Bilal Y. Saab

Bilal Y. Saab is senior fellow and director of the Defense and Security Program at the Middle East Institute.

Stories by Bilal Y. Saab

U.S. Navy Vice Adm. James Malloy speaks during the International Maritime Security Construct opening ceremony in Manama, Bahrain, on Nov. 7, 2019.

Trump’s Curious Multilateralism

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January 28, 2020, 4:30 PM

U.S. forces stand guard on the roof of the U.S. Embassy in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, on Jan. 1.

For Now, U.S. Troops Are Likely in Iraq to Stay

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Bilal Y. Saab, Michael P. Mulroy

January 9, 2020, 1:34 PM

A picture taken on a Lebanese Army-organized press tour shows Army commandos on the Lebanese-Syrian border on Aug. 28, 2017.

Washington Should Back, Not Punish, the Lebanese Military

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November 5, 2019, 1:45 PM

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr., the head of U.S. Central Command, and Lt. Gen. Fahd bin Turki bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the commander of the Saudi-led coalition forces in Yemen, are shown reportedly Iranian weapons seized by Saudi forces in central Saudi Arabia on July 18.

Trump Is Sending More Troops to Saudi Arabia

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October 16, 2019, 12:36 PM

Saudi defense ministry spokesman Col. Turki bin Saleh al-Malki speaks during a press conference on Sept. 18 in Riyadh about the recent attacks on Saudi Aramco’s facilities in Abqaiq and Khurais.

Arms Sales Can’t Replace U.S. Engagement in the Gulf

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September 20, 2019, 4:47 PM

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