Present Dangers
Ilan BermanPresent Dangers is a curated collection of writings and analysis on foreign policy, national security, and the most pressing challenges facing the United States. Written by Ilan Berman of the American Foreign Policy Council.
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National Security Notebook | Number 12, June 13, 2026
Some two decades ago, when the U.S. military began the process of establishing an independent military command for Africa, Morocco ranked high on the list of potential basing locations. Back then, though, the idea was met with a decidedly c...
Russia’s Economy Is Ailing. Its Influence Campaign Isn’t.
Call it a tale of two Russias. On the one hand, it’s becoming increasingly apparent that Russia’s war of choice against Ukraine is turning into a financially unsustainable venture – one that risks bankrupting the country and may even end up...
National Security Notebook | Number 12, June 6, 2026
There’s an old saying that authoritarian regimes tend to name themselves the opposite of what they actually are. For instance, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (as North Korea’s repressive Stalinist regime is officially known) is n...
Macron’s ‘Third Way’ Isn’t All It’s Cracked Up To Be
When it comes to geopolitics, few ideas have been as persistent as France’s long-running quest for “strategic autonomy” from the United States.
For decades, successive governments in Paris have envisioned themselves as Europe’s indispensab...
The Abraham Accords Should Be More Than A Bargaining Chip
Suddenly, it seems, the Abraham Accords are back on the agenda.
Three years ago, hopes for a further expansion of the Middle Eastern political normalization wave unleashed by the Trump administration during its first term in office were st...
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Senior Vice President of the American Foreign Policy Council and Editor-in-Chief of Statecraft & Strategy. Forbes contributor. Board member of RFE/RL and MBN. Sanctioned by Russia. Views my own.
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