Council on Foreign Relations
Elliott Abrams, Senior Fellow
The Council on Foreign Relations is a U.S. nonpartisan publisher and think tank focusing on U.S. foreign policy and international affairs. Elliott Abrams is a senior fellow for Middle Eastern Studies. He served as an assistant secretary of state in the [Ronald] Reagan Administration and as a deputy national security advisor in the George W. Bush Administration. The following is excerpted from the February 9, 2011, House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on “Recent Developments in Egypt and Lebanon: Implications for Broader U.S. Policy in the Middle East.” There’s enough ground to cover today for a dozen hearings, but I will…
