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.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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National Security Notebook | Number 10, May 24, 2026
For months now, rumors have swirled about a veritable recruitment “pipeline” by which the Kremlin has managed to coax, ensnare and conscript vulnerable foreign workers to fight in its war on Ukraine. Now, a new study by the Africa Center fo...
Washington’s Biggest Weapons Against Iran Are Pressure And Patience
The Iran war seems to have devolved into a waiting game. Last month, after weeks of Iranian threats to energy transit in the Strait of Hormuz, the Trump administration flipped the script and imposed a blockade on the Strait to counteract Te...
National Security Notebook | Number 9, May 16, 2026
If you’ve been anywhere near the Internet over the past two weeks, you’ve assuredly read the same analyses that I have about the Iran war: that it has become a stalemate; that America is caught in a quagmire; and – even more hyperbolically...
National Security Notebook | Number 8, May 14, 2026
Most of the time, when we think about China, we envision a consolidated one-party state with almost unlimited informational awareness. Every once in a while, though, we catch a glimpse of the fact that policymakers in Beijing are searching...
Mali’s Jihadist Surge Should Be A Wake Up Call
It’s the most important story that most people aren’t watching.
Late last month, Islamist militants affiliated with Jama’at Nusrat al Islam wal Muslimeen (JNIM), an al-Qaeda affiliate active in Africa’s lawless Sahel region, spearheaded 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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