In the News

May 29, 2014

Saab on Importance of Trust in Global Missile Defense Initiatives

By Bilal Saab

Breaking Defense quotes Resident Senior Fellow Bilal Saab on the political–not just technical–hurdles that face Middle Eastern nations attempting to implement regional missile defense initiatives:

Missile Defense
Security & Defense

In the News

May 7, 2014

Oren: “Israel Doesn’t Spy Against the United States”

By Michael Oren

YNet quotes Atlantic Council Ambassador-in-Residence Michael Oren on Israel’s response to a Newsweek report that claims that Israeli intelligence officials have “crossed red lines” in the United States:

Israel

In the News

Apr 16, 2014

Saab on Prince Bandar’s Resignation

By Bilal Y. Saab

Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Bilal Saab is quoted by The National on the resignation of Saudi intelligence chief Prince Bandar:

Saudi Arabia

In the News

Mar 11, 2014

Saab on Gulf Relations

By Bilal Saab

Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Bilal Saab is quoted by The National on how tensions within the Gulf Cooperation Council are affecting security interests in the United States:

International Organizations
Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Mar 4, 2014

Saab: In Lebanon, New Government Unlikely to Herald New Political Era

By Bilal Saab

Bilal Saab, senior fellow for the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, writes on Lebanon’s new government and the likelihood of reforms in World Politics Review:

Middle East

In the News

Feb 26, 2014

Saab on Saudi Arabia

By Bilal Saab

Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Bilal Saab is quoted by the Associated Press on Saudi Arabia’s concerns as militants assisting the Syria opposition return home. 

Saudi Arabia

In the News

Feb 20, 2014

Saab: Is Syria Spilling over into Lebanon?

By Bilal Saab

Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Bilal Saab talks with France24’s Melissa Bell on recent suicide attacks in Beirut as well as the destabilizing effects of the Syrian conflict for the region:

Middle East