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Elliott Abrams discusses U.S. foreign policy, focusing on the Middle East and democracy and human rights.

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UN Halves Its Estimate of Women and Children Killed in Gaza

by Elliott Abrams May 12, 2024

Between May 6 and May 8, the UN cut in half its estimates of the number of women and children killed in Gaza. The estimates were based on Hamas numbers and are a reminder that all fatality estimates coming from that source are unreliable. Read More

Mexico
Back to the Future in U.S.-Mexican Relations
Human rights and the rule of law in Mexico are under siege. It would be a grave error for the United States to believe that its only interests there are trade and border security, and do not include democratic stability.
Blog Post by Elliott Abrams April 16, 2023 Pressure Points
Israel
Israeli Sovereignty and American Intervention
The interventions in Israel’s bitter debate over judicial reform by both the Biden administration and many segments of the American Jewish community are striking—and need explaining.
Blog Post by Elliott Abrams April 10, 2023 Pressure Points
Israel
Israel's Crisis
Israel's crisis is about judicial reform, but about deeper issues as well. Religion and state issues, and the role of the fast-growing haredi population, are at the heart of the matter.
Blog Post by Elliott Abrams March 27, 2023 Pressure Points
  • Russia
    Implications of the Russia-Ukraine War
    The Russia-Ukraine war has implications for the Middle East, Europe, and Asia and of course for U.S. foreign policy. In this speech I addressed them briefly.
    Blog Post by Elliott Abrams February 26, 2023 Pressure Points
  • Israel
    Israel's Election: What to Think About Religious Zionists, Netanyahu, and Tales of Doomsday
    Doomsday predictions about the consequences of Israel's election are overwrought. Some of the proposed legal reforms would bring Israel's system closer to the U.S. model.
    Blog Post by Elliott Abrams November 6, 2022 Pressure Points