https://www.cfr.org/ Elliott Abrams discusses U.S. foreign policy, focusing on the Middle East and democracy and human rights. en Sun, 12 Apr 2026 12:45:39 -0400 https://www.cfr.org/blog/school-books-qatar-continue-teach-hatred-jews-and-israel-0 Despite its efforts to present itself as a modern state that promotes stability and peace in the Elliott Abrams Pressure Points Israel Education Qatar Post Human Rights Middle East https://www.cfr.org/blog/school-books-qatar-continue-teach-hatred-jews-and-israel-0 Mon, 09 Feb 2026 09:37:28 EST Pressure Points Elliott Abrams https://www.cfr.org/blog/school-books-qatar-continue-teach-hatred-jews-and-israel Despite its efforts to present itself as a modern state that promotes stability and peace in the Elliott Abrams Pressure Points Israel Education Qatar Post Human Rights Middle East https://www.cfr.org/blog/school-books-qatar-continue-teach-hatred-jews-and-israel Mon, 09 Feb 2026 09:32:21 EST Pressure Points Elliott Abrams https://www.cfr.org/blog/only-way-disarm-hamas Who will prevent Hamas from continuing its rule of the half of Gaza it controls, from rearming, a Elliott Abrams Gaza Pressure Points Israel Defense and Security Post Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Middle East https://www.cfr.org/blog/only-way-disarm-hamas Sat, 24 Jan 2026 16:55:34 EST Pressure Points Elliott Abrams https://www.cfr.org/blog/let-freedom-ring-caribbean-2026 The new year presents the greatest opportunity for the expansion of freedom, and the demise of re Elliott Abrams Diamonstein-Spielvogel Project on the Future of Democracy Pressure Points Venezuela Cuba Post Nicaragua Donald Trump Latin America https://www.cfr.org/blog/let-freedom-ring-caribbean-2026 Fri, 02 Jan 2026 17:23:24 EST Pressure Points Elliott Abrams https://www.cfr.org/blog/thinking-about-venezuela Recently I appeared as a guest on Elliott Abrams Pressure Points Venezuela Post Democratization Latin America U.S. Foreign Policy https://www.cfr.org/blog/thinking-about-venezuela Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:49:54 EST Pressure Points Elliott Abrams https://www.cfr.org/blog/how-topple-maduro U.S. policy toward Venezuela is hard to decipher. Elliott Abrams Diamonstein-Spielvogel Project on the Future of Democracy Pressure Points Venezuela Post Democratization Donald Trump Latin America https://www.cfr.org/blog/how-topple-maduro Mon, 24 Nov 2025 09:52:20 EST Pressure Points Elliott Abrams https://www.cfr.org/blog/teaching-hate-palestinian-schools As part of the Gaza peace efforts, many governments are pressing hard for the Palestinian Authori Elliott Abrams Pressure Points Israel Education Palestinian Territories Post Israeli-Palestinian Conflict https://www.cfr.org/blog/teaching-hate-palestinian-schools Sun, 23 Nov 2025 10:50:25 EST Pressure Points Elliott Abrams https://www.cfr.org/blog/memory-richard-b-cheney The outpouring of respect and gratitude for the life of Dick Cheney has been striking to me today Elliott Abrams Pressure Points United States Post U.S. Congress U.S. Department of Defense U.S. Foreign Policy https://www.cfr.org/blog/memory-richard-b-cheney Tue, 04 Nov 2025 11:44:20 EST Pressure Points Elliott Abrams https://www.cfr.org/blog/moroccos-victory-western-sahara Almost invisibly to most Americans, Morocco has won an important victory in its long struggle to Elliott Abrams Pressure Points Algeria Morocco Western Sahara Post U.S. Foreign Policy https://www.cfr.org/blog/moroccos-victory-western-sahara Sun, 02 Nov 2025 15:24:06 EST Pressure Points Elliott Abrams https://www.cfr.org/blog/golden-age-american-jewry-over   What is one to make of a country whose president blesses not only Israel but the Elliott Abrams Pressure Points Israel United States Religion Post https://www.cfr.org/blog/golden-age-american-jewry-over Mon, 27 Oct 2025 07:30:37 EDT Pressure Points Elliott Abrams https://www.cfr.org/blog/teaching-hate-jordan Jordan enjoys an enviable reputation as a moderate state at peace with Israel, though it has alwa Elliott Abrams Pressure Points Education Jordan Post Human Rights Humanitarian Crises Israeli-Palestinian Conflict https://www.cfr.org/blog/teaching-hate-jordan Sat, 27 Sep 2025 09:53:14 EDT Pressure Points Elliott Abrams https://www.cfr.org/blog/why-palestinian-state-does-not-exist-and-will-not-be-created Why is there no Palestinian state today, when the idea of partition is nearly a century old and t Elliott Abrams Pressure Points Israel Post Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Middle East https://www.cfr.org/blog/why-palestinian-state-does-not-exist-and-will-not-be-created Tue, 02 Sep 2025 09:55:30 EDT Pressure Points Elliott Abrams https://www.cfr.org/blog/polio-gaza-and-genocide-accusation It would be impossible to list the number of politicians, “activists,” NGO leaders, and governmen Elliott Abrams Pressure Points Israel Post Humanitarian Crises Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Middle East https://www.cfr.org/blog/polio-gaza-and-genocide-accusation Thu, 28 Aug 2025 12:18:26 EDT Pressure Points Elliott Abrams https://www.cfr.org/blog/lesson-iraq-about-genocide-accusations "For me what is tragic, in addition to the tragedy of Iraq itself, is the fact that the United Na Elliott Abrams Gaza Pressure Points Israel Post Humanitarian Crises Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Middle East https://www.cfr.org/blog/lesson-iraq-about-genocide-accusations Sun, 24 Aug 2025 08:57:29 EDT Pressure Points Elliott Abrams https://www.cfr.org/blog/new-country-reports-human-rights-practices The United States has been publishing reports on human rights practices in other countries since Elliott Abrams Egypt Pressure Points India Saudi Arabia El Salvador Post Uganda Human Rights U.S. State Department https://www.cfr.org/blog/new-country-reports-human-rights-practices Mon, 18 Aug 2025 08:59:51 EDT Pressure Points Elliott Abrams https://www.cfr.org/blog/religious-repression-qatar Last week Qatar sentenced the leader of that country’s tiny Baha’i community to five years in pri Elliott Abrams Pressure Points Religion Qatar Post Human Rights Middle East https://www.cfr.org/blog/religious-repression-qatar Sat, 16 Aug 2025 10:32:05 EDT Pressure Points Elliott Abrams https://www.cfr.org/blog/decline-iranian-empire In my article “The Decline of the Iranian Empire” in the September issue of National Review Elliott Abrams Pressure Points Iran Israel Syria Lebanon Post Middle East https://www.cfr.org/blog/decline-iranian-empire Tue, 29 Jul 2025 18:20:56 EDT Pressure Points Elliott Abrams https://www.cfr.org/blog/ideology-college-classroom-0 The Cohen Center at Brandeis has published another very interesting and valuable study, this one Elliott Abrams Pressure Points Education Post Human Rights Middle East https://www.cfr.org/blog/ideology-college-classroom-0 Thu, 24 Jul 2025 07:48:34 EDT Pressure Points Elliott Abrams https://www.cfr.org/blog/reform-syria-and-syrian-schoolbooks-0 Recent months have brought considerable optimism about the changes in Syria since the overthrow o Elliott Abrams Pressure Points Syria Education Women and Foreign Policy Program Post Middle East https://www.cfr.org/blog/reform-syria-and-syrian-schoolbooks-0 Thu, 10 Jul 2025 11:29:35 EDT Pressure Points Elliott Abrams https://www.cfr.org/blog/meanwhile-hamas-killing-civilians-who-seek-food While the war between Israel and Iran is drawing attention away from Gaza, it’s worth seeing what Elliott Abrams Gaza Pressure Points Israel Post Humanitarian Crises Israeli-Palestinian Conflict United Nations https://www.cfr.org/blog/meanwhile-hamas-killing-civilians-who-seek-food Sat, 21 Jun 2025 09:10:52 EDT Pressure Points Elliott Abrams https://www.cfr.org/blog/folly-interim-agreement-iran The gaps between the stated Iranian and United States positions on the elements of a nuclear deal Elliott Abrams Pressure Points Iran Post Donald Trump Iran Nuclear Agreement https://www.cfr.org/blog/folly-interim-agreement-iran Mon, 02 Jun 2025 07:16:33 EDT Pressure Points Elliott Abrams https://www.cfr.org/blog/israels-laser-air-defense-revolution For Israel, as for Ukraine, defending against drones has been a difficult and expensive endeavor. Elliott Abrams Drone Warfare Pressure Points Israel Post Missile Defense U.S. Department of Defense https://www.cfr.org/blog/israels-laser-air-defense-revolution Sun, 01 Jun 2025 13:31:10 EDT Pressure Points Elliott Abrams https://www.cfr.org/blog/trump-visit-and-black-boxes-gulf During his trip to the Gulf last week, President Trump went out of his way to abandon what he des Elliott Abrams Pressure Points Post Donald Trump Human Rights Persian Gulf U.S. State Department https://www.cfr.org/blog/trump-visit-and-black-boxes-gulf Sun, 18 May 2025 09:39:04 EDT Pressure Points Elliott Abrams https://www.cfr.org/blog/rubios-reforms-state-good-steps-and-bad On May 1st, I commented Elliott Abrams Pressure Points Israel Palestinian Territories Post Israeli-Palestinian Conflict U.S. State Department https://www.cfr.org/blog/rubios-reforms-state-good-steps-and-bad Wed, 07 May 2025 11:01:52 EDT Pressure Points Elliott Abrams https://www.cfr.org/blog/reform-state-department-gets-going On April 29, I published in National Review an article on Trump administration plans for Elliott Abrams Pressure Points Post Donald Trump Diplomacy and International Institutions U.S. Foreign Policy https://www.cfr.org/blog/reform-state-department-gets-going Thu, 01 May 2025 08:58:28 EDT Pressure Points Elliott Abrams https://www.cfr.org/blog/talks-oman-round-one-goes-iran Negotiations between Iran and the United States began on April 12, and round one clearly went to Elliott Abrams Pressure Points Iran Post Donald Trump Iran Nuclear Agreement https://www.cfr.org/blog/talks-oman-round-one-goes-iran Sun, 13 Apr 2025 09:00:43 EDT Pressure Points Elliott Abrams https://www.cfr.org/blog/palestinian-authority-continues-teach-hate-and-reward-terror-0 Since the Hamas attack of October 7, 2023, and Israel’s invasion of Gaza, the Palestinian Authori Elliott Abrams Pressure Points Terrorism and Counterterrorism Palestinian Territories Post Israeli-Palestinian Conflict https://www.cfr.org/blog/palestinian-authority-continues-teach-hate-and-reward-terror-0 Mon, 31 Mar 2025 18:17:05 EDT Pressure Points Elliott Abrams https://www.cfr.org/blog/dalai-lamas-testament-0 The fourteenth Dalai Lama has written scores of books, most of them about compassion, wisdom, hap Elliott Abrams Diamonstein-Spielvogel Project on the Future of Democracy Inside China Pressure Points China Democracy Religion Post Tibet Chinese Religion https://www.cfr.org/blog/dalai-lamas-testament-0 Mon, 17 Mar 2025 13:58:57 EDT Pressure Points Elliott Abrams https://www.cfr.org/blog/dream-palace-gaza In reaction to President Trump's proposal for Gaza, Arab leaders held a summit meeting in Cairo o Elliott Abrams Gaza Pressure Points Post Donald Trump Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Middle East https://www.cfr.org/blog/dream-palace-gaza Thu, 06 Mar 2025 13:54:58 EST Pressure Points Elliott Abrams https://www.cfr.org/blog/gaza-shall-be-forsaken In the new issue of Commentary magazine I contribute an article entitled Elliott Abrams Pressure Points Israel Post Donald Trump Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Middle East https://www.cfr.org/blog/gaza-shall-be-forsaken Wed, 19 Feb 2025 15:46:40 EST Pressure Points Elliott Abrams https://www.cfr.org/blog/paradigm-shift-middle-east What should President Trump do in the Middle East- in Syria, Lebanon, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Isr Elliott Abrams Pressure Points Iran Israel Lebanon Post Donald Trump Iran Nuclear Agreement Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Middle East https://www.cfr.org/blog/paradigm-shift-middle-east Fri, 07 Feb 2025 08:17:36 EST Pressure Points Elliott Abrams https://www.cfr.org/blog/why-two-state-solution-no-solution In a brilliant new Elliott Abrams Pressure Points Israel Palestinian Territories Post Diplomacy and International Institutions Israeli-Palestinian Conflict https://www.cfr.org/blog/why-two-state-solution-no-solution Mon, 03 Feb 2025 09:45:49 EST Pressure Points Elliott Abrams https://www.cfr.org/blog/middle-east-policy-advice-vandenberg-coalition The Vandenberg Coalition has issued a report on Middle East policy for the Trump administration, Elliott Abrams Pressure Points Iran Israel Iraq Post Donald Trump Middle East Persian Gulf https://www.cfr.org/blog/middle-east-policy-advice-vandenberg-coalition Mon, 27 Jan 2025 10:56:08 EST Pressure Points Elliott Abrams https://www.cfr.org/blog/sad-decline-icrc When I served as Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs in the Re Elliott Abrams Pressure Points Israel International Organizations Post Humanitarian Crises Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Nongovernmental Organizations https://www.cfr.org/blog/sad-decline-icrc Tue, 21 Jan 2025 11:55:29 EST Pressure Points Elliott Abrams https://www.cfr.org/blog/why-amnesty-international-suspended-its-israel-branch Amnesty International (AI) and Human Rights Watch (HRW) are colossal. Elliott Abrams Pressure Points Israel Post Human Rights Israeli-Palestinian Conflict https://www.cfr.org/blog/why-amnesty-international-suspended-its-israel-branch Tue, 07 Jan 2025 17:22:39 EST Pressure Points Elliott Abrams https://www.cfr.org/blog/donald-trump-and-houthis For years Yemen's Houthis have been attacking U.S. Elliott Abrams Pressure Points Iran Oceans and Seas Terrorism and Counterterrorism Yemen Post Donald Trump Joe Biden https://www.cfr.org/blog/donald-trump-and-houthis Fri, 03 Jan 2025 11:01:42 EST Pressure Points Elliott Abrams https://www.cfr.org/blog/mitch-mcconnells-foreign-policy-wisdom Sen. Elliott Abrams Pressure Points Budget, Debt, and Deficits Military Operations Post Donald Trump U.S. Foreign Policy https://www.cfr.org/blog/mitch-mcconnells-foreign-policy-wisdom Mon, 16 Dec 2024 09:23:38 EST Pressure Points Elliott Abrams https://www.cfr.org/blog/falling-maduros-lobbyists In Washington today, there are two groups lobbying for the Maduro regime: oilmen and oil companie Elliott Abrams Diamonstein-Spielvogel Project on the Future of Democracy Pressure Points Venezuela Post Donald Trump Oil and Petroleum Products U.S. Foreign Policy https://www.cfr.org/blog/falling-maduros-lobbyists Thu, 28 Nov 2024 09:14:47 EST Pressure Points Elliott Abrams https://www.cfr.org/blog/sharon-netanyahu-and-lebanon-deal The Israeli withdrawal from Gaza in 2006 offers some useful lessons for Israelis, and for the Uni Elliott Abrams Pressure Points Israel Lebanon Post Donald Trump Hezbollah Joe Biden U.S. Foreign Policy https://www.cfr.org/blog/sharon-netanyahu-and-lebanon-deal Wed, 27 Nov 2024 11:06:08 EST Pressure Points Elliott Abrams https://www.cfr.org/blog/australia-new-zealand-and-israel-elections-have-good-and-bad-consequences This past week has shown once again that elections have consequences—not least in the Antipodes, Elliott Abrams Australia Pressure Points Israel New Zealand Elections and Voting Post United Nations https://www.cfr.org/blog/australia-new-zealand-and-israel-elections-have-good-and-bad-consequences Fri, 22 Nov 2024 17:02:52 EST Pressure Points Elliott Abrams https://www.cfr.org/blog/guterres-shamefully-meets-putin-and-lukashenko In March of 2023, the International Criminal Court issued an Elliott Abrams Pressure Points Belarus Post The War in Ukraine United Nations Vladimir Putin https://www.cfr.org/blog/guterres-shamefully-meets-putin-and-lukashenko Fri, 25 Oct 2024 16:19:22 EDT Pressure Points Elliott Abrams https://www.cfr.org/blog/where-lebanese-zelensky-part-ii-0 My recent blog post entitled “ Elliott Abrams Diamonstein-Spielvogel Project on the Future of Democracy Pressure Points Israel Lebanon Post Hezbollah Middle East https://www.cfr.org/blog/where-lebanese-zelensky-part-ii-0 Fri, 18 Oct 2024 12:03:41 EDT Pressure Points Elliott Abrams https://www.cfr.org/blog/where-lebanese-zelensky The killing of Yahya Sinwar will be viewed as raising the chances for a Gaza cease-fire and freei Elliott Abrams Pressure Points Israel Lebanon Post Middle East https://www.cfr.org/blog/where-lebanese-zelensky Thu, 17 Oct 2024 10:36:21 EDT Pressure Points Elliott Abrams https://www.cfr.org/blog/empty-embassies What do these twenty countries have in common: Albania, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bolivia, Burma,&nbsp Elliott Abrams Pressure Points Post Politics and Government U.S. Congress U.S. Foreign Policy https://www.cfr.org/blog/empty-embassies Fri, 11 Oct 2024 12:50:19 EDT Pressure Points Elliott Abrams https://www.cfr.org/blog/what-real-us-policy-venezuela How does one judge the true nature and intent of a policy? Elliott Abrams Diamonstein-Spielvogel Project on the Future of Democracy Pressure Points Venezuela Post Latin America Oil and Petroleum Products U.S. Foreign Policy https://www.cfr.org/blog/what-real-us-policy-venezuela Sat, 05 Oct 2024 09:00:17 EDT Pressure Points Elliott Abrams https://www.cfr.org/blog/truth-telling-turtle-bay In the history of the United Nations there are tens of thousands of speeches, and most are immedi Elliott Abrams Pressure Points Argentina Post Economic Statecraft Human Rights United Nations United Nations General Assembly https://www.cfr.org/blog/truth-telling-turtle-bay Wed, 02 Oct 2024 14:59:17 EDT Pressure Points Elliott Abrams https://www.cfr.org/blog/conservative-human-rights-agenda How can the United States successfully promote human rights and democracy in the multi-polar and Elliott Abrams Pressure Points Post Human Rights U.S. Foreign Policy U.S. State Department https://www.cfr.org/blog/conservative-human-rights-agenda Mon, 30 Sep 2024 10:01:41 EDT Pressure Points Elliott Abrams https://www.cfr.org/blog/time-revoke-licenses-permitting-us-oil-companies-work-venezuela Some of the main financial pillars of support of the Maduro regime in Venezuela are, very unfortu Elliott Abrams Pressure Points Venezuela Post Human Rights Latin America Oil and Petroleum Products https://www.cfr.org/blog/time-revoke-licenses-permitting-us-oil-companies-work-venezuela Thu, 26 Sep 2024 17:38:58 EDT Pressure Points Elliott Abrams https://www.cfr.org/blog/7-million-question-about-ibrahim-aqil-0 Who was Ibrahim Aqil? Elliott Abrams Pressure Points Israel Terrorism and Counterterrorism Post Hezbollah Middle East U.S. Foreign Policy https://www.cfr.org/blog/7-million-question-about-ibrahim-aqil-0 Mon, 23 Sep 2024 17:40:44 EDT Pressure Points Elliott Abrams https://www.cfr.org/blog/united-nations-general-assembly-votes-remove-jews-jerusalems-old-city-1 On September 18th, the UN General Assembly voted to hand the Old City of Jerusalem, ho Elliott Abrams Pressure Points Palestinian Territories Post Diplomacy and International Institutions Israeli-Palestinian Conflict United Nations General Assembly https://www.cfr.org/blog/united-nations-general-assembly-votes-remove-jews-jerusalems-old-city-1 Thu, 19 Sep 2024 17:18:45 EDT Pressure Points Elliott Abrams