Foreign Policy

Unmasking the Muslim Brotherhood: A Strategic Threat to American and Regional Security

By Economics Desk | January 13, 2026

The Trump administration’s designation of the Muslim Brotherhood’s key branches as terrorist groups exposes a deeper threat—one that endangers American sovereignty and regional peace through covert violence masked as political activism.

When Washington took decisive action to designate the Lebanese, Jordanian, and Egyptian chapters of the Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist organizations, it finally addressed a creeping menace that has long destabilized the Middle East. This group, under a veneer of peaceful political engagement, has repeatedly engaged in violence and subversion, threatening both regional allies and America's strategic interests. Why Does the Muslim Brotherhood Matter to America? The Brotherhood’s history reveals a disturbing pattern: founding principles cloaked in religion but tactics marked by militancy. From its inception in Egypt in 1928 by Hassan al-Banna, who sought Islamic governance through societal influence, it...

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