Resolutions passed to promote a cease fire among parties involved in the Suez Crisis, and to establish the creation and placement of an international force to maintain the peace.

In a message aired on Al-Jazeera TV, al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden says "Obama is following in the footsteps of his predecessor, increasing the enmity of the Muslims."

Michael J. Gerson asks, "In Cairo, will [President Obama] have anything to say to those fighting for human rights?"

Steven A. Cook says, "Spending money on democracy promotion in Egypt only made matters worse."

Richard N. Haass discusses President Obama's speech in Cairo.

Elliott Abrams suggests that President Obama's speech in Cairo should focus on "freedom and the future."

Steven A. Cook discusses President Obama's speech in Cairo.

Thomas W. Lippman argues that Cairo's Al Azhar mosque would be the ideal location for President Obama's speech in Egypt.

This May 2009 report from the Project on Middle East Democracy outlines U.S. policy recommendations to foster the development of democracy in Egypt.

An interview with Ayman Nour shortly before his arrest in 2005. Nour, a pro-democracy Egyptian dissident, was released after three years in prison on February 18, 2009.

A profile of Egyptian Islamic Jihad, a militant Islamist group that is fully merged with al-Qaeda.

A profile of Jamaat al-Islamiyya.

Khalil Shikaki, a leading Palestinian political scientist in the West Bank, says the fall of the Gaza-Egypt barrier has boosted the popularity of Hamas.

Mohamad Bazzi writes that Bush’s visit to the Middle East last week produced nothing to signal any hope of peace and democracy.

Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit speaks about the stability and foreign policy of the region,

Watch Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Egyptian minister of foreign affairs, discuss the potential outcomes of the proposed Middle East peace conference and prospects for peace in the region as a whole.

Listen to Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Egyptian minister of foreign affairs, discuss the potential outcomes of the proposed Middle East peace conference and prospects for peace in the region as a whole.

Ruling But Not Governing provides valuable insight into the political dynamics that perpetuate authoritarian regimes and offers novel ways to promote democratic change. In this new CFR book, author and Council Douglas Dillon Fellow Steven A. Cook highlights the critical role that the military plays in the stability of the Egyptian, Algerian, and, until recently, Turkish political systems.

Steven Cook discusses his new book, Ruling But Not Governing: The Military and Political Development in Egypt, Algeria, and Turkey and how it applies to current developments in the region.