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Foolish Suspicion of Political Islam

As Arab countries and especially Egypt continue to struggle their way into a new and hopefully more democratic political order, a persistent theme in commentary in the United States about this story has been suspicion of any political actor identified with political Islam...

All the World’s A Stage: America’s Image in the Muslim World

SIMPLY PUT, America’s image in much of the Muslim world remains abysmal. Iraq, the war on terrorism, American support for Israel and other key features of U.S. foreign policy continue to generate animosity in the Middle East, Asia and elsewhere..

The Myth of “Islamofascism”

“Violent, radical jihadists want to replace all the governments of the moderate Islamic states, replace them with a caliphate. And to do that, they also want to bring down the West, in particular us...

Close, but No Democracy

September 11 and its aftermath caused many American policymakers, both Democrats and Republicans, to re-evaluate Washington’s traditional emphasis on promoting "stability" in the Middle East, even at the expense of democratization. Support for autocratic regimes, far from pacifying the region, came to be seen as the root cause for the growth of Islamic radicalism..

To Talk or Not To Talk?—That is The Question

Steven Brooke and I have received much criticism from other conservatives about our analysis of the Muslim Brotherhood. One of them is Joshua Muravchik of the American Enterprise ..

Inside Track: Recovering from Arab Spring Fever

On Friday, September 28, participants in "Recovering from Arab Spring Fever", a roundtable sponsored by The Carnegie Endowment for International.....

A Conversation Continued: Democracy and Demagoguery in the Middle East

The problem with the manic debate in Washington—irrational exuberance followed by despair—is that it misses gradual but real changes occurring in the region. There are many deep political problems in the Arab world...

Islam, Reform and Liberalism Intersect

There is an excellent discussion developing in How to Make Islam and Separation of Mosque/State Compatible. Do get involved...