Elliott Abrams
Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies
Middle East Program
The Council on Foreign Relations’ Middle East program provides analysis of the region’s political, economic, and social trends, offering insights into its current instability, its future trajectory, and U.S. policy toward it. The program and affiliated fellows inform policymakers, opinion leaders, and the general public through publications, meetings, and briefings.
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Steven A. Cook
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Elisa Ewers
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Ed Husain
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Farah Pandith
Senior Fellow
Linda Robinson
Senior Fellow for Women and Foreign Policy
Ray Takeyh
Hasib J. Sabbagh Senior Fellow for Middle East Studies
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Expert TakeWhy Are the Saudis Sitting Out the War With Iran?
Foreign Policy
By Steven A. Cook
Expert TakeBy Elisa Ewers and Ariane Tabatabai- Featuring Elisa Ewers
The Hidden Iran Risk No One Is Talking About
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Featuring Elliott Abrams
China providing air defense systems to Iran would be ‘threat’ to U.S.: Ret. U.S. Army Maj. Gen.
MS Now
Featuring Steven A. CookCan U.S. and Iran turn ceasefire into long-term peace?
PBS - Compass Points
Featuring Ray Takeyh- Featuring Ray Takeyh and Suzanne Maloney
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How Trump Miscalculated in Iran
Wall Street Journal
By Ray Takeyh and Reuel Marc Gerecht - Expert Take
The Ceasefire That Wasn’t
The Free Press
By Elliott Abrams - Expert Take
The President’s Not-So-Reassuring Iran Address
National Review
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Iran at the Endgame: War or Negotiation?
Jewish Institute for National Security of America
Featuring Elliott AbramsElliott Abrams on the Strait of Hormuz and Deploying 10,000 U.S. Ground Troops to the Middle East
Washington Watch With Tony Perkins
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Expert TakeIn Defense of Dubai
The Spectator
By Ed Husain- Featuring Ray Takeyh
Bloomberg Surveillance
Bloomberg Television
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Will Trump Finish the Job in Iran?
Wall Street Journal
By Ray Takeyh and Reuel Marc Gerecht Elliott Abrams on Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Featuring Elliott AbramsBloomberg Surveillance
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Featuring Steven A. CookTaking Stock of the Iran War
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