Elliott Abrams

Elliott Abrams is a senior fellow for Middle Eastern Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. Formerly deputy national security adviser on Middle East affairs in the George W. Bush administration, Abrams was also an assistant secretary of state for UN affairs, human rights, and Latin America in the Reagan administration. Abrams blogs at Pressure Points and is the author of Realism and Democracy: American Foreign Policy after the Arab Spring.

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The Coming Confrontation Between Israel and Iran
The regime is acting out, forcing Netanyahu to respond.
Elliott Abrams
October 15, 2017
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Is Egypt’s President Creating More Terrorists Than He’s Stopping?
“As long as the Middle East remains a place where freedom does not flourish, it will remain a place of stagnation, resentment, and violence ready for export.”
Elliott Abrams
August 19, 2015
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The 3 Ways Romney Challenged Obama's Foreign Policy While in Israel
Elliott Abrams
July 30, 2012
Will Syria Start Killing Lebanese Politicians Again?
Elliott Abrams
April 8, 2012
'Destroy All the Churches': Saudi Arabia's Poor Treatment of Christians
Elliott Abrams
March 18, 2012
Should the U.S. Cut Off Aid to the Egyptian Military?
Elliott Abrams
December 31, 2011
Why Tibetans Can't Get a Meeting in Washington
Elliott Abrams
November 3, 2011
4 Ways the U.S. Can Help in Syria
Elliott Abrams
October 25, 2011
U.S. Hypocrisy on Bahrain
Elliott Abrams
September 19, 2011
Iran and the Bahrain Opposition
Elliott Abrams
September 1, 2011