Learning from Sadat.

The article presents information on Arab politics as of October 2012, with a focus on the political history of Egypt and the former Egyptian President Anwar el-Sadat, who was in power from 1970 to 1981. Topics include a historical analysis of Arab politics; Egyptian peace efforts under the administration Sadat, who sought U.S. support and ended Egypt's war against Israel in 1979; U.S. foreign policy toward the Middle East as radical Islamism increases among political leaders in the region; and the attitudes of Middle Eastern leaders toward Western politics and democracy in 2012.