Elliott Abrams discusses the legacy of former U.S. vice president Dick Cheney.

Elliott Abrams says that especially in light of the Arab Spring, demands for free elections for Palestinians should be greater.

Elliott Abrams argues that while the fall of Muammar al-Qaddafi is a victory, President Obama's failure to act sooner and more resolutely in the Libyan conflict has caused NATO to suffer greater damage than necessary.

Elliott Abrams says that civil war in Syria can be avoided if the "Assad mafia" can be separated from much of its own sectarian support.

Elliott Abrams poses ten questions that the Senate Foreign Relations Committee should be asking Robert Ford before confirming him as ambassador to Syria.

This video is part of a special Council on Foreign Relations series that explores how 9/11 changed international relations and U.S. foreign policy. In this video, Elliott Abrams, Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, discusses how the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2011 transformed the Bush administration. Abrams says 9/11 led then-president Bush to conclude that "bringing democracy and good governance to the Middle East was going to be critical in terms of fighting the sources of Islamic terrorism."

Elliott Abrams says the Obama Administration has a propensity to make foreign policy decisions so slowly that even when they are correct much of the benefit is lost.

Elliott Abrams argues that after thirty months of Obama Middle East policy, the popularity and prestige of the United States have declined and negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians appear to be dead in the water.

Elliott Abrams criticizes the Obama administration's policy toward the uprising in Syria and calls on Secretary Clinton and the administration to step up their pressure on the Assad regime.

Two recent books on the Israeli settlements explore their corrosive effect on Zionism and Israeli society.

Elliott Abrams discusses a recent letter from a group of American leaders urging President Obama to adopt a Middle East policy far more critical of Israel.

Elliott Abrams warns against U.S. engagement with Syria.

Elliott Abrams discusses President Obama's suggestion that Israel return to its 1967 borders.

President Obama's Mideast speech included more assertive language in support of self-determination and a detailed outline of terms for an Israeli-Palestinian settlement. CFR's Elliott Abrams, Robert Danin, and Steven A. Cook assess the impact of the speech.

President Obama's Mideast policy speech struck the right tone on democratic reforms, but his outline for a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will lead nowhere, writes CFR's Elliott Abrams.

Elliott Abrams says that while President Obama had some fine language in his speech on the Middle East, his points on the Arab Spring and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict were wrong.

Elliott Abrams discusses George Mitchell's resignation as President Obama's special envoy for the Middle East.

Elliott Abrams says that as the Assad regime kills more peaceful demonstrators, U.S. policy in Syria becomes increasingly difficult to comprehend.

Elliott Abrams reviews Jack O'Connell's King's Counsel.

Elliott Abrams, Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, says that bin Laden's death helps the drive for democracy in the Middle East and weakens the influence of al-Qaeda in the Arab world.