The value of the Egyptian alliance is less than meets the eye.

With popular revolts toppling long-standing Arab dictatorships, Obama wants to know why the intelligence community was once again taken by surprise.

The danger that Islamist groups may exploit a Libyan vacuum power is real, but no reason for the US to be silent.

While President Bush once spoke of freedom, he now courts those who oppose it.

By embracing Islamists in Iran, President Jimmy Carter replaced one dictatorship with another. The Bush administration"s flirtation with Arab Islamists risks doing the same.

The great surprise is not that millions took to the streets in Egypt but rather that the United States had for so long predicated its regional security on Mubarak.

The Bush administration ought to be prepared to encourage or coerce the most consequential regimes in place into changing sooner, not later.

What happens when U.S.-backed dictators around the world die?