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Ilan Berman

Ilan Berman is Senior Vice President of the American Foreign Policy Council in Washington, DC. An expert on regional security in the Middle East, Central Asia, and the Russian Federation, he has consulted for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency as well as the U.S. Departments of State and Defense, and has also provided assistance on foreign policy and national security issues to a range of governmental agencies and congressional offices. He has been called one of America's "leading experts on the Middle East and Iran" by CNN.

B-2 Spirit Bomber

B-2 Spirit Bomber

The Embassy

The Winning Formula For Talks With Iran

As every tourist who has strayed into a bazaar or souk knows, Middle Easterners drive a hard bargain. And the Iranians, with their long...

Ilan BermanApril 20, 2025

M1 Abrams Tanks for Ukraine. Image: Creative Commons.

M1 Abrams Tanks for Ukraine. Image: Creative Commons.

The Embassy

Russia Isn’t Just Fighting Ukraine. It’s Fighting The Future

A year into the brutal invasion of Ukraine, the Kremlin is giving no signs of abandoning its war of choice. In his February 21st...

Ilan BermanMarch 2, 2023

Russian President Putin. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

Russian President Putin. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

The Embassy

Russia’s War on the Media Is Very Real

Years from now, when scholars look back at Russia’s contemporary descent into authoritarianism, they are liable to point to 2021 as the year the...

Ilan BermanJanuary 25, 2022