Middle East Programs in the News

Saab on the Challenges Facing the Creation of a Pan-Arab Fighting Force

By Bilal Saab

Politico quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow for Middle East Security Bilal Y. Saab on the challenges in creating a pan-Arab military force:

LeBaron on the Conflict in Yemen

By Richard LeBaron

Global Post quotes Nonresident Senior Fellow Richard LeBaron on the conflict in Yemen and its regional implications:

Saab and Pavel: A Fresh Start with the Gulf?

By Pavel and Saab

VP and Brent Scowcroft Center Director Barry Pavel and Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow for Middle East Security Bilal Y. Saab write for Foreign Affairs on how to repair ties with Washington’s Arab partners:

LeBaron on US Relations with Gulf Leaders

By Richard LeBaron

Politico quotes Nonresident Senior Fellow Richard LeBaron and Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the United States Yousef Al Otaiba on US relations with Gulf leaders:

Los Angeles Times Highlights Atlantic Council Event on the Upcoming Summit with Gulf Leaders

The Los Angeles Times quotes Atlantic Council panelists discussing President Obama’s attempt to reassure Gulf leaders of continuing security ties with the United States:

New York Times Highlights Atlantic Council Event on Camp David Summit

By Atlantic Council

The New York Times covers an Atlantic Council event on an upcoming summit with Gulf leaders at Camp David:

Foreign Policy Covers Atlantic Council Event on Gulf Summit

By Atlantic Council

Foreign Policy covers an Atlantic Council event on the upcoming summit with Gulf leaders at Camp David featuring Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the United States Yousef Al Otaiba:

Saab on US Strategy in the Middle East and US-Gulf Relations

By Bilal Saab

Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow for Middle East Security Bilal Y. Saab joins Bloomberg to discuss US strategy in the Middle East and the upcoming summit with Gulf leaders at Camp David:

Saab: “Gulf Leaders are Looking for Much Stronger US Security Commitments”

By Bilal Saab

The National quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow for Middle East Security Bilal Y. Saab on the US-Gulf partnership in light of Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces, visiting President Obama today:

Kroenig: A Nuclear Turning Point

By Matthew Kroenig

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Matthew Kroenig writes for The Weekly Standard on America’s history of a bipartisan nuclear nonproliferation policy and why the nuclear deal with Iran has lawmakers split along party lines: