Elliott Abrams says that the events in Egypt should refocus U.S. policy toward backing freedom and protecting democracy in the Middle East.

Stephen Sestanovich discusses what the situation in Egypt means for the future of U.S. foreign policy.

Leslie H. Gelb argues that the United States must be more consistent in its stance toward the uprisings in Egypt.

Writing for The New Republic, David Rieff argues that the United States avoided a quid pro quo that would have moved Cairo toward democracy, and is now paying the price for that decision.

Jonathan Pearl says that in the wake of the uprisings in the Middle East the United States must not neglect the issue of nuclear nonproliferation.

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.

The Arab world is watching warily as protests in Yemen, Jordan, Algeria, and Syria add to regional unrest. All are rooted in concern over economic mismanagement and repression, but any new cast of leaders would face steep challenges.

In this Washington Post Op-Ed, Larry Diamond argues that fragile democracies become stable when people who once had no use for democracy embrace it. Diamond then details five steps Egyptians must take to ensure democracy flourishes in Egypt.

Senior Fellow Ed Husain discusses Egypt's largest Islamist organization, and how it may be more willing to engage in diplomacy than al-Qaeda.

"The Economist" explains why food, not oil, prices may be hit hard by Egypt's revolution.

Fareed Zakaria writes on, after decades of American reluctance on pressing political reform in Egypt, how democracy might work in the region.

Marko Papic and Sean Noonan of STRATFOR examine the benefits and vulnerabilities of using social media tools in protests and revolutions.

http://blogs.cfr.org/cook/ - Just back from Egypt, the Council on Foreign Relations' Steven A. Cook reflects on the dramatic experience of being in Tahrir Square when protests began and the most recent clashes between pro- and anti-government demonstrators in the Egyptian capital of Cairo.

CFR fellows Isobel Coleman (recently returned from Cairo and Yemen) and Ed Husain discuss the developments in Egypt, the role of the Muslim Brotherhood, and U.S. policy towards the region.

Whatever change follows Egypt's political turbulence, any new government will have to confront the country's rampant unemployment, cronyism, and other factors impeding growth and development, in addition to constitutional reform, says CFR's Isobel Coleman.

Former secretary of state James A. Baker says the crucial U.S. alliance with a politically stunted Egyptian regime poses major difficulties for the Obama administration as it tries to balance U.S. values with national interests.

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.

Peter Coy writes on the worldwide problem of youth unemployment and its repercussions.

Robert Danin examines whether the wave of change engulfing the Arab world will ride through Syria.