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.

The 3 Ways Romney Challenged Obama's Foreign Policy While in Israel

The 3 Ways Romney Challenged Obama's Foreign Policy While in Israel

An unwritten rule of campaigns is that candidates don't criticize the president's foreign policy while abroad. More »

Will Syria Start Killing Lebanese Politicians Again?

Will Syria Start Killing Lebanese Politicians Again?

Bashar al-Assad's Syrian regime has a history of using force to control Lebanon's leaders. More »

'Destroy All the Churches': Saudi Arabia's Poor Treatment of Christians

'Destroy All the Churches': Saudi Arabia's Poor Treatment of Christians

Why don't more Americans talk about religious abuses in the ultra-conservative kingdom? More »

Should the U.S. Cut Off Aid to the Egyptian Military?

Should the U.S. Cut Off Aid to the Egyptian Military?

The military, which has been consolidating power and extending dictatorial rule, gets over $1 billion per year More »

Why Tibetans Can't Get a Meeting in Washington

Why Tibetans Can't Get a Meeting in Washington

The practice of keeping Tibetan leaders at bay to avoid angering China is an old one here, but that doesn't make it good policy More »

4 Ways the U.S. Can Help in Syria

4 Ways the U.S. Can Help in Syria

The Syrian government's violence against protesters is rapidly worsening, risking civil war More »

U.S. Hypocrisy on Bahrain

U.S. Hypocrisy on Bahrain

The tiny Gulf nation and U.S. ally has been brutalizing peaceful protesters, so why are we doing so little? More »

Iran and the Bahrain Opposition

Iran and the Bahrain Opposition

Separating out the legitimate protest movement from the Iranian fronts who damage their cause More »

How Will Syria's Assad Fall?

How Will Syria's Assad Fall?

A sectarian divide or an Alawite-led "palace coup" are two of the most likely ways he might be removed More »

The Ground Shifts in the Middle East

The Ground Shifts in the Middle East

The U.S. faces a rapidly changing region from Tripoli to Jerusalem More »

A Case Against Attacking Iran or a Case for Blaming Israel?

A Case Against Attacking Iran or a Case for Blaming Israel?

A response to Marc Lynch More »

Obama Bombing Iran? Don't Be Surprised

Obama Bombing Iran? Don't Be Surprised

A former Bush adviser on why the president's commitments, and questionable reelection chances, make it likely that he would order an attack before November 2012 More »

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