Bilal Y Saab
Biographic Data
| ID | 5897528 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bilal Y Saab |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bilal Y |
| FAMILY NAME | Saab |
| SIGNATURE | SAAB B Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | Brookings Institution |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 18 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
How to Upgrade US-Saudi Defense Relations
Rebuilding Arab Defense
After decades of US military assistance in the Middle East—providing expensive weapons systems and conducting military exercises—why are the military capabilities of US allies in the region still lacking? Why does it matter? And what can be done to remedy the status quo? Bilal Saab addresses these vexing questions through a set of in-depth case studies. Identifying the pitfalls of diverse assistance programs, Saab convincingly demonstrates the im…
The Other Saudi Transformation
This article describes Saudi Arabia's historic and arduous journey to national‐defense transformation, launched around 2015. It analyzes the challenges and opportunities of defense reform in the kingdom while highlighting the role of the United States in this process. Last, the article discusses the future of US‐Saudi defense relations
America’s Defence of Its Partners in the Middle East
The main factors American presidents typically consider before committing military resources to protect a partner include perceived US national interests, US domestic politics, the nature of the attack itself, the aggressor’s military capabilities and the possibility of escalation. An additional factor is the ability and willingness of the partner to conduct joint and combined operations with the United States and possibly others. This is critica…
Enabling US Security Cooperation
With a new security-cooperation command, the United States could manage and coordinate US security cooperation globally and enhance institutional capacitybuilding with foreign partners
Broken Partnerships
The erosion of US global hegemony in recent years is rarely a matter of dispute among American strategists. The United States has lost its preeminence in part because others, most notably China, ha
Countering Iran
The Future of Arms Control in the Middle East
Political space is opening up in the Arab world. While it is particularly difficult to speak with any degree of confidence on the ultimate trajectory of the Arab uprisings (with all their local variants), the process of democratization that is sweeping the region is likely to have a significant impact on how Arab societies and their soon-to-be repre- sentative governments make and conduct foreign and defense policy in the future. One key area of …
Criminality and Armed Groups
Terrorist groups and armed insurgents regularly exploit illicit markets to launder money, traffic illegal goods, and purchase arms. In such an environment, the line between armed political organizations and criminal groups appears to break down. However, through a comparative study of paramilitary groups and Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia—FARC) in Colombia, this article finds that group goals, …
R ethinking H ezbollah's D isarmament
Al Qaeda's Third Front
Additional informationNotes on contributorsBruce Riedel Bruce Riedel is a senior fellow at the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution. He has served the last three U.S. presidents as an adviser on Saudi Arabia at the National Security Council and at the CIA for 30 years as an expert on the Middle East. He may be reached at [email protected]. Bilal Y. Saab Bilal Y. Saab is a senior research assistant at the Saban Cent…
Securing Lebanon from the Threat of Salafist Jihadism
This article essentially seeks to examine the history and dynamics of salafist jihadism in Lebanon, explain its causes, investigate its impact on Lebanese domestic security, and explore its future trajectory. The article also puts forward a range of policy prescriptions that could help the Lebanese state effectively reduce and ultimately eliminate the threat of local salafist jihadism
Criminality and Armed Groups
Terrorist groups and armed insurgents regularly exploit illicit markets to launder money, traffic illegal goods, and purchase arms. In such an environment, the line between armed political organizations and criminal groups appears to break down. However, through a comparative study of paramilitary groups and Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia—FARC) in Colombia, this article finds that group goals, …
Al Qaeda's Third Front
Additional informationNotes on contributorsBruce Riedel Bruce Riedel is a senior fellow at the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution. He has served the last three U.S. presidents as an adviser on Saudi Arabia at the National Security Council and at the CIA for 30 years as an expert on the Middle East. He may be reached at [email protected]. Bilal Y. Saab Bilal Y. Saab is a senior research assistant at the Saban Cent…
R ethinking H ezbollah's D isarmament
Securing Lebanon from the Threat of Salafist Jihadism
This article essentially seeks to examine the history and dynamics of salafist jihadism in Lebanon, explain its causes, investigate its impact on Lebanese domestic security, and explore its future trajectory. The article also puts forward a range of policy prescriptions that could help the Lebanese state effectively reduce and ultimately eliminate the threat of local salafist jihadism
Securing Lebanon from the Threat of Salafist Jihadism
This article essentially seeks to examine the history and dynamics of salafist jihadism in Lebanon, explain its causes, investigate its impact on Lebanese domestic security, and explore its future trajectory. The article also puts forward a range of policy prescriptions that could help the Lebanese state effectively reduce and ultimately eliminate the threat of local salafist jihadism
R ethinking H ezbollah's D isarmament
Al Qaeda's Third Front
Additional informationNotes on contributorsBruce Riedel Bruce Riedel is a senior fellow at the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution. He has served the last three U.S. presidents as an adviser on Saudi Arabia at the National Security Council and at the CIA for 30 years as an expert on the Middle East. He may be reached at [email protected]. Bilal Y. Saab Bilal Y. Saab is a senior research assistant at the Saban Cent…
Criminality and Armed Groups
Terrorist groups and armed insurgents regularly exploit illicit markets to launder money, traffic illegal goods, and purchase arms. In such an environment, the line between armed political organizations and criminal groups appears to break down. However, through a comparative study of paramilitary groups and Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia—FARC) in Colombia, this article finds that group goals, …
The Future of Arms Control in the Middle East
Political space is opening up in the Arab world. While it is particularly difficult to speak with any degree of confidence on the ultimate trajectory of the Arab uprisings (with all their local variants), the process of democratization that is sweeping the region is likely to have a significant impact on how Arab societies and their soon-to-be repre- sentative governments make and conduct foreign and defense policy in the future. One key area of …
Countering Iran
Broken Partnerships
The erosion of US global hegemony in recent years is rarely a matter of dispute among American strategists. The United States has lost its preeminence in part because others, most notably China, ha
Enabling US Security Cooperation
With a new security-cooperation command, the United States could manage and coordinate US security cooperation globally and enhance institutional capacitybuilding with foreign partners
Rebuilding Arab Defense
After decades of US military assistance in the Middle East—providing expensive weapons systems and conducting military exercises—why are the military capabilities of US allies in the region still lacking? Why does it matter? And what can be done to remedy the status quo? Bilal Saab addresses these vexing questions through a set of in-depth case studies. Identifying the pitfalls of diverse assistance programs, Saab convincingly demonstrates the im…
The Other Saudi Transformation
This article describes Saudi Arabia's historic and arduous journey to national‐defense transformation, launched around 2015. It analyzes the challenges and opportunities of defense reform in the kingdom while highlighting the role of the United States in this process. Last, the article discusses the future of US‐Saudi defense relations
America’s Defence of Its Partners in the Middle East
The main factors American presidents typically consider before committing military resources to protect a partner include perceived US national interests, US domestic politics, the nature of the attack itself, the aggressor’s military capabilities and the possibility of escalation. An additional factor is the ability and willingness of the partner to conduct joint and combined operations with the United States and possibly others. This is critica…
How to Upgrade US-Saudi Defense Relations
Political science (10 works) · Law (7 works) · Computer Science (6 works) · Law (6 works) · Global Peace and Security Dynamics (5 works) · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts (5 works) · Computer security (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · International Relations and Foreign Policy (3 works) · Middle East (3 works)