Galip Dalay

FILE PHOTO: Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani during the Gulf Cooperation Council's (GCC) 41st Summit in Al-Ula, Saudi Arabia January 5, 2021. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY/File Photo

What Brookings experts are saying about the breakthrough in the Gulf crisis

Tarik M. Yousef, Omar Rahman, Noha Aboueldahab, Ranj Alaaldin, Adel Abdel Ghafar, Galip Dalay, Yasmina Abouzzohour, Robert P. Beschel Jr., and Nader Kabbani

Sunday, January 10, 2021

A woman walks past damaged buildings with her child in the rebel-held Idlib city, Syria April 19, 2020. Picture taken April 19, 2020. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi

Pandemic politics: Will COVID-19 exacerbate or mitigate conflicts in Libya and Syria?

Wednesday, May 20, 2020

Fearing drone attacks from the LNA, the patrols of the Alzahara Brigade (under GNA control) never station at the same location. No man's land on the front line, in the Alazizia district. Despite the apparent calm, the area is not secured and drone attacks from the LNA are frequent. Since April, the Libyan National Army (LNA) led by Khalifa Haftar has been trying to take control of Tripoli defended by the UN-backed recognised Government of National Accord of Fayez el-Sarraj (GNA). Libya, Tripoli, December 2, 2019. Redoutant les attaques de drones de la LNA, les patrouilles de la brigade Alzahara (sous control du GNA) ne stationnent jamais au meme point. No man's land sur la ligne de front, dans le district de Alazizia. Malgre le calme apparent, la zone n'est pas securisee et les attaques de drones de la part de la LNA sont nombreuses. Depuis Avril, l'armee nationale Libyenne (LNA) dirigee par Khalifa Haftar essaie de prendre le control de la capitale Tripoli defendue par les forces du gouvernement d'accord national de Fayez el-Sarraj, soutenu par l'onu (GAN). Libye, Tripoli, 2 decembre 2019.NO USE FRANCE

Turkey’s Libya gambit is paying off – for now

Tuesday, May 19, 2020

RIAD, SAUDI ARABIA- In the photos taken on March, 24 of 2020, Saudi Arabia started its curfew due to coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. King Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud has announced a curfew across the country for the next 21 days. Starting Monday (23), residents must stay inside their homes starting at 7 p.m. until 6 a.m., according to the Saudi state press agency. Employees of certain industries, including food services, healthcare and the media, are excluded from the 11-hour curfew. In addition, the Interior Ministry said it will take the necessary measures to enforce the new regulations.

Brookings experts on the implications of COVID-19 for the Middle East and North Africa

Tarik M. Yousef, Ranj Alaaldin, Geneive Abdo, Ali Fathollah-Nejad, Omar Rahman, Yasmina Abouzzohour, Galip Dalay, Nader Kabbani, Adel Abdel Ghafar, and Noha Aboueldahab

Thursday, March 26, 2020

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin arrive a ceremony marking the formal launch of the TurkStream pipeline which will carry Russian natural gas to southern Europe through Turkey, in Istanbul, Turkey, January 8, 2020. REUTERS/Umit Bektas - RC2QBE9PIRVM

The Idlib debacle is a reality check for Turkish-Russian relations

Tuesday, February 11, 2020

Iraqi demonstrators shout slogans during ongoing anti-government protests in Baghdad, Iraq January 10, 2020. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani - RC21DE9ZWPX7

US-Iran tensions are set to widen Iraq’s sectarian divide

Monday, January 13, 2020

Anti-war protestors gather near Trump International Hotel to condemn the U.S. air strike that killed Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani, in Washington, U.S., January 4, 2020. REUTERS/Jan Wolfe - RC289E9824H6

Don’t let the lull deceive you: Trump’s killing of Soleimani will continue to shape the Middle East

Wednesday, January 15, 2020

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj walk during a welcome ceremony at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, December 7, 2017. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch - RC184FAC1510

Is Europe up for the task in Libya?

Galip Dalay and Tarik M. Yousef

Saturday, January 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) greets his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia April 8, 2019. Sputnik/Alexei Nikolsky/Kremlin via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. - RC1FB743D560

Turkey and Russia are bitter frenemies

Tuesday, May 28, 2019

What Brookings experts are saying about the two-year anniversary of the Gulf crisis

Omar Rahman, Noha Aboueldahab, Zach Vertin, Ali Fathollah-Nejad, Nader Kabbani, Ranj Alaaldin, Galip Dalay, Adel Abdel Ghafar, and Yasmina Abouzzohour

Monday, June 3, 2019