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

CFR's Robert Danin and Ed Husain discuss Egypt's historic moment and what will happen now that Hosni Mubarak has resigned.

CFR's Richard Haass and Steven Cook discuss the latest developments in Egypt, including president Hosni Mubarak's speech and the decision by the Egyptian military to "safeguard the country."

CFR's Isobel Coleman and Ed Husain discuss the uprising in Egypt and the effect this has on the political landscape throughout the Middle East, including Israel.

As anti-government protests continue in Egypt, listen to CFR fellows Steven Cook (who returned yesterday from Cairo) and Robert Danin (former head, Office of the Quartet Representative, Tony Blair, in Jerusalem) discuss political implications of the unrest for the region.

CFR's Steven A. Cook discusses the effects of election rigging, and forces used by the Muslim Brotherhood, on the November 2010 Parliamentary Elections, as well as the result of this election on the upcoming Presidential election in September.

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.

The Muslim Brotherhood has seen a rapid and fractious ascension to power in Egypt, but questions remain about whether it can maintain a post-revolutionary commitment to democracy.

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

A profile of Jamaat al-Islamiyya.

A sweeping account of Egypt in the modern era: what Egypt is, what it stands for, and its relation to the world.

A critical examination of how the legacies of military control in Egypt, Algeria, and Turkey affect political development in these countries, highlighting the often-overlooked difficulties of promoting democratic change in military-dominated political systems.

Egypt is now entering a period of political transition with the expectation that President Hosni Mubarak's almost twenty-eight-year tenure will shortly come to an end. This Center for Preventive Action Contingency Planning Memorandum assesses the possibility of a troubled leadership succession or an Islamist push for political power, the implications for the United States, and policy steps the U.S. government might take depending on what it determines as its broader policy objectives in Egypt.

Even before Egyptians cast ballots for a new president this week, they will have engineered a surprising shift in power that reflects impressive strides, writes CFR's Steven Cook.

Addressing Egypt's economically debilitating subsidy system will be hard amid political transition, but with the country's social contract under review, the time is ripe for reform needed to put the country on a more viable economic path, says CFR's Isobel Coleman.