John Leland explains why jihadists feel left out of the revolution in Egypt.

Shaul Magid discusses why Israel may be nervous about the Egyptian revolution.

Protests in Jordan have led to the fall of the government, but its monarchy is secure and should not be seen as another Arab regime ready to topple, says CFR's Robert Danin.

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

Max Boot says the best the United States and its allies can do with the exit of Hosni Mubarak is try to make the transition as fast and painless as possible.

The United States should be quietly pressing for President Mubarak to step aside and allow for a transfer of authority in Egypt--either a constitutional reform process or a caretaker government, says CFR President Richard N. Haass.

Robert Walker discusses how the future leader of Egypt will face the daunting task of feeding a country heavily reliant on food subsidies.

The Obama administration is caught between backing a crucial ally in President Mubarak and supporting democratization in Egypt as the country's protest movement grows.

Charles Kenny of the Center for Global Development writes that despite a large amount of foreign aide and structural reforms, Egypt was still unable to provide viable employment opportunities for their youth.

Ed Husain says the current popular uprisings in the Middle East are a chance for the United States to set the record straight on its stance on freedom and democracy in the region.

Steven A. Cook says the United States, in the wake of the uprisings in Egypt, must accomodate itself to the realities of a changed Middle East and not try to change it.

Leslie H. Gelb argues that as the United States reviews its policy toward Cairo, officials should think hard about fostering a Mubarak-led transition rather than one led by protesters.

Mohamad Bazzi says that as protests spread through Egypt, the Obama administration must face a choice on which side of history it wants to be.

Elliott Abrams says the recent wave of uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen show the people of the Middle East are not "beyond the reach of liberty."

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.

Joel D. Hirst says recent uprisings in the Arab world present a mixed blessing for the United States and its efforts toward democracy promotion.

According to Jeremy M. Sharp of the Congressional Research Service, U.S. policy toward Egypt has long been framed as an investment in regional stability, built primarily on long-running military cooperation and sustaining the March 1979 Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty. This report provides an overview of U.S.-Egyptian relations, Egyptian politics, and U.S. foreign aid to Egypt.