Elliot Abrams

Elliott Abrams is senior fellow for Middle Eastern studies at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) in Washington, DC. He served as deputy assistant to the president and deputy national security advisor in the administration of President George W. Bush, where he supervised U.S. policy in the Middle East for the White House. https://www.cfr.org/experts/elliott-abrams

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Egypt’s Putinesque Election

Source: Council on Foreign Relations Author(s): Elliott Abrams Original Link: https://www.cfr.org/blog/egypts-putinesque-election With an election looming, the incumbent president arrests and disqualifies all possible opponents, one after another. Vladimir Putin? Yes, as we see in his treatment of Alexei Navalny. (The BBC tells part of that story here.) And these moves by Putin have been...

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What the Jailing of Ismail Alexandrani Tells Us About Egypt

Source: Council On Foreign Relations Author(s): Elliot Abrams Original Link: https://www.cfr.org/blog/what-jailing-ismail-alexandrani-tells-us-about-egypt Ismail Alexandrani is an Egyptian journalist who was detained when he returned to Egypt recently, and that detention has now been extended for at least another 15 days. His treatment by the government of President Sisi tells us a good deal...

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Is President Sisi a Bulwark Against Terrorism?

Source: Council On Foreign Relations Author(s): Elliot Abrams Original Link: https://www.cfr.org/blog/president-sisi-bulwark-against-terrorism There are very few people nowadays ignoring the growing repression in Egypt. Most recently, a new “counter-terrorism” law was imposed this week–but it snuffs out free speech more than terror. Even the State Department denounced the...

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Where is Egypt Heading?

Source: Council On Foreign Relations Author(s): Elliot Abrams Original Link: https://www.cfr.org/blog/where-egypt-heading The past week has brought two interesting comments on the situation in Egypt. The first is from Robert Springborg, formerly of the Naval Postgraduate School, and appears on the web site of the Middle East Institute here. Some key passages: The military under Abdel Fattah...

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Common Sense and Courage on Egypt

Source: Council On Foreign Relations Author(s): Elliot Abrams Original Link: https://www.cfr.org/blog/common-sense-and-courage-egypt Senator John McCain is a rare voice both of common sense and–because common sense on Egypt is so rare–of courage when it comes to U.S. relations with that key Arab country. Last week he issued this statement about human rights in Egypt… Read...

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