Copyright 2026 Ilan Berman Sat, 18 Apr 2026 13:47:39 -0400 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Ilan Berman :: Writings https://ilanberman.com berman@afpc.org (Ilan Berman) webmaster@pundicity.com en-us https://ilanberman.com/31379/zelensky-ties-ukraine-to-broader-effort-against Tue, 7 Apr 2026 09:00:00 EST Give Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky credit for creativity. Over the past month, the combined American and Israeli campaign against Iran has shifted global attention to the Middle East, and away from other pressing conflicts – including Ukraine's... https://ilanberman.com/31357/kyiv-is-learning-to-fight-without-china Wed, 25 Mar 2026 09:00:00 EST Over the past four years of war, the government of Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv has been engaging in a delicate balancing act. Western aid – including from the United States – represents a vital lifeline that has enabled Ukraine to successfully battle... https://ilanberman.com/31337/what-really-driving-the-strategy-behind-trump-war Thu, 19 Mar 2026 09:00:00 EST With the Iran war in its third week, questions are swirling over the administration's aims, its conduct of the conflict and the trajectory that Iran itself might take. The White House, which by most accounts anticipated a quick victory over the Islamic... https://ilanberman.com/31333/an-american-return-to-the-western-hemisphere Wed, 18 Mar 2026 09:00:00 EST In the early morning hours of January 3, 2026, the Trump Administration launched "Absolute Resolve," a military operation to apprehend Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro and remove him from office. The effort marked the most consequential U.S.... https://ilanberman.com/31322/what-to-watch-for-next-in-the-iran-war Wed, 11 Mar 2026 09:00:00 EST What is already being called the Third Gulf War is now in its second week, and most of the commentary so far has focused on US and Israeli military operations, as well as Iran's maximalist response. But three other issues are likely to determine the... https://ilanberman.com/31318/an-early-blueprint-of-america-new-war Wed, 11 Mar 2026 09:00:00 EST America's newest military campaign in the Middle East is now in its second week. Since its launch on February 28th, Operation Epic Fury has fundamentally shaken the Iranian regime, and in the process laid the groundwork for a new regional order. While a... https://ilanberman.com/31315/through-iran-trump-is-testing-the-authoritarian Tue, 10 Mar 2026 09:00:00 EST Ever since the Trump administration returned to office last year, a major foreign policy debate has raged inside the Washington Beltway. On one side are the foreign policy mavens who believe that the United States confronts a consolidated strategic... https://ilanberman.com/31290/the-dollars-and-cents-of-military-action-against Thu, 26 Feb 2026 09:00:00 EST Are we headed toward a new war with Iran? The possibility looks increasingly likely. Over the past month, Washington has marshaled a massive military contingent in the Persian Gulf as part of a pressure campaign designed to compel Iran's clerical regime... https://ilanberman.com/31288/putin-war-is-getting-more-expensive-that-good-news Mon, 23 Feb 2026 09:00:00 EST Just how high of a price is Vladimir Putin willing to pay for a win in Ukraine? This month marks the fourth anniversary of Russia's 2022 invasion, and the costs of its war of choice have become staggering in both human and economic terms. But for the... https://ilanberman.com/31276/america-pivots-away-from-syria-kurds Fri, 13 Feb 2026 09:00:00 EST A decade ago, as it sought to strengthen its campaign against the Islamic State in Syria, the United States adopted the Syrian Democratic Forces – a coalition of opposition militias dominated by the Kurds – as its partner of choice. The SDF quickly... https://ilanberman.com/31264/the-islamic-republic-of-iran-is-still-living-on Fri, 6 Feb 2026 09:00:00 EST A new Iranian revolution appears to have been averted, at least for the moment. After a month marked by the most consequential protests in its history, Iran's clerical regime seems to have succeeded in quelling the domestic ferment that broke out in late... https://ilanberman.com/31255/what-israel-sees-in-somaliland Tue, 3 Feb 2026 09:00:00 EST Although it has been pushed off the front pages by the Trump Administration's dramatic early January ouster of Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro and the current unrest roiling Iran, another recent geopolitical development deserves sustained attention.... https://ilanberman.com/31238/iran-digital-repression-has-entered-a-new-phase Mon, 26 Jan 2026 09:00:00 EST Back in 2012, in his Persian New Year message to the Iranian people, President Obama lamented the "electronic curtain" that had fallen over Iran, as the country's clerical regime ramped up its digital presence and censorship capabilities to track and... https://ilanberman.com/31220/washington-must-get-serious-about-eurasia Tue, 20 Jan 2026 09:00:00 EST Big changes are afoot in Eurasia. Over the past several months, the region has undergone a series of tectonic shifts, as countries in Central Asia and the South Caucasus have recalibrated their respective foreign policies and expanded ties with the West.... https://ilanberman.com/31205/tehran-simply-has-nothing-to-offer-trump Tue, 13 Jan 2026 09:00:00 EST It's nothing if not predictable. For months after the June 2025 "Twelve-Day War," Iran's ayatollahs struck a defiant tone vis-à-vis Washington, refusing to enter into negotiations with the White House over their nuclear program. As recently as last...