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Bulletins
Russia
Reform Monitor tracks the processes
of reform in the Russian Federation and American policy toward the
former Soviet Union. Launched in April 1995 when the International
Monetary Fund provided a $9 billion loan to Moscow, the bulletin
is generally published two to three days per week. (Subscribe)

China
Reform Monitor chronicles the process of reforms in
the People's Republic of China and American policy toward China.
It was launched in anticipation of the 1997 Washington summit between
Presidents Jiang and Clinton and is generally published once a week. (Subscribe)

Missile
Defense Briefing Report tracks developments in missile
defense and proliferation. It was launched in the wake of the Bush Administration's
decision to pursue missile defense as a national security priority,
and is published weekly. (Subscribe)

Asia Security Monitor
chronicles weekly developments related to security and politics throughout the Asia Pacific region.
The Asia Security Monitor also addresses the proliferation of trans-national terrorism and other emerging threats from the Silk Road and the India subcontinent into South East Asia and the Pacific Island nations. (Subscribe)
Eurasia
Security Watch, AFPC's newest bulletin, provides weekly
coverage of important developments in foreign and security policy
related to the Middle East and Central Asia. The Eurasia Security
Watch was launched in October of 2003, and is produced under the
auspices of AFPC's Eurasia Program. (Subscribe)
Foreign
Aid Advisory examines U.S. assistance
and cooperation programs with other countries, particularly with
the republics of the former Soviet Union.

Foreign
Policy Alert provides an occasional analysis of a current
issue of United States foreign policy, including Russia and China,
arms control, and international treaties.
Recent
Articles and Editorials
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China's Africa Strategy,
co-authored by AFPC Fellow in Asia Studies Joshua Eisenman, appeared in the
May 2006 edition of Current History.
-
On
Message in Iran, by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the
March 1st edition of The American Spectator.
- America
abandons a friend, by AFPC Senior Associate E. Wayne Merry, appeared in the
February 25th edition of the Washington Post.
- False
Prophet, by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the
January 19th edition of National Review Online.
- China-Japan
oil rivalry spills over into Africa, co-authored by AFPC Fellow in
Asia Studies Joshua Eisenman, appeared in the December 9th edition of
the International Herald Tribune (Asian edition). [In PDF
format]
- Al-Qaeda
Versus Democracy,
by AFPC Senior Fellow in National Security Affairs James S.
Robbins, appeared in the Fall 2005 edition of The Journal of
International Security Affairs.
- The
Diplomatic Dance Won't Do,
by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the
November 23rd edition of National Review Online.
- Ideologue
of Empire,
by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the
November 3rd edition of the Wall Street Journal Europe.
[subscription required]
- Mending
U.S.-Turkey ties,
by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the
September 19th edition of the Washington Times.
- Pipeline
to Trouble,
by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the
August 12th edition of the Wall Street Journal Europe.
[subscription required]
- Radical
rebound in Iran,
by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the
June 23rd edition of the Baltimore Sun.
- Russia
can help U.S. curb Iran,
by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the
June 11th edition of the International Herald Tribune.
- Nuclear
diplomacy with Iran,
by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the
May 6th edition of the Washington Times.
- Trilateral
Alliance,
by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the
May 5th edition of National Review Online.
- Tehran
Tries to Cultivate India as an Ally,
by AFPC researcher Christopher Kelley, appeared in the May 2nd edition of the
Asian Wall Street Journal. [subscription required]
- In
Central Asia, a strongman feels the heat,
by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the
March 3rd edition of the International Herald Tribune.
- Syria's
Weak Spot,
by AFPC Senior Fellow in Energy Studies Paul Michael Wihbey, appeared in the
March 3rd edition of National Review Online.
- The
Bear is Back,
by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the
February 18th edition of National Review Online.
- The
New Battleground: Central Asia and the Caucasus,
by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the
Winter 2004-05 issue of The Washington Quarterly.
- A
critical test,
by AFPC Senior Fellow in National Security Affairs Jim Robbins, appeared in the
January 30th edition
of the Baltimore Sun.
- Iran
filling political vacuum?,
by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the
January 26th edition
of the Washington Times.
- They
Chose Freedom,
by AFPC Senior Fellow in National Security Affairs Jim Robbins, appeared in the
December 13th edition
of National Review Online.
- After
Arafat,
by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the
November 3rd edition
of the Baltimore Sun.
- Ukraine's
choice,
by AFPC Vice President for Programs Kyle Parker and AFPC Program
Associate Artem Agoulnik, appeared in the
October 29th edition
of National Review Online.
- Iran
-- Pyongyang redux,
by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the
October 27th edition
of United Press International.
- A
New OPEC in the Pipeline?,
by AFPC Program Associate Artem Agoulnik, appeared in the
October 20th edition
of the Washington Post.
- Sunset
Boulevard,
by AFPC Senior Fellow for National Security Affairs Jim Robbins, appeared in the
October 18th edition
of National Review Online.
- A
New Birth of Freedom,
by AFPC Senior Fellow for National Security Affairs Jim Robbins, appeared in the
October 12th edition
of National Review Online.
- Russia
Revived,
by AFPC President Herman Pirchner and Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the
September 2004 edition
of The American Spectator.
- New
Horizons for the American-Israeli Partnership,
by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the
Summer 2004 edition
of the Journal of International Security Affairs. [in PDF
format]
- The
Changing Face of Central Asian Terror,
by AFPC Program Associate Artem Agoulnik and AFPC researcher
Christopher Kelley, appeared in the September 1st edition
of In The National Interest.
- The Introduction
to AFPC's Dismantling Tyranny project, by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan
Berman and J. Michael Waller of the Institute of World Politics, appeared in the
Summer 2004 issue of Demokratizatsiya.
- Put
the Brakes on Iran's Nuclear Drive,
by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the
August 2nd edition
of Defense News.
- Suspicious
Minds,
by AFPC Senior Fellow in National Security Affairs James
Robbins, appeared in the August 1st edition
of National Review Online.
- Terror
at the Games?,
by AFPC Senior Associate E. Wayne Merry, appeared in the July
21st edition
of In The National Interest.
- Iran's
Expanding Influence in Russia's Backyard,
by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman and AFPC
researcher Christopher Kelley, appeared in the July 19th edition
of the Wall Street Journal Europe. (subscription
required)
- How
to Tame Tehran,
by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the
Spring 2004 issue of the Middle East Quarterly.
- Turkey
turns cold,
by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the
June 15th edition of the Jerusalem Post. (registration
required)
- U.S.
hardball with Syria,
by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the May
24th edition of the Washington Times.
- A
wider framework for security in the Balkans,
by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman and Atlantic
Council senior fellow Borut Grgic, appeared in the May 17th edition of the
Financial Times. (subscription required)
- The
Iran Factor,
by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the
April 16th edition of the New York Post.
- Energy
Independence Is a Pipeline Dream in Ukraine,
by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the
April 13-26 edition of Insight magazine.
- Trilateral
Maneuvers,
by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the
March 19th edition of National Review Online.
- Turkey
Tilts Eastward,
by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the
March 9th edition of RFE/RL Newsline.
- Pillars
of a new partnership,
by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman and AFPC Senior
Fellow in Energy Studies Paul Michael Wihbey, appeared in the
January 22nd edition of the National Post.
- Moscow
and Washington's Quiet Tug-of-War,
by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman and AFPC Program
Associate Artem Agoulnik, appeared in the January 16th edition
of the Wall Street Journal Europe. (subscription
required)
- The
Bush Strategy at War,
by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the
Winter 2003/2004 issue of The National Interest.
- Weapons
of Mass Disruption,
by AFPC Adjunct Fellow Samuel Schubert, was published by United
Press International on December 10, 2003.
- The
Great Game's Newest Player Speaks Chinese,
by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the
November 14th edition of the Wall Street Journal Europe.
(subscription required)
- Sliding
back into Moscow's orbit,
by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the
November 5th edition of the International Herald Tribune.
- Averting
a nuclear nightmare,
by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the
September 24th edition of the Baltimore Sun.
- Power
grid-lock needs fixing,
by AFPC Adjunct Fellow Samuel Schubert, was published by United
Press International on September 23, 2003.
- How
Russia Grabbed Power in Georgia,
by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman and AFPC Program
Associate Artem Agoulnik, appeared in the
September 12th edition of the Wall Street Journal Europe.
(subscription required)
- Anatomy
of a Power Struggle,
by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the
September 9th edition of National Review Online.
- A
Different South Asia-Middle East Nexus,
by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the
September 5th edition of the Asian Wall Street Journal.
(subscription required)
- The
Great Game Goes Nuclear,
by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the
July 31st edition of the Wall Street Journal Europe.
(subscription required)
- Asset
or Liability?,
by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the
July 17th edition of the Moscow Times.
- While
the West Sleeps, Central Asia Slips Back,
by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the
July 4th edition of the Wall Street Journal Europe.
(subscription required)
- Preempting
Preemption,
by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the
July 2nd edition of the New York Sun.
- Democracy
undermined,
by AFPC Senior Vice President Al Santoli, appeared in the June
27th edition of the Washington Times.
- China:
The Best Friend of Asia's Dictators,
by AFPC Senior Vice President Al Santoli, appeared in the June
17, 2003 Jamestown Foundation China Brief.
- The
Way Ahead for Missile Defense,
by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the
Summer 2003 issue of the Journal of International Security
Affairs. [in PDF format]
- Russia's
defiance just part of broader strategy,
by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the
May 29th edition of the Baltimore Sun.
- More
Regime Change,
by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the
April 8th edition of National Review Online.
- Baghdad
and ghosts of Tet,
by AFPC Senior Vice President Al Santoli, appeared in the March
31st edition of the Washington Times.
- With
or Against the West: Russia's Debate Continues,
by AFPC President Herman Pirchner, appeared in the Winter 2003
issue of the journal Demokratizatsiya.
- Trans-Atlantic
Illusions,
by AFPC Senior Associate E. Wayne Merry, appeared in the
March 12th edition of National Review Online.
- Coping
with North Korea: The Start of a Strategy,
by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the
March 5th edition of In The National Interest.
- Turkey
Troubles,
by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the
February 21st edition of National Review Online.
- Water
and Turkish Security,
by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the
Winter 2002 issue of the Turkish Policy Quarterly.
- Russia's Retreat, China's Advance: The Future of Great Power Politics in Asia,
by AFPC Senior Associate E. Wayne Merry, appeared in the
February 5th edition of In The National Interest.
- America's Road to Teheran,
by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the
January 22nd, 2003 edition of the Jerusalem Post.
- Russia
and China in Asia: Changing Great Power Roles, an AFPC monograph
by AFPC Senior Associate E. Wayne Merry. Order
-
South Asia's Strategic Sea Change, by AFPC Vice President
for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the December 12th issue of
the Asian Wall Street Journal. (subscription required)
-
Bridging the Transatlantic Divide, by AFPC Vice President
for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the December 4th issue of
the National Review Online.
-
Losing Turkey?, by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman,
appeared in the November 1st issue of the National Review Online.
- Reviving
greater Russia, by AFPC President Herman Pirchner, Jr. and
AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the October
24th issue of the Washington Times.
-
Let India have the Arrow, too, by AFPC Vice President for
Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the September 29th issue of the
Jerusalem Post.
- Israel,
India, and Turkey: Triple Entente?, by AFPC Vice President
for Policy Ilan Berman, appears in the Fall 2002 issue of the
Middle East Quarterly.
- The Russian-Chinese
Border: Today's Reality, an AFPC monograph by AFPC President
Herman Pirchner, Jr. Order
-
Moscow Courts the Axis, by AFPC Vice President for Policy
Ilan Berman, appeared in the August 26th issue of National
Review Online.
- The Military
Relationship Between China and Russia, 1995-2002, an AFPC
monograph by John J. Dziak. Order
- Actions
Speak Louder Than Words, by AFPC Vice President for Policy
Ilan Berman, appeared in the August 9th Jerusalem Post.
- Out
of Step on Iran, by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman,
appeared in the August 8th Wall Street Journal Europe.
(subscription required)
-
Visa: A Department in Denial, by AFPC Senior Associate E.
Wayne Merry, appeared in the July 23rd Washington Post.
- The
New Front: An Ominous Alliance in Lebanon, by AFPC Vice President
for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared in the July 12th issue of National
Review Online.
- Tehran
Rising, by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan Berman, appeared
in the Summer 2002 issue of the Journal
of International Security Affairs. [in PDF format]
-
How to Win the Peace in Afghanistan, by AFPC Senior Fellow
Elie Krakowski, appeared as a feature story in the July 1st, 2002
issue of the Weekly Standard.
- Ending
War in Afghanistan: The Opportunity Within Adversity, an AFPC
monograph by Senior Fellow Elie Krakowski. Order
- Empires
of the Steppe - Russia and China: From Antiquity to 1912,
an AFPC monograph by China Reform Monitor editor Al Santoli.
Order
- Russian
Marriage of Convenience, by AFPC Vice President for Policy
Ilan Berman, appeared in the May 24th edition of the Washington
Times.
-
Gangster Governance, by AFPC Vice President for Policy Ilan
Berman, appeared in the May 16th edition of National Review
Online.
- Water
and the Turkish-Israeli Axis, an analysis by AFPC Fellow Ilan
Berman, appeared in the January-March edition of the ARI Foundation
Bulletin. [in PDF format]
-
Putin's Problem, a commentary by AFPC Fellow Ilan Berman,
appeared in the January 8th edition of National Review Online.
-
U.S. Should Lead Way on New Afghan Rule, an editorial by AFPC
Senior Fellow Elie Krakowski, appeared in the November 14th edition
of the Baltimore Sun.
- Kremlin
Coalition-Building, an analysis by AFPC Fellow Ilan Berman,
was published by United Press International on November
8, 2001.
- Slouching
Toward Eurasia?, an article by AFPC Fellow Ilan Berman, appeared
in the September-October 2001 issue of the journal
Perspective.
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