Trans-Caspian pipelines to help create strategic, regional independence. Read now "Why Central Asia’s Middle Corridor Needs Trans-Caspian Pipelines" by Kaush Arha, Nonresident Fellow at the Atlantic Council and President of the Free & Open Indo-Pacific Forum, and S. Frederick Starr, AFPC Distinguished Fellow for Eurasia and Chairman of the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute.

IRAN DEMOCRACY MONITOR NO. 256 01: Still fewer internet freedoms 02: From Moscow, with love 03: Inside Iran, unrest grows... 04: ...leading the Basij to tighten its grip 05: China's Iran war diplomacy Read IDM No. 256 here: buff.ly/faGoBFX

🚨 NEW ARTICLE 🚨 Don’t miss AFPC Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy Lawrence J. Haas' latest piece in The National Interest, "Why Diplomacy with Russia Isn't Working." 🔗 Read here: buff.ly/6kj6Fmt #Moscow #Putin #ForeignAffairs

🚨 NEW ARTICLE 🚨 Don’t miss AFPC Distinguished Fellow for Eurasia and Chairman of the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute S. Fredrick Starr's latest piece in The Jerusalem Strategic Tribune, "Putin's Finale and Beyond." 🔗 Read here: buff.ly/r5wfHpr #Moscow #Putin #ForeignAffairs

🚨 NEW ARTICLE 🚨 Don’t miss AFPC Senior VP Ilan Berman's latest piece in Forbes, "Why Egypt Has Taken An Eastward Turn." 🔗 Read here: buff.ly/8UyBG8o #Egypt #China #ForeignAffairs

RUSSIA POLICY MONITOR NO. 2742 01: Pro-Russian hacking group declares "cyber war" on Norway 02: Russia bans memorial 03: Trust in Putin slips as the war comes home 04: Danish intelligence: Russia is recruiting Danes for sabotage 05: Lativa, Lithuania crack down on Russian shipping 06: Russia's grip on global uranium tightens Read RPM No. 2742 here: buff.ly/H8N7QNH

INDO-PACIFIC MONITOR NO. 57 01: Tokyo drones on 02: Australia diversifies its air defenses 03: Delhi and Dhaka at odds over Hasina 04: North Korean hackers infiltrate corporate infrastructure 05: Seoul puts peace rail back on track Read IPM No. 57 here: buff.ly/fLYm6Jt

IRAN DEMOCRACY MONITOR NO. 255 01: Russian-Iranian collaboration deepens... 02:...while the Islamic Republic explores regional partnerships 03: Tehran targets "hostile" foreign media 04: Setting its sights on Europe 05: Executions as deterrence Read IDM No. 255 here: afpc.org/publications/bullet… #Iran #Tehran #ForeignPolicy

🚨 NEW ARTICLE 🚨 Don't miss the latest piece in The National Interest by Peter Garretson, Co-Director of AFPC's Space Policy Initiative: "Space-Based Power: Why It's Gonna Happen." 🔗 Read here: afpc.org/publications/articl… #Space #SolarPower

On August 27th, AFPC Senior Fellow for Strategic Communications Thomas Kent interviewed in the Kyiv Post regarding his recently published book, The Propaganda Manual of the Ukraine War. In it, Kent discussed Russian information operations’ exploitation of existing divisions and within American society, amplifying opposition to U.S. support for Ukraine to deepen polarization and weaken consensus. Read the full article here: kyivpost.com/opinion/83197

🚨 NEW ARTICLE 🚨 Don’t miss AFPC Senior VP Ilan Berman's latest piece in The National Interest, "What's Driving Israel's 'New Exodus'?" 🔗 Read here: afpc.org/publications/articl… #Israel #Elections #ForeignAffairs

RUSSIA POLICY MONITOR NO. 2739 01: Is Russia ready to test NATO's resolve? 02: Ukraine's Wildberries campaign 03: A Syrian pivot away from Russia 04: Russia cracks down on crypto money laundering 05: Moscow threatens Europe's ships Read RPM No. 2739 here: afpc.org/publications/bullet… #RussiaPolicy #Moscow #Warfare #ForeignPolicy

🚨 NEW ARTICLE 🚨 Don’t miss AFPC Senior VP Ilan Berman's latest piece in Forbes, "Putin Is Afraid Of An Election He Can't Lose." 🔗 Read here: afpc.org/publications/articl… #Moscow #Putin #ForeignAffairs

📢 New Public Diplomacy Paper Planning for the Next Iranian Internet Blackout By Calla O'Neil On February 28, 2026, Iranian authorities cut all internet access, plunging Iran into what became an 88-day nationwide blackout—the longest in modern history. What does this shutdown reveal about the Islamic Republic's increasingly sophisticated censorship regime, and what lessons can we apply to strengthen existing and new circumvention tools to keep Iranians online the next time Tehran moves to disconnect them? 🔗 Click below to read the full report: buff.ly/IhfNIWx

🚨 NEW ARTICLE 🚨 Don’t miss AFPC Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy Lawrence J. Haas' latest piece, "How the Premature Gaza and Iran Deals Weakened U.S. Credibility." 🔗 Read here: afpc.org/publications/articl… #MiddleEast #USForeignPolicy #ForeignAffairs

🚨 NEW ARTICLE 🚨 Don’t miss AFPC Senior VP Ilan Berman's latest piece in Forbes, "Taiwan's Information War Comes Home." 🔗 Read here: afpc.org/publications/articl… #Taiwan #InformationWarfare #ForeignAffairs

RUSSIA POLICY MONITOR NO. 2738 01: Russian civilian casualties on the rise 02: A fickle air raid system 03: A Russo-Ukrainian battle for the pump 04: Recruitment by force 05: Russia's liberals become a domestic political threat Read RPM No. 2738 here: buff.ly/m6Sa2TH #RussiaPolicy #Moscow #Warfare #ForeignPolicy

CHINA POLICY MONITOR NO. 1686 01: China expands spy operations in Cuba 02: Beijing, Washington expand law enforcement cooperation 03: Belgian authorities arrest NATO intern for spying 04: China wields rare-earth export controls aganist Europe 05: Former Xinjiang party secretary purged for corruption Read CPM No. 1686 here: afpc.org/publications/bullet… #ChinaPolicy #Beijing #Intelligence #ForeignPolicy

🚨 NEW ARTICLE 🚨 Don’t miss AFPC Senior VP Ilan Berman's latest piece, "What Iranians Really Think About the War—And Their Regime" 🔗 Read here: afpc.org/publications/articl… #Iran #Protests #ForeignAffairs

CHINA POLICY MONITOR NO. 1685 01: Global opinion shifts toward China 02: China denies weaponizing Panama inspections 03: Fourteen countries, EU reject China's SCS claims 04: China uses water cannons on Philippine vessels 05: Washington tightens visa rules for foreign students Read CPM No. 1685 here: buff.ly/mWLwNn3 #ChinaPolicy #Beijing #SouthChinaSea #ForeignPolicy