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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Why Egypt Has Taken An Eastward Turn
Earlier this month, Chinese President Xi Jinping made a very public state visit to Egypt. Officially, the three-day trip, the first of its kind by a Chinese leader in at least a decade, was intended to commemorate 70 years of bilateral ties...
National Security Notebook | Number 23, September 12, 2026
This past week, we marked the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. In the run-up to it, I spent a lot of time thinking about the lessons learned from the “Global War on Terror”: what we’ve gotten right, what we’v...
Washington Needs a Long Game on Iran
When the Trump administration launched Operation Epic Fury back in late February, its expectation was that the fight against Iran would be quick and decisive. The precedent was Operation Midnight Hammer, the successful U.S. strikes on Iran’...
Tehran Ramps Up Its War On Information
In recent weeks, authorities in Tehran have stepped up the execution of political opponents, deepened the persecution of religious minorities and imbued the country’s domestic repression apparatus with new authority and freedom.
Still, the...
The Limits Of Russia’s “No Limits” Partnership With China
On February 4, 2022, just hours before the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, Russian President Vladimir Putin joined his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, to publicly unveil a new era in bilateral relations between their tw...
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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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