Ray Takeyh discusses the displacement of moderate voices from corridors of power in the Islamic Republic.

Elliott Abrams discusses the Castro regime's prisoner release, in which USAID contractor Alan Gross was not included.

Elliott Abrams examines whether anti-Semitic material is returning to the mainstream media, and who will now protest this development.

Ed Husain states that the Muslim Brotherhood is far removed from al-Qaeda and the supporters of violent jihad, and its rise in Egypt should not be feared.

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

Suzanne Maloney and Ray Takeyh say Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is being sidelined by religious fundamentalists in Iran, and it's bad news for American officials seeking to halt Iran's nuclear program.

Ed Husain says the videos of Osama bin Laden might actually bolster bin Laden's Islamic appeal.

Ed Husain says "Osama bin Laden is dead, al Qaeda is not."

John Campbell argues that the elections in Nigeria reveal the need for the United States and its allies to reach out to Nigeria's North.

Ed Husain says the United States cannot ignore the Muslim Brotherhood as part of Egypt's future.

Gayle Tzemach Lemmon says that at the moment in Afghanistan, those who traffic in destruction are winning.

Ed Husain says extremists won't let democracy win that easily in Egypt.

Ray Takeyh says that what is unfolding in Arab streets is not an assertion of religious reaction but a yearning for democracy with all its burdens and rewards.

Ray Takeyh says President Ahmadinejad is beginning to attempt to consolidate his power in Iran.

Mohamad Bazzi says the people of Lebanon are once again staring into a political abyss.

Jendayi Frazer and Nicolas Berggruen discuss Africa's crisis of governance and argues, "For fundamental reform, Ivory Coast should take a cue from China, not just the West."

Mohamad Bazzi says last year's unrest and violent crackdown in Iran were actually battles in a larger war that has been raging for centuries within Shiism: a struggle over who should rule the faithful, and how.

Ray Takeyh asks, "Just how stable is Iran's clerical regime?"

Mohamad Bazzi says that as Nouri al-Maliki has finally cobbled together Iraq's new government, the bitter compromises and power-sharing deals are likely to unleash a sectarian clash between Shias, the minority Sunnis, and Kurds.

Mohamad Bazzi argues that war has rendered Iraq a pawn in regional battles, and placed the entire Middle East at risk for sectarian conflict.