Elliott Abrams
Elliott Abrams
Elliott Abramsis a former American diplomat, lawyer and political scientist who served in foreign policy positions for U.S. Presidents, Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush. Abrams was convicted for withholding information from Congress about the Iran-Contra affair while serving for Reagan, but pardoned by President George H. W. Bush...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionLawyer
Date of Birth24 January 1948
CountryUnited States of America
effort united-states should
When freedom of the press is threatened, the United States should be leading efforts to protect it.
america doubt pay
As the Palestinian leadership never seems to pay any penalty for its words, America's seriousness about the peace process is in doubt.
israel security dependent
Israel's flexibility is dependent on its sense of security.
ghetto
There are no Muslim ghettos in the U.S.
talking white house
When you work in the White House you talk to the White House staff all day, so you're talking to the guy who handles the congressional liaison and the guy who's handling domestic politics and the guy who's handling the American economy and so forth.
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It’s unlikely to change – there’s nothing in King Salman’s past as governor of Riyadh for about forty years that suggests that he was particularly a reformer, not on the role of women, not on democratic development. There’s been a rumor in the last couple of days that he said to someone in an e-mail that he’s in favor of a constitutional monarchy, but I would be surprised if the level of repression started to go down … I think the kind of thing that we would view as significant reforms is unlikely.
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The intersection of religion and world politics has often been a bloody crossroads.
dubai government pressure
Dubai must crack down on rampant smuggling, and the U.A.E. federal government has significantly stepped up pressure.
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Libya as a country is a relatively new concept. The period of Libya as a modern nation really starts after World War II.
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Elections matter, but how much they matter depends entirely on how free, open and fair they are.
example passing dictatorship
There are examples of fraternal dictatorships, or one, anyway: the passing of power from Fidel to Raul Castro.
population syria
Syria's population is 74% Sunni Muslim.
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What does 'politicizing intelligence' mean? Using intel, or more often, partial intel, to produce an effect in line with White House policies rather than giving a full picture of a particular situation.
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Pundits are used to analyzing the gap between what our ideals suggest and what our security interests require.