February 24, 2011 View this newsletter as a web page on CFR's website. LIBYA'S LEADERSHIP CRISIS It is unclear whether Muammar Qaddafi's regime will survive after a failed, but brutal, crackdown on protesters. However, if Qaddafi goes, CFR Senior Fellow Robert Danin says Libya lacks the elements needed for a smooth and peaceful transition of power. ==>For more CFR analysis on the situation in Libya and throughout the Middle East, visit CFR Senior Fellow Elliott Abrams' blog Pressure Points. INDONESIA'S LESSONS FOR EGYPT In this Expert Brief, CFR Adjunct Senior Fellow Karen Brooks highlights the parallels between Egypt's post-Mubarak and Indonesia's post-Suharto transitions. Following Indonesia's example, she argues that the Muslim Brotherhood should be incorporated into Egyptian politics rather than marginalized. ==>Explore CFR Senior Fellow Steven Cook's blog From the Potomac to the Euphrates for more analysis of the political transition in Egypt. AL-JAZEERA: THE WORLD THROUGH ARAB EYES Al-Jazeera has been instrumental in covering protests in the Arab world. In this CFR podcast, Washington bureau chief for al-Jazeera Arabic Abderrahim Foukara suggests that Western perceptions of al-Jazeera are adapting to its pervasive influence in the Arab and Muslim world. ==>Visit CFR's Issue Guide on Arab World Protests for more resources on the political unrest sweeping across the Middle East.   UPCOMING RELIGION AND FOREIGN POLICY CONFERENCE CALL Islam and Democracy in the Middle East Monday, February 28 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. (ET) Speaker: REZA ASLAN, Contributing Editor, Daily Beast; Associate Professor of Creative Writing, University of California, Riverside Calls are limited to religious and congregational leaders and scholars. To register, email outreach@cfr.org.     About CFR The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is an independent, nonpartisan membership organization, think tank, and publisher dedicated to being a resource for its members, government officials, business executives, journalists, educators and students, civic and religious leaders, and other interested citizens in order to help them better understand the world and the foreign policy choices facing the United States and other countries. Founded in 1921, CFR takes no institutional positions on matters of policy. About the CFR Religion and Foreign Policy Initiative The CFR Religion and Foreign Policy Initiative connects religious and congregational leaders, scholars, and thinkers with CFR's resources on U.S. foreign policy and provides a forum for this community to discuss a broad range of pressing international issues. For more information, please contact Elizabeth McCourt, assistant director for the National Program & Outreach, at 212.434.9535 or outreach@cfr.org. About the Religion and Foreign Policy Portal on CFR.org CFR's Religion and Foreign Policy Portal, www.cfr.org/religion, is a "first stop" on the internet for members of the religious community seeking information on and analysis of U.S. foreign policy and global developments. In addition to a wide range of CFR materials--including work from the think tank, interviews with experts, meeting transcripts, and new backgrounders--users will find analysis and documents from other sources that have been carefully selected by the website's editorial staff for their relevance and quality. EXPLORE CFR's WEBSITE:     Regions      Issues      Experts     Publications     About CFR Find CFR on Twitter and Facebook. Privacy Policy The Council on Foreign Relations does not share email addresses with third parties. Council on Foreign Relations 58 East 68th Street New York, NY 10065 Tel. +1 212.434.9564 Fax: +1 212.434.9829