Middle East Programs in the News

Atlantic Council Names Salam Fayyad as Distinguished Statesman

Atlantic Council Names Salam Fayyad as Distinguished StatesmanFayyad to speak on Gaza crisis at July 31 Atlantic Council event in DC  WASHINGTON – The Atlantic Council today named Dr. Salam Fayyad, former prime minister of the Palestinian Authority, as Atlantic Council distinguished statesman in its Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security. Dr. Fayyad will address issues […]

Saab on Gulf Involvement in Iraq and Syria

By Bilal Y. Saab

World Politics Review quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow for Middle East Security Bilal Y. Saab on the role of Gulf countries in the ongoing crisis in Iraq:

Saab on US Aid to Syria

By Bilal Y. Saab

The Associated Press quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow for Middle East Security Bilal Y. Saab on President Obama’s decision to provide $500 million in support to moderates within the Syrian opposition: 

Saab: Assad’s Priority is to Fight Rebels in His Own Country

By Bilal Y. Saab

The Associated Press quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow for Middle East Security Bilal Y. Saab on the Syrian government aircraft bombing of Sunni militant targets inside Iraq:

Saab: Lebanon’s Presidential Crisis Hangs on Saudi, Iranian Rivalry

By Bilal Y. Saab

Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow for Middle East Security Bilal Y. Saab writes for World Politics Review on why the power struggle between Iran and Saudi Arabia is the root cause of the failure to elect a new Lebanese president:

Polcari: Go the Diplomatic Route in Iraq

By John Polcari

John Polcari, of the Brent Scowcroft Center’s Middle East Peace and Security Initiative, writes for US News and World Report on why it is important for the United States to encourage political reform in Iraq through diplomacy instead of militarily: 

Saab on the Iran-Saudi Arabia Rivalry

By Bilal Y. Saab

Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow Bilal Y. Saab joins BBC Persian to discuss the rivalry and power struggle between Iran and Saudi Arabia: 

Saab: Why the Persian Gulf Isn’t Ready for Joint Security

By Bilal Y. Saab

Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow for Middle East Security Bilal Y. Saab writes for Defense One on why defense cooperation in the Gulf will remain elusive until greater trust and closer political relationships are built among the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council:

Saab: Blame These Countries for Iraq’s Current Crisis

By Bilal Y. Saab

Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow for Middle East Security Bilal Y. Saab writes for the New Republic on why Iran and Saudi Arabia are responsible for the deteriorating situation in Iraq: