Ala Oreibi of Al-Wafd warned the Brotherhood that winning an election was no guarantee of staying in power.

BBC: Egyptian media's vigorous emergency debate

India, with its messy democratic system, might well have staying power, but no one sees it as a threat to the United States.

NEWYORKER: After America

It isn't clear how many of these plots were ever attempted, but there's no doubt that many Pakistanis doubt U.S. staying power, fear Indian influence in Afghanistan, and want to use the Taliban to shape events on their Western border.

WSJ: The AfPak Papers