs renewed talks on Morocco’s Western Sahara proposal;
○ UAE accused of supplying weapons to RSF;
○ Al-Qaeda-linked militants tighten fuel blockade;
○ The perils of Chinese mining;
○ Guinea seeks iron ore leverage
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📢 Iran Democracy Monitor No. 248 📢
○ A new push for "morality";
○ Domestic repression deepens;
○ Iran expands missile capabilities;
○ Iranian investors eye the exits
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○ A new push for "morality";
○ Domestic repression deepens;
○ Iran expands missile capabilities;
○ Iranian investors eye the exits
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December 1, 2025 at 3:45 PM
📢 Iran Democracy Monitor No. 248 📢
○ A new push for "morality";
○ Domestic repression deepens;
○ Iran expands missile capabilities;
○ Iranian investors eye the exits
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○ A new push for "morality";
○ Domestic repression deepens;
○ Iran expands missile capabilities;
○ Iranian investors eye the exits
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🦃 Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at AFPC! We are grateful for your support and wish you a restful, meaningful holiday.
November 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
🦃 Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at AFPC! We are grateful for your support and wish you a restful, meaningful holiday.
November 26, 2025 at 4:31 PM
🚨 New in The Times of Israel!
Check out Senior Fellow Avi Jorisch’s latest piece on Bhutan’s ambitious push to modernize without losing its identity & what this rare national experiment can teach the world about resilience, sovereignty, and purposeful development.
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Check out Senior Fellow Avi Jorisch’s latest piece on Bhutan’s ambitious push to modernize without losing its identity & what this rare national experiment can teach the world about resilience, sovereignty, and purposeful development.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:02 PM
🚨 New in The Times of Israel!
Check out Senior Fellow Avi Jorisch’s latest piece on Bhutan’s ambitious push to modernize without losing its identity & what this rare national experiment can teach the world about resilience, sovereignty, and purposeful development.
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Check out Senior Fellow Avi Jorisch’s latest piece on Bhutan’s ambitious push to modernize without losing its identity & what this rare national experiment can teach the world about resilience, sovereignty, and purposeful development.
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📢 Russia Policy Monitor No. 2703 📢
○ Venezuela's Maduro seeks support... in Moscow, Beijing and Tehran;
○ Waning enthusiasm for the Ukraine war;
○ Russia green lights nuclear tests;
○ Poland plans to train civilians;
○ A growing domestic threat
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○ Venezuela's Maduro seeks support... in Moscow, Beijing and Tehran;
○ Waning enthusiasm for the Ukraine war;
○ Russia green lights nuclear tests;
○ Poland plans to train civilians;
○ A growing domestic threat
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November 24, 2025 at 9:30 PM
📢 Russia Policy Monitor No. 2703 📢
○ Venezuela's Maduro seeks support... in Moscow, Beijing and Tehran;
○ Waning enthusiasm for the Ukraine war;
○ Russia green lights nuclear tests;
○ Poland plans to train civilians;
○ A growing domestic threat
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○ Venezuela's Maduro seeks support... in Moscow, Beijing and Tehran;
○ Waning enthusiasm for the Ukraine war;
○ Russia green lights nuclear tests;
○ Poland plans to train civilians;
○ A growing domestic threat
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🚨 New in The Dispatch!
Check out Senior Fellow and CACI Director Laura Linderman’s latest analysis on how Russia’s grip on the South Caucasus is weakening, and why it matters for the United States.
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Check out Senior Fellow and CACI Director Laura Linderman’s latest analysis on how Russia’s grip on the South Caucasus is weakening, and why it matters for the United States.
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November 21, 2025 at 6:30 PM
🚨 New in The Dispatch!
Check out Senior Fellow and CACI Director Laura Linderman’s latest analysis on how Russia’s grip on the South Caucasus is weakening, and why it matters for the United States.
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Check out Senior Fellow and CACI Director Laura Linderman’s latest analysis on how Russia’s grip on the South Caucasus is weakening, and why it matters for the United States.
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November 21, 2025 at 4:02 PM
🚨New Iran Strategy Brief alert!🚨
Charting Iran's Influence in Africa
By Alexander Brown, Charlotte Krausz, & Rob Gioia
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Charting Iran's Influence in Africa
By Alexander Brown, Charlotte Krausz, & Rob Gioia
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November 20, 2025 at 9:30 PM
🚨New Iran Strategy Brief alert!🚨
Charting Iran's Influence in Africa
By Alexander Brown, Charlotte Krausz, & Rob Gioia
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Charting Iran's Influence in Africa
By Alexander Brown, Charlotte Krausz, & Rob Gioia
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📢 Resource Security Watch No. 63 📢
○ Washington pushes Europe on energy decoupling;
○ Ukraine's potential nuclear disaster;
○ Iran's water crisis... And its effects;
○ India's national rare earth strategy;
○ U.S., EU combat China's critical minerals control
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○ Washington pushes Europe on energy decoupling;
○ Ukraine's potential nuclear disaster;
○ Iran's water crisis... And its effects;
○ India's national rare earth strategy;
○ U.S., EU combat China's critical minerals control
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November 20, 2025 at 6:05 PM
📢 Resource Security Watch No. 63 📢
○ Washington pushes Europe on energy decoupling;
○ Ukraine's potential nuclear disaster;
○ Iran's water crisis... And its effects;
○ India's national rare earth strategy;
○ U.S., EU combat China's critical minerals control
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○ Washington pushes Europe on energy decoupling;
○ Ukraine's potential nuclear disaster;
○ Iran's water crisis... And its effects;
○ India's national rare earth strategy;
○ U.S., EU combat China's critical minerals control
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🚨 New in SpaceNews!
Check out AFPC Researcher Mathew Montiel's op-ed on on how Washington can outcompete China’s “Space Silk Road” by building deeper space partnerships with Middle Eastern allies.
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Check out AFPC Researcher Mathew Montiel's op-ed on on how Washington can outcompete China’s “Space Silk Road” by building deeper space partnerships with Middle Eastern allies.
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November 19, 2025 at 4:03 PM
🚨 New in SpaceNews!
Check out AFPC Researcher Mathew Montiel's op-ed on on how Washington can outcompete China’s “Space Silk Road” by building deeper space partnerships with Middle Eastern allies.
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Check out AFPC Researcher Mathew Montiel's op-ed on on how Washington can outcompete China’s “Space Silk Road” by building deeper space partnerships with Middle Eastern allies.
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📢 Don’t Forget to Register!
Our webinar “The West's Inflection Point in the Caucasus: Untying the Georgian Knot” is coming up on November 20 at 9:00 AM EST. Make sure you’re signed up!
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Our webinar “The West's Inflection Point in the Caucasus: Untying the Georgian Knot” is coming up on November 20 at 9:00 AM EST. Make sure you’re signed up!
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November 18, 2025 at 6:02 PM
📢 Don’t Forget to Register!
Our webinar “The West's Inflection Point in the Caucasus: Untying the Georgian Knot” is coming up on November 20 at 9:00 AM EST. Make sure you’re signed up!
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Our webinar “The West's Inflection Point in the Caucasus: Untying the Georgian Knot” is coming up on November 20 at 9:00 AM EST. Make sure you’re signed up!
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🚨 New in Forbes!
Don’t miss AFPC Senior Vice President Ilan Berman’s new op-ed on the signs that Russia’s longtime foreign minister may be falling out of favor.
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Don’t miss AFPC Senior Vice President Ilan Berman’s new op-ed on the signs that Russia’s longtime foreign minister may be falling out of favor.
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November 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
🚨 New in Forbes!
Don’t miss AFPC Senior Vice President Ilan Berman’s new op-ed on the signs that Russia’s longtime foreign minister may be falling out of favor.
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Don’t miss AFPC Senior Vice President Ilan Berman’s new op-ed on the signs that Russia’s longtime foreign minister may be falling out of favor.
Read more ⬇️
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