Elliott Abrams
Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies
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U.S. policy in the Middle East, Israel-Palestinian affairs, democracy promotion, human rights policy, U.S. foreign policy.
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Elliott Abrams discusses the latest House hearing on the Benghazi embassy attack of September 11, 2012.
See more in Libya, United States, Terrorist Attacks, U.S. Strategy and Politics, Congress and Foreign Policy
Elliott Abrams provides his insight as former secretary of state for Latin America and reviews the Chilean film, "NO," which is set during the Pinochet presidency.
See more in Chile, Democracy and Human Rights, Democracy Promotion, Elections
Elliott Abrams forecasts "trouble ahead" in Europe, once its passport-holding jihadis return home from fighting in Syria.
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Elliott Abrams analyzes President Obama's news conference in Ramallah.
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Elliott Abrams analyzes President Obama's speech in Jerusalem.
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A former top National Security Council officer in the Bush White House tells the full inside story of the Bush administration and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
See more in United States, Israel, Palestinian Authority, Peacemaking
Elliott Abrams examines recent news of Jews in Denmark being warned against openly wearing religious symbols amid rising anti-Israeli sentiment in Copenhagen.
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Elliott Abrams says, "The next three to six months in the Middle East will make Obama administration officials look back to 2012 with nostalgia as a quiet time when they were able to focus on the campaign. The coming year will be much tougher—starting now."
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In the coming months after his reelection, President Obama faces a number of Middle East crises, the most pressing of which are Iran and Syria, says Elliott Abrams.
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Jimmy Carter is at it again, says Elliott Abrams on the former president's latest vilification of Israel in a recent Al Ahram interview.
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While Christian communities in the Arab Middle East are decimated or endangered, the Christian community in Israel grows. Yet the mainline Protestant denominations in the United States continue to assault Israel and demand cuts in American aid to that country while ignoring the plight of their Christian brethren, says Elliott Abrams.
See more in Israel, Religion
Elliott Abrams says the killing of the U.S. ambassador to Libya and attack on U.S. mission in Cairo raise troubling questions about leadership of these two countries.
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Elliott Abrams says every Democratic Party platform since 1992 has cited Jerusalem as the capital of the Jewish state—but this year wasn't so simple.
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Elliott Abrams examines the recent upswing of anti-Jewish and anti-Israel activity in Scandinavia.
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Elliott Abrams says that Mitt Romney's positions on issues in the Middle East will be "good bets" in the upcoming election.
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As Israel's governing coalition collapses, Syria unravels and a deal to halt Iran's nuclear program remains elusive. CFR's Elliott Abrams discusses the mood in Israel.
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In what may be the clearest picture of Iran's nuclear program to date, Iran: The Nuclear Challenge maps the objectives, tools, and strategies for dealing with one of the most vexing issues facing the United States and global community today.
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Elliott Abrams says that a clearer statement from President Obama about his determination to prevent Iranian acquisition of a nuclear weapon is still needed.
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Elliott Abrams argues that Richard Luger seems to have no life at all beyond the U.S. Senate.
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Elliott Abrams says the Egyptian presidential race is a frightful mess.
See more in Egypt, Democratization, Elections, Political Movements