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1 week ago | 
foreignaffairs.com | Ray Takeyh |Elliott Abrams |Rose Gottemoeller |Lynn Kuok
Nearly every week since taking office in January, U.S. President Donald Trump has had something to say about controlling nuclear weapons. In comments to Fox News in March, for example, he referred to these weapons as “big monsters” and the world’s “greatest existential threat,” lamenting that the United States spends “all this money on something that, if it’s used, it’s probably the end of the world.” The president’s interest is fortuitous.
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1 week ago | 
foreignaffairs.com | Ray Takeyh |Elliott Abrams |Nikita Lalwani |Lynn Kuok
In October 2022, the United States imposed sweeping restrictions on the export of advanced chips and chip-making equipment.
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1 week ago | 
mosaicmagazine.com | Elliott Abrams
On Saturday, initial talk between Washington and Tehran took place in Oman on the subject of the Iranian nuclear program. The two sides agreed to continue negotiations this coming weekend. Elliott Abrams believes that, so far, Iran has come out ahead:First, the United States demanded direct negotiations while Iran wanted indirect talks. The talks in Oman were indirect, with the Omani foreign minister as go-between.
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1 week ago | 
cfr.org | Elliott Abrams
Negotiations between Iran and the United States began on March 12, and round one clearly went to Iran. Why? More on: Iran Iran Nuclear Agreement Donald Trump First, the United States demanded direct negotiations while Iran wanted indirect talks. The talks in Oman were indirect, with the Omani foreign minister as go-between. It seems that there was a hello chat and handshake between U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Aragchi, but no more than that.
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2 weeks ago | 
thenationalnews.com | Elliott Abrams |Thomas R. Nides
US President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, DC, on April 7. Bloomberg
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3 weeks ago | 
cfr.org | Elliott Abrams
Since the Hamas attack of October 7, 2023, and Israel’s invasion of Gaza, the Palestinian Authority (PA) has frequently been mentioned as a good candidate to govern Gaza when the war ends. In a Washington Post editorial published November 18, 2023, President Biden wrote that a “revitalized Palestinian Authority” should govern both the West Bank and Gaza. The term “RPA,” standing for “revitalized Palestinian Authority” or “reformed Palestinian Authority” became common.
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1 month ago | 
foreignaffairs.com | Elliott Abrams |Dennis Ross |Erik Lin-Greenberg |Ari Shavit
For years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the United States enjoyed superpower status in a unipolar world. Its economy roared, and its military power went unmatched. When it came to pursuing its goals, Washington had to contend with few obstacles. But even during these boom times, American leaders sometimes botched foreign policy. The United States often made mistakes that caused it to punch below its weight internationally.
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1 month ago | 
foreignaffairs.com | Elliott Abrams |Stephen Biddle |Monica Duffy Toft |Stephen H Hadley
Over the past few years, concerns about China’s navy and its potential threat to U.S. interests have steadily grown. Two decades ago, the U.S. Navy had 282 battle-force ships against the Chinese navy’s 220, but by the mid-2010sthis advantage had disappeared. Today, Chinese ships outnumber those of the U.S. Navy 400 to 295. If the United States’ shipbuilding pace remains unchanged, this so-called ship gap will only continue to grow.
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1 month ago | 
foreignaffairs.com | Elliott Abrams |Dennis Ross |Richard N. Haass |Mohammad Javad Zarif
For years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the United States enjoyed superpower status in a unipolar world. Its economy roared, and its military power went unmatched. When it came to pursuing its goals, Washington had to contend with few obstacles. But even during these boom times, American leaders sometimes botched foreign policy. The United States often made mistakes that caused it to punch below its weight internationally.
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1 month ago | 
foreignaffairs.com | Elliott Abrams |Michael O’Hanlon |Paul B. Stares |Stephen Peter Rosen
The transatlantic alliance has weathered many crises over the past 80 years, some of which seemed existential at the time. But the one now roiling the alliance feels different and much more treacherous. Unlike previous episodes of transatlantic discord, which mostly revolved around how the alliance should respond to an external threat of one kind or another, the challenge today comes from within.
