Ed Husain leads a wide-ranging discussion with AbdulMawgoud Dardery of the political challenges facing Egypt and the Freedom and Justice Party's vision for the country's future.

Isobel Coleman and Ed Husain discuss the details surrounding the recent attacks on U.S. diplomatic missions in Libya and Egypt and how these attacks could alter U.S. diplomacy and future assistance.

Rony Berger and Philip Zimbardo decipher the "psychological code" of former Palestinian and Israeli militants and U.S. gang members in order to develop effective antiradicalization programs.

The Summit Against Violent Extremism found that the reasons individuals have for joining and leaving violent groups cut across geographies and ideologies. A community of "formers" can ease the transition into normal society.

This session was a meeting of the Civil Society, Democracy, and Countering Radicalism Roundtable series.

Ed Husain reviews Imran Khan's Pakistan.

Ed Husain examines Islamism and the meaning of an Islamic state.

Becoming an ex-gang member is a complicated process but by no means an impossible one. Social media can enable gang activities and cohesion, but can also facilitate an exit from gang life.

Theresa May discusses UK counterterrorism policy, as well as security cooperation with the United States and other international actors.

Theresa May discusses UK counterterrorism policy, as well as security cooperation with the United States and other international actors.

Karim Sadjadpour writes in the Washington Post that by accentuating the country's internal rifts and breaking previously sacred taboos -- such as challenging the supreme leader -- Ahmadinejad has become an unlikely, unwitting ally of Iran's democracy movement.

This session was part of the Democracy, Civil Society, and Countering Radicalism Roundtable, organized by CFR's Civil Society, Markets, and Democracy Initiative.

Panelists compare and contrast the linkages between law enforcement and intelligence in the United States and the United Kingdom and discuss how violent extremism has changed the business of intelligence.

This session was part of the symposium, UK and U.S. Approaches in Countering Radicalization: Intelligence, Communities, and the Internet, which was cosponsored with Georgetown University's Center for Peace and Security Studies and King's College London's International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation. This event was made possible by Georgetown University's George T. Kalaris Intelligence Studies Fund and the generous support of longtime CFR member Rita E. Hauser. Additionally, this event was organized in cooperation with the CFR's Civil Society, Markets, and Democracy Initiative.

Ray Takeyh argues that the democratic movements in the Arab world offer the United States an opportunity to reclaim its values and redeem its interests in the Middle East.

The Muslim community has played an integral role in U.S. counterterrorism efforts, and congressional hearings on radicalization of Muslims risk polarizing a considerable asset for law enforcement, says expert Mark Fallon.

Ed Husain says the United States must engage Egyptian Islamists now, rather than ignore them today or face them in government later.

Islamists are too important to be left without a well-crafted American strategy. This study seeks to understand how the Obama administration should formulate a multi-faceted and multi-layered policy toward these different Islamist groups and formations.