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 19, August 5, 2026
Although you might not have noticed, North Korea’s role in Russia’s war on Ukraine is poised to get bigger. A lot bigger.
The Kremlin is reportedly preparing to deploy another 30,000 North Korean troops to the battlefield, while also takin...
What Iranians Really Think About the War—And Their Regime
Back in January, at the height of Iran’s most recent round of anti-regime protests, President Donald Trump weighed in in support of the Iranian people. “Iranian Patriots, KEEP PROTESTING – TAKE OVER YOUR INSTITUTIONS!!!… HELP IS ON ITS WAY,...
America’s Syria Strategy Has A Russia Problem
For much of the past two years, conventional wisdom has held that Russia would be one of the biggest losers of the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria. After investing heavily for decades in military, political and economic terms...
Ukrainian TrophyLab Widens The Cracks In Russia’s Military Facade
The Ukraine war has evolved into an innovation contest since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022. Faced with a larger adversary that it can’t match tank for tank or aircraft for aircraft, Kyiv has compensated with ingenuity—adapting commer...
National Security Notebook | Number 18, July 26, 2026
Iran may at war with the United States at the moment, but – as every proper Iran-watcher knows all too well – the regime in Tehran sees its fight as being with the broader West, for both ideological and practical reasons. In fact, there’s a...
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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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