May 31, 2012 The outcome of the presidential elections will have a major impact on the future of Egypt, affecting the power of the Islamist parties, the position of the military, and its economic future.
http://www.carnegieendowment.org/2012/05/31/egyptian-elections-round-one/auz6
April 29, 2012 Pakistan combines three combustible elementsIslamist militancy, nuclear weapons, a weak statenot to mention an uneasy relationship with another nuclear weapons state, India, with whom it has a dispute over Kashmir, plus an increasingly uneasy relationship with the United States. Pakistan is the world’s sixth largest country, and the Muslim world’s second or third largest country.
http://www.fpri.org/multimedia/2012/20120429.tellis.pakistan.html
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May 7, 2012 Though many of the protest movements associated with the Arab Spring appeared to be largely secular in nature, Islamist parties have been winning elections across the region, causing unease and uncertainty both domestically and abroad. U.S. policymakers and analysts have been divided thus far in their responses to this turn of events. How should the U.S. deal with the new regimes that bear a distinctly Islamist character? What will be the state of U.S. alliances in the new Middle East and North Africa and how will they affect our core interests in the region? It is critical for Washington to understand the individual groups that are gaining power in the Middle East and North Africa and to define its interests and goals in dealing with these new power holders. These questions will be addressed in FPRIs Panel Discussion, which will bring together recognized policy and academic expertise to examine these challenges and their implications for U.S. foreign policy.
http://www.fpri.org/multimedia/2012/20120507.symposium.arabspringislamism.html
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