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CHINA POLICY MONITOR NO. 1680 01: PRC intelligence recruiting via LinkedIn โ€“ Five Eyes 02: U.S. journalist faces up to 10 years for working as PRC agent 03: Chinese components supply Russia's drone factories 04: China reverses economic opening up 05: India's Tata will use Chinese tech for its EVS Read CPM No. 1680 here: buff.ly/PH5qUod #India #China #PRC #DefenseStrategy #ForeignPolicy
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Indo-Pacific MONITOR NO. 55 01: Tokyo, Jakarta tighten ties... 02: ...As Russia and India move ahead with Relos pact 03: Beijing and Delhi dial it down 04: Seoul diving for deterrence Read IPM No. 55 here: afpc.org/publications/bulletโ€ฆ #IndoPacific #China #Japan #DefenseStrategy #ForeignPolicy
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๐Ÿšจ NEW ARTICLE ๐Ÿšจ Don't miss AFPC Director of Defense Technology Programs Richard M. Harrison and Senior Fellow in Defense Studies Peter Garretson's latest piece, "Is America Ready for a Nuclear Explosion in Space?" ๐Ÿ”— Read here: buff.ly/XV8EfSU #Space #NuclearWeapons #Satellites #DefensePolicy #ForeignAffairs
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โœจ The American Foreign Policy Council is pleased to announce that our applications for our Fall 2026 Internship Program are officially open! Do you have an interest in space nuclear policy? Russia's influence in Africa? What the future may hold for Taiwan? Look into applying to our Internship Program! ๐Ÿ‘€ Apply now to be a Research & Programming Intern, or work on the Communications & Media team! ๐Ÿ”— Please read our website for more information: buff.ly/Ak31nW3 โฑ๏ธ Minimum of 20 hours/week from 9AM - 6PM ๐Ÿ“ Washington, DC ๐Ÿ“… Deadline to apply for Research & Programming: July 15th / Communications & Media Interns accepted on a rolling basis #Internship #DCInternship #WashingtonDC #ForeignPolicy #InternationalAffairs
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๐Ÿšจ NEW ARTICLE ๐Ÿšจ Donโ€™t miss AFPC Senior VP Ilan Berman's latest piece, "Russia's Economy Is Ailing. Its Influence Campaign Isn't." ๐Ÿ”— Read here: buff.ly/Q5bylkk #Russia #Putin #RussianEconomy #DefensePolicy #ForeignAffairs
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CHINA POLICY MONITOR NO. 1679 01: Military must "forge a political soul loyal to the party" 02: In search of tax revenue, China targets offshore trusts 03: The MSS targets Trump world 04: PLA uses electronic warfare on Dutch warship in South China Sea 05: China pulls visa of Times reporter Read CPM No. 1679 here: buff.ly/K8CEKWB #China #SouthChinaSea #Trump #PRC #ForeignPolicy
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RUSSIA POLICY MONITOR NO. 2731 01: Putin's quest for immortality... fuels speculative science 02: Some deterrent messaging from NATO 03: Ukraine strikes at the heart of Russian naval power... 04: ...And targets Russian oil refineries 05: The economic strains of the Ukraine war continue to mount Read RPM No. 2731 here: buff.ly/dGPLnzV #Russia #Putin #Ukraine #DefenseStrategy #ForeignPolicy
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๐Ÿšจ NEW ARTICLE ๐Ÿšจ Donโ€™t miss AFPC Fellow in National Security Affairs Rob Pierce's latest piece, "How to Counter Chinaโ€™s Fishing Fleet in the Western Hemisphere." ๐Ÿ”— Read here: buff.ly/xqdBO78 #CoastGuard #China #EconomicPolicy #DefensePolicy #ForeignAffairs
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Are you following AFPC on all of our social media platforms? If not, make sure to click the links in the caption to stay updated โฌ‡๏ธ! Instagram: buff.ly/Kqdr31M X/Twitter: buff.ly/4W8PGbp Bluesky: buff.ly/09pUmgJ Facebook: buff.ly/i7zVeYZ LinkedIn: buff.ly/2mN8Pbn
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CHINA POLICY MONITOR NO. 1678 01: China to buy 200 Boeing jets following Trump-Xi summit 02: U.S. arms sales to Taiwan unrelated to Iran war 03: Xi and Putin tout ties, warn of U.S. "hegemonic countercurrents"... 04: ...And condemn Trump's "Golden Dome" 05: Moscow, Beijing rally for Raรบl Castro Read CPM No. 1678 here: buff.ly/K85B0ro #China #Iran #Taiwan #PRC #ForeignPolicy
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๐Ÿšจ NEW ARTICLE ๐Ÿšจ Donโ€™t miss AFPC Senior VP Ilan Berman's latest piece, "Macron's 'third way' is not all it is cracked up to be." ๐Ÿ”— Read here: buff.ly/CzSHWeX #France #Paris #EmmanuelMacron #DefensePolicy #ForeignAffairs
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INFORMATION WARFARE WATCH NO. 53 01: China's informational inroads in the Caucasus 02: The Iranian regime versus Starlink 03: Russia's European information offensive Read IWW No. 53 here: buff.ly/tbPRvwJ #InformationWarfare #China #Iran #DefenseStrategy #ForeignPolicy
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RUSSIA POLICY MONITOR NO. 2730 01: An armed anti-regime movement emerges in Russia... 02: ...While Putin's support continues to slip... 03: ...And the Russian president does damage control 04: Russia's hybrid assault on Europe Read RPM No. 2730 here: buff.ly/IXRbbe7 #Russia #Putin #Europe #DefenseStrategy #ForeignPolicy
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CHINA POLICY MONITOR NO. 1677 01: Household registration restrictions to be relaxed - state council 02: PRC nationals help Mexican cartels launder drug money 03: Japan demands safety guarantees after Shanghai stabbing 04: China expands crackdown on Myanmar scam compounds 05: China removes tariffs on African imports Read CPM No. 1677 here: buff.ly/Dqp1866 #China #Japan #Myanmar #PRC #ForeignPolicy
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๐Ÿšจ NEW ARTICLE ๐Ÿšจ Donโ€™t miss AFPC Senior VP Ilan Berman's latest piece, "The Abraham Accords Should Be More Than A Bargaining Chip." ๐Ÿ”— Read here: buff.ly/hUnHUt9 #AbrahamAccords #Iran #DefensePolicy #ForeignAffairs
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GLOBAL ISLAMISM MONITOR NO. 141 01: ANKARA MOVES AGAINST THE ISLAMIC STATE 02: SHIFTING PALESTINIAN PUBLIC OPINION 03: IRAQ'S MILITIAS DIG IN... 04: ...AS IRAN'S PROXIES COLLABORATE Read GIM No. 141 here: buff.ly/VUkdnsm #Islam #Turkey #Iraq #Iran #ForeignPolicy
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By dramatically lowering the cost of moving mass in space, mass drivers could enable large-scale industrialization of the Moon, rapid deployment and repositioning of orbital infrastructure, and fundamentally new approaches to logistics in space. Check out our new special report on operational lunar mass drivers by Andre Sonntag here: buff.ly/UrjEAIA.
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๐ŸŽง Listen NOW to our newest Space Strategy Podcast Peter Garretson sits down with Christopher Stone to break down what the Space Force got right, what it got wrong, what's missing, and where U.S. space strategy should go from here. ๐Ÿ”— buff.ly/Hw6Fe9X
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As Russiaโ€™s full-scale invasion of Ukraine enters its fifth year, the human and economic tolls of the conflict continue to mount. Check out our new special report by Lindsey Cliff here: buff.ly/Yn1Gt9i
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๐Ÿšจ NEW ARTICLE ๐Ÿšจ Donโ€™t miss AFPC Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy Lawrence J. Haas's latest piece, "The Iran War and the Home Front Dilemma." ๐Ÿ”— Read here: buff.ly/ctxOFkT #StraitofHormuz #Iran #IranWar #DefensePolicy #ForeignAffairs
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