The anniversary of Osama bin Laden’s death last week focused attention briefly on the continued threat posed by al Qaeda Central. But what about al Qaeda's franchises elsewhere, like al Shabaab in Somalia? The viability of the threat these groups pose to the U.S. deserves more careful consideration than it has received.

The trials of Egyptian opposition candidate Ayman Nour demonstrates the difficulty of achieving genuine democratic reform in the Middle East.

The year 2006 has reverberated with sobering reminders--Iraq, Lebanon, the Palestinian Authority--that democracy's progress in the Middle Eastwill be no easy thing.

The Egyptian government has moved to shut down its opposition, and while there is no guarantee authorities will allowopposition candidateson the ballot, Washington does have leverage.

The Egyptian government has moved to shut down its opposition;while there is no guaranteeopposition candidates will be allowedon the ballot, Washington does have leverage.

Until the terrorist attacks of 9/11, the American view of radical Islam and its many discontents was shaped more by the Middle East than South Asia. The U.S. has long been at odds with the raging Ayatollah in Iran, the murderous truck bomber in Lebanon and the masked Palestinian "freedom...

A jihadist in plain sight in Lahore makes the most-wanted list.

As the Obama Administration's reaction to the protests have reached the streets of Egypt, the perception has taken hold that the United States is siding with Mubarak.